User guide

CHAPTER 4

Phone file formats

This chapter provides information about configuring file formats for CSV data files that are created using a

text editor.

• Text editors for phone CSV data file creation, page 105

• Find phone file formats, page 106

• Configure phone file format for CSV data file, page 106

• Associate text-based file format with CSV data file, page 109

Text editors for phone CSV data file creation

You can create the CSV data file by using lines of ASCII text with values separated by commas. The comma

separated values (CSV) file provides textual information in tabular form.

Use one of these file format options to identify the device and line fields within the CSV data file:

• Default Phone—Contains a predetermined set of phone device and line fields.

• Simple Phone—Contains basic device and line fields for phones.

• Custom—Contains device and line fields that you choose and order yourself.

You cannot modify or delete the Simple Phone or Default Phone file formats.

When you use the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Bulk Administration (BAT) spreadsheet to

create the CSV data file, you can create the file format within the spreadsheet. When you use a text editor

to create the CSV data file, you need to create a file format or use the simple or default file format. You

enter the values in the text-based file in the same order as specified in the file format.

Note