List of the Genesys Cloud release notes that include the Virtual assistant (bots and IVR) release notes tag.
March 8, 2023
Collaborate
- Set time to return to previous status after users disconnect and reconnect
Communicate
- US and Canada numbers available for Genesys Cloud Voice EMEA Regions
Contact center
- Introducing Genesys Cloud Background Assistant for screen recording with the web app
- Introducing regional storage for call recordings
- SSML support in Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows
- New Search endpoint
- New variables and improvements for scripts
- Improved do not contact (DNC) list functionality to support custom values
- Communicate call classification update
February 22, 2023
Communicate
- Require the WebRTC Media Helper
- WebHID technology for Jabra headsets re-enablement
Contact center
- Improved interval granularity for a specific time span during performance metrics exports
- Improved module scheduling
- Scorecard tab improvements in the agent activity view
Deprecations and announcements
- journeyCustomer cookie id from GDPR API subjects response deprecation
- Customer journey tab replacement
- Genesys legacy Dialog Engine deprecation
- Knowledge workbench V1 deprecation
February 8, 2023
Contact center
- Automatic knowledge surfacing with Genesys Agent Assist
- Cards and carousels in the CX digital agent workspace
- Images and email addresses as hyperlinks in knowledge base articles
- Jump to reusable tasks in Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows
- Encrypt and decrypt data in Architect flows
- Mine topics from messaging transcripts
- Intent miner German language support
December 21, 2022
Contact center
- Co-browse for web messaging
- Automatic email signatures in canned responses
- Enhanced canned responses editor options
- Rich media in knowledge base articles
- Genesys Cloud native text-to-speech (TTS) French and Spanish support
Integrations
- Introducing the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text (STT) integration
- Microsoft Teams integration enhancements
Platform
- Single sign-on configuration enhancements
Deprecations and announcements
- OS Family attribute in Predictive Engagement
- Windows 7 support for the desktop app deprecation
- Canned reports deprecation date updates
- CIDR IP address range for cloud media services expansion postponement
December 14, 2022
Communicate
- WebHID technology for Jabra headsets
- Telephony administrator user interface updates
Contact center
- Genesys Agent Assist available in Genesys Cloud Embedded Clients
- Import and export knowledge base articles in additional formats
- No input timeout settings in Genesys Digital Bot Flows
- Call digital bot flows from Architect in-queue message flows
- Sentiment data in Agent Queue Detail and Queue Agent Detail views
- Topic spotting improvement
- Japanese programs, topics, and phrases support
- Usability improvements to messaging and email in the Transcript tab
- Genesys Cloud forecasting user interface updates
Deprecations and announcements
- Genesys Cloud SSO certificate expiry
- CIDR IP address range for cloud media services expansion
October 19, 2022
Contact center
- Analyze feedback from the knowledge workbench
- Hyperlinks in knowledge base articles
- Typing indicators available for Messenger Transport Mobile SDK
- Arabic voice transcription support
Deprecations
- Genesys Cloud SSO certificate expiry
- CIDR IP address range for cloud media services expansion
October 12, 2022
Contact center
- Single customer view powered by identity resolution available in all regions
- Introducing Genesys Enhanced Text-to-Speech integration
- Shift trading on iOS and Android devices
- Secure bot flows in Architect
- Audit log viewer for action maps
- Agent Locale Scripter variable for agent’s chosen language
- Sentiment feedback, content search, and Interactions view icon updates
September 28, 2022
Contact center
- Cards for bot conversations
- Carousels for bot conversations
- Manually assign waiting interactions
- Routing metrics added to Queue Agent Detail and Agents Queues Detail views
- Interactions views fax column and filter
- Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services text-to-speech (TTS) integration
Platform
- Improved user activity indicators
- Genesys Cloud subscription name updates
Deprecations
- API default profile change for gamification metrics postponement
September 21, 2022
Contact center
- Single customer view powered by identity resolution available in select regions
- Predictive Engagement outcome value configuration and reporting
- Extended voice transcription services
- Agent status widget improvements
- Web messaging image copy and paste
- Extend Bot Connecter PostUtterance response timeout
Platform
- Process automation triggers
September 14, 2022
Collaborate
- Video chat participant notifications
Contact center
- Introducing the Knowledge Performance dashboard
- My Interactions view for agents
- Genesys Messenger conversation auto-start
- Audience size estimator for action maps in Predictive Engagement
- Test regular expression slot types before implementation
- Nuance Mix integration in Architect secure flows
- Amazon Lex V2 bots in Architect secure flows
- Google Cloud Dialogflow CX bots in Architect secure flows
- Nuance TTS integration in Architect secure flows
- Genesys Enhanced TTS in Architect secure flows
- 988 Suicide Hotline number plan available with Genesys Cloud Voice
- Genesys Messenger support for Portuguese
- Intent miner French language support
August 31, 2022
Communicate
- Genesys Cloud WebRTC diagnostics app improvements
Contact center
- Genesys Digital Bot Flows
- SMS message delivery status
