POWER OF THUMB
The creative highlights the importance of SMS in the day to day life of a businessman. It highlights theease with which Tally.ERP 9 can make business information available to people who are continuously onthe move and require to be up-to-date for decision making. All this with the Power of Thumb using theSMS facility available in the latest Tally.ERP 9 It says, just SMS for instant access of customer information, stock status, bank balance and much morefrom wherever one needs the information. The information on SMS one does not have to know any special technology or specific language as in the other SMS querysystem. All one has to do is just use plain English (as used by all in day today conversation) to send in thequery from mobile phone to get information on SMS from Tally.ERP 9. This is what is meant by Power ofT (thumb).
Possible queries of a reader (FAQ)
1 What is meant by Power of T?
Power of T means Power of Thumb - that is power of SMS. . When we send an SMS, we use ourThumb – this is the correlation. And, using our Thumb, we are able to get business information fromTally.ERP 9 – anytime, anywhere – this the Power of Thumb.
2 What is so special about SMS in Tally.ERP 9?
SMS in Tally.ERP 9 works on the concept of Natural Language. It is made simple and easy for theuser to query using plain simple English . He need not know any new technology or remember anycode to do this.
3 What do I need to do to use the SMS feature?
SMS is a part of the Tally.NET services. To avail the SMS feature it is necessary to install Tally.ERP 9Series A Release 2.0 on your computer which is available only to customers who have a validTally.NET subscription
4 How can I configure the SMS Feature in Tally.ERP 9
SMS configuration can be done in three simple and easy steps
· Register Mobile Number in My Profiles under Control Centre
· Enable SMS in F11: Feature > Tally.NET Features
· Authorise Users for SMS under Security Controls
5 How does this SMS work?
SMS works on the concept of Natural Language which is plain simple English. When you desire toquery, just type required query along with the period. E.g Cash balanceE.g. balance of Debtor AE.g balance of Item XE.g. Sales for July The system will in turn query with the connected company, extract the information and send a replyto your mobile. It is essential to add the requestor’s mobile number in “My Profiles” in the ControlCentre before connecting the company to Tally.NET. . Please note that it is essential for a companyto be connected to Tally.NET – for SMS to work.
6 Can you please provide me the service number to which the query needs to be sent?
At present you can send in your queries to 5667750. The new number will be intimated to you indue course of time.
7 Can you please provide me the list of service providers which support the SMS feature of Tally.ERP 9?
At present the following service providers support SMS queries from Tally.ERP 9:
· Airtel
· Vodaphone
· Reliance
Very soon the remaining service providers will support the SMS Feature of Tally.ERP 9. Please check our web-site for additions to this list of service providers
8 Is SMS a paid service?
Yes, SMS is a paid service. The user will be charged for each SMS sent from the user’s mobile.
9 What is the cost per SMS?
The cost per SMS solely depends on your mobile service provider and may vary from time to time.
10 Is this SMS facility available 24/7 to the user?
Yes, the SMS feature is available 24/7 to the user provided the required company is connected toTally.NET.
11 How many Mobile users can receive the SMS reply at a time to the query raised?
It can be any number of users who have raised the query.
12 Can I query for information with two different Companies which have authorized me?
Yes, you can query information from different companies which have authorized you. .
13 Do I require high end mobile phones like 3G phones or internet on my mobile?
No, you don’t require any specialized mobile phone; you can use a simple phone which has the SMScapability in it.
14 Do I have to pay additional charges to the service provider for enabling Tally SMS service and are the roaming charges applicable?
No, you don’t have to pay any additional charges to activate this service. Other chargesas per theservice provider.
15 Can I send an SMS from Tally to all the Sundry Debtors reminding them about their outstanding amount on a periodic basis?
No, you cannot send an SMS from Tally.ERP 9 at present. This feature will be made in the nearfuture.
16 Can my parties check their outstanding amount?
No, Not presently.
17 Can any number of mobiles send SMS? If limited then how many?
No limits. Any number of mobile phones can be registered in Tally.ERP 9 for the SMS facility.
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