How to add operators?

1. In the Settings > Operators (under General settings), click the Add button at the top right corner.
   

1. Then, enter the operator's e-mail address in the field to proceed. 
   
2. Now, choose what role you want this particular operator to have:
   
1. Administrator - Can access all the information, edit configurations and has the power to perform any action in Zoho SalesIQ. 
   
2. Supervisor - Has restricted power to perform actions and can access selective information (i.e., they can access the Websites, Automation and Integrations sections in the Settings tab.) 
   
3. Associate - Connect and chat with the website visitors and can access/view only their personal data and chat information in the Zoho SalesIQ console.
   

1. You can associate the operators with your existing departments. Enter the name of the department in the input field or select the Department by scrolling through the drop down menu. Select the departments you want to relate the operator with. 
   

1. You can toggle on the Available to take chats switch to enable the operators to attend incoming chats.
   
   

   Toggling it off will disable their access to Visitors Online Module and modify their availability status.
2. Enable the Monitor chats option to monitor the operators ongoing conversations to train and jump in immediately when they require your help. 
   

1. Finally, click Add Operator button at the bottom.
   

Change Operator Role

1. In the Settings > Operators Section, hover over the operator you wish to edit and click anywhere on the operator tile.
   
2. On the operator profile page, click on the settings icon on the right side to edit the operators profile.
   
3. Scroll down to Choose a Role and select your required Role from the list. 
   

Operator roles and permissions

Change the availability status

1. Navigate to Settings, under company settings, click on Operators.
   
2. Click on the particular operators whose availability you wish to change.
   
3. In the Edit Operator page, scroll down to Operator Away. 
   
4. Enable or disable the using the toggle switch, once you have selected an availability status it will be immediately updated in the particular operator's profile.
   

Note: If you set a particular operator's availability status to be Away, chats will not be routed to the particular operator.

5. This option will only be available for administrators of the portal. 
   

Associate operator  with departments

1. Settings > Operators, select an operator.
   
2. Scroll down to Associate to departments, and click on 'Search a department' and select a department from the drop down menu to relate the particular operator to the department.
   
3. Under Added departments you can view all the departments associated with the Operator. You can click on the 'x' icon to exclude the Department.
   
4. Once you have added all the departments you want to associate with the specific operators. Click Save in pop-up on top to apply your changes.
   

Note: The department field cannot be empty, at least you should associate the operator to one of the departments.

Other operator settings

Set concurrent chat limit

Define the number of chat the operator can handle simultaneously. Your status will change to Engaged once you reach the limit. New incoming chats will not be routed until an ongoing chat get over. 

• In the Edit Operator page, scroll down to the Concurrent chat limit, using the slider set the limit, click Save.
  

Control Notifications

• Mobile notification: In the Edit Operator page, scroll down to Mobile Notification, toggle ON to get notified on your mobile when a new or returning visitor lands on your website.
  
• Desktop notification: Under the Desktop notification, toggle on to get notified on your computer.