Interaction Control Component release notes
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Summary of Interaction Control Component release notes
The Interaction Control Component is a ServiceNow Store application designed to integrate Contact Center Platforms with the ServiceNow Configurable Workspace, providing native voice call controls. It supports call handling features such as call transfer, queue selection, callback management, and supervisor oversight within ServiceNow environments. Regular updates enhance usability, accessibility, and integration capabilities with Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platforms.
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Key Features
- Call Management Enhancements: Support for agent-initiated call wrap-up, outbound call dialing with queue selection, callback handling, and global call list management allowing agents to manage multiple calls even outside the Interaction tab.
- Supervisor Capabilities: Real-time monitoring, coaching, barge-in, and help request features enable supervisors to assist agents during live calls, accessible via the Active Call component or supervisor flows.
- Transfer and Directory Improvements: Transfer UI enhancements including external transfers, dynamic agent target lists showing real-time status and call handling data, and configurable search limits for transfer target records.
- Accessibility and User Experience: Multiple releases focused on ARIA accessibility fixes, better screen reader support, automatic field clearing after calls, and keyboard interaction improvements to streamline call initiation and navigation.
- Event Tracking and Analytics: When enabled, agent interactions with voice controls generate event metrics, which are available in Usage Insights under Platform Analytics, supporting operational monitoring.
Fixes and Updates
- Corrected event publishing issues related to outbound queue selection clearing.
- Resolved missing call buttons in the dial pad phone directory and improved data retrieval from CCaaS for directories and transfer lists.
- Fixed automatic population of caller phone numbers on outbound calls and ensured keyboard interactions behave consistently across components.
What ServiceNow Customers Can Expect
ServiceNow customers using the Interaction Control Component can expect enhanced integration between their contact center telephony systems and ServiceNow workspaces, resulting in streamlined call handling, improved supervisor-agent collaboration, and better accessibility compliance. The component enables efficient outbound and inbound call workflows, real-time call monitoring, and actionable analytics through event tracking, all within the familiar ServiceNow interface.
Customers should review the ServiceNow Store for system requirements and family compatibility before deployment. The version history provides a detailed roadmap of feature enhancements and fixes to help plan upgrades and leverage new capabilities effectively.
Version history for the Interaction Control Component application on the ServiceNow Store.
Version history
- Version 4.6.0 - June 2026 (Australia)
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- New in this release:
- Agent-initiated Call Wrap-Up:
- Overflow menu for active calls:
- Fixed in this release: Initiating an outbound call from the Active Call window now populates the caller_phone_number field with the dialed number on the interaction record. This is an ARIA accessibility fix.
- New in this release:
- Version 4.3.1 - May 2026 (Australia)
- New in this release: Accessibility improvements for phone directory, phone search, and supervisor actions.
- Version 3.2.3 - May 2026 (Zurich)
- Fixed in this release:
- The following features have been enhanced to improve user experience:
- Global Call page – The phone number field now clears automatically after a call is placed, reducing manual steps between calls.
- Outbound Call page – The Enter key initiates a call only when outbound calling is available, preventing accidental dial attempts.
- Accessibility – The phone icon inside the "Enter a Number" field is no longer read out by screen readers in browse mode, improving navigation for assistive technology users.
- The following features have been enhanced to improve user experience:
- Fixed in this release:
- Version 4.2.0 - April 2026 (Australia)
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- New in this Release:
- The Transfer and Phone Directory agent target lists now display real-time agent status and call handling data.
- The Transfer target list and Phone Directory now support hiding individual target types (Agent, Queue, or External) based on CCaaS platform capabilities.
- When event tracking is enabled, agent interactions with voice controls are captured as event metrics for Active Call Components and available in Usage Insights under Platform Analytics.
- Fix in this Release:
- Resolved an issue where events were not published when agents cleared the outbound queue selection.
- Resolved an issue where the dial pad Phone Directory was missing the Call button for each contact.
- New in this Release:
- Version 3.2.2 - April 2026 (Zurich)
- Fixed in this Release: Resolved an issue where events were not published when an agent cleared the outbound queue selection.
- Version 4.1.0 - March 2026 (Australia)
- New in this Release: Help requested feature - Agents can now request supervisor assistance during an active call directly in the Active Call component. Upon accepting the help request, supervisors can monitor, coach, or barge-in to the call in real time.
- Version 3.2.0 - January 2026
- New in this Release:
- New user interface on the keypad and phone directory for outbound queue selection.
- New option for Agent to mark the selected queue as default for all outbound calls.
- Enhanced click-to-dial feature to include outbound queue if queue selection is enabled.
- New in this Release:
- Version 3.1.0 - December 2025
- New in this release:
- Supervisor Flow: Supervisors gain comprehensive call management capabilities directly within the ICC listing view, ensuring seamless oversight and intervention.
- NVC Active Call Component: Real-time monitoring, coaching, and barge-in via dedicated buttons.
- Global Call List: Extended monitoring, coaching, and barge-in capabilities, even in non-interactive pages or non-supported workspaces.
- CCaaS Context Integration: Dynamic enablement of supported supervisor actions based on call context.
- Supervisor Flow: Supervisors gain comprehensive call management capabilities directly within the ICC listing view, ensuring seamless oversight and intervention.
- New in this release:
- Version 2.2.3 - November 2025
- Fixed in this release:
- The Phone Number field in the keypad now automatically initiates a call when the user presses the Return key. Previously, users were required to click thePhone icon to start dialing.
- ThePhone Number field in the keypad now automatically clears once a call has been initiated.
- Fixed in this release:
- Version 3.0.2 - September 2025
- Fixed in this release: Phone Directory and Transfer Target list now correctly retrieves and displays data from CCaaS.
- Version 3.0.1 - August 2025
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- New in this release:
- Interaction Controls Component support for Global call list
- Global call list for managing one or more calls when user moves away from the Interaction tab.
- Phone directory in the Global Call Component allowing outbound dialing. Directory contains queues, agents, and external numbers stored in CCaaS.
- "Open interaction" link in the global call list allows quick access to Interaction records.
- Interaction Controls Component support for callback functionality.
- List of callback numbers agents can choose to dial back the customers.
- Dial customer action allows callback to the customer.
- Close callback action enables agents to wrap up callback requests.
- Retry call action helps agents retry dialing the customer if the customer does not answer the phone call.
- Countdown timer indicates to agents that begin and end of callback happens automatically.
- Interaction Controls Component support for Global call list
- New in this release:
- Version 2.2.0 - May 2025
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- New in this release:
- A new tab on the Transfer UI for External (Transfer) when user invokes the transfer feature from an active call.
- The ability to transfer to a phone number directly when there is no match in the destination type (queue, agent, or external).
- A new system property (icc_search_limit) to set the number of records returned in the target list for transfer. The default minimum value is 10 and the maximum value is 25.
- New in this release:
- Version 1.0.3 - March 2025
- Fix in this release: Internal fix for UX standard naming convention.
- Version 1.0.0 - February 2025
- The Interaction Controls Component is a framework that enables a Contact Center Platform to integrate with the ServiceNow Configurable Workspace. This framework provides a set of native voice call controls.