This document provides an overview of the new features and enhancements to existing features of the LiveVox User Portal in the LiveVox U12 release. Agent DesktopIncreased Agent Desktop Widget Data SizeThe Agent Desktop widget data size is now increased to accommodate more characters in the input text to avoid errors when saving the Agent Desktop configuration. Campaign ManagementThe Segmentation template preview in Contact Manager now reflects the updated changes once a Segmentation template is updated, and displays an accurate count of records and splits. Previously, when users updated a Segmentation template that was previewed for the day, the updated changes would not reflect when previewed again. Enhanced Real-Time Statistics for Append Campaign RecordsYou can now view real-time statistics for appended campaign records in the Voice portal. If the campaign is playing and records have been appended, the values for the following fields are updated automatically on the Campaign editor and Monitor panel: - Completed
- Remaining
- Percent Completed %Completed
- Total
- Percent % Done
- Uploaded
- Loaded
It is also possible to get these statistics via API by using the Campaign Level Statistics method in the Real-Time Reporting namespace. This feature allows you to configure the Dialing Profile for the States or Area Codes that you can text. Within each profile, users can define the policies for both Voice or SMS, or both. You can define SMS restrictions based on State, Area Code, Time, and Day similar to Voice call. This is configurable in a new tab called SMS for SMS based policies in the Profile editor. - The SMS tab allows users to specify policies for SMS attempts.
- When adding a policy under the SMS tab, the voice portal provides the same options as for Voice, except for the following:
- Do Not Leave Messages option is no longer available
- Do Not Dial is renamed to Do Not Text
- When launching an SMS campaign, the SMS number attempted adheres to the configured Dialing Profile on the Service based on the policies associated with the SMS tab of the Dialing Profile.
- Users can now define on the Service whether SMS attempts initiated by an agent adheres to the assigned Dialing Profile or Zip/Area Mismatch.
- When launching an SMS campaign and there is a Zip/Area Mismatch logic associated with the Service the system now applies existing Zip/Area Mismatch logic.
- When launching an SMS campaign on a Service with Contact Timing enabled, the logic of following the sun method applies.
ChannelsAdditional Standard Call Flows for SMSThe following options in the Services editor are now renamed. Old Name | New Name |
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SMS Optin Message | SMS Opt-In Message | Email Optin Message | Email Opt-In Message |
The SMS Opt-In Message drop-down menu provides the following additional standard call flows: - SMS Blast
- SMS UAD Opt-In
- SMS UAD Widget
The above call flows are also available as standard templates when creating an SMS campaign from Campaigns editor or Contact manager. Do Not Contact for SMS and Email ChannelsPreviously, you could use Do Not Contact options (from Contact manager) only for the Voice channel (Outbound attempts). With this version, you can use the following Do Not Contact options for the SMS channel as well: - Do Not Contact
- Do Not Contact Today
- Account+Phone Do Not Contact
- Account+Phone Do Not Contact Today
For the Email channel, you can use the following Do Not Contact options: - Do Not Contact
- Do Not Contact Today
Routing Non-Outbound Triggered Inbound SMSPreviously, the system would route Inbound (IB) SMS only if there was a previous Outbound (OB) SMS made against that shortcode or long code. This version allows you to route any SMS shortcode or long code. Viewing and Downloading Email AttachmentsUsers can now view and download any email associated attachments from the interaction on any Email history lookup (Interaction tab in Contact manager, Account Lookup report, and Phone Lookup Report). Web WidgetA new Web Widget feature is now available on the Config tab of the Voice Portal. Chat, Knowledge Base, and Ticketing options are embedded in one single Web widget. Note |
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| Control Caller ID on Manual Call TransfersA new field Manual Transfer Caller ID is added to the Agent Desktop editor to configure CallerID on manual call transfers. This eliminates compliance and verification risks. Dialing NULL AccountsAgents can now dial (Manual and Scheduled Call Backs) NULL accounts ignoring the Contact Management setting at the client level. This enhancement checks only for Account Number Required setting at the desktop level and Phone DND entry. If it is a DND number, an appropriate message is displayed to the agent. Anchor |
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| Support for Email, SMS, Voice Import DNC JobsYou can now configure Email, SMS, and Voice DNC FTP jobs through the DNC editor. The new Jobs tab of DNC editor allows users to create a maximum of 5 jobs each of all DNC types. Note |
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The Jobs tab only appears if the DNC type is set as Dial time DNC. |
