Send Bulk SMS

A wizard to compose and send an SMS blast to a selected segment of members, for reminders, announcements, meeting notices or campaigns. It targets members by filter and queues the messages, logging the send for the communications history.

Workflow

Go to Tools then Send Bulk SMS
Define the recipient filter or segment
Compose the message, using member merge fields if available
Preview the recipient count and message
Send the campaign and confirm it is logged

Fields reference

Every field on this screen, drawn from the live data model.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Send To `target_type`	Choice: Selected Members, All Active Members, By Branch, By Group, By Category	Yes	Send To
Purpose `purpose`	Choice: Payment Reminder, Meeting Notice, Promotional, General Information, Survey/Feedback, Other	Yes	Purpose
Message `message`	Long text	Yes	Message
Members `member_ids`	Tags	—	Members
Recipients `member_count`	Number	—	Recipients
Branches `branch_ids`	Tags	—	Branches
Groups `group_ids`	Tags	—	Groups
Categories `category_ids`	Tags	—	Categories
SMS Parts `sms_parts`	Number	—	SMS Parts
Use Template `use_template`	Yes/No	—	Use Template
Template `template_id`	Link → mfi.sms.template	—	Template
Personalize Message `personalize`	Yes/No	—	Personalize Message
Available Variables `available_variables`	Long text	—	Available Variables
Cost per SMS `cost_per_sms`	Decimal	—	Cost per SMS
Estimated Cost `estimated_cost`	Decimal	—	Estimated Cost

Actions & buttons

Buttons available on this screen and what they do:

Preview
Send

Notes & rules

Wizard model mfi.member.bulk.sms.wizard
Targets member segments by filter
Creates an SMS campaign record
Send logged to Communications

Technical model: mfi.member.bulk.sms.wizard · Record: Bulk SMS Wizard