Efkprompt | Polycom SIP 3.1 instruction

Administrator’s Guide SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP

Name	Interpretation

type	The SIP method to be performed once the macro starts
	executing. This parameter has the following values:
	• If set to “invite “, the action required is performed
	using the SIP INVITE method.
	Note: This parameter is included for backwards
	compatability only. Do not use if at all possible. If the
	action.string contains types, this parameter is ignored. If
	this parameter is omitted, the default is INVITE.

action.string	The action string contains a macro definition of the
	action to be performed.
	For more information, refer to Macro Definition on page
	4-44.
	This parameter must have a value and it cannot be Null.

<efkprompt/>

This element describes the behavior of the user prompts.

The different blocks are uniquely identified by number following efk.efkprompt prefix (for example, efk.efkprompt.1.<suffix>).

Note		In SIP 3.0, a maximum of four user prompts were supported. In SIP 3.1, a
		maximum of ten user prompts are supported.

		This element contains the following parameters:

	Name		Interpretation

	status		This parameter has the following values:
			• If set to 1, this key is enabled.
			• If set to 0, this key is disabled.
			This parameter must have a value and it cannot be Null.
			Note: If a macro attempts to use a prompt that is
			disabled or invalid, the macro execution fails.

	label		This parameter sets the prompt text that will be
			presented to the user on the user prompt screen. The
			value can be any string including the null string (in this
			case, no label appears).
			If this parameter is omitted, the Null string is used.
			Note: If you exceed the phone physical layout text
			limits, the text will be shortened and "..." will be
			appended.

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Administrator’s Guide SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP

Name

this parameter is omitted, the default is INVITE.

<efkprompt/>

This element describes the behavior of the user prompts.

This element contains the following parameters:

Name

disabled or invalid, the macro execution fails.

SIP 3.1 specifications