Features

Feature Overview #

When ~.UcClient.~ has been successfully installed, it should be visible in the right-side menu bar.

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Once signed in and expanded, the client provides users with information about their telephone calls.

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To use the ~.UcClient.~ client, a ~.Dimensions.~ user with the appropriate permissions needs to sign in.

History & Missed Calls #

~.UcClient.~ will display a history of all the calls you have been involved with. This includes calls made on any of the devices assigned to your user account, not just ones made or received from within ~.UcClient.~.

History Entries #

Depending on the type of call, the icon and font colour will vary:

Icon Call Type
Screenshot Outgoing call
Screenshot Incoming call
Screenshot Missed call, an incoming call that wasn't answered
Screenshot Unanswered call, an incoming call that was answered by someone else, but not by you

Redial #

To redial a number from the history, click the Screenshot icon, then press the 'Call' option on the menu:

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Contact Matches #

All of the CRM contact matches on your phone calls are tagged historically against the call history items. To make it easy to bring up records of contacts you have been speaking to, a link to screen pop the contact is available from the history item menu:

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If you are using multiple CRM packages, contact matches may show records on CRMs or Applications other than Freshdesk

Recording Playback #

If call recording is enabled on your communications platform, ~.UcClient.~ will display playback links for any calls which have call recordings attached.

Clicking the 'Play recording' link will launch a new browser tab which display the 'Call Session View'. This shows all the details about the call and provides access to playback any recordings associated with it.

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If recording playback is not available to you within the 'Call Session View', your user account may not have the correct permissions to allow access to recordings.

Making Calls #

~.UcClient.~ allows user to make calls, either via typing a number into the client directly or by clicking on phone number within a Freshdesk record.

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Screen Popping #

~.UcClient.~ will use the phone number of a call to search for a matching Freshdesk record. This can then be automatically loaded to save users time.

Screen Popping ->

Note Creation #

After a call is completed, ~.UcClient.~ can automatically create a 'Note' against the matched record.

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