Set chat window flow - Zoho SalesIQ

How to setup chat window flow?


Getting contact information from the visitor in chat and managing them is a challenging task. When the data is lost, it is a tedious process to view the entire chat to get that single piece of information you're looking for in the conversation.

Setup pre chat forms 

Pre Chat Forms helps you overcome this limitation by collecting the essential data from your visitors before starting a chat. You can use the collected data to analyze the visitor and record them in your SalesIQ portal.

  • In the  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control , add the required fields by clicking on the  Add Field text
  • Drag and drop the field you would like the users to fill before initiating a chat with your operators.
  • Under Form Style, select  Traditional to enable the Pre chat forms.

Fields can be marked as mandatory by checking the 'Mark this field as mandatory' checkbox on the right. Users cannot skip the mandatory fields. 

Setup in-chat forms 

In-Chat forms allow the users to initiate chat without having to fill in the details before starting conversations; this can be very advantageous when it comes to quick support based businesses, where the customers expect to be assisted immediately without having to wait, you can collect their details later in the chat.



Conversation style

This style collects the details from the users in a more modern conversation style. The details must be entered in the chat window on the required input field.

  • In  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control, scroll down to  Form Style , and choose  Conversation,  click  Save on the pop up that appears on the top of the page.




Inline style

If you wish to have a more modern feel where the visitors can dive into the conversation and collect their details later on inside the chat, you can go with the inline style. In the Inline style, the details are collected using standard chat window fields. 


  • In  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control, scroll down to  Form Style, and choose  Inline,  click  Save on the pop up that appears on the top of the page.




Set up waiting time for visitors

Define a time limit within which the operators must respond to the incoming chat request. If the limit exceeds, the unattended chat will go to the missed chat section. A lower time limit can increase customer satisfaction but a higher time limit has more chance of getting picked if you have limited operators. 





Associate departments 


If you have individual departments to look over a website or a part of the website, you can route the website visitors to their respective departments. For example: If a visitor initiates a chat from a Car dealership website, you can route the request to the department handling automobiles. Only the operators of that department will be able to see the incoming chat request. You have to assign at least one department with a brand. 


You can assign multiple departments to a brand, and there is no cap on how many departments are associated with the brands, but a minimum of one department must be associated with each brand in your portal.


  • Navigate to  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control,  scroll down to  Departments responsible for the chat . From the drop-down, pick the departments you want to associate with the brand.



  • In the flow page, you can view all the associated departments under  Chosen Departments. 
  • Click on the ' x ' mark on the right side of a department to remove it. The last remaining department cannot be removed.

Note: Only the operators associated with the department will get the chat request when a visitor initiates a chat.




Use department resources


To use resources like Canned Responses, Templates, etc. available in the chosen departments. Enable the  Display Departments for Resources  option in the flow page, below the Chosen department heading. 




If disabled, you have to pick the departments to utilize its resources. In the Flow control page, disable the  Display Departments for Resources  option and select the departments whose resources you would like to use.



Reopen chat

Allow visitors to reopen a closed chat to seek further assistance on the issue. Reopening chat can help your operators assist the user based on the past chat's context without starting from the beginning. 

  • In  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control,  scroll down to  Reopen Chat and toggle the switch to enable it.




Parallel conversations

Allow visitors to start new chats while they are still in the middle of another chat, and let them have multiple conversations going on at the same time.



Chat notification settings

You can allow your operators to decide if they want to pick a chat or to ignore them. Or you can automatically assign incoming chats to available operators whenever a visitor initiates one. Automatically assigning requests can help reduce missed chats. 




Chat queue

You can set the maximum number of simultaneous chat request an operator can get. Once the queue limit has reached, the visitors will be asked to leave a message to contact the operators again. 




Show question in accepting window

Display the question from the visitor to operators in the incoming chat request window. This will give the operator a better idea of what the visitor is looking for and allow them to choose the appropriate chat based on the request.


Content moderation

You can moderate your chat by filtering abusive content. Enabling this can help you have a professional and safe workplace to assist genuine users and avoid abusers.  

  • In  Settings > Brands > Your brand > Flow control,  move over to the  Abusive Content Moderation  tab on the top, and enable the  Content Moderation  option.

Moderate  conversations

  • You can choose to monitor only the Operators conversation or monitor both the operator and the bot conversation as per your preference. 
  • You can also choose to display, mask, or block the abusive messages by selecting your choice in the  Choose a Message Action  section.

Set abusive word limits

  • Set up a threshold to warn and close the chat after sending a particular number of abusive messages. Drag the slider to the desired number to fix the limit.

  • Warning message:  You can customize the warning message by replacing the text in the input field under the Warning Messages section.
  • Follow-up action: You can opt to close the chat or block the user when the abusive limit is crossed.

Enabling feedbacks

You can enable the operator rating and the feedback option by toggling the Enable operator ratings and feedback. You could add text that would encourage and motivate the visitors to view replies. Also, you could customize the response to the visitor's feedback by adding your custom replies in the input box.



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