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SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

  • 1.  SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-02-2023 12:45

    Hello Everyone! Could someone help me with the configuration of outbound sms campaigns for lating america ? I tried different number formats but I always get "Invalid number" error message. I can manually send sms to those countries, but it is not sending sms through a campaign. I am using the the same format for both. For the only country it is working is for Dominican Republic. Below there are some examples. 

    Argentina: +549...

    Colombia: +57...

    Mexico: +52...

    Ecuador: +593...

    Peru: +519...

    I really appreciate your help. Thank you!


    #Outbound

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    Jesica Poliszczuk
    Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC
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  • 2.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-09-2023 01:29

    Check the CSV before import - Excel does not do well with e.164 numbers:

    • If you are using Excel for your spreadsheet app when creating CSV lists for SMS campaigns, the phone number columns must be in E.164 format. For phone number columns, use the Excel Custom format, with the +# ?/? number format code. If you do not specify Custom formatting, Excel default formatting removes the '+' prefix.


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    Robert Wakefield-Carl
    ttec Digital
    Sr. Director - Innovation Architects
    Robert.WC@ttecdigital.com
    https://www.ttecDigital.com
    https://RobertWC.Blogspot.com
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  • 3.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-09-2023 12:44

    Thank you Robert! I tried your suggestion but it´s still failing as invalid number. It is working for Dominican Republic and US, but not for the rest of the countries. It is weird, because individual messages are sent ok, but not through a campaign.

    Thanks again.



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    Jesica Poliszczuk
    Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC
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  • 4.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-09-2023 13:28

    Not only does Excel remove the leading "+", but for those parts of the world where numbers start with a zero, it will strip that off too....



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    Paul Simpson
    Eventus Solutions Group
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  • 5.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-09-2023 14:08

    I tried different formats, but still I am getting an invalid number error. It is only working for US and DR, both have +1 as country code. Do you know if messages campaigns for latin america are working for any client?

    Thanks.



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    Jesica Poliszczuk
    Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC
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  • 6.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-09-2023 15:27

    We have not had customers use SMS in LATAM yet  I would suggest you start with a ticket and contact the SMS provisioning group at Genesys at GenesysCloudSMS@genesys.com



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    Robert Wakefield-Carl
    ttec Digital
    Sr. Director - Innovation Architects
    Robert.WC@ttecdigital.com
    https://www.ttecDigital.com
    https://RobertWC.Blogspot.com
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  • 7.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-10-2023 11:55

    Thank you Robert. I will.



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    Jesica Poliszczuk
    Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC
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  • 8.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing
    Best Answer

    GENESYS
    Posted 06-17-2023 08:33
    Edited by Jesica Poliszczuk 06-19-2023 09:35

    Hi Jesica, 

    Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It turns out there is an unwarranted limitation with our campaign messaging service that is preventing customers from sending to some international destinations. We are working to remove this limitation. I'll get back to you when we have a fix deployed to production. 

    Thanks again. Apologies for the confusion.

    Jody



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    Jody Nabuurs
    Genesys - Employees
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  • 9.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-18-2023 18:47

    Thank you very much Jody, Do you know when it will be removed? We need it asap. I really appreciate your help with this.

    Jesica



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    Jesica Poliszczuk
    Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC
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  • 10.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    GENESYS
    Posted 06-19-2023 10:17
    Edited by Jody Nabuurs 06-21-2023 12:13

    Hi Jesica - I will get back to you after I meet with the development team tomorrow afternoon. I should have an estimate for you then. 

    Jody



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    Jody Nabuurs
    Genesys - Employees
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  • 11.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    GENESYS
    Posted 06-21-2023 12:16

    Hi Jesica - 

    The development team has fixed the issue, and it's now with the QA team for testing. As long as that goes well, we should have the change deployed in the next few days. I will keep you updated as we move along. 

    Thanks!

    Jody



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    Jody Nabuurs
    Genesys - Employees
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  • 12.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    GENESYS
    Posted 06-24-2023 10:30

    Confirming that issue has been resolved and is now deployed and working as expected in production. Thanks!

    Jody



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    Jody Nabuurs
    Genesys - Employees
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  • 13.  RE: SMS Campaigns to Latin America Failing

    Posted 06-24-2023 13:42

    @Jody Nabuurs - great job jumping on this and getting resolution so quickly.  We appreciate PMs that take their product responsibility so diligently.  Have a great weekend!



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    Robert Wakefield-Carl
    ttec Digital
    Sr. Director - Innovation Architects
    Robert.WC@ttecdigital.com
    https://www.ttecDigital.com
    https://RobertWC.Blogspot.com
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