Provisioning Interface

SDA Provisioning Security

 Provisioning security information on SDA performed using one of the available options outlined below:

• You can access the SDA provisioning function using either the System Manager GUI or the scripting function if you have functional level security.

The Service Handlers tab displays the following components:

• The left pane displays the following:
   
  Service Handler template nodes - list of service handler templates available on your system. Each service handler template node contains any instances that have been created of that service handler and the response identifiers applicable to that service handler. For example, MAP Check IMEI is the Service Handler template node.
   
  Service Handler instance node - user-created and named instances of service handlers. Each service handler name created is appended with a number in parenthesis. This number indicates the order in which the instances were created. For example, the TP(54) Service Handler instance was the 54th instance of a Service Handler created on the system in the preceding figure (Service Handler Tab). Note that this does not necessarily mean there are currently 54 instances on the system; one or more could have been deleted.
  
  Response Identifiers node - the response identifier instructs the service handler to perform the next action for a particular event.
  
  Response Identifier type - type of response identifier. The response identifiers displayed differ for the selected service handler. For more information about Response Identifiers, see the appropriate section in the Service Handler User Guide.
  
  

• The middle pane displays the following:
   
  Pre-processing - indicates the start of the list of services
  
  Post-processing - indicates the end of the list of services
  
  

• The right pane displays the following:
  
  Attributes panel
  
  Services - the services provided by the Service Handler
  
  Enabled - check box to enable or disable a service
  
  You can drag and drop to change the order of the services in the Attributes panel. The same order of services is displayed in the middle pane. Click the check box to enable services in the Attributes panel. The selected services are added and connected in the middle pane.
  
  

• Specific Parameters panel

  The fields displayed in Specific Parameter panel vary depending on the Service Handler selected.

  
  Connect Name - defines the content of an IN connection control message. Enter an already configured connect in the text box, or double-click the text box to select the Connect from the Referenced column help window, or search the Connect in the search criteria panel in the Referenced column help window. Double-click the text box to display the  Referenced column help window that lists the already configured Connect names.

  
  Response Routing - select a value for the response routing for the service handler instance from the drop-down list. The possible values are MTP and  SCCP.
  
  

  Status - the status of a created or modified record. If a record is created or modified but not committed to the database, the Status column displays Edited or New. If a record is modified and committed successfully to the database, the Status column displays Success. If the modified record is not successfully committed to the database, the Status column displays Failure and the reason for failure is displayed if you move the mouse over the status column. If invalid values are entered, the Status column displays “?” and the reason for “?” is displayed if you move the mouse over the status column.

For more information about provisioning procedures, see the Services User Guide and the Service Handler User Guide.

The Service Panel

The Service Panel provides configuration settings for a selected Service. A service pane provides configuration options unique to each Service.

To access a Service Panel

1. Select CONFIGURATION > SS7 DB Application from the launcher tree.
2. Click the Service Handlers tab.
3. Select the desired Service Handler instance in the left pane.
4. Enable a Service in the right pane.

For more information about this procedure, see the related section in the Service Handler User Guide.

The SRI_SMS Service Handler is shown as an example in the following figure.

Service Panel

 

Select the Svc component in the middle pane. The service pane for the selected Service is displayed in the right pane. The fields displayed in the service pane are unique to each Service Handler.

The service pane for Service, TCAPScrnSvc, is provided in the following figure as an example.

Service Pane

A field with a pink key represents the primary key column.

A field with a blue key indicates that the field refers to an entry in another table. Double-click any of the text boxes with a blue key. The  Referenced Column Help window displays the values configured in the referenced table.

 Fields with green text represent a choice group. You can enter a value for only one of these fields.

The fields provided in the service pane vary, depending on the Service Handler and Service you are accessing. Each service pane contains some combination of the fields in the following list:

• Event Name - name of the mandatory or user-defined event.
  
  
• Analyze Route - refers to the analyze route table.
  
  
• Return Error - refers to the return error table.
  
  
• Continue - refers to the continue table.
  
  
• Disconnect - refers to the disconnect table.
  
  
• NextAction - the next action to be performed. The possible values are Stop and Continue.
  
