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- Our internal Amazon Connect number is 1-833-839-4246.
- We've configured 512-471-5000 AND 512-232-5400 to forward to this phone number.
- Outbound calls from Amazon Connect will show as coming from 512-368-9877.
- However, some callers may see something like "UT LAITS" depending on their phone provider
- Although users can call either of these numbers to reach support, we should not advertise these numbers.
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Normal Operations
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- At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue,
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Amazon has extensive documentation for how Connect works, and it's easy to learn. Please review their documentation if what's here doesn't answer your question, we do not want to reinvent the wheel re:documentation.
Finally, we also pay for AWS business support, so additional support if available from Amazon if needed.
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title | Logging In/Normal Operations- A customer calls in to 512-471-5000 or 512-232-5400
- At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue,
- A text-to-speech message plays, reading "Thanks for calling LAITS."
- The customer then hears a message saying "Press 1 for classroom technology issues affecting instruction. For all other issues, please stay on the line
- If the customer presses 1, they are placed in the queue at priority one. Otherwise, they are placed in the queue at priority two
- The customer is then put into queue, and hears hold music until an agent receives their call
- Every 2 minutes of being in queue, a text-to-speech message plays, reading "Press 1 if you want to receive a callback when the next agent is available, you will not lose your place in line. Otherwise, remain on the line."
- If the customer presses 2 or does nothing, they remain in queue
- If the customer presses 1, Connect collects their phone number then says "You will be called back when the next agent is available."
- This call then comes in as a typical phone call
- Callbacks are only offered until 4PM3:30PM
- When an agent is available, the customer is routed to them
Out of Hours/Closed for holiday- A customer calls in to 512-471-5000 or 512-232-5400
- At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue, this may change as operations return to normal after COVID-19.
- A text-to-speech message plays, reading "Thanks for calling LAITS desktop support."
- If the office is closed for a holiday, or the user has called outside of our set hours of operation, the following text-to-speech message plays
- Note that we use phonetic spellings here so that the TTS bot reads it properly. This message is updated as our hours of operation are.
"We are currently closed, our hours are 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday. You can submit a ticket by emailing LAITS hyphen help at you texas dot e d u For Zoom Support, visit support dot zoom dot you S. Press 2 for Canvas support Press 3 for Pan-Opp-toe support This message will now repeat. Thank you for calling LAITS Computer Support. We are currently closed, our hours are 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday. You can submit a ticket by emailing LAITS hyphen help at you texas dot e d u For Zoom Support, visit support dot zoom dot you S. Press 2 for Canvas support Press 3 for pan-opp-toe support" - Pressing 2 or 3 transfers the users to the appropriate phone lines for Canvas and Panopto support.
- Amazon Connect then ends the call. There is not an option for a user to leave a voicemail.
Note: For this state to activate, the Call Center Manager Gregory Bosley must update the relevant contact flow - A customer calls in to 512-471-5000 or 512-232-5400
- At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue, this may change as operations return to normal after COVID-19.
- A text-to-speech message plays, reading "Thanks for calling LAITS desktop support."
- A custom text-to-speech message plays describing why we're closed, and when we expect to reopen
- This message will always include an email address for users to contact
- Amazon Connect then disconnects the call, there is no option to leave a voicemail.
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| The call center receives calls as normal, but plays a designated message to customers. The steps to do this are recorded and available here. |
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Logging in/Out- Visit https://laits.awsapps.com/connect/and log in
Chrome or Firefox is required - Your username is your EID, but your password is not necessarily your EID password - you can set it to be whatever you want
If you don't have an account, contact Gregory Bosley or Cummings, Antonino
Once contact an Amazon Connect Admin. The Call Center Managers, and some DSS are admins.
- Once you're logged in, click the phone icon in the upper right hand corner
- Note: If you haven't already, click "Hide the guide" to remove the introduction steps.
- In the popup, select the Gear Icon and select either soft phone or desk phone
- Soft phone will route calls through your computer audio
- Desk phone will route calls through whatever number you plug in, eg your desk phone or cell phone.
- Make sure to click save after you enter your desk phone number
- Set yourself to available, and you'll begin to receive calls.
- Once you're ready to log out, set yourself to Offline and close the window
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Everyone can view reports that shows show who's logged in, what status they're on, and other useful bits of info. Useful reports are linked here, but you can make your own too.
