Xcelerate Changelog

June 14, 2024 v3.8.1

Fixed –

• Improved Experience for Outbound SMS:
  • Corrected an issue where agents were unable to initiate new SMS when there were existing open conversations without associated tasks. This was addressed by improving the system to allow agents to seamlessly join existing conversations, ensuring uninterrupted communication.
• Improved Call Management:
  • Resolved an issue where the warm transfer (consult) icon was missing for voice calls. Now, you can easily consult and transfer calls without any interruptions, ensuring a smoother and more efficient calling experience.

June 11, 2024 v3.8.0

Added –

• Say Goodbye to Stuck Tasks Due to Timeout:
  We have introduced a smart solution that ensures tasks never get stuck due to timeout. Our system now automatically completes tasks that are close to their timeout, so you can stay on track without any delays.
• Empowering Admins and Supervisors:
  Now, Admins and Supervisors can easily manage tasks with our intuitive Task Management Panel. They can transfer tasks to other Agents or even complete tasks themselves, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
• Seamless SMS Conversations:
  Stay informed with our new feature! Agents can now view the complete history of SMS conversations between you and them. This means they will always have context from previous interactions, resulting in even better service for you.

Updated –

• Technical Upgrades for Smooth Performance:
  We are dedicated to keeping Xcelerate fresh and up to date. Our recent technical upgrades guarantee smooth operation and shield Xcelerate from any potential disruptions caused by outdated versions nearing their end-of-life cycle.
  • AWS Node: From v16 to v20
  • CDK: From v1 to v2
  • Flex UI: From v2.5.1 to v2.7.1
  • Mobiscroll: From 5.22.1 to 5.28.3
  • Twilio CLI:
  • Twilio CLI: From 5.5.0 to 5.18.0
  • Twilio CLI plugins for deploying: @twilio-labs/plugin-flex: From 6.2.3 to 6.3.2
  • Twilio CLI plugins for deploying: @twilio-labs/plugin-serverless: From 3.1.3 to 3.1.5
  • Various other dependency updates

• Enhanced Developer Typing Experience:
  We have fine-tuned our typing experience, making it easier for our developers to create and maintain high-quality code. This means fewer bugs and a smoother experience for you.
• Clearer and More Detailed TTS Messages on TBR:
  We have listened to your feedback and expanded the character limit for TTS messages on TBR. Now, you can receive more detailed and comprehensive messages, making communication clearer and more engaging.

Fixed –

• Multiple Outbound Numbers:
  • Now, when you select a different Caller ID for outbound calls, it will correctly use your chosen Caller ID instead of the default.
  • Similarly, when sending outbound SMS, the selected Sender ID will be used instead of defaulting to the primary one.
• Canned Responses:
  • Improved the speed of the Agent Desktop, ensuring it handles large numbers of Canned Responses efficiently.
  • Enforced the character limit for Canned Responses, ensuring consistency across the Supervisor Panel’s management.
• Transfer:
  •  Resolved the issue of tasks getting stuck during transfers, ensuring a smoother process.
• CRM Integration:
  • Fixed an issue with HubSpot and Insightly CRM integrations where the History tab would sometimes go blank when handling many records.
• Time-Based Routing (TBR):
  • Eliminated the “Cat Error” that occurred when creating TBR events with specific combined time zones.
  • Addressed the warning 82004 in Twilio console error logs related to function execution during TBR access.
• Typography:
  • Fixed the rendering issue of Fira Sans font ligatures in Xcelerate for better visual consistency.

March 29, 2024 v3.7

Added –

• Stay Connected with Your CRM:
  Now, your emails are seamlessly integrated with your favorite CRMs like HubSpot, Insightly, and Zendesk. This means when you are handling emails in Xcelerate, you will have all the relevant contact records right at your fingertips. No more switching between platforms!
• Easy Task Transfers:
  Introducing the cold transfer feature for Callback and Voicemail tasks. Need to pass a task to another agent or queue? With just a few clicks, you can seamlessly transfer these tasks, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Updated –

• More Control, Better Experience:
  We have made some improvements to give you more control over how you manage tasks. Now, administrators can fine-tune the Cold Transfer feature for specific task types like SMS, Webchat, and Email. This means you can tailor your workflow to suit your needs perfectly!
• Never Miss a Connection:
  We have listened to your feedback and made some changes to ensure you never miss an opportunity to connect with your contacts. With our latest enhancement, you can now make multiple callback attempts for Callback and Voicemail tasks. No more worrying about missed connections – we have got you covered!
• Sleek and Seamless Interface:
  We believe in making things easy for you, which is why we have updated the visual design of Transfer and End task buttons to match the overall look and feel of the system. Plus, we have made some adjustments to the side navigation bar to ensure a smooth and seamless experience every time you use Xcelerate. Enjoy a more intuitive interface that makes your tasks a breeze to manage!

Fixed –

• Better Task Management:
  We have made some great enhancements to ensure your experience with Callback and Voicemail tasks is as smooth as possible. Now, you will find the Complete button aligned seamlessly with the rest of the system, ensuring a smoother navigation experience. Additionally, we have addressed an issue where the success notification was previously missing after completing tasks, providing you with immediate feedback and reassurance. These updates aim to streamline your interactions with our system, making your tasks more efficient and user-friendly.
• Seamless Email Task Experience:
  You can now seamlessly initiate email tasks, even when you are in an unavailable status, ensuring your workflow remains uninterrupted. We have also fixed a user interface glitch in the outbound email initiation form, specifically with the Cancel button, to make your interactions smoother. Furthermore, we have ensured visual consistency in the Reply section and conversation interface within Email tasks, providing you with a seamless and intuitive experience.
• Clearer Visibility:
  We have addressed a concern related to the Timed ACW timer, ensuring that the colors no longer impact its visibility. Your after-call work experience is now even smoother and more user-friendly.
• Flawless CRM Journey:
  You will now enjoy snackbar notifications that stick around just long enough to keep you in the loop with all your CRM actions, guaranteeing you never miss a beat. Additionally, we have smoothed out the Task Stepper, so you will no longer encounter that pesky white blank space when loading or refreshing the page with the Layout Manager enabled.
• Improved Agent SSO Management for Seamless Experience:
  We have taken care of an issue on the Agent SSO Management page to ensure a smoother experience for you: The agent list endpoint will now be triggered only once upon page load, eliminating any unnecessary delays. Your interaction with our platform is now more efficient and hassle-free.

