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phone. For instance, BAT does not allow you to create an association between a manager that has a phone
with four configured primary lines and an assistant with only three available lines.
Set up proxy lines on new manager and assistant phones for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assistant
You can set up new Unified CM Assistant manager and assistant phones to use proxy lines.
Before You Begin
1
Run the Unified CM Assistant Configuration Wizard to create the Unified CM Assistant templates, partition,
and calling search space.
2
If you want to associate more than five managers to an assistant, you must access the Unified CM Assistant
Template and make a copy with a new name. Add more lines to the template to accommodate the additional
managers.
Procedure
Step 1
Choose BAT Administration > Phones > Phones Template.
The Phone Template Configuration window displays.
Because BAT Unified CM Assistant templates are write protected, if you want to make changes to
these templates, you must make a copy of the template and then edit the template with your changes.
See Table 16: Default settings for manager phone templates for proxy lines, on page 249 for default
manager phone template field descriptions. See Table 17: Default settings for assistant phone template
for proxy lines, on page 249 for default assistant phone template field descriptions.
Note
Step 2
Create the CSV data file for manager phones and another file for assistant phones using these options:
a) Use the BAT spreadsheet and choose the Phones tab.
b) Use a text editor and refer to the manager or assistant template fields as a guide.
What to Do Next
Follow the procedures in Add phones to database, on page 23 to insert new phones.
Set up proxy lines on existing manager and assistant phones for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assistant
You can set up existing Unified CM Assistant manager and assistant phones to use proxy lines.
Procedure
Step 1
Choose BAT Administration > Phones > Add Lines.
The Phone Add Lines window displays.
Step 2
You may need to copy and modify the Unified CM Assistant templates for BAT.
See Table 16: Default settings for manager phone templates for proxy lines, on page 249 for default manager
phone template field descriptions, and see Table 17: Default settings for assistant phone template for proxy
lines, on page 249 for default assistant phone template field descriptions.
If you changed any configuration information (for example, partition names) when you ran the
Cisco Unified CM Assistant Configuration Wizard, you must use the same configuration information
for the fields when you edit the template.
Note
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