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Customer Overview 111-20091834



This document outlines Customer Overview and helps staff identify the reason for the customer's contact. Customer Overview is a snapshot of recent information from the customer's record, in one spot, in chronological order. Icons and meaningful descriptions give Service Officers a clear description of the customer's overall experience.

Smart Centres

This page contains information on Customer Overview for Smart Centre staff.

How to access Customer Overview

Table 1

Item

Description

1

Customer Overview location

Service Officers can access Customer Overview through Services Australia Workspace. Customer Overview requires the latest version of Services Australia Workspace to display.

Customer Overview is configurable and must be:

  • in the collapsed mode
  • pinned to display

2

Access to Customer Overview

For Customer Overview access, Service Officer logons must be included in the Genesys Access Group.

A Service Officer can ask their Team Leader for access.

3

Customer information on Customer Overview

Customer Overview requires a Customer Reference Number (CRN), or Customer Access Number (CAN) to be entered in the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) during an active call.

Service Officers can also enter the customer's CRN/CAN in Customer First to fill the customer’s information while on an active call.

When the CRN/CAN is changed in Customer First, the Customer Overview screen will show the new customer's details.

If no recent contacts exist, Customer Overview displays 'No recent customer history.'

Customer Overview icon descriptions

Table 2

Icon

Description

Letter - Online letter icon

Blue means an event was outbound to the customer.

Self Service app icon - Grey

Grey means that the outcome is unknown.

Online - Green icon

Green means customer has successfully self-served.

Inbound call icon

Maroon means that the event or activity originated from the customer.

Alert Icon - Amber

Amber means something needs Service Officer action. - This is usually something that happened in the IVR.

Red cross icon

Red means that the desired outcome was not achieved.

Profile Header information

Table 3. The Profile Header gives Service Officers indicators relating to the customer. These indicators help them tailor the discussions they have with customers.

The Profile header shows if the customer:

  • lives in a remote area
  • has a preferred language (other than English)
  • currently has a nominee or is a nominee
  • is registered for self service (and which service)
  • has any issues blocking their ability to self service

      Item

      Icon

      Description

      Remote

      Profile - Remote icon Remote

      Remote icon only displays if a remote indicator is present on the customers record. Hover text shows ‘town and state’.

      Language

      Profile - Language icon Language

      Language icon only displays if a preferred Language is present on the customers record. Hover text shows ‘preferred language’ (if not English).

      Nominee

      Profile - Nominee icon Nominee

      Nominee icon displays if the customer is or has a nominee. Click text shows nominee type: ‘Payment’, ‘Correspondence’ or ‘Payment and Correspondence’, Name and Password.

      Voiceprint

      Profile - Voice print icon Voiceprint

      Voiceprint icon displays when the customer has an active Voiceprint. Hover text shows ‘Active’ or ‘Locked’ and last login date.

      Online

      Profile - Online icon Online

      Online icon displays when a customer is registered for a Centrelink Online Account. Hover text shows ‘Active’ and last log on date or ‘Locked’ and the reason for the ‘Locked’ status.

      App

      Profile - App icon App

      App icon displays when a customer is registered for the Express Plus Centrelink App. Hover text shows ‘Active’ and last log on date or ‘Locked’ and the reason for the ‘Locked’ status.

      Locked status

      Alert Icon - Amber

      Amber icon replaces Voiceprint, Online or App icons when account is locked.

    Banner information

    Table 4. Banners alert Service Officers to important information about the customer, for example:

    • the customer has a special circumstance such as a Display on Access (DOA) DOC that must be viewed before interacting with the customer
    • any agency priority, such as COVID 19 Stimulus payments

        Item

        Icon

        Description

        DOA Banner

        DOA notice banner

        Warning displays in the Banner display format if one or more DOA DOCs are on file. DOA banners do not provide specific details about the DOA.

        Restricted Access Banner

        Restricted access banner

        No information displays on Customer Overview, including staff with Restricted Access to the record.

        Managed Service Plan (MSP) Banner

        Mangaged service plan banner

        MSP Banner displays when an active MSP is in place. MSP banners do not replicate information displayed in Customer First.

        Special Banner

        Special banner

        Special banners are used to alert Service Officers or provide direct access to resources. Special banners are only displayed when required. Time frames will vary.

      Alerts information

      Table 5. Alerts show the Service Officer what is affecting the customer to enable a better interaction with them.

