Manually Creating a Data Source

If you want to manually create address books to be used by specific devices, then you need to create a new Data Source where you can enter records directly into DMA Device Management and Automation (DMA) is an alternative to TMS A Cisco solution to manage and monitor video conferencing equipment. It provides software updates, administration, and meeting booking and reporting. Entered end-of-life in August 2023.. Deployed ‘on premises’ as part of a Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco videoconferencing devices eco-system. Complete set of OBTP (One Button To Push), Directory Service, Device Configuration, Device Monitoring. DMA is licensed on a per Video Endpoint device basis..

In the initial releases of DMA there is only one Data Source available: the Internal DMA device database The Call Bridge reads from and writes to the database storing the space information, for example, the members of spaces, and recent activity within a space. In a scalable and resilientscalable and resilient deployment, the database can be detached from the Call Bridge and run as a separate component. It can be on the held on the same server as the Call Bridge or on a different server. Multiple instances of the database can be clustered together to provide resiliency in the deployment..
Data Sources can be added to DMA by:

• importing data from an existing TMS. See Data Sources Overview for more information.

• from a subset of the existing DMA database. See Create a sub-set of DMA Data Source for more information.

• from an existing LDAP The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a directory service protocol that runs on a layer above the TCP/IP stack. It provides a mechanism used to connect to, search, and modify Internet directories. The most common use of LDAP is to provide a central place for authentication where usernames and passwords are stored. Different applications and services then use LDAP to validate users with a plugin. See also Active Directory (AD) server and configuration. See Create LDAP Data Source for more information.

• from an existing CSV file. See Create Data Source from CSV file for more information.

• manual entry. See Create a Data Source Manually for more information.

To manually add a record to DMA:

1. Select the Data Sources option on the side menu bar.
   

2. Click .
   

3. In the Create new Data Source dialog, in the Settings page, enter a Name, select Manual (Manually create Contacts) as the data source, and optionally add a Description.
   

4. Click Next: Contacts.

5. In the Contacts page, click .
   

6. In the Create Contact dialog, enter a Display Name and SIP The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signaling protocol that enables the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) by defining the messages sent between Endpoints and managing the actual elements of a Call. address, and optionally a Description and Phone Number, then click Create Contact.
   

7. Confirm that the new contact you are expecting to see is now present.
   
   

8. Repeat Steps 5-7 until you have manually entered all the required contacts, then click Finish.