.. _generate_a_user's_primary_line:

Generate a User's Primary Line
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For top-down management, the system creates the user's primary line, associates
the line as the primary extension, sets the self-service ID, and sets the user's
profile. These activities occur when users are pushed to Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.

For bottom-up management, the user's primary line is created (if necessary) when
the user is moved to a site, or updated once at a site.

You create the line when you perform these tasks.

* Apply the line mask to a user attribute (typically the user's phone number).
* Use the Universal Line Template (ULT) to determine the route partition name
  and other line attributes. The ULT is specified in the Self-Provisioning User
  Profile, which is specified in the Site's Default User Profile.

For this approach, the administrator configures these items at the site level.


**Perform these steps**:

1. Configure Universal Device Templates. See :ref:`add_a_self-provisioning_universal_device_template`.
2. Configure Universal Line Templates. See :ref:`add_a_self-provisioning_universal_line_template`.
3. Configure Self-Provisioning User Profiles. See :ref:`add_a_self-provisioning_user_profile`.
4. Configure a Site Default User Profile. See :ref:`set_a_default_user_profile_for_a_site`.
5. Configure the Line Mask. See :ref:`add_self-provisioning_line_mask`.