SMPP Activities
Properties Configuration Settings
The SMPP Activity implements Short Message Peer-to-Peer message transmission functionality.
Remarks
The SMPP Activity implements a Short Message Peer-to-Peer client that can be used to send SMS messages from your WorkFlow to any SMS-enabled entity.
SMPP Receive Activity
Before using the SMPP Send Activity, you must first contact a Short Message Service (SMS) vendor to create an account. Once your account is properly set up, you must set the server information on your activity through the SMPPServer and SMPPPort properties. If your SMS vendor supplies you with a UserId or Password, you should enter those as well. Some vendors may also require specific SystemType values in order to communicate with a client. If this is the case, the vendor will supply you with that information as well.
The activity also supports Secure Socket Layer (SSL) transport security. This may be enabled by selecting an SSLCert and a valid SSLAcceptServerCert, and then setting the SSLStartMode to an appropriate value.
Once configured the activity will connect to the SMPP server and remain connected to receive incoming messages. It will remain connected until the activity is shut down.
SMPP Send Activity
Before using the SMPP Send Activity, you must first contact a Short Message Service (SMS) vendor to create an account. Once your account is properly set up, you must set the server information on your activity through the SMPPServer and SMPPPort properties. If your SMS vendor supplies you with a UserId or Password, you should enter those as well. Some vendors may also require specific SystemType values in order to communicate with a client. If this is the case, the vendor will supply you with that information as well.
The activity also supports Secure Socket Layer (SSL) transport security. This may be enabled by selecting an SSLCert and a valid SSLAcceptServerCert, and then setting the SSLStartMode to an appropriate value.
Once the send port is set up, it will connect to the SMPP server whenever it has a message to send. It will send the contents of the MessageText property as the text of the short message.
The activity allows you to send text messages to one or more RecipientAddress. You may also set the SendAsData property to send large (greater than 64KB) messages as binary data instead of as a text message.
Please refer to the section on adapter configuration for a description of how to configure receive locations and send ports for this adapter.
Sender Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the sender activity with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| Firewall | A set of properties related to firewall access. |
| LogFile | The file to write logging information to at runtime. |
| LogMode | What information gets logged during activity execution. |
| MessageExpiration | Denotes the validity period of the current message. |
| MessagePriority | This is the priority level of the current message. |
| MessageText | The text of the short message to be sent. |
| Other | Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the activity. |
| Password | This is the user's password. |
| PersistentConnection | Instructs the activity whether to keep the connection to the server open. |
| RecipientAddress | A comma-separated list of the recipient addresses of the current short message. |
| RecipientType | Indicates the type of entities receiving the current short message. |
| RuntimeLicense | Specifies the activity runtime license key. |
| ScheduledDelivery | This value tells the server when to deliver the current message. |
| SendAsData | A boolean switch indicating whether the current short message should be sent as a data message. |
| SenderAddress | The addresses from which the current short message will be sent. |
| ServiceType | This indicates the type of service for the current message. |
| SMPPPort | The server port for secure SMPP (default 3551). |
| SMPPServer | This is the SMPP entity to which the component will connect. |
| SMPPVersion | This is the SMPP version to be used throughout the connection. |
| SSLAcceptServerCert | Instructs the activity to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. |
| SSLAcceptServerCertAcceptAny | Tells the activity to accept any server certificate. |
| SSLCert | The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake. |
| SSLStartMode | Determines how the activity starts the SSL negotiation. |
| SystemType | This is a string representing the type of system during a connection. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the activity. |
| UserId | This value is used for identification with the SMPP service. |
Configuration Settings
The following is a list of configuration settings for the activity with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| DataCoding | The data encoding mechanism to be used for the current message. |
| DestinationNPI | The Number Planning Indicator for the destination ESME. |
| DestinationTON | The Type of Number for the destination ESME. |
| MCReceipt | The type of receipt you wish to receive for the current message. |
| ProtocolId | The protocol identifier. |
| SMEAcknowledgement | The type of acknowledgement you wish to receive for the current message. |
| ReconnectAttemptInterval | The time, in seconds, between reconnection attempts. |
| ReconnectAttemptLimit | The maximum number of reconnection attempts. |
| SourceNPI | The Number Planning Indicator for the ESME. |
| SourceTON | The Type of Number for the ESME. |
| SSLEnabledProtocols | Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols. |
| AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
| UseManagedSecurityAPI | Tells the activity whether or not to use the system security libraries or a managed implementation. |
| PersistedConnectionTimeout | How long to leave a persisted connection alive. |