Define the customer service agents, default chat messages, schedule, and escalation path for the customer service chat queue.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

The Customer Service Management chat communication channel uses the ServiceNow Connect Support feature.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Collaborate > Administration > Queues.
  2. Select Customer Service from the Chat Queues list.
  3. Fill in the fields, as appropriate.
    Table 1. Chat Queue form
    Field Description
    Name Name of the queue.
    Active Not used in Connect.
    Assignment group User group that contains the support staff for the queue. Any user in the group can view the queue in the Connect sidebar and accept chats. No other users can access the queue. This field must be populated.
    Average wait time Average time it takes for an agent to accept a chat in the queue. This value is automatically calculated. Do not manually edit.
    Confirm problem Not used in Connect.
    Escalate to Different queue to which an agent can escalate a chat. For example, there is a queue for high priority support chats. When a queue is defined in this field, agents can access the Escalate option in conversations.
    Initial agent response Message that users see when an agent accepts their chat. For example, Thank you for contacting support. We are looking into your question now and will be with you shortly.
    Not available Message that users see when they attempt to start a chat outside the defined queue Schedule. You can use HTML to format the message and include links or media.
    Question Initial phrase that users see when they start a new chat in the queue. For example, How can I help you?
    Schedule Schedule that defines when the queue is available. Leave the field blank to make the queue available all the time. Users cannot start a new conversation in the queue outside the schedule hours.
  4. Click Submit.