On the Template Management page of the Short Message Service console, you can view your submitted message templates and manage them based on their status.
Template list
On the Template Management page in the Short Message Service console, you can view a list of your message templates. The list displays key information such as the Template Code and Template Status. You can click a Template Name to view the template details.
Clicking a template name opens the Details dialog box, which displays fields such as template type, template name, template code, template content, diversion information, Tag, variable attributes, associated signature, Use Case Description, and Creation Time.
Diversion information
Content in a message template, such as links and contact numbers, is considered diversion information.
To ensure SMS content security, messages with diversion information such as links or contact numbers have a higher risk of being blocked by carriers, which can cause delivery failures. We recommend avoiding this information in your message templates to minimize the risk.
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Hover over the Template Code field in the template list to quickly view the content, variables, and diversion information of the current template. In the pop-up, the diversion information section categorizes and displays the diversion content detected in the template, including phone numbers (labeled as "numbers starting with 1") and domain-type links. |
The following rules apply to diversion information:
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Template status
The Template Status is determined by Alibaba Cloud based on a comprehensive assessment of factors such as the template approval status and template content. If a template's status is Unavailable, you cannot use it to send SMS messages. We recommend that you monitor the template status and keep it in the
Normal state.
You can view the template list on the Template Management page and perform relevant actions based on the Template Status field:
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Template status |
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The template is complete, approved, and has all required signatures and diversion information. If the template does not contain diversion content, this information is not required. |
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The current template is missing associated signature information. Click the Supplement button next to the template status and associate a signature in the dialog box that appears. You can only associate approved signatures. Each template supports a maximum of 100 associated signatures. You can still use a template without an associated signature to send messages. This association is only for pre-collecting diversion information. |
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The feature to add variable attributes is not yet available and does not affect the approval process. |
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If a message template is not approved, its status is Unavailable. |
Template operations
Depending on the template's approval status, you can perform the following operations on the Template Management page:
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Pending approval |
Templates that are pending approval cannot be modified or deleted. You can Remove the application to proceed.
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Withdrawn |
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Rejected |
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Approved |
Approved templates cannot be modified. Note
Templates and signatures do not require a mandatory association for sending messages. After your templates and signatures are approved, you can mix and match them as needed. For more information, see Will an associated signature affect message sending? Different templates can be associated with the same signature. The relationship between signatures and templates is many-to-many.
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Associated signatures
On a template's details page, the associated signature area lists all signatures associated with it, including their name and status. To disassociate a signature, click Disassociate in its Actions column. This removes the signature from the template's association list but does not affect the signature itself, which can still be associated with other templates.
Template export
The Template Management page allows you to export template data to your local machine. Click the Export button in the upper-right corner of the template list to submit an export request. After the request is successful, click Export Records to download the exported content.