Data ManagementThis feature provides a new Lookup module with Multi-Channel Support (Inbound SMS, Email, and Chat) in the Call Flow editor. With this enhancement, users are now able to define what variable can be used against the Contact Manager to identify and validate the customer's identity. The module supports both service and contact lookup. Copy to ClipboardContact Manager and Call Flow fields are now available for selection in the Copy to Clipboard field. A new button has been added to clear the selection. DesignerHome Bar Enhancement You can now define short cut icons and names on the Home bar of Designer. Anchor |
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| Language Localization in Spanish and French |
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| Language Localization in Spanish and French LiveVox provides language localization in Spanish and French for Designer desktop and Knowledge Base interfaces. Option to Configure Replaying of Call RecordingYou can now enable call recordings replays in the Interactions tab of the Designer Desktop. The new Export Format editor which allows you to define CSV export formats. This editor is available under the Input / Output section of Voice Portal. These formats can be used from different editors to export data. Currently, LiveVox supports these formats from the Agent editor. These export formats are also available from Jobs editor when using the Agent Export option. Job SchedulerAgent Export EnhancementsThis version provides the below-listed options for the Agent Export job. You can view these options from Jobs editor. - Include Services
- Export Format (agent export format)
Export Directory for Standard JobsContact Manager now allows users to configure contact export directory for standard jobs. Import Jobs EnhancementsThe Contact Manager import jobs now include the following enhancements: - Improved time out for large data imports
- Detailed failure and success messages
- Access to import logs
- Support for filename wildcards and moving the completed files to FTP
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| Knowledge Base ResearchThis version of the voice portal introduces a new Knowledgebase (KB) to the LiveVox product suite. The knowledge base is a centralized database for capturing and sharing knowledge. Agents and users can create content that can be used by other agents to support customers during their support calls. The Knowlege Base Portal is available in Web Widget, Agent Desktop, and LVP. To verify you can view the knowledge base go to the Billing tab of the Client section. To access the Knowledge Base section on the voice portal, go to Configure > Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base (KB) offers the following sections on the voice portal: - Config: Allows users to define Categories, Sections, and KB Forms
- Content Library: Allows users to load content through the KB Content page. This is also available on the WFO tab.
- Search: Displays a KB Form that allows users to search the KB.
ReportingAccount Lookup Report EnhancementThe account lookup report now displays the search criteria and newly added empty results table. After generating a report, the table is populated with results. Addition of New FieldsNew fields relating to schedule callback transactions are added in the Report Writer to generate Call Detail Report for current and past days. This ensures that the clients achieve 100% schedule callbacks from customers. Inbound Phone Volume ReportThis version provides a new Inbound Phone Volume Report as part of LiveVox Inbound Reports. This report shows aggregated results by phone numbers for inbound calls. Records are retained for the past 90 days. This report is generated with a start and end time frame no greater than 31 days. Screen and Call Recording Playback EnhancementYou can now playback Screen and Call recordings with synchronized audio and video. Site Management Anchor |
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| LiveVox Portal Navigational Changes
LiveVox portal has the following navigational changes: - Consolidated Call Centers, Service Groups, and Agents sub-tabs on the Monitor tab to a drop-down menu. The drop-down menu displays Call Centers as the default value.
- Moved Accounts and Ticketing dashboards from the Configure tab to the Monitor tab.
- Renamed Dialing Config in the Configure tab to Voice.
- Added new sections in the Configure tab for Email, SMS, Web Widget, and Knowledge Base.
- Added Agent Schedule Adherence and Agent Schedule Forecast History options under Quality Assurance Reporting of WFO tab.
LiveVox Portal Billing Tab ChangesThe Billing tab under Client editor has the following changes: - Added a new Channels section with the following options:
- Voice Channel
- SMS Channel
- Email Channel
- Chat Channel
- Renamed the Ticketing section to Customer Care.
- Moved the Transcribe option to the Speech section. The Quality Assurance section is now removed because it is redundant.
- Moved the E-Learning option to the WFO section and the Chat option to the Channels section. The Agents section is now removed because it is redundant.
- Moved the Advanced Agent Scheduling option to the WFO section.
