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Learn to work with Conax Contego SMS Services

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Main Information

Message Type: The type of the message that will be sent, which can be 'Mail Message' or 'Bark Message'

Smartcard: The smartcard that should receive the message.

Text: The text which will be sent through the message

Sequence: Defines the sequence that should be used to send the message. If not specified then the system Defaults to '255'.

Display Duration in Seconds: Defines the duration in seconds for which bark messages will appear in the STB. If not specified, then the system defaults to '20'.

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Conax Contego SMS

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Requests

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The table below displays the CRM.COM processes that trigger each the requests  sent to Conax Contego SMS Services command (a request) Services, as well as the parameters sent for each request.

Activation and deactivation commands are not directly triggered by the execution of Subscription Actions.  Once the Provisioning Request Processing Run Definition is executed, the system is checked against the logic available under the Trigger Logic column, and the respective Conax Contego command is created, provided the necessary conditions are met. 

CommandRequest

Usage
Triggered by
Trigger Logic
Command Parameters
Add Subscription

Activates subscription services

Has at least one 'Effective' or 'Short Term Effective' subscription service, which is not authorized1.

  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the subscription service
  • The subscription service CA ID
  • The smartcard  CA ID
Cancel Subscription

Deactivates subscription services

Has at least one 'Not Effective', 'Regretted', 'Swapped', 'Removed', 'Cancelled', 'In Resting' or 'Short Term Not Effective' subscription service, which is authorized1.

  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the subscription service
  • The subscription service CA ID
  • The smartcard CA ID
Renew Subscription

Renews subscription services

Has at least one 'Effective' or 'Short Term Effective' subscription service, which is authorized1.

The subscription provisioning distributor's authorization date AND the 'Renewal Frequency' defined in the Provider's configuration is less than or equal to the current date.

  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the smartcard (if applicable)
  • The smartcard and STB CA ID
  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the STB (if applicable)

Create PairingPairs Smartcards and STBs
  • Has at least one 'Effective' or 'Short Term Effective' subscription service distributed to at least one smartcard or STB which is not initialized2.
  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the smartcard (if applicable)
  • The smartcard and STB CA ID
  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the STB (if applicable)

Send Message

Send messages to subscribers
  • Mail & Bark message utility
  • Mail & Bark message run
  • Provisioning request processing run

For requests through the mail & bark definition

    • Entries exist in the communication queue in a 'Pending' life cycle state.
    • External system of the provider is equal to the External System specified on the Mail & Bark Message Run Definition.
    • The related communication is classified as 'Outgoing'.
    • The related communication refers to a subscription or notification having the subscription in the notification Information.
  • The subscription provisioning distributor linked with the smartcard  
  • Smartcard CA ID
  • Text that will be sent to the subscriber
  • Type of Message which can be 'Mail' or 'Bark'
  • Communication queue number processed by the provisioning request (if applicable)
  • Sequence that should be used to send the message. This is the order by which the messages will be handled by Conax. 
  • The duration in seconds that the Bark message will be shown on the subscriber's screen.

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Glossary

CRM.COM TermDefinition
CAStands for Conditional Access (system), which in this case is Conax Contego.
Mail MessageA message sent by the provider to the customer, that appears in the Set-Top Box (STB) mailbox, either when received or at a specific time.
Bark MessageA message sent by the provider to the customer, that appears directly on the screen, either when received or at a specific time.
DVBStands for Digital Video Broadcasting and is a suite of internationally accepted open standards for digital television.
IPTVInternet Protocol Television delivers television content using the internet Protocol, instead of the traditional terrestrial satellite signal.
OTTStands for Over The Top and is media content, such as audio or video, which is delivered over the internet with no intervention from the service Provider.
FTPStands for File Transfer Protocol.
Provisioning State

The provisioning state of a Subscription service (i.e. a channel) that can be either 'Active' or 'Inactive'.

  • 'Active' State: Provisioning signals are sent to the subscriber's device.
  • 'Inactive' State: No Provisioning signals are sent to the subscriber's device.
Service CA ID or Provisioning IDThe ID that is used in Conax Contego to identify The subscription service for which signals should be sent to the subscriber's device.
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