Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6.0 - BCM-IVR Integration Supplement User's Manual
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1. 28 Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform HHtHHHHHHHHH HHH HH HHH HH Configuring the collection stations To configure the Windows based PeriView workstations to retrieve statistics from BCM 4 0 nodes follow the proceeding steps 1 You must install a PeriReporter patch that contains statistics collection scripts for the BCM pr_sys_ bem p1x and pr_app_bcm p1x and the BCM statistics node configuration file bcm stats node cfg To obtain the PeriReporter patch contact your Avaya support representative for the current patch number and how to install it Note 1 f your collector workstation has a patch level higher than Patch Bundle 9 installed the patches necessary for collecting statistics from the BCM nodes may already be installed on your system Check with your Avaya support representative to ensure you have the correct patch level and proceed to step 2 Note 2 f the file beom_ stats node cfg is already present in the SMPSHOME PERIprpt bem folder proceed to step 2 2 In a command prompt window change the current working directory to SMPSHOME PERIprpt bcm 3 Edit the file bem stats nodes cfg file to include the host names IP addresses node numbers and nnadmin user passwords for each BCM The following output is a sample BCM statistics node configuration file bem_stats nodes cfg This configuration file is used by PERIprpt It identifies those Linux BCM BCM 4 0 nodes from which this PERIview2. action buttons lt KEY NAME gt A term that appears within angled brackets denotes a terminal keyboard key a telephone keypad button ora system mouse button Book Reference This font indicates the names of other publications referenced within the document cross reference A cross reference appears on the screen in blue Click the cross reference to access the referenced location A cross reference that refers to a section name accesses the first page of that section 2 The Note icon identifies notes important facts and other keys to understanding The Caution icon identifies procedures or events that require special attention The icon indicates a warning that serious problems may arise if the stated instructions are not followed implicitly The flying Window icon identifies procedures or events that apply to the Windows operating system only The Solaris icon identifies procedures or events that apply to the Solaris operating system only SOLARIS a Windows and the flying Window logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation b Solaris is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U S and other countries Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Trademark Conventions 13 Solaris and Windows Conventions This manual depicts examples command line syntax configuration
3. collection node will collect and report statistics The parameters used on each line one line per monitored BCM are listed below Hostname BCM host name IP Address Internet address for the BCM given as 4 decimal numbers in the range 0 255 separated by i e 47 185 22 9 Component The number of the MPS component on the BCM Element Manager locate the In Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Documentation issues and workarounds 29 HtHHHHHHHHHH HHH HHH HHH HHH Configuration gt Applications gt IVR panel and select the Basic Settings tab The MPS component number is identified there as the Node Number Password The stats collection tools access the BCM using the nnadmin user login so the password provided here is for the nnadmin user This file must be edited any time a BCM is to be added or removed from those monitored by the collector workstation or any time one or more of the parameters for any BCM are changed for example when an administrator uses the Business Element Manager to change a BCM s hostname IP address node number or admin user password Lines starting with hashes are comments and are not processed Monitoring of individual BCMs may be temporarily enabled or disabled without adding or deleting a line by simply inserting or removing the hash character from the beginn
4. Abandoned Calls 31 System Span statistics 30 T terminology 17 21 29 TMS hardware 22 TN3270 19 U UAB phone line statistics 31 UAR phone line statistics 31 Unified Manager 30 User Abandoned Calls 31 User Abandoned Referrals 31 Utilized phone line statistics 31 V variances in COMMGR 17 19 variances in PeriReporter 29 30 34 vocabulary 29 VPS terminology 17 21 29 VSH command line 22 VSH commands 24 VSH Tool 22 VT100 19 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010