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| New Settings InterfaceThis version provides a new settings interface. Password Reuse Restriction CountA new field Passwords Reuse Restriction Count is now added to the Security tab of the Client section. It specifies the number of previous passwords that the user or agent cannot reuse when resetting the password. The minimum and the default value for this field is 4 and the maximum value is 25. Anchor |
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| New Trusted Partners Model |
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| Trusted Partners ModelYou can now use the new Trusted Partners functionality in the Voice Portal's Management suite to view which clients and user access levels within those clients may act as a partner for them. A Trusted Partner is a model to manage the relationship between LV clients. A Partner is a LiveVox client that needs to have access rights to another LiveVox client to audit or measure their work. A LiveVox client that may perform work on behalf of another LiveVox client or be part of the same company but have multiple LV portals and want the relationship defined so access across the portals is possible. A new Trusted Partners tab is added in the Client editor. The Trusted Partners tab displays the details of the third-party company or to another LV portal that is set up for users. Ticketing Anchor |
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| Import Support for Ticketing and AccountsYou can now easily load Account and Ticket data using the Input Filter. The Input Filter now provides the following features: - New Target options for Accounts and Tickets
- Different columns depending on the table table
- Ability to use a specific input filter created for Accounts or Ticketing
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| Ticketing EnhancementsThis version provides the following ticketing enhancements: You can now create a ticket form by utilizing a combination of pre-configured as well as custom fields for the form intake process. The user can publish the form within the Web Widget. You can now see the following fields on the ticket form as default: - First Name
- Last Name
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Ticket Type (Drop Down Field = to Ticket Types in Platform)
- Message
You can add additional text, numeric or drop-down fields into the form, all of which will be mapped into a ticket when the form is completed. Ticket Submission PageYou can now define a completion (Thank You) message to the consumer when the form is submitted by the consumer into the contact center. Submission EventWhen a customer (end-user) submits the form, the form opens a new ticket on the platform with New as the default status. Workflow EventsYou can now create automation/workflow events that route tickets to appropriate teams when created. Each Workflow is named and a dashboard showing all workflow events is visible to administrators. - Ticket Type
- Status Type
- Agent Team
- Action
- Evaluate at Creation or Edit
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| Workflow Support for Email/SMSThis version allows Ticket Workflow to trigger transactional Email / SMS. - Users can define the Ticket Workflow editor if an event can trigger an Email or SMS.
- Users can define what Email or SMS message is triggered.
- For SMS, users are now able to define what phone number is SMS'd since a Contact can have cell numbers residing in different phone positions.
- Any SMS or Email triggered out of the workflow is associated with the Ticket Interaction history.
WFOAbility to Export Search ResultsUsers can export results from Search results on the Score tab. Agent Schedule Forecast History ReportCall volume data is now incorporated into agent scheduling to schedule agents effectively. A new Agent Schedule Forecast History report is added to the Agent Scheduling application. Users can filter the schedule forecast history for a specific date range and access the below details on an hourly basis: - Agents Logged In – Total Unique Agent Id's logged in across report range
- Active Time – Waiting for + Incall + Wrapup expressed as HH:MM:SS (Hours:Minutes:Seconds)
- Wait Time – Total wait time for all agents expressed as HH:MM:SS
- Talk Time – Total talk time for all agents expressed as HH:MM:SS
- Wrap Time – Total wrap time for all agents expressed as HH:MM:SS
- Non-Active Time – Logged in but not ready + Pause expressed as HH:MM:SS
- Contacts Offered – Total number of Inbound + total number of outbound contacts
- Successful OP Transfers – Number of OP Transfers across report range
- AVG Abandon Rate/Hr – Average Number of Abandon calls per hour, across report range
- Occupancy % – (Total active time in minutes / (total non-active time in minutes + total active time in minutes)) * 100
- Service Level % – (Successful OP Transfers/contacts offered) * 100
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Agent Schedule Forecast History Report is billable add on the component to agent scheduling. This feature can be utilized if Advanced Agent Scheduling is enabled on the Billing tab. | Agent Schedule Adherence DashboardAgent Schedule Adherence dashboard is a metric used to analyze whether agents are working for the amount of time that they are scheduled to work. Schedule adherence is measured by taking the total time a call center agent is available and dividing it by the time they are scheduled to work, expressed as a percentage. This helps in compliance by ensuring that contact center agents are working efficiently within their set schedules. Note |
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Agent Schedule adherence is a billable add on the component to agent scheduling. This feature can be utilized if Advanced Agent Scheduling is enabled on the Billing tab. | Agent Scheduling EnhancementsAgent Scheduling now allows you to accept or decline time off requests initiated by an agent. Agents can set themselves as unavailable by using the Agent Scheduler application on their U-CRM desktop. This action triggers a notification to the manager of the agent in their Work Queue. - The Manager can Accept or Reject the request.
- The master calendar in Agent Scheduling reflects the updated schedule based on the action of the manager user.
Agents receive a status update notification in their work queue. Assessor Reporting EnhancementsYou can now export scorecard details with a raw score, percentage score, Pass/Fail, and the Acknowledgment and Arbitration flags as well from the Review Tab in Assessor. It also includes the dates/times of reviews. Auto Approval and Auto Reject Options in Work Queue SettingsAuto Approve and Auto Reject options are now available for manager users to manage Schedule changes requested by agents in Work Queue. Third-Party Audio in Quality Monitoring toolThis version provides a quality monitoring tool for all client channels - LV Emails, LV Chats, and LV SMS interactions, along with third-party audio. Work Queue Auto ManagementThis feature provides auto-approval and auto-reject manager settings for schedule changes requested by agents in Work Queue. |