An SMS is a quick way to communicate with a client or candidate. SMS is for example used to wish the candidate good luck with a job interview or to inform the candidate about the perfect job. You send SMS from Carerix by using a mail to SMS service. As example we use MessageBird.
To do so you need to:
Sign up for an account at the SMS carrier MessageBird
Install the Sms Template from the Template Library
Setup
Signing up for a Messagebird account
MessageBird offers a service to convert an email to an SMS. You can then send an email from Carerix and which will be received as an SMS by the recipient.
Create your own Message Bird and order a bundle of text messages. Follow the instructions at https://www.messagebird.com/en/user/create
Setup MessageBird account for use with email
Go to Settings > Mail2SMS
Click + E-MAIL
Enter the following address: sms@appname.mail.carerix.net"appname" is the name of your Carerix application, e.g.: http:appname.carerix.net
Installing the template
Install the template from the email template library:
In the email template library, at "Candidate", you will find the template "SMS". install this one.
Note: Check the receiver of the template, it should be 'To: Other'. Change if necessary.
Using the template
You can now send an SMS to the candidate in the following way:
Go to the candidate and open the General tab
Select e-mail: "SMS" and click on [OK]
Fill in:SubjectWill be visible as sender of the SMS. 11 characters maximum.ContentEnter the desired test at the line with the bracesNote that a message of more than 160 characters will cost extra credits
[Send] the message
Notes
The candidate must have a valid mobile number (private)numbers of the form 06 xxxx xxxx of +316 xxxx xxxx are correctthe form +31(0)6 xxxx xxxx is not correct
Sent messages can be found at th activities tab of the candidate (or contact)
You order a bundle of credits first. A single message costs approx. € 0.13 (Januari 2014). You can check your credit at http://www.messagebird.com
For (former)) Mollie customers:Mollie used a code in the subject for authentication. This no longer appliesMessageBird uses the sender to authenticate. Therefore, the subject line is available: This will be shown as the sender of the SMS.
Example code of the template
If you want to add the template manually:
Name: SMSSettings: HTML format, 'Send list'-template, Add attachments to E-mail automatically: each disabledVisible at: Candidate
Subject: {{SMS-Sender}}
Content:
<cx:let name="mobileNr" value="$activity.toEmployee.mobileNumber.stringByRemovingWhitespace">
<cx:if condition="mobileNr.length>9">
{{enter your text here. Note: Texts longer than 160 characters will cost extra credits! }}
<cx:let name="to" value="${mobileNr}@sms.messagebird.com" expand="1"><cx:header name="to" value="$to"/></cx:let>
<cx:let name="from" value="sms@${utilities.userDefaults.Customer.lowercaseString}.mail.carerix.net" expand="1"><cx:header name="from" value="$from"/></cx:let>
</cx:if>
<cx:else>
{{NB: Please enter a valid mobile number for this candidate}}
</cx:else>
</cx:let>
Optional: If you use markers --begin and --end, than only the part between the markers will be sent:
This text is ignored
--begin
This text will be put in the SMS
--end
This text is ignored
For Contacts
Make the template visible at: Contact person
Change the top line into: <cx:let name="mobileNr" value="$activity.toContact.mobileNumberBusiness.stringByRemovingWhitespace">
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Keywords: UD-593