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Create an event code

Create an event code so that you can target users outside your organization with SMS alerts.
  1. Click The Settings icon.
  2. In the
    Users
     section, click
    SMS Opt-In
    .
  3. On the
    SMS Opt-In
     screen, click
    Manage Event Codes
    .
  4. On the
    Manage Event Codes
     page that opens in a new tab on your browser, click
    New
    .
  5. On the
    Create New Event code
     window, enter an event code name. Spaces and the following characters are not allowed: `!$%&^()={},;\:?"<>|\
  6. In the
    Event Code
     field, enter an event code. This is the code that you will provide to your end users. They send this event code in an SMS to subscribe to alerts.
  7. Optionally, in the
    Expiration
     field, select a date for the event code to expire. When an event code expires, users can no longer use the event code.
  8. Click
    Save
    .
When you promote your event code, include the following text:
Text
[event-code]
 to
[sms-number]
. If you do not know the SMS number, see SMS numbers for U.S. hosted systems and SMS numbers for European hosted systems.