Send Bulk Messages Properties

The next table presents the properties of the Send Bulk Messages element.

Property	Description	Optionality	Default value	Obs.
Name	Internal name that identifies the element.	Mandatory		See rules for naming elements.
Description	Free text that describes the Send Bulk Message. You can edit the text by directly typing it in the property or in the description editor which opens by clicking	Optional		Useful for documentation purposes. The maximum size of this property is 2000 characters.
MSISDN List	List that contains the destinations that must receive the SMS. The type of the elements of this list is the MSISDN Entity.	Mandatory
MSISDN Attribute	Name of the attribute that contains the phone number used to send the SMS. The type of the attribute must be Phone Number or any type compatible with it.	Mandatory
Large Account	Indicates the Application Phone used by OutSystems Platform to send the SMS. The possible values are all the Application Phones you created in your eSpace.	Mandatory
Priority	Indicates the priority that the SMS has in the Platform Server queue.	Mandatory	3 - Normal
Encoding	Indicates what encoding is used by Platform Server when sending the SMS. The possible values are: Default (7 bits), Binary (8 bits) and UTF (16 bits).	Optional		If this property is not specified, the value that is used is the one configured at the eSpace properties. The default value is 7 bits. Usually, the encoding is 7 bits.
Phone Slot	Indicates to what phone slot the SMS is sent. The possible values are: (None), (Default), 1 , …, 7.	Mandatory	(Default)	If this property is set to (Default), then the SMS is sent to the eSpace phone slot. This value can be configured in the eSpace properties. If this property is set to (none), then no specific slot is used when sending the SMS message.
Billing Description	Text used in the invoice.	Optional
Billing Code	Rating used.	Optional
Delivery Report	Indicates whether the delivery information is processed by OutSystems Platform. The possible values are: (blank): The element inherits the configuration of the eSpace; Off: The message is not logged by OutSystems Platform; Failure Only: Only in case of failure the message is logged; On: The message is logged by OutSystems Platform.	Mandatory	Off	A system action, if it exists, is executed in the same circumstances as the logging. Learn more about the DeliveryReport system action.
Max. Length	Indicates the maximum number of characters that the SMS can have. The possible values are 160, 320 and 480.	Mandatory	160	This property indicates how many SMS are, in fact, sent by the Platform Server. When using the default encoding, if the value is 160, 320, or 480, then respectively 1, 2, or 3 messages are sent.
Message	The screen that produces the SMS content. Double-click on the property name or click on to open the SMS Screen Editor.	NA
Arguments	The arguments of the element corresponds to the input parameters of the screen. The values of the parameters must be of the same type as the input parameters.	NA	NA	The argument is mandatory or optional, based on whether the parameter in the destination screen is respectively mandatory or optional.