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Release notes and notices


Learn what's new or changed in Live Chat 22.1, including new features, urgent issues, documentation updates, and fixes or patches. 

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Date

Summary

Reference

April 17, 2024

This patch includes the following enhancements:

  • Automatically redirect the chat request of users to BMC Helix Virtual Agent
  • (Controlled availability customers only) Facilitate application access to users having different email domains 

August 11, 2023

July 5, 2023

Issues that were fixed and issues that remain open

Patch 6 for version 22.1 available for on-premises customers

June 7, 2023

March 24, 2023

This patch includes the following enhancements: 

  • BMC Virtual Chat has changed its name to Live Chat.
  • Automatically redirect the chat request of users to BMC Helix Virtual Agent UI.
  • Support agents can use BMC Helix Knowledge Management by ComAround to search knowledge resources within Smart IT.

January 13, 2023

November 2, 2022

October 10, 2022

September 2, 2022

July 29, 2022

Enhancements available in this release:

  • Display a message to end users when all agents are busy.
  • Only one work note is added to the ticket per chat transcript and per chat private note.
  • View Live Chat performance and effectiveness metrics in BMC Helix Dashboards.

See also Deprecated-and-discontinued-features in this release.