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Configure the text messaging device for hosted SMS

  1. In the navigation bar, click The Settings icon.
  2. In the
    Devices
    section, click
    Devices
    .
  3. On the
    Devices
    page, on the
    Personal Devices
    tab, click
    Text Messaging
    .
  4. On the
    Text Messaging
    page, click
    Edit
    .
  5. Modify the values in the
    Details
    section with names and information that are valid for your organization.
  6. In the
    Contact Info Edit
    field, select who can edit contact information. The options are
    All
    ,
    None
    ,
    End Users
    , and
    Operators
    .
  7. Optionally, select
    Users must provide contact info for this Device in Self Service
    if you want to require users to provide that information. If you do not select this option users are still able to provide the information, but it is not required.
  8. In the
    Help Text
    section, enter text that will appear on the screen when operators are creating an alert.
    You must have the enterprise administrator role to edit the Help Text fields.
    • Targeting Help Text
      : When the operator selects this device as a target, the text you enter in this field appears at the top of the
      Review and Publish
      screen. For example, if you want to remind operators that text messages have a character limit, you can enter the following text:
      "SMS: Alert will be split into multiple messages if it exceeds 140 characters or 70 unicode characters."
      The text then appears at the top of the Review and Publish screen.
      Help text on the Review and Publish screen
    • Contact Info Help Text
      : The text you enter in this field appears under the device name on the End User details screen. The text should explain what should be entered in the field.
      Contact info help text
    • Contact Info Tool Tip
      : The text you enter in this field appears as a pop-up tool tip when the user hovers their cursor over the device name on the End User details screen. The text should explain what should be entered in the field.
      Contact info hover text
  9. In the
    Delivery Gateways
    section, click
    Add a Delivery Gateway
    and then select
    AtHoc
    Cloud Delivery Service
    . You can specify up to three gateways for the Hosted SMS device.
  10. Click
    Save
    .
  11. If you are ready to make the device available for alert publishing, click
    More Actions
    >
    Enable
    . The Hosted SMS Text Messaging device is then fully configured.