Create and publish a new routing flow

A routing flow defines how communications to a particular service in Contact are handled by the system. Routing flows can be defined for:

• Calls
• Emails
• Webchats

Create a new routing flow #

1. Navigate to the relevant flow editor:
   • Call Handling → Call Flows
   • Email → Email Flows
   • Webchat → Webchat Flows
2. Click Add and the new flow page is displayed
3. (Mandatory) Enter the name of the new flow
4. Enter a brief description if required
5. Click Add
6. The call flow will be created

At this stage, you will see a message saying the flow has not been defined. You will need to configure and publish the flow before it can be assigned to a service.

Configure a routing flow #

See the below articles for help configuring a routing flow:

• Configuring nodes in a routing flow
• Configuring variables in a routing flow

Publish a routing flow #

Once a routing flow has been configured it needs to be validated and published. The validation process generally takes place quickly and the results will be displayed in the Flow Editor’s Validation Result window.

A routing flow is deployed in Java ARchive (JAR) format. If validation succeeds, the routing flow is converted to a JAR file ready to be published.

1. In the flow editor click the Validate and publish icon
2. Review any errors and resolve if necessary
3. Click Publish
4. The flow will be published and ready to be assigned to a service

If there are any errors the validation will fail and you will need to resolve the errors before the routing flow can be published. A description of the error will be displayed in the Validation Result window.