Agentforce Service (formerly Salesforce Service Cloud) Features
Platform (6)
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Mobile User Support
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
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Customization
Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.
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User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
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Integration
Integrates with other customer service software to improve support and enhance functionality
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Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress
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Dashboards
Displays important metrics relating to performance
Ticket and Case Management (8)
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Ticket Creation User Experience
User Experience of creating and submitting a ticket
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Ticket Response User Experience
User Experience of responding and receiving a response
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Workflow
Route tickets based on values of fields, changes to ticket status and time based conditions
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Automated Response
Respond to common requests with standard reply
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SLA Management
Offers tools for managing and tracking service-level agreements (SLAs)
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Attachments/Screencasts
Documents and files can be attached to the ticket to communicate with customer issues/resolutions
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Ticket Collaboration
Share and collaborate on tickets with multiple customer service representatives
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Customer/Contact Database
Central repository for account and contact information
Communication Channels (5)
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Customer Portal
Allows fully customizable portal for customer to enter tickets, provide feedback and communicate with service agents
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Email to Case
Ability for customer service agents to communicate via email and email conversations are automatically tracked in ticket
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Live Chat Support
Ability for customer service agents to communicate with customers via live chat to solve problems live
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Social Media Integration
Integration to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to allow customers and agents to communicate via social networks
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Voice
Make and receive calls directly in the application. Track and record calls for analysis.
Survey Management (4)
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Brand Design Consistency
Creates feedback forms that are consistent with the design of the site.
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Survey Deployment
Supports the creation and deployment of different survey types on different channels or devices.
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Feedback Collection
Solicits, captures, and centralizes feedback from both structured and unstructured sources.
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Device Responsiveness
Allows designs to adapt automatically to the device that users access the survey or software.
Process Management (4)
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Feedback Aggregation
Aggregates feedback and transforms feedback into actionable insights.
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Trigger Alerts
Triggers creation of a new case after customer leaves feedback.
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Real-Time Analysis
Analyze collected feedback near or in real-time.
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Real-Time Action
Trigger strategic workflows to quickly resolve issues and increase customer satisfaction.
System Management (2)
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Security
Provides a secure and compliant system.
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System Monitoring
Continually inspects, audits, and monitors system to keep it up to date.
Self-Service Experience (5)
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Knowledge Base
Provides a repository of information that can be used by those seeking support.
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Searchable Articles
Makes articles in the knowledge base searchable on the web.
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Community Forums
Enables users to engage with other users to solve common issues.
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Mobile Optimization
Optimizes the customer self-service experience on mobile devices
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Personalization
Gives the user targeted, personalized results based on their activity or preferences
Self-Service Platform (4)
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Branding
Allows users to add custom branding (logos, brand colors, etc.) to self-service portals, chatbots, etc.
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Automation
Automates some or all operation related tasks
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Artificial Intelligence
Utilizes artificial intelligence to improve workflows or customer experiences
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Integrations
Allows easy integrations with applications, such as messenger applications, APIs, and customer support tools
Communication (5)
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Pop-up Chat
Enables a popup chat window on company websites to encourage interaction between website visitors and designated company representatives.
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Notifications
Delivers notifications to both sides of the conversation.
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Targeted Emails
Sends automated emails to further engage clients and potential clients.
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In-App Messaging
Allows for live chat to be enabled within the app for customer help.
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Co-Browsing
Allows agents to join a customer's browser session and navigate through the website with them.
Internal Use (6)
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Customization
Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.
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Conversation Archiving
Archives conversations in a separate location for later reference.
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Lead Development
Enables employees to denote potential customers.
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Knowledge Base
Establishes a knowledge base for employee reference during conversations.
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Team Inbox
Provides a central location for help requests, helping employees respond sooner.
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Customer Profiles
Allows for the creation of profiles for contacts and customers.
Process (3)
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Mentions
Scours various channels for brand mentions to proactively seek reparative communications.
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Tickets
Creates and assigns support tickets, scheduling them in a timely manner.
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Macros
Allows administrators to create templated responses to frequently asked questions.
Channels (13)
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Email
Ability to connect agents with customers through Live Chat.
