Flows
    • 19 Dec 2024
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    Who should read this article: Administrators

    Using Flow Builder, you can design, configure, and manage complex interaction flows tailored to your business processes.

    Introduction

    Use Flow Builder to create advanced interaction flows with day, time, and channel-based rules configured in Flows.

    Important

    Flows replaces Scripts as the feature used to create interaction flows.

    Flows

    To create, view, and manage interaction flows, navigate to Inbound > Flows from the Voiso navigation bar. The Flows page displays a searchable table listing all created flows along with their associated channels.

    Flow Page Flows Table

    The Flows table contains the following columns:

    ColumnDescription
    Flow nameA list of existing flows, sorted alphabetically by name
    TypeChannel type: Voice or Digital
    Numbers and digital channelsThe phone numbers for a Voice channel or the name of a Digital channel.

    Flow Management Options

    • Search: Type a flow’s name in the Search field to find it quickly.
    • Add a Flow: Refer to Adding a new flow for instructions.
    • Edit a Flow: Click the flow name to open the Edit flow page.
    • Duplicate a Flow: Hover over the flow and click the Clone (copy icon) button.
    • Launch Flow Builder: Hover over the flow and click Launch Flow Builder (launch icon).
    • Delete a Flow: Hover over the flow and click Delete (trash icon).

    Adding a new flow

    To create a new flow, click Add flow to open the Add flow panel.

    Flow Page Add Flow Page

    1. In the Flow name field, enter a unique name for the flow.
    2. From the Type menu, select Voice or Digital.Flow View Assigned Digital Channels
    3. For digital flows, select the digital channel from the Channel type menu.
      Flow View Add Flow View Channel Type Menu
    4. Click Continue to open the Edit flow page, which includes the following sections:
    5. Configure the sections as needed, then click Save to create the flow.

    General

    The General section includes the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    Flow nameEnter a unique flow name, including any relevant scheduling details. For example: Regular Business Hours.
    TypeSelect the interaction type: Voice or Digital.

    Flow builder

    After configuring the General section, the Launch builder button becomes active. Click Launch builder to open the Flow Builder, a visual editor for creating interaction routing strategies.

    Business Hours

    Define operating hours for the flow based on your contact center’s configured time zone in Call Center Settings.

    1. Click Manage in the Business hours section.
    2. Select the days and adjust the time fields to specify business hours.
    3. Click Add hours to define multiple time blocks for the same day if needed (e.g., for lunch breaks or shift changes).
    Tip

    Ensure that Outside business hours flows cover gaps in the schedule (e.g., by routing calls to voicemail).

    Outside business hours

    Assign an existing flow for times outside of specified Business hours. The assigned flow will inherit the primary flow's channel.

    Important

    You do not need to specify a channel for the Outside business hours flow.

    Assigned numbers

    The Assigned numbers section lists phone numbers associated with the flow. Incoming calls to these numbers trigger the flow’s routing logic.

    1. Click Manage to open the Number assignment panel.
    2. Select or deselect numbers, then click Assign.

    Flow Number Assignment Panel

    Assigned digital channels

    For digital interactions, the Assigned digital channels section lists relevant Digital channels. Messages sent to these channels trigger the configured flow.

    1. Click Manage to open the Digital channels assignment panel.
    2. Select or deselect channels, then click Assign.

    Flow View Manage Digital Channels

    Assigned supervisors

    Assign supervisors to monitor the flow using the CDR (Call Detail Records) page.

    1. Click Manage to open the Supervisor assignment panel.
    2. Select one or more supervisors, then click Assign.

    Flow Supervisor Assignment

    Important

    Only users assigned to the default Supervisor security access group role are displayed in this panel.


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