Configure chat session tabs in SOW

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Enable the chat session tabs feature and configure values for the chat SLA threshold timers in the SOW admin center.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    About this task

    Enable the ITSM Configurable Workspace chat session tabs in SOW feature and select the workspace that the feature applies to. You can also select values for two different chat SLA threshold timers that alert agents about unread messages in inactive chats. These timers alert agents by changing the tab colors of the inactive chats. For more information to change the tab colors, see tab colors.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Service Operations Workspace Admin Center > Overview.
    2. Select Configure on Interaction Management from the ITSM core configurations section.
    3. Turn on the information sessions tabs option by rotating the Information session tabs toggle counterclockwise.
    4. In the Information session tabs section, do the following:
      1. Timer for warning of SLA breach: Enter the value in the field for the tab color to turn from purple to yellow.
        Select the length of the timer for the warning of an SLA breach. This timer changes the tab color to yellow when it reaches the selected duration. The default setting is 30 seconds after the first new message is received.
      2. Timer for critical SLA breach: Enter the value for the timer for the tab color to turn from yellow to red.
        Select the length of the timer for a critical SLA breach. This timer changes the tab color to red when it reaches the selected duration. The default setting is two minutes after the first new message is received.
    5. Select Save.