      Alerts assist by showing:

      • if the customer has any issues present on their issues screen
      • if the customer's payment is currently suspended or recently cancelled
      • the date of an upcoming or missed appointment
      • the status of a customer claim and when it was submitted
      • if the customer is due to report or has missed their reporting day
      • if the customer has a debt and if any debt arrangements are due to expire

          Item

          Icon

          Description

          Reporting due today

          Alert Icon - Blue Reporting due today

          Displays on the day reporting is due only.

          Reporting overdue

          Alert Icon - Blue Reporting overdue - 11 Feb

          Displays until overdue report is submitted.

          Missed Appointments

          Alert Icon - Blue Missed provider appointment 24 Feb

          Displays for 14 days after the event or until re-engaged appointment is booked. Alert shows the date and type of appointment, for example, ServAU or Provider.

          Upcoming Appointment

          Alert Icon - Blue Upcoming Serv AU appointment 24 Feb 10:30am

          Displays for 7 days prior to the event. Alert shows the date, time and type of appointment, for example ServAU or Provider.

          Active Debt

          Alert Icon - Blue Active debt

          If there is an active debt, one of three debt alerts show. Only one debt alert displays, even for multiple debts.

          Active Debt - alert shows if there is an active debt/s and the other two debt alerts are not appropriate.

          Active Debt - repayment arrangement ending

          Alert Icon - Blue Active debt - repayment arrangement ending soon

          Alert shows if a debt arrangement plan is due to end within 14 days.

          Active Debt - repayment arrangement ended

          Alert Icon - Blue Active debt - repayment arrangement ended

          Alert shows if debt repayment plan has ended and not rearranged in the last 28 days.

          Claim Submitted

          Alert Icon - Blue New PPS claim submitted 02 Feb - on hold

          Claim alerts display from when a claim is submitted until it is finalised. Claims older than 12 months will show with the year on the alert.

          Combined claims (for example. CP - Carers payment and CDA - Carers Allowance) show in a single alert with:

          • a single claim ID display, and
          • a comma separating the types of claim

          If one claim is finalised before the other, only the current outstanding claim displays.

          Rejected Claim

          Alert Icon - Blue New PPS claim submitted 02 Feb - Rejected

          Alert displays for 28 days after the event.

          Suspended Benefit

          Alert Icon - Blue YAL Suspended - YBS 02 Feb

          Suspended benefit status displays for 28 days. Alert shows the payment type, reason and date of suspension.

          Cancelled Benefit

          Alert Icon - Blue YAL Cancelled - ATR 12 Feb

          Cancelled benefit status displays for 28 days. Alert shows the payment type, reason and date of cancellation.

          Issues

          Alert Icon - Amber Issues on file

          Only displays when Issues are present on file.

          If no issues are present on the Issues page, this alert will not show.

        Smart IVR Cards information

        Table 6. Smart IVR cards show Service officers what happened before the customer reached them, that is:

        • personalised messages given to the customer, or
        • tasks they were asked to action

        This saves the Service Officer:

        • repeating messages to the customer, or
        • asking them about activities they have already done, for example:
          • Update Phone number
          • Confirm Family Assistance Income estimate

        This also help the Service Officer decide if any more checks are needed.

        Item

        Icon

        Description

        Update Phone Number

        UNP icon - Amber UNP icon - Red cross UNP icon - Green tick

        Update Phone Number cards display for the current call only. There are 3 different icons that display with descriptions of the outcome or process to follow. Cards are grey in colour.

        Smart IVR Reminder Messages

        Smart IVR icon - Amber Smart IVR icon - Red cross Smart IVR icon - Green tick

        IVR Reminder Messages display only:

        • for the current call, and
        • if the customer has been played IVR messages

        There are 2 different icons that show with details of the outcome or process to follow. Cards are grey in colour.

        Confirmed Families Income estimate

        Smart IVR icon - AmberSmart IVR icon - Red crossSmart IVR icon - Green tick

        Families income estimate cards display for the current call only. There are 3 different icons that show with details of the outcome or action to be taken. Cards are grey in colour.

        Cards information

        Table 7. Most information on Customer Overview displays as cards. Cards show the interactions between a customer and the agency in date order for the last 28 days. (With the exception of SMS and push notifications which display for only 7 days.) Cards aggregate for the same activity type done on the same day.

        Cards highlight the customer journey to date by showing:

        • letters and other correspondence the customer has received from the agency. Letters can be viewed as the customer sees them (PDFs)
        • the interactions the customer has had in the Smart IVR before reaching a Service Officer. This saves the Service Officer from repeating messages or completing activities the customer has already done or attempted to self-serve
        • the previous interactions the customer has had with the agency, such as:
          • Service Centre visit
          • online and app activities
          • phone calls and push notifications

                Item

                Icon

                Description

                Correspondence Cards

                Online letter

                (28 day display)

                Letter - Online letter icon

                Letter cards display the issue date shown on the letter. Letter titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version of the letter and titles have been modified to display a meaningful title.

