The Contact Center AI configuration leverages the built-in and service-specific integration connectors to invoke the AI services provided by Cisco and third-party vendors, respectively.

This contact center solution offers the following CCAI features:

  • Virtual Agent handles conversation with a contact center caller through IVR flows.

  • Agent Answers empowers agents with real-time assistance during the call.

The CCAI features and their availability in contact center solutions are shown in the following table:

Table 1. Availability of CCAI features

Contact Center solution

CCAI feature

Data Center

  • Webex Contact Center

  • Webex Contact Center Enterprise (WxCCE)

  • Unified CCE (UCCE)

  • Packaged CCE (PCCE)

Virtual Agent–voice

US, UK, Frankfurt, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada.

  • Webex Contact Center Enterprise (WxCCE)

  • Unified CCE (UCCE)

  • Packaged CCE (PCCE)

Agent Answers

US, UK, Frankfurt, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that the service-specific integration connector is created. For example, Google Contact Center AI connector and Nuance connector.

1

Sign in to Control Hub using the customer organization credentials and navigate to Services > Contact Center > Tenant settings > Integrations.

2

Go to the Connectors tab and click New > Contact Center AI Config.

3

In the Config Name field, enter a unique name for the configuration.

4

(Optional) In the Description field, enter a brief description of the configuration.

5

In the Contact Center AI Connector field, choose one of the following connector type options:

  • Webex CCAI—Choose this option if you want to use the default AI services offered by Cisco.

  • Integration Connector—Choose this option if you want to use the AI services offered by third-party AI platforms such as Google. Cisco certified vendor specific integration connector will appear here.

  • Service App—Choose this option if you want to use the AI services offered by market place vendors. Choose the authorized service app and enter the resource identifier.

The configured connectors get populated in the drop-down list based on the chosen connector type.

  1. From the Select a Connector drop-down list, select a connector.

    The drop-down list displays all the active connectors.

    The connector-specific configurations appear based on the chosen connector.

  2. Enter the connector-specific configuration details.

6

Choose one or more options to set the default configuration of the CCAI feature:

  • Agent Answers—Set this as a default configuration in your solution for all calls that use the Agent Answer services. This feature is not applicable to the Webex Contact Center solution.

  • Virtual Agent—Set this as a default configuration in your solution for all conversations that use Virtual Agent.

7

Click Save.

You receive a confirmation message after the configuration is successfully saved. The configured card, with a Contact Center AI label, appears on the Features page.