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Chapter 3: Webex Contact Center Design (Phase 2) -- 3.6 Flow Designer - IVR Migration

3.6 Flow Designer - IVR Migration

3.6.1 Flow Migration Strategy

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|              UCCX TO FLOW DESIGNER - MIGRATION STRATEGY                      |
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|  [!]️ CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING:                                                |
|  ===========================                                               |
|  There is NO automated migration tool from UCCX scripts to Flow Designer.  |
|  All flows must be MANUALLY RECREATED in Flow Designer.                    |
|  This is a RE-BUILD, not a CONVERSION.                                     |
|                                                                             |
|  MIGRATION APPROACH:                                                       |
|  ===================                                                       |
|                                                                             |
|  PHASE 1: DOCUMENT                                                         |
|  -----------------                                                         |
|  1. Export all UCCX scripts (.aef files)                                   |
|  2. Document each script's business logic as flowcharts                    |
|  3. Identify all dependencies (DB, external systems)                       |
|  4. Catalog all prompts and audio files                                    |
|  5. Map UCCX variables to WxCC flow variables                              |
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|  PHASE 2: DESIGN                                                           |
|  ----------------                                                          |
|  1. Design equivalent flows in Flow Designer                               |
|  2. Identify WxCC-native alternatives for UCCX features                    |
|  3. Plan API integrations for database operations                          |
|  4. Design Virtual Agent integration points                                |
|                                                                             |
|  PHASE 3: BUILD                                                            |
|  -------------                                                             |
|  1. Create flows in Flow Designer (dev environment)                        |
|  2. Upload and configure audio prompts                                     |
|  3. Configure HTTP Request nodes for integrations                          |
|  4. Integrate with Dialogflow CX for AI capabilities                       |
|                                                                             |
|  PHASE 4: TEST                                                             |
|  ------------                                                              |
|  1. Unit test each flow independently                                      |
|  2. Integration test with backend systems                                  |
|  3. User acceptance testing (UAT)                                          |
|  4. Parallel operation with UCCX                                           |
|                                                                             |
|  PHASE 5: CUTOVER                                                          |
|  -------------                                                             |
|  1. Publish flows to production                                            |
|  2. Update Entry Point routing                                             |
|  3. Monitor and validate                                                   |
|  4. Decommission UCCX scripts                                              |
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3.6.2 UCCX Step to Flow Designer Activity Mapping

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|              UCCX STEP -> FLOW DESIGNER ACTIVITY - COMPLETE MAPPING           |
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|                                                                             |
|  UCCX STEP              | FLOW DESIGNER ACTIVITY   | MIGRATION NOTES        |
|  =======================================================================   |
|                                                                             |
|  CALL HANDLING                                                             |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  Accept                 | NewPhoneContact (implicit) | Auto on entry        |
|  Terminate              | Disconnect Contact         | Direct equivalent    |
|  Call Redirect          | Blind Transfer             | Transfer to DN       |
|  Consult Transfer       | Consult Transfer (Agent)   | Agent-initiated      |
|                                                                             |
|  MEDIA OPERATIONS                                                          |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  Play Prompt            | Play Message               | Upload audio to      |
|                         |                            | Audio Files library  |
|  Get Digit String       | Collect Digits             | Similar config       |
|  Menu                   | Menu                       | DTMF menu            |
|  Record                 | Record                     | Built-in activity    |
|  Play Prompt (TTS)      | Play Message (TTS)         | Text-to-Speech       |
|                                                                             |
|  ROUTING                                                                   |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  Select Resource        | Queue Contact              | Queue-based routing  |
|  (CSQ selection)        |                            |                      |
|  Get Contact Info       | Built-in Variables         | ANI, DNIS, etc.     |
|  Get Call Contact Info  | Contact Info Variables     | Session data         |
|                                                                             |
|  VARIABLES                                                                 |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  Set Enterprise Info    | Set Variable               | Flow variables       |
|  Set Session Info       | Set Variable               | Global variables     |
|  Get/Set variable       | Set Variable               | Local/global         |
|                                                                             |
|  LOGIC & FLOW CONTROL                                                      |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  If                     | Condition                  | Same logic           |
|  Switch                 | Case / Multiple Conditions | Branch logic         |
|  Goto                   | Connect nodes              | Visual connection    |
|  Label                  | Node naming                | Not needed           |
|  On Exception Goto      | Error Handling             | Global error path    |
|  Delay                  | Wait                       | Timed delay          |
|                                                                             |
|  DATABASE OPERATIONS                                                       |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------+------------------    |
|  DB Read                | HTTP Request               | REST API call        |
|  DB Write               | HTTP Request               | REST API call        |
|  DB Get                 | HTTP Request               | API middleware       |
|  (JDBC/ODBC)            | (JSON/REST)                | required             |
|                                                                             |
|  NOT SUPPORTED / ALTERNATIVES                                              |
|  =======================================================================   |
|                                                                             |
|  UCCX FEATURE           | WXCC ALTERNATIVE                                 |
|  -----------------------+----------------------------------------------    |
|  Finesse Gadget         | WxCC Agent Desktop widgets                       |
|  JTAPI Controls         | Not applicable (cloud)                           |
|  Custom Java Steps      | HTTP Request to external service                 |
|  Outbound Preview Dialer| WxCC Campaign Manager                            |
|  Send Email (script)    | HTTP Request to email API (SendGrid, etc.)       |
|  CTI Port monitoring    | WxCC Real-time reporting APIs                    |
|                                                                             |
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3.6.3 Flow Design: India Main Menu (Detailed)

