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Has anyone had the ability to send text messages within a workflow?

Workflow SDK Business Processes

Updated January 27, 2014

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We are wanting the ability to send sms text messages as part of a hiring center workflow. I understand we will need to use the SDK .Net functionality. Can someone point me in the right direction?

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replied on January 27, 2014

Robert,

In order to do this you are going to need to write an application that can contact an SMS Gateway or a web service that allows you to send text messages. A Google search turns up a lot of examples for connecting to such services that can get you started. Once you have your information from Laserfiche and put it into an appropriate string, you could send it off to the SMS provider. In Workflow, you could achieve this by writing a custom activity that can take a string and send it to an SMS provider.

The exact implementation details depend on what SMS provider you decide to go with (which depends on how many texts you intend to send, how quickly they will be sent, and how much you are willing to spend on the service).

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replied on January 27, 2014

Matthew,

Thanks so much for the reply. I have no experience with Laserfiche and wanted to be certain this was possible before diving in.

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replied on January 27, 2014

If you know the carrier, then you can send an email that will end up as a SMS.

Example for Verizon:

Text message address is phone # @ vtext.com (7141234567@vtext.com)

Picture message is @vzwpix.com (7141234567@vzwpix.com)

More examples can be found here: http://www.emailtextmessages.com/

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replied on January 27, 2014

The only tricky part is to know what carrier the number belongs to, but certainly possible to do it if you know the carrier for a fact.

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