1. Workcloud Communication Location Area Service Customer Administrator Guide
  2. Location Area Service Configuration
  3. Location TAB Inside PTT Pro
  • Workcloud Communication PTT Pro Location Area Service Customer Administrator Guide
Location TAB Inside PTT Pro

Location TAB Inside PTT Pro

The PTT Pro Client introduced a new feature to retrieve the list of users in a specific department within the store based on the LAS location.
The PTT Pro Client introduces a Location tab, similar to other tabs like Broadcast Messaging, which is enabled when LAS is configured. The location tab is not applicable for PTT Pro on wearables like WS50.
  1. The PTT Pro Client introduces a Location tab, similar to other tabs such as Broadcast Messaging, which is enabled when LAS is configured and the new configuration,
    showLASFriendlyListTab
     is enabled at the PTT Pro Client end, as shown in the following screen:
    Location Tab
    LAS Tab
  2. Navigate to the
    Location
     tab, a list of areas (LAS Friendly Names) associated to that site is displayed, as shown following screen.
    Location Tab Area List
    LAS Default View
  3. Click any area to display the list of users in that area and click a particular contact to enable calling functionality.
    Area and Enabling Contact Calling
    LAS Contact Selected
JSON Parameters for LAS
Parameter
Description
Type
Default Value
Configurable Values
showLASFriendlyListTab
Configures to Enable/Disable the Location TAB.
Integer
0
0
1
  • Users have the option to scroll through the list and make a call to any selected user.
  • The call option are disabled if the logged-in user and the selected LAS user are the same.
  • Initiating a call by long-pressing a particular contact is not applicable inside the LAS tab.
  • If the default callee is configured, a call via Intent or the PTT press button is triggered to the LAS tab if it is open, no user is selected inside the LAS Tab, and the PTT Pro application is in the foreground.
  • If the PTT Pro application is in the foreground and the LAS tab is open, a call via Intent or the PTT press button is triggered to the user selected in the LAS tab.
  • The user is returned to the default PTT Pro tab after a successful call, whether the call is received or initiated via the LAS tab.
  • Any value other than that mentioned above does not affect, and it is reset to the default value, 0.
From PTT Pro JSON File
The
showLASFriendlyListTab
 configuration can also be enabled using the
WFCPTTProDefault.json
file. It is the same as configuring the existing PTT Pro Client-related configuration.
WFCPTTProDefault.json

{  
  "showLASFriendlyListTab":0
}
Applying the configuration to Android 10 and below:


adb push WFCPTTProDefault.json /sdcard/
adb shell am broadcast -a com.symbol.wfc.pttpro.ACTION_DEFAULT_CONFIG --es "configpath" "/sdcard/WFCPTTProDefault.json"
Applying the configuration to Android 11 and above:

adb push WFCPTTProDefault.json /enterprise/device/settings/pttpro/
adb shell am broadcast -a com.symbol.wfc.pttpro.ACTION_DEFAULT_CONFIG --es "configpath" "/enterprise/device/settings/pttpro/WFCPTTProDefault.json"