                Paper letter

                (28 day display)

                Letter - Posted letter icon

                Letter cards display the issue date shown on the letter. Letter titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version of the letter and titles have been modified to display a meaningful title.

                Email

                (28 day display)

                Email icon

                Email titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version the customer has received.

                SMS

                (7 day display)

                SMS icon

                SMS titles can be clicked to view a PDF version the customer received.

                Push Notifications

                (7 day display)

                Push notification icon

                Displays as the title on the card the activity the customer has been reminded to complete.

                Telephony Cards

                Inbound call

                (28 day display)

                Inbound call icon

                Only previous calls are shown, not the current active call.

                Scheduled call-backs and place in queue

                (28 day display)

                Scheduled call icon

                Place in Queue (PIQ) calls and Scheduled callback calls (SCIQ) display on the current call to provide Service Officers the reason for the call.

                Self Service Applications and Microservices

                (28 day display)

                Self Service app icon - Green Self Service app icon - Grey Self Service app icon - Red

                Self Service Application and Microservices cards show when the customer has entered the App or Microservice within the IVR.

                • Green - means the transaction was successful
                • Grey - means the outcome is unknown
                • Red -means an unsuccessful transaction

                Abandoned and congestion

                (28 day display)

                Congestion icon

                Abandoned calls show when the customer ends the call while in the Queue. Congestion cards show if the customer is played a message in the IVR to 'call back another time as all our Service Officers are busy'. This happens if:

                • the customer is not eligible to be routed to Self Service options based on the reason for their call and/or authentication level, and
                • calls are not being routed to Service Officers

                Online and Mobile Applications

                Online

                (28 day display)

                Online - Green icon Online - Grey icon Online - Red icon

                Details of the activity undertaken are shown in the card title for single transaction and ‘multiple activities’ if more than one activity on the same day.

                • Red - means activities did not complete
                • Grey - means mixed outcomes from activities
                • Green - means completed activities

                Card expands to show time and title of activities with an indicator of the outcome.

                Mobile Application

                (28 day display)

                App - Green icon App - Gray icon App - Red icon

                Details of the activity undertaken are displayed in the card title for single transaction and ‘multiple activities’ if more than one activity on the same day:

                • Red -means activities did not complete
                • Grey - means mixed outcomes from activities
                • Green - means completed activities

                Card expands to show time and title of activities with an indicator of the outcome.

                Service Centre visit

                Service Centre visit

                (28 day display)

                Service Centre icon

                Title shows location of visit. Clicking on the title gives an expanded view with further details:

                • timestamp in local time
                • the queue name, and
                • the contact type of an adhoc Service Centre visit

            Table 8. Knowledge links provide Service Officers with a direct link to the most relevant Operational Message or Operational Blueprint.

            Knowledge Links assist Service Officers to quickly get the help they need to complete a customer enquiry

            Item

            Icon

            Description

            Operational Blueprint links

            Operational Blueprint content banner

            Links are selected for specific items only and provide a direct link to corresponding reference material to aid Service Officers.

            Service Centres

            This page contains information on Customer Overview for Service Centre staff.

            How to access Customer Overview

            Table 1

            Item

            Description

            1

            Customer Overview location

            Service Officers must have access to the Front of House (FOH) app to view Customer Overview. The FOH app is simple to use on multiple devices such as desktop computers, Surface Pros and iPads.

            Staff access the app via the Front of House desktop icon on their device.

            2

            Access to Customer Overview

            Service Officers can ask their Team Leader for access to Customer Overview.

            3

            Customer information on Customer Overview

            Customer Overview needs a Customer Reference Number (CRN) or Customer Access Number (CAN) to populate customer information.

            Note: Medicare numbers will not show on the Customer Overview screen.

            Customer Overview icon descriptions

            Table 2

            Icon

            Description

            Letter - Online letter icon

            Blue: means an event was outbound to the customer.

            Self Service app icon - Grey

            Grey: means the outcome is unknown.

            Online - Green icon

            Green: means the customer has successfully self-served.

            Inbound call icon

            Maroon: means the event or activity originated from the customer.

            Alert Icon - Amber

            Amber: means something needs Service Officer action. This is usually something that happened in the IVR.

            Red cross icon

            Red: means the desired outcome was not achieved.

