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BMC Helix Platform Release notes and notices

The following updates have been added since the release of the product:

Date

Summary

Reference
March 6, 2023Issues that were corrected by this patch and issues that remain open20.08 patches
September 2, 2022Enable Microsoft Teams in a chatbot application by using Developer Portal.20.08 patches
June 13, 2022Issues that were corrected by this patch and issues that remain open20.08 patches
January 7, 20221Issues that were corrected by this patch and issues that remain open20.08 patches
September 16, 2021 20.08 patches
August 23, 2021Issues that were corrected by this patch and issues that remain open20.08 patches
July 28, 2021Issues that were corrected by this patch and issues that remain open20.08 patches
December 16, 2020

This update includes defect fixes and the following enhancement:

  • Support for IBM Watson Plus and IBM Watson Premium plan.
20.08 patches
September 23, 2020

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Import services with dependent questions from BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced.
  • Add service options in the chatbot welcome message.
  • Integration with BMC Helix Cloud Cost to show cost optimization recommendations in a chat.
  • Customizable chatbot menu for multiple lines of business.
  • Search chatbot reports by location and view chatbot unique users reports in BMC Helix Innovation Studio.
  • Receive attachments from support agents during a live chat session.
  • Support for Danish and Norwegian languages.
  • Set the default locale for a chatbot.
  • Switch to preferred language in a chat conversation.
20.08 enhancements
February 21, 2020

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Improved cognitive search crawler to include articles from Remedy Knowledge Management.
  • Chatbot measurement dashboard which displays the out-of-the-box reports on the usage metrics.
  • Chat enhancements for ease of use.
  • Create reports based on raw events in the Telemetry service.
20.02
November 22, 2019

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Real-time translation of chatbot conversations.
  • Transfer a chat conversation from one chatbot to another.
  • Configurable chatbot feedback rating scale order.
  • Support for Automation Anywhere Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
  • Ability to configure how a chatbot addresses the user—by first name, last name, or both.
19.11
October 10, 2019This update includes defect fixes.Patch 01 for 19.08
August 22, 2019

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Enable users to access their asset information in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced from a chat conversation.
  • Cognitive routing of chats to subject expert agents.
  • Provide extractive summaries of chatbot and end user to agents.
  • Enable chatbot to provide Did you mean options to the end users.
19.08
May 31, 2019

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Improved BMC Helix Chatbot web UI for better user experience.
  • Support for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business on-premises as a chatbot channel.
  • Leverage Remedy Smart Reporting capabilities to generate chatbot usage reports.
  • Support for attachment questions and dynamic answers in service requests from a chat.
  • Support for providing feedback using BMC Helix Chatbot User Survey.
19.05
February 21, 2019

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Utilize multiple chatbots for each line of business.
  • Track chatbot events to derive usage metrics.
19.02
November 30, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancements:

  • Enhanced wizard to configure BMC Helix Chatbot for BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced service.
  • Live chat enhancements.
18.11
October 18, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following enhancement:

  • BMC Helix Platform supports Identity and Access Management (IAM) API key based authentication for configuring the cognitive service.
Patch 01 for 18.08
September 14, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following features:

  • Localization of BMC Helix Chatbot messages in select languages.
  • Configuration of application data for use in context of a chat conversation.
  • Ability to embed the BMC Helix Chatbot UI in applications that were not developed on BMC Helix Platform.
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18.08
July 29, 2018This release includes fixes for known issues.18.05: Update 01
June 6, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following features:

  • Enable users to submit service requests from BMC Helix Chatbot conversations
  • Enable interactive conversation
  • Interface design enhancements
18.05
March 30, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following feature:

  • Support for enabling live chats for users
18.02: Update 01

February 28, 2018

BMC Helix Chatbot includes the following features:

  • Support for BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced

  • Support for new interface channels

  • Web chat UI enhancements

18.02

1 There are no patches with version numbers 20.08.02, 20.08.03, 20.08.06, 20.08.07, 20.08.08, 20.0810, and 20.0811. 

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