Adding your own widgets

Agents often need to access external systems while they are working in the Agent Workspace and to do so, they need to open additional tabs or browsers. However, you can integrate external systems right into the Agent Workspace, allotting them their widget next to the standard widgets.

To ensure your agents are focused on the tools most relevant for them, admins have the option of assigning widgets to one or more skills. The widget will subsequently only appear to agents handling chats associated with that skill. Widgets not assigned to specific skills will still appear to all agents handling any chat.

To add and integrate new widgets, refer to our adding widgets documentation in the Developer Center.

Organize your widgets to boost agent efficiency

Placing widgets in the right order within the Agent Workspace means you can ensure the most useful widgets are the most easily accessible for agents.

Since every contact center is different, widget reordering allows brands to fully customize the order of the widgets on an account level, for both chat and messaging operations. The account admin can organize widgets through night vision, including hiding core and custom widgets.

To reorder widgets:

1. From the visitor's page, click on the Night Vision icon at the top right corner.

2. The Edit Widgets configuration screen will appear. All available agent widgets configured to your account will appear here as icons - to see the name of the widget, hover over the icon. You can also stop the widget from appearing in the workspace, by clicking Hide.

3. To reorder the widgets, click Organize.

4. In the Organize widgets configuration screen, you can use the arrows to move the widgets up or down in the order they will appear. There is also an option to move the widget straight to the top.

5. Select the desired width of the new widget; single (the same width as the default widgets), double, triple, or quadruple, so your widget is compatible with the external webpage that you want to display.

6. If you would like the widget to appear alongside conversations associated with a specific skill/profile or multiple skills/profiles, select the relevant option(s) from the Assigned Skills field or Assigned Profile field. If no skill/profile is assigned, the widget will appear to all chats.

7. Enter the URL of the webpage or external application that you wish to display within the widget.

Widget integration framework

The integration of the Engagement Window Widget SDK and Agent Workspace Widget SDK allows rich media to be easily and instantly shared between the consumer and the agent. Using unique session IDs, an external platform facilitates a direct connection between the two SDKs, providing a seamless widget integration framework.

• A more personal service with agent-consumer rich media sharing and video chat
• Faster responses through collaborative conversations between agent and consumer
• Flexible integrations with a variety of engagement tools

Agents can share a variety of interactive content in the Agent window, such as images, links, and forms. This content will immediately be displayed in the consumer’s engagement window, enhancing their conversation experience and their connection with the Agent.

In the same way, consumers can upload content - such as a product’s web page, a screenshot of an error message - that will instantly be displayed to the Agent, enabling them to provide a more effective and efficient service. Moreover, the flexibility of this framework opens the door for integrations with other engagement tools, such as live video connection.

For more information on how to set up this connectivity between the two SDKs, please refer to their respective documentation in the Developer Center.

Why don’t I see my customized widget?

For successful integration, please note the following:

• The application must be able to open within an iFrame: Some applications prevent themselves from opening within an iFrame (these are known as ‘Frame Busters’). If you try to integrate such an application within an Agent Workspace widget, you will get a blank widget, or an error message in the widget (depending on your browser).
• Internet Explorer support: Custom widgets are supported on Internet Explorer 10 and higher only.
• The application must be hosted over SSL: Secure Sockets Layer is a protocol that provides network security and privacy. SSL uses trusted certificates to perform client and server authentication. This means your application must be hosted on a valid SSL certificate site and, as part of the application, the URL must begin with HTTPS.
• Automatic focus management may be problematic: Applications with focus stealing can cause issues in the user interface of the Agent Workspace.

Widget notifications

It’s important to keep agents informed of activity taking place within widgets while they are handling other tasks. For both chat and messaging operations, the Agent Widget SDK has been enhanced to allow notifications to appear in the Agent Workspace whenever an event occurs in a widget, to ensure agents are alerted as soon as any activity takes place.

For further information, refer to the SDK documentation in the Developer Center.**