.. _bap-enable-conference-now:

Enable User to Host Conference Now
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.. _21.1|VOSS-795|EKB-9333:

This procedure allows a subscriber to host a conference.

.. note:: 
   Conference Now is a Cisco Call Manager Ad Hoc conference service,  
   available only to Cisco users. See the Cisco Unified Communications Manager 
   documentation for more information about Conference Now.



**Prerequisite**:

* Configure the **CUCM User Details** field display policy to show the **Enable User To Host Conference Now**
  setting on the pop-up that displays when selecting **Update User (Cisco User)** in the Quick Actions:

  * In the VOSS Automate Admin interface, go to (default menu navigation)
    **Customizations > Field Display Policies**).
  * Add the following field: ``mvs_cucm_user.enableUserToHostConferenceNow``

    .. note::
     Only fields prefixed ``mvs_cucm_user`` may be added to the Cisco settings pop-up.

* In the Business Admin Portal the subscriber you're editing must have a 
  Cisco user. There are two ways to add a Cisco user in the Business Admin Portal: 

  Open the Subscriber from the list view; then, choose an option:

  * Click **Add Cisco User (Profile)**, (adds a Cisco user from profiles); or,
  * Click **Add Cisco User (QAS)** (adds a Cisco user from Quick Add Subscriber).


.. note::

   This procedure enables a user to host Conference Now from within the Business Admin Portal (via
   the Subscribers dashboard Quick Links).

   There are three options for enabling this feature in the VOSS Automate Admin interface:

   * On the Details tab of the CUCM Users[username] page), or;
   * When adding a subscriber using Quick Add Subscriber (via the Quick Add Group and a
     CUCM user template that has Conference Now enabled), or;
   * When adding a subscriber from profiles, and selecting a user template that has Conference Now enabled



**Perform these steps**:

1. Log in to the Business Admin Portal.
#. In the left menu, click (default menu) **Subscribers** to open the Subscribers landing page.
#. Click **View All Subscribers** to open the Subscribers list.
#. Locate the relevant user; then, click in the row to open the Subscribers[subscriber name] dashboard.
#. In the **Quick Actions** pane, click **Update User (Cisco User)** to open the pop-up displaying
   the Cisco settings available for editing via the quick actions link.

   At the time of writing, options are:

   ==================================== =======================================
   **Field**                            **Description**
   IM and Presence Enable               Displays by default
   IPCC Extension                       Displays by default; drop-down list 
                                        showing a list of user associated 
                                        line/route partitions
   Enable User To Host Conference Now   Defines whether to allow a user to 
                                        host a conference.
   Meeting Number                       Displays only when **Enable User to 
                                        Host Conference Now** is enabled.
   Attendee Access Code                 Displays only when **Enable User to 
                                        Host Conference Now** is enabled.
   ==================================== =======================================

#. Select **Enable User To Host Conference Now**. 

   The meeting number and attendee access code displays. 

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#. Click **Submit**. The Cisco user is updated.




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