Core features
- Tickets from messages: Each new conversation creates a ticket in Gorelo. Replies from your technicians flow back to the end user in the app.
- Full conversation view: End users see their open and closed conversations, including approvals and side conversations shared with them, the same way they do in the Client Portal.
- Native notifications: Gorelo Messenger notifies end users of new replies through the operating system.
- Your branding: You set the tray icon, logo, brand color, and home screen background in the policy, and Gorelo deploys them to every device.
Before you start
End users sign in to Gorelo Messenger with their email address and a one-time code. To sign in, their email address must belong to a contact in Gorelo, assigned to the right client. To get your contacts into Gorelo, you can:- Sync them from Microsoft 365 through CIPP, which also assigns each contact to its client.
- Add them manually.
- Create them with the Gorelo API.
End users can also send messages as a guest, without signing in. Signing in gives them access to more features, such as their conversation history.
Deploy Gorelo Messenger
Gorelo Messenger ships as the Messenger plugin, so you distribute it through a policy, like other Gorelo plugins. You can set it up before you add any devices, as long as the client exists in Gorelo.1
Add the plugin to a policy
- In Policies, hover over Add.
- Select Plugin.
- From the list, select Messenger.
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Set your branding
Upload your tray icon and logo, and choose your brand color and home screen background.
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Click Save
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Distribute the policy
Gorelo installs Gorelo Messenger on every asset the policy targets. The rollout isn’t instant, so allow a few minutes for devices to pick it up.
FAQ
I changed the tray icon, but devices still show the old one
I changed the tray icon, but devices still show the old one
Gorelo Messenger caches the tray icon on each device, and the icon syncs separately from other settings. Restart the Messenger process, or the Gorelo Agent, on the device to load the new icon.
How do end users add a new line in a message?
How do end users add a new line in a message?
Pressing Enter sends the message. End users press Shift + Enter to add a new line.
Why do end users see closed conversations?
Why do end users see closed conversations?
Gorelo Messenger shows closed conversations so end users have the same history they see in the Client Portal.
Related resources
How policies work
Distribute plugins and settings to your assets.
Client Portal
Give clients a self-service portal for their tickets.