Handle Emails in CXone Agent Integrated

You can handle emails in CXone Agent Integrated if your administrator has enabled them for you. Any emails assigned to you appear in the Interactions Menu, marked by the Email icon: an envelope..

Send Outbound Emails

  1. Launch CXone Agent Integrated and sign in.

  2. In the Interactions Menu, click Start Another Interaction icon of a person with a plus sign. > New Outbound.
  3. In the Directory, enter the name of the contactClosed The person interacting with an agent, IVR, or bot in your contact center. you want to send an email to. You can use the drop-down below the search bar to switch between directories.
  4. Click the contact's name in the search results. Click Channels, then click Email icon of an envelope..
  5. To change the email address you're sending from, click the drop-down arrow icon of an arrow pointing down next to the From field and select a different email address.
  6. To CC or BCC recipients, click CC or BCC in the top right corner of the email draft. You can search for Directory entries in the CC and BCC fields that appear.
  7. Draft your email in the response field at the bottom. You can:

    • Copy and paste images to include them as attachments. You cannot resize them.

    • Attach files icon of a paper clip..

    • Insert a table with up to 50 rows and 50 columns. You can copy and paste a table with up to 250 rows and 250 columns. However, copying and pasting a table from a PDF, Microsoft Excel, or Google Sheets may result in formatting issues.

  8. Click Send Message.

Answer Inbound Emails

  1. Launch CXone Agent Integrated and sign in.

  2. Select the inbound email (marked by the icon of an envelope) from the Interactions Menu.
  3. If Reject and Accept appear, click Accept.
  4. Read the contact's email message. Use the scroll bar at the bottom to view the full message.
  5. Draft your response in the response field at the bottom. You can copy and paste images to include them as attachments. You cannot resize them.
  6. To change the email address you're sending from, click the drop-down arrow icon of an arrow pointing down next to the From field and select a different email address.

  7. To CC or BCC recipients, click CC or BCC in the top right corner of the email draft. You can search for Directory entries in the CC and BCC fields that appear.
  8. Click Send Message

Transfer Emails

You can transfer emails to other agents. If you don't know who to transfer the email to, you can transfer it to a skillClosed Used to automate delivery of interactions based on agent skills, abilities, and knowledge or team. The email is then assigned to an agent with that skill or team.

  1. Select the email you want to transfer from the Interactions Menu.
  2. Assign the email a Status of New or Open. If the email has a different status, it cannot be transferred.
  3. Click Options icon of three vertical dots. > Consult / Transfer icon of a person with a plus sign..
  4. In the Directory, search for the agent, skill, or team you want to transfer the email to. You can use the drop-down below the search bar to switch between directories.
  5. Hover over the agent, skill, or team in the search results and click Transfer icon with two arrows, one pointing right and one pointing left..

Download Email Transcripts

You can download the full transcript of an email interaction as a PDF. It does not include attachments. This is supported for:

  • Chrome, Edge, and Island browsers.

  • ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows operating systems.

  1. Click Options icon of three dots stacked vertically. at the top right of the open email.

  2. Select Download Transcript.

  3. In the pop-up that appears, configure the file name, location, and file format.

Send Email Transcripts to Contacts

You can send the full transcript of an email interaction to the contact's email address. Transcripts can only be sent to one email address at a time. Only text and inline images will be included in the transcript. Attachments, hyperlinks, notes, and tags will not be included.

  1. Click Options icon of three dots stacked vertically. at the top right of the open email.

  2. Select Send Transcript.

  3. In the pop-up that appears, enter the contact's email address.

  4. Click Send.

Elevate Emails

This content is for a product or feature in controlled release (CR). If you have questions not answered in the online help, talk to your manager.

You can elevate an email to another channelClosed A way for contacts to interact with agents or bots. A channel can be voice, email, chat, social media, and so on.. This allows you to select the best channel for handling the contact. For example, if you could better assist a contact over the phone, you can elevate the email to a call. You can elevate to these channels:

Current interaction channel Can elevate to
Chat Voice Email SMS WhatsApp
Email Voice   SMS WhatsApp
SMS Voice Email SMS WhatsApp
Private Social Voice Email SMS WhatsApp
Public Social Voice Email SMS WhatsApp
WhatsApp Voice Email SMS  

You cannot elevate interactions with a statusClosed Result assigned by the agent or system at the end of a voice (disposition) or digital (status) interaction. of Closed.

  1. Click New Outbound icon of a plus sign in a gray box. above the contact's messages.

  2. Select the channelClosed A way for contacts to interact with agents or bots. A channel can be voice, email, chat, social media, and so on. you want to elevate to.

