Oracle® Interaction Blending: Implementation Guide Release 12.2

Oracle® Interaction Blending
Implementation Guide
Release 12.2
Part No. E49098-01
September 2013
Oracle Interaction Blending Implementation Guide, Release 12.2
Part No. E49098-01
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Contents
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Preface
1 Introduction
Oracle Interaction Blending Overview..................................................................................... 1-1
2 Dependencies and Integration Points

Mandatory Dependencies......................................................................................................... 2-1
Installing Oracle Interaction Blending..................................................................................... 2-2
Accessing Oracle Interaction Blending.....................................................................................2-2
3 Implementation Tasks
Implementation Task Sequence............................................................................................... 3-1
Defining an Administrator....................................................................................................... 3-3
4 Administration Tasks
Interaction Blending Service Levels ........................................................................................ 4-1
Interaction Blending Service Plans........................................................................................... 4-5
5 Profile Options
Setting System Profile Options.................................................................................................5-1
Blending Profile Options.......................................................................................................... 5-3
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6 Server Parameters
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 6-1
Interaction Blending Server Parameters................................................................................... 6-1
Interaction Blending Advanced Server Settings...................................................................... 6-3
Index
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Preface
Intended Audience
Welcome to Release 12.2 of the Oracle Interaction Blending Implementation Guide.
This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of the following:
• The principles and customary practices of your business area
• Oracle Interaction Blending
• Oracle Applications
• The Oracle Applications graphical user interface
To learn more about the Oracle Applications graphical user interface, read the Oracle
E-Business Suite User's Guide.
See Related Information Sources on page viii for more Oracle E-Business Suite product
information.
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Structure
1 Introduction
2 Dependencies and Integration Points
3 Implementation Tasks
4 Administration Tasks
5 Profile Options
6 Server Parameters
Related Information Sources
Integration Repository
The Oracle Integration Repository is a compilation of information about the service
endpoints exposed by the Oracle E-Business Suite of applications. It provides a
complete catalog of Oracle E-Business Suite's business service interfaces. The tool lets
users easily discover and deploy the appropriate business service interface for
integration with any system, application, or business partner.
The Oracle Integration Repository is shipped as part of the E-Business Suite. As your
instance is patched, the repository is automatically updated with content appropriate
for the precise revisions of interfaces in your environment.
You can navigate to the Oracle Integration Repository through Oracle E-Business Suite
Integrated SOA Gateway.
Online Documentation
All Oracle E-Business Suite documentation is available online (HTML or PDF).
• PDF - See the Oracle E-Business Suite Documentation Library for current PDF
documentation for your product with each release. The Oracle E-Business Suite
Documentation Library is also available on My Oracle Support and is updated
frequently.
• Online Help - Online help patches (HTML) are available on My Oracle Support.
• Release Notes - For information about changes in this release, including new
features, known issues, and other details, see the release notes for the relevant
product, available on My Oracle Support.
• Oracle Electronic Technical Reference Manual - The Oracle Electronic Technical

Reference Manual (eTRM) contains database diagrams and a detailed description of
database tables, forms, reports, and programs for each Oracle E-Business Suite
product. This information helps you convert data from your existing applications
and integrate Oracle E-Business Suite data with non-Oracle applications, and write
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custom reports for Oracle E-Business Suite products. The Oracle eTRM is available
on My Oracle Support.
Guides Related to All Products
Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide

This guide explains how to enter data, query, run reports, and navigate using the
graphical user interface (GUI) available with this release of Oracle Projects (and any
other Oracle E-Business Suite products). This guide also includes information on setting
user profiles, as well as running and reviewing reports and concurrent programs.
You can access this user's guide online by choosing "Getting Started with Oracle
Applications" from any Oracle Applications help file.
Guides Related to This Product
Oracle Advanced Inbound Telephony Implementation Guide

Oracle Advanced Inbound Telephony enables telesales and teleservice agents and
collectors to route, queue, and distribute callbacks for customer calls received over the
phone and the web. It enables computer telephony integration to third-party telephony
platforms. You can also transfer or conference a call and its application data from one
agent to another.
Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony Implementation Guide

Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony provides multiple automated dialing methods
and extensive list management controls that improve the penetration and efficiency of
outbound calling campaigns and maximize the productivity of interaction center
agents. It integrates with Oracle Customer Interaction History to provide feedback that
marketing professionals can use to analyze and measure the success of the marketing
campaign.
Oracle Diagnostics Framework User's Guide

This guide contains information on implementing, administering, and developing
diagnostics tests for Oracle E-Business Suite using the Oracle Diagnostics Framework.
Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway User's Guide

This guide describes how users can browse and view the integration interface
definitions and services that reside in Oracle Integration Repository.
Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Implementation Guide

This guide explains the details of how integration repository administrators can manage
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and administer the entire service enablement process based on the service-oriented
architecture (SOA) for both native packaged public integration interfaces and composite
services - BPEL type. It also describes how to invoke Web services from Oracle
E-Business Suite by working with Oracle Workflow Business Event System, manage
Web service security, and monitor SOAP messages.
Oracle Universal Work Queue Implementation Guide

