Webex bulk actions

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Overview

Automate’s Webex bulk actions tool allows you to perform operations on schedules and phone devices.

Add (to replicate across selected Webex locations) is valid only for schedules. Add cannot be used for devices since each device requires a user or workspace. Modify and delete is supported for both schedules and devices.

Webex bulk actions on schedules

Automate’s Webex bulk actions tool allows you to replicate operations from a source reference to selected target Webex locations for schedules.

This procedure performs operations (add, modify, or delete) on selected Webex locations.

Before you begin

• Create a reference schedule via relation/WebexSchedules. Ensure the reference schedule has a unique name and is easy to find.

• Clone the reference configuration template, WebexBulkActionSchedules-Customizable, to the required hierarchy, and modify the macro for the schedule name to ensure that a unique name is generated. For example:

  {{pwf.referenceScheduleData.name}}-{{pwf.locationName}}
  

  Supported target hierarchies for the clone operation are:

  • Customer

  • IntermediateNode

  • Site

  • LinkedSite

  This macro ensures a unique schedule name that is a combination of the source schedule name and the specific Webex location name.

Note

When the selected model is schedule, a reference schedule serves as the source to carry out the operation (add, modify, delete) on selected Webex locations.

To perform bulk actions on selected Webex locations:

1. In the Admin Portal, go to Webex Bulk Actions.

2. At Model, select schedules.

3. At Operation, choose an option, either of the following (for add, modify, or delete):

   Note

   The operation you choose displays/hides additional fields on the page, and determines the next steps to complete.

   • Add schedules:

     • Select operation, add (Replicate across chosen Webex Locations).

     • Select the reference schedule to apply to the selected Webex locations.

     • Select the configuration template.

       Note

       The configuration template allows an admin to make structural naming changes to schedules created at Webex locations.

     • At the Target Webex Locations transfer boxes, select Webex locations to which the add action should apply.

     • Save your changes.

       Schedules will be added to all selected locations, with schedule names defined with the applied configuration template.

   • Modify schedules:

     • Select operation, modify specific schedules.

     • Select an updated reference schedule to apply to the selected Webex locations.

       Note

       The reference schedule should have been updated to change the values in events or to add a new event.

     • At the Target Webex Locations transfer boxes, select Webex locations to which the action should apply.

     • Save your changes.

       Selected Webex locations are modified in accordance with the modified reference configuration template.

   • Delete schedules:

     • Select operation, delete.

     • At the Delete Schedules transfer boxes, select Webex locations to which the action should apply.

     • Click Save.

       Selected Webex locations are deleted.

Webex bulk actions on devices

This procedure uses the Webex bulk actions tool to bulk update or deletes the parameters of one or more, pre-existing MPP, ATA, and WiFi devices in the device inventory, allowing bulk configuration of Webex devices.

Note

Only modify and delete is supported. Add is not supported since each devices requires a user or workspace.

To perform bulk actions on Webex phone and WiFi devices:

1. In the Admin Portal, go to Webex Bulk Actions.

2. At Model, select devices.

3. Select the device type. Options are:

   • All devices

   • ATA

   • MPP

   • WiFi

3. At Operation, choose an option:

   • Delete:

     • At Operation, select delete.

     • At the Target Webex Devices transfer boxes, select from the available devices and move these to the Selected field.

     • Save your changes.

       The device and its configuration is deleted (purged), and the Automate refreshes the workspace or user that was associated to the device.

   • Modify specific devices:

     • At Operation, select modify specific devices.

     • At Configuration Template, select the relevant configuration template, which will allow you to make bulk configuration changes to the selected devices.

     • At the Target Webex Devices transfer boxes, select from the available devices and move these to the Selected field.

     • Save your changes.

     Configuration changes are copied to the target devices.