January 24, 2024 v.3.6

Added –

• Adapted Twilio Email to be compatible with Xcelerate:
  We have fine-tuned Twilio Email to work seamlessly with Xcelerate. Now, enjoy a more personalized experience as we have aligned the user interface, theming, and typography elements to make everything feel just right for you.

Updated –

• Flex UI Gets a Boost – Version 2.5.1:
  We are thrilled to announce the latest upgrade to Flex UI, now to version 2.5.1. Not only does this ensure perfect harmony with Twilio Email, but it also brings in enhanced features and performance improvements, making your overall experience even better.
• Enhanced Error Handling with You in Mind:
  We have improved error handling for serverless functions, especially in Layout Manager and TBR Workflows. No more infinite loops or blank screens! Plus, we have added robust notifications to keep you informed and in control.

Fixed –

• Your Multiple Outbound Numbers, Sorted:
  Noticed a glitch with Multiple Outbound Numbers? We have fixed it! Now, updates made in the Twilio console smoothly reflect in Xcelerate. A new RESYNC button ensures quick and hassle-free synchronization.
• Layout Manager Tailored to You:
  Ever experienced the Task panel not adapting to your needs? Fixed! Now, it seamlessly switches between horizontal and vertical views based on your Task Panel width, giving you a more responsive layout.
• Theming Made Right:
  Dark mode quirks bothering you? Not anymore! We have resolved issues in the Outbound Dialpad and Supervisor Panel to ensure a consistent and pleasing dark mode theme.
• Teams Page Refinement:
  We heard about the glitch in Teams page skill toggle buttons. Rest easy; it’s fixed! Now, your Teams page is smoother and more user-friendly.
• Voicemail Tasks – Smooth Listening:
  No more login dialogs disrupting your voicemail experience. We have fixed the media authentication issue, so you can listen to recordings hassle-free and securely.

December 21, 2023 v.3.5.1

Updated –

• Twilio Runtime Handler Update:
  We have applied the latest Twilio Runtime Handler version (1.3.0) to ensure optimal performance for all serverless functions. This update is designed to prevent any potential issues and keep things running smoothly.

Fixed –

• Multiple Outbound Numbers:
  • Default Caller ID Correction:
    • Your experience in the Admin Configuration Panel just got better. We resolved an issue where the Flex Default phone number was duplicated in the Default Caller ID selection dropdown.
  • Default Sender ID Correction:
    • Another Admin Configuration Panel issue resolved, ensuring the Flex Default phone number no longer duplicates in the Default Sender ID selection dropdown.
  • Search Friendly Name Easily:
    • We have addressed an inconvenience in the Admin Configuration Panel – Outbound Numbers sub-panel. Now, you can effortlessly search outbound numbers by partial friendly name.
  • Supervisor Panel Update:
    • The issue in the Supervisor Panel – Outbound Number page has been resolved. The Confirm button won’t keep loading endlessly, allowing you to update outbound numbers without any hassle, even after encountering an error with an empty friendly name.
  • Sender ID Display Correction:
    • We have resolved a small hiccup in the Outbound Dialpad. Now, the Caller ID selection dropdown correctly displays the friendly name for the Default Caller ID instead of showing ‘Default.’ This ensures a clearer and more user-friendly experience for your agents.
  • Sender ID Display Correction:
    • We have resolved an issue in the Outbound SMS Panel, so the Sender ID selection dropdown now displays the friendly name for the Default Sender ID.
  • Outbound Dialpad:
    • Queue Visibility: Your agents will now see only the assigned queues in the Outbound Dialpad, making their workflow smoother and more efficient.
• MMS:
  • Attachment Remove Icon Issue Resolved: We have resolved an issue with MMS attachments where the remove icon appeared cut off and oversized, ensuring a visually seamless experience.

November 30, 2023 v.3.5.0

Added –

• Badge notification for new or unread messages in SMS and Webchat tasks:
  An icon with a number overlay is displayed on the SMS and Webchat channel icons in the Tasklist component, serving as a visual cue for Agents about new or unread messages awaiting their attention or action within the application.
  
  This addition was accomplished by replacing the custom Tasklist component with the Vanilla Flex Tasklist component.

Changed –

• Tasklist component:
  • The custom Tasklist component in Xcelerate has been replaced with the Vanilla Flex Tasklist component.
  • This transition involved the successful integration of custom features from the former custom Tasklist component into the new Vanilla Flex Tasklist component in Xcelerate, including:
    • Wait time
    • Auto Answer
    • Theming
  • Some UI/UX improvements have been implemented.

Technical/Software upgrades:

Ensuring the product remains independent of any software version approaching the end of life and runs smoothly without encountering any issues.

• Twilio build runtime node – v16 to v18
• Flex UI – v2.1.1 to v2.4.1
• Twilio serverless runtime library – v1.2.1 to v1.3.0
• Twilio CLI – v5.3.3 to v5.5.0
• Twilio CLI plugins for deploying: @twilio-labs/plugin-flex – v6.0.4 to v6.2.3
• Twilio Functions Node Runtime – v16 to v18
• Xcelerate Documentation:
  • Enhanced the efficiency of images, gifs, and overall user experience in Xcelerate Documentation by:
  • Converting all images from png to webp and gifs from gif to webm, achieving an impressive 72% reduction in file size.
  • Migrating all images and gifs from Twilio Assets to S3+Cloudfront, leading to an 87 times improvement in content delivery speed.

