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Communications and support

Take over and resolve support conversations

Review a conversation, reply as a person and hand it back deliberately.

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Before you begin

  • Sign in to Eva and select the intended project.
  • Use fictional records when practising; changes affect the selected business.

Starting screen: /dashboard/support

1. Find a conversation

Use Search support, the Provider filter and Chat status. Select a native conversation from Conversation list.

Expected result: The Selected conversation and chronological timeline appear.

Confirm it worked: Confirm visitor identity and project before replying.

Result: Find a conversation. Select the image to enlarge it.

2. Take over

Open Conversation actions and choose Take over.

Expected result: The conversation enters human control.

Confirm it worked: Review the control status before sending a reply.

3. Reply or add a private note

Enter text in Reply or private note. Choose Send reply and take over for a visitor-visible response, or Add private note for internal context.

Expected result: The chosen entry appears with its appropriate visibility in Support timeline.

Confirm it worked: Private notes must not be confused with visitor replies.

4. Link a reviewed CRM customer

Choose Link to CRM customer, use CRM customer search, review the selected CRM customer, then Confirm customer link.

Expected result: The conversation references the reviewed customer.

Confirm it worked: Compare identity and email before confirmation.

5. Resolve or return control

Use the available resolve/close action, Reopen for a closed conversation, or Return to agent to relinquish human control.

Expected result: The lifecycle/control state updates.

Confirm it worked: Reopen the conversation and confirm its status.

Troubleshooting and alternatives

Intercom and Zendesk provider conversations are cached read-only surfaces; native takeover/reply actions are not universally available there.

If a selected record disappears after filtering, clear the filter and confirm the current project.

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