5. Applications folder and click IVR Enter the node number for the IVR af wo nN Click Load Keycode File and load the keycode received from the Level 2 Technical Support Prime Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Functionality issues and workarounds 19 Task Havigation Panel f Inder active Voice Reaponse Corifguration administration eevee Base Sening adanca Comments Advuncad Configuration LJ Syeten ELZ Asmwvetrotce Acesse Node Number Resouces poison Pacou Nods 100 voo Golerrsys Fot Rases terepre Resource Hoet Access Licenses O hawt Herfoces O Srat Narre PL letemreny TS vore Messeqraeitertac s j Deda Sorico SY Apgeatons LANcIE Werte Conter vin eT After the keycode has installed the IVR service restarts automatically Functionality issues and workarounds Issue Only the TN3270 and ATTE host protocols are supported on the Avaya BCM No other protocols are currently supported Use only TN3270 or ATTE host protocols You can also use VCTPD as an interface to TCP IP hosts See the IVR Installation and Configuration Guide if you are installing a BMC IVR system for the first time See the BMC IVR 2 1 Upgrade Guide if you are upgrading an existing system to BMC IVR 2 1 Issue COMMGR is not supported on the Solaris and Windows platforms for Avaya BCM gt COMM
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7. familiarization training program conducted as part of the initial system installation In addition they should be familiar with other site specific operating procedures relating to the Avaya BCM that are due to specific application functions performed by the Avaya BCM and with any other equipment to which the Avaya BCM may be connected Basic knowledge of your operating system s software is also assumed Customer service Visit the Avaya Web site to access the complete range of services and support that Avaya provides Go to www avaya com or go to one of the pages listed in the following sections Navigation e Getting technical documentation page 10 e Getting product training page 10 e Getting help from a distributor or reseller page 10 e Getting technical support from the Avaya Web site page 10 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 10 Preface Getting technical documentation To download and print selected technical publications and release notes directly from the Internet go to www avaya com support Getting product training Ongoing product training is available For more information or to register you can access the Web site at www avaya com support From this Web site you can locate the Training contacts link on the left hand navigation pane Getting help from a distributor or reseller If you purchased a service contra
8. reference to a product for example the PERImps package the perirev command and so on Organization of This Manual This manual is organized in the following way Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Conventions Used in This Manual 11 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Avaya BCM IVR Integration Overviews the Avaya BCM and what functionality the IVR integration brings to Avaya BCM Explains how to access documentation on Helmsman Chapter 2 COMMGR for the Avaya BCM Platform Discusses documentation installation and functionality variances in COMMGR for the Avaya BCM platform Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform Discusses documentation and functionality variances in PeriView for the Avaya BCM platform Explains alarms that have been added for the Avaya BCM and how to issue commands Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform Discusses documentation functionality and Phone Line Statistics reports variances in PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM platform Chapter 5 Folders on the Avaya BCM Platform Discusses folders included in the process of backing up IVR Data and IVR Configuration information through the Business Element Manager Conventions Used in This Manual This manual uses different fonts and symbols to differentiate between document elements and types of information These conventions are
9. statistics 31 commands 24 component span status 22 console options 22 22 conventions manual 11 CPS hardware 22 CR phone line statistics 31 D documentation 17 29 variances in PeriView 21 F FR phone line statistics 31 functionality 19 30 34 variances in PeriView 22 H help 24 25 host protocols 19 installation variances in COMMGR 18 IVR Configuration 33 IVR Data 33 keycode 18 KRS Keycode Retrieval System 18 L licensing COMMGR 18 line specific commands 25 Inlst 25 manual conventions 9 9 10 10 Minutes in Service 31 MIS phone line statistics 31 MPS terminology 17 21 29 multi node environments 30 N Number of Calls Ended 31 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 36 Index Number of Calls Referred 31 Number of Failed Referrals 31 P Percent Utilization 31 PeriDoc 22 22 PeriPLIC 18 Phone Lines Statistics reports variances 31 protocols 19 R repdevmap 24 repDtmf 25 reports variances in 31 repParams 25 repthr 24 repvfs 24 repvfscab 24 repVfsFiles 25 repvoicecti 24 reset 25 S SAB phone line statistics 31 sample display 22 Seconds in Period 31 SecsPeriod phone line statistics 31 setParams 25 single node environments 30 Solaris platform support 19 19 30 Span Statistics reports 30 span status 22 SPIN 22 SRP console options 22 22 status 24 25 System