This section provides the complete Flow Designer configuration for the primary India IVR, migrated from UCCX MainMenu_EN.aef and MainMenu_HI.aef scripts.

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|              FLOW: India_MainMenu_Flow_v1                                    |
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|  FLOW METADATA:                                                            |
|  ================                                                          |
|  Flow Name:           India_MainMenu_Flow_v1                               |
|  Description:         Primary India IVR - Sales, Support, Billing, Tech    |
|  Entry Point:         India_Main_Voice_EP                                  |
|  Languages:           English (en-IN), Hindi (hi-IN)                       |
|  Source Scripts:      MainMenu_EN.aef, MainMenu_HI.aef (UCCX)              |
|  Version:             1.0                                                  |
|  Author:              Abhavtech CC Migration Team                          |
|                                                                             |
|  FLOW VARIABLES:                                                           |
|  ================                                                          |
|  selected_language    | String  | "en" or "hi"        | Language choice    |
|  menu_selection       | String  | "1","2","3","4"     | Main menu choice   |
|  customer_id          | String  | Customer ID         | From ANI lookup    |
|  customer_tier        | String  | "standard","vip"    | CRM lookup         |
|  consent_status       | String  | "pending","yes","no"| Recording consent  |
|  transfer_target      | String  | Queue name          | Routing decision   |
|  detected_intent      | String  | AI detected intent  | From Dialogflow    |
|  sentiment_score      | Number  | -1 to 1             | Sentiment value    |
|  business_hours       | Boolean | true/false          | Hours check        |
|  callback_requested   | Boolean | true/false          | Callback flag      |
|                                                                             |
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Flow Diagram: India Main Menu

