[cisco-voip] Bulk Admin and Jabber

[Anthony Holloway]

"...I need to use the built-in tools..."

So, Excel + BAT is built-in, and Python + AXL is not?

I kid, I kid.  I get that there's a common familiarity with Excel and not
one with Python.

I have a recommendation when working with BAT import files in Excel.
Insert a few input columns to the left of the actual data, and then drive
your entire spreadsheet with formulas.  This will save you from having to
constantly scroll left and right look for cells you need to fill in.  You
will have to exclude them when you export/save as csv.  However, keeping
the input columns together on the left should make this very easy.  You can
duplicate the sheet and delete them, you can have two different files: XLSX
and CSV, you can copy and paste into Notepad++ and CTRL+H replace tabs (\t)
with commas (,).  There's a few options there.  Anyway, I find it much
nicer to input the data this way.  I hope it helps you too.

Do this:

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Not this:

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On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 7:24 PM Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:

>
> We really need to start to minimize the amount of custom scripts /
> programming that we use, not increase it.
>
> It’s a bit of a long story.
>
> So I need to use the built-in tools.
>
> :(
>
> We might just stick with super copy if bulk admin doesn’t work out.
>
> Lelio
>
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> On Sep 12, 2019, at 7:48 PM, Anthony Holloway <
> avholloway+cisco-voip at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Why not roll your own build tool in Python?  You can ask questions here,
> as lots of us have Python and AXL experience, and then more people get to
> benefit from the collaboration.
>
> Just think how cool it would be to build your very own Jarvis:
>
> <image.png>
>
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:22 PM Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> It’s been a while since I’ve used Bulk Admin Tool.
>>
>> Wondering how it might help with our Jabber deployment.
>>
>> I’m thinking, since our requests will come in one at a time, the best
>> approach would be to create a BAT file that has a line for each device
>> type. We’ve decided to load all types so users can switch devices out/in as
>> they wish.
>>
>> Can you bulk load _without_ using a template?
>>
>> What have others done with respect to Jabber bulk loads?
>>
>> Lelio
>>
>> *-sent from mobile device-*
>>
>>
>> *Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.* | Senior Analyst
>>
>> Computing and Communications Services | University of Guelph
>>
>> Room 037 Animal Science & Nutrition Bldg | 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON |
>> N1G 2W1
>>
>> 519-824-4120 Ext. 56354 <519-824-4120;56354> | lelio at uoguelph.ca
>>
>>
>>
>> www.uoguelph.ca/ccs | @UofGCCS on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
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>>
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