Fixed –

• Multiple Outbound Numbers:
  • Resolved an issue where placing a call for a Callback task was unsuccessful when Multiple Outbound Numbers feature was enabled, and the Agent was not assigned any outbound number.
  • Resolved an issue where placing a call for a Voicemail task was unsuccessful when Multiple Outbound Numbers feature was enabled, and the Agent was not assigned any outbound number.
• Flex Insights:
  • Resolved an issue where the overlay on the Flex insights dashboard was covered by the left navigation panel, affecting the visibility of the date, and hiding the play/pause button for recordings within the Conversations dashboard.
• Admin Configuration Panel:
  • Resolved an issue where refreshing any page within the Admin Configuration Panel always redirected to the Agent Desktop page.
• Supervisor Outbound Numbers Panel:
  • Resolved an issue where refreshing any tab within the Supervisor Outbound Numbers Panel always redirected to the SMS tab.

October 12, 2023 v.3.4.0

Added –

• Support for Multiple Outbound Numbers:
  Xcelerate introduces the ability to utilize multiple outbound numbers for both Voice Call and SMS interactions. Supervisors have the authority to assign specific outbound numbers to individual agents, while agents can choose the most appropriate outbound number for each interaction.

Changed –

• Outbound SMS:
  • Users can now initiate outbound SMS messages even when they are in an unavailable status, just like they can initiate Voice Calls.
• Complete Button:
  • A loading icon has been added for the ‘COMPLETE’ button, which appears while waiting for the segment link to enable the button.
• Error Log:
  • Error log now gives channel SID along with phone number when phone numbers get stuck.
• Node upgrade:
  • Our AWS serverless functions have been upgraded from Node 12 to Node 16.

Fixed –

• Timed ACW:
  • Resolved an issue where the Timed ACW timer pauses when user switches to a different task resulting in tasks not auto completing unless the specific task is active.
  • Resolved an issue where the Agent’s status would become stuck as ‘Unavailable’ upon manually completing a task in a non-CRM scenario with Disposition Modal disabled.
• Teams:
  • Resolved an issue where the APPLY button in Teams filter looked disabled but functions as expected when one of the filter options was unchecked.
• Admin Configuration:
  • Resolved an issue where each modification made in Admin Configuration necessitated a page refresh before the subsequent change could take effect.
• Supervisor Panel:
  • Resolved an issue with Browser Ring Manager panel where the toggle buttons dint toggle all the way over when toggled ON.
  • Resolved an issue where the edit overlay was too long with table view set to display 50 rows per page, requiring users to scroll all the way up.
  • Resolved an issue where there was an unnecessary second scroll bar in the Queue Manager page.
• Theming:
  • Resolved an issue where the Supervisor Panel has theming issues in dark mode when logged in as a Supervisor via SSO.
  • Resolved an issue where the theme color did not reflect the Queue Stats Drilldown arrow buttons.
  • Resolved an issue where the colors of the “Current week” and “Last week” segments were not very distinctive within the Queue Stats Drilldown – Weekly Tasks Answered Comparison graph.
  • Resolved an issue where the Queue Stats Drilldown arrow button would disappear or become transparent when hovered on it in dark mode.
  • Resolved an issue where some values in Queue Stats Drilldown were unreadable in red and orange theme color.
  • Resolved an issue where the text within TBR is hard to read on dark mode.
• Agent Desktop:
  • Resolved an issue where the END CHAT button disappears from SMS tasks after a page refresh.
  • Resolved an issue where the END CHAT button text padding lacked similar padding to TRANSFER button text.
  • Resolved an issue where the Tasklist panel displays the ‘to’ attribute value instead of ‘name’ attribute value for Callback and Voicemail tasks.
  • Resolved an issue where the warm transfer icon was displayed for SMS tasks.
  • Resolved an issue where the highlight for the Admin Configuration and Supervisor Panel were missing when selected in the expanded side navigation bar.
  • Resolved an issue with Layout Manager create modal where the ‘Set as Default’ toggle button dint toggle all the way over when toggled ON.
  • Resolved an issue where the indicator of the selected option in the Task Stepper Notes section and Agent Scratchpad was displayed below the component.
• Notification Panel:
  • Resolved an issue where the Agent’s local temperature was being displayed in decimals.
  • Resolved an issue where the Agent’s local temperature was defaulting to Celsius instead of Fahrenheit.
  • Resolved an issue where there was some unusual spacing in the Notification Panel when Agent Metrics is disabled.
  • Resolved an issue where the Notification Panel height does not auto-adjust based on its content.
• Xcelerate Documentation:
  • Enhanced Xcelerate Documentation by adding missing images and GIFs to all the features, improving the visual representation, and making it easier for users to understand and follow the instructions provided.

July 31, 2023 v.3.3.0

Changed –

Mega Plugin
All Flex plugins have been combined into a single plugin ‘xcelerate’, instead of having 17 separate ones.

• Problem Statement:
  • Previously, multiple separate plugins existed, leading to shared code among them. While each plugin was treated independently, the cumulative size of all plugins resulted in a significant increase in overall size.
• Benefits:
  • Reduced Size: The new “xcelerate” flex plugin bundle has a size of approximately 8.5MB, significantly lower than previous versions, such as 3.2 (28MB) and 3.1 (approximately 60MB). This size reduction contributes to faster loading speeds and potential future size reductions.
  • Reduced Conflicts: By consolidating the plugins, the chances of conflicts, particularly with styling, are minimized. This leads to improved compatibility and a smoother user experience.
  • Enhanced Development Experience: Working with a single plugin simplifies development efforts. It provides developers with a more streamlined and cohesive framework, making managing and maintaining the plugin easier.

Task Panel – Display name attribute instead of the from value

The Task Panel has been updated to display the name attribute within a task instead of the from value. This change allows for customizing caller ID without impacting the from value in insights reporting.

Notification Panel – Accessible from any page within Xcelerate.

The Notification Panel in Xcelerate, which was previously limited to the Agent Desktop, has been enhanced to be accessible from any page within the application.

Fixed –

Layout Manager:

• Resolved an issue where the edit mode of a layout wouldn’t retain the layout’s setup, requiring users to rearrange all the components each time they entered edit mode.

