Creating messaging triggers

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Messaging triggers run when a customer requests or interacts with a conversation through a messaging channel. Conditions can include user data (like account status), conversation data (such as the time of day a conversation is started), and agent data (such as queue size). When conditions are met, the triggers "fire" and perform the specified actions through that same messaging channel (such as sending an automated message to the conversation).

In addition to the standard messaging triggers, admins can create custom messaging triggers.

Creating messaging triggers

Messaging triggers are created on the Messaging trigger page in Admin Center.

Note: Only admins can create and manage messaging triggers. Even if agents have a custom role with trigger management permissions, they cannot create or manage messaging triggers.

To create a messaging trigger

1. In Admin Center, click Objects and rules in the sidebar, then select Business rules > Messaging triggers.
2. Click Create trigger.
3. Enter the basic information for your new trigger:
   • Name. Use a consistent naming convention to help you recognize similar types of triggers.
   • Description (optional). You can provide details about what the trigger does for other agents and admins. You'll be able to search for triggers based on description.
   • Activate this trigger. Select this option if you want the trigger to be active immediately after creating it.
   • Run only once per ticket. Select this option if you want the trigger to run on the ticket only the first time the conditions are met.
4. Select Visual to build the trigger using the visual editing tool, or Developer to edit trigger definitions directly in JSON format.
5. Use the Run trigger dropdown to determine the event that initiates the trigger. The trigger is not acted upon unless the conditions are met.
   • When a customer requests a conversation initiates the trigger when the conversation is passed to an agent.
   • When a message is sent initiates the trigger when a customer sends a comment in an existing conversation.
6. Create at least one condition:
   • Choose whether the trigger must meet All or Any of the conditions before it is run.

   • Select a Condition, Field operator, and Value for each condition you add.

     The field operator determines the relationship between the condition and the value. For example, if you select the field operator "Is", your condition will need to be equal to the value. Different conditions will contain different field operators.
   • Click Add condition and repeat these steps if needed.
7. Create at least one action:

   • Select an Action, then enter the action information.

     The required information is determined by the action selected. For example, if you select Wait, you’ll need to enter the time (in seconds) before the next action is performed, or the next trigger fires.

   • Click Add action and repeat these steps if needed.

8. Click Create.

Once created, the trigger is listed on Messaging triggers admin page and can be modified as needed.