User guide

Procedure
Step 1
Open a text editor or any application that allows you to export or create a text-based CSV file.
Step 2
Using a separate line for each manager-assistants association, enter the values for each manager-assistant that
you want to add to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
An error occurs if any blank lines exist in the CSV
file.
Note
You can assign multiple assistants to a manager by entering the user IDs of the manager and assistants separated
by a comma at the end of the record.
Step 3
While saving your CSV file, choose to save it as UTF-8 encoded. In Notepad, you can select encoding as
UTF-8 from the Encoding dropdown.
What to Do Next
Upload the CSV file to the first node server for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Related Topics
Create text-based CSV file for IME Trusted Group configuration, on page 612
Managers and assistants file formats, on page 597
Upload file to server, on page 19
Managers and assistants file formats
The following sample formats and examples show the field length and string types for Unified Communications
Manager Assistant manager and assistant associations. Use the user ID of the manager for the Manager ID
and the user ID of the assistant for the Assistant ID. You can also associate many managers to one assistant
by putting the Assistant ID first, followed by a list of Manager IDs. When you insert the CSV file, you select
the type of association.
Default manager-assistant association
Use the following default format for manager-assistant association.
ManagerID (Mandatory, 1 to 30 characters),AssistantID 1 (Mandatory, 1 to 30
characters),AssistantID 2 (Optional, 1 to 30 characters)...AssistantID # (Optional, 1 to
30 characters)
Sample
Johns,Mikeh,Larryh
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