Azure Mail Integration (Azure Mailbox Scan Method)

This is a legacy guide – we recommend using our guide 'Office 365/Azure Mailbox Setup' for the most comprehensive and up to date setup information. In this guide we will cover: – How to set up a Mailbox in Halo using the Azure Mailbox scan method Note: Incoming mail can take up to 5 minutes to […]

Applying Rules To Incoming Emails

In the HaloCRM platform, you can set email rules to specify different outcomes based on criteria for emails that come into the system. There are several different types of email rules that you can use in the HaloCRM platform, which are set up by heading to the Configuration > Channels > Email and clicking into 'Email […]

Live Chat Functionality

How to use the live chat functionality in Halo. The live chat functionality means that agents can communicate with contacts in real-time. The live chat can be embedded into your own website as well as being available on Halo's self-service portal. We have added optional, out-of-the-box automations to the live chat so that some enquiries […]

Call Pop-Up for Microsoft Teams

In this guide we will cover: – Configuring the Teams Admin Centre – Configuring each User Admin Guides: General Settings (Call Management) Related Guides: Call Management Microsoft Teams Integration This guide takes you through how to configure Microsoft Teams to launch the Halo call screen when answering inbound calls from Teams. Configuring the Teams Admin […]

IPECS Integration

In this guide we will cover: – What is the IPECS Integration? – Enabling Call Management – Connecting IPECS What is the IPECS Integration? IPECS can be integrated with Halo to display the call screen when a call is received from IPECS. Enabling Call Management First, we want to ensure that your Call Management module […]

Locate your Facebook Business Manager ID (FB BM ID)

A Facebook Business account is not the Facebook page. The Facebook Business Manager ID ("FB BM ID") will be needed when submitting the request for WhatsApp access, as it is used by WhatsApp to identify your business. If you don't already have a Facebook Business Manager account, you must create one at business.facebook.com. If you […]

Date Formatting on Email Templates Using $-variables

By default when using $-variables to populate dates (e.g. date occurred), it will use the following format DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM tt.   21/09/2023 15:50 PM.    Please note that capitalisation of letter within the brackets is case sensitive and if used differently to above will affect the outcome of the format.    You can use {} […]

Setting Up Emails

IMPORTANT: Adding a new mailbox will remove ALL emails from the inbox and turn them into tickets, deleting the emails in the process. Depending on your configuration, it may also send acknowledgement emails out of these tickets. For this reason it is recommended that you start with an empty mailbox.  Start by opening the Configuration […]

Internal Conversations In Halo

This guide details different ways to loop other agents into tickets in your Halo instance. Looping In Your Colleagues With Mention @ Functionality In your Halo instance, you have the ability to mention agents or teams using the @ mentioning functionality. This can be hidden from the user or not depending on the action used […]

Setting Up Email Templates

Email templates are applied against messages sent out from Halo. These are set on action level so that you can have different templates for different occasions (e.g. replying vs closing, approval emails or sending quotes). If you are utilising multi-brand functionality, Halo will take the brand email overrides – so the branding will be correct. […]