            Profile Header information

            Table 3. the Profile Header shows any indicators relating to the customer. These help Service Officers tailor the conversations they have with customers.

            The Profile Header shows if the customer:

            • lives in a remote area
            • has a preferred language (other than English)
            • currently has a nominee or is a nominee
            • is registered for self service (and which service)
            • has any issues blocking their ability to self service

                Item

                Icon

                Description

                Remote

                Profile - Remote icon Remote

                Remote icon only displays if a remote indicator is present on the customers record. Hover text shows ‘town and state’.

                Language

                Profile - Language icon Language

                Language icon only displays if a preferred Language is present on the customers record. Hover text shows ‘preferred language’ (if not English).

                Nominee

                Profile - Nominee icon Nominee

                Nominee icon displays if the customer is, or has, a nominee. Click text shows nominee type: ‘Payment’, ‘Correspondence’ or ‘Payment and Correspondence’, Name and Password.

                Voiceprint

                Profile - Voice print icon Voiceprint

                Voiceprint icon displays when the customer has an active Voiceprint. Hover text shows ‘Active’ or ‘Locked’ and last login date.

                Online

                Profile - Online icon Online

                Online icon displays when a customer is registered for a Centrelink Online Account. Hover text shows ‘Active’ and last log on date or ‘Locked’ and the reason for the ‘Locked’ status.

                App

                Profile - App icon App

                App icon displays when a customer is registered for the Express Plus Centrelink App. Hover text shows ‘Active’ and last log on date or ‘Locked’ and the reason for the ‘Locked’ status.

              Banner information

              Table 4. Banners alert Service Officers to important details about the customer, for example:

              • any special circumstances such as a Display on Access (DOA) DOC that must be viewed before interacting with the customer
              • any agency priority, such as COVID 19 Stimulus payments

                  Item

                  Icon

                  Description

                  DOA Banner

                  DOA notice banner

                  A warning shows in the Banner display format if one (or more) DOA DOCs are on file. DOA banners do not show the DOA specifics.

                  Special Banner

                  Special banner

                  Special banners are:

                  • used to alert Service Officers of, or
                  • provide direct access to resources.
                  • only displayed when required. Time frames will vary

                Alerts information

                Table 5. Alerts show what is affecting the customer so that Service Officers can have a better interaction with them.

                Alerts show:

                • if the customer has any issues present on their Issues screen
                • if the customer's payment is currently suspended
                • the date of an upcoming or missed appointment
                • the status of a customer claim and when it was submitted
                • if the customer is due to report or has missed their reporting day
                • If the customer has a debt and if any debt arrangements are due to expire

                    Item

                    Icon

                    Description

                    Reporting due today

                    Alert Icon - Blue Reporting due today

                    Displays on the day reporting is due only.

                    Reporting overdue

                    Alert Icon - Blue Reporting overdue - 11 Feb

                    Displays until overdue report is submitted.

                    Missed Appointments

                    Alert Icon - Blue Missed provider appointment 24 Feb

                    Displays:

                    • for 14 days after the event or
                    • until re-engagement appointment is booked
                    • the date and type of appointment, for example, ServAU or Provider

                    Upcoming Appointment

                    Alert Icon - Blue Upcoming Serv AU appointment 24 Feb 10:30am

                    Displays:

                    • for 7 days prior to the event
                    • the date, time and type of appointment, for example, ServAU or Provider

                    Active Debt

                    Alert Icon - Blue Active debt

                    If there is an active debt, one of three debt alerts show. Only one debt alert displays, even for multiple debts.

                    Active Debt - alert shows if there is an active debt/s and the other two debt alerts are not appropriate.

                    Active Debt - repayment arrangement ending

                    Alert Icon - Blue Active debt - repayment arrangement ending soon

                    Alert shows if a debt arrangement plan is due to end within 14 days.

                    Active Debt - repayment arrangement ended

                    Alert Icon - Blue Active debt - repayment arrangement ended

                    Alert shows if debt repayment plan has ended in the last 28 days and not been renewed.

                    Claim Submitted

                    Alert Icon - Blue New PPS claim submitted 02 Feb - on hold

                    Claim alerts show from when a claim is submitted until it is finalised. Claims older than 12 months show the year on the alert.

                    Combined claims, (for example, CP - Carers payment and CDA - Carers Allowance) with a single claim ID, show in the same alert with a comma separating the types of claim.

                    If one claim is finalised prior to the other, only the current outstanding claim shows.

                    Rejected Claim

                    Alert Icon - Blue New PPS claim submitted 02 Feb - Rejected

                    Alert displays for 28 days after the event.

