Show/Manage SMS Addresses

In the People application, short message service (SMS) lets users send and receive short text messages. The system sends SMS messages to a Blackberry, cell phone, or pocket PC. You can view, add, modify, and delete SMS address for a person record.

To view SMS addresses:

  1. Display the person record whose primary SMS addresses you want to show.

  2. In the Primary SMS field, click Show/Manage Values . The Show/Manage SMS Addresses dialog box opens.

Note: If a user has only one SMS address, you can view it in the Primary SMS field, without opening the Show/Manage SMS Addresses dialog box. If the Primary SMS field is read-only, that indicates that the user has more than one SMS address.

  1. View the primary SMS addresses for the user.

To add an SMS address:

  1. Perform one of the following actions:

  1. To add the first SMS address, enter the SMS address in the Primary SMS Address field. Only one email address can be set to primary; the first SMS address entered is set to primary.

  2. To add additional SMS addresses, in the Primary SMS field click Show/Manage Values . The Show/Manage SMS Addresses dialog box opens.

  1. Click New Row.

  2. In the SMS Address field, enter an address for a Blackberry, cell phone, or pocket PC.

  3. In the Type field, click Select Value . Select the corresponding value for the SMS address.

  4. Select the Is this the Primary SMS Address? check box if you want to set this SMS address as the primary one for this person. Only one email address can be set to primary; the first email address entered is automatically set to primary.

  5. Perform one of the following actions:

To modify an SMS address:

  1. Display the person record for whom you want to modify an SMS address.

  2. To modify an SMS address for a user with only one address, modify the information in the Primary SMS field.

  3. To modify an SMS address for a user with more than one address, in the Primary SMS field, click Show/Manage Values . The Show/Manage SMS Addresses dialog box opens.

  1. If appropriate, modify the information in the SMS Address field or Type field.

  2. If appropriate, select or clear the Is this the Primary SMS Address?

Note:  Only one email address can be set to primary; the first SMS address entered is set to primary.

  1. Click OK.

To delete an SMS address:

  1. Display the person record for whom you want to delete an SMS address.

  2. To delete an SMS address for a user with only one SMS address, delete the information in the Primary SMS field.

  3. To delete an SMS address for a user with more than one SMS address, in the Primary SMS field, click Show/Manage Values . The Show/Manage SMS Addresses dialog box opens.

  1. Click Mark Row for Delete next to the address you want to delete.

  2. To cancel a deletion, click Undo Delete .