Payment Settings
Under Payment Settings you will see Message Defaults and Reminders. These settings control who your payment requests are sent to and how they are sent. Any changes you make here will effect all users of the Payments system.
Message Defaults
Send Messages to
By default this is set to Responsibility, which is Parental Responsibility. This means that anyone flagged as having parental responsibility for a child in the schools MIS system (usually Mom and Dad) will receive a payment request providing they have valid contact details.
You can change this setting to Priority 1 & 2 which will send the requests to any contacts set as a priority 1 and 2 in your schools MIS, or for those schools that want to reduce the amount of messages sent out there is an option for Priority 1 only.
Whatever selection you make here will be the default used for all messages you send. However, you can change this on a message by message basis on the Messaging page if required.
SMS Destination
- Text mobiles only - this will only text numbers detected as being a mobile phone (numbers starting with 07). If you have contacts with mobiles and work mobiles it will go to both.
- Text both mobiles and landlines - this will send messages to the contacts mobile and home numbers if they have provided both.
- Prefer mobiles over landlines - this will send messages to mobile phone numbers (including work mobiles) but if any contact does not have a mobile number, a BT text is sent to their landline number.
Deliver To
Select the option the school will be using more out of SMS or Email. This can easily be changed while sending a request and will not limit you to sending one or the other.
Receiver
This will decide who the requests are sent to. It can be changed on a message by message basis if needed but the main option most schools use is Parents or other contact.
Once you have made your changes please click Apply Changes
Reminders
Coming soon
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