Genesys Cloud - December 13, 2023
Genesys is modifying the regional deployment schedule for the release of new features. This week’s features will begin to deploy on Wednesday, with full deployment across all regions expected to be completed by the end of the day Friday.
Account management
Control wrap-up code access within divisions
Administrators and contact center managers can now assign wrap-up codes to divisions and enforce divisional access control for wrap-up codes. For more information, see Wrap-up code administration, and Create and configure queues. This feature requires no restriction by user or required user to access.
Customer engagement
Outbound dialing contact list builder
Outbound administrators can now use the contact list builder to upload a data file and create multiple contact lists from that source. Administrators can select a contact list template and a contact list filter to establish a reusable import template and then apply various splitting methods, such as Percentage, Quantity, Column Value, and Custom Selection. For more information, see Contact list builder. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1, Genesys Cloud CX 2, or Genesys Cloud CX 3.
Mobile customer journey tracking
Genesys Cloud now enables organizations to integrate journey tracking into mobile apps. Administrators can configure mobile-specific segments and outcomes through the console, collecting user navigations. For more information, see About mobile journey tracking. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2, Genesys Cloud CX 2 Digital, Genesys Cloud CX 3, or Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital.
Improved call analysis response performance
Outbound administrators can now select a live speaker detection level when they create a call analysis response, in addition to post-connect call analysis and answering machine detection response actions. This feature allows users to trade some detection accuracy for increased queue transfer speed for outbound campaigns. For more information, see Create a call analysis response. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1, Genesys Cloud CX 2, or Genesys Cloud CX 3.
Mobile app event orchestration
Genesys Cloud now enables organizations to integrate journey tracking capabilities into their mobile applications. Administrators can trigger proactive messages within the application via Predictive Engagement. For more information, see Create a mobile messaging offer, and About mobile journey tracking. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2, Genesys Cloud CX 2 Digital, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud CX AI Experience.
Data, analytics, and reporting
Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese programs, topics, and phrases support
Programs, topics, and phrases support is now available for Chinese Cantonese (zh-HK), Chinese Mandarin (zh-CN), and Chinese Taiwan (zh-TW). For more information, see Genesys Cloud supported languages. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 3, or Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital.
Extended voice transcription services support for Afrikaans, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Malay, Russian, Slovak, Vietnamese, and Zulu
Extended voice transcription services support is now available for Afrikaans South Africa (af-ZA), Czech Czechia (cs-CZ), Greek Greece (el-GR), Hungarian Hungary (hu-HU), Malay Malaysia (ms-MY), Russian Russia (ru-RU), Slovak Slovakia (sk-SK), Vietnamese Vietnam (vi-VN), and Zulu South Africa (zu-ZA). Extended voice transcription services incur an additional cost per minute. For more information, see Genesys Cloud supported languages. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, or Genesys Cloud CX 3.
Open platform
CX Cloud from Genesys and Salesforce integration
Organizations with Genesys and Salesforce Service Cloud can now use CX Cloud from the Genesys and Salesforce integration, which provides a fully embedded contact center experience on the Salesforce Service Cloud console. This integration prioritizes and enhances the agent experience and enables agents to manage voice, callback, and web messaging interactions; view their activity; and use Salesforce’s Einstein capabilities. For more information, see About CX Cloud from Genesys and Salesforce. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1, Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 2 Digital, Genesys Cloud CX 3, or Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital.
Self service and automation
Knowledge workbench V2 Japanese language support
Knowledge workbench V2 is now available for Japanese (ja-JP). For more information, see Genesys Cloud supported languages. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2, Genesys Cloud CX 2 Digital, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud CX AI Experience.
Workforce engagement
Improved Automatic Best Method (ABM) forecasting accuracy
Genesys Cloud improved ABM forecasting accuracy when fewer interactions occur during off-hour peaks. This feature improves forecasting accuracy when fewer interactions occur during off-hour peaks. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud EX.
Average Talk Time gamification metric
Administrators can now configure a gamification metric based on Average Talk Time. Average Talk Time is a variation of Average Handle Time that excludes hold times and wrap-up time or ACW. For more information, see Configure gamification profile metrics. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud EX.
Learning modules with rich text format
Genesys Cloud learning modules now support rich text content. This feature enables users to create custom content within their learning experiences, enhancing engagement through stylish formatting. For more information, see Add content to a development and feedback module . This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud EX.
Supervisor insights improvements
Supervisors can now use new agent filtering options with the Insights feature to gauge and analyze agent performance more granularly. For more information, see Agent activity insights. This feature requires one of the following subscriptions: Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I, Genesys Cloud CX 3, Genesys Cloud CX 3 Digital, or Genesys Cloud EX.
Deprecations and announcements
Deprecation: Using Internet Explorer 11 for Genesys Cloud authentication
On June 12, 2024, Genesys will remove support for the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application. The deprecation relates to Microsoft’s end of support for IE11 and affects organizations who still use IE11 to access Genesys Cloud. For more information, see Genesys Cloud system requirements, and Deprecation: Internet Explorer 11. This feature has no restriction by user or required user to access. This feature requires no restriction by user or required user to access.
Deprecation: Genesys Cloud SSO certificate expiry
On January 1, 2024, the Genesys Cloud SSO certificate will expire. If an organization uses the Single Logout feature and their identity provider (IDP) supports signature verification for Single Logout requests, administrators must upload a new certificate to their IDP. For more information, Deprecation: Genesys Cloud SSO certificate expiry. This feature requires no restriction by user or required user to access.
- Genesys Cloud enables features for release beginning Wednesday and by end of day Friday, per region. If you do not see a feature enabled for your organization by the following business day, check the required subscriptions and permissions provided in the Release Notes and related documentation. If you confirm the subscription and permissions and still experience issues, contact Customer Care.
- Some features may require an integration add-on.