  3. Enter the contact's ID for the selected channel, if it isn't already in the system. For example, if you're elevating the email to SMS, enter the contact's phone number.

  4. Select a skillClosed Used to automate delivery of interactions based on agent skills, abilities, and knowledge from the drop-down if it appears. The elevation starts. If you elevated the email to a call, the voice control panel appears.

Use Quick Responses

Quick responses are pre-written replies you can select and send to contacts. Some quick responses have custom fields where you can enter values, such as the contact's name.

  1. Open an interaction in CXone Agent Integrated.
  2. Click Quick Responses icon, a lightning bolt. in the top menu.
  3. Select the quick response you want to use:
    • From the list of quick responses that appears under the View All tab.
    • By searching for a specific quick response using the Search bar.
    • From the Favorites tab.
  4. You can click Favorite icon, a star. to the right of the quick response name to have it appear on the Favorites tab.
  5. In the quick response form, fill in any custom fields, and click Insert. The quick response appears in the response field for the interaction
  6. Edit the quick response if necessary, then click Send Message.

Add Notes and Tags

You can add notes and tags to individual emails. Contacts cannot see notes and tags, but other people in your organization can.

Add a Note

You can add a note to a email to:

  • Record information about the contact. If the interaction is transferred to another agent, your note can help them handle the interaction.

  • Give your supervisor, manager, or coach context about a response you sent.

  1. Click Add Notes Icon of a clipboard. under the response field.

  2. In the yellow Note box that appears, enter your note.

  3. Click Save.

Add a Tag

You can add a tag to a email to:

  • Help you find that email later.

  • Categorize the email.

  1. Click Add Tags Icon of a thick arrow with a plus sign inside. next to the contact's name in the email.

  2. Click + Add New.

  3. Select a tag from the drop-down list, or create a new tag by entering a name.

View Response Timers

If your CXone Agent Integrated administrator has enabled them, response timers for emails display in the Interactions Menu. There are two types of response timers:

  • Agent Timer: Indicates how long the contact has been waiting on you to respond. When fifty percent of your allotted time is left, the alert icon of an exclamation point inside a yellow triangle. appears in yellow. When the timer reaches 0:00, the alert icon of an exclamation point inside a red triangle. appears in red.

  • Customer Timer: Indicates how long you've been waiting for the contact to respond.

    When fifty percent of the contact's allotted time is left, the alert icon of an exclamation point inside a yellow triangle. appears in yellow. You can give the contact more time to respond by clicking +Time, if your administrator has enabled this for you. When the timer runs out, the interaction is removed from your inbox. If the contact responds after this, the interaction is re-assigned to an agent.

Use the Customer Card

If your administrator has enabled it for you, the customer card provides information to help you handle contacts. To view a customer card, open an interaction and click Customer Card icon: a person next to a document. in the top menu.

Translate Emails

If the contact speaks a different language, CXone Agent Integrated can translate their messages into your language in real time. It displays both the contact's original message and the translation. It can also translate your messages into the contact's language. The contact does not see your original message, but is informed that your message is translated.

Your administrator must enable this for you.

  1. Click Options icon of three dots stacked vertically. at the top right of the open interaction.

  2. Select Translate Messages.

  3. In the Customer Language drop-down, select the contact's language. Select your language in the My Language drop-down.

  4. To translate the contact's messages into your language, select Translate Customer Messages.

  5. To translate your messages into the contact's language, select Translate My Replies.

  6. Click Apply. A notification appears above the response field, letting you know messages are being translated.

Assign Statuses to Emails

You can assign a statusClosed Result assigned by the agent or system at the end of a voice (disposition) or digital (status) interaction. to an interaction in the Outcomes window. Statuses indicate the result of the interaction. For example, if you answered a contact's question, you could select Resolved. You may need to assign a status to an interaction before you can close it.

  1. Open an interaction. Click Options icon of three dots stacked vertically. > Outcome icon, of a check mark inside a circle..
  2. Select a Status from the drop-down.
  3. If the Disposition field appears, select a disposition. These options depend on the skillClosed Used to automate delivery of interactions based on agent skills, abilities, and knowledge for the interaction.
  4. You can enter Notes about the interaction. You can also add Tags to help you find the interaction later.
  5. Click Save.

A green check mark will appear next to interactions marked with a status of Resolved.

Close Emails

If an interaction is marked as Resolved or Closed, it will close after a certain amount of time. Your CXone Agent Integrated administrator configures this amount of time. You can also manually close an interaction by following these steps:

  1. Assign the interaction a status of Resolved or Closed.

  2. Click Options icon of three dots stacked vertically. at the top right of the open interaction.

  3. Select Unassign & Dismiss. The interaction is then closed and removed from your Interactions Menu.