When onboarding a WhatsApp Connect contact for yourself or on behalf of (OBO) someone else, users may receive the following error (Figure 1):
Figure 1 Error
This error occurs when the user identified in the Requestor field does not have the External Communication entitlement enabled (Figure 2):
Figure 2 Requestor field
If this error is received, contact your internal IT team and ask them to enable the External Communication entitlement for the user.
If the entitlement is already enabled and you are still receiving the onboarding error, please contact Symphony Support at support@symphony.com
Full details on WhatsApp Connect can be found below:
WhatsApp Connect Admin and User Guide
If you require further assistance on WhatsApp Connect, please contact the Symphony Support team at support@symphony.com