SMS/text notifications for delivery tracking
Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service that enables the sending and receiving of messages between mobile phones. A text message can include 160 characters if 7-bit character encoding (Latin characters) is used or 70 characters if 16-bit Unicode UCS2 character encoding is used (non-Latin characters such as Chinese). Sending SMS text messages requires eFORMz with eDIRECT+ enabled and an SMS provider. Minisoft recommends two SMS providers: CDYNE (http://www.cdyne.com/) and DialMyCalls (http://www.dialmycalls.com/). Other third-party SMS providers can be accommodated. Contact Minisoft support for more details: support@minisoft.com.
Configure text notifications for delivery tracking
The necessary data elements are:
- Recipient phone number
- Order number
- Message
The phone number
1) First, add a variable for the recipient’s phone number. Right-click the phone number and select Add Variable > OK
.
The order number
2) Add a variable for the order number. Right click the data field and select Add Variable > OK
.
The message
3) If the text message is a part of your data stream, then add it as a variable. The order number can be concatenated later.
If the text message isn’t a part of your data stream, it can easily be created. Right-click the form and select Add Variable > By position
.
Right click the new variable (Message
) and select Add Function > Set Value
. Enter the message. The order number can be concatenated later.
Customizing the message (adding the order number)
4) To concatenate the order number, right-click the variable (Message
) and select Add Function > Insert String
. Select the variable for the order number (OrderNumber
) and then choose the appropriate character position.
You’ll need to add a space after the order number.
To add a space, right-click the variable (Message
) and select Add Function > Insert String
. Enter a space and then choose the appropriate character position.
Switch to the eDIRECT PLUS
tab and select Add Output > SMS
.
Right-click the SMS icon and select Add Provider > CDYNE SMS
or DialMyCalls SMS
.
In the Number
field, add the variable PhoneNumber
. In the Message
field, add the variable Message
. Enter the URL
and API Key
(license key).
Run a test by selecting Run > Process w/eDIRECT PLUS
.
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