Notify Users Wanting Text Messages Report
Use the Notify Users Wanting Text Messages (Loccsmessage) report to automatically send SMS text messages to patrons who have requested them. The messages sent must come from message templates that you set up in the See "Message Template Manager Wizard". For more information about this feature and how to enable it, see SMS Notifications.
This report is on the Circulation tab of reports.
The SirsiDynix Symphony Workstation server needs to be running to schedule and run this report, or the report will fail. Do not halt the SirsiDynix Symphony Workstation server until the report displays on the finished list.
This report contains the following tabs.
| • | Basic Tab: Reports |
| • | sms_notice Tab |
| • | Charge Selection Tab |
| • | Hold Selection Tab |
| • | Bill Selection Tab |
| • | User Selection Tab |
| • | User Status Selection Tab |
| • | Item Selection Tab |
The Notify Users Wanting Text Messages report can send a variety of different text messages to patrons. This report can send messages about overdue items, holds available for pickup, bill notices, or general library announcements. Each message sent through this report can also update the notice sent counter if desired. You can also specify which message to send based on the notice count. Finally, you have all the typical filtering mechanisms for these reports.
To send the text messages, you must enable one or more of the message types on the sms_notice tab. For further instructions, see sms_notice Tab.
You can create one or more instances of the report if you want to split up the types of notices sent or based on filtering. You would also use an instance of this report to send a one-time library announcement to all patrons who have requested to receive them.
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