                    Suspended Benefit

                    Alert Icon - Blue YAL Suspended - YBS 02 Feb

                    Suspended benefit status displays for 28 days. Alert shows the payment type, reason and date of suspension.

                    Cancelled Benefit

                    Alert Icon - Blue YAL Cancelled - ATR 12 Feb

                    Cancelled benefit status displays for 28 days. Alert shows the payment type, reason and date of cancellation.

                    Issues

                    Alert Icon - Amber Issues on file

                    Only displays when Issues are present on file.

                  Cards information

                  Table 6. Most information on Customer Overview displays as cards. Cards show the interactions between a customer and the agency in date order for the last 28 days. (With the exception of SMS and push notifications which show for only 7 days.) Cards aggregate for the same activity type on the same day.

                  Cards help Service Officers by:

                  • showing letters and other correspondence the customer has received from the agency and a view of the letter as the customer sees it (PDF)
                  • highlighting the journey the customer has already been on with the agency, such as Service Centre visit, online and app activities, phone calls and push notifications

                      Item

                      Icon

                      Description

                      Correspondence Cards

                      Online letter

                      (28 day display)

                      Letter - Online letter icon

                      Letter cards display the issue date shown on the letter. Letter titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version of the letter and titles have been modified to display a meaningful title.

                      Paper letter

                      (28 day display)

                      Letter - Posted letter icon

                      Letter cards display the issue date shown on the letter. Letter titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version of the letter and titles have been modified to display a meaningful title.

                      Email

                      (28 day display)

                      Email icon

                      Email titles can be clicked to produce a PDF version the customer has received.

                      SMS

                      (7 day display)

                      SMS icon

                      SMS titles can be clicked to view a PDF version of what the customer received.

                      Push Notifications

                      (7 day display)

                      Push notification icon

                      Displays the activity title on the card that the customer was reminded to complete.

                      Telephony Cards

                      Inbound call

                      (28 day display)

                      Inbound call icon

                      Only previous calls are shown, not the current active call.

                      Scheduled call-backs and place in queue

                      (28 day display)

                      Scheduled call icon

                      Place in Queue (PIQ) calls and Scheduled callback calls (SCIQ) display on the current call to show Service Officers the reason for call.

                      Self Service Applications and Microservices

                      (28 day display)

                      Self Service app icon - Green Self Service app icon - Grey Self Service app icon - Red

                      Self Service Application and Microservices cards display when the customer has entered the App or Microservice within the IVR.

                      • Green - means the transaction was successful
                      • Grey - means the outcome is unknown
                      • Red - means an unsuccessful transaction

                      Abandoned and congestion

                      (28 day display)

                      Congestion icon

                      Abandoned calls display when the customer ends the call while in the Queue. Congestion cards display if the customer is played a message in the IVR to call back another time as all our Service Officers are busy. This happens if:

                      • the customer is not eligible to be routed to Self Service options based on:
                        • the reason for their call and/or
                        • their authentication level, and
                      • calls are not being routed to Service Officers

                      Online and Mobile Applications

                      Online

                      (28 day display)

                      Online - Green icon Online - Grey icon Online - Red icon

                      Details of the activity undertaken are displayed in the card title for single transaction and ‘multiple activities’ if more than one activity on the same day.

                      • Red - means activities did not complete.
                      • Grey - means mixed outcomes from activities
                      • Green - means completed activities

                      Card expands to show time and title of activities with an indicator of the outcome.

                      Mobile Application

                      (28 day display)

                      App - Green icon App - Gray icon App - Red icon

                      Details of the activity undertaken are displayed in the card title for single transaction and ‘multiple activities’ if more than one activity on the same day.

                      • Red - activities did not complete
                      • Grey - mixed outcomes from activities
                      • Green - completed activities

                      Card expands to show time and title of activities with an indicator of the outcome.

                      Service Centre visit

                      Service Centre visit

                      (28 day display)

                      Service Centre icon

                      Title shows location of visit. Clicking on the title gives:

                      • an expanded view with more details
                      • timestamp in local time
                      • the queue name, and
                      • the contact type of an adhoc Service Centre visit

                    Knowledge Links information

                    Table 7. knowledge links give Service Officers a direct link to the most relevant Operational Message or Operational Blueprint.

                    Knowledge Links help Service Officers by giving quick access to help needed to complete the customer's enquiry.

                    Item

                    Icon

                    Description

                    Operational Blueprint links

                    Operational Blueprint content banner

                    Links are selected for specific items only and provide a direct link to corresponding reference material to aid Service Officers.