ATT Definity Communications System Generic 3 Management Applications Manual

							This PC-based tool can help lower costs and increase
productivity by managing single or multiple
communications systems from a single workstation.
AT&T’s DEFINITY Communications
System is a dynamic system that can
meet your most demanding voice
and data needs. But to take maxi-
mum advantage of your system’s
advanced capabilities, you need
management tools that are just as
powerful and flexible — tools like
the DEFINITY System Generic 
3
Management Applications (G3-MA).
G3-MA is a flexible software platform
that adds PC-based application enhance-
ments over the DEFINITY System G3
Management Terminal (G3-MT). From
a single workstation running either
Microsoft® Windows™ 3.1 or UNIX®,
G3-MA lets you administer multiple sys-
tems, including the advanced DEFINITY
System Generic 3, the DEFINITY System
Generic 1, and the SYSTEM 75 System.
With G3-MA, you can also administer
voice products such as AUDIX®, DEFINITY
AUDIX, and INTUITY™ AUDIX Systems.
Adding Value to Your
Communications System
G3-MA enhances your investment in a
DEFINITY System because it is compat-
ible with popular MS-DOS® and UNIX
tools and environments and also pro-
vides a software platform on which
future management applications can be
introduced. In addition, G3-MA offers
new capabilities that represent a major
step forward in the continuing evolu-
tion of AT&T’s management systems.
The G3-MA can:

and adjuncts (local or remote) from
a single point, thus ensuring synchro-
nization of data throughout your
network of systems
Ž Automate repetitive tasks, freeing
your staff for more productive work
Ž Build your own customized reports
within the G3-MA or using any stan-
dard spreadsheet or database software
Ž Increase efficiencies and control
costs by helping you develop inte-
grated system administration tools
and strategies

without disrupting switch operations
In addition, G3-MA’s flexible, modular
design allows you to purchase or install
only the applications you need.
Manage Your Resources
More Efficiently
G3-MA offers important cost-saving
benefits to your business. These include:
 can service
up to 400 local and remote systems,
including switches and AUDIX or
INTUITY Systems
Minimize overtime costs —
preadminister and schedule transac-
tions and even complex sets of other
activities
Reduced translation inaccuracies
— automatic auditing capabilities
check for invalid or even inefficient
entries 
						

							Ž Increased system efficiency —produce customized, easy-to-under-
stand reports on system efficiency in
record time
automated
bulk data entry greatly reduces repeti-
tive typing and checking
New Enhancements Make
G3-MA Easy to Use
G3-MA’s new enhancements to the
G3-MT user interface makes it easier
than ever to use. For example, you can
fine-tune your communications environ-
ment by configuring your color screen
to meet your needs. In addition, Pop-
up Menus and Help let you see what
your options are in every situation.
And at the touch of a key, the On-Line
Guide appears on-screen with extensive
information about using G3-MA. Finally,
the convenient mouse (windows ver-
sion) lets you get around the screen
quickly, and tools like keyboard short-
cuts and command type-ahead let you
be nimble as well as creative.
Powerful Applications that
Help Increase Productivity
The Data Management application lets
you customize and save templates from
the switch and also allows you to create
and store transactions from the switch
for later downloading. The Global
Change Template saves time by enabling
you to automatically change values in
any field for all switch data.This application also lets you customize
reports and export data in standard
ASCII format, making it readily available
to any database management system.
Finally, scripting can increase efficiency
by bundling many tasks together and
saving them as scripts. You can even
create scripts that combine G3-MA com-
mands with those for MS-DOS, UNIX,
and other applications.
Prepare in Advance
for Major Changes
The Bulk Administration application
allows you to balance your workload by
setting up new stations before they are
actually needed or the hardware arrives.
This application shows you models of
set types, enables you to program many
station details with a few keystrokes,
merges your models and station details,
and then downloads your entries in a
single step, And, because you can audit
your entries prior to downloading, you
don’t have to be present when it occurs.
Tapping the Potential
of Systems Integration
AUDIX or INTUITY Data Exchange is an
exciting feature of G3-MA that provides
a glimpse of the power of true systems
integration and its ability to increase
productivity within your organization.
With this feature you can add or remove
users from both the switch and AUDIX or
INTUITY Systems with a single translation.
Generic 3 Management Applications At a Glance
Models
Alias StationsG3-MA UNIX® version
Station DetailŽ Switch AdministrationHunt Groups
Data Generation
Ž Voice Product AdministrationTransaction GenerationThe AUDIX® SystemGlobal ChangeThe DEFINITY® AUDIX SystemFlexible ReportsThe INTUITY™ AUDIX SystemImaging
Export/ImportCall Accounting Transfer forG3-MA windows version
Other features of G3-MA include:
Flexible, customized reports —with access to switch translation, you
can easily create and print custom-
formatted reports
Ž Store and download transactions
— 
you can edit switch forms and
save changes in a file for submission
to the switch at a later, more conve-
nient time
Scheduler for UNIX version —
schedule multiple scripts for later
execution
Concurrent voice productadministration — G3-MA saves
administration time by letting you
automatically update your voice
products without recentering data
when adding or changing a station
on the switch
Call Accounting transfer —
automatically transfer relevant station
and trunk data from the switch to the
CAS for Windows Call Accounting
Software (available on G3-MA windows
version)
administration audits —enable you to look at the switch trans-
lations for inconsistencies in switch
logic and then report them in an
audit log
What You Need to Get Started
The G3-MA requires a 386- or 486-
based desktop or laptop PC running
Windows 3.1 or UNIX 3.2.3. Windows
require 8 MB RAM and 16 MB with
UNIX. Additional memory will enhance
performance. In addition, AT&T provides
a one-year warranty for your G3-MA and
offers maintenance contracts to meet
your business needs,
For a list of certified PCs as well as
other information about the G3-MA,
contact the AT&T Account Executive
serving your area.
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