CME local Directory as File

Question

Hi,
is there a way to make a company wide adressbook of customer as File ?. Is it  possible to give the cme the Numbers and Names over  a XML Files ?
Philipp

Answer 1

Hi Philipp,
To replace the Local Directory in CME with your own custom directory, you need a web server that is reachable from the phones.  On the server, you need to create at least two .xml files.  The first one is a Menu file and your directories url should point to it.
The file format looks like this:
Select a directory
Sample Directory
http://x.x.x.x/directory.xml
Of course, you need to replace 1x.x.x.x with the ip address of your web server.
The second file is a Directory file.  This is the "directory.xml" file referenced in the Menu file, and it looks like this:
      System Fast Dials
      abc
      2700
      Help
      2708
This will work for up to 32 entries.  If you have more than that, you have to break it up into multiple pages.  Navigating between pages can be done one of two ways.  Your directory.xml file could actually be another menu, similar to the Menu file above but with multiple entries pointing to different Directory files, or you can add a Next softkey in the Directory file to load the next page.
Here is how you would add a Next softkey (you have to redefine all of the softkeys):
    Dial
    SoftKey:Dial
    1
    EditDial
    SoftKey:EditDial
    2
    Exit
    SoftKey:Exit
    3
    Next
    http://x.x.x.x/directory2.xml
    4
This goes somewhere within the tag, either at the top or the bottom.  On subsequent pages, you can also add a Prev softkey to load the previous page.
Refer http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/admin/configuration/guide/cmedirs.html for more information.
Hope this Helps.
Tx,
Shalu