10. summarized in the following table Conventions Used in This Manual Notation Description Normal text Normal text font is used for most of the document important term The Italics font introduces new terms highlights meaningful words or phrases or distinguishes specific terms from nearby text system This font indicates a system command or its arguments command Enter such keywords exactly as shown that is do not fill in your own values a Windows and the flying Window logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation b Solaris is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U S and other countries Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 12 Preface E ES OOO F Notation Description command Command Condition and Alarm references appear on condition the screen in magenta text and reference the Command and alarm Reference Manual the MPS Developer User s Guide or the Alarm Reference Manual respectively Refer to these documents for detailed information about Commands Conditions and Alarms file name This font highlights the names of disk directories files and directory extensions for file names It also shows what is displayed on a text based screen for example to show the contents of a file on screen field This font indicates field labels on screen menu buttons and
11. 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 14 Preface Informix and INFORMIX are registered trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Avaya BCM IVR Integration This chapter covers 1 The Avaya BCM IVR Integration 2 What functionality does the IVR integration add to the Avaya BCM The Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM Interactive Voice Response IVR Integration Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM is a fully integrated communication system for small businesses government and retail networks and enterprise branch offices Interactive Voice Response is a telecommunications system that uses a prerecorded database of voice messages to present options to a user typically over telephone lines Users can input information using the keys on their touchtone phones The following terms describe the relationship of the Avaya BCM product with the integration of the IVR platform e BCM 4 0 hardware platform running Carrier Grade Linux e BCM IVR 2 1 MPS runtime environment on the BCM 4 0 hardware platform e BCM IVR MPS 2 1 software tools PeriView PeriProducer PeriReporter that work with the Avaya BCM What functionality does the IVR integration add to the Avaya BCM The IVR solution is a suite of products that allow
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13. Arg Vocabulary item Description Lookup of vocabulary item failed Actions Verify it is a recorded element in the MMF and that the MMF has been converted to VFS If not record the element and perform the conversion Message Can t set port capabilities to s s Arg 1 Port capabilities trying to get Arg 2 Reason for failure Description Can t set the port capabilities Actions Reconfigure the number of media gateways Issuing commands to the Avaya BCM BIM configuration and VSH commands are as follows Command Explanation bim help lt option gt Displays description of and usage for the specified BIM option bim beeplength lt bl gt Sets the record beep length to b1 Valid values are 0 through 15 bim beeplength can only be issued from a configuration file bim repdevmap Displays a report containing information about the line device mapping bim repthr Displays a report containing status of and information about all threads bim repvfs lt ph or all gt Displays a report containing information about the MMF to VFS mapping Use ph to get information on a single ph file or use a11 to get information on all ph files bim repvfscab Displays a report containing information about the IVR VFS cabinets bim repvoicecti Displays a report containing information about Voice CTI bim status Displays the status of all phone lines Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BC
14. GR is supported on the Linux node for the Avaya BCM Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 20 Chapter 2 COMMGR for the Avaya BCM Platform Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya B Integration Supplement 70 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 201 Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform This chapter covers Documentation issues and workarounds Functionality issues and workarounds Additional alarms for the Avaya BCM platform Peps Issuing commands to the Avaya BCM Documentation issues and workarounds Issue Documentation currently refers to hardware as the MPS Wherever the documentation uses MPS assume that this refers to the Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM Issue Avaya BCM is considered an MPS component Wherever there are references to an MPS component assume that this refers to a Avaya BCM component Issue Not all documentation can be found on the Avaya BCM PDF versions of documentation are located on the website www avaya com Issue PeriDoc is not available for the Avaya BCM Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 22 Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform gt Use the PDF versions of documentation found on the website www avaya com Functional
