axl-python-zeep-samples

Overview

This basic sample demonstrates how to use the Python Zeep SOAP library to provision a CUCM user, DN and phone via the AXL API

https://developer.cisco.com/site/axl/

The concepts and techniques shown can be extended to enable automated management of virtually any configuration or setting in the CUCM admin UI.

Available samples

• axlZeep.py - Demonstrates adding a user, line, and phone ( <addLine>, <addPhone>, <addUser>, <updatePhone>, <getUser> )

• axl_add_updateLine.py - Creates a line, then performs updateLine to modify the call pickup group ( <addCallPickupGroup>, <addLine>, <updateLine>, <removeLine>, <removeCallPickupGroup>)

• axl_updateDevicePool - Demonstrates creating a Device Pool and its sub-objects, then updating the Device Pool's Local Route Group Settings ( <addDevicePool>, <addH323Gateway>, <addRouteGroup>, <addLocalRouteGroup>, <updateDevicePool>, <removeH323Gateway>, <removeDevicePool>, <removeLocalRouteGroup>, <removeRouteGroup> )

• axl_add_partition_css.py - Adds two partitions, then adds a CSS containing the two new partitions ( <addRoutePartition>, <addCss> )

• axl_FAC.py - Adds a new FAC, then updates it ( <addFacInfo>, <updateFacInfo>, <removeFacInfo> )

• axl_add_sip_trunk.py - Adds a new SIP trunk with destination address ( <addSipTrunk, <removeSipTrunk> )

• axl_executeSQLQuery.py - Creates a Call Pickup Group and associates two test Lines, then executes a SQL query joining the numplan, pickupgrouplinemap, and pickupgroup tables to list the DNs belonging to the pickup group ( <addCallPickupGroup>, <addLine>, <executeSQLQuery>, <removeCallPickupGroup>, <removeLine> )

• axl_executeSQLUpdate.py - Creates a set of Video Conference Scheduling Portal Profiles and a new UC Service. Then executes a SQL update to associate the additional primary/secondary profiles (<addUcService>, <addServiceProfile>, <executeSQLUpdate>, <removeServiceProfile>, <removeUcService>)

Getting started

• Install Python 2.7 or 3.7 On Windows, choose the option to add to PATH environment variable

• The project was built/tested using Visual Studio Code

• If this is a fresh installation, update pip (you may need to use pip3 on Linux or Mac)

  python -m pip install --upgrade pip

• Dependency Installation:

  pip install zeep

• Edit creds.py to specify your CUCM address and AXL user credentials

• The AXL v11.5 WSDL files are included in this project. If you'd like to use a different version, replace with the AXL WSDL files for your CUCM version:

  1. From the CUCM Administration UI, download the 'Cisco AXL Tookit' from Applications / Plugins

  2. Unzip the kit, and navigate to the schema/current folder

  3. Copy the three WSDL files to the schema/ directory of this project: AXLAPI.wsdl, AXLEnums.xsd, AXLSoap.xsd

• To run a specific sample, in Visual Studio Code open the sample .py file you want to run, then press F5, or open the Debugging panel and click the green 'Launch' arrow

Hints

• You can get a 'dump' of the AXL WSDL to see how Zeep interprets it by copying the AXL WSDL files to the project root (see above) and running (Mac/Linux):

  python3 -mzeep AXLAPI.wsdl > wsdl.txt

  This can help with identifying the proper object structure to send to Zeep

• Elements which contain a list, such as:

  <members>
      <member>
          <subElement1/>
          <subElement2/>
      </member>
      <member>
          <subElement1/>
          <subElement2/>
      </member>
  </members>

  are represented a little differently than expected by Zeep. Note that <member> becomes an array, not <members>:

  { 
      'members': {
          'member': [
              {
                  'subElement1': 'value',
                  'subElement2': 'value'
              },
              {
                  'subElement1': 'value',
                  'subElement2': 'value'
              }
          ]
      }
  }