What support provides the CISCO-Provided .xls Data Configuration File
The data configuration file, which is a Cisco-provided .xls spreadsheet template where you can enter the majority of your configuration data, provides the following support:
To quickly import (add) your configuration data to Cisco Business Edition 3000 after you plug in your Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, you can enter your data and then upload the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file to the server from a USB flash drive or your desktop when you run the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard. If you upload the file, you bypass the configuration pages in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, and the wizard immediately takes you to the Summary page where you can confirm your data.
After the server restarts at the end of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, you can log into the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface and verify that you data got added to Cisco Business Edition 3000. If you include user and phone data in the Cisco-provided xls data configuration file, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface allows you to import the users and phones and then informs you of import errors for users and phones.
Tip If you do not want to upload the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file when you run the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, consider entering your data in the file and using it as a guide when you manually enter the information in the GUIs.
For example, during your initial deployment, you inserted 25 users and phones; now, you must insert 25 more users and phones. To accomplish this task, you can modify the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file that you used for automatic set up during the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard or you can obtain a new Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file and add your new users and phones to that new spreadsheet.
Make sure that you have installed the appropriate country-pack .cop files during the automatic setup of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard. From Release 8.6(3) onwards, you can localized spreadsheets provided your local browser matches the locale of the spreadsheet being uploaded. The localized spreadsheet contains texts and drop-down fields in the locale that you have chosen from the language drop-down list box.
Note Be aware that when you download the localized spreadsheet on the Cisco Business Edition 3000, the options in the Advanced Options drop-down menu for various functionalities may remain in English. Only the non-technical texts and the non-reserved strings will be translated to the chosen locale. For example, PRI 4ESS, PRI 5E8, SFTP, CentralSite, and Remote Site remains in English.
Note Cisco recommends that all users set their supported browsers to the desired locale version that is available in the installed country pack version, so that the text displays as expected.
Caution Do not use the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file to modify your configuration data. Cisco Business Edition 3000 only supports the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file for the initial deployment and for bulk insertion (adding) of users and phones after the initial deployment. For example, if you attempt to update existing user and phone information through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file, the updates fail.