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Cisco Unified IP Phone Services Application Development Notes
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Chapter 9 IP Phone Service Administration and Subscription
User Service Subscription
Tip If you change the service URL, remove a Cisco Unified IP Phone service parameter, or change the
Parameter Name of a phone service parameter for a phone service to which users are already subscribed,
be sure to click Update Subscriptions to update all currently subscribed users with the changes. If you
do not do so, users must resubscribe to the service to rebuild the URL correctly.
User Service Subscription
End users can configure service subscriptions using the Cisco Unified CM User Options. After users log
in and choose a device, a list of services that are assigned to the phone displays. The user can then
configure these services, adding additional ones or removing un-used services. These
password-protected windows are authenticated via the LDAP directory.
Users can personalize their services using the User Options pages to:
• Customize the name of the service.
• Enter any available service parameters.
• Review the description of each parameter.
After all the required fields are set, the user clicks Subscribe to add the services. A custom URL gets
built and stored in the database for this subscription. The service then appears on the device services list.
Table 9-2 IP Phone Service Parameter Settings
Field Description
Service Parameter Information
Parameter Name Enter the exact query string parameter to use when you build the
subscription URL; for example, symbol.
Parameter Display Name Enter a descriptive parameter name to display to the user in Cisco Unified
CM User Options; for example, Ticker Symbol.
Default Value Enter the default value for the parameter. This value displays to the user
when a service is being subscribed to for the first time; for example,
CSCO.
Parameter Description Enter a description of the parameter. The user can access the text that is
entered here while the user is subscribing to the service. The parameter
description should provide information or examples to help users input
the correct value for the parameter.
Parameter is Required If the user must enter data for this parameter before the subscription can
be saved, check the Parameter is Required check box.
Parameter is a Password
(mask contents)
You can mask entries in Cisco Unified CM User Options, so asterisks
display rather than the actual user entry. You may want to do this for
parameters such as passwords that you do not want others to be able to
view. To mask parameter entry, select the Parameter is a Password (mask
contents) check box in the Configure IP phone service Parameter window
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.