Troubleshooting Smart IT Live Chat issues
When end users interact with support agents who are logged in to Smart IT, some UI related issues might occur.
Issue symptoms
When the support agent accepts a chat session from Smart IT through Live Chat, the UI stops responding.
Issue scope
This issue occurs after you install or upgrade Remedy with Smart IT, Remedy AR System Server, or Remedy Single Sign-On. This issue also occurs when you perform system-specific configurations, or when you store incorrect server references and parameters while copying or restoring the database.
- This issue affects the Smart IT Live Chat function.
- This issue can impact everyone who is accessing Live Chat from Smart IT.
- In a server group environment, if a server is incorrectly configured, this issue occurs intermittently.
Diagnosing and reporting an issue
Task | Action | Steps |
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1 | Check if the es_chat.url and the enableESChatIntegration attributes are configured correctly in the global settings (*) of the com.bmc.arsys.smartit component. |
For more information, see Centralized-configuration. |
2 | Check if the Virtual Chat version 20.02 is deployed correctly. |
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3 | Update the Agent identifier and Logout URL values in the rsso-agent.properties file. |
For more information about configuring the Remedy Single Sign-On agent, see Configuring Remedy SSO agent. |
4 | Check the armonitor.cfg (Windows) or the armonitor.conf (UNIX) file located in the filedeployer/conf directory for any incorrect syntax. |
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5 | Confirm that the installed Remedy AR System server and Smart IT components are the correct and compatible versions. | To deploy BMC Live Chat version 20.02, make sure that you have installed the following:
For more information, see System requirements. |
6 | Apply the latest cumulative fix from BMC Customer Support | For more information, see ftp://ftp.bmc.com/pub/ARRecommendedFixes/. |
Resolutions for common issues