CXone Mpower Agent Embedded for Administrators
This overview is for administrators. If you're an agent, learn about agent tasks in CXone Mpower Agent Embedded.
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Before you can use Agent Embedded, your CXone Mpower system must meet these requirements:
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A User Hub system. The Agent Suite does not work with Central.
- Dynamic delivery enabled for your tenants
High-level organizational grouping used to manage technical support, billing, and global settings for your CXone Mpower environment and business unit.
- Digital Experience set up for your organization if you use digital channels such as chat, email, and SMS.
- Unified Routing enabled for your business unit.
- ACD Users View, Skills View, and API Access enabled for your agents.
- The Digital Engagement employee profile attribute enabled for your agents if you use digital channels such as chat, email, and SMS. If your agents do not have this attribute enabled, digital interactions and contacts cannot be routed or assigned to them.
CXone Mpower Agent Embedded is a native agent application for use with CXone Mpower.
- Phone calls.
- Digital chat.
- Digital email.
- Digital SMS.
- Private social messages through Apple Messages for Business, Facebook, Instagram, LINE, Microsoft Teams, X (formerly known as Twitter), and WeChat.
- Public social platform interactions on Apple Apps Reviews, Facebook, Google Play, Google Places, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
- Voicemails.
- WhatsApp messages.
Agent Embedded allows agents to handle multiple digital interactions at the same time. For voice interactions, it supports both physical phones and Integrated Softphone. You can enable Integrated Softphone for your agents.
Key Features
Agent Embedded includes the features listed in the table below.
Feature |
Description |
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AutoSummary |
Automatically generate call summaries to appear in the Notes section of the Outcomes window. You can set up AutoSummary for voice skills Important: This is an add-on available for purchase. For more information, talk to your Account Representative. |
Copilot for Agents |
Provide agents with an AI-powered agent assist application. Copilot for Agents generates interaction summaries, responses agents can send to contacts, and more. You can set up Copilot for Agents for digital Important: This is an add-on available for purchase. For more information, talk to your Account Representative. |
Real-Time Interaction Guidance (RTIG) |
Uses AI to analyze the conversation in real time and offer guidance on how agents can improve performance to boost customer satisfaction or sales effectiveness. RTIG is an agent assist application. Important: This is an add-on available for purchase. For more information, talk to your Account Representative. |
Single Sign-On (SSO) | Allow agents already logged in to CXone Mpower or your external identity provider to access Agent Embedded. They do not need to input their username and password again. You can manage login authenticators for SSO in CXone Mpower. |
CRM![]() |
Pop customer data from your CRM into Agent Embedded. The supported CRMs are:
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Bi-Directional Presence Sync in Salesforce | Enable bi-directional presence sync for Agent Embedded for Salesforce and the Omni-Channel widget. This ensures that when the agent's state![]() |
Automated Language Translation |
Allow agents to send and receive translated messages in real time. This will enable them to interact with contacts who speak a different language. You can enable this in Digital Experience. Important: This is an add-on available for purchase. It involves purchasing and setting up RWS Language Weaver |
Elevate Interactions |
Agents can elevate an interaction from one channel
In reports, the entire interaction is connected to one interaction ID. There are individual contact IDs for the interaction on each channel. |
ChromeOS Integration | Agents using ChromeOS can configure ChromeOS desks for Agent Embedded so that new desks![]() ![]() |
Schedule | Display agents' schedules, defined in WFM. This includes any IEX WFM Integrated schedule items. Agent Embedded does not support Enterprise IEX. |
Commitments | Allows agents to create commitments![]() |
Work Items![]() |
Route the work items you create in ACD to agents. |
Messaging/Notifications | Send messages and notifications to agents through the MESSAGES Studio action or the agent messaging feature in CXone Mpower. |
Approval Workflows | Manage approval workflows that determine if and how agents are involved in messages that need to be approved by other users. For example, you can require agents to submit messages for approval before they are sent to the contact. |
Personal Connection | Use Proactive Voice, a Personal Connection channel, to automatically place calls for agents. The dialing mode you choose determines the agent experience with Personal Connection calls. |
Digital Interaction Search | Enables agents to search for digital interactions. You can enable them to assign interactions to themselves or others. |
Notes and Tags | Enables agents to add notes and tags to individual messages in interactions. You can configure tags in Digital Experience. |
Indicators![]() |
Display custom menu items to agents when they click Launch ![]() |
Screen Pops![]() |
Display websites, applications, or custom forms to agents when they receive interactions. These screen pops can appear to agents in Screen Pops
In addition to the Studio script, you must also configure screen pops at the skill level. |
Queue Counts | Show agents how many contacts are in queue and the skill they're associated with. |
Response Timers |
Display these kinds of timers to agents:
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Agent Reports | Show agents statistics that help them evaluate their performance. Agent Embedded currently includes the Productivity report and the Performance report. Additional agent reports will be added in future releases. |
Standard Address Books |
Display address books configured in CXone Mpower to agents. You can determine which agents have access to which address books. The phone numbers you add to address books should be in this format: + [country code] [phone number including area code]. They can be a maximum of 15 digits. If they contain an extension, they can be 17 digits. |
External Directory |
Use Advanced Directory Sync to pull directories from external platforms like Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, and Zoom. Any custom fields you configure for those directories appear in Agent Embedded. The phone numbers you add to external directories should be in this format: + [country code] [phone number including area code]. They can be a maximum of 15 digits. If they contain an extension, they can be 17 digits. |
Outcomes![]() |
Enables agents to indicate the result of an interaction. They can assign dispositions to voice interactions. They can assign statuses and dispositions to digital interactions. Statuses are predefined by Digital Experience. You can manage dispositions in CXone Mpower. |
Accessibility Features
Agent Embedded works with JAWS and is WCAG 2.1-compliant. It includes these features for accessibility:
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Alt Text for Images: All images, including icons, have alt text that can be read by screen readers.