15. M IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Issuing commands to the Avaya BCM 25 Line specific commands can be issued by using b where is a nist argument nist can be a single line or a range of lines BIM VSH console line specific commands are as follows Command b admstatus Explanation Displays the status of all administrative ports b reset b help lt option gt Displays description of and usage for the specified BIM option b repDtmf Displays a report containing information about the DTMF interface for the line b repParams Displays a list of the currents service parameter settings for a phone line port b repVfsFiles Displays a report containing information about VFS files on this line Disconnects current call aborts I O progress purges command queue resets call state to IDLE and resets command queue state to STANDBY b setParams b status Sets the value of the service parameters settings Displays the status of the phone line port Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 26 Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya B Integration Supplement 70 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 201 Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform Pe N p This chapter co
16. ct for your Avaya product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance Getting technical support from the Avaya Web site The easiest and most effective way to get technical support for Avaya products is from the Avaya Technical Support Web site at www avaya com support How to Use This Manual This manual uses many standard terms relating to computer systems software application functions and the Internet However it contains some terminology that can be explained only in the context of the MPS Series Refer to the Glossary of Avaya Media Processing Server Series Terminology for definitions of MPS Series specific terms Read this manual from start to finish at least once When you are familiar with the document you can use the Table of Contents to locate topics of interest for reference and review If you are reading this document online use the cross reference links shown in blue to quickly locate related topics Position your cursor over the cross reference link and click once Click any point in a Table of Contents entry to move to that topic Click the page number of any Index entry to access that topic page Familiarize yourself with various specialized textual references within the manual see Conventions Used in This Manual page 11 Note Periphonics is now part of The name Periphonics and variations thereof appear in this manual only in
17. e IVR Data the IVR Configuration files and the following are backed up e All CMR Recordings e Everything in the var nn ivr fax folder Folders provided for use by IVR developers IVR applications started using Business Element Manager run as the Peri user As such IVR applications can only create and update files in folders with the same ownership The following folders have the Peri ownership IVR application can use these folders to create files opt vps mpsN etc opt vps mpsN apps opt vps mpsN log opt vps mpsN stats opt vps common etc opt vps common stats e var nn ivr data e var nn ivr fax e var nn ivr mmft Note Multimedia files mmi and mmd are not backed up Business Element Manager provides the ability to transfer files from these folders exclusively All the files transferred using the Business Element Manager have their ownership set to Peri Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Index A ACS phone line statistics 31 admstatus 25 alarms 22 new for the Avaya BCM platform 23 ARS phone line statistics 31 Avaya BCM console options 22 Avaya BCM terminology 17 21 29 Avaya BCM Unified Manager 22 30 Average Call Seconds 31 Average Referral Seconds 31 B Backing up 33 beeplength 24 BIM commands 24 BIM console options 22 C call definition in Avaya BCM 30 Calls phone line
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19. ersion contains a new chapter on backing up folders in Avaya BCM July 2006 Standard 1 0 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 6 Revision History Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avi BC IVR Integratio a 4 ndar 70 304 03 01 St 4 0 22 June 2010 J Contents oo Preface Scope 9 Intended Audience 9 Customer service 9 Navigation 9 Getting technical documentation 10 Getting product training 10 Getting help from a distributor or reseller 10 Getting technical support from the Avaya Web site 10 How to Use This Manual 10 Organization of This Manual 10 Conventions Used in This Manual 11 Solaris and Windows Conventions 13 Two Button Windows vs Three Button Solaris Mouse 13 Trademark Conventions 13 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Avaya BCM IVR Integration 15 The Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM Interactive Voice Response IVR Integration 15 What functionality does the IVR integration add to the Avaya BCM 15 Documentation issues 16 Chapter 2 COMMGR for the Avaya BCM Platform 17 Documentation issues and workarounds 17 Installation issues and workarounds 18 Functionality issues and workarounds 19 Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform 21 Documentation issues and workarounds 21 Functionality issues and workarounds 22 Additional alarms for the Avaya BCM platform 23 Iss
