Your library can choose to send SMS messages informing borrowers of unresolved library business, such as pre-overdue items, overdue items, and items on hold. You can have staff send the SMS messages manually. You can also have Horizon queue the SMS messages automatically as part of Day End processing.
To enable SMS notifications, you must configure the sms_control settings. For more information, see “Enabling SMS messaging” in the SMS Messaging Administration Guide or “SMS Text Messaging” in the System Administration Guide.
You must also enable SMS messaging for the phone type that you want borrowers to receive the notices for.
To enable SMS notification
1 | Open the phone_type view in the Table Editor. |
Horizon opens the List Phone Type window.
2 | Choose the phone type you want to enable (or create a new phone type specifically for SMS messaging). |
Horizon opens the Edit Phone Type window:
3 | Verify that the SMS enabled box is checked. |
Note: If you intend to do manual or automated SMS notification of any kind, you must mark the Sms enabled box on the Edit Phone Type window.
4 | Save your changes. |
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