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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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