--- title: "Short Message Format Workflow" slug: "short-message-format-workflow" tags: ["RSMF", "Short Message Format", "Workflow", "Selective Set", "conversations", "reveal review", "reveal 11"] updated: 2025-04-25T06:28:29Z published: 2025-04-25T06:28:29Z canonical: "docs.revealdata.com/short-message-format-workflow" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.revealdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Short Message Format Workflow ## RSMF Workflow Processing should automatically recognize and process valid **RSMF** files. 1. Upload the RSMF files to your S3 bucket. 2. Under **Import Data** 1. Select the folder containing the RSMF files. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-qvdctr6y.png) 2. Select **Import Selection**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-2rq50ck0.png) ## Searching and selecting RSMF metadata for export RSMF contains several key metadata that may be filtered and analyzed in preparing the data for export to Review. Reveal Processing handles this in the following manner as part of export preparation. 1. Under the **Selective Set Module**, create a **New Selective Set**. 2. Under **Selective Set Builder** use the dropdown arrow to choose ***Short Message****.* 3. You may check **Apply Date Restriction** and then choose a date or dates ***After***, ***Before*** or ***Between*** specified values. This will filter on Master Date. 4. Under the **Short Message** tab, you may choose to: 1. Specify the **Conversations** for export, recalling that RSMF conversations are grouped by day (in PDF digest documents) and continuing conversation are threaded together in PDF metadata. 2. Specify the **Participants** of interest for export (using either CONVERSATIONPARTICIPANTS or CONVERSATIONSLICESENDERS as set out under **Exports** below). 5. **Add** these values to the **Selective Set Table**. 6. **Run Search**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-18koxlby.png) ## RSMF Export Current email export fields around participants have been extended to account for participants within an RSMF conversation with the following new export fields: - ***CONVERSATION*** - This should be populated with the display field in RSMFConversations for all exported events. - ***CONVERSATIONID*** - This should be populated with the Id field in RSMFConversations for all exported events. - ***CONVERSATIONPARTICIPANTS*** - This should be all participants in a given conversation. - ***CONVERSATIONSLICESENDERS*** - This should be all participants who sent messages within a given 24-hour window. - ***CONVERSATIONPLATFORM*** - RSMF text application, capturing values such as *SMS*, *WhatsApp*, etc. > [!NOTE] > **Note** > > If the Parentid field is populated inside of the source .rsmf, Reveal Processing will group events together as a family/thread instead of grouping together by time slice. In this event, the exported record will include all events for that family/thread regardless of their date/time. > [!NOTE] > **Note** > > **Native Only** exports allows for some export capabilities of RSMF data by exporting parent RSMD Events to create an EML. ## RSMF Rendering for Export Purposes The current deliverable for RSMF at export time is a text conversion of a 24-hour window of a scoped conversation, though this may also be rendered as a json file. **Short Message Handling** must be set to ***Conv. by Day*** format selection in the Export Module to generate this output. > [!NOTE] > **Note** > > ***HTM*** is the default export format in Reveal when ***Conv. by Day*** is the method chosen for handling short messages. - The Standard template or a custom template may be used. Always make sure Native/HTML mapping is present. This rendering should include inline images, icons, and avatars as appropriate. Responses and Reactions should be indicated with a tab structure. Given a FileID for a short message within a conversation, create a rendering of a 24-hour window of messages within the conversation. Ultimately what is developed here is what will be utilized at export time. ## RSMF in Review Once exported to **Reveal 11** from Processing, the RSMF conversation documents and metadata will be available for review. The records can be filtered for by using the following fields: *App Name = “RSMF_EVENT”* or *Type of Document = “SHORT MESSAGE”*. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-y7s1idsa.png) ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-4nhm69hn.png) ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/short-message-format-workflow-image-22yliwlj.png) For additional technical information about RSMF, please see [Processing Short Message Format (RSMF)](/discovery-manager/docs/processing-short-message-format-rsmf). ## Related - [Processing Short Message Format (RSMF)](/processing-short-message-format-rsmf.md) - [APPENDIX B - Supported File Formats for Processing](/appendix-b-supported-file-formats.md)