Difference between revisions of "XML Applications"

Revision as of 16:33, 14 December 2007

Overview

XML application dials a number.

The graphical user interface provided with OpenStage 60/80 phones can be used to develop own applications for special purposes. XML applications enable the phone to act as a front-end to a server-side program. Moreover, XML applications have the capability of controlling calls.

The Push feature allows the server-side program to send data to the phone in an unsollicited manner. The information is displayed immediately on the phone.

Possible uses are, for instance: Integration with groupware (e.g. Microsoft Exchange Server) or Unified Messaging systems (e.g. Siemens OpenScape); gathering information provided by web services (e.g. weather, traffic, stocks); dialing aids with access to address databases.

Availability

XML applications are available in OpenStage 60/80 phones with SIP firmware version V1R3.x.

Operation

XML applications are based on the client-server architecture. Comparable with web browsers and web servers in the WWW, the client, which is running in the phone software, requests an XML document from the server-side program. The HTTP/HTTPS GET request sent by the client includes the phone's call number, for instance: 137.223.238.174/serverProgram?phonenumber=4711

The server-side program then generates an XML document, which is delivered to the phone over HTTP/HTTPS. In the phone, the XML document is parsed and displayed on the graphic display. The user enters commands and data using the TouchGuide^TM and the keypad. The phone transmits the user entries to the server-side program in the form of key/value pairs.

When the Push capability is used, the server sends a special HTTP/HTTPS request to the phone.

For details about the components involved in the operation of an XML application, see the following diagram:

For Administrators/Application Users

The following documents and ressources might be useful for administrators who intend to use OpenStage XML applications within their telecommunications infrastructure.

• System Requirements
• Necessary Components
•   Administration Manual OpenStage HiPath 8000 - Chapter 3.12.1 explains the setup/configuration of XML applications via local phone menu
•   Deployment-Service en - Chapter 7.1.14.4 explains the setup/configuration of XML applications via local phone menu via DLS
• Preview:Example XML Applications for OpenStage - Applications hosted on the testfloor server
• Preview:Downloadable XML Applications for OpenStage - Complete client/server applications for installation on a server/PC
• Preview:OpenStage XML Applikations FAQ

Documentation for Developers

•   Developers Guide XML applications - A complete description of the XML interface, with examples

Example Applications

• Preview:Example XML Applications for OpenStage - Applications hosted on the testfloor server
• Preview:Downloadable XML Applications for OpenStage - Complete client/server applications for installation on a server/PC

Resources

•   OpenStage_XML_apps_xml_schema - XML Schema for OpenStage XML applications
•   OpenStage_XML_apps_examples - XML Examples from the Developer's Guide

See also

• optiPoint application module XML applications overview - XML applications for the optiPoint application module
• 3rd party application developers - Platform for 3rd party developers who create applications for Siemens IP Phones
• OpenStage - Portal page for OpenStage phones
• OpenStage Manager - PC application for exchanging data with OpenStage phones
• DLS - Deployment Service, an administration tool capable of, among other things, setting up XML applications