When your database contains suitably configured User accounts, Pager Services, and Pager Channels, you can use the Send Message and Send Pager Message actions to send messages to pager devices and mobile telephones. The availability of these actions depends on:
- The configuration of the Pager Service or User account that you select (the Send Pager Message action is only available for Pager Services and User accounts that support the TAP or Multitone protocol).
- The permissions of your own User account. You need to have the ViewX Operate permission in the configuration of your own User account. You also need to have the Control security permission for the Pager Service or User account that you are using to access the Send Message or Send Pager Message action.
- The User account or Pager Service being In Service.
If you have access to the Send Message and Send Pager Message actions, you can use ClearSCADA to:
- Send a message to a pager or mobile telephone manually. By selecting the Send Message or Send Pager Message action, you can display a prompt that allows you to choose the recipient of the message, define the content of the message, and send the message.
For more information, see Sending a Message Manually.
- Send a defined message to a pager or mobile telephone automatically on a regular basis. By associating the Send Message or Send Pager Message action with a Schedule, you can set ClearSCADA to send a defined message automatically at regular intervals.
For more information, see Scheduling Automatic Pager and SMS Messages.
If your User account has the Configure Database permission and the Configure permission for an Alarm Redirection Pager Action, you can configure ClearSCADA to redirect alarm messages to a pager or mobile telephone. To do this, you need to configure an Alarm Redirection Pager Action so that it is associated with database items that are to have their alarm messages redirected. When alarm messages are generated for these database items, ClearSCADA will automatically send the messages to the pager or mobile telephone specified in the configuration of the Alarm Redirection Pager Action. For more information, see Redirecting Alarm Messages to Pagers or Mobile Phones Automatically.