20. example 15 minutes 900 seconds Percent Utilization The percentage of time the line was in a busy state out of service or taking calls Number of Calls Ended The total number of calls ended on this line Average Call Seconds The average call length in seconds User Abandoned Calls The number of calls that were terminated because the caller the caller elected not to follow through with the call SAB CR System Abandoned Calls The number of calls that were terminated by the system either application or BIM Number of Calls Referred The total number of calls on this line that were transferred to an internal device i e VoiceMail or external extension ARS UAR Average Referral Seconds Not supported on Avaya BCM since the IVR does not track when the transferred call ends User Abandoned Referrals Not supported on Avaya BCM since the IVR does not track when the caller hangs up after the call is transferred FR Number of Failed Referrals The number of times the Avaya BCM did not complete the transfer process Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 32 Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya B Integration Supplement 70 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 201 Chapter 5 Folders on the Avaya BCM Platform Thi
21. files and screen shots in Solaris format Windows specific commands procedures or screen shots are shown when required The following table lists general operating system conventions used with either the Solaris or Windows operating system Solaris Windows Environment SPPROHOME PPROHOMES Paths PPROHOME bin PPROHOME bin Command lt command gt amp start b lt command gt Two Button Windows vs Three Button Solaris Mouse lt SELECT gt Left button lt SELECT gt ERARON lt ADIUST gt Left and Right lt ADJUST gt Middle button together Right button lt MENU gt Right button pe Trademark Conventions The following trademark information is presented here and applies throughout for third party products discussed within this manual Trademarking information is not repeated hereafter Solaris and Motif are registered trademarks of The Open Group in the U S and other countries Solaris SunOS OpenWindows SPARC and UltraSPARC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Microsoft MSSQL Windows Internet Explorer and the Flying Windows logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation Sybase and SYBASE are trademarks of Sybase Inc or its subsidiaries Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304
22. formation Issue Span Statistics reports are not supported Use the Business Element Manager to collect this information Issue A call is defined as a call answered by an IVR application and not necessarily a call that comes in on a Avaya BCM port A call that is transferred to an IVR application is always considered a new call even if it was already answered by an IVR application For example if an IVR application answers a call transfers it to voice mail and voice mail transfers it back to the application the statistics shows this as 2 calls the initial call to the application and the call from voice mail to the application Issue PeriReporter is not supported on the Solaris Platform for the Avaya BCM Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Phone Line Statistics reports variances for the Avaya BCM platform 31 gt PeriReporter is supported on a Windows Platform for the Avaya BCM Phone Line Statistics reports variances for the Avaya BCM platform The following variances exist for phone line statistics reports for the Avaya BCM Statistic Explanation including any variance for Avaya BCM MIS SecsPeriod Utilized Calls ACS UAB Minutes In Service The number of minutes the line was in an in service state connected and able to take calls Seconds in Period The number of seconds in a given period For
23. ing of a line Hostname IP Address Comp Password BCM1 47 185 22 101 1 Two3Too4To5 Changing the monitored Avaya BCM nodes To add or remove monitored BCM nodes or edit the parameters of monitored BCM nodes you must edit the BCM statistic node configuration file bem stats node cfg Note f you use Business Element Manager to change a BCMs hostname IP address node number or admin user password you must edit the BCM statistics node configuration file to reflect the changes made in Business Element Manager Documentation issues and workarounds Issue Documentation currently refers to hardware as the MPS gt Wherever the documentation uses MPS assume that this refers to the Avaya BCM Issue Avaya BCM is considered an MPS component Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 30 Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform Wherever there are references to an MPS component assume that this refers to a Avaya BCM component Issue Not all documentation can be found on the Avaya BCM PDF versions of documentation are located on the Avaya website www avaya com Functionality issues and workarounds Issue Single Node Environment is not supported Use only multi node environments for Avaya BCM Issue System Span statistics are not supported Use the Business Element Manager to collect this in