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|              INDIA_MAINMENU_FLOW_V1 - VISUAL FLOW DIAGRAM                    |
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|                                                                             |
|  START                                                                     |
|    |                                                                       |
|    v                                                                       |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 1. NewPhoneContact                      |                              |
|  |    (Automatic - Call arrives)           |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 2. Set Variable: Initialize             |                              |
|  |    consent_status = "pending"           |                              |
|  |    selected_language = "en"             |                              |
|  |    callback_requested = false           |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 3. HTTP Request: Business Hours Check   |                              |
|  |    URL: {{ABHAVTECH_API}}/business-hours|                              |
|  |    Method: GET                          |                              |
|  |    Parse: business_hours = response.open|                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|           +-------+-------+                                               |
|           |               |                                               |
|           v               v                                               |
|    [business_hours    [business_hours                                     |
|     = TRUE]            = FALSE]                                           |
|           |               |                                               |
|           |               v                                               |
|           |    +-----------------------------------------+               |
|           |    | GOTO: AfterHours_Subflow               |               |
|           |    | (Closed message, callback, voicemail)  |               |
|           |    +-----------------------------------------+               |
|           |                                                               |
|           v                                                               |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 4. Play Message: Welcome                |                              |
|  |    "Welcome to Abhavtech. This call     |                              |
|  |    may be recorded for quality.         |                              |
|  |    Press 1 to continue in English.      |                              |
|  |    Hindi ke liye 2 dabaiye."            |                              |
|  |    Audio: welcome_bilingual.wav         |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 5. Collect Digits: Language Selection   |                              |
|  |    Variable: language_choice            |                              |
|  |    Min Digits: 1                        |                              |
|  |    Max Digits: 1                        |                              |
|  |    Timeout: 5 seconds                   |                              |
|  |    No Input: Default to English (1)     |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|           +-------+-------+                                               |
|           |               |                                               |
|           v               v                                               |
|      [1 pressed]    [2 pressed]                                           |
|           |               |                                               |
|           v               v                                               |
|  +----------------+ +----------------+                                   |
|  | Set Variable:  | | Set Variable:  |                                   |
|  | language="en"  | | language="hi"  |                                   |
|  +-------+--------+ +-------+--------+                                   |
|          |                  |                                             |
|          +--------+---------+                                             |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 6. Condition: Check Language            |                              |
|  |    IF language = "en"                   |                              |
|  |       THEN: English prompts             |                              |
|  |       ELSE: Hindi prompts               |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 7. Virtual Agent: Intent Detection      |  <-- AI INTEGRATION         |
|  |    (Optional - can be DTMF-only)        |                              |
|  |    Dialogflow CX Agent: Abhi_VA         |                              |
|  |    Timeout: 5 seconds                   |                              |
|  |    Fallback: DTMF Menu                  |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|           +-------+-------+                                               |
|           |               |                                               |
|           v               v                                               |
|    [Intent Detected]  [No Intent / DTMF]                                  |
|           |               |                                               |
|           |               v                                               |
|           |    +-----------------------------------------+               |
|           |    | 8. Play Message: Main Menu              |               |
|           |    |    [English Version]                    |               |
|           |    |    "Press 1 for Sales.                  |               |
|           |    |     Press 2 for Support.                |               |
|           |    |     Press 3 for Billing.                |               |
|           |    |     Press 4 for Technical Support.      |               |
|           |    |     Press 0 to speak with an agent."    |               |
|           |    |    Audio: main_menu_en.wav              |               |
|           |    +----------------+------------------------+               |
|           |                     |                                         |
|           |                     v                                         |
|           |    +-----------------------------------------+               |
|           |    | 9. Menu: Main Selection                 |               |
|           |    |    Variable: menu_selection             |               |
|           |    |    Options: 1, 2, 3, 4, 0               |               |
|           |    |    Invalid: Replay menu (max 3x)        |               |
|           |    +----------------+------------------------+               |
|           |                     |                                         |
|           +----------+----------+                                         |
|                      |                                                    |
|                      v                                                    |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 10. Condition: Route by Selection       |                              |
|  |     SWITCH (menu_selection OR intent)   |                              |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | CASE "1" / "sales":                     |                              |
|  |   -> Queue: Sales_India_Queue            |                              |
|  |                                         |                              |
|  | CASE "2" / "support":                   |                              |
|  |   -> GOTO: Support_Submenu               |                              |
|  |                                         |                              |
|  | CASE "3" / "billing":                   |                              |
|  |   -> Queue: Billing_Queue                |                              |
|  |                                         |                              |
|  | CASE "4" / "tech_support":              |                              |
|  |   -> GOTO: TechSupport_Submenu           |                              |
|  |                                         |                              |
|  | CASE "0" / "agent":                     |                              |
|  |   -> Queue: Support_India_Queue (direct) |                              |
|  |                                         |                              |
|  | DEFAULT:                                |                              |
|  |   -> Replay menu / Transfer to agent     |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|    +--------------+--------------+                                        |
|    |              |              |                                        |
|    v              v              v                                        |
|  [Sales]     [Support_SM]   [Queue]                                       |
|    |              |              |                                        |
|    v              v              v                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 11. Queue Contact                       |                              |
|  |     Queue: {{transfer_target}}          |                              |
|  |     Priority: {{customer_tier=="vip"    |                              |
|  |                ? "high" : "normal"}}    |                              |
|  |     Skills: Per queue configuration     |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  +-----------------------------------------+                              |
|  | 12. Play Music: Hold                    |                              |
|  |     Music: abhavtech_hold.wav           |                              |
|  |     Comfort: Every 60 seconds           |                              |
|  |     EWT Announcement: Yes               |                              |
|  +----------------+------------------------+                              |
|                   |                                                        |
|                   v                                                        |
|  END FLOW (Agent Answers or Overflow)                                     |
|                                                                             |
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3.6.4 Prompt Migration Specifications

