Adding the base caller application node

Start the Caller Applications Editor, if it is not already running.

For the procedure to start the Caller Applications Editor, see Starting the Caller Applications Editor.

Click Action > New > Caller application, or click the New (

) icon.

The system displays the New Caller Application dialog box.

Complete the following fields:

Application name Enter the name of the caller application. The Editor displays this name in the list of deployed applications when the application is deployed.

Application description (Optional, but recommended) Enter a short description of the caller application. This description provides the text that the system displays with the application properties.

Language Select the language to use for the caller application. The display lists all the languages installed with the system.

Design for VMD (Optional) Select this if you want to specify the voice mail domain where the caller application will be deployed. When selected, voice mail domain-specific values, such as the mailbox length, will be applied to the caller application. This information is not a prerequisite for building a caller application but is useful if you are editing caller applications offline and cannot easily access voice mail domain information.

Click OK.

The system displays the caller application as a node under Caller Apps.

Note: At this point, the system displays the caller application node icon in red (

),signifying that it is not yet viable. Once you add one or more application (action) nodes underneath the base node or change the action type in the Properties dialog box, the system changes the display to signify that the caller application is viable (

Adding the base caller application node

To add a basic caller application node and create the caller application: