Create Schemas

Use this procedure to configure a customized group of related dial plan elements in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, including time periods, time schedules, partitions, calling search spaces, translation patterns, calling and called party transformations, CTI route points, route lists, route patterns, and SIP route patterns.

Note

When you configure a dial plan schema using this procedure, the elements are not made available on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager until after the dial plan schema has been placed in a Dial Plan Schema group (refer to Create Schema Groups), and the group is associated with a customer (refer to Associate Custom Schemas to Customers).

Duplicate entries in dial plan hinders the deployment of dial plan, in such a scenario ensure that all dial plan entries are unique.

1. Log in to VOSS-4-UC as the Provider or Reseller Administrator.
2. Select Dial Plan Management > Advanced Configuration > Dial Plan Schema.
3. Click Add to add a custom schema.
4. Enter a unique name for the schema in the Dial Plan Name field.
5. (Optional) Enter a description for the schema in the Description field.
6. Click the Time Periods tab to add time periods for the schema.
7. Perform the following to add time period information for the schema:
   1. Click + on the right side of the grid to add a new row.
   2. Enter a Time Period Name and Description (optional) for the time period.
   3. From the Time of Day Start and Time of Day End drop-down menus select the start and end time for the time period.
   4. (Optional) From the Start Day, End Day, Start Month, End Month drop-down menus, select the day and month characteristics of the time period if desired.
   5. (Optional) Enter a Start Day of the Month and End Day of Month in the Start Day of Month and End Day of Month fields if desired.

8. Click the Time Schedules tab to add time schedules for the schema.
9. Perform the following to add time schedule information for the schema:
   1. Click + on the right side of the grid to add a new row.
   2. Enter a Time Schedule Name and Description for the time schedule.
   3. Click the Time Periods More button to enter more information about the time period associated with this time schedule.
10. Click the Partitions tab to add or modify partition information for the schema. Modify a partition’s characteristics by changing the information in the grid. Click + on the right side of the grid to add a new row. You can use macros if desired to add partition information. For more information on using macros as part of the Partition Names, Descriptions, or Time Schedules, see Macros.
11. Click the Calling Search Spaces tab to add CSSs for the schema.
12. Perform the following to add or modify a calling search space’s characteristics as follows:
    1. Click + on the right side of the grid to add a new row.
    2. Using macros if desired, enter a CSS Name and Description (optional) for the calling search space. For more information on using macros, see Macros.
    3. Enter the reason for the CSS in the Partition Usage field.
    4. Click the Class of Service box if this CSS is used in a Class of Service.
    5. Click the Partitions More button to enter more information about the partitions associated with this CSS.
13. Click the Translation Patterns tab to add translation patterns for the schema.
14. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify translation patterns.
15. Click the Calling Party Transformation Patterns tab to add calling party transformation patterns for the schema.
16. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify calling party transformation patterns.
17. Click the Called Party Transformation Patterns tab to add called party transformation patterns for the schema.
18. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify called party transformation patterns.
19. Click the CTI Route Points tab to add CTI route points for the schema.
20. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify CTI route points.
21. Click the Route Lists tab to add route lists for the schema.
22. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify route lists.
23. Click the Route Patterns tab to add route patterns for the schema.
24. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify route patterns.
25. Click the SIP Route Patterns tab to add SIP route patterns for the schema.
26. Complete fields in this tab to add or modify SIP route patterns.
27. Click Save to save the new dial plan schema. The new dial plan schema appears in the list of Dial Plan Schemas.

What to Do Next

Perform Create Schema Groups to add dial plan schemas to a schema group.