Variables for Copying Data between Messages

You can use variables in SIP message manipulation rules to copy specific information (data) from one message to another. Information from one message is copied to a variable and then information from that variable is copied to any subsequent message. The device can store information in local (call) or global variables.

To store data in a variable, add the name of the variable in the 'Action Subject' field and set the 'Action Type' to Modify. To retrieve data from a variable, add it in the 'Action Value' field, or use it as a condition value in the 'Condition' field.

All variable types described in this section support up to 15 variables per entity (e.g., a specific call) for Mediant Software 8 GB and higher, and up to 10 for all other devices. For each variable type per entity, all the used variables together can contain only up to 1,500 characters.
Variable names can include alphanumeric characters and hyphens (-).
Variable values can be any string.