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Outbound Compliance Enabled option in Services editor Also, Contact manager allows the users to store the maximum of 13 digits phone number for international dialing. To add international phone number, navigate to Configure > Contacts > Contacts. Under the Contacts tab, Click on Add or double click a contact. The users will be presented with the Contact screen. Under the Channels tab, the users can add a phone number (up to 13 digits). Edit Phone screen in Contacts manager 10-Digit Input RequirementThis version introduces an additional risk mitigating measure for manual dialing by requesting an agent to re-enter a 10-digit phone number when using the Contact List (Click-To-Dial) widget in Agent Desktop. This option is configurable and is enabled by default. This feature can be disabled on each Service by going to Service Editor > ACD Settings > Outbound Compliance Enabled. Outbound Compliance Enabled option in Services Editor
SMS and Email EnhancementsRestrict Launch of Email or SMS based on ConsentWith this version, users are now able to define what SMS or Email Opt-In Message can be used on the specific service. These Opt-In messages can be defined in Message editor and assigned on any service that is used to launch email or SMS campaigns. In addition to the Opt-In messages, users are able to define whether an email or SMS consent is required for any email or SMS communication done on the Service. To configure
This tab shows the following billable add on products and currently utilized add on products is show as checked.
To view, navigate to Configure > Client / Services > Client Services editor > Billing Settings tab > Contact Rules section. Billing tab in Client editor - U9 Previously, the view-only Screen Recording Setting option was available in the Settings tab of Client editor. With this version, the option is moved from Settings tab of Client editor to Billing tab of Client editor as shown in the above screenshot.Opt-In and Consent Requirements for Email and SMS
SMS and Email Suppression ListThis versions offers ability for users to create and manage a suppression list for email and SMS from DNC editor. Previously, DNC editor in U8 Now, DNC editor has SMS and E-Mail tabs along with Phone Numbers tab.
DNC editor in U9 SMS Suppression List The system checks against the SMS suppression list at the time of messaging and ensures that entries are not messaged. Users can create and manage the SMS suppression list from DNC editor. Users can add, upload file, or delete records (similar to Phone DNC). To configure Screen Recording Setting option in Settings tab of Client editor - U8 Previously, outbound manual dial calls were restricted by enforcing dialing windows, zip/area mismatch, and default outbound hours of operation. This version introduces International dialing via manual dial services.
This version allows the users to configure the specific International manual dial services by disabling the Outbound Compliance Enabled option. This allows the dialing outside of standard North American continental hours of operation (24-hour dialing). To configure, navigate to Configure > Client / Services > Services > ACD Settings tab. Disable the Outbound Compliance Enabled checkbox.
Outbound Compliance Enabled option in Services editor Also, Contact manager allows the users to store the maximum of 13 digits phone number for International dialing. To add International phone number , navigate to Configure > Contacts > Contacts. Under the Contacts tab, Click on Add or double click a contact. The users will be presented with the Contact screen. Under the Channels tab, the users can add the phone number up to 13 digits.SMS and Email Enhancements
Restrict Launch of Email or SMS based on ConsentWith this version, users are now able to define what SMS or Email Opt-In Message can be used on a specific service. These Opt-In messages can be defined in Message editor and assigned on any service that is used to launch email or SMS campaigns. In addition to the Opt-In messages, users are able to define whether an email or SMS consent is required for any email or SMS communication done on the Service.To configure, navigate to Configure > Client/Services > Services editor > Settings tab.Opt-In and Consent Requirements for Email and SMS
SMS and Email Suppression ListPreviously, the system was providing Dial-Time DNC for phones only. This option checks against the Do Not Contact (DNC) list at the time of dialing instead of build time. This version offers SMS and E-Mail options along with Phone Numbers in DNC editor when Dial-Time Phone DNC type is configured in Client editor. DNC editor - U8 DNC editor - U9 SMS Suppression List The system checks against the SMS suppression list at the time of messaging and ensures that entries are not messaged. Users can create and manage the SMS suppression list from DNC editor. Users can add, upload file, or delete records (similar to Phone DNC). To configure, navigate to Configure > Contacts > DNC.SMS suppression list in DNC editor When the consumer sends inbound SMS with specific keywords like Stop, Cancel, or Unsubscribe, the system adds the phone number to SMS suppression list automatically. Also, the system automatically deletes the entry from SMS suppression list when consumer re-opts by replying with keywords Start, Begin, or In. The system checks against the Email suppression list at the time of emailing and ensures that entries are not emailed. Users can create and manage the Email suppression list from DNC editor. Users can add, upload file, or delete records (similar to Phone DNC). To configure, navigate to Configure > Contacts > DNC. UI Enhancements in Monitor tabWith this version, the UI of Monitor tab is updated to provide more flexible user experience with more readily available data depending on the type of services a user is viewing. A new graphical view is displayed by default at the enterprise level (Monitor and Agents panels) if the number of call centers is less than or equal to 5 and at the call center level (Monitor and Agents panels) if the number of services is less than or equal to 20.Users can flip from graphical to tabular view by clicking an icon in the upper right-hand corner of the widget. Similarly, users can flip from tabular to graphical view by clicking an icon in the upper right-hand corner of the widget.