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Proper Formatting for Tables: All tables have headers and HTML table elements.
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User-Initiated Focus: The user's place on a page is not shifted unless they press Tab or Shift + Tab on their keyboard.
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Valid Field Labels: All fields have labels that are readable by screen readers.
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Automatic Agent States: Agents' states
The availability status of an agent are always set automatically, based on their actions in Agent Embedded. For example, if they do not have an interaction assigned to them, their status is set to Available. They do not need to put the Status Bar into focus and change their status manually.
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Keyboard shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts are supported.
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Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
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Top Navigation Shortcuts | |
Focus Top Navigation | CTRL + ALT + T |
Open this help page | CTRL + F2 |
Open Notifications ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + N |
Connect Agent Voice Link (Agent Leg) ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + C |
Focus Agent States | CTRL + ALT + O |
Quick Bar Shortcuts | |
Focus Quick Bar | CTRL + ALT + B |
Go to Home (Contact History) ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + H |
Open Interaction Search ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 1 |
Open Queue Counter ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + Q |
Open Directory ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + Z |
Open Schedule ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + X |
Open WEM ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 2 |
Open Settings ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 4 |
Open Custom Workspace ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + K |
Open Reporting ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 5 |
Open Launch ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 6 |
Open Customer Card ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + U |
Open Multiparty ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + V |
Open Copilot for Agents ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + Y |
Open Quick Responses ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + 3 |
Open Screen Pops ![]() |
CTRL + Shift + F |
Open More Menu ![]() |
CTRL + M |
App Space Shortcuts | |
Focus App Space | CTRL + ALT + P |
Open Customer Card ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + U |
Open Contact History ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + H |
Open Interaction Search ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + 1 |
Open Queue Counter ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + Q |
Open Directory ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + Z |
Open Schedule ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + X |
Open WEM ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + 2 |
Open Custom Workspace ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + K |
Open Multiparty ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + V |
Open Copilot for Agents ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + Y |
Open Quick Responses ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + 3 |
Open Screen Pops ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + F |
Open More Menu ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + M |
Phone Control Shortcuts | |
Accept Incoming Call | CTRL + ALT + A |
Reject Incoming Call | CTRL + ALT + R |
Call Hold ![]() ![]() |
ALT + H |
Call Mute ![]() ![]() |
ALT + M |
Call Mask ![]() |
ALT + N |
Call Record ![]() |
ALT + R |
Open Keypad ![]() |
ALT + K |
Go Back to Phone Controls from Keypad ![]() |
ALT + L |
Hang Up ![]() |
ALT + \ |
General Shortcuts | |
Open Outcome Panel ![]() |
CTRL + ALT + D |
Go to Next Tab |
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Go to Previous Tab |
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Switch Digital Interactions | CTRL + ALT + I |
CRM Integration
You can Third-party systems that manage such things as contacts, sales information, support details, and case histories.:
- Kustomer
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Oracle
- Salesforce
- ServiceNow
- Zendesk
Agent Embedded pulls customer information from the integrated CRM and displays it to the agent in the Customer Card .
Additional CRMs will be added in future releases.
User Management
To configure agent usernames, time zones, roles, and more, navigate to Admin > Employees in CXone Mpower.
Before your employees can use Agent Embedded, they need:
- A CXone Mpower employee profile.
- At least one skill.
Agents who use Agent Embedded should not be assigned skills for legacy ACD chat or CXone Mpower email.
Information about the connection status between Agent Embedded and the CXone Mpower servers is found under Information in the Agent Embedded Settings . It also displays user information, such as Agent ID and Team Name.
Product Requirements
Before you can use Agent Embedded, your CXone Mpower system must meet these requirements:
-
A User Hub system. The Agent Suite does not work with Central.
- Dynamic delivery enabled for your tenants
High-level organizational grouping used to manage technical support, billing, and global settings for your CXone Mpower environment and business unit.
- Digital Experience set up for your organization if you use digital channels such as chat, email, and SMS.
- Unified Routing enabled for your business unit.
- ACD Users View, Skills View, and API Access enabled for your agents.
- The Digital Engagement employee profile attribute enabled for your agents if you use digital channels such as chat, email, and SMS. If your agents do not have this attribute enabled, digital interactions and contacts cannot be routed or assigned to them.
Supported Languages
Agent Embedded supports:
Supported Languages | |
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