SMS Through Workflow

Wed Dec 5 23:48:45 EST 2007

Hello JM,

First, please remove the screenshot from the mail before replying to the group since it takes up plenty of space...

Now for the SMS:

A service provider is a server with sms sending software that "knows how to" send text messages from a computer to any of the mobile numbers in your country or outside. This can be a server installed on your site or a server belonging to another company to which you will have to pay a fixed price for the SMS messages you wish to send. Anyway this is a component outside of the Netweaver platform and must be addressed as an external service  - this is done via configuration transaction SCOT

As for your questions:
2. You need authorization for send process in the SAP system, needs to be checked out if there is a restriction on the recipient type.
3. The format of the recipient ID is between you and the service provider
4. See explanation above
5.Enclosed please find a sample of the calling of the standard SAP function we perform

  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1'
      EXPORTING
        document_data              = document_data
        put_in_outbox              = 'X'
        sender_address             = sender_address
        sender_address_type        = 'B'
        commit_work                = 'X'
      TABLES
        packing_list               = packing_list
        contents_txt               = contents_txt
        receivers                  = receivers
      EXCEPTIONS
        too_many_receivers         = 1
        document_not_sent          = 2
        document_type_not_exist    = 3
        operation_no_authorization = 4
        parameter_error            = 5
        x_error                    = 6
        enqueue_error              = 7
        OTHERS                     = 8. 

I hope this is helpful
Thanks,
Ronen Fox
Paz Oil Co.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of JITU MOHAN
	Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:33 PM
	To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
	Subject: Re: SMS Through Workflow

	Hi,

	I have following queries:
	1. Please explain me about the service provider, i mean do we need to have a service provider who allow us to use there services. 
	    More explaination with example will be helpful.

	2. While sending message do we need any specific authorization.
	3. Is there any specific format of receipent ID and all?
	4. Can we send Local/National/Internaltional SMSes?
	5. Can you provide me any sample code in ABAP.

	Thanks,
	JM

	On Dec 5, 2007 4:30 PM, רונן פוקס <ronenf at paz.co.il> wrote:

		Hi,

		The steps for configuring SCOT depends on your SMS service provider.

		The system needs some sort of an external service in order to be able to send outgoing SMS messages.
		Once you set up an account with the service provider, the node at transaction SCOT should look something like this:

		I hope this helps. You are welcome to ask further questions.
		Thanks,
		Ronen

			-----Original Message-----
			From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu <mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu> ] On Behalf Of JITU MOHAN
			Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:47 PM
			To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
			Subject: Re: SMS Through Workflow

			Hi Ronen, 

			The steps provided by you are very useful, could you provide me the steps for configuring SCOT for SMS/Pager. 

			Thanks in advance... 

			Warm Regards, JM

			On Dec 5, 2007 10:32 AM, רונן פוקס <ronenf at paz.co.il> wrote:

				Hello David,

				We have a workflow sending out SMS messages.

				The way it is set up is as follows:

				1. Maintain the mobile number either in the person or the user master data
				2. Create a method or an attribute to read that number from the master data record.
				3. Create a method for sending the message based on SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 function module. Be sure to pass the parameter  sender_address_type        = 'B' 
				4. Your message is sent via the SCOT mechanism

				Of course you have to set up in transaction the option to send SMS via the PAG node. We did it with an external service provider that receives an http string from us. 

				It works very good for us (hundreds of messages each day)

				Good luck !

				Ronen

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					From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu <mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu> ] On Behalf Of Sudhir Pargaonkar
					Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 6:54 PM
					To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
					Subject: Re: SMS Through Workflow

					Hi David,

					I have done it before. Every mobile number has its own email address. You can get it from mobile career. (for example tmobile has :1234567890 at tmomail.com ). 

					Just use send email step to send message to this address. Make sure to keep number of characters limited as per max length of SMS.

					Regards,
					Sudhir

					On Dec 4, 2007 10:38 AM, Bibby, David < david.bibby at linklaters.com> wrote:

					Hi,
					Has anyone ever managed to send SMS messages from a workflow?
					I believe this is possible reading the SAPConnect documentation on help.sap.com <http://help.sap.com/> . 

					If so can anyone tell me how this is done?
					I have a requirement that when a new project (BUS2001) is released that we get the mobile number of the project manager from SAP HR and SMS them to let them know it has been released. 

					Many Thanks
					David

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