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Group | Field | Description | Actions |
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Job | Specific? | Is this SMS for the current Job only? | If an SMS is launched from the Job SMS Messages screen, by default this will be set to Yes and the Number field will display the associated job number. If launched from the Comments or SMS Message screens, by default this will be set to No. |
Number | Current Job Number | This field is locked if the Specific? field is set to Yes. | |
Include Job #? | Is the Job Number to be included in the SMS content? | Toggling to Yes will insert the Job number directly into the new message. | |
Include Job Address? | Is the Job Number to be included in the SMS content? | Toggling to Yes will insert the Job address directly into the new message. | |
SMS | Created | Date & Time SMS record was created | |
Status | Status of the SMS. | Current state or final outcome of the sent message. This includes:
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From | Logged in User who created the SMS. | ||
From Number | The number the recipient will see as the Sender. | This is set in Security Preferences. | |
Sent | Date and Time the SMS was sent to the Insula Gateway | ||
Comment | Include in Reporting? | ||
Add Follow Up? | Is a Follow Up item to be raised from this SMS? | Selecting Yes will create a CRM Follow Up item. | |
Recipient: Custom | Name Number | Name and Mobile phone number of the recipient | If the intended recipient is not a Client Contact for the selected Job or is not a Framework Entity, the Name and Number can be entered here. The Copy button is then used to move to the SMS Recipients list. Tip: Recognised SMS number formats:
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Recipients: Client Contacts | Name Number | Name and Mobile phone number of Client Contacts for the current Job. Note: Only contacts with a Mobile telephone number recorded will be displayed in the list for selection. | Highlight contacts and use the Copy button to move them to the SMS Recipients list. Tip : To select multiple contacts, use Shift key and click to select a group, or Ctrl and click to select individual records. |
Recipients: Framework Entities | Entity Role | The role group. This defaults to Staff Member. | Select the specific role group from the drop down list. The Entities list will populate with entities that have mobile numbers and area eligible to be selected. |
Search | Free text search of the entities being displayed. | Tip : The search operates from the beginning of the name only. | |
Entities | Name Number | Highlight contacts and use the Copy button to move them to the SMS Recipients list. Tip : To select multiple contacts, use Shift key and click to select a group, or Ctrl and click to select individual records. | |
SMS Recipients | Name Number | This lists the Name and Number of the Contacts and Entities the SMS will be sent to. | The Recipients can be removed from the list by using the button, or by selecting individual records and using the button. |
Message | This is the message content that will be sent via SMS. | There is a default message on creation, but this can be modified using the editor. | |
Applying a Template | A Template can be applied to the message. This is selected using the button, and selecting from the Select SMS Template dialog. Tip: Once a template is applied, it can still be edited within the Message. |
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