What is Talkdesk for Salesforce?
Talkdesk for Salesforce is Talkdesk’s managed package for Salesforce. It gives Salesforce users a more comprehensive call center experience by providing native access to a variety of Talkdesk features such as agent provisioning, real-time reporting, historical call reports and more.
Who can access Talkdesk for Salesforce?
Talkdesk for Salesforce leverages Salesforce triggers, custom fields, custom objects, and API calls. Talkdesk for Salesforce is available on select plans, with Standard User licenses (license type: Salesforce) on Salesforce and who are using the following editions of the CRM:
- Enterprise.
- Unlimited.
- Professional with API access.
Other types of Salesforce licenses, such as Community licenses, offer limited Salesforce access and therefore don’t allow the creation of Talkdesk for Salesforce users. For more information, please read User Licenses.
Where can I get Talkdesk for Salesforce?
Talkdesk for Salesforce is available for installation from the Salesforce AppExchange. Please note that full access to the app requires prior activation from Talkdesk. Follow the instructions in the article Installing Talkdesk for Salesforce.
How do I provision Talkdesk licenses for my Salesforce users?
Talkdesk for Salesforce licenses are separate from regular Talkdesk licenses. Once Talkdesk for Salesforce has been activated, reach out to us requesting the provisioning of new licenses. Please provide your Salesforce Production Organization ID and specify that you would like to add "Salesforce" licenses to your account.
What type of access does the Salesforce Admin installing Talkdesk for Salesforce need?
The user installing Talkdesk for Salesforce in your Salesforce instance must possess Salesforce Administrator access and/or the ability to create, update and delete AppExchange packages.
Does Talkdesk for Salesforce support Salesforce Lightning?
Yes. The Talkdesk app has been customized exclusively for the Lightning Experience. With the app, users have fast access to key Talkdesk features including Talkdesk Admin, live/historical reporting and the CTI. In addition, Talkdesk is fully compatible with Salesforce’s LockerService. LockerService enforces security restrictions on Lightning components to identify and prevent potential vulnerabilities. All of Talkdesk’s Lightning components have been validated and function as expected with LockerService enabled.