Operator settings
Set an operator's workload limits, working preferences, visible identity and custom business fields.
What it is
Operator settings control workload, daily working preferences and customer-facing details. Powerfront can also declare business fields for each operator. Personal preferences are available in My Account, subject to your website's policies.
Who uses it and why
Users with the Settings or Manager role and the required operator permissions set capacity and permissions. Edit Operator Conversation Limits allows delegated managers to adjust staffing limits. Operators maintain the personal details and preferences their account permits.
Where to find it
With the Settings or Manager role and the required operator permissions, edit an operator in Settings › Account › Operators and open Settings. Use Custom Data for declared business attributes, Look for appearance and Websites for per-website assignments. Your personal controls are in Settings › Account › My Account, including More Settings.
How it works
Live chat, social/text and email tickets have separate limits. An Active Ticket Limit of zero uses the website's default ticket limit. Changing live workload limits prompts INSIDE to recheck an online operator's availability.
Permissions separately control queue picking, ticket pinning, wider history search, transfers, copying, transcript email and history export. Website policy can further restrict those actions.
Your Screen Name, imagery and Signature supply identity in the experiences that use them. Personal timezone and language choices are separate from the website's regional defaults.
Configure it
- Open the operator's Settings tab.
- Set the relevant limits and working options, then save.
- Review Websites, Roles and Settings › Teams if the operator's responsibilities also changed.
To add business attributes, ask Powerfront to enable Operator Custom Data in Settings › General Settings › Admin and declare Custom Data Variables. Fill the declared fields through the operator's Custom Data tab.
In My Account, open the relevant personal setting, make the change and choose Save. Use Default Website TimeZone if you want the website timezone.
Settings
| Setting | Where | Applies to | Default | Who can change it | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Live Chat Limit | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 5 in a new operator editor | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the ordinary simultaneous live chat limit. |
| Active Live Chat Hard Limit | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 5 in a new operator editor | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the hard simultaneous live chat limit. |
| Active Ticket Limit | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 0: uses the website ticket limit | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator's active email ticket limit; zero uses the website default. |
| Active Social/Text Limit | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 0 in a new operator editor | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the ordinary simultaneous social and text conversation limit. |
| Active Social/Text Hard Limit | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Not set | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the hard social and text conversation limit. When not set, the hard limit is one above a positive ordinary limit, or zero when the ordinary limit is zero. |
| Sales Target | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Not set | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator sales target. When not set, no personal target is configured. |
| Commission % | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 0% | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator commission percentage. |
| Limit FPS | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Do not limit FPS in the editor; the console starts at 30 frames per second | Settings role, Manager role | Limits the console's rendering frame rate. |
| Auto Logout | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | 10 minutes | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the personal inactivity period before automatic logout. |
| Timezone | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Website timezone | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator timezone. |
| Be Right Back Message | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Not set | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator's be-right-back message. |
| Signature | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Not set | Settings role, Manager role | Sets the operator email signature. |
| Exclude from reports | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Off | Settings role, Manager role | Excludes the operator under the reporting exclusion policy. |
| Show 3D Avatars | Settings › Account › Operators › Settings | operator | Off for a new operator; On for an existing operator when never saved | Settings role, Manager role | Controls the operator's 3D avatar display preference. |
| Primary Language | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | English when no personal language is saved | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Sets the operator's primary interface language. |
| Time Zone | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Website timezone | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Selects a personal timezone or the website default. |
| Default Channel | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Not set | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Sets the default channel for the selected website. |
| Dark Mode | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Off unless enabled by a saved browser preference or dark-mode opt-in | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Changes the personal console colour preference. |
| Keep both side panels always visible | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Off | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Keeps the console's side panels visible. |
| Render Mode | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Default rendering | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Selects Default, Software, Hardware or WebGL (BETA) rendering. |
| Receive ticket updates via email | Settings › Account › My Account | operator | Off | Developer role, Co-Browse role, Manager role, Settings role, Chat role, Video Chat role, Live Shows role, Stats role, Monitor role, Top Stats role, Audit role, Bot Trainer role, Reports role, Reports Dashboard role, Store App role, Video Feed role | Enables email notifications for ticket updates. |