Oracle Universal Work Queue supports queued, prioritized distribution and delivery of
work, and work methods. It enables agents to access application work from a queue,
initiate their real-time session and connect with their assigned media providers. It
supplements Oracle Interaction History information to create a complete picture of
agents' sessions. This guide describes how to implement Oracle Universal Work Queue
and integrate with Oracle E-Business Suite applications.
Oracle Interaction Center Server Manager Implementation Guide

Oracle Interaction Center Server Manager is the Java server process that runs on every
Oracle Interaction Center machine. It enables you to balance load by creating server
groups and configuring multiple server processes for them or assign servers to a
standby system of nodes that you create by installing and running Oracle Interaction
Center Server Manager on computers. You can add IP addresses to a node, refresh
parameters of servers and server groups while the server is working, and use the Unit
Test Server utility to test the validity of the CTI and switch integration. This guide also
describes how to diagnose and troubleshoot operational issues.
Installation and System Administration
Oracle Alert User's Guide

This guide explains how to define periodic and event alerts to monitor the status of
your Oracle E-Business Suite data.
Oracle E-Business Suite Concepts

This book is intended for all those planning to deploy Oracle E-Business Suite Release
12.2, or contemplating significant changes to a configuration. After describing the
Oracle E-Business Suite architecture and technology stack, it focuses on strategic topics,
giving a broad outline of the actions needed to achieve a particular goal, plus the
installation and configuration choices that may be available.
Oracle E-Business Suite CRM System Administrator's Guide

This manual describes how to implement the CRM Technology Foundation (JTT) and
use its System Administrator Console.
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Oracle E-Business Suite Developer's Guide
This guide contains the coding standards followed by the Oracle E-Business Suite
development staff. It describes the Oracle Application Object Library components
needed to implement the Oracle E-Business Suite user interface described in the Oracle
E-Business Suite User Interface Standards for Forms-Based Products. It also provides
information to help you build your custom Oracle Forms Developer forms so that they
integrate with Oracle E-Business Suite. In addition, this guide has information for
customizations in features such as concurrent programs, flexfields, messages, and
logging.
Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install

This book is intended for use by anyone who is responsible for installing or upgrading
Oracle E-Business Suite. It provides instructions for running Rapid Install either to carry
out a fresh installation of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2, or as part of an upgrade
to Release 12.2.
Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Guide

This guide contains information about the strategies, tasks, and troubleshooting
activities that can be used to help ensure an Oracle E-Business Suite system keeps
running smoothly, together with a comprehensive description of the relevant tools and
utilities. It also describes how to patch a system, with recommendations for optimizing
typical patching operations and reducing downtime.
Oracle E-Business Suite Security Guide

This guide contains information on a comprehensive range of security-related topics,
including access control, user management, function security, data security, and
auditing. It also describes how Oracle E-Business Suite can be integrated into a single
sign-on environment.
Oracle E-Business Suite Setup Guide

This guide contains information on system configuration tasks that are carried out
either after installation or whenever there is a significant change to the system. The
activities described include defining concurrent programs and managers, enabling
Oracle Applications Manager features, and setting up printers and online help.
Oracle E-Business Suite User Interface Standards for Forms-Based Products

This guide contains the user interface (UI) standards followed by the Oracle E-Business
Suite development staff. It describes the UI for the Oracle E-Business Suite products and
tells you how to apply this UI to the design of an application built by using Oracle
Forms.
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Other Implementation Documentation
Oracle Diagnostics Framework User's Guide

This manual contains information on implementing and administering diagnostics tests
for Oracle E-Business Suite using the Oracle Diagnostics Framework.
Oracle E-Business Suite Flexfields Guide

This guide provides flexfields planning, setup and reference information for the Oracle
Projects implementation team, as well as for users responsible for the ongoing
maintenance of Oracle E-Business Suite product data. This guide also provides
information on creating custom reports on flexfields data.
Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Implementation Guide

This guide explains the details of how integration repository administrators can manage
and administer the entire service enablement process based on the service-oriented
architecture (SOA) for both native packaged public integration interfaces and composite
services - BPEL type. It also describes how to invoke Web services from Oracle
E-Business Suite by working with Oracle Workflow Business Event System, manage
Web service security, and monitor SOAP messages.
Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway User's Guide

This guide describes how users can browse and view the integration interface
definitions and services that reside in Oracle Integration Repository.
Oracle E-Business Suite Multiple Organizations Implementation Guide

This guide describes how to set up and use Oracle Projects with the Multiple
Organization feature for Oracle E-Business Suite, so you can define and support
different organization structures when running a single installation of Oracle Projects.
Oracle iSetup User's Guide

This guide describes how to use Oracle iSetup to migrate data between different
instances of the Oracle E-Business Suite and generate reports. It also includes
configuration information, instance mapping, and seeded templates used for data
migration.
Oracle Workflow Administrator's Guide

This guide explains how to complete the setup steps necessary for any product that
includes workflow-enabled processes. It also describes how to manage workflow
processes and business events using Oracle Applications Manager, how to monitor the
progress of runtime workflow processes, and how to administer notifications sent to
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workflow users.
Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide

This guide explains how to define new workflow business processes and customize
existing workflow processes embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite. It also describes how
to define and customize business events and event subscriptions.
Oracle Workflow User's Guide

