{"id":79,"date":"2010-06-30T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caw.co.za\/?p=79"},"modified":"2015-02-25T13:09:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T11:09:23","slug":"smsclient-version-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caw.co.za\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"SMSClient Version History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Version 2.0.25<\/h2>\n

Remove duplicate numbers<\/h3>\n

A new option to remove duplicate cell numbers when sending messages was added to Ad-hoc (single) SMS messages and Bulk SMS messages.<\/p>\n

The option is enabled by placing a check in the box ‘Send only one message to a number’. When compiling the batch of messages the system will ensure that only one SMS is sent to each cellphone number. This is very useful where multiple contacts may share a cell number, or where cell numbers are imported from a CSV or XLS file and you want to ensure nobody receives duplicate messages.<\/p>\n

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Send only one message to a number<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Import cell numbers for Bulk SMS<\/h3>\n

Cell numbers can be imported from CSV files or Excel 2003 (XLS) files.<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/h4>\n

1. For CSV files<\/b>: The first column should be the cell number, the second column should contain the recipient’s name. All other columns are ignored.
\nExample:
\n0825551234,John Doe
\n0825551122,Jane Doe<\/p>\n

2. For XLS files<\/b>: Only the first sheet in the document will be imported. The first column should be the cell number, the second column should contain the recipient’s name. All other columns are ignored.
\nReading of the data will stop on the first row with a blank cell number field.<\/i> Therefore, ensure that all the rows in the XLS file (spreadsheet) contain data.<\/p>\n

\"Import<\/a>
Alternative source for bulk SMS messages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Version 2.0.8<\/h2>\n

Connection Status<\/h3>\n

Connection status is now visible at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n

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Connection Status<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Offline Mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Outbox\"<\/a>
Access the Outbox from the menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
The option is now available to work off-line. All messages will be queued on the workstation and will appear in the Outbox. The messages in the outbox will automatically send once the connection to the internet is established.<\/p>\n

Set the preferred Delivery Options in the Configuration section. We recommend the default setting of ‘Deliver directly or queue on local server if delivery fails’.<\/p>\n

Additionally, on all messages the ‘Do not send after’ option allows you to set an expiry date and time for the message. This will prevent a message from being delivered after the expiry date.<\/p>\n

For example: Consider the situation where you send an SMS message to a client to remind him of an appointment on Friday morning at ten. If the SMS message was waiting in the queue on the workstation and you connect to the internet after the appointment time, then the SMS will not be sent if the ‘Do not send after’ option was set to expire the message before Friday morning.<\/p>\n

The default expiry days can be set in the Configuration section.<\/p>\n

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Set the message expiry date and time<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Delivery Status<\/h3>\n

It is now possible to view the delivery status of the SMS messages. The delivery status can be accessed from SMS History.<\/p>\n

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Delivery Status option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Delivery Status will only be available on messages sent using SMSClient 2.0.0 or above.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the Delivery Status button to see the status of the message.<\/p>\n

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Delivery Status Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The status of the messages will be:<\/p>\n