Developing Applications

Application states are basic building blocks that you can link sequentially to model application task flows. Applications are executed by the processing engine at runtime.

Two application types, interactive and event, differ by both how they are invoked and how they perform. Interactive applications provide rich, user-interactive mobile services, and are typically invoked when mobile customers send a keyword to a preassigned short or long code. Event applications work non-interactively, such as batch processes that send campaign messages, and are typically invoked by events, such as scheduled times or triggers.

You can visually compose a mobile-messaging application, test it using a built-in simulator, and deploy it, ready to be used by mobile consumers.

• Messaging Server
  The core of SMS Builder is the messaging server.
• Application States
  States are basic building blocks that you can link sequentially to model application-process flows.
• Application Composer
  To visually develop applications, use the Application Composer.
• Developing Interactive Applications
  Interactive applications provide rich, user-interactive mobile services, and are typically invoked when mobile customers send a keyword to a preassigned short or long code.
• Developing Event Applications
  Event applications work non-interactively, such as batch processes that send campaign messages, and are typically invoked by events, such as scheduled times, system triggers, or external triggers. An event application can send outbound messages but has no user-interactive capability.
• Activation
  Before you can test and run applications and events, you must activate them.
• Testing Applications
  Test applications using the built-in application simulator.
• Importing Applications
  You can import application XML files that were previously exported from SMS Builder, and you can create applications from Quick-Start template files that are installed with SMS Builder.
• Exporting Applications
  You can export applications to make backup copies, or to move applications to other SMS Builder installations. If you export an application, it is saved in an XML file.
• Sample Applications
  SAP Mobile Platform offers a customizable way to more efficiently manage financial services. It allows customers to redeem vouchers on any phone, remit money domestically, pay bills automatically, and manage their accounts remotely.