This guide describes how Oracle E-Business Suite users can view and respond to
workflow notifications and monitor the progress of their workflow processes.
Oracle XML Publisher Administration and Developer's Guide

Oracle XML Publisher is a template-based reporting solution that merges XML data
with templates in RTF or PDF format to produce outputs to meet a variety of business
needs. Outputs include: PDF, HTML, Excel, RTF, and eText (for EDI and EFT
transactions). Oracle XML Publisher can be used to generate reports based on existing
Oracle E-Business Suite report data, or you can use Oracle XML Publisher's data
extraction engine to build your own queries. Oracle XML Publisher also provides a
robust set of APIs to manage delivery of your reports via e-mail, fax, secure FTP,
printer, WebDav, and more. This guide describes how to set up and administer Oracle
XML Publisher as well as how to use the Application Programming Interface to build
custom solutions. This guide is available through the Oracle E-Business Suite online
help.
Oracle XML Publisher Report Designer's Guide

Oracle XML Publisher is a template-based reporting solution that merges XML data
with templates in RTF or PDF format to produce a variety of outputs to meet a variety
of business needs. Using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat as the design tool, you can
create pixel-perfect reports from the Oracle E-Business Suite. Use this guide to design
your report layouts. This guide is available through the Oracle E-Business Suite online
help.
Training and Support
Training
Oracle offers a complete set of training courses to help you master your product and
reach full productivity quickly. These courses are organized into functional learning
paths, so you take only those courses appropriate to your job or area of responsibility.
You have a choice of educational environments. You can attend courses offered by
Oracle University at any of our many Education Centers, you can arrange for our
trainers to teach at your facility, or you can use Oracle Learning Network (OLN), Oracle
University's online education utility. In addition, Oracle training professionals can tailor
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standard courses or develop custom courses to meet your needs. For example, you may
want to use your organization structure, terminology, and data as examples in a
customized training session delivered at your own facility.
Support
From on-site support to central support, our team of experienced professionals provides
the help and information you need to keep your product working for you. This team
includes your Technical Representative, Account Manager, and Oracle's large staff of
consultants and support specialists with expertise in your business area, managing an
Oracle server, and your hardware and software environment.
Do Not Use Database Tools to Modify Oracle E-Business Suite Data

Oracle STRONGLY RECOMMENDS that you never use SQL*Plus, Oracle Data
Browser, database triggers, or any other tool to modify Oracle E-Business Suite data
unless otherwise instructed.
Oracle provides powerful tools you can use to create, store, change, retrieve, and
maintain information in an Oracle database. But if you use Oracle tools such as
SQL*Plus to modify Oracle E-Business Suite data, you risk destroying the integrity of
your data and you lose the ability to audit changes to your data.
Because Oracle E-Business Suite tables are interrelated, any change you make using an
Oracle E-Business Suite form can update many tables at once. But when you modify
Oracle E-Business Suite data using anything other than Oracle E-Business Suite, you
may change a row in one table without making corresponding changes in related tables.
If your tables get out of synchronization with each other, you risk retrieving erroneous
information and you risk unpredictable results throughout Oracle E-Business Suite.
When you use Oracle E-Business Suite to modify your data, Oracle E-Business Suite
automatically checks that your changes are valid. Oracle E-Business Suite also keeps
track of who changes information. If you enter information into database tables using
database tools, you may store invalid information. You also lose the ability to track who
has changed your information because SQL*Plus and other database tools do not keep a
record of changes.
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1
Introduction
This chapter covers the following topics:

• Oracle Interaction Blending Overview
Oracle Interaction Blending Overview

Oracle Interaction Blending is a server in an interaction center server group that
delivers media (Web callbacks, and outbound telephony) to agents through the Oracle
Universal Work Queue work selector according to service levels set in a service plan.
Service levels define the goals for servicing contact channels. Service plans specify the
desired level of service for a particular time of day. Service levels are assigned to time
intervals in a service plan.
Service Plan
Service plans specify the desired level of service for a particular time of day. You can set
service levels for one or more days of the week (for example, Monday, weekdays, or
weekends). You can also set service levels for a specific date (such as, a holiday or the
first day of a marketing campaign), referred to as an exception date. Service levels set
for an exception date override the service set for the day.
Inbound service plans are applied to one or more inbound contact channels
(classifications). Outbound service plans are applied to one or more outbound contact
channels (campaigns). Service plans are also applied to a specific media type (for
example, Web callbacks). Oracle Interaction Blending server delivers media to agents
assigned to the contact channels according to the service levels set in the service plan.
You can create as many service plans as are required to accommodate the activities in
your interaction center. For example, if you create separate inbound service plans for
different classifications, then agents will be moved between classifications based on the
service levels set in the service plans. If you create inbound and outbound service plans,
then agents will be moved between classifications and campaigns based on the service
levels set in the service plans. Service plans are shared among the Oracle Interaction
Introduction 1-1
Blending servers.
Use the Oracle Interaction Blending administration console to set up service plans.
Regional Service Plans

