SMS provider: mPulse
Overview
The following channel-specific fields are shown for mPulse SMS channels:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
API Service URL | This mandatory text property defaults to the value https://ms-api.mpulsemobile.com/. It can be a maximum of 500 characters in length, and represents the API service URL used to connect to the mPulse service. |
Username | This mandatory text property accepts a maximum of 100 characters. It allows you specify a username to be used to connect to the mPulse service. |
Password | This mandatory, password-masked text field accepts a maximum of 100 characters. It allows you specify a password to accompany the supplied username. |
Account Id | This mandatory text property accepts a maximum of 100 characters. It represents the account ID that will be used to connect to the mPulse service. |
Audience list Id | This combobox field is accompanied by an Add button, which allows you to specify one or more audience list IDs. Each can be a maximum of 100 characters in length, and represents an Audience list ID in the context of which all uploaded contacts will be grouped together. Specification of an audience list ID is mandatory. |
Event name | This mandatory text property accepts a maximum of 100 characters. It represents the event name that will be used to send mPulse SMS messages. |
Content attribute name | This mandatory text property accepts a maximum of 50 characters. It represents the content attribute name that will be used to render SMS content for each subscriber. |
Max send threshold | This numeric property defaults to 10, and accepts a range of values from 1 to 10. It represents the maximum number of concurrent send operations that can be executed for a batch of email campaigns. |
Channel results
The following offer results are available at mPulse SMS channels:
Targeted
Sent
Send Failure
Creating a custom attribute
Create a list
In a web browser, navigate to https://auth.mpulsemobile.com/ and select Program Manager.
Input a username and password and select Next.
From the Audience menu, choose Lists.
Select Create List.
Enter a name and description for the List.
Check the Enable SMS channel box.
Enter an SMS Keyword, specified by mPulse.
Select the shortcode to be used for the messages from the dropdown.
Select Add List to save.
Once the List has been created, note the LIST ID associated with this list as that will be used in the configuration of the channel in RPI.
Create an event
From the Programs menu, choose Custom Events.
Select Create Event.
Input a Name.
In the Attributes section, select Add Attribute.
Fill in the following fields:
Name: enter the value “Content”.
Data type: choose String from the dropdown.
Select Create event.
Create a One-way
Navigate to One-ways from the top menu.
Select Create One-Way.
Enter a name and description.
From the Select Audience dropdown, choose the audience you created in the Create an audience section.
Select Next.
In the content section of the message, enter “##EVENT.CONTENT##”.
In the Set Trigger section, configure the following:
When do you want to send this message: Choose “Trigger from custom event”.
On occurrence of event: Choose the name of the event you created in the Create an event section.
Frequency: Choose “As often as triggered”.
Select Next.
Choose Launch One-Way.