- Reset agent personal bests in gamification
- Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows support for Portuguese
- Improved voice transcription accuracy for Dutch
Integrations
- Cross-region export option for AWS S3 recording bulk actions integration
August 24, 2022
Contact center
- Introducing knowledge workbench version 2
- Optimize the knowledge base
- Introducing support center
- Knowledge workbench version 2, knowledge optimizer, and support center language search support
- Interaction data retention time improvement
August 3, 2022
Contact center
- Introducing Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services speech-to-text (STT) integration
- Custom payload for Google Cloud Dialogflow speech models
- Analyze predictive routing decisions
- Dynamic contact list sorting during a running campaign
Platform
- Improved phone number validation in Directory profiles
July 27, 2022
Communicate
- BYOC Cloud TLS X.509 certificate renewal
Contact center
- Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flow Insights and Optimizations menu
Integrations
- Introducing Genesys Cloud for Microsoft Teams
Platform
- Windows 11 support for the desktop app
July 6, 2022
Contact center
- Introducing contact center work teams
- Predictive routing queue detail report
- External metrics for performance scorecards
- Topics and sentiment metrics consolidation
- Amazon Lex integration in Canada (Central) AWS region
Integrations
- SMTP server integration email error notifications to agents
June 29, 2022
Platform
- Automatically log out inactive users
Communicate
- Introducing Global Media Fabric
- LATAM numbers for Genesys Cloud Voice in US, Canada, and EMEA
- New Poly CCX supported phones
Contact center
- Custom dynamic list slot types in Architect bot flows (Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows)
- Improved module assignment workflow
- Adjust wrap-up codes and notes using the API
June 22, 2022
Contact center
- Reset and reassign development and feedback modules
- Interaction evaluation form version tracking
- Blocked offer views for Predictive Engagement journey action maps
- Rich text formatting in bot messages
- Interactions UI improvement
- Intent miner Spanish language support
- Web chat widget support for Google Fonts
Deprecations
- Canned reports deprecation
- API default profile change for gamification metrics
June 15, 2022
Contact center
- Improved wait time for call recording download and playback
- Prioritize order of performance and development information in Agent activity view
- Amazon Lex integration in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) AWS region
Deprecations
- Bridge integrations deprecation
- Website visitor count API change
June 8, 2022
Contact center
- Workforce management forecast modification limit increase
Integrations
- Google Cloud Dialogflow CX Resell available in AppFoundry
Platform
- Optionally disable built-in application authorizations
April 27, 2022
Contact center
- Authenticated web messaging
- ”Bring your own keys” for recording encryption
- SSML support for language capabilities in Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows
- Toll-free number and long code support in NANP for outbound SMS campaigns
- Map secondary presence statuses to workforce management activity codes
- Workforce management view adherence permission
Deprecations
- Workforce management adherence permission change
March 30, 2022
Contact center
- Predictive routing for email interactions
- Predictive routing for message interactions
- Coaching UI improvements
- Coaching and learning by division access
- Architect Flush Audio action
- Parallel slot and slot type creation in Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows
- Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows support for French, German, Italian, and Spanish
Platform
- The Developer Center has a new look
- Introducing Developer Center Notifications Monitor
Deprecations
- Deprecation of workforce management time off requests for non-consecutive days
March 16, 2022
Contact center
- Introducing Architect in-queue flow support for digital flows
- Architect data table permission enhancements
- Customize inbound message flow based on action map
- Assign to me option for quality management evaluation assignment
- Portugal Portuguese voice transcription support
- Portugal Portuguese programs, topics, and phrases support
February 9, 2022
Contact center
- Introducing Agent Assist in select regions
- Use Architect system and user prompts in Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flows
- Workforce management shifts and shift history management enhancements
- Update ACD and language skills on an interaction in a queue with Routing API
Deprecations
- Workforce management time-off requests for non-consecutive days deprecation
December 22, 2021
Communicate
- EMEA numbers available for Genesys Cloud Voice US and Canada
Integrations
- Introducing the Amazon EventBridge integration
- Introducing the Nuance Mix integration for voice and digital flows
Deprecations
- Agent interaction UI collapse/expand control removal
- Horizontal script panel in agent interaction UI removal
- Workforce management historical data import service JSON format endpoint deprecation
December 8, 2021
Contact center
- Voice interaction coaching and monitoring
- Data actions as a voice campaign pre-call or post-call rule action
- Automatic bot responses
- Assign flow outcome within divisions
- Sentiment score metric added to Transcripts Aggregate API
- Polish voice transcription support
Deprecations
- Workforce management adherence permission change
- API endpoint change for supported topic spotting dialects