SMS Service Providers

You can use the Short Message Service (SMS) Service Providers page to configure the information about the providers that your institution uses to send text messages to students. The configured SMS service providers are displayed and selected in Anthology Student when you add or edit a Student Profile on the Students list (Select the Students tile.).

Prerequisites

To view the page, you must have Contact Manager - Configuration - View authorization.

To edit the page, you must have Contact Manager - Configuration - Manage authorization.

Access Method

Select the Configuration tile > locate Contact Manager > select SMS Service Providers.

Procedure to Add or Edit Items

  1. Review the values of the records in the grid.

  2. If you want to:

    • Add a new list item, select the New button on the toolbar

    • Add a new list item by copying and modifying an existing list item, select the row in the list and the Duplicate button on the toolbar

    • Edit an existing list item, select the name in the list

  3. Review, specify, or change the following values.

ActiveClosed Specifies whether the associated record is active.

CodeClosed The alphanumeric code assigned to the item by your institution. In most cases, codes must be unique.

Domain NameClosed The domain name for the SMS Service Provider. For example, SMSService.Provider.com.

Max Number Message CharactersClosed The maximum number of characters that the provider allows in a text message.

NameClosed The descriptive name of the item.

  1. If you want to save and: 

    • Continue making changes, select the Save button

    • Continue to add another item to the list, select the Save & New button

    • Close, select the Save & Close button