SMS Action Notification

Add a notification type:

1. From Alert Center Libraries, click the Notification Library panel (if collapsed).

   The Notifications Library displays.

2. On the Notifications Library panel, click "add" ().

   The Select Notification Type dialog displays.

3. Choose a notification type and click OK.

   The New Notification Type dialog displays.

4. Edit the SMS Action Notification Type configuration.

Note: Alert Center SMS notifications and Network Performance Monitor SMS actions use the same configuration dialog. For more information about SMS Actions, see Adding and editing an SMS Action.

To configure an SMS notification:

1. From Notifications Library, Go to the Index, then navigate to Network Performance Monitor > Alerts & Actions > Alert Center > Notifications.
2. Click Create New. The Select Notification Type dialog appears.
3. Select SMS Action and click OK. The New SMS Action dialog appears.
   
4. Configure the following:
   • Name. Enter a unique display name to identify the SMS notification.
   • Description. Enter a short description of the action. This description is displayed in the Action Library along with the action name.
   • Country. Select the country for the SMS provider from the list.
   • Provider. Select the appropriate SMS provider from the list.

   Note: If the provider list is incomplete and/or incorrect, you can click browse (...), then click New or Edit to add or edit an SMS provider.

   • Mode. Select either Email or Dialup, depending on the Provider configuration in the system.
   • Email to. If Email is selected as the Mode, type the SMS device email address.
   • Phone Number. If Dialup is selected as the Mode, type the phone number to call with the message. You can enter multiple phone numbers, separated by a comma. There is a 2,000-character limit in this boxes, so you can enter many numbers.

   Note: Non-numeric characters such as "-" and "." are ignored.

5. In the Alert Center Message boxes, specify the options pertaining to the message that is to be sent from an Network Performance Monitor Alert Center notification.
   Enter a text message plus any necessary percent variable codes. Keep in mind that using percent variables can greatly increase the character count.

   Tip: To add Alert Center percent variables, right-click inside the message boxes and make selections from the lists.

   Note: The size limit for the message is 160 characters (140 bytes).

6. Click OK to save the changes.

Clone a notification based on an existing SMS Action Notification:

1. Click on a notification you want to copy within the Notification Library panel.
2. Click the Copy button, and click OK to create a new SMS Action Notification.

   The Edit SMS Action Notification dialog displays.

3. Save or customize your new SMS Action Notification, either:
   • Type in a new value for Name field (or keep the default) and click OK to save to the Notifications Library.
   • Follow the Edit SMS Action Notification instructions.

Delete an existing SMS Action Notification:

1. Click a SMS Action Notification you want to delete from the SMS Action Notification panel.
2. Click the Delete button, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

   The SMS Action Notification configuration is deleted.