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‎03-16-2022 11:51 AM
Hello,
I am trying to apply custom branding to our Virtual Agent. I've watched several videos/read numerous threads on how to do so. I followed these steps:
1. Go to Conversational Interfaces -- Settings - Branding - Add new.
From here, i added my desired branding. the branding key is called ally_bot
2. Go to Service Portal Agent Chat Configurations
3. open my service portal record here, and add the following (see screenshot)
I then save and test the Virtual Agent, but the branding updates have not been applied. it still is the stock branding.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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‎03-16-2022 01:45 PM
This is the legacy Service Portal widget:
Ideally, you would not use this one anymore. Not with adding it to Portal pages, not with embedding it to a header or footer (what seems to be your case). So remove the embedding from the header or footer.
Ideally, you would use Agent Chat configuration only.
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‎03-16-2022 12:56 PM
Hi Mark,
Thanks.. I see that the footer is there. I don't think I see anything pointing to legacy.. let me know what you think. Thanks again..
To set it up, I cloned a stock footer -Here's that configuration:
In the Themes Using Footer, here is the setup:

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‎03-16-2022 01:24 PM
I think this is your issue, sn-va-sp-widget is the legacy Service Portal widget.
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‎03-16-2022 01:41 PM
Interesting, that's the only VA widget I can find in my instance. do you know how I get the non-legacy widget? Thanks again!

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‎03-16-2022 01:45 PM
This is the legacy Service Portal widget:
Ideally, you would not use this one anymore. Not with adding it to Portal pages, not with embedding it to a header or footer (what seems to be your case). So remove the embedding from the header or footer.
Ideally, you would use Agent Chat configuration only.
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Kind regards,
Mark
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‎03-16-2022 02:01 PM
AWESOME! I removed the footer and my customizations are there!!!!!! SO yeah, you can do it directly from Agent Chat now.. thank you so much.