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Interaction Concentrator

Also known as ICON. A Genesys product that collects and stores detailed data from various sources in a contact center that is empowered by using Genesys software. Downstream reporting systems can access Interaction Concentrator data in near–real time.
Operating on top of Genesys Framework, the product consists of a server application that is called ICON and a database that is called Interaction Database (IDB). The server receives data from data sources such as Configuration Server, T-Server, or particular Genesys solutions; it then stores this data in IDB by using Genesys DB Server.



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Overview: Deploying Genesys Info Mart

Deploying Genesys Info Mart is a complex task because it involves a number of components, such as Interaction Concentrator, the Genesys Info Mart Server, the Genesys Info Mart Manager, and databases. It also involves components in the Genesys Configuration Layer, Management Layer, and Media Layer. Before you start the deployment, review the following high-level task flow carefully, and make sure that you understand all of the activities that are involved in planning and executing the Genesys Info Mart deployment.

Similar high-level summaries linked to under Enabling Specific Functionality provide faceted overviews for specific functionality.

  1. Plan the deployment.
    Review the general, planning-related information in this guide to familiarize yourself with Genesys Info Mart architecture, requirements, and functionality, and to plan the implementation of Genesys Info Mart features in your deployment.
    [+] Show general overview and planning pages

    If you want to include secure connection features, review the information about Transport Layer Security (TLS) and client-side port definition in the Genesys Security Deployment Guide, to identify deployment requirements. See also Enabling Secure Connections.

    This guide provides the following worksheets to assist you in identifying and recording the required configuration information for your environment:

  2. Prepare Interaction Concentrator to provide source data for Genesys Info Mart.
    1. Prepare the Interaction Concentrator server (ICON) application(s), which capture and store data from data sources such as Configuration Server and T-Server. For detailed information, see Preparing the ICON Application.
      Important
      You might have to configure additional, ICON-related settings on supporting objects to enable specific functionality. For more information, see step 6, below.
    2. Prepare the Interaction Database (IDB) instance(s) from which Genesys Info Mart will obtain data. For detailed information, see Preparing IDBs.
    3. Prepare the database access point (DAP) application(s) that enable ICON to access the IDB(s) it populates. For more information, see the Interaction Concentrator Deployment Guide for your release.
    4. Ensure that the ICON applications and all required data sources have been enabled, to identify them to Genesys Info Mart as available.
    To enable specific functionality, such as support for Outbound Contact details or high availability (HA), see also the task summaries under Enabling Specific Functionality.
  3. Prepare the target Genesys Info Mart database and views.
    Create and configure database schemas to process and store detailed reporting data. For detailed information, see:
  4. Configure the database access points (DAPs) that Genesys Info Mart uses to access source and target databases.
    Create DAPs, or modify the configuration of existing DAPs, to enable:
    • Genesys Info Mart Server to access the IDBs.
    • Genesys Info Mart Server to access the Info Mart database.
    For detailed information, see Enabling Database Access and Configuring Required DAPs.
  5. Configure the Genesys Info Mart Server application.
    1. Import the required Application Template for the Genesys Info Mart application.

    2. Create and configure an Application object for Genesys Info Mart Server.

      The required configuration settings depend directly on the Genesys Info Mart features that you want to implement and on your choice of an end-user reporting tool, such as Genesys CX Insights (GCXI).

      For more information, see Configuring the Genesys Info Mart Application.

      To enable specific functionality, such as support for Outbound Contact details or high availability (HA), see the task summaries on Enabling Specific Functionality.


  6. Configure necessary options in other configuration objects that are required by ICON and Genesys Info Mart.
    Depending on the characteristics of your deployment and your reporting needs, you might need to configure options in the following objects:
  7. Prepare the Genesys Info Mart Server host. See Preparing the Genesys Info Mart Server Host.
  8. Install the Genesys Info Mart components.
    1. Install the Genesys Info Mart application on its host. For more information, see Installing the Genesys Info Mart application (Windows) or Installing the Genesys Info Mart application (UNIX).
    2. Verify the host setup. See Verifying Host Requirements.
    3. Install the Genesys Info Mart Manager management GUI. See Installing Genesys Info Mart Manager.

  9. Complete the basic deployment.
    Perform post-installation activities:
    1. Start Genesys Info Mart. For more information, see Starting and Stopping Genesys Info Mart Server.
    2. Review Genesys Info Mart logs to verify that the deployment is complete and configuration is correct.
    3. In Genesys Info Mart Manager, review the status of Job_InitializeGIM to verify successful initialization of the database and successful update of the IDBs. To access Genesys Info Mart Manager, see Accessing Genesys Info Mart Manager.
    4. Review Completing Database Preparation, particularly Creating Read-Only Tenant Views. Tenant-specific, read-only views on the Info Mart database are required for multi-tenant deployments (optional for single-tenant deployments).
    5. Continue managing Genesys Info Mart jobs through Genesys Info Mart Manager. For more information about using Genesys Info Mart Manager and managing jobs, see Managing and Scheduling Jobs in the Genesys Info Mart Operations Guide.

  10. (Optional) Enable aggregation. For more information, see Enabling Aggregation.
    Important
    If GCXI is your end-user reporting tool, you must enable aggregation.

Enabling Specific Functionality

The following pages, which partially replicate the above information, provide high-level summaries of targeted task flows to enable Genesys Info Mart to support various specific functions:

This page was last edited on October 5, 2020, at 19:45.
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