Regional service plans are used to apply a different service plan to local sites in a
multi-site interaction center. Regional plans are created within a service plan and
assigned to the server group for the local site.
Service Level
Service levels define the goals for servicing contact channels and are assigned to time
intervals in a service plan.
Full-service level blending for inbound telephony is not supported because Oracle
Advanced Inbound Telephony no longer supports active mode call routing. Full-service
level blending remains available for both outbound campaigns and for inbound Web
callback, which use Oracle Advanced Inbound Telephony routing.
There are two types of service levels: inbound and outbound. Inbound service levels
specify the percentage of inbound contacts to be serviced within a time threshold (for
example, 80% of the inbound calls to be answered within 60 seconds) and the maximum
wait time. Outbound service levels specify the number of outbound contacts to be
serviced within a time period (for example, 200 transactions). Each type of service level
indicates a minimum number agents to be available for contact when meeting the
service level.
Oracle Interaction Blending first assigns the minimum number of agents and then, the
number of agents required to meet the service level. For inbound service levels, calls
that are not handled with the service threshold are recommended to an available agent
before the end of the maximum wait time.
Inbound Service Level Example
Answer 80% of all calls in 30 seconds. No one (of the 20% who were not answered
within 30 seconds) should wait more than two minutes. Always keep one agent ready
for an inbound contact.
• 80% in 30 seconds.
• Maximum wait time: 120 seconds.
• Minimum Agents: 1
Outbound Service Level Example

Attempt 550 contacts per hour. Always keep five agents calling.
• Hourly Rate: 550
• Minimum Agents: 5
1-2 Oracle Interaction Blending Implementation Guide

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Dependencies and Integration Points

• Mandatory Dependencies
• Installing Oracle Interaction Blending
• Accessing Oracle Interaction Blending
Mandatory Dependencies
Mandatory dependencies are required in order for Oracle Interaction Blending to
function. Oracle Interaction Blending relies on several products for data and
functionality. The following products must be installed and implemented before you
begin the implementation of Oracle Interaction Blending.
Oracle Advanced Inbound Telephony

Oracle Interaction Blending delivers inbound telephony and web callbacks to agents
according to the service levels set in inbound service plans.
For information about managing server groups, see Oracle Interaction Center Server
Manager Implementation Guide. For information about setting up inbound telephony and
web callbacks, see Oracle Advanced Inbound Telephony Implementation Guide.
Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony

Oracle Interaction Blending delivers outbound telephony to agents according to the
service levels set in outbound service plans.
For information about setting up outbound telephony, see Oracle Advanced Outbound
Telephony Implementation Guide.
Dependencies and Integration Points 2-1

Oracle Universal Work Queue
Agents access blended media from a Blended node in the Oracle Universal Work Queue
work selector.
For information about Oracle Universal Work Queue, see Oracle Universal Work Queue
Implementation Guide.
Installing Oracle Interaction Blending

You install Oracle Interaction Blending by performing the Oracle Applications Rapid
Install process.
The Rapid Install is intended for customers who are installing Oracle Applications for
the first time or upgrading to Release 12.
The Rapid Install is provided on CD-ROMs and is available from Oracle Store at
http://oraclestore.oracle.com. For information about installing Oracle Applications
using Rapid Install, see Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install. For
information about upgrading Oracle Applications using Rapid Install, see Oracle
E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide: Release 11i to Release 12.
Accessing Oracle Interaction Blending

The product interfaces are accessed by providing the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
for the environment in an Oracle Applications 12-compliant Web browser and
navigating to the hyperlink for the login page for the specific technology stack. You can
also provide the URL for the specific login page. This URL is referred to as your login
URL.
Oracle Applications URL

Use this URL to navigate to the E-Business Home Page URL or the CRM Home page
URL.
http://<host>:<port>/
• To navigate to the E-Business Home Page URL, choose Apps Logon Links >
E-Business Home Page.
• To navigate to the CRM Home Page URL, choose Apps Logon Links >CRM Home
Page.
CRM Home Page URL

This URL is sometimes referred to as the Apache or JTF login URL. Use this URL to
open the login page for HTML-based applications.

http://<host>:<port>/OA_HTML/jtflogin.jsp
E-Business Home Page URL:

This URL is sometimes referred to as the Self-Service Web Applications or SSWA login
URL. Use this URL to open the login window for Oracle Applications via the E-Business
Home Page. You can access Forms-based or HTML-based applications from the
Personal Home Page.
http://<host>:<port>/OA_HTML/US/ICXINDEX.htm
User Accounts
An application user is an authorized user of Oracle Applications and is uniquely
identified by a username. After the user account has been defined, the application user
can sign on to Oracle Applications at the E-Business Home Page or CRM Home Page
login.
Note: Oracle Applications is installed with a system defined username

and password.
• Username: sysadmin
• Password: sysadmin
An application user enters a username along with a password to sign on to Oracle

Applications. The password assigned by the system administrator is temporary. When
signing on for the first time, the application user will be prompted to change the
password. Access to specific functionality and data will be determined by the
responsibilities assigned to your user account.
Responsibilities
A system administrator assigns one or more responsibilities to an application user. A
responsibility is a level of authority that allows a user to access specific functionality
and data in Oracle Applications. Oracle Applications is installed with predefined
responsibilities. A system administrator can modify a predefined responsibility or
create custom responsibilities.
The following table describes the predefined responsibilities that are used to implement
Oracle Interaction Blending.
Dependencies and Integration Points 2-3

