Web Services

The web server will provide its data through the web services. Each web service directory has its own configuration.

The Default Web Service has a special configuration for the MetaDirectory intranet address book. The other Web Service Settings permit configuration of the data sources and presentation of the results. In this manner, the web server can use different databases on various pages.

Only the Default service will be active by default. An LDAP node with the recommended search and result settings will be automatically created during the setup of the other services.

XML pages are also available in addition to HTML pages. Templates have been supplied for the following web services:

Service Name Path Description
Default /index.html Default access using web browsers
Default /communicator.html Display in the Office Communicator
See Setup for Office Communicator.
cell /mobile/index.html Address book for mobile end devices (smart phones & PDAs).
See Setup for Mobile End Devices.
miteladdress /miteladdress/search.xml Address book for XML browsers for the Mitel SIP phone.
See Setup for Mitel SIP Telephones.
mitel68xxi /mitel68xxi/search.xml Address book for XML browsers for the Mitel SIP phone.
See Setup for Mitel SIP Telephones.
ciscoaddress /ciscoaddress/ciscosearch.xml Address book for XML browsers for Cisco 79xx phones.
See Setup for Cisco CallManager.
ciscodirectory /ciscodirectory/ciscosearch.xml Phone directory for XML browsers for Cisco 79xx phones.
See Setup for Cisco CallManager.

Use the following features to modify the web service settings:

  • Setup...
    Configures the databases used for this web service.
  • New...
    Create templates for a new web service. By selecting this feature, default templates and infrastructure will be created using a selected name. You can adjust these templates according to your needs as described on the Template Parser and Templates for the Web Server pages.
  • Copy...
    Copies the settings and templates for an existing web service as the basis for a new web service. By selecting this feature, the selected templates and infrastructure will be created using a selected name. You can adjust these templates according to your needs, as described on the Template Parser and Web Server Templates pages.
  • Delete...
    Deletes a web service. All of the settings and templates for the selected web service will be finally deleted by this feature.
  • Edit...
    Edits the settings as described on the Web Service Settings page.

Version MetaDirectory_4.0