Jabber Device Name Function

  • fn.jabber_device_name: Given a Jabber device type string and a username, return a unique Jabber device name with prefix of the associated type. The maximum allowed total length is 15 characters.

    Jabber device type strings and automatic prefixes:

    • ‘Cisco Dual Mode for Android’: ‘BOT’
    • ‘Cisco Jabber for Tablet’: ‘TAB’
    • ‘Cisco Dual Mode for iPhone’: ‘TCT’
    • ‘Cisco Unified Client Services Framework’: ‘CSF’

    The function generates the device name in the following format:

    <device type prefix><username hash><random number>

    The total length of the generated devicename is 14 characters.

Note

  • Non-alphanumeric characters in usernames are replaced by zeros (0). Letters are capitalized.

  • If the username is longer than 8 characters, it is truncated to 8 characters. Then the random number has a length of 3 numbers.

    Example with username “D’Malleybazfrobbleverylongname”: TCTD0MALLEY218

  • If the username is shorter than 8 characters, all characters are used. The random number has a length to make up a total of 11 characters.

    Example with username ‘FOO’: TCTFOO00183752

  • The generated name is checked against existing device names and the random number is regenerated until the name is unique.

Example Output 
{{ fn.jabber_device_name
   'Cisco Dual Mode for iPhone',
   D'Malleybazfrobbleverylongname }}

TCTD0MALLEY218