How to open & dismiss the Contact Panel

The Contact Panel enables Sideline Pro users to take quick actions upon completing a call with a customer such as adding call notes. This article explains how you can trigger the Contact Panel to populate as well as how to disable it after a call. 

Initial requirements for the Contact Panel to populate after a call:

• Incoming call duration is greater than 60 seconds
• Outgoing call duration is greater than 1 second
• The number is not an unknown or blocked number

When the app is open:

• The Contact Panel will automatically be displayed in Sideline

When the app is in the background or when the phone is locked:

• A push notification is sent (when opened, Sideline will open and the Contact Panel will populate)
• Click on the notification to trigger the Contact Panel and open the Sideline app

Note: Due to iOS restrictions (out of our control) when the Sideline app is backgrounded, the only way to open the Sideline app (which activates the Contact Panel) is for you to open up the push notification (i.e we cannot open the app for you) 

Dismiss the Contact Panel  

• From Settings: Pro Settings > Under Pro Tools, select Contact Panel > tap to disable.
• Manually: To dismiss the Contact Panel manually at any time, tap on the "X" under the text responses, or swipe the Contact Panel down. 
• Automatically: The Contact Panel will also be dismissed when you background/exit out of the Sideline app.
• Interruption: If a second Sideline call comes through and you answer it, the Contact Panel from the first call is dismissed automatically regardless of whether the second call triggers the Contact Panel or not.

Important: If you dismiss the Contact Panel without adding notes or saving the contact name, the unknown number will NOT be shown in your Sideline Contacts.

If you have questions or experience any issues with the Contact Panel, please submit a request.