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|              ABHAVTECH PROMPT MIGRATION - AUDIO FILE SPECIFICATIONS          |
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|  AUDIO FORMAT REQUIREMENTS:                                                |
|  ==========================                                                |
|                                                                             |
|  UCCX FORMAT               | WXCC FORMAT             | ACTION              |
|  --------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------|
|  .wav (G.711 μ-law, 8kHz)  | .wav (PCM, 8kHz,       | Convert codec       |
|                            | 16-bit, mono)           |                     |
|  .wav (G.711 A-law, 8kHz)  | .wav (PCM, 8kHz,       | Convert codec       |
|                            | 16-bit, mono)           |                     |
|  .au files                 | .wav                    | Convert format      |
|  --------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------|
|                                                                             |
|  CONVERSION COMMANDS (FFmpeg):                                             |
|  ==============================                                            |
|                                                                             |
|  # Single file conversion                                                  |
|  ffmpeg -i input.wav -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 8000 -ac 1 output.wav          |
|                                                                             |
|  # Batch conversion (Linux/Mac)                                            |
|  for f in *.wav; do                                                        |
|    ffmpeg -i "$f" -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 8000 -ac 1 "converted_$f"         |
|  done                                                                      |
|                                                                             |
|  PROMPT INVENTORY:                                                         |
|  =================                                                         |
|                                                                             |
|  CATEGORY        | COUNT | LANGUAGE | UCCX FILE        | WXCC FILE        |
|  ----------------+-------+----------+------------------+------------------|
|  Welcome         |     2 | EN, HI   | welcome_en.wav   | welcome_en.wav   |
|                  |       |          | welcome_hi.wav   | welcome_hi.wav   |
|  Main Menu       |     2 | EN, HI   | mainmenu_en.wav  | mainmenu_en.wav  |
|  Sales Menu      |     2 | EN, HI   | sales_menu_*.wav | sales_menu_*.wav |
|  Support Menu    |     2 | EN, HI   | support_menu_*.* | support_menu_*.* |
|  Billing Menu    |     2 | EN, HI   | billing_menu_*.* | billing_menu_*.* |
|  Tech Support    |     2 | EN, HI   | tech_menu_*.wav  | tech_menu_*.wav  |
|  Queue Messages  |    12 | EN, HI   | queue_*.wav      | queue_*.wav      |
|  Hold Music      |     4 | N/A      | hold_*.wav       | hold_*.wav       |
|  After Hours     |     4 | EN, HI   | afterhours_*.wav | afterhours_*.wav |
|  Error Messages  |     6 | EN, HI   | error_*.wav      | error_*.wav      |
|  Callback        |     4 | EN, HI   | callback_*.wav   | callback_*.wav   |
|  Survey          |     6 | EN, HI   | survey_*.wav     | survey_*.wav     |
|  ----------------+-------+----------+------------------+------------------|
|  TOTAL           |    48 |          |                  |                  |
|  + System        |    39 |          |                  | (platform)       |
|  GRAND TOTAL     |    87 |          |                  |                  |
|                                                                             |
|  UPLOAD PROCEDURE:                                                         |
|  =================                                                         |
|  1. Navigate: Control Hub > Contact Center > Resources > Audio Files       |
|  2. Click: "Upload Audio Files"                                            |
|  3. Select converted .wav files (bulk upload supported)                    |
|  4. Organize in folders: /prompts/en/, /prompts/hi/, /music/               |
|  5. Reference in Flow Designer by path                                     |
|                                                                             |
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