24. ity issues and workarounds Issue The VSH Tool is supported but most of the menu commands are not supported Issue The VSH command line is supported but bim replaces the first part of most of the commands For example the cem status command is executed as bim status Issue Only SRP and BIM console options are supported Issue Monitor component span status not supported E Use the Business Element Manager to monitor this information Issue Alarm is supported but sample display is not accurate for the Avaya BCM Issue SPIN is not supported for Avaya BCM and therefore cannot be launched from PeriView Issue PERIdoc is not supported for the Avaya BCM and therefore cannot be launched from PeriView is available in PDF format on the Developer or Administrator workstations Other St Detailed documentation for COMMGR PeriReporter PeriProducer and PeriView documentation can be found on the website www avaya com Issue TMS and CPS hardware do not exist on the Avaya BCM Issue PeriView is not supported on the Solaris Platform for the Avaya BCM Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Additional alarms for the Avaya BCM platform 23 gt PeriView is supported on a Windows Platform for the Avaya BCM Additional alarms for the Avaya BCM platform The following alarms have been added for the Avaya BCM platform Source Severit
25. n currently refers to hardware as the MPS Wherever the documentation uses MPS assume that this refers to the Avaya BCM Issue Avaya BCM is considered an MPS component Wherever there are references to an MPS component assume that this refers to a Avaya BCM component Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Chapter 2 COMMGR for the Avaya BCM Platform This chapter covers 1 Documentation issues and workarounds 2 Installation issues and workarounds 3 Functionality issues and workarounds Documentation issues and workarounds Issue Documentation currently refers to hardware as the MPS Wherever the documentation uses MPS assume that this refers to the Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM Issue Avaya BCM is considered an MPS component Wherever there are references to an MPS component assume that this refers to a Avaya BCM component Issue Not all documentation can be found on the Avaya BCM gt PDF versions of documentation are located on the Website www avaya com Issue PeriDoc is not available for the Avaya BCM Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 18 Chapter 2 COMMGR for the Avaya BCM Platform Use the PDF versions of documentation found on the website www avaya com Installation issues and wo
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27. rkarounds Issue You need to obtain a license keycode and add it to the Avaya BCM to use COMMGR If you are installing a new Avaya BMC IVR system see the IVR Installation and Configuration Guide to learn how to obtain a keycode from the KRS Keycode Retrieval System If you are upgrading your current Avaya BMC IVR system to BMC IVR 2 1 contact Technical Support 1 800 4 Select option 5 gt option 1 Tell the Technical Support Prime that you need assistance in producing a keycode for Avaya BMC IVR When you are connected with a Level 2 Keycode Support Prime ask for help in producing a BCM Host Communications keycode license file To receive the BCM Host Communications keycode you must provide the Level 2 Keycode Support Prime with the following the BCM MAC address e the existing IVR 1 1 license file you must send an e mail with the existing license file attached to the Level 2 Keycode Support Prime e the authorization numbers obtained from purchasing the PeriProducer NTAB4211 and PeriStudio NTAB4210 To find out how to obtain the BCM MAC address and the existing IVR 1 1 license file see the BMC IVR 2 1 Upgrade Guide When you receive an e mail containing the keycode from the Level 2 Technical Support Prime you are ready to load the keycode to the keycode directory in Business Element Manager 1 Launch Business Element Manager In the Task Navigation panel select the Configuration tab Expand the
28. s businesses to create applications that callers use to access information by responding to a series of prompts through their touchtone phones Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 16 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Avaya BCM IVR Integration The IVR applications are developed for specific customer needs and in many cases are integrated with databases to enable real time queries and updates Some examples of IVR applications are A credit card company s application that lets customers access their accounts receive real time account balances and transfer funds between accounts Abus station s IVR application that lets customers book seats on a trip or review projected departure times A bookstore s application that lets customers hear store hours purchase books and check the delivery of an existing order IVR administration is handled using PeriView see Chapter 3 and PeriReporter see Chapter 4 Applications are created using PeriProducer Host communications are managed using COMMGR see Chapter 2 Variances in functionality between the MPS and the Avaya BCM IVR integration are detailed throughout this document Note For information on PeriProducer s variations in functionality for the Avaya BCM IVR integration see the PeriProducer for the Avaya BCM IVR Platform manual Documentation issues Issue Documentatio
