3 Messaging Manager Screens

Overview

Introduction

This chapter explains how to use the Messaging Manager (MM) screens. The screens are used to maintain the Messaging Manager configuration database.

Because database data related to any screen can be changed at any time, no attempt is made to explain how the various screens and database content work together. For information about how everything works together, see the chapter on Configuration Scenarios .

Introduction

Database configuration

Parts of the Messaging Manager configuration are located in a database. The database is maintained through the Messaging Manager screens.

Configuration sequence

While the Messaging Manager screens can generally be used in any sequence, some screens depend on information configured by other screens. Consequently, the following sequence is recommended:

1. Add all required adapters.
2. Add all required schemes.
3. For each scheme, add all required domains
4. For each scheme, add all path requirements.
5. For each scheme path, add all path connection requirements..
6. For each scheme domain, add all address screening rule requirements.
7. For each scheme, add all routing requirements.
8. For each scheme, add all triggering requirements.
9. Add all node requirements.

Note:

Originating/ destination address screening rules depend on path prefix, therefore advisable to create paths first, although there is no hard dependency.

Example network

For the purposes of this document let us pretend that the network entities that are to be configured to use Messaging Manager are as follows:

These details will be used throughout the document as we work through examples of setting up and configuring Messaging Manager to perform standard services.

Starting the Messaging Manager Screens

Accessing the application

Before you can open any of the Messaging Manager screens, you must log into Service Management System.

For more information about logging into SMS, see SMS User's Guide.

SMS Login screen

Here is an example of the SMS Login screen.

Logging into SMS

Follow these steps to log into SMS.

Step	Action
1	In the User Name field, type your username.
2	In the Password field, type your password. Notes: Passwords are case sensitive. You have three attempts to enter a correct username and password before the User ID is locked. If this happens, you must see your System Administrator to re-activate it.
3	Click OK. Result: You see the Service Management System main screen.

Services Menu

SMS main screen

Here is an example of the Service Management System main menu showing the Messaging Manager menu options.

Messaging Manager menu options

This table describes the menu options accessible from the Messaging Manager menu option.

Menu	Description
Configuration	Provides access to the creation and maintenance screens for triggering, paths, domains, screening, throttling and routing rule configuration. See Messaging Manager Configuration Screen for details.
Replication	Provides access to the creation and maintenance screens for MM node replication configuration. See Messaging Manager Replication Screen for details.
Action and Error Codes	Provides access to the creation and maintenance screens for MM release cause codes. See Messaging Manager Action and Error Codes for details.
Routing Scheme Controls	Provides access to the enabling screen for MM routing scheme components. See Messaging Manager Routing Scheme Edit Control for details.

User Access Control

Access templates

To prevent unauthorized access, an additional security template for Messaging Manager replication can be found in the SMS application.

For details on creating user access templates and general access authorization, see SMS User's Guide chapter on configuring users.

Messaging Manager User access template

Here is an example showing the Messaging Manager system administrator template for restricting user access to Messaging Manager activities.