| Operator Custom Data | Settings › General Settings › Admin | website | Off | Powerfront | Enables custom operator fields. |
| Custom Data Variables | Settings › General Settings › Admin › Operators › Operator Custom Data | website | Not set | Powerfront | Declares the operator fields available to fill. |
Fields
| Field | Where | Required | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face Image | Settings › Account › My Account | No | Selects the operator face image where account policy permits. |
| My Look | Settings › Account › My Account | No | Selects the operator's appearance where account policy permits. |
| Store Image | Settings › Account › My Account | No | Selects the operator store image. |
| Your expertise | Settings › Account › My Account | No | Records the operator's stated expertise. |
| Profile description | Settings › Account › My Account | No | Records the operator's profile description. |
| Screen Name | Settings › Account › My Account | Yes | Sets the operator name shown in the workspace and customer interactions. |
| Spoken Languages | Settings › Account › Operators | No | Records the operator's spoken languages. |
| Custom Data Vars | Settings › Account › Operators › Custom Data | No | Selects and fills business attributes declared for operator accounts. |
Permissions
| Permission | Lets you |
|---|---|
| Manager | Manage permitted operator settings. |
| Edit Operator Conversation Limits | Allows delegated changes to workload limits. |
| Edit Operator Image | Allows delegated changes to operator images. |
| Edit Operator Channel Settings | Allows delegated changes to channel defaults. |
| Settings | Manage operator settings when Operators access is allowed. |
| Operators | Allow access to the Operators screen. |
| Can cherry pick conversations from the queue | Allows manual conversation selection from the queue. |
| Allow operator to pin tickets | Allows the operator to pin email tickets. |
| Can search across all conversations | Allows searching beyond the operator's own conversations. |
| Can transfer to other teams | Allows transfer choices for other teams, subject to website policy. |
| Can transfer to other channels | Allows transfer choices for other channels, subject to website policy. |
| Can transfer to other skills | Allows transfer choices for other skills, subject to website policy. |
| Can transfer to other subsites | Allows transfer choices for other subsites, subject to website policy. |
| Can erase message content | Allows message content erasure. |
| Can copy conversation | Allows copying a conversation. |
| Can email transcript | Allows emailing a conversation transcript. |
| Allow History Export | Allows history export. |
| Can view Customer PII and Conversation Data | Allows access to customer personal information and conversation data. |
Limits and good to know
Capacity fields must be numbers at least zero. Active Live Chat Hard Limit must be at least Active Live Chat Limit. When the social/text limit is positive and a hard limit is supplied, the hard limit must be greater than the ordinary limit.
Website inactivity, rendering and appearance policies can override personal preferences. Access to your own account does not permit changing every administrator-controlled field.
Report exclusion for INSIDE staff is enforced on production accounts unless the website is a test instance. Changing a template later does not update existing operator settings.
Depends on and works with
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- Transferring conversationsConfigured by
Operator settings control permission to transfer to other teams, channels, skills and subsites.
- Taking and pinning conversationsConfigured by
Operator settings control queue picking and permission to pin tickets.
- Conversation translationConfigured by
Operator settings supply the primary and spoken languages used when deciding whether to translate.
- Conversation history and searchConfigured by
Operator settings control wider conversation search and history export permissions.
- Transcripts by email and printConfigured by
Operator settings grant permission to email a conversation transcript.
- Redacting and permanently deleting conversation dataConfigured by
Operator settings control permission to erase message content and view personal data.
- Chat Translate and language detectionConfigured by
Operator spoken languages and primary language affect translation.
- Email ticket handling and statusesConfigured by
Operator ticket limits and pinning permissions control ticket capacity and ownership actions.
- Email replies and support conversationsConfigured by
Operator signatures and configured aliases affect outgoing identity.
- Email templates and ticket notificationsConfigured by
Operator signatures supply personalised email content.
- Browser call recording and live captionsConfigured by
The operator's primary language affects the Vonage live-caption language.
- Conversation lead capture and follow-upConfigured by
Operator timezone settings affect the date range used to find leads.
- Reports data and metric definitionsConfigured by
Operator settings include exclusion from reports.
- Operator productivity reportsConfigured by
Exclude from reports on an operator account controls inclusion in applicable productivity calculations.
- Operator LogConfigured by
An operator timezone preference takes precedence over the website timezone in the log report.
- Personalised performance insightsConfigured by
Operator preferences control shared-insight alerts.
- Operator accountsConfigured by
Capacity and working preferences are part of the operator profile.
- Website, channel and subsite accessConfigured by
Operator settings include separate data-access, history-export and feature abilities.
- Importing and exporting operatorsRelated
Review operator settings and capacity limits before filling the full-column import.
- Supported languagesConfigured by
An operator's Primary Language setting selects their interface language.
- Password changes and recoveryConfigured by
Operators change their own password through My Account.
- Two-factor authentication for operator sign-inConfigured by
Personal factor setup is in My Account.
- Email verification for protected exportsConfigured by
Allow History Export is a separate operator setting needed for conversation-history downloads.
