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17.2.3. Notify App
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Summary
Used for: Used to send a variety of message types: Email, SMS, Chatter, CTI Notification
Container: Action
Call Policy: ✔
Data Analytics Policy: ✔
Example(s):
Use case
Send the caller a post call text message when they have completed a survey
How to do it
- Add an action container with a notify app
- Configure this item: SMS
- Click +Add SMS Notifier
- Send Message = Now
- Send SMS to = Click the macro button and search for ‘Caller Number’ or $(CallerNumber)
- Sender Number =
- SMS Message = Example: ‘Thank you for completing our post call survey! You have been entered for the prize draw.’
Configuration Details
The Notify app enables calls and data that pass through the container to trigger a notification.
Policy Type
Call | Data Analytics |
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Available | Available |
Location
The Notify app is found in the Action container:
Configuration
The options for this app consist of Name this item and Configure this Item:
Configure This Item
Within this section are four possible options (as many as are desired can be added and configured). Select the desired option, then click the Add box to open an instance of the option for configuration and add it to the parent field as an incremental number. Clicking on that parent field reveals any instance(s) that have been added. The options are as follows:
- Email - send an email notification
- SMS - send a text message notification
Please note that there is only full support for outbound SMS in certain countries, for example, the UK. In other countries there are limitations/ strict requirements such as in the US where you will need to use a Toll-free number as the sender number, and also must fill out an SMS sender forms to authorize numbers to be used for SMS. Please reach out to Natterbox Support if you need to do this. |
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- Chatter - send a Salesforce Chatter notification
- Notification - send a notification to a CTI
Some of the options are specific to the type of notification, while other are used by one or more. Each option is described below.
Where the macro selector icon appears in the text field, this can be clicked to insert a macro, either from the macro selector or from scratch.
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These fields require a customised response, shown below with a **. |
Fields outlined in red are mandatory.
Built in Properties and Values
Built In Property | Value (*default) | Notes |
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Send email (on) | Depending on whether this app is used in a Call or a Data Analytics policy, the dropdown options for this change: Call - Now*/When call ends Data Analytics - First attempt*/All attempts/Retries only | Call
Data Analytics
This option is also configurable for SMS. |
To Email Addresses | Blank text field** | Enter the email address(es) to which the message should be sent. If more than one is to be used, they should be separated by a comma (no space). Macros can be used. This is a mandatory field. |
CC Email Addresses | Blank text field** | Enter the email address(es) to which the message should be CC'd If more than one is to be used, they should be separated by a comma (no space). Macros can be used. |
Subject | Blank text field** | Enter the text that should be the subject of the email. Macros can be used. This is a mandatory field. |
Email body | Pre-filled text field** A telephone call has been made* | Enter the text that should be the body of the email. Macros can be used. |
SMS | ||
Send Message (on) | Depending on whether this app is used in a Call or a Data Analytics policy, the options for this change: Call - Now*/When call ends Data Analytics - First attempt*/All attempts/Retries only | Call
Data Analytics
This option is also configurable for Email. |
SMS to | Blank text field** | Enter the phone number(s) to which the message should be sent. If more than one is to be used, they should be separated by a comma (no space). Macros can be used. This is a mandatory field. |
Sender Number | Blank text field** | Enter the phone number from which the message is to show as being sent from. Macros can be used. This is a mandatory field. |
SMS Message | Blank text field** | Enter the text that should be the content of the SMS message. Macros can be used. This is a mandatory field. |
Chatter | ||
Visibility | Dropdown list: All Users*/Internal Users | Select whether all users will be able to see this notification or just internal users. |
Target | Dropdown list: User*/User Id/Group/Group Id/Record | Select the type of recipient for this notification. This selection will populate the dropdown list beneath it with all available targets, as per this selection. |
User*/User Id/Group/Group Id/Record | Dropdown list: all of the available recipients within the type of target selected are listed. Listed in alphabetical order, default is whichever target is first in the list. | Select the specific target. |
Post Text | Blank text field** | Enter the text that should be the content of the notification. Macros can be used. |
Notification | ||
Target | Dropdown list: Call*/User/Org | Select who should receive this notification withint their CTI. Depending on this selection, the option beneath it will change, or, for Org, disappear completely. |
Call Type*/Target User | Dropdown list: This Leg OR Pre-filled text field** $(UserID)* | When Call is selected above, this is a dropdown list with only a current option of This Leg. When User is selected above, this is a text field, prefilled with $(UserID), which targets the user making the call. This can be changed and macros can be used to find the appropriate user. When Org is selected above, this option is not necessary and will therefore not be displayed. |
Display Name | Pre-filled text field** System User* | Enter the text that should show the target who this notification is from. Macros can be used. |
Notification | Blank text field** | Enter the text that should be the content of the notification. Macros can be used. |
Result
After a call has passed through this app, it passes on the the next app within the container (or the container itself). It has no functionality to link to a new container/app. The notification is sent as configured.