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Automatically accepting the chat toast by queue in Browser UI
Answer ID 12742   |   Last Review Date 11/17/2023

Can chat queues be configured so the toast message is automatically accepted, when agents are handling chats in the BUI?

Environment:

Chat, Browser UI
Oracle B2C Service

Resolution:

Agents using the Browser UI to answer live chats receive a toast notification when a chat request is assigned to them. The toast notification is a helpful tool that includes customer information & queue information. Depending on the permissions assigned to the agent’s profile, they can accept or decline the chat toast. Depending on the queues assigned to the agent’s profile, the chat toast may or may not be automatically accepted for the agent.
 
For Agents handling chats in the Browser UI, we have listed examples of commonly supported scenarios below, so it’s easy to understand how to make the configuration and the agent’s experience for those common configurations. 
 
For Chat Administrators

Administrators of chat can configure whether the toast notification is automatically accepted when chats enter a queue, based on a custom configuration. There are two requirements for enabling this feature:
  1. Engagement Panel version 16+ must be deployed for the site
  2. A new custom configuration "CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES" must be enabled
The Engagement Panel version 16+ must be deployed for the site:
  • If Engagement Panel version 16 is not generally available, then email Jessica Bradley (jessica.bradley@oracle.com) to have your site upgraded
  • There is no downtime associated with this update
  • First, we will enable Engagement Panel version 16 on your test site, then on your production site at a day/time of your choosing
A new custom configuration must be created. In the .NET Agent Desktop, open the Configuration Settings from the Navigation Set 
  • From the Ribbon, select New > Text
  • Key / Name: CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES
  • Data Type: Text
  • Type: Site
  • Required: No
  • Max Length: 255
  • Value: Configuration Base: Site
  • Value: Value: List Queue IDs 
    • These are comma separated
    • The option “ALL” is supported
Examples of commonly supported scenarios:
 
Use Case: I would like to automatically accept the toast notification for all chat queues
  • Create the custom config "CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES"
  • Set the value to ALL
  • Now, when a chat enters the queue and is assigned to the agent, then the toast is not shown and the chat session automatically opens within the chat engagement panel
Use Case: I would like to automatically accept the toast notification for one chat queue
  • Create the custom config "CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES"
  • Set the value to the Queue ID of your choice (in this example, we will use the Queue ID 99 as a placeholder for the Queue ID you will use)
  • If the agent's profile only includes Queue ID 99
  • Now, when a chat enters the queue and is assigned to the agent, then the toast is not shown and the chat session automatically opens within the chat engagement panel
Use Case: I would like to automatically accept the toast notification for some of our chat queues
  • In this example, we will use Queue ID 10 & Queue ID 99 to illustrate expected outcomes
  • Thus, there are two chat queues, Queue ID 10 & Queue ID 99
  • Create the custom config "CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES" and set the value to the Queue ID 99
    • …meaning, for Queue ID 10, the chat toast is shown & the chat session will not automatically open
    • …meaning, for Queue ID 99, the chat toast is not shown & the chat session will automatically open 
  • Given the Agent’s profile contains Queue ID 10 & 99
  • Now, when a chat enters the queue (Queue ID 10) and is assigned to the agent, then the toast is shown to the agent, the chat session is not automatically opened for the agent
  • Now, when a chat enters the queue (Queue ID 99) and is assigned to the agent, then the toast is not shown to the agent and the chat session automatically opens for the agent
The custom configuration “CUSTOM_CFG_CHAT_AUTO_ACCEPT_QUEUES” does not affect the following:
 
For additional information on the toast notification for chat, please refer to the ‘Chat with a Customer’ section in the Online Help User Guide documentation. To access Oracle B2C Service manuals and documentation online, refer to the Documentation for Oracle B2C Service Products.