Summary

Purpose

Action Rules allow you to manage the visibility of your WebChat and allow you to initiate a conversation with a visitor at the right time.

Functionalities / need to know

An Action Rule consists of one or more rules. There are two types of Action Rules: WebChat and Analytics. Each rule is described by a ConditionType. The Action Rule triggers an action. Comprehensively, here is the structure of Action Rules:

  • Action Rule
    • Rule 1 (RuleType)
      • Condition (ConditionType)
    • Rule 2
    • ...
    • Action (ActionType)

📌Note: Action Rules can be exported and imported via the orange buttons in the top row

Feature descriptions

Your first Action Rule

To create your first Action Rule click + New Action Rules. As a first step, make sure you give your rule a descriptive name. There are two main types of Action Rules: WebChat and Analytics.

WebChat

Page or chat

WebChat Action Rules can be executed on the Page or Chat level:

Execution Type Description

Page

The rule is executed once a user opens the page where the WebChat is embedded.

Chat

The rule is executed once a user clicks the WebChat widget and opens the chat.

ConditionTypes

You can select the specific condition by clicking + Condition.

📌Note: A condition can be negated by clicking on the toggle switch after selecting the condition type.

Condition Type Description

Agent is online

Triggers when an agent is online

Agents are offline

Triggers when all agents are offline

Agents are busy

Triggers when all agents are busy (agent has reached max concurrent chats or is offline)

User is on Page for

When the user is on the page for a specific amount of time

User revisits page

User revisits the page

User sends message

User sends a message in the Chat

Current time

When the current time is in a defined time window

Inside Opening Hours

When the current time is inside defined opening hours

Outside Opening Hours

When the current time is outside defined opening hours

Domain

When the user visits a specific domain

Path

When a user visits a website in a specific path

Country

When the user's location is in a specific country

City

When the user's location is in a specific city

Analytics

📌Note: To enable Analytics Action Rules, you need the CX Analytics suite.

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