Setting Templates for Email and SMS Messages

Created by Enda Madden, Modified on Fri, 27 Sep at 2:07 AM by Enda Madden

Although OpenFIT provides a default message in the text box when sending surveys via email or SMS, and it’s possible to edit this text each time a user is sending a survey, there are several scenarios where it’s useful to create templates that can be chosen by the user.

  • You have different treatment services where you wish to have different messaging depending on the service.
  • You may wish to refer to resources and support material your service offers on your website.
  • In multi-lingual settings, you can create different versions of the same message for people in specific languages to match that of the survey being sent.

    Logged in as an Administrator, you can go to the Templates section on the left-hand menu.

Template Section Screenshot


On the Create Template screen, the administrator chooses which Survey Template (ORS, PHQ, etc.) to associate the template with.


Give the template a name. 

We suggest deciding on a naming convention. For example, EN-CFS-ORS where "EN" stands for English, "CFS" stands for Child and Family Service, and "ORS" is the survey name. ES-CFS-ORS would be the same except the text is in Spanish (ES). You can decide on what’s appropriate for your setting.


Naming Convention Example


Once the template is saved, it is available to all users to select during the Share Survey Screen.


Share Survey Screen Example

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