Ziac SMS for Vodafone by Ramesh Bhupalam Ziac

Ziac SMS for Vodafone by Ramesh Bhupalam Ziac Softwares, #5, 4 th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560 003 Email : sales@ziacsoft. com www. ziacsoft. com

Introduction To Ziac l Started in 1993 l Business Application Development Company l Vast experience in multiple verticals l Clientele includes major business establishments in India and Abroad l Highly result oriented and trained professionals

About Ziac. SMS l Automatic Tracking of Vodafone Prepaid SIM activations l SIM Activation register l SIM Activation Summary – Retailerwise l Auto Notification of Activations l Dashboard of current day’s activations l CAF Management l Bulk SMS application

About Ziac. SMS l Automatic Tracking of Vodafone Prepaid SIM activations – – Set it up to do auto tracking No manual input required Keeps track of the retailers also Generates Activation Register and Activation Summary instantly

About Ziac. SMS l Auto Notification of Activations – Notifies multiple mobile numbers of the day’s activations at pre defined intervals l Dashboard of current day’s activations – Current activations of today are displayed in the dashboard and updated every minute l MIS Reports – For CSM and DSM

Track the following for each Activation Request l Forwarded date and time l Accepted date and time l Reject Tracking (UB, FA, EV) l Tele verification done date and time

About Ziac. SMS l Bulk SMS application – Send same message to many people – Send different messages to each person – Send a single message to a single number

Requirements Computer System l Pentium IV 2. 66 Ghz, 512 MB Ram, 80 GB Hdd, Cd R/w, 2 USB Ports, UPS for battery power backup. Software Operating System - Win XP Home/Prof l MS Office (Excel) l Mobile Software / Drivers l Branded Antivirus (optional if PC not connected to internet) l Supporting Gadgets Sony Ericsson Handsets compatible with PC l USB cable to connect handset with PC. l

Installation Steps l l Mobile Driver / Software (Sony Ericsson PC Suite software) Installation of Ziac. SMS Vodafone application

Installation of Mobile Driver / Software l l Do not connect the mobile or the USB cable Boot up the system Insert mobile installation CD The software will start automatically and follow the onscreen instructions

Installation of Sony Ericsson PC Suite software example

Click on install under PC Suite

Click on Next

Select I Accept and click on Next

Select Complete and Click on Next

Click on Install

Click on Launch and Click Finish

Click on Close

Click on OK

Click on Next

Select USB and click on Next

l Switch on The Mobile Phone. Make sure the phone is fully charged l Check system date / time and Connect the Sony Ericsson Mobile to the PC using the USB Cable l Always connect the mobile to the same USB Port on the system

Select Phone Mode on the mobile

l Click on Next

Click on Finish

• Click on “Yes” and Select Everytime • Click on OK

Click on OK

l l Close the PC Suite Software Screen The PC Suite Software will be running in the system tray

Steps to Check COM Port for the Mobile Device Connected Click on Start -> Control Panel

Double Click on Phone and Modem Options

l Click on Modems

The com port associated with your mobile device is shown in the list

Installation of Ziac. SMS Vodafone application

l Locate the file Ziac. SMS_Vodafone_install. exe in the CD l Double click on the file Ziac. SMS_Vodafone_Install. Exe

Accept the License Agreement and click on Next

Enter the User Name and Organization Name and click on Next

To change the default destination of installation click on “Change” and select the folder, Else click on Next

Click on Install

The Installation will continue

Click on Finish to complete the installation

Update using Live Update • Close All software • Connect to Internet • Browse to C: program filesziacsms vodafone • Double click on Live Update

Opening Ziac. SMS Vodafone Application l l Close all open applications including Microsoft Excel Select Start – Program Files – Ziac. SMS Vodafone application OR Double Click on the Ziac. SMS Icon on the desktop to open Ziac. SMS Vodafone application

Entering License Key l Enter the License Key in the Box and Click on OK

Please enter the password (a new password needs to be created for the first time)

Initial Settings l Make sure the proper COM port is selected l To change the com port for the mobile device connected, click on the “? ” button next to the com port box and select the port from the drop down

Check the modem Information

Setting Up Activation Alerts

Hourly* Summary to CSM * Depends on Frequency set in options screen Hourly* Summary to DSM

Activation Spikes To DSM Day End Summary To CSM OG Barring To DSM and CSM

l Switch on the mobile phone, do not open any other mobile phone applications l Close all open applications in the system l Connect the mobile phone to the system l Open Ziac. SMS Vodafone l Vodafone Activations will start automatically The activation count in the screen will start changing accordingly l Starting Vodafone Activations

Minimizing and Maximizing Ziac. SMS Vodafone

Minimize the software while the activation process is going on. l Right click on Ziac SMS Vodafone icon on Task Bar and select Minimize Option.

To maximize the software right click on Ziac SMS Vodafone icon on Task Bar and select Restore Options

Blocking Activations from Retailers

Click on Options button in the main screen

From the drop down of DATA select “RETAILERS” and click on GO

Click on Load

Select the proper retailer in the above screen and click on cell under the column Blocked to make it YES l Click on Save at the bottom to save the changes l Now the particular retailer is blocked and all the activation requests from that retailer will be blocked l

Importing retailers

Updating Forms

Received / Sent / Rejected Form Details

Select the activated number Click on enter, the number will be highlighted After doing all the scanning click on save.

Reactivating a particular number

Click on Options button in the main screen From the drop down of DATA select “Requests” and click on GO. It lists out all activation request data with the status

Select the proper Mobile Number in the above screen and click on cell under the column Sent to make it NO. It will send the Reactivation request

Generating Reports To take the various reports click on Reports Option. These reports will be exported to Excel

One can select the type of the report from the report type and from - to dates can be entered here.

Sample Reports

History Card Report

Activation Register

Activation Summary

Forms received register

Forms sent register

Forms pending

Activation summary sales man

No Activation--Retailers

Retailer List

Day wise Summary Salesman / Category / Retailer

Month wise Summary Salesman / Category / Retailer

Activation Spikes

OG Barring Report

Activation Requests - Detail Sheet

Activation Summary - Retailer Sheet

Housekeeping Tasks Different database can be selected by clicking on this button Shrink the data by clicking on this button Delete the entire data and keep new database by selecting this option

DO’s & Don’ts l Proper System [PC] DATE & TIME to be maintained. l Connect and Check the mobile is in phone mode. l Check all other applications are closed both on PC and Mobile before ZIACSMS is activated. l First connect the Mobile and then open the Ziac. SMS application. l Make sure only one instance of Ziac. SMS is opened. l Do not make / receive calls while the mobile is connected to the system l Never send any manually typed SMS from this mobile while the activation software is running

Thank You Support Details Email : ziacsupport@ziacsoft. com Phones: 09008098102 to 108 09972595464 080 -23469659 / 23315464