Timed ACW:

• Resolved an issue where an agent’s status would always revert to ‘Available’ after completing a task, instead of returning to the previous status, in a CRM OR non-CRM and Timed After Call Work (ACW) enabled setup.
• Resolved an issue where an agent’s status would revert to the previous status immediately after clicking the Complete button but before selecting a disposition in a non-CRM. Disposition Modal and Timed After Call Work (ACW) enabled setup.
• Resolved an issue where the Disposition Modal wouldn’t auto close if the user leaves the screen with the Disposition Modal open in a non-CRM and Timed After Call Work (ACW) with Task Auto Complete enabled setup.

Transfer:

• Resolved an issue where the old task attributes were not passed to the new task during the transfer process.

Theming:

• Resolved an issue where the phone number entered in the Outbound Dialpad or SMS panel is not readable in dark mode if the user already has an assigned task.

Admin Configuration Panel:

• Resolved an issue where the Confirm and Cancel buttons in the edit overlay of the Admin Configuration Panel overlap with other components when the content within the overlay is long.
• Resolved an issue where the selected setting in the Admin Configuration table would have the theme color instead of a highlight, making the text hard to read.

Supervisor Panel:

• Resolved an issue that prevented the search functionality on the Agent SSO Management page with Azure SSO integration from locating agents whose email addresses or user principal names contain a single quote character (‘).
• Resolved as issue where the edit overlay for the News Ticker item opens after successfully creation in News Ticker Management page of the Supervisor Panel.
• Resolved as issue where the edit overlay for the Canned Response opens after successfully creation in Canned Response Management page of the Supervisor Panel.

Agent Desktop:

• Task panel:
  • Resolved an issue where the SLA circle is intermittently misaligned for transferred SMS tasks.
• CRM Panel:
  • Resolved an issue where the retry snackbar for the Customer Info tab wouldn’t close manually when the close button is clicked, requiring users to wait for the snackbar to auto-close.
• Task Stepper:
  • Resolved an issue where the number and bullet listing options in Task Stepper Notes section wouldn’t function.
  • Resolved an issue where the Task Stepper UI moves when the Outbound SMS Panel is opened.
  • Resolved an issue where the buttons in Task Stepper were broken in Layout Manager-enabled setup.
• Agent Scratchpad:
  • Resolved an issue where the number and bullet listing options in Agent scratchpad wouldn’t function.
• Notification:
  • Resolved an issue where the Notification overlay would occupy the entire width of the right panel in a Layout Manager disabled setup.
• Navigation Sidebar:
  • Resolved an issue where the hamburger icon does not return to its default icon after navigating to a different page, requiring users to click the hamburger icon twice to expand the side navigation.
• Keyboard Shortcuts menu:
  • Resolved an issue where the Keyboard Shortcuts menu when accessed from the Admin Configuration Panel or the Supervisor Panel would overlap with the panel, making it impossible to close the Keyboard Shortcuts menu until navigated to a different page.

Queue Stats:

• Resolved an issue with an unnecessary second scroll bar in the Queue Stats page.

Xcelerate Documentation:

• Updated Xcelerate Documentation with revised content, incorporating necessary changes and improvements to provide accurate and up-to-date information.
• Enhanced Xcelerate Documentation by adding missing images and GIFs to various features, improving the visual representation, and making it easier for users to understand and follow the instructions provided.

May 30, 2023 v.3.2.0

Changed –

• Flex UI upgrade:
  • Upgraded Flex UI to 2.1.1.
• Google SSO:
  • Removed dependency on Organizational units.
• Admin Configuration Panel:
  • Config descriptions are updated for all configs under Agent Layout and Supervisor Config panel.
  • Confirmation dialog is added to prevent user errors when clicked on X button in edit overlay.
  • Renamed:
    • Agent Layout:
      • ‘Left Column’ to ‘Center Panel’
      • ‘Right Column’ to ‘Right Panel’
      • ‘SMS Transfer’ to ‘SMS Cold Transfer’
    • Supervisor Config Panel:
      • ‘Canned Responses’ to ‘Canned Responses Management’
      • ‘Skills Config’ to ‘Skills Management’
    • Moved:
      • Supervisor Barge-in and Coach are moved under Supervisor Monitor config.
      • All iFrame-related settings are moved to Admin Configuration panel and iFrame Settings panel is removed from Supervisor panel.
    • Removed:
      • Queue Manager

Fixed –

• Transfers:
  • Resolved warm transfer to queue.
  • Resolved an issue where agents are unable to cold/warm transfer tasks to agents who are in custom available status.
  • Resolved an issue where success notification is missing after a transfer.

• Azure SSO:
  • Resolved an issue with Azure SSO to be able to onboard agents with special characters.
• Task Panel:
  • Resolved an issue where white screen is displayed after using Dial Pad in Active Voice Task.
• Admin Configuration Panel:
  • Resolved an issue with breadcrumbs where entire Xcelerate reloads on click.
  • Resolved an issue where the Admin Configuration Panel returns to page 1 when clicked on a config on page 2 to edit the settings.
• Outbound dial pad:
  • Resolved an issue where Outbound SMS panel does not auto close when an outbound SMS is initiated from it and the Outbound Call panel is also open behind Outbound SMS panel, requiring both to be manually closed to see the full Xcelerate screen.
• Layout Manager:
  • Resolved an issue where the NEXT button in the edit modal is not enabled until there is a change in the component list when editing a preset/custom layout.
  • Resolved an issue where the CRM tabs that do not apply to the enabled CRM are shown in the Layout Manager Admin Configuration component list.
  • Resolved an issue where ‘Company’ component is displayed in the Admin Configuration – Layout Manager config, Create Layout modal and Edit Layout modal component list.
• Theming:
  • Resolved an issue where Reset Default error notification can’t be closed.
• Disposition Management:
  • Resolved an issue where Edit overlay opens after creating a new disposition in the Disposition Management page.
• Task Stepper:
  • Resolved an issue where dispositions selected in Task Stepper are not saved to Insights correctly.
  • Resolved an issue where Task Stepper does not point back to ‘Notes’ section when agent fills the Task Stepper but completes task using Default Complete button.

