The Inbox and Routing mode are the two operational modes that agents and supervisors can use to manage interactions from all digital channels and social media platforms.
The Routing mode is one of the operational modes that agents can use to respond to customer messages from different channels and social media platforms.
The Routing mode is signified by a checkmark inside a box icon, located in your left navigation bar. Under Routing mode, you can access your messages via the left panel, which contains the mailbox folders for messages sorted out in three different folders according to their workflow status:
Ongoing, Deferred,
and
History.
The main difference between Inbox and Routing mode is how messages are grouped together in mailbox folders and routed to agents. While some elements of the Inbox and Routing mode may differ, one similarity between them is that an agent can use some of the same message action items in Routing mode that are also available in Inbox. The message action items that are available for you depend on how your admin configured your access.
Mailbox folders
The mailbox folders in Routing mode are categorized according to the workflow status of interactions nested in three different mailbox folders. These mailbox folders can be accessed via the left panel in the Routing mode.
Unlike in Inbox, where mailbox folders can be customized and grouped according to your preference, the Routing mode folders are grouped according to the workflow status of the message.
The Routing mode is helpful when you want to toggle between messages according to their workflow status so you know what to prioritize.
While in the Routing mode, you can navigate between the different mailbox folders by clicking on one of the tabs at the top of the left pane. You can access the following folders:
Ongoing
:
Where an agent will receive incoming interactions and toggle between ongoing real-time interactions.
Deferred:
Where deferred messages go if an agent chooses to respond at a later date.
History:
Where completed messages are stored.
Managing interactions in Routing mode
Routing mode allows you to check what to prioritize since your messages are grouped together according to their workflow status. Interactions are routed to agents based on how they are configured in the admin interface and according to agent competencies and level of urgency.
A new interaction will first route to the Ongoing folder, and the agent will get an alert that there’s a new interaction. When the agent accepts the interaction by clicking on the chat, the message thread will pop up in the middle panel.
Your administrator may set a time limit for accepting interactions via the admin interface and any missed interaction will affect agent productivity. If set by your administrator, the notification for an awaiting interaction will no longer be visible once an awaiting interaction times out.
If there are inactive messages in the Ongoing folder, you will be alerted with a pop-up that the interaction has been inactive. You can declutter the Ongoing folder by choosing to defer that interaction to a later time, transfer it to another agent more capable of solving the interaction, or completing the interaction.
You can also use your message action items to perform interactions.