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SMS

You can send and receive short text messages using SMS (Short Message Service). Sending SMS-based text messages can be triggered by terminating a record with a disposition.

Note: An SMS-based text message can contain up to 160 alpha-numeric characters.

Note: This article describes only the basic settings of the SMS feature. For more in-depth guides, check out our SMS-related tutorials.

Table of Contents

  • To Create an SMS Template
  • To Activate or Inactivate an SMS Template
  • To Delete an SMS Template
  • To Test an SMS Template
  • To Read All Text Messages Sent
  • To Modify Sender ID
  • To Send Bulk Text Messages
  • To Set Automatic Disposition Allocation for Bulk Text Messages

To Create an SMS Template

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Press new_sms.button.label.
  3. Enter the name of the template in the name.label.value text field.
  4. Enter a phone number or select a database field in the contactEmail.label drop-down list to set the recipient.
  5. Select a phone number from the from.label.value drop-down list. This number is displayed as the sender to the recipient.
  6. Set when you want your text message to be sent in the due_date.label.value text field. You can schedule your message to be sent later by adding a reference to a date database field, or select send_now.label to send the message immediately.
  7. If it is not marked, mark the active checkbox.
  8. In the disposition.caption.label pane, mark the checkbox beside one or more dispositions. When agents use these dispositions, the SMS is sent automatically.
  9. Select the message.tab.label tab, then enter the desired message.
  10. Press field_change.button.label.

To Activate or Inactivate an SMS Template

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Press Expand icon to see your SMS templates list, then select a template.
  3. Mark or unmark the active checkbox.
  4. Press field_change.button.label.

To Delete an SMS Template

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Press Expand icon to see your SMS templates list.
  3. Hover your mouse over the template you want to delete, then press Delete icon.

To Test an SMS Template

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Press Expand icon to see your SMS templates list, then select a template.
  3. On the general.tab.label tab, enter a phone number in the text box beside the test_sms.button.label button, then press the button.

To Read All Text Messages Sent

  • Read about this feature in the SMS Log section.

To Modify Sender ID

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Enter the sender ID you wish to use in the from.label.value field.
  3. Press field_change.button.label.

Warning: Some telecom providers don’t support using a unique sender ID, so it is recommended including your signature in the message.

Note: Only alphanumerics (a-z, 0-9), full stop (.) and plus (+) characters are supported.

To Send Bulk Text Messages

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select database.menu.label > records_list.menu.label.
  2. Specify criteria to filter for records you want to send the text message to.
  3. Select action.toolbarbutton.label, then select the massSms.label option.
  4. Select a template to be sent to the record.

Note: For a detailed overview and step-by-step guide, check out our Tutorial on Bulk Text Messaging

Note: To get this feature, please get in touch with your contact person at VCC Live®.

To Set Automatic Disposition Allocation for Bulk Text Messages

You can now have the system to set a disposition automatically for records when sending mass text messages (SMS), depending on the delivery status of each message (sent/delivered).

  1. Select a project from the project list, then select channels.menu.label > sms.menu.label.
  2. Select a template.
  3. Select the smsEventDispositionSettings.label tab.
  4. Select a disposition from the drop-down list for each delivery status. The system will set a disposition automatically for records when sending mass text messages (SMS) depending on the delivery status of each message (sent/delivered).
  5. Press field_change.button.label.

Tip: Read about SMS Transliteration related to your SMS templates in the SMS Transliteration section.

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