• Custom logo:
  • Resolved an issue where the custom logo is displayed after powered by Xcelerate.
  • Resolved an issue where powered by Xcelerate is displayed instead of Xcelerate logo when custom logo is disabled.
• Notification:
  • Resolved an issue where the unread notification count does not update properly until refresh.
• CRM:
  • Resolved an issue where ‘Click to SMS’ in the CRM Panel – Customer Info tab is not working.
  • Resolved an issue where auto fill on creating a contact is not being accepted.
• Disposition Modal:
  • Resolved an issue where dispositions selected in Disposition Modal are not saved to Insights correctly.
  • Resolved an issue where tasks get completed with ‘Select’ option in Disposition Modal.
• UI issues:
  • Agent Desktop:
    • Resolved an issue where Agent Desktop has a scroll for the whole UI.
    • Resolved an issue where there is a ‘Loading…’ displayed above the Xcelerate header.
  • Theme Customization:
    • Resolved an issue where Theme Customization panel header is hidden.
    • Resolved an issue where there is an additional scrollbar in the sidebar for low-resolution screens.
  • Task Panel:
    • Resolved an issue where the text is unreadable for incoming and outgoing tasks in the Task Panel.
    • Resolved an issue where Phone number and other details are cut off in the Task Info panel for Callback tasks.
    • Resolved an issue where SMS messages are unreadable if sent twice in a row.
    • Resolved an issue where TRANSFER button name is unreadable.
    • Resolved an issue where the textbox to type message in SMS tasks has a mini version inside the main textbox.
    • Resolved an issue where CALL and INFO tabs in Task panel for Voice call tasks have broken UI.
    • Resolved an issue where SMS and INFO tabs in Task panel for SMS tasks have broken UI.
    • Resolved an issue where the SEND button in SMS tasks do not look like other buttons in Xcelerate.
  • CRM panel:
    • Resolved an issue where disabled SELECT CONTACT button in CRM panel – Customer Info tab does not look like a button.
    • Resolved an issue where the disabled SAVE button in CRM panel – Customer Info tab – Edit mode does not look like a button.
    • Resolved an issue where the disabled SELECTED button in CRM panel – Tickets tab does not look like a button.
  • Task Stepper:
    • Resolved an issue where BACK button in Task Stepper does not look like a button.
    • Resolved an issue where the disabled NEXT button in Task Stepper does not look like a button.
  • Layout Manager:
    • Resolved an issue where the layout name textbox is too long and there is an unnecessary scroll bar in the Create and Edit Layout modal.
  • Disposition Modal:
    • Resolved an issue where disabled COMPLETE button does not look like a button.
  • Outbound SMS Panel:
    • Resolved an issue where the disabled SEND MESSAGE dropdown button does not look like a button.
    • Resolved an issue where the Outbound SMS panel is transparent when opened.
  • Browser Ring:
    • Resolved an issue where toggles are broken in Browser Ring Manager page.
    • Resolved an issue where CONFIRM and CANCEL do not look like buttons in Browser Ring Manager page.

May 15, 2023 v.3.1.0

What’s New? 

• Timed After Call Work (ACW) feature is now available when there is no CRM integrated.
  The timed ACW feature allows an agent’s status to go unavailable during wrap-up and auto-complete tasks. This feature is now available for Xcelerate users who do not have a CRM integrated in Xcelerate and use the Default Complete button to wrap up tasks.
• Administrators can now configure a minimum and maximum time limit for Timed ACW.
  Administrators can now configure a minimum and maximum time limit for Timed ACW between 10 and 999 seconds in the Admin Configuration panel. Supervisors will now use the range configured by admin when setting the Timed ACW time limit per queue in Queue Manager.
• Canned Response message can now be added while creating an outbound SMS in the SMS panel.
  Agents can now add a Canned Response message while creating an outbound SMS in the SMS panel by typing ‘/’ in the message box, which lists all the Canned Responses that agents can select. A search functionality has been added to search and select a specific Canned Response quickly.

Changed –

• Timed ACW:
  The timed ACW timer has been moved out of Task Stepper and is now displayed in the Xcelerate header with a new timer component.
• Admin Configuration:
  Admin configurations have been renamed from ‘Theme Layout’ to ‘Layout Manager’ and from ‘Theme Mode and Color’ to ‘Theme Manager’.
• Transfers:
  Display only available agents list in the Transfer overlay for Cold and Warm transfers.
• HubSpot CRM:
  Updated the backend to use the latest version of the HubSpot API for data queries and private app keys for authentication.

Fixed –

• Transfers:
  • Resolved an issue with cold transfer where primary agent could not wrap up task when transferred to a queue with no available agents.
  • Resolved an issue with warm transfer where secondary agent was unable to wrap up task until primary agent ends the call.
  • Resolved an issue with cold and warm transfer where an Extra END CALL button was displayed to primary agent until secondary agent ends the call.
  • Resolved as issue where consult icon is displayed for SMS tasks.
• Theming – Dark Mode:
  • Resolved an issue where Teams page is unreadable.
  • Resolved an issue where text is unreadable in News Ticker Management page.
  • Resolved an issue where text is unreadable in Time Based Routing panel.
  • Resolved an issue where phone number and selected queue in Call panel when in Queue Drilldown page is unreadable.
  • Resolved an issue where Queue stats data is unreadable when on an active task.
  • Resolved an issue where breadcrumb in Admin Configuration panel is invisible.
• TBR:
  • Resolved an issue where TBR events that end at 12 AM were not visible clearly.
  • Resolved an issue where clicking TODAY on Calendar was not highlighting the correct date if a different time zone was selected.
  • Resolved an issue where previously checked Days for a Weekly TBR were still shown when creating another TBR.
  • Resolved an issue where Current Date was not highlighted/circled on TBR Calendar by default.
• Layout Manager:
  • Resolved an issue where Task Stepper and Tickets are marked as mandatory components in Admin Configuration Layout Manager config and unable to make optional.
• Auto Answer:
  • Resolved an issue where Auto Answer timer was not displayed on transferred tasks.
• Timed ACW:
  • Resolved an issue with Timed ACW timer where the timer would stop when the user moves out of Agent Desktop.
• Canned Responses:
  • Resolved an issue where Canned Responses Agent Desktop – Copy to current task feature was not working.
• Disposition Modal:
  • Resolved an issue where Disposition Modal is not displayed when enabled with a support CRM and Layout Manager disabled.
  • Resolved an issue where Disposition Modal is displayed as a separate component, not as a modal in Layout Manager enabled set up.

