---
title: "Version 3.39"
slug: "version-339"
tags: ["Release Notes", "Messaging"]
updated: 2023-05-03T13:06:51Z
published: 2023-05-03T13:06:51Z
canonical: "docs.blackthorn.io/version-339"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# May 2023 - Version 3.39

## Enhancements

### Region-based Changes

The following changes were made to the activation of Blackthorn Messaging to accommodate differing regional requirements.

#### US

After you've completed the installation steps, it’s time to activate your Blackthorn Messaging account. When we say "activation," we are referring to a one-time process that will create a Messaging account and link it to your Salesforce org.

1. Go to the Messaging Administration tab.
2. You will see a dialog that asks if you already have a Messaging account. Click **No, I need an account** to indicate that you do not have a Messaging account. ![USBased Changes_1](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_1.png)
3. This will open the Account Registration dialog box.
  1. Set `Account Region` = “United States (US1)”.
  2. Review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
  3. Click the `I have read…` checkbox.
  4. Click **Activate Now**.  

![USBased Changes_2](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_2.jpg)
4. Click **Yes, I have an account**. ![USBased Changes_4](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_4.png)
5. Set `Account Region` = “United States (US1)”.
6. Contact [Blackthorn Support](https://community.blackthorn.io/s/support) for the Account Number & API Key.
7. Once you have the Account Number & API Key, enter them in the `Account Number` and `API Key` fields.
8. Click **Save**. Your account is now registered and activated. ![USBased Changes_5](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_5.png)
9. To change the credentials, click the **Change Credentials** button. ![USBased Changes_6](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_6.png)
10. Update the fields as needed and click **Proceed**. ![USBased Changes_7](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/USBased%20Changes_7.jpg)

#### EMEA

After you've completed the installation steps, it’s time to activate your Blackthorn Messaging account. When we say "activation," we are referring to a one-time process that will create a Messaging account and link it to your Salesforce org.

1. Go to the Messaging Administration tab.
2. You will see a dialog that asks if you already have a Messaging account. Click **No, I need an account** to indicate that you do not have a Messaging account. ![EMEA Changes_1](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/EMEA%20Changes_1.png)
3. This will open the Account Registration dialog box.
  1. Set `Account Region` = “Europe (EU1)”.
  2. Review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
  3. Click the `I have read…` checkbox.
  4. Click **Activate Now**.  

![EMEA Changes_2](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/EMEA%20Changes_2.jpg)
4. Click **Yes, I have an account**. ![EMEA Changes_4](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/EMEA%20Changes_4.png)
5. Set `Account Region` = “Europe (EU1)”.
6. Contact [Blackthorn Support](https://community.blackthorn.io/s/support) for the Account Number & API Key.
7. Once you have the Account Number & API Key, enter them in the `Account Number` and `API Key` fields.
8. Click **Save**. ![EMEA Changes_5](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/EMEA%20Changes_5.png)

Your account is now registered and activated.

### Card UI Changes

The UI for the Payment Methods section has been modified to be more user-friendly. ![CardUICharge_1](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_1.png)

- Clicking the **Add Card** button opens a new window. This provides an easy and faster way to enter the `First Name`, `Last Name`, `Card Number`, `Expiry Date`, `CVV` and other details. ![CardUICharge_2](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_2.png)
- Alternatively, the user can click **Choose Default Payment** to make payments using the default Payment Method. Users can change the Payment Method at any time. ![CardUICharge_3](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_3.png)
- Once a card is set as the default Payment Method, it will remain the default Payment Method until changed. ![CardUICharge_4](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_4.png)
- User cannot delete a card if it is set as the default Payment Method.
- Cards not set as the default Payment Method can be deleted at any time. ![CardUICharge_5](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_5.png)

![CardUICharge_6](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/CardUICharge_6.png)

## Bug Fix

### Community User Permission Set

#### Description

Users received the following error when trying to assign a Community user the standard Community permission set. “Can’t assign permission set Blackthorn Messaging Standard User - Community to user [name]. The user license doesn’t allow Assigned Apps”.

#### Resolution

To resolve this issue, we removed the Assigned Apps’ permissions. Complete the steps below to set up a Community user and share From Phone Numbers.

