Sending Short Text Messages
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Text tab provides the following fields for defining a notification to a pager, phone, or other SMS-capable device.
- To (Required): SMTP email address(es) or SMS-capable device address(es), separated by semicolons. Maximum 3,000 characters. Examples:
- AT&T Wireless - phonenumber\@txt.att.net
- T-Mobile - phonenumber\@tmomail.net
- Verizon - phonenumber\@vtext.com
- Message (Required): User-defined message up to 160 characters
::note Several carriers are deprecating email-to-text functionality. Best practice is to discontinue reliance on this functionality. :::
The SMA Notify Handler inserts a Notification ID in the format ID=nnn before any other message content. For more information, refer to Looking up Notification Sources.
Configuration Options
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FAQs
Q: What is Short Text Messages used for?
Short Text Messages is used to send a notification or message from OpCon when triggered by a job, schedule, or machine status event.
Glossary
SMA Notify Handler: Processes notifications triggered by Machine, Schedule, and Job status changes. Can send emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, and SPO notifications.
Notification: A message sent by the SMA Notify Handler when a Machine, Schedule, or Job changes to a specific status. Notifications can be delivered as emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, or other formats.
Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.
Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.
Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.
OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.