Responsibility Function Interface
Call Center HTML Access the administration E-Business Home Page

Administration console:
or
• Create service levels
CRM Home Page
• Create service plans
System Administrator Create a user for E-Business Home Page

administering Oracle
Interaction Blending. or
Set values for profile options. CRM Home Page
In the E-Business Home Page, after the user signs on, a list of available responsibilities
appears. To switch responsibilities in the E-Business Home Page, click a responsibility.
To switch responsibilities in the Forms interface, choose Switch Responsibility from the
File menu.
In the CRM Home Page, after the user signs on, the user must select a default
responsibility (even if the user has only one responsibility). The next time the user signs
on, the tabs related to the default responsibility appear. To switch responsibilities, go to
Navigation Preferences in your profile (Profile icon). In the Switch Responsibilities
section, select another responsibility from the Current Responsibility list.

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Implementation Tasks

• Implementation Task Sequence
• Defining an Administrator
Implementation Task Sequence

Perform the steps in the following table to implement Oracle Interaction Blending. The
Number column indicates the step order. The Required column indicates whether a step
is required. The Description column describes a high-level step and, where applicable,
provides a reference to a more detailed topic in this document. The Responsibility
column indicates the Oracle Applications user account responsibility required to
complete the step.
Step Required Description Responsibility
1 Yes Create an Oracle System Administrator

Interaction Blending
administrator.
You will use this user

account to perform
the remaining steps.
Implementation Tasks 3-1

2 Yes, for inbound For inbound service Call Center HTML

service plans plans, create Administration
inbound contact
channels
(classifications).
Contact channels are

assigned to service
plans.
See: Oracle Advanced

Inbound Telephony
3 Yes, for outbound For outbound service Call Center HTML

service plans plans, create Administration
outbound contact
channels
(campaigns).
Contact channels are

assigned to service
plans.
See: Oracle Advanced

Outbound Telephony
4 Yes Add an Interaction Call Center HTML

Blending server to an Administration
interaction center
server group.
See: Oracle Interaction

Center Server Manager
5 Yes Create service levels. Call Center HTML

Administration
6 Yes Create a service plan. Call Center HTML

Administration
7 No Add a regional plan Call Center HTML

to the service plan. Administration

8 Yes Configure Oracle System Administrator

Universal Work
Queue profile
options for Oracle
Interaction Blending.
Defining an Administrator
Use the following procedure to create a user account for administering Oracle
Interaction Blending.
Login
E-Business Home Page
Responsibility
System Administrator
Prerequisites
None
Steps:
1. In the Navigator window, on the Functions tab, choose Security >User >Define.
The User window appears.
Use the following guidelines to define Oracle Applications user names:
• Use only one word.
• Use only alphanumeric characters ('A' through 'Z', and '0' through '9').
• Use only the set of characters that your operating system supports for
filenames.
2. In the User Name field, enter the name of the user.

The password is temporary. When the user signs on to Oracle Applications for the
first time, the message "Your password has expired" appears and the user is
prompted to set a new password.
Implementation Tasks 3-3

Use the following guidelines to define Oracle Applications passwords:
• Use at least five characters and no more than 100 characters.
• Use only alphanumeric characters ('A' through 'Z', and '0' through '9').
3. In the Password field, enter the password for the user account and then press Tab.
The cursor remains in the Password field.
4. Enter the password again to verify it.
5. If you want to use this account to submit concurrent programs for Oracle
Interaction Blending, then select an employee to associate with this user account
from the Person field.
6. In the Responsibilities tab, add the following responsibilities:
Responsibility Function Interface
Call Center HTML Access the administration E-Business Home Page

Administration console:
or
• Create service levels
CRM Home Page
• Create service plans
System Administrator Create a user for E-Business Home Page

administering Oracle
Interaction Blending. or
Set values for profile CRM Home Page

options.
Once the user record has been saved, you cannot delete an assigned responsibility.
Oracle Applications maintains audit data for assigned responsibilities.
To deactivate an assigned responsibility, set the effective end date (in the Effective
Dates - To field) of the assigned responsibility to the current date. To activate an
assigned responsibility, clear or reset the effective end date.
7. From the File menu, choose Save.

You may close the Users window.

