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Overview

The UCentric ZT (Zero Touch) interface is an SPA (Single Page Application) that provides a “Zero Touch” approach to both auditing and provisioning of voice phone systems.

The interface has been deliberately simplified in order to allow it’s use throughout an organisation without any prior training or incumbent knowledge of PABX’s or UC platforms.

Supported Vendor Backups / Provisioning Targets

Supported Vendor Backups for Auditing

A list of all supported vendors can be found here:

https://mittech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKB/pages/3866637/Vendor+Support+and+Capabilities#Supported-Audit-Methods-for-Voice-Audits

Supported Provisioning Targets

A list of all provisioning targets can be found here:

https://mittech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKB/pages/3866637/Vendor+Support+and+Capabilities#Direct-orchestration

Using UCentric ZT

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Logging In

Logging in uses the standard UCentric login credentials, (SSO will be later supported). Each User Login defines the branding and capabilities associated with the user’s organisation(s). This allows us to limit what types of systems can be audited or provisioned to. Once logged in, there are just two options: - “Auditing” or “Provisioning”.

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Note, depending on the login profile options selected in the main web interface, only “Auditing” may be shown.

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Auditing

To audit any (compatible) PABX/UC platform, you simply drop the standard PABX/UC vendor backup on the page. The system will analyse the file and determine the PABX/UC platform automatically. For info on what PABXs are supported please refer to the ‘UCentric Voice Audit and Migration Capabilities’ document.

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This will be either “Email” or “Direct Download”

Note

Note: When dropping a file onto the portal, ensure that it is not open in another application (e.g. Excel) otherwise it may not upload.

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Direct Download

If using the direct download option, you will see a window similar to the one below. Here you can choose a name for the site or PBX being audited and may also have an additional field for sales order, customer reference or other data which is customisable in the login profile.

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You can also blend additional files at this point such as CDR, Voicemail DDI ranges, and Active Directory extracts. This will include information for this against users/devices in the Migration Plan/LLD.

Please refer to the Data Blending section for more information and guides on carrying this out.

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The report downloads the same files (in real-time) as would be delivered by email, including any branding or output format that has been selected within the login profile.

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Email

If using the “Email” option within the login profile, you will see a window similar to the one below. Here you can choose a name for the site or PBX being audited as well as the email address to send the reports to.

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You can also blend additional files at this point such as CDR, Voicemail DDI ranges, and Active Directory extracts. This will include information for this against users/devices in the Migration Plan/LLD.

Please refer to the Data Blending section for more information and guides on carrying this out.

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Reports should be sent to the previously inserted email address(es) within an hour. You will receive two separate Emails, one containing a HLD (High Level Document) and another containing an LLD (Bulk Loader/Migration plan). These documents will be branded based on the logged-in user’s profile.

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Provisioning

To provision, simply click on the Provisioning tab, select the target vendor and drop a standard LLD Excel Spreadsheet onto the form.

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Permission is also required from the vendor for some solutions therefore please contact us for further information and we can assist.

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Note

NOTE: When dropping the Excel LLD file onto the portal, ensure that you do not have it open in Excel otherwise it will not upload.


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Advanced Options (Data Blending)

Data blending is the process of adding additional files to a PBX audit to augment it and add information from other systems such as Active Directory, Voicemail or call data (CDR).

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Additional files can then be dropped into this window once you have selected the relevant file from the drop down, once selected and you have added the file, click “Add” to add it to the audit.

Supported formats

All additional files for blending are required to be in CSV format. We can also provide example files for you to compare/check against if required.

The format for each supported filetype is shown in the sections below, please ensure “Default Field Mappings” match the column names in your csv files.

Active Directory

Active directory exports are used to add useful details such as UPN, display name, department and SIP Address to an LLD. This is particularly important when moving from legacy voice to hosted platforms such as MS Teams as all users will need an UPN for example.

Supported Export/Methods

Default Field Mappings

Logic/Info/Result

Microsoft AD via PowerShell (On-Prem) or Azure AD GUI using export users option.

Type

Typical export from

Default Field mappings

Info

Active Directory

Microsoft AD

Telephonenumber/Phone
DDI/Phone
CN
DisplayName/FullName/DirectoryName
firstName/givenname/forename
SAMAccountName
Company
Department
E-Mail/Email/EmailAddress/Mail
SIPADdress
ObjectSID
UPN/UserPrincipalName
Mobile/MobilePhone/Cell/CellPhone

Looks for Line1DN

in LLD

to

match

patch telephonenumber/phone, if no match, attempts to match on name.

Will map all appropriate fields if it finds a match.

CDR

For Cisco CDR blending, please refer to

Devices

Supported Export/Methods

Default Field Mappings

Logic/Info/Result

Generated by MIT/client as required

DDI

This is generated by us/you on a per-customer basis

EXTNPATTERN
DDIPATTERN
REGIONID
REGIONNAME
NAMESPACE
OVERRIDEREGIONNAME

This is used to bulk-map DDI and override locations if needed.

In this example, any extension in the form 420xxx will be given an appropriate line1DDI number, and the regionName will be overrriden to "Amsterdam" - The RegionId of -1 means "match all locations to find this number in the list"

The example 567x will only be overridden if the existing location (regionID /regionName ) matches.

Note: The number of underscores must be the same in the suffix of the 1st two columns for this to work

Devices

Generated by you/us if needed 

userId
MAC
deviceType

Used primarily for Broadworks exports where device information isn't in the backup;
Looks for the Line1DN or Line1DDI matching userId, if matched, sets the MAC and primaryModel (if each not already populated)

Network

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Supported Export/Methods

Default Field Mappings

Logic/Info/Result

Exported from Edge Switches/LLDP/CDP

Edge switches

Number
MAC
IP
Switch
Port
Last Seen

Will try to match on Number, IP or MAC. If found, will set

Switch

LANSwitch,

Port

LANPort and

Last Seen

LANLastSeen values

Recorder

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Supported Export/Methods

Default Field Mappings

Logic/Info/Result

NICE NTR

Primary Extension Name

If the "Primary Extension Name" matches Line1DN

in LLD

, then the

"Recorder"

callRecordingMode column is set to "Yes"

Voicemail

Supported Export/Methods

Default Field Mappings

Logic/Info/Result

Cisco

Unity

FirstName
LastName
Extension
group

Will

set "Personal"

persVoicemail voicemail if found, or

"Group" if set

groupVoicemail if set

CDR

Cisco CUCM

https://mittech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKB/pages/35323905#Adding-CDR-to-Cisco-BATs-audit

Vendor Specific Blending

Some vendors have their own formats for files that can be extracted when collecting a backup from a PBX, guides for blending these specific files are shown in this section.

Adding CDR to Cisco BATs audit

CDR files can also be added to the backup that is being imported into UCentric. The guide below explains how to do this for Cisco CUCM BATS files and CDR extracts.

https://mittech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKB/pages/35323905#Adding-CDR-to-Cisco-BATs-audit

Ensure that the CDR file (NOT CMR) is in CSV format and the filename suffix is .cdr.txt

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Use the ZIP file instead of the tar/tgz for the audit following the https://mittech.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKB/pages/35323905/UCentric+ZT+-+User+Manual#Auditing35323905#Auditing section of this guide to process the audit and generate reports. Any HLD or LLD you generate will now include the CDR that you processed in this audit.

Overiding settings for special edge-cases

For some decoders (e.g. Cisco CUCM) there are specific edge-case situations that are catered for with options that appear in the Advanced Options.

These options only appear if applicable.

Cisco CUCM

The two options available for Cisco CUCM/HCS are “Allow Duplicate DNs” and “Check End-Users first”

Allow Duplicate DNs: Cisco allows the same DN (Directory Number) to appear on multiple devices and profiles. Generally UCentric will ignore repeated devices or profiles and only allow one of each. This option allows multiples to appear. They will however be seperated and placed on the “Duplicates” tab of the LLD spreadsheet.

Check End-Users first: The normal order of scanning is devices, profiles, end-users, with the creation of a DN as a device / profile actioned in this order. The end-users is then applied to the list (device profiles first). Selecting this option forces the logic to end-users, devices, profiles instead.

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