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Application Programming Interface
The Cisco Prime Unified Provisioning Manager API provides a web services interface, using Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP) over HTTPS, for submitting provisioning requests from external applications or gathering
provisioning, inventory, or auditing information from the Cisco Prime Unified Provisioning Manager database.
Integration with Unified Provisioning Manager can be for various reasons, including integrating into business,
directory, or security systems. Some typical examples:
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Integration with front-end business applications such as human resource systems that contain employee
information, or existing web service portals that consolidate various IT services across an enterprise
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Integration with back-end systems to manage non Cisco or legacy voice applications
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Custom/branded web interface for subscriber self-service provisioning and password management
The general features Unified Provisioning Manager provides are listed in Table 1.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
General
Virtualization
Can be deployed with other Unified Communications or management applications in a virtualized/blade
server environment including Cisco Unified Computing System
server environment including Cisco Unified Computing System
™
(Cisco UCS
™
).
Northbound API
Allows integration with custom applications, web service portals, and human resources systems for
automated provisioning and self-care systems.
automated provisioning and self-care systems.
Active Directory Integration
Subscribers and administrators can authenticate against Active Directory. Additionally, subscribers can be
synced into UPM based on filter criteria and automatically be placed into the appropriate UPM domains.
Each domain can be synced to a different Active Directory source.
synced into UPM based on filter criteria and automatically be placed into the appropriate UPM domains.
Each domain can be synced to a different Active Directory source.
Audit Trail
Orders for subscriber and infrastructure changes placed through UPM are tracked and can be referenced to
determine what was changed, who changed it, and when.
determine what was changed, who changed it, and when.
Infrastructure Configuration (Day-1 Support)
Quick Site Builder
Single UI tool for rapidly building out a new domain group with associated class of service templates to
define a new site or branch location.
define a new site or branch location.
Batch and Template-Based
Provisioning
Provisioning
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Consistent, rapid deployment of new infrastructure elements or sites.
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Mass infrastructure or dial plan adds or changes.
Template-Based Cisco IOS
®
Provisioning
Create, import, and manage Cisco IOS configuration templates for automated Cisco IOS provisioning.
Consolidated View of Unified
Communications Devices
Communications Devices
Single view of a subscriber and the subscriber’s services.
Role-Based Access
Delegation of infrastructure management and move, addition, change, and delete (MACD) functions to
domain administrators and domain help desk personnel.
domain administrators and domain help desk personnel.
Provisioning Policy Settable at
Several Levels
Several Levels
Automated provisioning based on preset policies for services, service areas, and subscriber types.
Inventory Tracking
●
Access to information about all services, devices, and subscribers.
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Inventory that can be searched and reported on.
Autopopulation/Synchronization
Easy addition of Cisco Prime Unified Provisioning Manager to an existing Cisco Unified Communications
network.
network.
Additions and Changes (Day-2 Support)
Subscriber Services Wizard
Simplified policy-driven Day 2 provisioning interface.
Domain Administration Capability
Allows different administrators to manage different groups of subscribers.
Batch Provisioning
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Mass user additions or changes.
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Consistent approach for easier system maintenance.
Order Workflow
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Allows functional areas, such as finance, warehouse, or shipping, to be added to the provisioning
process.
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Email notification of pending workflow actions.