4
Administration Tasks

• Interaction Blending Service Levels
• Interaction Blending Service Plans
Interaction Blending Service Levels

Use the Service Levels subtab to manage service levels for inbound and outbound
contact channels.
Creating an Inbound Service Level:

Use this procedure to define a level of service for inbound contact channels. Inbound
service levels can be associated with time intervals in inbound service plans.
Login
Oracle HTML Applications
Responsibility
Call Center HTML Administration
Prerequisites
None
Steps
1. Click the Blending tab.
The Service Plans page appears.
Administration Tasks 4-1

2. Click the Service Levels subtab.
The Service Levels page appears.
3. Click Create Service Level.

The Create Service Level page appears.
4. In the Service Level Name field, type a unique name for the service level.
You cannot change this field after the service level is saved.
5. Optionally, in the Service Level Description field, type a description of the service
level.
6. In the Direction field, select Inbound.
7. Click Continue.
8. In the Service Goal Percentages fields, define the target rate for handling inbound
contacts (for example, answering 80% of calls within 20 second).
The percentage must be a positive integer between 0 and 100. Fractions and
decimals are not allowed.
9. In the Max Wait Time field, enter the maximum time in seconds that an inbound
contact will wait in a queue before being handled.
The maximum wait time must be greater than or equal to the handle time.
10. In the Minimum Agents field, enter the minimum number of agents that must be
available to receive inbound contact when meeting this service level.
The minimum number of agents must be equal to or greater than zero.
11. Click Submit.
Creating an Outbound Service Level:

Use this procedure to define a level of service for outbound contact channels. Outbound
service levels can be associated with time intervals in outbound service plans.
Login
Responsibility

Prerequisites
None
Steps

3. Click Create Service Level.

The Create Service Level page appears.
4. In the Service Level Name field, type a unique name for the service level.
5. Optionally, in the Service Level Description field, type a description of the blending
service level.
6. In the Direction field, select Outbound.
7. Click Continue.
8. In the Hourly Rate field, enter the target number of outbound contact attempts in a
hour.
9. In the Minimum Agents field, enter the minimum number of agents that must be
available to attempt outbound contact when meeting this service level.
The minimum number of agents must be equal to or greater than zero.
10. Click Submit.
Updating a Service Level:

Important: Modifications to service levels are applied to the current
session of Oracle Interaction Blending and will affect the service plans
to which the service levels have been assigned.
Use this procedure to update a service level.

Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps

3. Click a Service Level Name hyperlink.

The Service Level Details page appears.
4. Modify the appropriate fields.
5. Click Apply.
Removing a Service Level:

Use this procedure to delete a user-defined service level. You cannot delete seeded
service levels or service levels that have been assigned to a service plan. On the Service
Levels page, a seeded service level has one asterisk in the Remove column and an
assigned service level has two asterisks in the Remove column.
Login
Responsibility

Prerequisites
If the service level is assigned to a service plan, then you must first disassociate the
service level from the service plan.
Steps
2. Select the Service Levels subtab.

3. Select the Remove box for the service level that you want to delete.
4. Click Apply.
The service level is removed from the list and the Service Levels page refreshes.
Interaction Blending Service Plans

Use the Service Plans subtab to manage service plans for inbound and outbound
contact.
Creating an Inbound Service Plan:

Use this procedure to create a service plan for inbound contact.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps

2. Click Create Service Plan.
The Create Service Plan page appears.
3. In the Service Plan Name field, type a unique name for the service plan.
You cannot change this field after the service plan is saved.
4. Optionally, in the Service Plan Description field, type a description of the service
plan.
5. In the Direction field, select Inbound.

6. In the Media Type field, select Web Callback.

7. If you want to copy the service level assignment for an existing, user-defined,
service plan, then select a service plan from the Select Template Service Plan list.
This feature copies service level assignments only. It does not copy contact channel
assignment or regional service plans.
8. Click Continue.
The Create Service Plan Details page appears. By default, the seeded service level,
Medium-In, is assigned to all days and times.
9. To assign service levels for a day of the week, do the following:

1. In the Set Daily Range area, select one or more days.
2. In the Time Range field, select a start and end time of the time interval to which
the service level will be assigned.
3. From the Level of Service list, select a service level and then click Set.
The week view displays the assigned service level.
4. To assign additional service levels, select a time range and service level, and
then click Set.
10. To assign service levels for an exception date, do the following:
1. In the Specific/Exception Dates area, in the Add field, type or select a date.

A day view appears with the assigned service levels.
11. Click Continue.
The Create Service Plan Assignment page appears.
12. Assign inbound contact channels to the service plan.
13. Click Submit.
Creating an Outbound Service Plan:

Use this procedure to create a service plan for outbound contact.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps
2. Click Create Service Plan.

The Create Service Plan page appears.
3. In the Service Plan Name field, type a unique name for the service plan.
4. Optionally, in the Service Plan Description field, type a description of the service
plan.
5. In the Direction field, select Outbound.


6. In the Media Type field, select Advanced Outbound Telephony.
7. If you want to copy the service level assignment for an existing, user-defined,
service plan, then select a service plan from the Select Template Service Plan list.
This feature copies service level assignments only. It does not copy contact channel
assignment or regional service plans.
8. Click Continue.
The Create Service Plan Details page appears. By default, the seeded service level,
Medium-Out, is assigned to all days and times.
9. To assign service levels for a day of the week, do the following:

1. In the Set Daily Range area, select one or more days.
The week view displays the assigned service level.
4. To assign additional service levels, select a time range and service level, and
then click Set.
10. To assign service levels for an exception date, do the following:
A day view appears with the assigned service levels. .
11. Click Continue.
The Create Service Plan Assignment page appears.
12. Assign outbound contact channels to the service plan.
13. Click Submit.
Updating Service Level Assignments:

Use this procedure to update the assignment of service levels to a service plan.

Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps
2. Click a Service Plan Name hyperlink.