- Queue + Agent Status
- Real time. Displays how many calls are in the queue, along with the status of all agents
- LAITS Historic
- Displays metrics on the calls we received in the past day
You can also view other reports by navigating here:
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When we launched Amazon Connect, we began offering chat support via chat.laits.utexas.edu. When you complete a chat, copy the transcript of the chat into the ServiceNow incident that you create for the contact. Chat transcripts are logged in S3 and are accessible via Connect if need be, contact Cummings, Antonino . Contact a call enter manager if you need to review a chat transcript. As a part of supporting remote instruction, LAITS has begun supporting some online classes as described here. If you are in a role or routing profile that may take chatbot escalations, you must use the custom agent control panel found here: https://chat.laits.utexas.edu/agent
To use the custom agent control panel, simply log in to Amazon Connect as normal and then open https://chat.laits.utexas.edu/agent in a new window rather than clicking the phone icon. Routing profiles may be edited and assigned by Amazon Connect Admins under Users > User Management > Selecting a User > Edit. All full time employees have this permission.
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LAITS Voice Only | Only takes voice calls | LAITS Chat Only | Only takes chats that come in through chat.laits.utexas.edu | LAITS Voice/Chat/Student Chat | Takes voice calls and chats from faculty/staff AND chats escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. | LAITS Chat/Student Chat | Takes both faculty/staff chats AND chats escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. | LAITS Student Chat | Takes only chats escalated escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. | LAITS Voice/Chat backup | Has a lower priority and takes voice calls and chats from chat.laits.utexas.edu when agents assigned to other profiles are busy. | LAITS AV Support | Takes only voice calls from faculty/staff who select 1 from the call menu for classroom technology issues. |
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Results will be displayed as followsThe 1-833 number you see Anyone can view call history on Amazon Connect.
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You'll see a screen like this - you can search for your own contacts using your EID- Note: The default time zone is UTC - change it to central
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Amazon maintains documentation for this, available here, under "How to search for a contact".
Some notes: - The 1-833 number you see listed is our internal amazon connect number
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Contact Flows are visual representations of how Amazon Connect routes calls. They look like flowcharts, and their blocks include actions like assigning a call to a queue, playing a message or hold music, requesting user input, etc.Our current configuration of Amazon Connect Understanding how contact flows work is critical to understanding Connect. Explicitly spelling out how our flows isn't feasible, you can learn from Amazon here.
Our current configuration of Amazon Connect uses the following contact flows: - LAITS Call Introduction
- The first place a calls goes. This plays a welcome message and sets various behaviors/variables before handing it off to another flow.
- LAITS Main Queue Flow
- The heavy lifter. This flow does a lot - it checks our hours of operations and plays appropriate messages/solicits relevant input. It then routes the call appropriately
- LAITS Queue
- This flow handles the hold/waiting loop. It plays hold music and asks the customer if they'd like to receive a call back rather than waiting in queue
- LAITS Bot Chat
- This flow handles chats initiated by the chatbot
- LAITS Basic Chat
- This flow handles chats initiated by visiting chat.laits.utexas.edu
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To close the office for a meeting/event/emergency, edit the following Contact Flows: 0 - LAITS Main Queue Flow Image Removed- Scroll right to find the "Check queue status" object shown above.
- Drag the all 3 link arrows from the Check queue status object to the Play prompt, as indicated.
Click the blue "Play prompt" text at the top of the prompt to edit the text-to-speech message as appropriate. Be sure to include our email address. - When the change has been made, click save and then publish in the top right.
- Test the away message by calling 512-471-5000.
- When the call center reopens, reconnect the arrows to the Check queue status object
- Save and publish. Test.
LAITS Basic Chat Image Removed Move the link from the top Play prompt to the one below, as indicated.Click the red square to edit the text-to-speech message as appropriate. Be sure to include our email address. When the change has been made, click save and then publish in the top right.Once we're open again, reconnect the arrows to the top Play prompt, save and publish.The Contact Center can be closed by editing relevant contact flows or editing our hours of operation.
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| Onboard/Creating Accounts - Log in to Amazon Connect
- Navigate to user management
- Add new users > Create and setup a new user >
- login name: employee EID
- All other details as appropriate, use the employee's austin.utexas.edu email address
- Phone type: Softphone
- Make sure "Auto-Accept Call" is unchecked
- Set ACW timeout to 360 seconds
- Profiles
- Security profile, as appropriate
- We primarily use "Agent", "Admin", and "Trainee"
- The "Trainee" profile allows STAs and new DSS to monitor live conversations in order to shadow
- Routing profile
- Select the "LAITS Voice/Chat/Student Chat" routing profile
- The Remote Lead profile puts the agent on lower priority (sends calls to others first, if available)
- Security and Routing profiles can be edited from the "Users" menu
- Click save in the bottom left, then follow the prompts to finish creating the user
- Password
- Create a dummy password for the new account.
- The new user can visit the LAITS Amazon Connect homepage and click the "Forgot Password?" link to reset the password and gain access to the account.
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OffboardingTo be completed IMMEDIATELY after an employee leaves LAITS
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