What are flows?

What are flows?

Flows

Flows are a series of constructed blocks that define the GC bot's conversational journey. Each block represents a step in the conversational flow, and the entire flow guides how the bot responds to end-user inputs, automates tasks, and displays information.



By creating flows, you can:

  1. Support your customer queries around the clock.
  2. Handle repetitive customer queries, providing quick and consistent answers without human intervention.
  3. Improve customer onboarding experiences with step-by-step guides.
  4. Flows of different sizes catering to different business scenarios will ensure the bot meets specific business needs and user expectations no matter the size of your organization.
  5. Streamline support processes, guiding users through troubleshooting steps or gathering necessary information before escalating to a support rep.
  6. Offer personalized recommendations based on customer interactions.
  7. Collect customer feedback and insights.
  8. Help support reps by automating their workflow to improve efficiency by implementing agent widget. 
Notes
Agent widgets can be utilized only by agents as chosen by the admin. 

Flow controls


1. Sub tabs for all flows and deleted flows.
2. Creating a new flow
3. Editing a flow
4. Deleting flow

Create

Design unique flows to meet your business needs. Automate support processes to save time and increase efficiency for your support reps.



Info
You can see details about who created the flow and by what time it was created.

Publish

View and manage flows you have published. These flows can be shared for end-user interaction.
Info
You can filter out the flows created by you by choosing Flows Created By Me.

Edit

Modify the conversation paths and responses to improve accuracy and user experience anytime.
Info
You can see details about who modified the flow and by what time it was modified.

Draft

Save your work-in-progress flows as drafts. Resume and complete them whenever you require it.

Duplicate

Duplicate any GC flow to create a copy of that flow, then edit it as needed. The duplicated flow is saved separately from the original.

Delete

Manage flows that are no longer needed by moving them to the deleted flows section. Deleted flows can also be retrieved if required as they will not be permanently deleted until you choose that option.

Multilingual flows

GC supports multilingual flows, allowing languages to be added while creating a GC flow. This enables customers to engage in their preferred language, enhancing engagement, reducing misunderstandings, and increasing overall satisfaction. Multilingual flows can be accessed from the Centralized dashboard of the flow.



Paths in a flow



Example of a path

Paths are the direction in which the conversation is designed to flow. The path taken by the customer depends on their responses, and depending on what they reply or the option they choose at each stage, they are led to the most helpful information.

For example, consider the case at Zylker Craft Furniture. The furniture outlet provides two options:
  1. The customers can directly buy a product of their choice from the website.
  2. They can choose to customize their product.
In both cases, the conversation flows will differ from each other, so two separate paths should be built. Each path will comprise different sets of questions and options to provide self-assistance to the customers.

What are  flow metrics?

GC flow metrics offer detailed insights into every step of the customer journey and help businesses identify necessary adjustments for optimal bot performance. You can measure the performance of your flow and make changes required accordingly, if any.
The flow metrics count is crucial in figuring out how a bot interacts with users, ensuring that the bot provides relevant, efficient, and context-aware assistance.

Provides block-by-block count on:
  1. Total number of visits in the block
  2. Total number of visits that dropped off
  3. Number of times users jumped to different blocks
Notes
Points to remember 
Only a maximum of 25 flows can be created in one department. Inclusive of the published, deleted flows and drafts.
Only users with the appropriate permissions can create, edit, and delete GC flows.
If you edit a published flow, you must re-publish it for the changes to take effect.
Deleting a flow hides it from users but keeps it in GC. It moves to the deleted flows tab and can be restored anytime.
Deleted flows remain listed permanently until manually removed.
After deleting a published flow, re-publish the flow to reflect the changes.
If the deleted block has dependencies, such as given below, errors will be displayed.

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