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Social
Connects employees with customers through a social media solution.
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Live Chat
Ability to connect agents with customers through email.
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Phone
Connects employees with customers through a calling solution.
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Text
Ability to connect agents with customers through text message solution.
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Multi-Channel Coverage
Software incorporates multiple digital communications channels.
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Open Listening
Allows incorporation of inbound contacts from non-marketing channels.
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Physical Media
Includes physical media (mail, flyers, billboards, etc.) in the channels mix.
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Voice
Provides voice call functionality.
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Social
Provides an interface for one or more social media channels.
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Web Chat
Includes or integrates with live chat initiaited from the company's web site.
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Mobile SMS
Accepts contacts initiated through SMS or other mobile text functions.
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Email
Allows CSRs to receive and answer customer emails.
Insight (4)
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Surveys
Provides opportunity for customers to give feedback through a survey.
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Reporting
Enables administrators to create customized reports reflecting customer satisfaction.
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Visitor Activity
Allows administrators to track visitor activity to understand the research that was done before turning to customer service.
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Help Desk
Provides a knowledge base or other support channel for disparate team members to work together and provide cohesive solutions.
Administration (11)
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Database Management
Administrators can access and organize data related to incidents, requests, and changes to produce reports or make data more navigable.
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Data Workflows
Operationalizes data delivery workflows to easily scale repeatable preparation needs
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Issue Management
Provide workflows to create and escalate issues related to risks and requests
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Integrations
Integrates with live chat, chatbots, help desk, or other customer service software
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User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
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Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took
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Automation
Automates some or all operation related tasks
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Performance Analysis
Monitors call volume and quality to evaluate agent performance.
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Dashboards
Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.
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Forecasting
Forecasts scheduling needs based on historical data.
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Intraday Management
Tracks agent workloads throughout the day and helps supervisors allocate resources as needed.
Compliance (4)
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Policies and Controls
Ability to control file/folder access by user or group, external sharing permissions, editing policies, device location restrictions, sharing by device, etc.
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Data Governance
Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption
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Compliance
Deliver standard reports for compliance standards and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, PCI, and HIPAA.
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Auditing
Perform ad-hoc or ongoing IT audits at different levels of the company.
Data Security (4)
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Risk Data Attributes
Identify risk data attributes such as description, category, owner, or hierarchy.
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Data Transport
Protects data with some form of encryption as it leaves your secure or local network.
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Access Management
Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data.
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Multi-Factor Authentication
Requires a second level of authentication, such as sms messaging or customized tokens, to access data.
Design (5)
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Communications Strategy Development
Allows planning and deployment of an overall communications strategy.
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Create Content
Includes or integrates with content creation apps.
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Personalization
Outbound communications are segmented and personalized.
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Inbound Identification
Inbound contacts are identified and handled based on history.
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Regulatory Compliance
Software verifies compliance with GDPR, CAN-SPAM, and other legal requirements.
Usability (3)
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All-Employee Access
Permits use by job roles outside of service department
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Supporting Documents
Allows linking of useful information such as screen shots
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Two-Way Communication
Provides direct contact between CSRs and customers outside of milestones
Reporting (3)
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Priority Case Alerts
Informs stakeholders of activity on escalated or high-value cases
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Trend Analysis
Evaluates frequency of types of complaints
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Performance Monitoring
Includes a dashboard or other means of performance monitoring
Quality Assurance (3)
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Evaluation
Provides tools for evaluating customer interactions
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Calibration
Offers features for maintaining fair and consistent scoring
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Reports
Generates quality and performance reports
Engagement (3)
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Feedback
Tools for providing personalized feedback and coaching sessions
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Dashboards
Provides a centralized dashboard for agents to view their scores and feedback
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Training
Tools for educating and training agents
Performance (2)
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Integrations
Integrates with other customer service or CRM software
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Compliance
Helps ensure customer privacy and data protection
Functions (8)
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Session Routing
Route calls to the most appropriate agent according to a series of factors, including the time of day, customer priority, IVR outcomes, and skill-based routing (SBR). Voicemails can be routed to agents during quiet call periods.