May 1, 2023 v 3.0.0

What’s New? 

Layout Manager – The Xcelerate Team is thrilled to announce the launch of Layout Manager, the next major iteration to our Agent HUD. This collection of new capabilities allows Admins, Supervisors, and even Agents to control the look and feel of their Agent Desktop.

Xcelerate has always put the Agent Desktop right at the forefront of our development.

• Build layouts that only display the components important to your business.
• Drag and resize individual components on the fly.
• Create, save, and manage new layouts at the system or agent layer.
• Lock predefined layouts so they cannot be modified.

Themes – Customize your Agent HUD with Theme Manager. Theme Manager lets you choose a color scheme that works for you. Agents can switch between light and dark modes and change the highlight color used by the platform.

Xcelerate Documentation – Get instant help with the new built-in Xcelerate Documentation. Users can now access Xcelerate-related content from the new Xcelerate Documentation section. Simply go to Xcelerate Documentation from the menu panel and browse through all the available guides to find all the help and information you need about Xcelerate.

Changed —  

Flex UI 2.0 – Xcelerate 3.0 is built for Flex UI 2.0. Flex UI 2.0 is the latest UI version available from Twilio and Flex. It includes the latest package versions and several new capabilities. Because we work closely with Twilio we always strive to keep up with the most recent systems available from Twilio. The look and feel of the Agent Console have changed quite a bit with UI 2.0; combined with the introduction of Layout Manager in Xcelerate 3.0, our customers are positioned to deliver a next-generation Agent experience.

Conversations API – Along with the transition to Flex UI 2.0, Conversations is a keystone in the future of the Flex Platform. Conversations will replace the combination of Twilio Proxy and Programmable messaging used today by the Flex service. It brings a lot of new possibilities and built-in MMS support. This is the future of messaging from Flex, and Xcelerate is ready with 3.0

Improvements –

• The following Agent Desktop components are made independent of each other:
  • Knowledge Base and Canned Responses
  • Agent Scratchpad and iFrame
• A notification icon is added in the Xcelerate header, which overlays a notification bar on the right side of the Agent Desktop on click, and the following Agent Desktop components have been moved to this notification bar:
  • Agent Header (Local time and weather)
  • Agent Metrics
  • News Ticker
• Typography migration to Fira Sans

Fixed –

• Resolved some Time-Based Routing issues:
  • Number transfer does not work if TBR is updated from an existing Application Transfer.
  • If different time zone is selected, updating a Weekly TBR (with multiple days selected) moves other TBR occurrences to current day.
  • If different time zone is selected, update through “Selected Only” does not take effect.
  • Updating an instance (Selected Only) of a Weekly TBR creates another TBR event.
  • TBR no longer works if an event goes past midnight.
  • Weekly/Monthly TBR with TTS message does not work.
  • Some UI issues.
• Resolved some Queue Stats Drilldown issues:
  • Does not display the customer’s phone number for outbound Voice calls.
  • Does not show task icon for inbound SMS tasks.
  • Pie Chart does not differentiate task types
  • Graphs are unreadable.
• Resolved some Knowledge Base issues:
  • Files not in root directory download with incorrect file names in Agent Desktop Knowledge Base.
  • Changing the name of a nested folded in Knowledge Base Management crashes the page.
• Resolved some Task Stepper issues:
  • Back button is unclickable for Complete tab Insightly CRM.
  • Step/section name are unclickable for Callback and Voicemail tasks.
• Resolved an issue that would fail to display an error if an attachment was larger than the size limit for MMS.
• Resolved some UI issues on the CTI Softphone through Salesforce.
• Resolved an issue where SMS tasks still get cold transferred even if the SMS cold transfer configuration has been disabled.
• Resolved an issue where continuous ringing triggered for outbound calls.
• Resolved an issue where HTML entities & &nbsp are displayed if & is used, and a space is left at the end of the wrap-up comment.
• Resolved an issue that would sometimes cause the enable button to be unclickable when trying to create News-ticker items.

Known issues –

• Warm transfer to queue – Not working (Sometimes secondary agent does not receive the task or when secondary agent accepts the task then primary agent is not present in the call).
• Warm Transfer to agent – Extra END CALL button is displayed to primary agent until secondary agent ends the call.
• TBR – Clicking TODAY on Calendar does not highlight correct date if different time zone is selected.
• Canned Responses Agent Desktop – Copy to current task icon is removed as it is not working.
• Theming – On dark mode, outbound call’s queue options background does not go dark.
• CRM panel – Retry snackbar won’t close if x is clicked, need to click anywhere on the page outside of the snackbar or wait until it closes on its own after a few seconds.
• Agent Scratchpad – Link options do not display.
• Documentation – Some images and gifs are missing.

September 20, 2022 v 2.7.2

Changed

• All Xcelerate plugins have been updated to use a TypeScript version of 4.0.0 or later.

Fixed

Time Based Routing:

• Resolved an issue where a newly created event disappears.
• Resolved an issue where an application transfer fails to transfer the caller to the right application.

August 23, 2022 v 2.7.1

Added

• The following configurations have been added to the Admin Config: Canned Responses – Allows an administrator to set a maximum character limit for canned responses. The maximum character limit can be between 255 and 1600. News Ticker – Allows an administrator to enable or disable the News Ticker from the Agent HUD. Agent Header – Allows an administrator to enable or disable the Agent Header from the Agent HUD. Agent Metrics – Allows an administrator to display agents’ metrics such as the total completed tasks and average handle time.

