Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 CallVisor PC ASAI Instructions Manual

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Return Value
Returns the operation mode of the capability-specific function based on how much 
information was given on the command line. The return values are defined as 
follows:
Table 10-2. Return Value Descriptions
Return Value Meaning
INTERACTIVEthe user should be prompted for capability-specific 
information
RECORD_DIALOGa file name has been specified to record the dialog
SCRIPT_MODEa file name was supplied that contained answers to 
the dialog-specific questions 

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print_common(3) 
Name
print_common
Synopsis
print_common( common_ptr )
asai_common_t        *common_ptr;
Description
printf the values of each of the elements of the ASAI common message header 
to 
stdout.
Return Value
Returns the defined value of SUCCESS. This return value is usually ignored by the 
calling function. 

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t_input(3) 
Name
t_input
Synopsis
t_input( fieldname, cap_info, mode, batch_value )
char                *field_key;
struct cap_info     *cap_info;
int                 mode;
char                *batch_value;
Description
If the mode is INTERACTIVE, this function displays the name of the field, gives 
choices (if they were defined in the choices tables set up by the programmer) and 
accepts input. 
If the RECORD_DIALOG bit is on (in the mode), it will append the results to...

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t_output(3) 
Name
t_output
Synopsis
t_output( fieldname, expected_filename, type, value, mode )
char        *fieldname;
char        *expected_filename;
int         type;
char        *value;
int         mode;
Description
t_output is called by read-side capability-handling functions. It serves three 
purposes:
1. prints received value to standard output;
2. records name-value pair in specified file; 
3. compares received value with the one recorded in the expected answers...

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CV/LAN Testing
Overview
A modified version of ITT called itt is provided to test the CV/LAN client API, the 
CV/LAN server and the ASAI library. 
After installation of the CV/LAN client software for Solaris X86 and UnixWare, 
itt can be found in the /usr/adm/asai_itt directory. For SPARC Solaris, 
it is in /usr/adm/asai/asai_itt directory. For Windows NT 4.0 system, it is 
under the CV/LAN client program group.
Scripts 
The ITT scripts can be used with itt. These scripts...

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Troubleshooting
This chapter presents a variety of issues or problems that you may encounter 
during installation, administration, maintenance, or application programming 
phases of ASAI application development using the CallVisor ASAI product.
PC/ISDN Platform Installation and Reference is the document accompanying the 
ISDN personal computer interface — the BRI interface board (IPCI board).  
Some of the sections are very DOS oriented. However, the document is helpful for...

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ECS Administration
When administering the DEFINITY ECS BRI line to be used for ASAI connectivity 
between the ECS and the adjunct computer, enter the command
add station
 ext_num, where ext_num is the extension number associated with 
the ASAI link. Then enter the precise values listed in Chapter 1, ‘‘Installation’’ of 
this document.  
Other Release 6 administration commands that may be useful include:
Message Trace Capability
Use isdn_trace to write the actual...

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Application Programming
Cause Values 
CallVisor ASAI product must be installed to access the complete set of correct 
cause values. For a complete description of the DEFINITY ECS and ASAI cause 
values, see the section “Cause” in Chapter 4, “Information Elements” in 
DEFINITY 
Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 CallVisor ASAI Protocol Reference
; 
also see ‘‘cause_value’’ on page 8-12 in Chapter 8, ‘‘ASAI Capability Primitives’’ 
of this document....

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The ECS sends a register message (with the operation value set to heartbeat) to 
the adjunct every two minutes. In order to respond to this request, the application 
must have previously called the function asai_set_env with server_type set 
to C_MAINT_SER for the application to be considered a maintenance server. As a 
maintenance server, the application must respond to every C_HB_REQ capability it 
receives from the ECS with a C_HB_CONF. If the adjunct fails to...