Agent's Workspace User Guides

After installing and configuring Beesender, an agent workplace will appear for users who are added as agents.

The agent’s workplace is available in two versions:

  • Agent’s workplace in the Communication panel – Agent's workspace integrated into the communication panel, which can be easily minimized and allows simultaneous work with both chats and system sections.

  • Full-screen agent’s workplace – Full-screen agent workspace, designed for agents primarily focused on chat interactions and not utilizing other sections, offering enhanced convenience.

The functionality of both versions of the agent's workspace is entirely identical.

Agent’s workplace in the Communication panel (Classic UI)

To open the agent’s workplace in communication panel:

  1. Click the element on the right area.

Currently available only in Classic UI. Expected in Freedom UI around June 2024.

Full-screen agent’s workplace

To open the full-screen agent’s workplace:

  1. Go to the Beesender workplace

  2. Open the Beesender chats section

  3. Click the element on the top area to open the full-screen agent’s workplace.

This button will be displayed in the section only if the current system user is an agent.

Analytics metrics within the agent's workspace

In the upper part of the panel, statistics are displayed:

1 Dropdown list with сurrent status and time under the status – Indicates the time elapsed since setting the current status.

2 Total time The total number of hours passed since the start of the agent session.

Agent session – period of agent work after 6 hours offline and until the next 6 hour offline period.

3 Closed (Chats closed) The number of chats closed by the agent.

Some details of filling out the Closed and Chats closed fields:
1. If another agent re-opens a closed chat in which the first agent was previously communicating, then sends new messages and closes this chat, the value of closed chats for the first agent becomes -1 and for the second agent it becomes +1 (for correct display you need to reload the page with the communication panel of the first agent).
2. If an agent transfers his chat to a second agent, who continues the dialogue in this chat and then closes it, then the value of closed chats becomes +1 for the second agent.
3. If the chat is closed due to the fact that the client does not respond (if the ‘Close chats without messages’ setting is enabled and a value is set for it 'Time for closing chat after last message (minutes)'), then the agent to whom this chat was distributed has the value of closed chats set to +1.

4 Missed (Chats missed) The number of chats transferred to another agent using the 'Transfer chats without agent answer' setting.

To make the Missed (Chats missed) value +1 for the current agent, you need to enable the ‘Transfer chats without agent answer’ setting and specify a value for it in 'Time for changing agent (minutes)'. And after that, if the agent does not respond to the client in the chat within the time set in the setting, the chat will automatically be transferred to another free agent and the value of the Missed and Chats missed fields will become +1 for the current agent.

5 On hold The number of chats that the agent has paused using the Chat Actions menu.

6 Active chats – The number of currently open chats on the current agent.

7 – Name or nickname (if it filled in the agent card) of the current agent.

8 Expand/hide agent communication panel button.

A circular diagram displays how much time the agent has been:

9 – online,

10 – offline,

11 – paused.

Statistics inside circular diagram:

12 Total time during which the agent was online.

13 – The current status of the agent is shown along with the duration of time the agent has been in that status.

14 First Online shows the time from which a new agent session began.

Logic for calculating the First Online field:

  1. If the system finds an online session of the agent after 6 hours of offline session, then the Start Time value of this online session (which occurs after a 6-hour offline session) is recorded in the First Online field.

  2. If no 6-hour offline breaks are found, the system identifies the oldest online session and records its Start Time value in First Online.

  3. If there are no online sessions for this agent, null will be returned.

15 – Buttons for switching the online and offline status of the current agent

16 At the very bottom of the agent's workspace, there are two links:

  • FAQ – which leads to the Agent's Workspace User Guides article

  • Beesender Support – which directs you to an article where you can find information about technical support tariffs and how to contact them.

All communication panel statistics will be reset if the agent’s status was offline for more than 6 hours and after that this status was changed to online.

Learn how to easily manage chats

This section walks you through the basics of using the agent panel.

1 Bind chat client to contact card

2 – Link to the current chat card

3 Chat actions

4 Message separator

5 Message status

6 – Reason of the transfer chat to current agent ( you can view it in the message separator by clicking on the arrow )

7 – Pre-clipboard for files

8 – Input field expansion

9 – Send message button

10 – New unopened chat

11 – Chat put on hold

12 – Current open chat

13 Knowledge base

14 Attaching files

15 Templates

16 Emoji

 

Types of message separators in chat

Message separator

Display conditions

Message separator

Display conditions

{Chat-Number} started by Client • {Channel name}

The client initiated a chat in the channel

Started by {Agent name} • {Channel name}

Initiating a chat by an agent through the chat card with the help of the 'Continue chat' button.

Initiating a chat by an agent through a contact card with the help of the“Communication options” detail.

Closed by {Agent name} • {Time}

Chat closed through communication panel:

  • Chat actions → Close chat

  • cross on the chat box

Closed by manual action • {Time}

The chat is closed through the chat card with the help of the ‘Closed’ checkbox.

The chat is closed through the Beesender chats section with the help of the ‘Close chat’ button.

This separator will be displayed only for the last closed, all previous such separators will change to “Closed {Agent name} • {Time}”

Closed by process • {Time}

Chat closed using chatbot, the business process of which contains the 'Change data' element of the chat, where the value of the chat closing method is “Closed by process”.

Closed by {Chatbot name} • {Time}

Chat closed using chatbot, the business process of which contains the 'Change data' element of the chat, where the value of the chat closing method is not set.

Closed by automatic process – No answer from Client • {Time}

The chat was closed automatically due to the fact that the client does not respond (the ‘Close chats without messages’ setting is enabled and a value is set for it 'Time for closing chat after last message (minutes)').

Transferred by Automatic process • {Time}

The chat was transfered automatically due to the fact that the agent does not respond to the client in the chat within the time set in the setting 'Time for changing agent (minutes)' (‘Transfer chats without agent answer’ setting enabled).

Transferred by {Agent name} • {Time}

Transferring chat through the communication panel:

  • Chat actions → Transfer chat

Transferring chat to a free agent using a chatbot.

Types of message statuses

  • Delivered

  • Sending error

  • Read (available on channels: Viber, WhatsApp Twilio, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Widget)

If something went wrong and the agent message could not be sent to the client, then this message will be displayed in the communication panel as unsent with the status sending error. To resend it again, you need to click on the arrow that appears next to the message .


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