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where the Agent Metrics section fails to appear in the Agent HUD after the configuration has been enabled.
• Resolved an issue where the Supervisor Coach and Supervisor Barge-in features don’t function properly.
• Resolved an issuer where the Total Completed Tasks metric for the Agent Metrics section doesn’t display the correct value.
• Resolved an issue where the Teams Manager setting doesn’t appear in the Supervisor Panel after the configuration has been enabled.
• Resolved an issue where the Knowledge Base section still shows up after the configuration has been disabled.
• Resolved an issue where an agent fails to receive an inbound call.
• Resolved an issue where a supervisor is unable to add an agent skill.
• Resolved an issue where several panels in the Agent Layout are missing after initial login.
• Resolved display issues in the Agent Layout

July 26, 2022 v 2.7.0

What’s New

• Azure AD SSO is now available in Xcelerate. This new integration allows users to login to Xcelerate using their Azure AD SSO credentials.
• We have revamped the Admin Configuration Panel for all your configuration needs. The Admin Configuration Panel has been made user-friendly with its updated settings names to easily identify the setting you want to configure. Now equipped with a search and sort feature, updating a specific configuration is now as easy as 1-2-3.

Fixed
Agent HUD:

• Resolved an issue where the Xcelerate page goes blank after an engagement has ended.
• Resolved an issue where agents with newly created accounts can only see the Canned Responses section in the Agent HUD as blank.
• Resolved an issue where the Auto Answer timer stops if the user goes to a different page, and only continues when the user goes back to the Agent HUD.

CRM:

• Resolved an issue where the drag and drop functionality of the CRM settings doesn’t successfully work for some of the tabs.
• Resolved an issue where an SMS task fails to show the Complete button after the Auto Answer timer ends.
• Resolved an issue where a phone number fails to connect to an email address.
• Resolved an issue with the sort functionality of the History tab.
• Resolved an issue where after updating an email address successfully, the record still displays the old email address.
• Resolved an issue where updating a company name doesn’t save the changes successfully.
• Resolved an issue where the error message, “We could not find a user that matches the phone number. Please choose a user from the list below,“ unnecessarily shows up when a user accepts a task.
• Resolved an issue where the completeTaskWithNoCrmUpdate configuration doesn’t work and the user is still asked to choose a disposition when completing a task.
• Resolved an issue where notes from a previous task is displayed in the notes section of a newly accepted task.
• Resolved an issue where an agent fails to create a new SMS outbound task.
• Resolved an issue where browsing through the History tab causes a lag when an agent accepts a transferred task from a previous agent.
• Resolved an issue where an agent encounters an error message when transferring an SMS task to another agent.

Fuzzy Match:

• Resolved an issue where agents don’t see a result in the CRM section when searching for a contact number with an existing record.

Supervisor Panel:

• Resolved an issue where a supervisor receives an error message after deleting an agent profile.
• Resolved an issue where the Canned Responses page in the Supervisor Panel doesn’t load successfully.
• Resolved an issue where changes made to the Admin Config Panel settings don’t save successfully.
• Resolved an issue where the stop button in the Browser Ring manager settings doesn’t automatically change to the play button once the audio has finished playing.
• Resolved an issue in the Browser Ring manager where the save buttons are clickable for the custom URL settings even when there is no URL added.
• Resolved an issue where a prompt to discard changes doesn’t show up if a user makes changes to the Browser Ring settings.
• Resolved an issue where the iFrame settings in the supervisor panel freezes when a user tries to enable or disable the setting.

Supervisor Monitor, Barge-in, and Coach (SMBC):

• Resolved an issue where the status of a supervisor changes to Available instead of their previous status when done monitoring an agent.

Time Based Routing (TBR)

• Resolved an issue where creating a new TBR event doesn’t save successfully.

General updates:

• Resolved general UI display issues.

July 22, 2022 v 2.6.1

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where adding notes to a transferred task shows the text as backward.
• Resolved an issue where iFrames added to the CRM section of the Agent HUD only covers 20% of the space.

June 24, 2022 v 2.6.0

What’s New

• Get a better Xcelerate experience with the new Browser Ring feature
  Browser ring is now available for agents. This feature aims to give agents an alternative form of notification whenever there is an incoming Flex call. Administrators can enable or disable this feature from the Admin Configuration Panel, as well as set a customizable browser ringtone.
• Listen to live calls and coach agents in real-time with Supervisor Monitor, Barge-In, and Coach
  Supervisors now have the option to monitor, barge in, and coach an agent’s live call with Supervisor Monitor, Supervisor Barge-In, and Supervisor Coach. When a supervisor chooses to enable any of these features, their activity status on Xcelerate will automatically change to Unavailable.
  • Supervisor Monitor: This feature enables supervisors to listen to live calls and view live messages. Supervisors will also have the option to listen to calls and view chat interactions via normal mode or private mode.
  • Supervisor Barge-In: This feature enables supervisors to barge into an agent’s live call. While barged in, a supervisor will be able to talk to both the agent and the customer.
  • Supervisor Coach: This feature enables supervisors to coach an agent during a live call. When a supervisor enables supervisor coach, the supervisor will be able to talk to the agent without the knowledge of the customer.
• Personalize your Xcelerate desktop with custom logos
  Make Xcelerate your own by using the new custom logo feature. This feature lets users customize the Xcelerate header logo with a logo of their choice. Simply get the link for your custom logo image and add it to Xcelerate. Administrators can directly configure the custom logo from the Admin Configuration Panel.

Changed

General updates:

• The interface of the profile name and image section has been improved for better readability.
• The interface of the refresh icon has been improved for better user experience.
• The CRM section of the Agent HUD has been improved to include a notification box whenever a user clicks on a button such as Connect or Retry. This improvement should help users know whether an action they have performed has been successful or not.

CRM:

• The ticket comments section has been updated to include all comments related to the selected ticket. This improvement should be able to help agents find all relevant information from the customer’s past interactions.
• The search error messages for incorrectly entered phone numbers have been updated to include what the error is about and what the user must do to fix the error.

The following updates have been made to the Admin Configuration Panel:

• Added a search feature to search for specific configurations easily.
• Added a section specifically for initial configurations.
• Updated to include the complete list of all available feature configurations.
• Renamed configuration settings to help users better identify the type of feature being configured.
• Replaced the True and False settings for each configuration to Enabled and Disabled options.

