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2.3 Setting up Contacts
Typically, users will want to create contacts in order to easily make phone calls. In addition, in order to send
IMs, shared online information and transfer files, contacts are required.
Populating the Contact List from an XMPP Roster
If you support XMPP accounts, the XMPP roster is automatically pulled into Bria when the XMPP account is
enabled.
You could pre-populate each user’s roster with the corporate contact list.
Populating the Contact List by Importing a File
You can provide a file that users can import. Users can import a contact list from:
• CSV. A comma-separated file. Use this method to import from a Microsoft® Excel® file. You will first
have to set up the file; see below.
• vCard. A vCard file (*.vcf file). A vCard is an electronic business card that is often attached to an e-mail.
• PST. A Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft® Exchange contact list (a *.pst file).
Setting up an Excel File for Import
1. Remove any introductory text or headings from the top of the file. (You can keep text at the end of the file;
it will be ignored during the import.)
2. Insert a blank row as the first row, then insert the headings that Bria will use to interpret the meaning of
each column. The columns can be in any order. Key headings are:
• sip-address. Bria recognizes a value in this column as a softphone address and considers the address as
one that can be phoned and as an address that can be used for IM/presence (if SIP is being used for IM/
presence).
• xmpp-address: Bria recognizes a value in this field as a Jabber (XMPP) address and will map this field
to the Jabber contact method for the contact. Bria considers a Jabber address as one that can be used for
IM/presence (if XMPP is being used for IM/presence).
• display-name, given_name, surname
• business number
• presence_subscription. Complete this column in one of these ways:
• If you only want to share presence information with some of your contacts, fill in this column in
the file. Enter “true” for contacts whose online presence you want to see, leave blank or enter
“false” for others. During the import, you will be able to choose to share presence with only these
contacts. Bria will subscribe to the presence of these “true” contacts, assuming that the user has a
SIP (if using SIP for presence).
• If you want to share presence with all your contacts (or with none), ignore this heading. During the
import you will be able to choose to share with all (or none) of your contacts.
For a complete list of headings, see page 84.
3. Save the file as *.csv.