Revelation cloud 2019

Here are the new and enhanced features in Revelation cloud 2019.

For a quick tour of the updates, click here.

October 2019 update (version 19.10)

   
Updates to Slices We have added new features in Slices: 
  You can now share Slices by generating a link and emailing it to any user.
   
  You can now share a Slice, that has a saved filter, and have the view remain intact for the end user.
   
 

You can now select "Open", "Closed", "Both", or "All" tickets in a date range and see them in the chart.

   
  You can now see"Opened" & "Closed" side by side for any tickets.
   
  You can now see the total number of active offices/locations in the "Totals" Slice.
   
  You now have the option to "Show Unassigned" in the "Tickets by Queue" Slice.
   
  The CSAT Slice now includes the number of requests that were sent.
   
  "Activity Timeline" Slice has been renamed to "Open vs. Closed" to more accurately describe the output of the chart.
   
Sharing Your Knowledge Base Articles You now can share Knowledge Base Articles with "@" tags or email link
   
Contact Bar UI Enhancement Roll over the contact name to see a context menu indicator for the selected contact
   
New Email Alert You can now send Associated Contacts an email when they are added to an existing ticket.
   
Enhanced Scheduling Flexibility You now have enhanced flexibility in scheduling ticket templates, searches and reports
   
Holiday Scheduling Enhancements You can now set recurring holidays down to the month, week, day (i.e. fourth Monday of May).
 

You can now create Partial Day Holidays, with specific start and end times (with a timezone option).

 

 

July 2019 update (version 19.7)

This group of enhancements is our Customer Appreciation Release. All of the updates below were suggestions and recommendations from our clients. So, thank you!

   
HTML content now fully supported

We've made the following easier, and clearer, to use in Revelation with HTML editing capabilities: 

   
Profile Image Sync (True-Sync)* You can now sync the profile pictures of your True-Sync users to appear in the End User profile, Action notes and Search results.
   
Updates to Slices

There are new options within Slices: 

  • Top X items in the Tickets By slice
  • Last X Calendar Months added, which does not include the current month
  • Grid is now 3 X 6 for more Slices in a single view
  • Trend lines have been added to the Trend chart
  • Service Level Widget
  • Share your Slices with other members of staff
   
CSAT Resend rating email Starting with this version, you can resend the Rating email to a client if they request it to make a change or because they didn't receive the first one.
   
Quick Search Updates Want more information in Quick Search? Select the secondary information to see - Client, End User, Office or Project. Choose which is best for your system.
   
Ticket Status Automation

As of this release, you can set the updated Ticket Status if an action note is added to any of the statuses below. Choose either an End User Action Only, or an action added by either an End User OR Support Staff.

   
Self Service enhancement Have a message pop up if your clients log a ticket through the Self Service Interface when your helpdesk is closed. Let them know they can still log the ticket, but it will be actioned the next business day.
   
See where you need time in Time Sheet View
  • Can't remember which week you didn't log enough time? The date on the Time Sheet View will be red if you're missing time.
  • Want to add time for a team mate? There's now a drop down so you can select another staff member to add or view time.
   
Time Picker Options updated You can now set the Time Picker drop down to show time in 15, 30 or 60 minute intervals. (Set in the Admin Area.)
   
Sort options for Saved Searches You can now sort your searches alphabetically, or group them. Select the columns you want to see or turn them off.
   
Print your Knowledge Base articles You can now Print any Knowledge Base articles to PDF.
   
See only the External Links you need to You can set the visibility of an external link by Team or Access level.
   
Pin Action Note when a ticket gets logged Don't want the text of an email to get lost in all the action notes? Pin the first action to the top of the ticket via the Parser Rules.
   
   

*Items in red are part of Advanced Features, and not for the casual user!

April 2019 update (version 19.4)

   
NEW FEATURES  
   
Slices

Introducing Slices. A leap forward in Revelation's Data Visualization feature-set. This update to our Dashboarding feature is the largest update since Dashboards were released. Build a better Dashboard - Introducing Slices.

 

New Chart Types and Surfacing Options - New ways to show data include the donut, funnel and totals chart types.

 

New Formatting Options - Add Axis Labels, Format threshold colors and use your own system phrases. Each slice can now be visually formatted to suit your needs.

 

Preview and Pop-Out -You can now edit specific slices on screen and preview your changes in real time. Also, you can Pop-Out a specific data-slice anytime.

 

Building New Slices - You can build slices from scratch' import from a file or download from a catalog.

 

Custom Filters - You can now take your dashboards nd slice them based on whatever custom filters you like, including the ability to override any built-in date ranges. Save your custom filters for quick access.

 

Print View - If you ever need to print your slice, Revelation will format it for you with the new Print View option.

   
Branding You can now custom brand Revealtion internally by Team, or Externally by Customer Type or Individual Customer, In all cases, you can select unique Logos, Nav color and Background color. This "White Labeling" brings a new level of personalization.l
   
Team Branding Brand each of your teams with their unique logo, color scheme or both.
   
Self Service Branding Set the branding for your end users to match yours or set each client's Revelation helpdesk to show their logo and company colors.
   
Revelation Apps  
   
Revelation Contacts - NEW

Introducing our latest add-in for Microsoft Outlook. You can now access your Revelation Contacts data without ever leaving your email. The app will automatically show you any matching contact information when you select an email and can be used to search Revelation Contacts ts system wide.

   
Revelation Bridge Logging a ticket from an email? You can now edit the description to better fit your needs instead of using the title of the email.
   
Self Service Interface  
Self-Service Updates

We've added a number of new capabilities to the Self Service Interface, including:

  • Show the client their SLA on the Log a Ticket screen
  • Show your office hours, including upcoming holidays when you'll be closed
  • Add messages to the Log a Ticket screen to provide additional information useful to your clients
  • When the ticket is logged, they will have the opportunity to add information to the new ticket.
   
Ticket Enhancements  
   
Ticket Status Enhancements You can now determine the status a ticket will revert to once it comes off Auto Hold
   
Ticket Action Filter Enhancements
  • We've moved and updated the filter to better set and update your default filter view.
  • Don't want to see the System Action Notes in your ticket? Use the filter to remove them for cleaner view.
   
System Action Notes

You can now set who can see System Action notes by Access Level or by Team (Admin Area)

   
Ticket Type updates Can't remember which ticket type is associated with a particular team? You can now View Types by Teams in the Admin Area
   
Quick Notes Enhancements Better organize your Quick Notes into groups for clarity
   
Full Screen Email Editor Open the email you're writing in a full screen for a better view by clicking on the new email editor.
   
Search Filter Enhancements
  • We've added more Search Filters to the End User option for Regional Manager, Location Contact, Obfuscated users
  • Our new Audit search lets you look for records based on created and modified dates.
   
Other Enhancements  
   
Activity Feed update Too many unread notes in your Activity Feed? Use the new "Mark all as Read" button clear the count.
   
Holidays See only the upcoming holidays in the Admin area, or show all of them to see the history.
   
Saved Search You can now create a Saved Search and tell it not to Auto Run.
   
Permissions updates* We've added more options to the Permissions grid in the Admin area. You can now specify which user levels can use or see User Multi Edit, Pinned Actions, Asset Multi Edit, Asset bulk call log and View System Actions.
   

*Items in red are part of Advanced Features, and not for the casual user!