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Dial plan and call processing
Field Description
Pattern string The pattern against which the alias is compared. Applies only if the Mode is Alias Pattern
Pattern Determines whether the matched part of the
behavior alias is modified before being sent to the target
zone or policy service
Leave: the alias is not modified.
Strip: the matching prefix or suffix is removed
from the alias.
Replace: the matching part of the alias is
substituted with the text in the Replace string.
Replace The string to substitute for the part of the alias
string that matches the pattern.
On Controls the ongoing search behavior if the
successful alias matches the search rule.
match
Continue: continue applying the remaining
search rules (in priority order) until the endpoint
identified by the alias is found.
Stop: do not apply any more search rules, even
if the endpoint identified by the alias is not
found in the target zone.
Target The zone or policy service to query if the alias
matches the search rule.
State Indicates if the search rule is enabled or not.
Click on the rule you want to configure (or click New to create a new rule, or click Delete to remove a rule).
Useful tools to assist in configuring search rules
You can test whether the VCS can find an endpoint identified by a given alias, without actually placing a
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call to that endpoint, by using the
You can test whether a pattern matches a particular alias and is transformed in the expected way by using
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the Check pattern tool
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X8.1.1)
Locate tool (Maintenance > Tools >
(Maintenance > Tools > Check
About transforms and search rules
Usage tips
Match.
The VCS has a set of predefined
matching variables that can be used to match
against certain configuration elements.
Applies only if the Mode is Alias Pattern
Match.
If you want to transform the alias before
applying search rules you must use
search transforms.
Only applies if the Pattern behavior is
Replace.
You can use regular expressions.
If Stop is selected, any rules with the same
priority level as this rule are still applied.
You can configure external
use as a target of search rules. This could be
used, for example, to call out to an external
service or application, such as a TelePresence
Conductor. The service will return some CPL
which could, for example, specify a new
destination alias which would start the search
process over again.
Use this setting to test configuration changes,
or to temporarily disable certain rules. Any
disabled rules still appear in the rules list but
are ignored.
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pattern
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policy services to
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