SAP Cloud for Customer Integration (C4C)

Communication Desktop (CDT), Embedded Communication Framework (ECF) and Communication Panel can be integrated with SAP Cloud for Customer (C4C).

Customer data is displayed with incoming call, based on the caller number, called number, or call attached data collected, for example, by an IVR application. Additionally, when the function is available on SAP CRM side, the tickets based on e-mail, social media events, or customer incidents can be routed in Sinch Contact Center to optimize the queue, skill, and priority selection. On Sinch Contact Center side the tickets are routed in e-mail channel, and they are handled in CDT.

Note: Embedded CTI integration is supported in ECF and Communication Panel only. With CDT you need CTI adapter.

Functions and installations of these two solutions are slightly different:

ECF and Communication Panel

Communication Panel and ECF widget within the C4C user interface provides buttons for handling interactions.

Integration covers:

  • Inbound calls

  • Outbound calls (without click-to-call)

  • Multi-chat

  • Action items (in e-mail channel)

To install C4C-ECF or -Communication Panel integration,

  1. Enable phone and chat activity in C4C
  2. Configure integration for users or queues in System Configurator

For step 1, see instructions in ECF Developer Guide, for 2 see below.

CDT

Contact handling, such as answering, transferring and hanging up, takes place in CDT.

Integration covers:

  • Direct and queue calls in the voice channel (as of SP06)

  • Chat, single (as of SP07).

  • Calling a customer using the click-to-call: clicking the number starts making the call.

Figure 1. Principle of Integrating CDT and C4C


For installation, see the prerequisites and procedure below.

Prerequisites

  • CDT components have been installed on workstations, see corresponding chapter in Taking End-User Applications into Use.

  • Access to the required SAP Cloud for Customer components:

    • Sinch Contact Center Connector for SAP CRM Cloud (CloudConnector.msi) is available in Sinch Contact Center software in Client Workstation Components folder.

    • SAP CRM CTI Adaptor (SAPCODCTIClientAdapterSetup.exe) is available in SAP CRM OnDemand software delivery.

  • Add http:localhost to the trusted sites in Internet Explorer in Internet Options > Security > Trusted Sites.

Installing Components

Note:

  • Install components in the following order, especially the SAP CRM CTI Adaptor must be installed before the Sinch Contact Center Connector for SAP CRM Cloud.

  • As of FP11, the ClientCom component from the mctabuff.msi package can be used, and a separate clientcom.msi is not delivered anymore.

  1. For CDT users only: Install the ClientCOM component from the mctabuff.msi package on the workstation.

  2. Install SAP CRM CTI Adaptor (SAPCODCTIClientAdapterSetup.exe) for inbound call’s screen pop-up integration. The package is available in SAP CRM OnDemand software delivery.

  3. Install Sinch Contact Center Connector for SAP CRM Cloud (CloudConnector.msi) for click-to-call integration. Make sure that the connector is installed in the same folder as SAPCODCTIClientAdapterSetup.exe (the default folder).

Configuring in System Configurator

You can activate the integration either for a queue (as of SP07), or for queue and direct contacts of certain users using a user setting template (as of SP06).

To activate integration for a queue:

  1. In System Configurator, choose Queue Management > Queues, and choose the queue.

  2. In Integration Settings > SAP Cloud for Customer Integration URL, enter the URL.

  3. Save your entries.

To activate integration for a user settings template:

  1. In System Configurator, choose User and Role Management > User Settings Template.
  2. Open an existing template, or create a new one, and assign the integration users to it.

  3. Choose the block SAP Cloud for Customer Integration and enter the URL in one or both of the following fields:

    • To pop up the SAP CRM OnDemand screen with incoming direct (personal) contacts, enter the URL in the field URL for Direct Calls.

    • To pop up the SAP CRM OnDemand screen with incoming queue contacts, enter the URL in the field URL for Queue Calls.

  4. Save your entries.

URL Format

In the above fields, enter the URL http://localhost:xxxxx/?CID=yyyy , where

  • xxxxx is the port of the local host of your system, by default 36729.

  • yyyy is the identification code, for Sinch Contact Center the current value is BCM1234.

Blocking Unnecessary Events
As of 1711, you can prevent certain contact events from being sent to C4C. Each contact event creates an object in C4C and this may cause unnecessary objects to be created. Define the blocked events by adding one or more of the following parameters after the URL, separated with an ampersand (&) character:

  • CALL_ALLOCATED=SKIP

  • CALL_CONNECTED=SKIP

  • CALL_DISCONNECTED=SKIP

  • CHAT_ALLOCATED=SKIP

  • CHAT_CONNECTED=SKIP

  • CHAT_DISCONNECTED=SKIP

  • MAIL_CONNECTED=SKIP

  • MAIL_DISCONNECTED=SKIP

example:

In the following URL the events of allocated calls and disconnected calls are blocked, and only the connected calls create an object in C4C:

http://localhost:36729/?CID=BCM1234&CALL_ALLOCATED=SKIP&CALL_DISCONNECTED=SKIP

Integrated Data

With an incoming contact, following data is pushed:

  • CID: Identification code value. With Sinch Contact Center integration, this value is BCM1234.

  • DNIS: Dialed Number Identification Service

  • ANI: Telephone number of the caller

  • ExternalReferenceID: Call ID

Additionally, if there are any call attached data custom parameter values (for example, via a Customer Recognition IVR application), they are included as such at the end of the URL. Contacts can include skills, preferred agent and priority information for routing the contact to the right queue and agent.

Using SAP Cloud for Customer Integration

  1. Start the SAP Cloud for Customer CTI Client Adapter in the mode run as administrator. For more information, contact SAP CRM Cloud support.

  2. Log on to SAP CRM OnDemand /Cloud UI.

  3. Log on to CDT.

After that, the customer information shall pop up upon incoming direct and/or queue calls or chats depending on the System Configurator configuration above. If the contact includes an incident ID defined in the integrated system, it may appear as a Ticket ID in CDT chat form.

If the CloudConnector.msi is installed, the user can click a phone number shown as a link in SAP CRM Cloud UI to make a call.

Note that SAP CRM OnDemand /Cloud user interface does not provide any call handling controls, such as answering, transferring, consulting, hanging up, and handling conferences, so the calls must be handled in CDT or ECF.