Find, view, and link a contact

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Single customer view

The single customer view feature in External Contacts provides a unified profile for each contact. It combines various identifiers like email addresses, phone numbers, and social media handles into a single contact record and also links conversations across channels in Genesys Cloud.

Keep these considerations in mind:

• You can merge three types of contact records: Two identified contacts, an identified contact with an ephemeral contact, or either an identified or ephemeral contact with a curated contact. For more information, see the What types of contacts can I merge? FAQ.
• You can promote an ephemeral, or temporary, contact to a curated contact status. For more information, see How do I promote an ephemeral contact to a curated contact?
• You can add an email address, phone number, or other communication channel to an existing External Contact. For more information, see How do I add or merge a communication channel to an existing External Contact?
• You can claim phone, email, and social channel identifiers for contacts. For more information, see Claim a contact identifier.

Find, view, and link a contact

When an interaction begins, Genesys Cloud searches for a matching contact and, if found, links it for you. If Genesys Cloud finds no match, it creates a temporary contact.

To certify that Genesys Cloud found the right contact record, follow these steps:

1. Accept an interaction. 
2. Confirm whether Genesys Cloud linked the correct contact.
   
   • If Genesys Cloud correctly linked the contact, continue with the interaction.
   • If Genesys Cloud linked an incorrect contact, continue to Step 3.
   • If Genesys Cloud failed to link a contact, proceed to Step 4.
3. To unlink a contact, click Unlink .
4. Search for the correct contact.
5. Confirm whether your search found the correct contact.
   • If your search found the correct contact, to link the interaction to the existing contact’s profile, click Select Contact.
   • If your search failed to find the correct contact, to add a new contact, to close the list, click Remove and then click Create New Contact.

For more information and examples that show how single customer view impacts External Contacts, see External contact management scenario examples.