Webex Terminology

This section describes about the Webex Meetings Application and API related terminologies.

Webex Meetings: The term "Meeting" in Webex Meetings terminology can refer to all types of online sessions including:

  • Meetings on Meeting Center sites
  • Training sessions on Training Center sites
  • Events on Event Center sites
  • Sales sessions on Sales Center sites
  • Support sessions on Support Center sites

Webex Meetings Users: Webex Meetings Users are the people who host and/or participate in Webex Meetings.

Webex Meetings Services: Webex Meetings Services are the services such as creating a user, modifying information about a user, creating a meeting, and exchanging files.

Webex Meeting Center: Webex Meeting Center is an on-line meeting room with all necessary tools to conduct a meeting.

Webex Meetings Host Account: Webex Meetings Host Account is a user who has been set up with access to create/schedule Webex Meetings sessions.

Webex Meetings Site Administrator: A Webex Meetings admin defines and manages specific processes and standards for the organization's overall Webex Meetings services. This user is responsible for customizing and configuring site settings and monitoring service usage. Site Administrators create Webex Meetings host accounts and help to elevate Webex Meetings account related issues such as password resets.

Productivity Tools: Productivity tool is an add-on convenient application that allows users to start, schedule, and join Webex Meetings sessions from applications they use daily through a one-click icon (for example, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, and Instant Messaging service).

Quick Scheduler: Quick Scheduler is available through the one-click icon installed using the Productivity Tool add-on. This is a fast and easy way to schedule meetings without leaving applications you use on daily basis.

Advanced Scheduler: Advanced Scheduler is a Webex Meetings scheduler with the most comprehensive meeting options to schedule a meeting. It can be accessed only from the host site.

Meeting Template: Meeting Template is used to save the regularly scheduled meetings. It helps you to schedule meetings easily in the future.

Webex Meetings Personal Conference Meeting: This option allows hosts to establish a meeting through the phone and possibly join the online meeting later. This type of meeting requires the host account to set up a PCN account number specifying the Host and Attendee access codes.

Webex Meetings Time Zone Planner: This option allows the meeting host to visually see multiple time zones side-by-side ensuring meetings are held during regular business hours for all participants.

Webex Meeting Operations: This option is used by the developers to facilitate specific aspects of Webex services through online meetings.

Webex Meetings XML Model: Webex Meetings is based on an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) architecture.

Request Documents: Request documents are outbound XML documents that originate from your application and are destined for a Webex Meetings XML server.

Response Documents: Response Documents are inbound XML documents that originate from a Webex Meetings XML server and contains the current state of the service.

XML Schema Definition (XSD): XSD is the only type of XML document supported in the two-way flow of XML between your application and the Webex Meetings XML servers. Any information expressed in elements and that are not declared in the XSD, it is either ignored by the Webex Meetings XML servers or causes the requested operation to fail.

Webex University

Learn more about Webex by taking advantage of our full suite of flexible training options in our on-line Webex University. Read more

Developer Platform Overview

Webex Developer Program supports your interest in integrating Cisco web conferencing line of products with enterprise systems and applications. Read More