News Ticker:

• The News Ticker has been updated to become a separate plugin from the Supervisor Panel.

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where a voice task failed to transfer to the next agent.
• Resolved an issue where the Agent HUD scrolls unnecessarily.
• Resolved an issue where contact doesn’t update successfully.
• Resolved an issue where the title of the AgentToDo section displays multiple times in the Agent HUD.
• Resolved an issue where the activity status of supervisors and administrators doesn’t update automatically to Unavailable when using the Supervisor Monitor feature. Whenever a supervisor or administrator monitors a call, their activity status should update automatically to Unavailable and go back to their previous activity status once they are done monitoring calls.

May 17, 2022 v 2.4.0

What’s New

• The new Knowledge Base feature is now available for Xcelerate users.
• The Knowledge Base is an Xcelerate plugin that features a folder tree containing documentation supported by S3 file storage. During a customer engagement, agents can navigate through the different files in the Knowledge base to find documentation that they may need.
• Administrators can enable or disable the Knowledge Base plugin from the admin configuration panel and control the different functionalities that supervisors can do, such as the ability to use a search bar, upload files, and manage folders.

Changed

• The date and time format under Task Info in the CRM section has been updated for consistency.

Fixed

• Time-Based Routing (TBR):
• Resolved an issue where an application transfer event doesn’t route the caller to the correct TTS (Text-to-speech) message.
• Resolved an issue where the page refreshes unexpectedly when a user presses the enter key while creating a TBR event.
• Resolved a general UI display issue where the hours in the TBR calendar displays incorrectly.
• Resolved an issue where a TBR recurring event fails to play the TTS message.
• CRM:
  • Resolved an issue where the user fails to connect a customer’s contact to an existing record.
  • Resolved an issue with SMS transfers where the message history from the previous agent doesn’t show up after transferring the task to another agent or queue.
  • Resolved an issue where a user is able to successfully save a contact under Contact Info even if some of the fields are blank.
  • Resolved an issue where a direct contact match record doesn’t automatically get connected to a customer, and the user has to select the record manually.
• Supervisor Panel:
  • Skills Management:
    • Resolved an issue where editing a skill allows the user to select a negative skill value.
    • Resolved an issue where after editing agent skills, the user is unable to click the Confirm button.
  • Resolved an issue where the iFrame settings page appears blank after refreshing the page.
• Resolved an issue with Timed ACW where an unfinished task doesn’t automatically select a default disposition and only shows as undefined in the CRM record.
• Resolved an issue where news ticker announcements would only display after refreshing the page.
• Resolved an issue with auto answer where a caller with contact information that matches a single record doesn’t automatically select that record.
• Resolved a UI issue where a pop-up message displays without a background color.
• Resolved a UI issue that shows inconsistent font colors in some areas of Xcelerate.

April 29, 2022 v 2.4.1

Changed

• Xcelerate Core Plugin dependency: In the wt-xcelerate-outbound package, “@xcelerate-ui/serverless” has been updated from version ^0.0.2-beta.11 to ^0.0.2-beta.15
• Improvements were made to the builspec.yml to increase build performance.

February 9, 2022 v 2.2.0 (Private Beta)

Added

• Queue Manager is now available for supervisors. The Queue Manager page is where supervisors can configure and manage the contact center queues. This feature will allow supervisors to dynamically display all the queue-based settings features and have the option to enable or disable the status for each queue. The following Xcelerate features can be configured directly in the Queue Manager:
  • Auto Answer
  • Timed ACW
• Administrators should now be able to enable or disable the Auto Answer feature in the Xcelerate Configuration page.

Changed

• Zendesk CRM can now be searched by the following categories: contacts, engagements, and tickets. Users will also have the option to sort the search results according to the selected category.
• The iFrame setting has been updated to display a pop-up message that lets the user know if the configurations made are successful or not.

Fixed

• CRM:
  • Resolved an issue where the activity history search results in the CRM include SMS tasks even when the task type search filter is set to Call.
  • Resolved an issue with the CRM where after an agent changes their status to Unavailable, the ticket tab doesn’t automatically refresh to display a new page.
  • Resolved an issue with the CRM where the search results don’t display the names in alphabetical order.
  • Resolved an issue with the Insightly CRM where after selecting a contact from the Customer Info results, the selected contact unselects when the user navigates to the History tab and navigates back to the Customer Info tab.
  • Resolved an issue where existing news announcements don’t automatically display in the News Ticker and the news announcements will only appear after a user refreshes the Xcelerate Agent Desktop.
  • Resolved an issue where a message intended for another action unnecessarily appears whenever a user generates an outbound SMS.

January 31, 2022 v 2.1.0 (Private Beta)

• Added
  • MMS feature is now available. Agents can now receive incoming MMS messages from customers through the SMS feature. This feature aims to allow customers to send media files through SMS when needed.
• Changed
  • Supervisors now have the option to choose where to display iFrames in the Xcelerate Agent Desktop.
  • Agents can now add comments to existing tickets in the CRM history.
• Fixed
  • Time-Based Routing (TBR):
    • Resolved an issue where the TBR calendar confirm button doesn’t display properly when a user creates an event.
    • Resolved an issue where a TBR event’s Text-to-speech (TTS) audio fails to play.
    • Resolved an issue where a user still appears in TaskRouter even after the user has been deleted from the Agent SSO Management page.
    • Resolved an issue where an agent fails to send an SMS to a contact.
    • Resolved an issue where an unnecessary error message appears when searching for a customer in the CRM.
    • Resolved an issue where the create contact form in the CRM stays open even after a contact has been successfully created.
    • Resolved an issue in the Xcelerate configuration settings where the update panel fails to reload properly whenever a user wants to edit a setting.
    • Resolved an issue where the iFrame setting in the Supervisor Panel fails to load properly and only displays a white screen.
    • Resolved an issue in the Canned Responses settings where the update panel unnecessary appears whenever a user clicks the delete icon of a Canned Responses entry.