The Dashboard Calendar supports automated SMS, Voice and Email reminders.
Three methods for creating automated reminders:
- Manually when creating a new calendar event using the TNZ Dashboard
When creating a new event, you can toggle the reminder options manually. - Automatically when creating a new calendar event using the TNZ Dashboard (uses the calendar's default reminder settings)
When creating a new event, the calendar's default reminder settings can be applied. - Automatically when creating a new calendar event in your chosen calendar application
When creating a new event using another calendar tool, if your calendar is sync'd with your TNZ Calendar, you may insert commands into the calendar event's "Notes" field
Basic options:
[[Reminder]]
SMS=021000001
Advanced options:
[[Reminder]]
Type=SMS
Destination=021000001
Notify=1 day
Message=Hi John, this is a reminder of your appointment at 3pm on 17th March. Reply NO to cancel. Auckland Consulting
Any unspecified fields will use your Calendar's defaults. For example, if you don't specify 'Message', it will use your Calendar's "Default Reminder Message."
Fields:
Type: The "Type" field may be 'SMS', 'Voice' or 'Email'.
Destination: The mobile number, telephone number or email address.
Notify: Defines how long before the event's Start Date the reminder should be sent. Allowed values are 'On Time', '0 Minutes', '30 Minutes', '1 Hour', '2 Hours', '3 Hours', '6 Hours', '12 Hours', ' 24 Hours', '1 Day', '2 Days', '1 Week', '1 Month'. If an invalid time is specified, the calendar will use its default.
Message: The reminder message to be sent. This field should not have any line breaks or semi-colons.