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XML Customized Services
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language much like HTML. HTML was
designed to display data and to focus on how data looks. XML was designed to describe data and
to focus on what data is.
The following are characteristics of XML:
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XML tags are not predefined. You must define your own tags.
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XML uses a Document Type Definition (DTD) or an XML Schema to describe the data.
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XML with a DTD or XML Schema is designed to be self-descriptive
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XML is a W3C Standard Recommendation
Creating Customized XML Services on the IP Phones
The XML application for the IP phones allows users to create custom services they can use via the
phone’s keyboard and display. These services include things like weather and traffic reports,
contact information, company info, stock quotes, or custom call scripts.
The IP phone XML application supports the following proprietary objects that allow for the
customization of the IP phone’s display.
XML Object
Description
AastraIPPhoneTextMenu
(for Menu screens)
Creates a numerical list of menu items on the IP
phones.
AastraIPPhoneTextScreen
(for Text screens)
AastraIPPhoneFormattedTextScreen
(for Text screens)
Creates a screen of text that wraps appropriately.
Creates a formatted screen of text (specifies
text alignment, text size, text static or scrolling)
AastraIPPhoneInputScreen
(for User Input screens)
AastraIPPhoneInputScreen Time and
Date Attributes
(for User Input screens)
Creates screens for which the user can input text
where applicable.
Allows you to specify US (HH:MM:SS am/pm and
MM/DD/YYYY) or International (HH:MM:SS and DD/
MM/YYYY) time/date formats for an XML user input
screen.
AastraIPPhoneDirectory
(for Directory List screen)
Creates an online Directory List that a user can
browse in real-time.
AastraIPPhoneStatus
(for Idle screen)
Creates a screen that displays status messages
when applicable.
AastraIPPhoneExecute
(for executing XML commands)
Allows the phone to execute commands (i.e., “reset”,
“NoOp”, etc.) using XML.
AastraIPPhoneConfiguration
(for pushing a configuration to the phone)
Allows the server to push a configuration to the
phone.(See
page 5-293
for more information).
AastraIPPhoneImageScreen
(Standard Bitmap Image)
Creates a display with a single bitmap image
according to alignment, height, and width
specifications.