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Session Queuing
Callers can be routed to a queue or placed on hold until an agent becomes available.
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Concurrent Calling
Place a large or unlimited volume of calls simultaneously without diminishing the call quality.
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Speech Analytics
Provides some level of analytics based on keywords and vocal tones.
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Auto Dialer
Has auto dialing or predictive dialing functions for outbound use.
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IVR
Includes an interactive phone menu.
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Inbound Screen Pop
Populates CSR's screen with available customer data.
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Persistent Data
Maintains and shares information across channels and agents as the case progresses.
Administrative (5)
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Session Summary Notes
Provide agents with notes or context information about a call. These notes can include information such as caller disposition or contact history.
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Administrator Access
Manage call records and agent tasks through administrative features. Provide agents with guidance during live calls, and interrupt calls with call barging to ensure customer satisfaction, if necessary.
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Reporting & Dashboards
Report on historical or real-time call center performance metrics, and access data through highly visual dashboards.
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Session Recording
Keeps records of agent-customer sessions for purposes of coaching, quality assurance, or regulatory purposes.
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Agent Scheduling and Assignment
Provides workforce management functions such as scheduling and vacations, team assignments, and areas of expertise.
Knowledge Management (3)
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Knowledge Base
Enables the creation of an internal repository of knowledge articles
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Publishing Workflows
Provides workflows for writing, editing, approving, and publishing knowledge article content
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Analytics
Helps users understand which knowledge articles are working and identifies areas of improvement
Customer Support (6)
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Intelligent Search
Offers a search function that auto-suggests the knowledge articles that best fit the agent’s query
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Suggestions
Analyzes customer support tickets or conversations to suggest relevant knowledge articles
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Decision Trees
Allows for the creation of flowcharts or decision trees that guide agents step-by-step through resolving customer issues
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Text
Is able to process inquiries submitted by text data from live chat, email, or SMS
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Speech
Comprehends human speech and can transcribe it to text for processing
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Knowledge Base
The AI is able to access the company's internal knowledge to inform and guide responses to customer inquiries
Workforce Management (5)
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Agent Availability
Offers complete visibility into agent availability to efficiently create and manage schedules.
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Skills Management
Organize, sort, and view employees based on skills and qualifications in order to make smarter workforce decisions.
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Shift Scheduling
Plan employee work shifts according to availability and provide notifications to employees when they are scheduled.
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Agent Self-Service
Allows agents to set their own preferences, request time off, and trade shifts.
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Mobile Access
Allows users to access the software using mobile devices.
Conversational Platform (4)
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Personalization
Identifies the customer and personalizes interaction at every touchpoint.
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Omnichannel
Allows multiple related channels to interact at once to reduce transfers.
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Contextual Engagement
Prompts agents to engage customers based on contextual data, such as product usage or conversation history.
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Proactive Engagement
Provides features for sending outbound messages to engage customers through proactive support.
Support Automation (4)
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Intelligent Routing
Can route contacts to agents the customer has worked with before.
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Seamless Escalation
Provides features for escalating conversations to the appropriate agent.
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Transcripts
Maintains a transcript of conversations from all channels.
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Self-Serve Support
Enables customers to resolve queries or issues without the assistance of an agent.
Automation (3)
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Ticket Resolution
The platform is able to automatically determine how to resolve help tickets without assistance by human agents
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Customization
The platform's responses to customers can be customized to improve comprehension, relatability, and emotional intelligence
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Intelligent Routing
When the AI is unable to process a particular type of customer request, it is able to determine which is the best agent to refer the ticket to
Artificial Intelligence (3)
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Learning
The AI platform is able to learn over time on how to interpret each type of customer inquiry and improve the quality of their responses
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Language
Multilingual capabilities allow the AI to process inquiries from many languages
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Conversational AI
The AI's responses to customer inquiries provide human-like organic conversations. The platform is able to understand a question no matter how it's worded and provide comprehensive answers
Generative AI (20)
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text-to-Speech
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text-to-Speech
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
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AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Contact Center (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Help Desk (3)
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Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
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Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
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Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting





