Getting Here
This module can be accessed from the header.
By clicking on this highlighted icon WhatsApp and WhatsApp business both will be accessible.
By clicking on this ‘Show Notification’ below the screen will be visible.
Here the first screen of the inbox is visible.
Here all the options for WhatsApp and WhatsApp business are available.
Create Contact
- To create a contact from WhatsApp chat screen .
- Click on ‘Create Contact’.
- After clicking on it below screen will appear.
- Add data to save this contact.
- To send a WhatsApp Message Click on ‘Send WhatsApp Message’
- By clicking on that button below the screen will be open.
- Users have to select from which WhatsApp number or WhatsApp Business Number they want to send a WhatsApp message.
- After selecting the number for WhatsApp, users have to type a message in the below screen.
- If users want to attach an image or any file they can attach from here.
- If the user selects WhatsApp business number to send a message then the first message will be any pre approved WhatsApp template to initiate conversation.
Top Navigation Bar
- Here the top navigation bar is available with all menus.
New Message
- By clicking on ‘New Message’ below the screen will be open.
- After Selecting the number for WhatsApp message send the further process will be the same as sending a message from Send WhatsApp Message .
WhatsApp Template
- In WhatsApp templates there are two options.
- WhatsApp Business
- To see WhatsApp template click on WhatsApp .
- After clicking on it below screen will appear.In which List of WhatsApp template will visible.
WhatsApp Business Template
- To see WhatsApp Business template click on WhatsApp .
- After clicking on it below screen will appear.In which List of WhatsApp business template will visible.
WhatsApp Log
- To access WhatsApp log module click on WhatsApp log in top navigation bar.
- After clicking on it below screen will be visible in which WhatsApp and WhatsApp business both logs will be visible.
WhatsApp Bot
- To access WhatsApp bot click on WhatsApp Bot in the top navigation bar.
- Clicking on this WhatsApp icon from the bot pop up below screen will appear.
- In this WhatsApp bot screen the list of WhatsApp bot will be visible.
WhatsApp Business Bot
- After clicking on this icon below the screen will be open.
- List screen of WhatsApp business bot will be visible.
- Another header navigation is available with different options .
All Messages
- In the ‘All Messages’ section, all conversations will be displayed, including important, saved, unsaved, new messages, and WhatsApp chats from different modules.
Important Messages
- An important feature helps you to quickly access your WhatsApp Business contact which is important.
- You can manage to move any contact under Important by simply click on
icon to move contact under Important contact.
- Marked as important chat will be visible with
New Message
- In the WhatsApp Business messages, New messages area list display all unread messages either from “unknown number” or “existing contact records”
- WhatsApp Business messaging has the same option as sending/receiving message to individual records
Transfer To Agent
- When the bot is transferred to an agent (Manual mode), it shows the contact from which the bot conversation was held in the ‘Transfer to Agent’ section for the manual conversation.
Unknown
- “Unknown numbers” in the WhatsApp Business Global messages area list all messages from an “unknown number” not stored as a record in CRM.
- “Unknown numbers” messaging section has the same option as sending/receiving messages to individual records.
- From Unknown number there is an option to Create new customer record or update “Unknown number” to existing record in SalesHiker.
Contacts
- Here in the contacts section the WhatsApp chats which are saved as record in contact module will appear here.
Leads
- Here in the Leads section the WhatsApp chats which are saved as records in the Leads module will appear here.
Groups
- WhatsApp Group inside SalesHiker allows you to copy all the Group’s participants to CRM and download participants of the group.
- WhatsApp Logs will store Group to WhatsApp Log Master.
- Displays the List of members of a group and the total number of members in the group.
- Clicking on “Save” will create either leads or contacts from the Group’s contact .
- After clicking on save button the record can be saved in contact ,Lead or any other connected module.
- That module should be selected by the user and also that number can be saved in the selected field.
- Name and WhatsApp number both can be saved in the user selected field.
- Click on the Refresh button to retrieve the Latest Group for Selected WhatsApp Number.
Conversation Selection
- The Conversation Selection Form is used to choose specific conversations from WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business. This form helps users manage and organize their chats efficiently by selecting relevant messages for processing, follow-ups, or integration with external systems.
Search By Numbers
- Allows users to find specific conversations by entering a phone number.
- Useful for quickly locating messages exchanged with a particular contact.
- To use this functionality select the search by numbers option from the dropdown.
Search By Keyword
- Enables users to search for specific words or phrases within chats.
- Helps in quickly locating important messages, links, or details without scrolling through the entire conversation.
- In WhatsApp Business, businesses can use keyword searches to track customer queries, complaints, or orders.
- To use this functionality select the search by keyword option from the dropdown.
Search By Chat
- Lets users filter and search within a specific conversation instead of across all chats.
- This is useful when looking for past messages from a particular contact or group.
- In WhatsApp Business, businesses can use this to find past conversations with a customer for better context in support or sales interactions.
- To use this functionality select the search by Chats option from the dropdown.
Filter
- A filter is available here to search all chats assigned to any specific user and also labels can be applied to that filter of the user’s chat list .
- The Filter Conversation feature allows users to refine their chat searches based on two key fields:
- Agent Selection Field
- Enables users to choose a specific Agent.
- Displays conversations only with the selected Agent.
- Label Selection Field
- Allows users to filter chats based on assigned labels (e.g., “Deal Stage,” “Lead Source,” “Order Alert”).
- Helps in categorizing and organizing conversations for efficient follow-ups.
- In WhatsApp Business, labels can be used to prioritize messages and streamline customer management.
- Agent Selection Field
Profile
- Profile of the selected chat user can be accessed from here.
- After clicking on this icon below the screen will be open Where details of the selected user can be found.
Chat Summary
- This section presents the number of sent and received messages.
Attachment , WhatsApp Template and Voice message
Attachment
- The Attachment feature allows users to send and receive different types of files within a conversation. This is useful for sharing important documents, media, and other resources efficiently.
Types of Attachments Supported:
- Images & Videos – Share photos and videos directly from the gallery or camera.
- Documents – Send PDFs, Word files, Excel sheets, and other documents.
WhatsApp Template
- Here one pop up will be open for users to select a WhatsApp template.
Voice Message
- Voice Message option allows the user to send any voice note or voice message .
Number selection for sending WhatsApp Messages
This option is available in the chat of all users at the bottom right corner.
- If multiple numbers are registered, they will be displayed here.
- If only one number is registered, only that number will be visible.
- If only one number is registered, only that number will be visible.
Close Conversation
- The highlighted icon in the image below is for closing a conversation.
- By clicking on this icon one pop up will be visible like the below screen.
- After clicking on yes the icon will turn blue .
like this.
- To open the conversation again click on the same icon again one pop up will appear.
- After clicking on yes again the icon will turn to green color .
Sync Message
- Ensures that the latest messages are updated and synchronized across devices or platforms
Preview Record
- Allows users to view a record before making any changes or taking further action
Edit Record
- – Enables users to modify existing records, such as contact details, notes, or labels.
Mark As Important
- – Allows users to highlight or prioritize specific messages or records.
Add Related Records
- – The ‘+’ icon is used to add related records for the user whose chat is currently open.
- – By selecting any option from the dropdown record, the additional form for the selected option will be open.
Side Menu
- – In the top menu, the last option is for the side menu bar, which contains various options related to WhatsApp.
Send WhatsApp Message
- – This process is same as Send WhatsApp Message
Setup WhatsApp Workflow
- – This option will redirect a user to the workflow module where the user can create and manage workflows.
- – WhatsApp workflow allows sending Automated WhatsApp messages on the trigger event of any module link with the WhatsApp module.
- – The WhatsApp workflow can configure the WhatsApp messages to whom we want to send individually WhatsApp templates to share files or message format, general field, add fields and message.
- – In the above workflow whenever conditions will be matched and the contact get updated the user will get a message on WhatsApp/WhatsApp business.
WhatsApp Messages
- – This option will direct the user to the WhatsApp Log screen.
Load Past Message History
- – To access this feature click on the highlighted menu.
- – The Load Past Message History feature allows users to retrieve and view previous conversations that are not currently visible in the chat window.
- – Users can select WhatsApp number from which the messages were sent , Start and End date.
- – After selecting those details click on load message to load past messages.
Auto Responder Text
- – The Auto Responder Text feature allows users to set predefined messages that are automatically sent in response to incoming messages. This is especially useful in WhatsApp Business for customer service and engagement.
- – This message will be sent to the receiver when he/she sends a message for the first time.
Manage Labels
- – Labels can be managed and added from this menu.
- – By clicking on this menu below the screen will be open.
- – Where users can add the name of label and also it can be assigned to a particular role with specific color.
Setup WhatsApp
- – Users can add users and grant access to the WhatsApp integration from the Setup WhatsApp menu.
- – By clicking on it below the screen will be visible .
- – In this screen click on ‘Add more user ‘ to add a new user .
Setup WhatsApp Business
- – From this screen the connected WhatsApp business number details will be visible here.
Logout
- – The Logout option allows users to sign out of their CRM account, ensuring security and preventing unauthorized access.
Help
- When the user clicks on ‘Help‘, they will be redirected to the user guide of SalesHiker WhatsApp & WhatsApp Business Integration.
How to Connect WhatsApp?
Multi-device support by WhatsApp
- With the new multi-device capability, each companion device will connect to your WhatsApp account independently. Companion devices will have to be linked by scanning a QR code, and on compatible devices, WhatsApp will also enforce biometric authentication as an extra layer of security. Users will be able to see all the companion devices linked to their WhatsApp account within the app. They can also see when they were last used, and they will be able to log out remotely.
- WhatsApp’s Multi-device feature allows you to use the instant messaging app on up to four non-smartphone devices, i.e laptops, PCs, web browsers, etc.
- In addition, the multi-device can allow access to connect with CRM WhatsApp and Web WhatsApp.
- If you’re using the beta version of WhatsApp for Multi-device, then you can follow the below steps.
- You can use WhatsApp on up to four companion devices at one time, but you can only have one phone connected to your WhatsApp account at one time.
- You’ll still need to register your WhatsApp account and link new devices with your phone.
- WhatsApp CRM doesn’t allow you to scan multiple times from the same WhatsApp Account.
- If you don’t use your phone for over 14 days, your linked devices will become disconnected.
How to enable WhatsApp Multi-device?
- For Android smartphone users, here’s what you need to do:
- Open WhatsApp > tap on More Options
- Tap Linked Devices.
- Tap on Link Device
- Point your phone at the screen of the device you want to link to scan the QR code.
- Open WhatsApp > tap on More Options
- For Android smartphone users, here’s what you need to do:
- Go to WhatsApp Settings.
- Tap Linked Devices
- Point your phone at the screen of the device you want to link to scan the QR code.
- For iPhone users, here are the steps you need to follow:
- Go to WhatsApp Settings.
- Tap Linked Devices
- Point your phone at the screen of the device you want to link to scan the QR code.
- After joining the multi-device, you’ll need to relink your companion devices. You will need to scan a QR code that pops up on the SalesHiker WhatsApp Configuration page. After that, it isn’t necessary that you must have your phone with you to use it on companion devices. Even if your smartphone is switched off, you can continue to use WhatsApp on WhatsApp Integration
Step-by-Step Guide to Meta Business Verification
Facebook Business Manager Verification
Before starting the process, you need to fill out the Business Info section of your Facebook Business Manager. Here, you have to provide details such as business legal name, address, phone number, email address and website.
Make sure the information you provide aligns with the details registered with local authorities. As long as Facebook can verify your business from the info given, there is no need to provide supporting documents for verification.
If Facebook cannot identify your business, you need to provide evidence of the following legal details with the right documents:
- Business legal name: Business license, Certificate of Incorporation or tax or VAT registration certificate
- Business address and phone number: Utility bill, bank statement or business license with your address and phone number on it
Here’s a list of the documents that are mandatory for Facebook Business Verification for Indian Business (in order of recommendation).
For India
- Certification of Incorporation/Formation
- Articles of Incorporation
- Business Bank Account Statements
- Udyog Aadhar UID
- Business Credit Reports
- Business Licence and Permits
- Utility Bills
- Permanent Account Number Card (PAN)
- Shop Establishment Certificate
For Other Countries
- Utility bill like a phone or electricity bill
- Bank statement
- Business Tax or VAT registration certificate
- Certificate of formation or incorporation
- EIN confirmation letter from the IRS (U.S. only)
- Federal tax returns to the IRS by company (U.S. only)
- Business credit report from one of the reporting agencies
- Business bank account statements
- Business licenses and permits from any level of government
Documents not accepted for Business Verification
- Any kind of Invoices or tax filed by the company
- Purchase Orders
- Self-filled applications for the company
- Website print
- Other documents like company flyers,letterhead, etc.
Now that you have your business information filled and supporting documents ready, let’s start the business verification process.
- Go to Facebook Business Settings and navigate to the Security Centre. You can see the business verification option once you’ve signed up for WhatsApp Business API. Click on the Start Verification. If you’re unable to see the business verification option, please contact us.
Navigate to the Security Centre of your Facebook Business Manager and click on Start Verification - Add your organization’s details. If you’ve filled in your company details in the Business Info section, this section will be auto-filled. Double-check the information to ensure that they are accurate.
Add your organization’s details - Add supporting documents to prove your business’ legal details and submit.
- Select your preferred contact method to receive a confirmation code to confirm your connection to the business. If you have a website, you can submit your application right away, without having to receive a confirmation code.
Select your preferred contact method - Enter and confirm your phone number and click Text Me Now to get a confirmation code. This step depends on the contact method you’ve selected in the previous step.
Confirm your phone number and click Text Me Now - Input the confirmation code and click Next. If you did not receive a verification code, click on Resend Code. You can also change your preferred contact method if your chosen method isn’t working
Insert the confirmation code and click Next
How Long Does Business Verification Take
After completing the verification, you’ll get an email and a notification in your Facebook Business Manager and Page within 1-3 days. You can also check your status in the Business Info or Security Centre sections.If Facebook doesn’t verify your business, you can appeal by sending more documents. Facebook may ask for your Government ID and two other documents.When submitting your ID, show all its information and corners. Place it on a dark, flat surface for the photo. Facebook won’t accept digitally altered images. If you have problems with verification, it might be because your application is incomplete, documents are unclear, or the details don’t match.If you need more help, visit the Meta Business Help Centre or contact us about verifying your ID and business details.
Display Name Review
After you finish verifying your business, Facebook will review the display names for all your phone numbers. The display name is what customers see as your business name on WhatsApp.Make sure your display names are clearly linked to your business, follow Meta’s guidelines, and don’t break WhatsApp’s rules for Commerce and Business. Once your business is verified and your display names are approved, you can send more messages and use more phone numbersGetting your business verified on Facebook is key to growing your reach on WhatsApp. With verification, you’ll be able to send more messages and use more phone numbers, which means better engagement with your customers.Once you’ve verified your business, you can take your messaging game to new heights with an AI-powered customer conversation management platform and badge Meta Business Partner with saleshiker.com .
Select Users Who Can Access the WhatsApp Business Account
- User Selection:
- In this section, you will see a list of users who are part of your CRM.
- Select Users:
- Choose the users who will have access to the WhatsApp Business Account.
- These users will be able to send and receive messages via WhatsApp, manage templates, and handle conversations.
- User Groups:
- In the next field, you’ll need to select user groups that will have access to the WhatsApp Business Account.
- What are User Groups?
- These groups represent different teams or departments within your organization (e.g., Sales, Customer Support).
- Select the groups that need access to manage WhatsApp communication.
Activate the WhatsApp Business Channel
- Select Active Checkbox:
- To make the WhatsApp Business Channel active, ensure the Active checkbox is selected.
- This will enable the channel and allow users within the selected groups to begin using it.
- Save Settings:
- After selecting users and user groups, and ensuring the Active checkbox is ticked, click the Save button to finalize the settings.
- After selecting users and user groups, and ensuring the Active checkbox is ticked, click the Save button to finalize the settings.
- Click Save Button:
- After selecting users and user groups, and ensuring the Active checkbox is selected, click the Save button to finalize and activate the WhatsApp Business channel.
How to Add or Connect WhatsApp Business API to Meta Business in SalesHiker?
Log in to your CRM platform with admin credentials or an account that has permission to manage settings.
Look for the Main Menu—this is typically located on the left-hand side or as a top navigation bar, depending on your CRM.
Navigate to WhatsApp Business Configuration
- Go to top menu bar look for this
icon .Click on Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon
.
After navigating to Setup WhatsApp > Gear Iconthe WhatsApp Business Configuration Screen will appear.
Add a WhatsApp Business Account
- Locate the Button:
- On the WhatsApp Business Configuration screen, look for the Add WhatsApp Business Account button.
- This button is usually prominently displayed, often at the top or center of the page.
- Click on the Button:
- Click Add WhatsApp Business Account to begin the integration process.
Pop-Up Screen Appears:
- After clicking the Add WhatsApp Business Account button, a pop-up window will appear on the screen.
Enter Channel Name:
- Once the channel name is entered, click the button labeled Connect Your WhatsApp Business Account to proceed.
Facebook Login Pop-Up Appears:
- After clicking the Connect Your WhatsApp Business Account button, a pop-up window from Facebook will appear.
- This is required to authenticate and link your Meta Business account with the CRM.
Confirmation to Continue with the Same User
Prompt for User Confirmation:
- After clicking the Continue button on the Facebook pop-up, the system will ask, “Do you want to continue with the same user?”
- This step is to ensure that you are connecting the correct Facebook account linked to your WhatsApp Business Account.
Permissions Displayed:
- After clicking Continue, a screen will appear showing the permissions that are granted to the user.
- These permissions typically include access to:
- Manage your WhatsApp Business Account.
- Access Meta Business tools and settings.
- View and respond to messages on behalf of your WhatsApp Business Account.
- Once you click on your SalesHiker application, you will find your App Id.
WhatsApp Business Account Detail Form
Click “Next”:
- After filling out and submitting the Business Information Form, click the Next button to proceed.
- This action will open the WhatsApp Business Account Detail Form.
- Form Overview:
- The WhatsApp Business Account Detail Form is designed to capture specific information related to your WhatsApp Business Account for setup.
- Fields to Fill:
- The form will typically require the following details:
- WhatsApp Business Account:
- Enter the name of your WhatsApp Business Account. Ensure it aligns with your brand name to avoid confusion.
- Create or select WhatsApp Business Profile.
- WhatsApp Business Account:
- The form will typically require the following details:
Reviewing Permissions
Click “Next”:
- After completing and submitting the WhatsApp Business Account Detail Form, click the Next button.
The following permissions will typically be displayed:
- Manage Your Business
- Manage Your WhatsApp Accounts
- Manage and Access Conversations in WhatsApp
Access Details Pop-Up
- Click “Continue”:
- After reviewing and granting the permissions, click the Continue button to proceed.
- A new pop-up window will appear, showing a summary of what you can now access through your WhatsApp Business Account integration.
- Details in the Pop-Up:
- – The pop-up will outline the types of access and limits available to your business through WhatsApp Business:
- – At Least 1,000 Business-Initiated Conversations:
- Your business can initiate up to 1,000 conversations with customers within a 24-hour rolling window.
- Business-initiated conversations require pre-approved message templates and count toward your conversation limit.
- – Unlimited Customer-Initiated Conversations:
- Customers can initiate conversations with your business without any limits.
- These include replies to your messages or any inbound communication from customers.
- – At Least 1,000 Business-Initiated Conversations:
- – The pop-up will outline the types of access and limits available to your business through WhatsApp Business:
Click “Finish”:
- After reviewing the access details and confirming the permissions, click the Finish button to complete the integration process.
Automatic Redirection:
- You will be automatically redirected to a new screen where you can manage user access for the WhatsApp Business Account within the CRM.
Mass Message Configuration
- This option will be managed from Setup WhatsApp > Gear Icon
>WhatsApp Configuration. Find Mass Message Configuration
To access the WhatsApp business configuration go to Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon >WhatsApp Business Configuration. Find Mass Message Configuration click on settings icon of WhatsApp business.
After clicking on it, the settings page will open to look for mass message configuration.
- Batch size allows the user to send mass messages in a batch of messages to avoid spamming.
- Example : If you wish to send 500 messages and if you set a batch size 15 and Time Interval to 15 minutes. Then it will send 15 messages in each batch based on the Time Interval calculated below.
- Time to send 500 messages = (500 messages / 15 Batch size) * 15 minutes = 500 minutes = 8 Hours Approximately.
- Random : Random selection dynamically select any number from 1 to 25 as a batch size when sending message to customer, It means if there is 500 messages to send and Batch Size – Random than it will send 5 messages in first Batch, 8 messages in a second Batch and so on.
- Users can send Bulk/Mass messages from Record List of CRM for those modules which are enabled from the “Allow module access” feature from WhatsApp configuration page.
- In the below image WhatsApp and WhatsApp business both bulk messages can be sent using highlighted buttons.
- From the Record List Select more than one record then Go To More > Send WhatsApp message or send Bulk WhatsApp messages to more than one contacts.
- Users can send Bulk messages now or any selected date to send messages according to the time set from the Send now/later option.
- The user can place the bulk message on hold by selecting the ‘On Hold’ checkbox.
WhatsApp Business Configuration
WhatsApp Configuration Management
- Access Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon
- Add/Remove modules for WhatsApp Business
- Add/Remove modules to be integrated with WhatsApp Business to send/receive messages against any phone number of the module.
- In below screen, click on
to add modules to provide access to display WhatsApp icons to send/receive WhatsApp messages.
- Select “WhatsApp Business # field” to allow which fields in selected modules to be considered WhatsApp Business fields.
WhatsApp Module/Number Access to User
- Using Single WhatsApp Business # configuration, any user who has rights given from Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon
>WhatsApp Business Configuration Find “WhatsApp Business module/number Access to user” and Select list of the users to get WhatsApp module access.
General Settings
- This option will be managed from Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon
>WhatsApp Business Configuration Find General Settings.
- In the General Settings you can configure the Country code, WhatsApp Business Window View, Access to show Unknown Message to non-admin Users, and display the status indicating whether it is active or not.
Country Code
- This is an important setting before you start using WhatsApp Business integration. WhatsApp Store phone number with Country Code It means if your phone number is 6308618263 and Country code is +1 then the WhatsApp store number as “16308618263”. If you’ve a record having a phone number without a country code then follow the instructions below.
WhatsApp Business number without country code in Records
- In this scenario, if you want to apply country code as a prefix to all “Phone numbers” of all modules where you have to add the country code in the general setting > country code field in WhatsApp Business configuration page. So whenever a WhatsApp message is sent out from the CRM it will add a Prefix because WhatsApp requires “Country Code” to send a message to a contact. For example : If the connected phone number is “987654321” and the country code is “+1” than WhatsApp Business number becomes “1987654321”
- Record with country code as a prefix : If you already save a record/phone number with country code then In this scenario keep the country code field “Blank”.
WhatsApp Business Window View
- SalesHiker’s WhatsApp Business Integration allows their users to configure the WhatsApp Business Integration Window in Right to Left view which is mostly preferable in the middle east countries. SalesHiker by default supports the Left to Right view.
Show Unknown Message
- If a WhatsApp Business message has been sent by a customer whose number is not in the CRM as a Record and if you want to allow all non-admin users to see those numbers then enable this feature. So all non-admin users can see those messages by clicking on the Global WhatsApp icon and see it under “Message from Unknown numbers”.
Active Status
- This option allows you to show WhatsApp status.If you select the checkbox then it will show your status as active when you are active on WhatsApp otherwise it will not show anything.
Auto Message Responder
- This option will be managed from Setup WhatsApp Business > Gear Icon
>WhatsApp Business Configuration Find Auto Message Responder
- Auto responder will send the predefined message the first time any unknown number sends a message.
- It is helpful to give answers to messages automatically. It means you have just written a message which will be sent automatically to the sender.
- Customers received messages from auto responder message text automatically the first time or after 14 days of no activity.
Analytics
To Access this module click on Analytics from the top menu.
Below screen is the main screen of analytics from where different filters can be applied and get results accordingly.
Send/Receive Statistics
- To check Send/Receive Statistics Go to Analytics and click on ‘Send/Receive Statistics’.
- Send/Receive Statistics for WhatsApp messages typically refers to data on the number of messages sent and received over a specific period. This may include:
- Total Finished Chat
- Total Pending Chat
- Total Sent Message
- Total Received Message
- Total Message
Total Finished Chat
- “Finished Chat” for last sent message from CRM, “Pending Chat” for last received message in CRM
Total Pending Chat
- The number of chat sessions that are still open or awaiting a response.
Total Sent Message
- The total count of messages sent from the system to users.
Total Received Message
- The total number of messages received from users.
Total Message
- The combined count of all sent and received messages.
Broadcast Statistics
- To access Broadcast Statistics Go to Analytics and click on ‘Broadcast Statistics’.
Broadcast Statistics parameters with descriptions:
- Batch Size – The number of messages sent in a single batch during a broadcast.
- Time Interval – The time gap between consecutive message batches to prevent spam detection.
- Your WhatsApp Number – The WhatsApp number used to send the broadcast messages
Chatbot Statistics
- Click on the highlighted button to see Chatbot statistics.
- This Chatbot Statistic option will show total count of “Active Chat” for initiated chat of all customers, “Finished Chat” of chatbot with customer, “Sent Messages” from chatbot, “Received Message” in chatbot And “Total Messages” of all sent/received message of chatbot.
WhatsApp – Meta Usage
- WhatsApp – Meta Usage provides a detailed view of all conversations, both free and chargeable, within the CRM, along with analytics and estimated charges as shown in the below screenshot.
Quick Access
- This is a list of submenus which can be directly accessed from here.
WhatsApp Timeline View
- This menu will redirect to the main page of WhatsApp chat.
WhatsApp Messages
- This will redirect a user to the WhatsApp logs.
WhatsApp Templates
- This option will redirect users to the WhatsApp templates module.
WhatsApp Workflow
- This option will redirect a user to the workflow module where the user can create and manage workflows.
WhatsApp Bot
- This option will redirect a user to the WhatsApp bot page.
Setup WhatsApp
- This menu will redirect a user to the ‘ WhatsApp Connected Users ‘ page where users can Setup WhatsApp for more users.
Select From Number
- To see analytics reports of WhatsApp number or WhatsApp business number, select that number from this dropdown and to see both numbers data select ‘All’ Option.
Duration
- This option allows users to select the duration of the analytics report according to their requirement.
- After selecting one option from the dropdown the report will give the results according to the selected option.
WhatApp Automation (Workflow)
This module can be accessed from Settings > CRM Settings > Automation >Workflows.
Here the list view of the workflow will be visible.
Here the contact updation workflow is activated.
So if the conditions provided in the workflow met properly then workflow will work and update the contact.
- WhatsApp workflow allows sending Automated WhatsApp messages on the trigger event of any module link with the WhatsApp module.
- To add the new workflow click on ‘New Workflow’ to add the new workflow.
- After clicking on the button below the screen will be visible.
Add basic details and select the condition on which you want to fire a workflow.
After adding conditions action should be selected .
From here users can select if they want to create a workflow for WhatsApp or WhatsApp business.
More conditions can be added from the above dropdown.
- The WhatsApp workflow can configure the WhatsApp messages to whom we want to send individually WhatsApp templates to share files or message format, general field, add fields and message.
- In the above workflow whenever conditions will be matched and the contact get updated the user will get a message on WhatsApp/WhatsApp business.
WhatsApp Business Template
Overview
WhatsApp Business Template helps users to create/manage WhatsApp business templates to send template messages using our extension.
Features
- You can add a message template in a specific language when creating a template.
- You can create templates with the “Marketing” or “Utility” or Media Card Carousel category.
- You can create templates with various text, media, and interactive components, based on your business needs.
- You can also see Template Message Preview.
- When you send template create requests, Facebook immediately validates its category using Templates Guidelines.
Create WhatsApp Business Template
Users can create a WhatsApp Business Template in two ways.
- Facebook Developer page
- WhatsApp Business Create Template page
Create WhatsApp Business Template From Facebook Developer page
Users have to go and login to the developer’s Facebook page
Once you login the page click on My App
Once you click on My App the page will look like below screenshot, Click on your SalesHiker App
Once user click on SalesHiker app it will redirect to the App Dashboard, users have to click on WhatsApp in the sidebar > API Setup
Once user click on SalesHiker API setup it will take user to the API setup page, scroll down to step 2 – To create your own message template click here
After clicking on the link, it will open the page displaying a list of the created templates.
Click on create template button.
Users have to select the category, name and language of the Creating template.
After selecting the category and language, and entering the template name, the ‘Continue’ button will be enabled, and the user will have to click on the ‘Continue’ button.
After the user clicks on ‘continue,’ they will be taken to the following page where they can add a header, body, footer, and buttons to the template.
Users can also preview how the message will be displayed. And at last By clicking the ‘submit’ button, the template will be created
Once the template is created, it will be submitted to Facebook for approval, and users can view the status of the created template on the list page under the ‘Status’ column.
Once the template is approved by facebook, Template will automatically sync to the CRM WhatsApp Business Template list.
Category Validation
When submitting a template creation or edit request via API, you must specify a category based on the provided guidelines. The system will validate your selection and assign one of the following statuses:
APPROVED
Indicates that the category is correct, and the template has passed review. The template is now available for use in messages. A message_template_status_update webhook will be triggered with the event set to APPROVED
PENDING
Indicates that the category is correct, but the template is under review. The outcome will be communicated via a message_template_status_update webhook, which will update to either APPROVED or REJECTED.
REJECTED
Indicates that the category is incorrect A message_template_status_update webhook will be triggered with the event set to REJECTED and the reason specified as INCORRECT_CATEGORY.
Next Steps if Rejected
- Submit a new template with the correct category.
- Update the category manually.
- Request a review.
WhatsApp Template
To Create a WhatsApp template click on WhatsAppTemplate.
After clicking on it below the pop up will be open.
Click on the WhatsApp icon ,list view of the WhatsApp template will be open.
To add a new WhatsApp template click on the button named ‘Add Record’.
After clicking on the button below the form will be open.
Create a WhatsApp Business Template
Regular Template
Regular template used to send template messages to contacts in which conversations have been established.
You can send any templates with text, media or video to promote your business / services / products to contacts to their WhatsApp number.
WhatsApp Business Template
WhatsApp Business template used to send template messages to contacts in which conversations have not been established. It means you’ve to first approve templates with WhatsApp and it will take 1-5 days time by WhatsApp to approve templates.
Once the template has been approved by WhatsApp then only you can send template messages to unknown contacts.
Setup Regular WhatsApp Template
To add Regular Template click on the “Regular Template” widget as shown in the below screenshot.
Fill up all the details for the Regular template & click on the “SAVE” button as shown in the below screenshot.
Setup WhatsApp Business Templates
WhatsApp Business Template Category
- Marketing
- Utility
- Media Card Carousel
To create WhatsApp Business Template click on “+ Add WhatsApp Templates” button as shown in below screenshot.
Click on “WhatsApp Template Approved by Facebook” widget as shown in below screenshot.
Enter all details as shown in the below screenshot.
Template Name: Enter the template name with lowercase, numbers, and underscores.
Category: Select template category.
Language: Select template specific language.
Broadcast Title: Headers are optional components that appear at the top of template messages.
Broadcast Title: Select header type for template.
– If you select Header Type TEXT then Enter the Header Text & you can also add the one variable in the header.
– If you select Header Type Media then you can select Media Type like, (Image/Document/Video) & attach media.
Body: Add body text with variables. To Add Variable in body click on “+ Add Variable” button.
Footer: Enter Footer text. Footers are optional that appear immediately after the body component.
Buttons: Select buttons from button type dropdown. Buttons are optional. It’s an interactive component that performs specific actions when tapped.
Limitations:
- You can enter template name with lowercase, numbers & underscores & template name field is limited to 512 characters.
- Header Media Valid values are application/pdf, image/jpeg, image/jpg, image/png, and video/mp4
- The body text field is limited to 1024 characters.
- The footer text field is limited to 60 characters.
- You can add a total of 10 buttons in one template.
- You can add a maximum of 2 Visit Website type buttons.
- You can add only one Copy Offer Code type button.
Marketing
The marketing category in WhatsApp Business templates is used for business-initiated interactions to promote products or services. These templates can help businesses increase awareness, drive sales, and more
Here in the marketing category there are two category types .
- Custom
- Send promotions or announcements to increase awareness and engagement.
- This template is good forWelcome messages, promotions, offers, coupons, newsletters, announcements
- Template areas that you can customiseHeader, body, footer, button
- Flows
- Send a form to capture customer interests, appointment requests or run surveys.
- This template is good for Sign-ups, promotions, surveys, appointments
- Template areas that you can customiseForm, body, button
Custom
Create Custom Template :
During the creation of flow templates, certain fields must be completed to ensure proper configuration. These fields include:
- Language: Select the preferred language for the template to ensure it aligns with the audience’s linguistic needs.
- Modules: Specify the relevant modules associated with the flow template to categorize or streamline its functionality.
- Broadcast Title and Details: In a separate section, provide:
- Broadcast Title: A concise and clear name for the broadcast to identify its purpose.
- Details: Additional information or description to elaborate on the intent or context of the broadcast.
Steps to Create a New Marketing Template using custom template type.
- Template Name: Enter a unique name (no spaces or capital letters).
- Template Category: Select Marketing.
- Template Type: Choose Custom .
- Language Selection:Select the desired language.
- Select Module: Select Module for which you want to create this WhatsApp business template.
- Broadcast Title: This is optional if the user wants to Show their company’s name or anything that can be entered here.
- Media Upload: Add images for each card.
- Enter a message in the body which you want to send to any user through this template.
Message Preview will be displayed as mentioned in below screen.
To send template create requests on Facebook side click on “Save & Send” button as shown in below screenshot.
Once you click on ‘Save & Send,’ a request will be sent to meta for template approval. Until it is approved, the status will be shown as ‘Pending.
Once it is approved by Meta, the status will be updated to ‘Approved.’
You can also edit the template from listview as shown in the screenshot below.
You can view the template if it has been rejected by Meta, as shown in the screenshot below.
Flow
Steps to Create a New Marketing Template using Flow template type.
- Template Name: Choose a unique name (no spaces or capital letters)..
- Template Category: Select Marketing.
- Template Type: Choose Flow Template .
- Language Selection:Pick the preferred language.
- Flow Structure:
- Welcome Message: Greet the user and introduce the offer or campaign.
- Media Cards: Display product images, descriptions, and pricing.
- Interactive Buttons:
- Quick Reply: (“Show More Offers,” “Book Now”).
- URL Button: (“Shop Now,” “View Website”).
- Follow-Up Message: Send a reminder or discount offer if no response.
- Media Upload: Add images, videos, or documents for a richer experience.
- Confirmation Message: Acknowledge the user’s choice and provide the next steps.
- Save & Submit: Meta will review the template for approval.
These fields are integral to structuring an effective and user-friendly flow template.
In the screenshot below, the detailed view of the flow is displayed.
This view showcases all the information entered by the user during the flow creation process. It includes key details such as the message body, recipient fields, and any specific parameters or customization added. This summary provides a comprehensive overview, ensuring that the flow setup aligns with the intended configuration.
The highlighted message corresponds exactly to the message content displayed in the “Body” section and the “WhatsApp Message to Send” fields in the detailed view of the WhatsApp template. This ensures consistency between the template details and the actual message received in the chat. The recipient can view the intended message as formatted and structured during the template creation.
The received flow template message will appear on the recipient’s side in a clear and structured format. It will display all the relevant information as entered by the sender, ensuring easy readability and accessibility for the recipient. The design will maintain consistency with the sender’s message flow while adapting it for seamless viewing on the recipient’s end.
As displayed in the screenshot above, there is a button labeled ‘View Flow’. By clicking on this button, the user will be directed to the screen shown below.
On this screen, the user will be required to fill in their details, including Name and Email. Once the information is entered, the user can proceed by clicking on the ‘Continue’ button to move to the next step. This ensures the system captures essential user details for further interaction or communication.
After clicking the “Continue” button, the user will be directed to the next screen, as shown below.
In this screen, the user will be prompted to select their areas of interest by checking the boxes next to their preferred topics. Once the user has selected their interests, they can click the “Confirm” button to submit their response. This step ensures that the user’s preferences are captured for personalized recommendations or further actions.
Once the user clicks on the “Confirm” button, the system will generate a response in PDF format. This PDF will contain all the details submitted by the user in the form, organized in a clear and professional layout. The content of the PDF will match the data displayed on the confirmation screen, ensuring accuracy and completeness. The user can then download or view this PDF as shown in the accompanying screenshot.
The response will display the information entered by the user in the form. This includes all the fields filled out by the user, such as name, email,and interested areas provided. The displayed details will be formatted in an organized manner, reflecting the exact entries made during the form submission process. This ensures transparency and allows for review or confirmation of the submitted data.
Note: Flow category type message only be displayed in mobile WhatsApp, it will not be displayed in Web WhatsApp view.
Media Card Carousel
A WhatsApp Carousel Template lets businesses showcase multiple products, offers, or services in a scrollable format. Each card includes an image, title, description, and call-to-action (CTA) buttons (e.g., “Buy Now” or “Visit Website”), making it easy for users to explore options and take action. It’s perfect for displaying different product angles, variations, or collections, creating an engaging and seamless shopping experience within WhatsApp.
The goal of this setup is to create a highly interactive and engaging experience for WhatsApp users, allowing them to click on buttons, view images, and interact with content dynamically.
Key features of this interaction include:
- Horizontal Scroll: A scrolling functionality is available within the chat.
- Navigation Between Offers: The user can click on the horizontal scroll buttons to view previous and next offers conveniently.
This design ensures an interactive and seamless browsing experience for users to explore multiple offers within the same chat interface.
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create and submit a Carousel Template message. Once submitted, Meta will review and approve the template within a few seconds.
Steps to Create a New Media Card Carousel Template
- Template Name: Enter a unique name (without spaces or capital letters).
- Template Category: Choose Media Card Carousel.
- Language Selection: Choose the preferred language.
- Add Cards: Include multiple cards with text, images, and buttons.
- Buttons:
- Quick Reply: Predefined responses (e.g., “Book Now”).
- URL Button: Clickable links (e.g., “Explore More”).
- Textbox: Enter template text to guide users.
- Media Upload: Add images for each card.
- Click on Save & Send.
Send Media Card Carousel Template Message Preview as shown in the screen below.
When a user receives the message, it will be displayed as shown in the screen below.
Utility
Here in the Utility category there are two category types .
Custom
- Send messages about an existing order or account.
- This template is good for Order confirmations, account update, receipts, appointment reminders, billing
- Template areas that you can customise Header, body, footer, button
The highlighted message demonstrates the Utility category with a Custom message type.
Flow
- Flow Message is a new interactive message type introduced by WhatsApp that allows businesses to create multi-step, interactive forms inside WhatsApp chats.
- Send a form to collect feedback, send reminders or manage orders.
- This template is good for Customer support, surveys
- Template areas that you can customise Form, body, button It enables:
- Seamless two-way interaction
- Multiple question forms
- Dropdown selections
- Button-based navigation
- Payment collection
To create a custom WhatsApp message template in the Utility category, follow these steps:
Steps to Create a Utility Custom Template:
- Template Name: Enter a unique name (without spaces or capital letters).
- Template Category: Select Utility.
- Template Type: Choose Custom Template.
- Language Selection: Choose the preferred language.
- Template Structure:
- Header: Add a title (optional: include an image, video, or document).
- Body: Main content of the message (e.g., transaction details, appointment updates).
- Footer: Additional information or disclaimers (optional).
- Buttons:
- Quick Reply: (“Confirm,” “Need Help,” “Cancel Request”).
- Call-to-Action (CTA) Button:
- URL Button:(“View Order,” “Track Shipment”).
- Phone Button: (“Call Support”).
- Media Upload: Attach images, receipts, or documents if required.
- Click Save & Submit: Meta will review and approve the template.
And the received message will be displayed as shown below.
To create an effective WhatsApp message template for the Utility category with a flow type, follow these steps:
Steps to Create a Utility Flow Template:
- Template Name: Enter a unique name (no spaces or capital letters).
- Template Category: Select Utility.
- Template Type: Choose Flow Template.
- Language Selection: Pick the preferred language.
- Flow Structure:
- Welcome Message: Acknowledge the user’s request (e.g., order tracking, appointment updates).
- Quick Reply Options: Allow users to select their required service.
- Media Cards (if needed): Additional information or disclaimers (optional).
- Call-to-Action (CTA) Buttons:
- Quick Reply: (“Track Order,” “Reschedule Appointment”).
- URL Button: (“View Details,” “Chat with Support”).
- Final Confirmation: Confirm completion of the process or provide further assistance.
- Media Upload: Attach receipts, tickets, or relevant documents if necessary.
- Click Save & Submit: Meta will review and approve the template.
To create flow type utility template messages, users have to create flow in meta , once it is published from meta user can use existing flow.
To Send Utility flow type message, the user has to click on template “WhatsApp Business Icon” to select template and send.
Sent Utility flow type will be displayed as mentioned in below screen.
When a customer receives a utility flow type to share feedback, a message will be displayed as below screen.
Users can enter detail in feedback form and click on continue to next feedback for rating.
The following screen demonstrates the selection of ratings.
Selected ratings will be highlighted with green text.
Once feedback is submitted, it will be displayed as below.
When the user clicks on the “Share Feedback” button, it will show submitted feedback.
How to Use WhatsApp Chatbot?
WhatsApp chatbot for SalesHiker is Automated tools along with manual send/receive message to WhatsApp contact from SalesHiker.
How to Setup a WhatsApp Chatbot?
To access WhatsApp bot click on WhatsApp Bot in the top navigation bar.
To Access bot for WhatsApp click on below icon.
Clicking on this WhatsApp icon from the bot pop up below screen will appear.
In this WhatsApp bot screen the list of WhatsApp bot will be visible.
Creating a New Bot
When you click on the “Add New Bot” button, you have two options to create a bot:
- Select from Existing Bot Templates
- A list of pre-designed bot templates will be displayed.
- Browse through the available templates and select one that fits your needs.
- Once selected, proceed with customization and configuration.
- Create a Bot from Scratch
- Click on the “Add New Bot” button again.
- Enter the required details, such as bot name and purpose.
- Configure the bot settings as per your requirements.
After completing the setup, your bot will be created and ready for use.
- Users can edit, duplicate and delete WhatsApp Bot by clicking on related icons.
- Users can view the chat for that flow by clicking on the Chat log according to Bot ID.
- Chats display the total numbers of the message conversations for that bot from different numbers.
- Users can see the modified date and time of the conversation for the flow which is displayed in the Date of conversation column.
Search in WhatsApp Bot Listing
- Users can edit, duplicate and delete WhatsApp Bot by clicking on related icons.
How to Create a Chatbot Button?
- Users can design a WhatsApp Chat button to place on your website integrated with the WhatsApp Chatbot.
- Users can create a Chatbot button for their website by clicking on the WhatsApp Bot Settings icon > WhatsApp Chat Button > WhatsApp Bot Button Setting.
Keywords
- Keywords are used to initiate a bot.
- Multiple bot can be activated simultaneously so the user can initiate multiple bot by entering keywords.
- For example , When a customer sends a message ‘Hi Education’ – then Education bot will initiate.
- When a customer sends a message ‘Hi Real State’ – then the Education bot will initiate. so on for other industries .
- Users have to fill in all the required details to design the Chatbot button and select the scanned number and save it.
- After that users have to copy that script and paste it to their website where this Chatbot button is required to display.
How to use WhatsApp Bot template?
- Users can use template from the created bot by clicking on the “Add New Bot” button, and selecting available template.
- You can use predefined templates offered by the SalesHiker team for WhatsApp. You’ve 2 options: either Create Bot from Scratch or Select template for available WhatsApp Bot.
By clicking on ‘Add New Boat’ below the screen will be open.
- Select the “Assigned To” user, and that user scans the WhatsApp number.
- “Select Number for Bot” drop list will show the scanned WhatsApp number of the user according to the “Assigned To” user.
- Select WhatsApp Number for bot from “Select Number for Bot”.
- “Select Number for Bot” drop list will show a scanned number which is accessible to the user.
- Enter Bot Name.
- Add Start Node for designing bot flow
- Create Flow by using Question/Response, CRM Action, and Variables according to your business requirement.
- Connect End Node for designing bot flow
- Save Bot By clicking on the “Save” button.
- Enable Bot for connected WhatsApp number.
Note: WhatsApp Bot will enable only for those users who have rights to scan selected WhatsApp numbers from Setup WhatsApp > Gear Icon
Keywords
Key words can be added to bot which can be used while users want to search any bot by the keyword.
How to Build/Design Flow for WhatsApp Chatbot?
- Users can set the flow according to the requirements for the Bot.
Basic:
- Start: Use this node when you start designing the Bot flow.
- End: Use this node when you end designing the Bot flow.
NOTE : Bot must start with a choice question.
Question/Response:
- With this feature, users can set various types of questions in flow to ask customers.
- Add a Condition to check it against a response from a customer in Bot.
Question/Response Action Settings:
- Quick Actions for Added Questions/Responses and CRM Actions:
- Users can edit, delete, and create duplicate questions/responses and CRM actions added to the bot by click on the icons shown below
- Text/Response:
- Message Type:
- Regular message – This is a regular message type format sent to customers from the Bot.
- WhatsApp Response – This message type will display responses to customers in WhatsApp format.
- Copy from Variables: Select variable to add or copy to the message which converts to actual value when sent message to customer.
- Response Text/Question: Type a message as a response or ask a question to the customer.
- Format: Select any format like text, number, email and date for response.
- Note: To validate NUMBER, EMAIL, DATE format, you can use same name variable in English as “number”, “email”, “date”
- Response file: Send an Image as a response to the customer along with text.
- Response copy to variable: Copy the customer’s answer to the question from bot to variable, which can be used to store in CRM or reply to a customer on various stages of Bot flow.
- Message Type:
- Choice Question
- Message Type:
- Regular message – This message type will display responses to customers in WhatsApp Regular format.
- Question/Response: Add a question for the flow according to your choice.
- Add Option: Add an option for the question according to your choice.
- Condition: User can add condition for the question if it’s true then it will fire the value which is set.
- Variable: Select a variable like number, email, date or description for the value.
- Condition: Select the condition for the question like a value equal to Apple etc.
- Enter Value: Enter value according to variable type selected.
- Transfer condition:When the user selects the Transfer condition, the bot will transfer the chat to an agent and switch from robotic to manual mode.
CRM
- CRM Action: With CRM Action, you can create/search and update records to or from CRM.
- CRM Action Setting:
- Select an Action: Select an Action should allow the user to select various operations on CRM.
- Create a Record – It allows you to create records in CRM from responses from the customers.
- Search a Record – It allows you to search records from CRM from the value passed to the CRM field.
- Update a Record – It allows you to update an existing record in the CRM with the values the user has set to update in the bot.
- Modules: Select a module to search/create/update a record to or from CRM.
- Assign value to SalesHiker fields to create/search/update:
- SalesHiker field—Select SalesHiker fields to copy value to SalesHiker fields from available variables.
- Saved variables—Select available variables used to store the customer’s input from the chatbot’s questions.
- Save variable (Response) from the SalesHiker field: On create/search/update on CRM, it will return the selected field value to the customer to be displayed in the WhatsApp bot.
- Copy to variable—Select variable type as name, email, date, or description for copy variable.
- Copy from SalesHiker Field—Select fields for copying variables from the SalesHiker field.
- Select an Action: Select an Action should allow the user to select various operations on CRM.
- CRM Action Setting:
- Variables: Variables used to copy answers from customers using bot like their name,email, phone etc. This will be used to map with respected CRM fields to Add/Search To or From CRM.
Add Variable Pop-up:
- Variable Name: Enter name for Variable
- Description: Enter Description for Variable
- In the final response, the user has the option to print a response for all UI types included.
- Users can Clear all the added actions by clicking on the Clear option and also duplicate the created Bot from the Flow Builder.
- Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons are also there for the flow builder.
- Save or Cancel the Created bot by clicking on the save or cancel button
Limitations of WhatsApp Business Chatbot
- When designing a WhatsApp chatbot using a flow builder, it’s essential to be aware of the platform’s limitations regarding interactive elements like buttons and lists:
- Buttons:
- Maximum Number: You can include up to 3 reply buttons in a single message.
- Character Limit: Each button’s text is limited to 24 characters.
- Lists:
- Options Limit: A list message can contain up to 10 options.
- Selection: Users can select only one option at a time from a list message.
- Buttons:
- When you click on the radio button, the bot will disconnect. Additionally, if the scan number is disconnected, the status will show as ‘Disconnected’.
How to Convert Chat to Manual / Robotic Mode?
- Clicking on this will stop automatic conversation from the Bot to the selected customer number.
- If Chat is initiated for any number, then only the Chatbot icon will be displayed on the Chat timeline screen. Otherwise, the Chatbot icon will not be displayed.
- If the initiated Chatbot flow ends with the conversation for the number, then the Chatbot icon will disappear for that number from the Chat timeline screen. And again if the user starts a conversation via Chatbot flow then the Chatbot icon will appear again for that number.
Bot Ideal Time
- This option will work if the user selects 5 minutes as Bot Ideal Time and Conversation mode is in Manual mode and if the user is not sending any new message within 5 minutes from last sent message then Conversation mode will change to Robotic mode automatically.
- User can set Bot ideal time from Set Up WhatsApp > Gear Icon
in WhatsApp configuration go to general settings .Look for Bot ideal Time.
- Note: It will automatically enable Robotic mode if the difference b/w Send Message from CRM and receive message is more than Bot Ideal Time.
How does WhatsApp Chatbot work?
Note: It must be activated for Multiple WhatsApp Numbers for users.
- Users can activate or in-active WhatsApp Bot by clicking the ON/OFF button accordingly.
- Users can also sort Bot Names alphabetically.
How does the WhatsApp Chatbot for the Support team work ?
- Activate “Support Bot” to connect your WhatsApp Number.
When you start messaging as “Any message”, Bot will auto-respond according to the flow.
- Select the “Support” choice as its set flow for that.
- Enter Name, Email and Phone Number, that will create contact according to the details you entered detail as its set CRM Action in flow.
- Enter your choice “To create a new ticket” or “Status of existing ticket”.
- If you select “Create New Ticket” by entering number as 1 will ask to describe your concern.
- It will create a ticket in CRM against your concern.
- Or If you select “Status of your existing Ticket” by enter number as 2 will ask you to enter the ticket number to show ticket status.