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  • Our internal Amazon Connect number is 1-833-839-4246.
    • We've configured 512-471-5000 AND 512-232-5400 to forward to this phone number.
  • Outbound calls from Amazon Connect will show as coming from 512-368-9877. 
    • However, some callers may see something like "UT LAITS" depending on their phone provider
  • Although users can call either of these numbers to reach support, we should not advertise these numbers


Amazon has extensive documentation for how Connect works, and it's easy to learn. Please review their documentation if what's here doesn't answer your question, we do not want to reinvent the wheel re:documentation.

Finally, we also pay for AWS business support, so additional support if available from Amazon if needed


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titleUser Experience - Normal operations, out of hours, closed for meetings, etc

Normal Operations

  1. A customer calls in to 512-471-5000 or 512-232-5400
    1. At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue,
  2. A text-to-speech message plays, reading "Thanks for calling LAITS."
  3. The customer then hears a message saying "Press 1 for classroom technology issues affecting instruction. For all other issues, please stay on the line
    1. If the customer presses 1, they are placed in the queue at priority one. Otherwise, they are placed in the queue at priority two
  4. The customer is then put into queue, and hears hold music until an agent receives their call
  5. Every 2 minutes of being in queue, a text-to-speech message plays, reading "Press 1 if you want to receive a callback when the next agent is available, you will not lose your place in line. Otherwise, remain on the line."
    1. If the customer presses 2 or does nothing, they remain in queue
    2. If the customer presses 1, Connect collects their phone number then says "You will be called back when the next agent is available."
      1. This call then comes in as a typical phone call
    3. Callbacks are only offered until 3:30PM
  6. When an agent is available, the customer is routed to them

Out of Hours/Closed for holiday

  1. A customer calls in to 512-471-5000 or 512-232-5400
    1. At present, both DSS and AV support numbers route to the same queue, this may change as operations return to normal after COVID-19.
  2. A text-to-speech message plays, reading "Thanks for calling LAITS desktop support."
  3. If the office is closed for a holiday, or the user has called outside of our set hours of operation, the following text-to-speech message plays
    1. Note that we use phonetic spellings here so that the TTS bot reads it properly. This message is updated as our hours of operation are.
    2. "We are currently closed, our hours are 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday. You can submit a ticket by emailing LAITS hyphen help at you texas dot e d u

      For Zoom Support, visit support dot zoom dot you S.

      Press 2 for Canvas support

      Press 3 for Pan-Opp-toe support

      This message will now repeat.

      Thank you for calling LAITS Computer Support. We are currently closed, our hours are 8AM to 5PM Monday through Friday. You can submit a ticket by emailing LAITS hyphen help at you texas dot e d u

      For Zoom Support, visit support dot zoom dot you S.

      Press 2 for Canvas support

      Press 3 for pan-opp-toe support"

    3. Pressing 2 or 3 transfers the users to the appropriate phone lines for Canvas and Panopto support.
  4. Amazon Connect then ends the call. There is not an option for a user to leave a voicemail.


Closed for meeting/emergency/event

Note: For this state to activate, the Call Center Manager Gregory Bosley must update the relevant contact flow


The call center receives calls as normal, but plays a designated message to customers.  The steps to do this are recorded and available here. 

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titleChat & Roles/Routing Profiles

When we launched Amazon Connect, we began offering chat support via chat.laits.utexas.edu.  

Chat transcripts are logged in S3 and are accessible via Connect if need be. Contact a call enter manager if you need to review a chat transcript.

As a part of supporting remote instruction, LAITS has begun supporting some online classes as described here. If you are in a role or routing profile that may take chatbot escalations, you must use the custom agent control panel found here: https://chat.laits.utexas.edu/agent


 To use the custom agent control panel, simply log in to Amazon Connect as normal and then open https://chat.laits.utexas.edu/agent in a new window rather than clicking the phone icon.


Routing profiles may be edited and assigned by Amazon Connect Admins under Users > User Management > Selecting a User > Edit. All full time employees have this permission.

Profile NameDescription
LAITS Voice OnlyOnly takes voice calls
LAITS Chat OnlyOnly takes chats that come in through chat.laits.utexas.edu
LAITS Voice/Chat/Student ChatTakes voice calls and chats from faculty/staff AND chats escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. 
LAITS Chat/Student ChatTakes both faculty/staff chats AND chats escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. 
LAITS Student ChatTakes only chats escalated escalated by the chat bot. You MUST use the custom control panel when assigned this profile. 
LAITS Voice/Chat backupHas a lower priority and takes voice calls and chats from chat.laits.utexas.edu when agents assigned to other profiles are busy.
LAITS AV SupportTakes only voice calls from faculty/staff who select 1 from the call menu for classroom technology issues.


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