Getting Started

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This is a quick start guide for a new developer. It outlines steps involved in getting a new account, login and send out a new application in few minutes.

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Register for a new Account

To start using JMango platform, you will need to sign up for a new developer account with JMango. An active email address is required to activate the account. There are three steps involved as per following:
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Direct URL link to register for a new developer account is here: Sign up for a new account

Activation Email

Activation email is sent out to your registered email address after successful submission of new account registration form. Click on the URL link in the email to activate the account, you will be presented with login form immediately.


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Once the account is activated, a confirmation email will be sent to you to notify.

Login the first time

Login to JMango Application Gateway by clicking on Log In button on the top right corner on JMango website.

Use username and password nominated at the time of registration to login

As part of creating new accounts, there are a number of application profiles and sample application scripts created. Click on top menu --> Application Profiles and Scripts --> My Applications to see the applications profile already setup for your account


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There are three application profiles created by default for new users:

1. email me: this application profile links mobile application response data to your email

2. http echo: this application profile echoes mobile application response data back to the application for testing purpose

3. sms me: this application profile forwards mobile response data as SMS text message to another phone

Send a new application script to the phone

Simply clicking on Send New Script from Applications menu to create and send a new mobile application. There are three basic inputs required:

1. Application profile this will define the context of application script sent and where the application script will interact with

2. Mobile number more than one mobile number is possible with comma delimited.

3. Application Script load one of example script for example Hello World to start with. It is possible to switch between script text or visual designer to edit the new script.

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Once the script is created, hitting Send Script button will push this application to the phone. A new SMS message with a link to download the application will be sent to your nominated mobile number.


View SMS message report

Click Report --> Messages to view the messages being sent to the phone.

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View Mobile Device Installation Status

Click Report --> Mobile Devices to view the installation progress or any mobile numbers that have received download SMS message.

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That's it!!

Now what? If you're feeling adventurous, try the JMango scripting language specs to discover all the advanced commands you can use.

If your are feeling even more adventurous, you can build a full blown end-to-end application by integrating with JMango via our SOAP API.

Some application script samples can be found here Prototype_applications