Multi-Agent Access
Give multiple users access to manage, view and respond to messages without being on WhatsApp
Overview
A shared multi-agent inbox enables you to give access to multiple team members to manage, view and respond to messages without being on WhatsApp. This is most valuable for managing customer queries and support requests on WhatsApp groups & 1:1 chats.
Inviting a team member
Navigate to Settings > Team and click on Invite team
Enter emails of members you would like to invite. If you want to invite multiple members, enter all email IDs seperated by commas.
You can invite users as either Admins or Members . Admins will have access to all WhatsApp chats and groups that that connected numbers are part of. Members will only have access to the chats or groups that you give them access to either at the time of inviting or later from the Chat List section.
This dropdown is only active when you want to invite a user as Member . The member will have access to only those WhatsApp chats and groups that have the labels attached to it. Labels can be selected the dropdown at the time of invitation or later from the Chat List section.
Enabling access via Chat List
Navigate to the Chat List -> choose the chats and groups that you would like to enable access to -> right click and choose “add member access”. Admins by default have access to all chats and groups and will not show in the drop down.
Removing access via Chat List
Navigate to the Chat List -> choose the chats and groups that you would like to remove access from -> right click and choose “remove member access”. Admins by default have access to all chats and groups and will not show in the drop down.
Viewing who has access to a specific group or chat
The dropdown on the top right of any group or chat will show all the users who have access to that group or chat. Admins by default have access to all chats and groups and will show as default selected in the drop down.
Identifying who replies from Periskope
The email id of the person replying is shown below every message on Periskope. This allows you to identify who within Periskope has replied to a message (while on WhatsApp it will simply be a message from the respective org number)
Viewing team level metrics
Team level metrics such as total replies, # of open tickets and average first response times are available in the Periskope dashboard and covered in detail in the Key-Metrics section
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