Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Pre Chat to Automatically Identify Customers

When a customer initiates a chat, its often a pretty good idea to have some information available that will allow an agent to know who they're talking to or even why the chat was initiated. The Omni Channel Engagement Hub allows the configuration of pre chat questions which will prompt the user to provide information … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Pre Chat to Automatically Identify Customers →

Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Chat Authentication

In a previous blog, we configured a chat widget which allowed engagement with customer service agents. When creating the widget, I ignored the authentication field which is available on the chat widget form. This blog focuses on configuring authentication which will allow the agent to see that the person who initiated the chat is known … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Chat Authentication →

Using Specflow and EasyRepro to improve Automated UI Testing

I first learned about Specflow and Behaviour Driven Development in 2018 in a blog that Wael Hamze posted. In his blog, Wael explains not only what Behaviour Driven Development and Specflow is but also how it could be used with Fake-xrm-easy (Jordi Montana's Unit Testing framework) as well as Easy Repro, an open framework that … Continue reading Using Specflow and EasyRepro to improve Automated UI Testing →

Omni Channel Engagement Hub : Initiating a Chat with a Custom Chat Button

In my previous blog, we created a new chat widget in the Omni Channel Engagement Hub admin area and embedded the widget into a web page. The widget allows customers to interact with agents having been routed using any rules configured within Omni Channel. This blog focuses on how we can leverage the Omni Channel … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub : Initiating a Chat with a Custom Chat Button →

Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Creating a Chat Widget

In my previous blog post, I covered the basic setup needed for agents to be able to use the the Omni Channel Engagement Hub app. This post is a continuation on that blog, focussing on how we can quickly create a chat widget to allow your customers to interact with your agents. https://youtu.be/3a5yMoA7ac0 The video … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Creating a Chat Widget →

Omni Channel Base Configuration: Creating Users and Queues

In my previous blog, I showed how we can create a new omni channel trial. Before you can use the trial to leverage the full capabilities of omni, the trial will need to be configured. In this blog, I'll detail how to set up what I consider to be the base configuration of omni. This … Continue reading Omni Channel Base Configuration: Creating Users and Queues →

Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Fix Missing Presence Icon

A defect was introduced in a recent release of D365 Customer Service which impacts new and some upgraded Omni Channel installs. This defect prevents the presence icon from appearing in the top right hand corner. In the most recent release the team have created a loader page which gives an indication of the progress of … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Fix Missing Presence Icon →

Creating an Omni Channel Engagement Hub Trial

So you've heard about the Omni Channel Engagement Hub and want to see what all the fuss is about. But, you cant work out which license to add, where to go to set it up or why you're not seeing the right screens! You may also be getting some random error messages - some of … Continue reading Creating an Omni Channel Engagement Hub Trial →

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This is a true story about someone in the #PowerAddicts community, but not quite brave enough, or ready to share her identity. Therefore, we will call her Jessica! It is a tale of an underdog, a girl who literally has fought for her life at times, to obtain financial stability and a sense of worth. … Continue reading Make your story count →

Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Outbound Messaging

One of the latest features now available in preview for the Omni Channel Engagement Hub is outbound messaging. Outbound messaging is perfect for scenarios where a company may want to send sms notifications to a customer based on an event. E.g. To notify the customer that addiitonal information is required for a claim they may … Continue reading Omni Channel Engagement Hub: Configuring Outbound Messaging →