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title:  Quick Message Templates
description: "Quick Messages are a device-specific feature supported by a number of Orbcomm/Skywave devices and a connected Garmin screen. It provides managers the ability to initiate communication from the portal to a connected Garmin device using pre-defined messages and/or Lua code.…"
url: "https://globalsatellite.us/Gsattrack  Documentation/quick-message-templates/"
updated: "2024-12-13"
category: Features
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#  Quick Message Templates

Quick Messages are a device-specific feature supported by a number of Orbcomm/Skywave devices and a connected Garmin screen. It provides managers the ability to initiate communication from the portal to a connected Garmin device using pre-defined messages and/or Lua code. These messages can be configured with the device to perform a number of advanced tasks and functionality, and represent one of the most advanced features in the portal.

## Quick Message From: Templates

Quick Message From Mobile Templates are the more powerful of the two because of their ability to trigger other events and features, such as initiating a Fuel Log entry, triggering a Help message, or a slew of custom-programmed options. By default, Quick Message From-mobile Templates fall into a set number of message types, each of which has a corresponding effect on the device and in the portal, especially when paired with Lua code.

### Quick Message From: Message Types

- **Basic**
  The basic message type is a pre-defined text message. These messages do not trigger any additional activity unless an Alert has been created for Garmin Message > Quick Message.
- **Advanced**
  Advanced message types are used in conjunction with a specially developed Lua agent, or a user’s custom Lua code.
- **Help**
  Used to trigger the Help protocols and any Help Message Alerts that have been configured in the portal.
- **Refuel**
  Used to initiate a refueling log entry in the portal with the position, time, and date, and can be supplemented in the log with the volume of fuel and the odometer reading.
- **Status**
  Initiates a Status change in the Assets status in the portal to display the new reported Status.
- **Pause**
  Used to update Asset Status to Paused. Updates to Resume when no longer paused.
- **Factory**
  Used to reset the Garmin device to factory settings.
- **Response**
  Used to send additional text as part of a standard response message.

### Quick Message From: Fields

- Name: to be displayed in the list of Quick Message From: Templates
- Device: device type associated with the Template
- Quick Messages
  - Message: text message content
  - Type: see Message Types above
  - Lua Chunk: if a non-basic message, include Lua code in this field

## Quick Message To: Templates

Quick Message To Templates are pre-defined text messages sent from the platform to a remote Garmin device. They cannot be configured to do anything except display a text message on the connected GarminCommon Quick Message to Templates that portal users set up are:

- Status/Check-in Request
- Contact/Call Request
- 911: Be Aware of Dangerous Weather
- 911: Be Aware of Hostile Environment

### Quick Message To: Fields

- Name: to be displayed in the list of Quick Message To: Templates
- Device: device type associated with the Templates
- Quick Messages
  - Message: text message content