- Customer identity and conversation visibility permissionsConfigured by
Operator configuration contains the personal-data access switch.
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This feature uses
- Admin settings and feature switches · managed by PowerfrontConfigured by
Website policies can constrain personal options and declare custom fields.
- Operator accountsRequires
Settings belong to an operator account.
- Roles and permissionsConfigured by
Roles and delegated manager permissions determine editable fields.
- Website, channel and subsite accessConfigured by
Website-specific assignments set each operator's default channel and integration identity.
- Operator templatesConfigured by
Operator templates supply initial capacity, preferences and custom data for new accounts.
- Business hours and schedulingRelated
Configure appointment availability separately from conversation workload limits.
- Chat limits and wind-downRelated
Review capacity and wind-down behaviour when setting operator workload limits.
- My Look operator avatar choicesConfigured by
Website uniform and image policies can constrain an operator's personal appearance choices.
Used by
- INSIDE consoleConfigured by
Account preferences include the default channel and console presentation.
- Automatic logout after inactivityConfigured by
Operator preferences supply the inactivity interval.
- Floor rendering and animation performanceConfigured by
Operator preferences store rendering and animation choices.
- My Look operator avatar choicesConfigured by
Operator account preferences store the chosen look and imagery.
- Current Chat workspace and panelsConfigured by
Operator account preferences control the supporting-panel layout.
- Dark mode for the consoleConfigured by
Dark Mode is a personal account preference.
- Chat queueConfigured by
Operator settings control permission to choose individual conversations from the queue.
- Chat limits and wind-downConfigured by
Website defaults and operator overrides supply conversation limits.
- Transferring conversationsConfigured by
Operator settings control permission to transfer to other teams, channels, skills and subsites.
- Taking and pinning conversationsConfigured by
Operator settings control queue picking and permission to pin tickets.
- Conversation translationConfigured by
Operator settings supply the primary and spoken languages used when deciding whether to translate.
- Conversation history and searchConfigured by
Operator settings control wider conversation search and history export permissions.
- Transcripts by email and printConfigured by
Operator settings grant permission to email a conversation transcript.
- Redacting and permanently deleting conversation dataConfigured by
Operator settings control permission to erase message content and view personal data.
- Chat Translate and language detectionConfigured by
Operator spoken languages and primary language affect translation.
- Email ticket handling and statusesConfigured by
Operator ticket limits and pinning permissions control ticket capacity and ownership actions.
- Email replies and support conversationsConfigured by
Operator signatures and configured aliases affect outgoing identity.
- Email templates and ticket notificationsConfigured by
Operator signatures supply personalised email content.
- Browser call recording and live captionsConfigured by
The operator's primary language affects the Vonage live-caption language.
- Conversation lead capture and follow-upConfigured by
Operator timezone settings affect the date range used to find leads.
- Reports data and metric definitionsConfigured by
Operator settings include exclusion from reports.
- Operator productivity reportsConfigured by
Exclude from reports on an operator account controls inclusion in applicable productivity calculations.
- Operator LogConfigured by
An operator timezone preference takes precedence over the website timezone in the log report.
- Personalised performance insightsConfigured by
Operator preferences control shared-insight alerts.
- Operator accountsConfigured by
Capacity and working preferences are part of the operator profile.
- Website, channel and subsite accessConfigured by
Operator settings include separate data-access, history-export and feature abilities.
- Importing and exporting operatorsRelated
Review operator settings and capacity limits before filling the full-column import.
- Supported languagesConfigured by
An operator's Primary Language setting selects their interface language.
- Password changes and recoveryConfigured by
Operators change their own password through My Account.
- Two-factor authentication for operator sign-inConfigured by
Personal factor setup is in My Account.
- Email verification for protected exportsConfigured by
Allow History Export is a separate operator setting needed for conversation-history downloads.
- Customer identity and conversation visibility permissionsConfigured by
Operator configuration contains the personal-data access switch.
FAQ and troubleshooting
Why is the operator still unavailable after I raise a limit?
Check availability status, other workload limits, channel and subsite grants, skills and website routing policy.
Why will the hard limit not save?
Check the relationship between the ordinary and hard limits. The live chat hard limit can be equal; a supplied social/text hard limit must exceed a positive ordinary limit.
Why are custom fields missing?
Ask Powerfront to enable Operator Custom Data and declare its Custom Data Variables first.
Why can I not change an image or workload limit?
Your account may lack the corresponding delegated manager permission, or website policy may control the value.
Why did the operator's appearance ignore their personal choice?
Review the website's image and uniform policies as well as the operator's Look settings.