The Service Plan Overview page appears.
3. In the side panel, click Service Plan Details.
4. Modify the service level assignments.
5. Click Apply.
Updating a Contact Channel Assignments:

Use this procedure to update the assignment of contact channels to a service plan.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None

Steps

3. Modify the contact channel assignments.
4. Click Apply.
Adding a Plan Exception:

Use this procedure to add a date exception to a service plan.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps

5. In the Time Range field, select a start and end time of the time interval to which the
service level will be assigned.

7. Click Apply.
The Service Plan Details page refreshes.
8. In the Specific/Exception Dates area, from the Select list, select the exception date.
9. To assign additional service levels to the exception date, repeat the following steps:
10. Click Apply.
Updating a Plan Exception:

Use this procedure to update a date exception to a service plan.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps

4. In the Specific/Exception Dates area, from the Select list, select the exception date.

5. To update the service level assignments, repeat the following steps:
6. Click Apply.
Removing a Service Plan:

Use this procedure to delete a user-defined service plan. You cannot delete seeded
service plans or service plans with assigned contact channels. On the Service Plans
page, a seeded service plan has one asterisk in the Remove column and a service plan
with assigned contact channels has two asterisks.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
If a contact channel is assigned to the service plan, then you must first disassociate the
contact channel from the service plan.
Steps
2. Select the Remove box for the service plan that you want to delete.
3. Click Apply.
The service plan is removed from the list and the Service Plans page refreshes.
Adding a Regional Plan:

Use this procedure to add a regional plan for one or more local sites in a multi-site
interaction center.

Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
Create a service plan.
Create a local server group for a multi-site interaction center.
Steps

3. In the side panel, click Regional Plans.

The Regional Plans page appears.
4. Click Create Regional Plan.

The Create Regional Plan page appears.
5. In the Regional Plan Name field, type a unique name for the regional plan.
6. Optionally, in the Description field, type a description of the regional plan.

7. Click Continue.
The Create Regional Plan Details page appears.
8. In the Set Daily Range field, select the days that make up the date range for the
regional plan.
9. In the Specific/Exception Dates fields add or select the days that define the
exception to the contact period.

10. In the Time Range field, enter the start and end time for the regional plan.
11. In the Level of Service field, select the service level for the plan.
12. Click Set.
13. Click Continue.
The Group Assignment page appears.
14. In the Available Groups column, select the group or groups that you want to assign
to the service plan.
15. Click Submit.
Updating a Regional Plan:

Use this procedure to update a regional plan.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps
2. In the Regional Customization column, select a regional plan and then click Go.
The Regional Plan Details page appears.
3. To update the service level assignments, click the Regional Plan Details hyperlink in
the side panel.
4. To update the local server group assignments, click the Group Assignments
hyperlink in the side panel.
5. To save you changes, click Apply.

Removing a Regional Plan:
Use this procedure to delete a regional plan.
Login
Responsibility
Prerequisites
None
Steps

3. In the side panel, click Regional Plans.

The Regional Plans page appears.
4. Click the Remove box for the regional plan that you want to delete.
5. Click Apply.

5
Profile Options

• Setting System Profile Options
• Blending Profile Options
Setting System Profile Options

Oracle Applications establishes a value for user profile options when a user signs on or
changes responsibility. Use this procedure to view or set a profile option value.
Login
E-Business Home Page
Responsibility
System Administrator
Prerequisites
• Review Oracle E-Business Suite Systems Administrator's Guide.
Steps
1. In the Navigator window, on the Functions tab, choose Profile >System.
The Find System Profile Values window appears. The Site and Profile with No
Values boxes are selected by default.
2. Select the level at which you want to view or set the profile option value. You have
the following options:
Profile Options 5-1

Level Description
Site View or set profile option values for all

users.
Application View or set profile option values for users

working under responsibilities owned by a
specific application. Select an application
from the list.
Responsibility View or set profile option values for users

working under a specific responsibility.
Select a responsibility from the list.
User View or set profile option values for a

specific user. Select the username from the
list.
3. If you want to display profile options both with and without values, select the
Profiles with No Values box.
4. If you want to display profile options that include a specific character string, enter
the string in the Profile field.
You may search for profile options using character strings and the wildcard symbol
(%).For example, to find profile options prefixed by "IEU," the product code for
Oracle Universal Work Queue, enter IEU%.
5. Click Find.
The System Profile Values window appears.
6. Set the values for the profile options at one or more levels.
When a profile option may be set at more than one level, the value entered at the
Site level has the lowest priority.The value entered at the Site level is superseded by
any value entered at the Application level value and the value entered at the
Application level is superseded by any value entered at the Responsibility level.The
value entered at the User level has the highest priority and overrides values entered
at any other level.
7. From the File menu, choose Save.

Your changes take effect as soon as users sign on or change responsibility.

