Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Manage Phone Book Sources
In Cisco TMS:
Phone Books > Manage Phone Book Sources
On the left side of the
Manage Phone Book Sources
page is the
Phone Book Sources
pane displaying
the sources. One or more phone book sources must be available before you can populate phone books.
Workspace buttons
Clicking New initiates the creation of a new phone book source. After a source has been created, select it to
modify the configuration, or to click on any of the following buttons:
modify the configuration, or to click on any of the following buttons:
n
Edit to change the name.
n
Delete, then confirm, to delete the source.
n
Force Refresh to update the phone book source.
When a source is already selected, you must click Sources in the left-hand pane to display the New button.
Source types and configurations
When configuring a phone book source, the available fields vary depending on source type. The following
fields are common to all source types:
fields are common to all source types:
Field name
Description
Default
Bandwidth
for
Imported
Contacts
Bandwidth
for
Imported
Contacts
The bandwidth to set on the imported contacts. This applies to bandwidth at which calls are made.
Only imported contacts without bandwidth or with bandwidth set to Auto will have bandwidth set
from this field.
Only imported contacts without bandwidth or with bandwidth set to Auto will have bandwidth set
from this field.
Update
Frequency
Frequency
Select how often Cisco TMS will synchronize with the phone book source. This field does not apply
to manual lists.
to manual lists.
Note that importing from large AD sources or provisioning user bases can be resource intensive
both for the source server and for Cisco TMS. Updates that take a long time to complete may also
block other scheduled tasks. We therefore recommend updating a maximum of four times per day,
as most sources are relatively static.
both for the source server and for Cisco TMS. Updates that take a long time to complete may also
block other scheduled tasks. We therefore recommend updating a maximum of four times per day,
as most sources are relatively static.
Cisco TMS Endpoint
Dynamically fetch all managed systems or a subset of managed systems to create a source.
Settings
Field
Description
Select Folder
to Import
Contacts from
to Import
Contacts from
Cisco TMS will import all contacts in this folder and its subfolders.
Include
Subfolders
Subfolders
When creating a phone book source of TypeCisco TMS Endpoints, the checkbox Include
Subfolders is selected by default. When de-selected it does not import contacts from the
subfolders of the folder selected to import contacts from.
Subfolders is selected by default. When de-selected it does not import contacts from the
subfolders of the folder selected to import contacts from.
Cisco TMS Administrator Guide (14.3)
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Creating and managing phone books
Manage Phone Book Sources