Monitor Panel Under graphical view, Monitor panel displays the services related statistics of the specific call center in the graphical format. Users can access the data for different call centers via carousel (dots at bottom of panel). They can see the statistics of outbound, inbound, or blended services as per the type of Monitor panel configured under GUI settings.Monitor Outbound - Displays pie charts of the outbound service statistics with the longest hold duration and percentage of completed records from loaded records.Monitor Outbound panel in graphical view Monitor Inbound - Displays pie charts of the inbound service statistics with the service-level and various service average timings.Monitor Inbound panel in graphical view
Monitor Blended panel in graphical view Agent Panel Under graphical view, Agents panel displays agents related data in graphical format. Users can access statistics for Agent States, Live Connects, and Time Stats by using carousel (dots at bottom of panel).
Agents States in graphical view
Live Connects in graphical view
Under Contact Manager EnhancementsAccount Ownership FieldsU9 provides users the ability to assign the ownership of a contact in Contact manager to an agent, agent team or both. This allows the users to search and create campaigns based on this assignment. Navigate to Configure > Contacts > Contacts. Under the Contacts tab, click on Add or double click a contact. Users will be presented with the Contact screen. They can utilize the Contact Ownership section of Contact screen to further define the Agent field, Agent Team field or both.
Greater List SegmentationWith this version, the Segmentation editor, basic and advanced search filters in Contacts manager are enhanced to support additional search criterion and dynamic data types. This user friendly segmentation tools can be utilized for day to day campaign management.
Date field search in U8 Date field search in U9 String field types allows dynamic search operatorsAvailable search operators: In, Not In, Starts With, Contains, Regex, Equal To, Ends With, Is Null, Is Not Null String field search in U9 Number field types include the following search operators:Available search operators: >, <, =, >=, <=, !=, Is Null, Is Not Null Number field search in U8
Number field search in U9
Bulk ChangesWith this version, users can make changes to the set of filtered Contact manager accounts in bulk using the Bulk Changes button. They can also null out existing value for contact fields and delete fields using the Bulk change. Navigate to Config>Contacts>Contacts>Bulk Changes button.
Bulk Change button in Contacts tab - Contacts manager
The below screenshot shows the Bulk Change window that allows the users to define the category that needs to be changed. For example, user can select category as Change Status to update the Status for the filter set of contacts. Bulk Change window Previously, in order to update the data users had a to follow a process of identifying the accounts that need to be updated, export, create layouts, make the required changes and upload them to save the changes. All standard reports can be scheduled through Job SchedulerWith this version,any standard report can now be scheduled through Jobs Scheduler. The following report are include as part of this release:
Previously Job Scheduler was used to run only some of the standard jobs and client requests were turned down if a report was not on the list to be scheduled. Asynchronous User TasksWith this version, DNC uploads are completed asynchronously, meaning users can start DNC uploads and then navigate away from the page to complete other tasks as well as have better insight into the success or failure of DNC uploads. A new User Tasks option is available under the user drop down menu in the voice portal that displays the details of a user’s tasks in queue. New User Tasks option in User drop down menu Clicking the user tasks option brings up the User Tasks window which displays the details of 1000 records in descending order of time. User Tasks window Users can view the details of the success or failure of the DNC upload in the user tasks window and manually refresh the status by clicking the Refresh button.