Blending Profile Options
Each profile option description includes the following information:
• Required: Indicates whether a profile option value is required.
• Profile Levels: There are two levels for which profile options can be set, personal
and system.
• Personal Profile Levels: Indicates whether a user can view or update the profile
option. Oracle Applications users with the Preferences responsibility may use
the Personal Profile Values window to set their own personal profile options at
the user level. Not all profile options are visible to users and some profile
options, while visible, may not be updated by users.
• System Profile Levels: Indicates the levels at which a particular profile option
can be set. System administrators can set profile options at the site, application,
responsibility, and user levels. Not all profile options have settings at all levels.
• Profile Settings: Lists available values, a description of each value, and any usage
considerations.
• Default Value: Indicates the default profile option value if no value has been set.
Depending on the how the profile option is used in the application, the default may
be a predefined value or it may be determined dynamically at runtime.
Profile options include:
IEU: Blending Style

This profile option applies to media work.
Use this Oracle Universal Work Queue profile option to enable media work blending. A
Blended node appears in the Universal Work Queue work selector. When an agent
requests work from the Blended node, Oracle Interaction Blending delivers the media
type for which the agent is enabled as per the service levels set for the service plan.
Required
No
Personal Profile Levels
Update View
Yes No
Profile Options 5-3

System Profile Levels
Site Application Responsibility User
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Profile Settings
Setting Description
Full Forced Blended Enables the blending of media work for

outbound telephony and Web callbacks.
A Blended node appears in the Universal

Work Queue work selector.
Specific media nodes (e.g., Inbound and

Outbound) are not available.
Full Optional Blended Enables the blending of media work for

outbound telephony and Web callbacks.

Specific media nodes (for example, Inbound

and Outbound) are also available.
Not Blended Media work blending is not enabled.
Simple Forced Blended Enables the blending of media work for

passive inbound telephony.


and Outbound) are not available.
Simple Optional Blended Enables the blending of media work for

passive inbound telephony.


and Outbound) are also available.

Default Value
Not Blended
IEU: Blending: Timeout

This profile option applies to media work.
In simple blending mode, blending occurs by first looking for an inbound record and
then, if not found for an outbound record. The integer that is set in this profile
determines the duration of time to look for an inbound or outbound record.
Use this Universal Work Queue profile to set the timeout value for simple blending.
Required
No
Update View
No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Profile Settings
Enter a value in seconds to indicate the blending timeout threshold. For example, 60 to
represent 60 seconds.
Default Value
No
IEU: Queue Order: Blended

This Universal Work Queue profile option is used to indicate the placement of the
Blended node in the list of nodes on the Oracle Universal Work Queue window.
The Blended node appears in the Oracle Universal Work Queue window when the IEU:
Blending Style profile option value is set to Full Forced Blended or Full Optional
Profile Options 5-5

Blended.
Use this Universal Work Queue profile to set the timeout value for simple blending.
Required
No
Update View
Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Profile Settings
Choose a number to indicate the placement of the node in the list of nodes on the Oracle
Interaction Blending window. Nodes are displayed in ascending order.
Default Value
Not Applicable

6
Server Parameters

• Introduction
• Interaction Blending Server Parameters
• Interaction Blending Advanced Server Settings
Introduction
This appendix describes the server parameters for Oracle Interaction Blending server.
Database parameters override any command line parameters passed to the Oracle
Interaction Blending server. Server parameters set in Call Center HTML Administration
and stored in the Oracle Applications database.
For information, see Oracle Interaction Center Server Manager Implementation Guide.
Interaction Blending Server Parameters

Server parameters include:
Agent Migration Dampening Factor

The migration dampening factor adds weight to an agent's currently "assigned" work
queue. It has been programmatically tuned for most effective interoperability with the
Advanced Outbound dialing algorithm and should not be adjusted except for simplistic
testing of blending functionality of agent movement between work sources.
Type Unit Max Value Min Value Default
integer 0 N/A N/A
Server Parameters 6-1

Note: The value for this parameter must be set to zero (0).
Agent Status Check Interval (Sec.)

Text.
integer N/A N/A N/A
Campaign Status Check Interval (Sec.)

Used to support the AO multi-list functionality. Blending polls the AO,
(IEC_AGT_ASSN_PUB.GET_WB_ALL_AGENT_CPN_ASSNS) database procedure
every 1 minute (by default) to detect agent availability on a per campaign basis.
integer N/A N/A N/A 1 minute
DB Connection Status Check Interval (Sec.)

Text.
integer N/A N/A N/A
Service Category Calculation Interval (Sec.)
integer N/A N/A N/A

Interaction Blending Advanced Server Settings
Advanced server setting are used to facilitate logging and troubleshooting. Advanced
server settings include:
Java Options
Use the Java Options field to modify the memory allocation for a server instance. For
more information, see Oracle Interaction Center Server Manager Implementation Guide.
This represents a command line parameter that is used applications logging.
Type Value
string -DAFLOG_MODULE=ieb% -DAFLOG_ENABLED=TRUE

-DAFLOG_LEVEL=STATEMENT
Server Arguments
Use the Server Arguments field to obtain greater detail in the log file.
Type Value
string -trace all -log
Server Parameters 6-3

Index
D
dependency
mandatory, 2-1
I
implementation tasks
sequence, 3-1
install, 2-2
O
overview, 1-1
P
profile options, 5-3
S
server parameters, 6-1
server settings, 6-3
service levels, 4-1
service plans, 4-5
system profile options
setting, 5-1
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