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Enable live agent connection on the primary instance

Enable live agent connection on the primary instance to route an interaction to a live agent on the secondary instance.

Before you begin

Be sure to enable com.glide.cs.external.agent.chat.enabled system property. It’s not enabled by default.

Role required: admin or virtual_agent_admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Conversational Interfaces > Virtual Agent > Live Agent Connections.

  2. Select New to create a connection.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

    FieldDescription
    NameName of the connection
    ActiveCheck box to enable the connection
    OrderIf there are multiple matching live agent connections, the value entered in this field determines the order in which the matching connections are displayed to the user.
    AdvancedSelecting this check box opens the Script field. You can specify conditions using JavaScript in the script editor.
    Condition TableTable used for selecting the matching condition. Interaction table is selected by default.
    Matching ConditionConditions to route the interaction to this live agent connection. Use the condition builder to add conditions. The fields used in the condition are from the Interaction table.
    ScriptJavaScript script that specifies the conditions for the interaction to be routed to this live agent connection. The condition in the script editor must evaluate to true. This field is enabled only when you select the Advanced check box.
    SubflowSubflow transforms the request into the secondary instance request format and routes the request to the secondary instance. Select VA API Bot Interconnect Integration Handler.
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  1. Click Submit.

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