Before upgrading, ensure that the system is idle, i.e, all agents are logged out from the AgentDesk.
Custom Configuration Strategy
For detailed guidelines on applying environment-specific configurations using custom values.yaml layering,
Refer to the CX Helm Chart Custom Configuration Strategy guide.
In this release, ActiveMQ Classic is being replaced by ActiveMQ Artemis
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Update Helm repo
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Clone the CX repository on the target server
# Create CX-5.4.0 directory from root mkdir CX-5.4.0 # Navigate to CX-5.4.0 cd CX-5.4.0 # Clone the CX-5.4.0 branch of the cim-solution repository git clone -b CX-5.4.0 https://efcx:RecRpsuH34yqp56YRFUb@gitlab.expertflow.com/cim/cim-solution.git $HOME/CX-5.4.0 # Navigate to current release /kubernetes cd <current-release>/kubernetes -
Update the Artemis
# Copy the new plugin jar to current directory <optional> CX-5.4.0/kubernetes/pre-deployment/activemq-artemis/artifacts/plugins/ef-auth-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to <current release>/pre-deployment/activemq-artemis/artifacts/plugins/ # copy the new plugin jar to the following directory on the VM /opt/artemis/lib CX-5.4.0/kubernetes/pre-deployment/activemq-artemis/artifacts/plugins/ef-auth-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to /opt/artemis/lib # Restart the artemis service sudo systemctl restart artemis # Check the status systemctl status artemis -
Deploy the AgentDesk helm chart
# Deploy the new chart version using the helm-values/cx-agent-desk-custom-values.yaml helm upgrade --install --namespace expertflow --set global.efCxReleaseName="ef-cx" cx-agent-desk --debug --values helm-values/cx-agent-desk-custom-values.yaml expertflow/agent-desk --version 5.4.0
“Agent MRD Interrupted” Flow Modified in Conversation Studio
Note: Please take backup/export of your existing flow from conversation studio before any change
A new node for Agent MRD Interrupted flow has been added as part of the selecting different actions for Interrupted Conversations. This node supports the action to put a conversation on hold that has been interrupted. For more details on the Interrupted Conversations, please refer to its feature document.
If you are using custom flows for Conversation Studio:
Please add the flow changes manually. After deploying the Core helm chart, refer to the Conversation Studio default flows documentation (see the 'Agent MRD Interrupted' section—1st heading) and update your customized flow accordingly.
If you are using default flows for Conversation Studio (This will remove all existing flows, please only follow the below in case you are using default flows):
Execute the commands below before deploying the Core Helm chart.
a. Delete the Conversation Studio StatefulSet:
kubectl delete -n expertflow statefulset ef-cx-conversation-studio
b. Delete the existing Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) for Conversation Studio:
kubectl delete -n expertflow pvc conversation-studio-flow-vol-ef-cx-conversation-studio-0
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Deploy the Core helm chart
# Deploy the new chart version using the helm-values/ef-cx-custom-values.yaml helm upgrade --install --namespace expertflow --create-namespace ef-cx --debug --values helm-values/ef-cx-custom-values.yaml expertflow/cx --version 5.4.0 -
Deploy the Channels helm chart
# Deploy the new chart version using the helm-values/cx-channels-custom-values.yaml helm upgrade --install --namespace expertflow --set global.efCxReleaseName="ef-cx" --debug cx-channels --values helm-values/cx-channels-custom-values.yaml expertflow/channels --version 5.4.0 -
Deploy the Campaigns helm chart
# Deploy the new chart version using the helm-values/cx-campaigns-custom-values.yaml helm upgrade --install --namespace expertflow --set global.efCxReleaseName="ef-cx" cx-campaigns --debug --values helm-values/cx-campaigns-custom-values.yaml expertflow/campaigns --version 5.4.0 -
Deploy the MTT helm chart
# Deploy the new chart version using the helm-values/mtt-single-custom-values.yaml helm upgrade --install --namespace <tenant-ns> --debug <tenant-id> --values helm-values/mtt-single-custom-values.yaml expertflow/MTT-single --version 5.4.0 -
Deploy the Reporting connector
# Deploy the reporting helm upgrade --install --namespace <tenant-namespace> --set global.efCxReleaseName="ef-cx" cx-reporting --debug --values helm-values/cx-reporting-scheduler-custom-values.yaml expertflow/reporting --version 5.4.0 -
Deploy the ETL
# Edit the file helm-values/cx-transflux-custom-values.yaml in the transflux directory and update the tag image: repository: cim/cx-data-platform tag: 5.4.0 # Deploy the new chart helm upgrade --install --namespace expertflow --set global.efCxReleaseName="ef-cx" cx-transflux --debug --values helm-values/cx-transflux-custom-values.yaml expertflow/transflux --version 5.4.0 -
Update Voice Components using the following guide