Customize the Existing Timeline in the Contact Center

You can configure objects to track in the Contact Center’s timeline component. To customize the existing timeline, first deactivate it. Edit the timeline to add a new object, and activate it again. Or create a new timeline.

Available in: Lightning Experience

Available in: Enterprise and Unlimited Editions with Health Cloud


User Permissions Needed
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  1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Timeline and then select Timeline.
  2. Next to Contact Center Account Timeline, click Dropdown, and then click Deactivate.
  3. Click Dropdown, and now click Edit.
  4. Go to Timeline Related Objects, and click Add New Object.
  5. In Related Object, select a related object, such as Clinical Encounter, to the existing objects: Engagement Interaction, Engagement Topic, and Case.
    Add Related Object window, with Clinical Encounter selected as Related Object, and PatientId selected as the Field.
  6. Customize the record visibility of the related object.
  7. Add a title field, subtitle field, timestamp, and fields displayed on the timeline. For example, configure the timeline to show case records only when the Status field equals “New”. Select Case Number as the title, Internal Comments as the subtitle, and Closed Date as the timestamp for the Case object.
    Add Related Object window, with Case Number selected in Title Field, Internal Comments selected in Subtitle Field, and Closed Date selected in Timestamp.
  8. Add fields to show on the timeline, and click Add.
  9. Click Activate.

To create a new timeline, first deactivate the existing timeline. Click New Timeline to provide a label and API name. Repeat the steps to add objects, set the visibility of the related object, and add fields to display on the timeline.

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