How to display the Help Center's services as modules on your iOS app?

How to display the Help Center's services as modules on your iOS app?

In this help article, we will learn how to display the individual help center services as modules on the ASAP help Widget. The modules can be viewed based on their default configuration and the settings configured in your Zoho Desk portal. It's important to note that the default configuration of modules may differ depending on the edition of your Zoho Desk account.

To display the SDK Dashboard

The SDK dashboard is the screen through which end-users access your help centre services. This dashboard displays icons or buttons that provide access to your Knowledge Base, Community Forums, Support Team (through the ticket submission form), tickets list (a list of tickets submitted by users who are logged in), and Help Center ASAP supports Chat modules such as Guided conversations, Answer Bot, Business Messaging, and SalesIQ.
Notes
    •    If you want to display the Chat module (one of the available ASAP services), ensure it is enabled on the Zoho Desk web portal.
    •    You can hide a module on the dashboard and launch it from a different location in your app.
    •    You can also display the SDK dashboard on your app while providing access to individual help modules.
To display the SDK dashboard, include the following code in any method you choose:

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalCore
    ...
    ZDPortalHome.show()

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalCore;
     ...
    [ZDPortalHome showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

To display the SDK Dashboard with overridden configuration

    I Display selected modules in the SDK dashboard

The SDK enables you to embed your preferred help center services as modules in your application, excluding the other modules.
By default, all the support modules are enabled. You can disable a particular support module by passing the value "false."

The following method displays the SDK dashboard with its configuration overridden:

Swift

  1. let config = ZDPHomeConfiguration()
    config.enableHelpCenter = true
    config.enableCommunity = true
    config.enableCreateTicket = true
    config.enableMyTicket = true
    config.enableAddTopic = true
    config.showChat = true
    config.showGC = true
    config.showAnswerBot = true
    config.showBM = true
    ZDPortalHome.updateConfiguration(with: config)
    ZDPortalHome.show()

Objective-C

  1. ZDPHomeConfiguration * config = [[ZDPHomeConfiguration alloc]init];
    config.enableHelpCenter = YES;
    config.enableCommunity = YES;
    config.enableCreateTicket = YES;
    config.enableMyTicket = YES;
    config.enableAddTopic = YES;
    config.showChat = YES;
    config.showGC = YES;
    config.showAnswerBot = YES;
    config.showBM = YES;
    [ZDPortalHome updateConfigurationWith:config];
    [ZDPortalHome showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

    II Display individual modules without displaying the SDK dashboard

You also have the option to provide access to individual help center services as modules without displaying the SDK dashboard on your application.

The following methods help you display the individual modules with their default configuration.

Knowledge Base Module 

The Knowledge Base module enables end-users to access through help articles.

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalKB

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalKB;

    (ii) The following methods display the Knowledge Base:

Swift

  1. ZDPortakKB.show()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalKB showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

Swift

  1. ZDPortalKB.showCategory(withPermalink: <#String#>)

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalKB showCategoryWithPermalink:<#(NSString * _Nonnull)#> withTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#>];
Permalink refers to the URL of the Knowledge Base category.



For example, in the URL in the image above, the portion following "/kb/" is the category's permalink. You can pass this portion as the path of the category or sub-category.

    (iv) To display an article directly using its permalink, use the following method:

Swift

  1. ZDPortalKB.showArticle(withPermalink : <#String#>)

Objective-C

  1. [[ZDPortalKB showArticleWithPermalink:<#(NSString * _Nonnull)#> withTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#>];
Permalink refers to the URL of the Knowledge Base category.



For example, in the URL in the image above, the portion following "/articles/" is the article's permalink.

Tickets Module

The ticket module in Zoho Desk manages all customer support requests or inquiries. Each Ticket includes the customer's name, email, phone number, and issue. The ticket module also offers automated ticket assignment, escalation, and SLA management to help support teams streamline their workflow and efficiently support their customers.

Include the following import statement for all method calls related to the Tickets module:

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalTicket

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalTicket;

Submit Tickets 

Submit Ticket is the screen through which end-users can submit their questions/requests as support tickets. It allows support agents to view, track, prioritize, and respond to customer tickets in one place.

The following methods display the Submit Ticket screen:

Swift

  1. ZDPortalSubmitTicket.show()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalSubmitTicket showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

My Tickets 

My Tickets is the screen through which end-users can access, track, and edit their submitted tickets.

The following methods display the My Tickets screen:

Swift

  1. ZDPortalTicket.show()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalTicket showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

User Community Module 

User Community is the module through which end-users can access discussion forums and interact with other users to share knowledge.

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalCommunity

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalCommunity;

    (ii) To display the User's Community

Swift

  1. ZDPortalCommunity.show()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalCommunity showWithTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#> navigationMode:<#(enum ZDPNavigationMode)#>];

    (iii) To display a particular topic

Swift

  1. ZDPortalCommunity.showTopic(withID: <#String#>)

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalCommunity showTopicWithID:<#(NSString * _Nonnull)#> withTitle:<#(NSString * _Nullable)#>];

Chat Kit

Chat Kit SDK has three chat modules: Guided Conversations, Answer Bot and Business Messaging.

The chat components will be displayed below once you enable the Guided Conversation, Answer Bot, and Business Messaging.

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalChatKit

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalChatKit;

Guided Conversations Module 

Guided Conversations helps end-users find answers themselves or perform a standard process without an agent's assistance by following a pre-built conversation flow.

      (ii) The following methods display the Guided Conversations

Swift

  1. ZDPortalChatKit.showGC()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalChatKit showGC];

Answer Bot Module

Answer Bot helps end-users find answers from a bot trained on the articles available in the portal's KB module.

(i) The following methods display the Answer Bot

Swift

  1. ZDPortalChatKit.showAnswerBot()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalChatKit showAnswerBot];

Business Messaging Module

Business Messaging helps end-users chat with agents directly or with a guided conversation flow.

(i) The following methods display the Business Messaging

Swift

  1. ZDPortalChatKit.showBM()

Objective-C

  1. [ZDPortalChatKit showBM];

SalesIQ Module 

Chat provides a real-time communication channel for end-users to interact with customer support agents.

(i) The following method displays the Chat module:

Swift

  1. import ZohoDeskPortalSalesIQ

    ...

    ZDPortalSalesIQ.show()

Objective-C

  1. @import ZohoDeskPortalSalesIQ;

    ...

    [ZDPortalSalesIQ show];


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