Previously, process to import a file was synchronous and took around 30 minutes to complete the process. Also, users did not have the ability to view the progress of the task. New Interaction tab in Campaign Details ScreenThe Campaign Details screen now displays a new Interaction tab. This tab provides the details of all the interaction attempts made on a particular record.
Call Flow Editor EnhancementsSupport for Nested JSON and Array Requests via variable_assignment ModuleThe Variable Assignment Module assigns values to variables. This module now supports a new Variable Assignment editor which allows users to construct nested JSON and store in a CFE variable. The subsequent call flow can use the CFE variable to consume the nested JSON. The following types of Nested JSON and array requests are supported under the actions menu in the Variable Assignment editor:
To open the Variable Assignment editor. Select the Assignment Expression message property from the variable_assignment module:
Select the icon to open the actions menu.
The actions menu displays the types of supported nested JSON and array requests.
New Consent ModuleThis version features the new Consent module added to track incoming SMS for key words so that consent flags and DNC entries can be updated automatically. Supported key words include:
The consent module is found under the advanced modules menu:
Consent module significantly reduces the complexity of the call flow from previous versions. Previosuly:
With this version:
Transactional Email Enhancement - Embedded Image Support From Email Module
Previously, users could enable unsubscribe links, add email triggers on any existing Call Flows, and add attachments from the email module. With this version, users can also embed an image in the email template in addition to all the previous functionality. To embed an image, navigate to Configure > Messaging > Call Flow editor > Call Flow > Modules. The email module is available under the basic module menu. email module in Call Flow editor Double clicking on the email module will present email screen. Navigate to Message Properties > Email Message. Users will be presented with the Email Editor screen. Users need to add a text box and then drag and drop the Image option form the editor's left column.Email Editor for Template Double clicking on the image area will present the screen to upload the image. Select Image screen The customers receive the image in the email body when the email is sent by using this email template.
New Scheduled Callback EditorWith this versions, users can view all IVR Scheduled Callback and Manual Agent Scheduled Callbacks via Scheduled Callback editor. The Superuser/Sysadmin level users have the ability to view and modify the scheduled callbacks. Manager users are able to view scheduled callbacks. Scheduled Callback editor provides the users the ability to filter/search for callback entries, also perform various tasks such as confirming in advance, cancelling when needed and for validation of when the callback is scheduled. Navigate to Config>Agents>Scheduled Callback to view the Scheduled Callback editor. The edit scheduled callback window allows users to modify Scheduled Date, Time, and Agent details. In addition to modifying Scheduled Callback details, users can also cancel the Scheduled Callback as long as it is not queued up for dialing. Users can view the scheduled callbacks of a Contact by navigating to Config>Contacts>Contacts>Double Click a contact>Scheduled Callback tab.
Users can view the scheduled callbacks of an Agent by navigating to Config>Agents>Agents>Double Click an agent>Scheduled Callback tab.
Screen Recording EnhancementsScreen Recording Controls
Previously, the manual call recording controls of agent desktop were used to control (pause, resume, and stop) the audio recordings only. This version allows the users to configure the call recording controls as audio and screen recording controls in conjunction with LiveVox Agent Desktop Native(ADN) screen recording application.
To configure the functionality, navigate to Configure > Agents > Agent Desktop > General > Settings. Select new Screen Recording Control Enabled checkbox to enable call recording controls as audio and screen recording controls. For agent specific information, see Agent Enhancements U9 section.
Percentage based screen recording
Previously, when the screen recording was enabled, all the calls were recorded.
To configure the functionality, navigate to Configure > Agents > Agent Desktop > General > Settings. Specify the percentage of screen recording by using new Screen Recording Control Percentage spin box. Screen Recording Control Percentage option in Agent Desktop
New Values of Bitrate option for Desktop Native Screen Recording
Previously, agent screen recording feature was supporting the Bitrate(kbps) options as 128 and 256. This version supports the following options: 128, 256, 512, and 1024 kbps. With these options, the system can be configured to maximize quality or minimize screen recording file size.
To configure the functionality, navigate to Configure > Agents > Agent Desktop > General > Settings. Bitrate(kbps) option in Agent Desktop Work Force Optimization (WFO)AssessorWith U9, WFO is integrated in Voice Portal that includes - Assessor, Call Recording Report and Screen Recording Report. Users require separate login to access Assessor.
Assessor Login
Screen Recording Playback and Evaluation Section view in Assessor
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