29. s chapter covers 1 Backing up folders 2 Folders provided for use by IVR developers Backing up folders When backing up IVR Data and IVR Configuration information through the Business Element Manager many folders are included in the backup process To determine which folders are backed up consult the following lists If an application generates new data or configuration information these lists can help determine where to save the files so they are included in the backup process To backup the IVR Configuration the following folders are backed up e Everything in the opt vps common etc folder except alarm files e Everything in the opt vps mpsN apps folder Everything in the opt vps mpsN apps 1ib folder e Everything in the opt vps mpsN etc folder e Everything in the opt vps mpsN 1og folder e Everything inthe opt vps mpsN stats folder except 15 minute statistics files e Everything in the opt vps PERIpdp etc folder e Everything in the opt vps PERIplic etc folder e Everything in the opt vps PERIhostp etc folder e Everything in the opt vps PERIase etc folder e Everything in the var nn ivr data folder All vocabularies in the IVR VFS cabinets Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 34 Chapter 5 Folders on the Avaya BCM Platform Note Multimedia files mmi and mmd are not backed up If a customer wants to back up th
30. uing commands to the Avaya BCM 24 Chapter 4 PeriReporter for the Avaya BCM Platform 27 Configuring windows workstations to retrieve statistics 27 Configuring the collection stations 28 Changing the monitored Avaya BCM nodes 29 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 8 Contents Documentation issues and workarounds 29 Functionality issues and workarounds 30 Phone Line Statistics reports variances for the Avaya BCM platform 31 Chapter 5 Folders on the Avaya BCM Platform 33 Backing up folders 33 Folders provided for use by IVR developers 34 Index 35 Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 Preface Scope Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM is a communications platform that delivers voice processing business telephony applications and data networking services To extend these capabilities has integrated existing IVR software to run on the Avaya BCM platform The Avaya BCM IVR Integration manual explains variances in COMMGR PeriView and PeriReporter software functionality when it is integrated with Avaya BCM It is not meant to replace their individual user guides it is meant only to be used as a supplement to them Intended Audience This guide assumes that the user has completed an on site system
31. vers Configuring windows workstations to retrieve statistics Documentation issues and workarounds Functionality issues and workarounds Phone Line Statistics reports variances Configuring windows workstations to retrieve statistics You can configure Windows based PeriView workstations to act as PeriReporter collection stations That is you can configure the PeriView workstations to retrieve statistics from Avaya Business Communications Manager 4 0 nodes To configure the Windows based PeriView workstations to retrieve statistics the workstations must be running MPS 2 1 software with Patch Bundle 9 or higher and you must install any patches in the Patches gt Collector folder of the MPS 2 1 Software Documentation and Update CD As well the following conditions are necessary to configure a PeriView workstation to retrieve statistics The Avaya Business Communications Manager Avaya BCM environment must be homogeneous That is the PeriView collection station cannot monitor a system comprised of a mix of Avaya BCMs and other systems such as MPS 1000s or Speech Servers The Avaya BCMs monitored by the collection station must be Linux based BCM 4 0 systems Each monitored Avaya BCM can have only one configured MPS component The Windows based collection station must not have a Avaya BCM component Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010
32. y Text Message Description bim 1 Message Call presented and no ports available to receive the call Description Not enough IVR ports configured on the Avaya BCM Actions Configure more IVR ports Message Failed to read xref file s s Arg 1 Full path of the cross reference file Arg 2 Reason for failure Description Unable to read the cross reference file Actions Verify that the mmfxref dat file exists in the shown location and if not restore it Otherwise delete it and perform MMF to VFS conversions again Message Play Failure Exceeded the maximum number of play lists Description Exceeded maximum number of items in the play list Actions Modify PeriProducer application to decrease the number of items in the play request Message Play Failure Unable to add vocab item s to play list s Arg 1 Vocabulary item Arg 2 Reason for failure Description Unable to add vocabulary item to play list Actions Inspect reason for failure and take appropriate action If the reason is ME_PLAY_LIST_FULL then modify PeriProducer application to decrease the number of items in the play request Avaya Business Communications Manager Release 6 0 Avaya BCM IVR Integration Supplement NN40070 304 03 01 Standard 4 0 22 June 2010 24 Chapter 3 PeriView for the Avaya BCM Platform Source Severity Text Message Description bim 7 Message Play Failure Unknown vocabulary item s
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