  
• CdPA - refers to the called party address table.
   
• Discard - the signaling message is discarded.
  
  
• Release - refers to the release table.
  
  
• Status - the status of the created or modified event. If a record is created or modified but not committed to the database, the Status column displays Edited and changes to New. If a record is modified and committed successfully to the database, the Status column displays Success. If the modified record is not successfully committed to the database, the Status column displays Failure and the reason for failure is displayed if you move the mouse over the status column. If invalid values are entered, the Status column displays “?” and the reason for “?” is displayed if you move the mouse over the status column.

For more information about provisioning procedures, see the Services User Guide and the Service Handler User Guide.

Referenced Column Help Window

The Referenced Column Help window is available for fields in a table that refer to another table. The blue key in the service pane indicates that a reference to another database table is in progress. Double-click the field to open the Referenced Column Help window to display the previously configured items. Select the value in the Referenced Column Help window to update the field.

Referenced Column Help Window

The Referenced Column Help window displays the following:

• A panel based on the selected text box in the service panel. For example, if you double-click the Analyze Route text box, the Analyze route panel is displayed.
  
  
• Search criteria panel

The Reference Help Menu Bar

The menu bar for Referenced Column Help window contains the File, Edit, View, and Configure options. The following table lists the menu options.

Referenced Column Help Menu Bar

Menu	Option	Function	Shortcut	Mnemonic Key
File				<ALT+F>
	Page Setup	Set paper size and orientation.		<S>
	Print	Select number of copies, whether to print to a printer or a file, set banner page title, or enter print command options.	<CTRL+P>
	Close	Close the application window.		<C>
Edit				<ALT+E>
	Copy	Copy the contents	<CTRL+C>	<C>
	Paste	Paste the contents	<CTRL+V>	<P>
View				<ALT+V>
	Home	Navigate to the first page.	Home icon or <CTRL+M>	<m>
	Previous	Navigate to the previous page.	Previous icon or <CTRL+Shift+Up>	<u>
	Next	Navigate to the next page.	Next icon or <CTRL+Shift+Down>	<e>
	Refresh	Refresh the current values.	Refresh icon or F5	<R>
Configure				<ALT+C>
	Page Size	Set the page size. It can be saved as user preferences.		<P>

The Referenced Help Toolbar

The toolbar of the  Referenced Column Help window provides the following icons:

• Home - Navigate to the first page.
  
  
• Previous - Navigate to the previous page.
  
  
• Next - Navigate to the next page.
  
  
• Refresh - Refresh the screen with the current details.

 

The Search Criteria Panel

Use the Search Criteria panel to search the entries in the databases. The Search Criteria panel is displayed when you view a database table in the Referenced Column Help window. See the following figure.

The Search Criteria Panel

Search Criteria panel includes the following:

• Parameters - from the drop-down list select the parameter to search the database table. The fields in the database table in the middle pane are displayed as the parameters.
  
  
• C Operators - comparison operators. The comparison operators <, <=, =,<>, >, and >= (less than, less than or equal to, equal to, not equal to, greater than, and greater than or equal to) are displayed.
  
  
• Value - enter a value for the parameter selected and press <RETURN>. The entered values are displayed in the query text box.
  
  
• L Operators - logical operators. The logical operators are AND, OR, and NOT.
  
  
• Query text box - a query string is displayed when you select Parameters, C operators, Value, or L operators. A query string is a combination of expressions. An expression is a combination of a parameter, comparison or logical operator, and the value. You can edit the Query text box.
  
  The following buttons are displayed below the Query text box:
   
  
  • Save - save the query string. Enter a name in the Query name drop-down list to save the query string.
    
    
  • Delete - delete the query selected from the Query Name drop-down list.
    
    
  • Clear - clear the query string in the query text box.
    
    
  • Undo - undo the last change in the query text box.
    
    
  • Redo - redo the last change in the query text box.
    
    
  • Search - search the records in the database based on the query string.
    
    
  • Query Name - name for the query in the query text box. The valid range is 1-30 ASCII characters. A list of previously stored query names are displayed in the drop-down list. You can view, edit, or delete a stored query.