Configure System-Wide SMS Settings (How-To)

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Configure System-Wide SMS Settings

There are a couple of System SMS settings that affect all locations in your app. These settings can be found by navigating to Left-hand Navigation: Admin » System SMS.

At the top of the page you can see the phone number that your app sends messages from:

There are two System-wide SMS settings to review. To change the status of a system-wide setting, click the toggle to move the setting into the desired position. Changing the position of a setting immediately changes the function of the setting.

System-Wide SMS Settings

The system-wide SMS settings include:

Setting	Description	Helpful Hint
Global SMS on	The master switch for sending SMS from your app. No SMS will send if this setting is not enabled.	To prevent SMS from leaving your app before configuration is complete, keep this setting disabled until you've customized all SMS templates.
Send Employee Schedule Publish SMS	If enabled, employee users will receive an SMS when an employee schedule is published.	This setting requires that your app utilize Employee Scheduling. Please see our article Employee Scheduling to learn more.

Related Resources

System SMS Topic Outline
SMS Template Types Reference
System-Wide SMS Settings Reference
Customize SMS Template Types How-To
SMS Variables Reference
Set Up Reminder SMS How-To
Configure International SMS Options How-To

Configure System-Wide SMS Settings (How-To)