#### Setup Steps for Assigning Permission Sets to a Community User

1. Click the **Gear icon** in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Click **Setup**.
3. Type “Permission Sets” in the Quick Find box.
4. Click **Permission Sets**.
5. Click **Clone** next to the permission set “Blackthorn Messaging Standard User – Community”.
6. Set the `Label` to “Custom Blackthorn Messaging Standard User – Community”.
7. Set the `API Name` to “Custom_Textey_Standard_User_Community”
8. Click **Save**.
9. Open the permission set that you just created.
10. In the Apps section, click **Assigned Apps**.
11. Click **Edit**.
12. Remove the following Enabled Apps.
  - simplesms.Textey (simplesms__SimpleSMS)
  - simplesms.Textey (simplesms__Textey_ltng)
13. Click **Save**.

You can now assign this permission set to Community users.

#### Create Community Users

1. **Create a new Account.**
  1. Enter “Accounts” in the All Apps menu search.
  2. Click **Accounts**.
  3. Click **New**.
  4. Enter an `Account Name`.  (We suggest using “Community Account”, but the `Account Name` can be anything.)
  5. Click **Save**.
2. **Create a new Contact.**
  1. Enter “Contacts” in the All Apps menu search.
  2. Click **Contacts**.
  3. Click **New**.
  4. Enter a `First Name` and `Last Name`.
  5. Set `Account Name` to the Account created in Step 1.
  6. Enter a phone number in the `Phone` field.
  7. Click **Save**.
3. **Create a new user.**
  1. In the Contact you just created, click the **Enable Customer User** button. (The button is only available if your org has Community access enabled.)
  2. Enter an `Email`.
  3. Enter a `User Name`
  4. Set `License` = “Customer Community Login”.
  5. Click **Save**.
4. **Assign a permission set.**
  1. Click the **Gear icon** in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Click **Setup**.
  3. Type “Permission Sets” in the Quick Find box.
  4. Click **Permission Sets**.
  5. Click the permission set you created in Setup Steps for Assigning
  6. Permission Sets to a Community User.
  7. Click **Manage Assignments**.
  8. Click **Add Assignment** to assign users to the permission set.
  9. Add the user you created in Step 3 and click **Assign**.

#### Sharing From Phone Number to the Community users

1. **Add an Account lookup to the Phone Number object.**
  1. Click the **Gear icon** in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Click **Setup**.
  3. Click the Object Manager tab.
  4. In the Quick Find box, enter “Phone Number”.
  5. Click **Phone Number**.
  6. Click the Fields & Relationships tab.
  7. Click **New**.
  8. Select `Lookup Relationship`.
  9. Click **Next**.
  10. Set `Related To` = “Account”.
  11. Click **Next**.
  12. Enter a `Field Label` and `Field Name`.
  13. Click **Next**.
  14. Click **Next**.
  15. Click **Next**.
  16. Click **Save**.
2. **Populate the Account in a Phone Number record.**
  1. Go to the Messaging app.
  2. Open the Phone Number Tab that you want to share with a Community user.
  3. In the `Account` field, add the Account you created in Create Community Users – Step 1.
  4. Click **Save**.  

*NOTE: If you want to make Phone Numbers available to other communities, clone the Phone Number record and add different Accounts to the Phone Number record.*
3. **Your Phone Number sharing journey begins here.**
  1. Go to Setup.
  2. In the Quick Find box, search for “Digital Experiences”.
  3. Open the Digital Experiences folder and click **Settings**.
  4. Scroll down to the Sharing Sets section.
  5. Click **New**.
  6. Set `Label` = “BT Messaging Phone Number Sharing”.
  7. Click into the `Sharing Set Name` field.
  8. In the Select Profiles section, select the profile of the Community users that you want to use the `From Number`.  

*Example: Customer Community Login User and Customer Community Plus Login User*
  9. In the Select Objects section, add the Phone Number object to the Selected Objects column.  

*Note: The Phone Number object should be Public Read Only for Default External Access in OWD.*
  10. In the Configure Access section, click **Set-up**.
    1. Set the `Account` for the user.
    2. Set `Target Phone Number` = “Account__c”.
    3. Set `Access Level` = “Read Only”.
    4. Click **Update**.
  11. Click **Save**.