SMS Action
How to get hereSMS is similar to paging. However, SMS messages do not require the mobile phone to be active and within range. Messages are sent to a service center before they are sent to a cell phone or handheld. Messages can be held at the service center for a number of days until the phone is active and within range.
Note: WhatsUp Gold transmits the SMS message to the Provider, and the provider forwards it to the cell phone. WhatsUp Gold does not broadcast SMS messages directly.
- Name. Enter a unique display name to identify the SMS notification.
- Description. Enter a short description of the action. This is displayed in the Action Library along with the entry in Name.
- Country. Using the list box, select the country for the SMS provider.
- Provider. Using the list box, select the desired provider.
Note: If the provider list is incomplete and/or incorrect, you can click the Providers button to add, edit, or delete providers in this list.
- Connection Settings. Mode is either Email or Dialup, depending on how the Provider was created in the system.
- Email to. If the connection setting is Email, enter the email address of the SMS device.
- Phone Number. If the connection setting is Dialup, enter 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 field, so you can enter many numbers.
Note: Non-numeric characters such as "-" and "." will be ignored.
- Message. Enter a text message plus any desired percent variable codes. Keep in mind that if you use percent variables, this will greatly increase the character count.
Note: If the message exceeds 140 characters, the message will be broken into up to 3 parts and will be sent as separate messages ("1 of 3", "1 of 2", etc.).
Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, or group of actions, on the console go to Tools > Running Actions.