Testing: SMS

If you are planning to use the SMS features of Ivy, here are some key things to be sure you know.

Create a Contact

Message Center » SMS » Contacts

Refer to the Guide for Getting Started with Contacts for more information on how to create a contact.

Create a Test Group list by Importing Contacts

Refer to the Guide for Getting Started with Contacts for step-by-step instructions on how to import contacts.

Make sure at least one imported contact has a data field added

Refer to the Guide for Getting Started with Contacts for more information on how to create a contact.

Create a Campaign

Refer to the SMS Quickstart Guide to SMS Texting for step-by-step instructions on how to create a Guided Flow

  • Make sure one of the messages in the flow sends the data field
  • Make sure one of the messages in the flow captures the user response in the data field

Set up the campaign to send to your Test Group

  • Schedule the campaign to run later
  • Confirm the campaign sent to the test group at the scheduled time 


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