16 Profile Tag Details
In a service application like CCS, you may want to set up subscriber profile groups. One of the fields of a subscriber profile group is the profile field. The contents of the profile field are obtained from an ACS customer profile group.
To use subscriber profiles, you must first set up customer profiles in ACS. You do this from the Profile Tag Details tab of the ACS configuration screen.
Profiles can also be established for:
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Prefix trees
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Ordered prefix trees
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Arrays
For detailed information, see the Profile Blocks and Fields topic in Feature Nodes Reference Guide.
Profile Tag Types
The tag names for profile fields are defined on the Profile Tag Details tab in the ACS Configuration screen.
The following hard coded profile data types are supported:
| Data Type | Description |
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| Announcement Data | (Ann Id, Lang) -> SDF Name and SDF Ann ID. Used by the Global Profile - Internal use |
| Array |
An array is a series of elements of the same type placed in contiguous memory locations that can be individually referenced by adding an index to a unique identifier. Example: Tag 123456 array: |
| Boolean | true, false (1 or 0) |
| Byte | A single byte integer (0 to 255). |
| Date | A date, in Unix time, that is, seconds since January 1 1970 GMT. |
| Discount Specification | 4 bytes for 1st discount, 4 bytes for 2nd discount, 8 bytes for maximum charge in the subunit of the currency, for example, in cents. |
| Hunting Config |
An array of structure, each structure containing the details for each number in a hunting list.
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| Integer | 64-it signed or 32-bit signed integer. 32 bits will be used for values which can be represented by 32 bits. |
| Limited Numeric String |
A limited numeric string. Valid characters are 0-9. Note: The limit and the value are each stored in a separate profile block, but with the same tag code:
For example, if tag 78787878 is a limited numeric string, the maximum length can be stored as an integer under tag 78787878 in the product type profile and the actual value can be stored as a string under tag 78787878 in the subscriber profile. |
| Long Triple |
Consisting of 3 signed 4 byte integers (12 bytes). Used for switch node exits in the control plan Profile. |
| Limited Ordered Prefix Tree |
A limited ordered prefix tree is made up of a limited list of numbers. Note: The limit and the value are each stored in a separate profile block, but with the same tag code. These are stored in the profile blocks configured in the Check Prefix Tree Capacity feature node. |
| Miscellaneous | Can contain anything |
| Numeric String | A string, but can contain only numbers. Valid characters are 0-9. |
| Number List | Sub-profile block containing prefix string maps. Used in the Number Lookup and Translation node. |
| Ordered Prefix String | An ordered prefix tree comprising an ordered list of numbers |
| Patterns | Stores patterns, in the format used by the Number Matching node |
| Prefix Tree |
Mapping of digit prefixes to integer. Example: "111" maps to 10 "222" maps to 20 |
| Prefix String Map |
Mapping of digit prefixes to digit string. Example: "111" maps to "234" "222" maps to "456" |
| Price |
The price, without the currency symbol or decimal point. Example: "1143" for $11.43 |
| Profile Block | A mapping of integer tags |
| Raw Data | Arbitrary bytes of any length |
| Short | Signed 16-bit integer |
| String | A non limited ASCII string |
| Time |
The 24 hour time, without the colon between hours and minutes. Example: "2357" for 23:57 |
| Unsigned 32-bit Integer | 32-bit unsigned integer |
| Unsigned 64-bit Integer | 64-bit unsigned integer |
| VARS | Used in the Global Profile. Stores variable announcement rule set in the same format as that created on VARS tab of ACS Configuration screen. |
| VARS Mapping | Used in the Global Profile. Stores variable announcement rule set mapping in the same format as that created on VARS Mapping tab of ACS Configuration screen. |
| VXML Announcement | Voice XML announcement location. A string containing a URL. Used in the DAP Play VXML Announcement node. |
| Zone |
A set of shape definitions for the area covered by the zone. Shapes may be circular or rectangular and are defined by their coordinates. Note: You can set up and populate zone tags but they may only be used if the Location Capabilities Pack (LCP) is installed. |
Filtering Profile Tags
You can filter Profile tags to reduce the time it takes to locate tags in the list, allowing you to define and create services more efficiently. You can filter Profile tags by the name, type, or tag (ID) value or you can specify Name, Type & Tag to search all three columns. The procedure is the same for each option.
Follow these steps to filter Profile tags on the Profile Tag Details screen:
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In the Filter by text-input field, enter the value that you want to match in the list. You can enter a value that matches either the entire target value, or a portion of it. For example, you might have several items in the list that have abc as part of the name and you want to select all of them.
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Select the column you want to search from the Name, Type & Tag drop down list. If you select the Name, Type & Tag item, ACS attempts to match the value against all three columns.
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Select the Prefix only checkbox if you want to match your search value against only the beginning of the target value. For example, if you entered abc as your search value and you want to match only values in the Name column that begin with "abc", select the Prefix only checkbox. If, however, you want to match both abcdef and fedabc in the Name column, do not select Prefix only.
Selection occurs as soon as you enter a value in the Filter by text-input field, based on the current criteria in the Name, Type & Tag drop down list and the Prefix only checkbox. If you change the search criteria, selection occurs again based on the new values that you specify.
Adding Profile Tags
Follow these steps to add new profile tags to the list .
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On the Profile Node Details tab, click New.
Result: The New Profile Tag screen displays.
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In the Profile Tag Name field, enter a name to identify the tag.
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In the Profile Tag Type drop-down list, select the required property.
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In the Profile Tag and Parent Profile Tag fields, enter the decimal value of the tags.
Note: These values should be within the value range allocated.
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In the Parameter Type drop down list, select one of the following parameter types:
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Undefined – Use this setting if you are creating the profile tag for any profile block other than Call Context. This is the default.
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Input – Used by the Call Context profile block only. When incoming profile data is mapped to the Call Context profile block, the data value is inserted in the InitialDP for the call.
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Output – Used by the Call Context profile block only. When outgoing profile data is mapped to the Call Context profile block, nothing happens.
Note: The Call Context profile block is supported for backwards compatibility only. If you map this profile tag to a Call Context profile bock, you will see a "–" in the Profile Block Type field of the Profile Tag Mapping tab.
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Click Save.
Result: The new profile tag appears in the list and is stored in the database.
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Editing Profile Tags
To edit an existing profile tag, follow these steps.
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On the Profile Tag Details tab, select the profile you require from the profile list.
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Click Edit.
Result: The Edit Profile Tag screen displays.
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Make the changes required.
Warning: If you change the profile tag type for a profile tag that is accessed by a feature node in your control plans, then you must perform the following steps to ensure the new data type is used by the feature node. For each affected control plan and feature node:
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Re-open and then save the feature node configuration in the control plan.
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Save and recompile the control plan.
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Click Save.
Result: The updated profile tag row appears in the list and its details are stored in the database.
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