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Re: Generic SMS Gateway Functionality

 

Dear Eric,

There are two things to note. The SMS Gateway that you set in DHIS2 is for
any outbound text messaging. The URL Template should be based on your SMS
service provider's template. This will allow you to forward SMS messages
from DHIS2 to the SMS service provider that will handle the delivery of the
messages.

*URL TEMPLATE IS FROM the SMS Provider*

On the other hands, you should also configure a URL from the SMS service
providers to forward ALL messages probably using a keyword to a DHIS2
instance. The latest version of DHIS2 2.28 has recently changed its SMS
API that will receive and process SMSes as below.

http://DHIS2_DOMAIN_URL/api/sms/inbound?message=[TEXT MESSAGE]&originator=[
<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdhis.mets.or.ug%2Fapi%2Fsms%2Finbound%3Fmessage%3DPmtct%2Ba.43.b.36.c.2.d.7.e.3.f.7.g.2.h.y.I.y%26originator%3D256785411060&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHqphroUPT_Uwy8CViLII5Uf8_QPg>PHONE
NUMBER]

If you need an SMS service provider, I can help set up for you BUT you will
be required to pay for the SMSes. [We can discuss more]

Regards



On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Eric Ejimba <ejimba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Got 2 questions:
>
> 1. I have been working on SMS reporting to DHIS2 through the generic HTTP
> gateway and I have hit a snag. I think I am doing something wrong. Been
> following the following guide: https://docs.dhis2.org/
> master/en/user/html/mobile_sms_service.html#gateway.configuration, with
> the following screenshot:
>
>
> Unfortunately, all the outbound SMS fail. Not much info from logs:
>
> ​The URL template section (from documentation) is not very clear on the
> format. I currently have it as http://mycustomsmsgateway.url/send I have
> also tried with parameters http://mycustomsmsgateway.url/send?
> message={message}&amp;phoneNumber={phoneNumber} as outlined in DHIS 2
> Core Source Code
> <https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/blob/52c644dd2a0ee59b85ce509d8123601901aae122/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/sms/config/SimplisticHttpGetGateWay.java#L61>,
> still nothing. No GET/POST request is detected at gateway endpoint.
>
> 2. How to you get inbound sms into DHIS2? (From Generic HTTP Gateway into
> DHIS). If this functionality has not been implemented yet, is there a work
> around, like directly populating a table in the database or sending a
> GET/POST request to a particular port/socket
>
> Any insights will help. Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Ejimba Eric
>
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