A Webex Contact Center agent can receive Chat and Voice channel interactions, however the agent is not able to receive WhatsApp or SMS interactions.
What is missing from the agent configuration to enable the agent to receive those interactions?
WhatsApp and SMS are premium digital channels in the Webex Contact Center licensing model. Cisco's Webex Contact Center data sheet distinguishes Standard Agent and Premium Agent capabilities. Standard Agent includes core contact center functions and agent-assisted chat and email, while Premium Agent adds broader digital communication channels such as SMS, social channels, multichannel analytics, and supervisor monitoring capabilities. The scenario says the agent can receive Chat and Voice, so the agent is already provisioned for basic voice and chat handling. The missing capabilities are specifically WhatsApp and SMS, which are part of the higher digital-channel entitlement. An enhanced license is not the relevant license category in the Cisco Webex Contact Center agent-type model. The desktop layout can affect UI presentation, but it would not by itself entitle the agent to receive those channel types. The missing configuration is therefore the Premium license. Reference: Cisco Webex Contact Center Data Sheet; Cisco Help, Set up digital channels in Webex Contact Center.

