This guide covers the various configuration settings for your DIY Contact Center. These settings affect how calls are presented to Agents and the information that is available to various users.
Note
Italicized terms represent clickable icons on the specific screen being discussed.
Terms in blue are links to additional information about the described functionality.
Access
- (A) Settings icon - As an administrator in CallPotential, you have access to system configurations by clicking this icon.
- (B) Contact Center Configuration - Clicking this provides you access to various Contact Center settings. This guide focuses exclusively on the first section - Configuring Contact Center. Click to learn more about other sections, call queues or inactive reasons.
Configuring the Contact Center
Voice
- (C) Agent Inactivity Timeout - Enter how long before an Agent gets automatically logged out while being inactive in the system. This will assist when agents forgot to log out at the end of their shift and prevent callers from waiting on hold if no agent is actually available.
- (D) Agent Cool-down - Enter the length of time you would like for the Cool-Down period. After ending a call, the system automatically puts agents in Cool-Down status making them unavailable to accept calls. The Cool-Down period allows agents time for a short break or to complete any notes/tasks related to the call. Once the designated Cool-Down period is over, the agent will automatically be returned to ready status.
- (E) Cascade Timeout - Enter how long an Agent has to answer before the call is presented to the next available agent. The default setting, and our recommended best practice, is 15 seconds.
- (F) Set inactive after cascading checkbox - by checking this box, agents will be automatically set to inactive status if they do not answer a call that is presented to them (the call cascades). This will prevent additional calls from being presented to an agent who may not be available but failed to update their status. This requires agents to set themselves back to Ready status to begin accepting calls again.
- (G) Set inactive after call reject checkbox - By checking this box, agents will be automatically be set to inactive status if they Reject a call. This requires agents to set themselves back to Ready status to begin accepting calls again.
- (H) Hide Queue Name on the inbound call notification checkbox - Check this box if you want to remove the queue name from the call notification. This is NOT recommended and can cause issues if you have queues for different languages. Queue information can be very helpful to agents. This setting is only intended if you have concerns about agents selectively accepting calls based on Queue (for example, sales vs service calls).
- (I) Hide Caller Type on the inbound call notification alert checkbox - Check this box if you want to remove the caller type (Lead, Customer or Previous Customer) from the call notification. This is NOT recommended as this info can be helpful to agents. This setting is only intended if you have concerns about agents selectively accepting calls based on type (for example, Lead vs Customer calls).
- (J) Hide Agent Widget and Call Center Dashboard from agents checkbox - The Agent widget provides Agent status information and the Call Center Dashboard provides real-time, detailed information of all Agents and Queues. Checking this box hides both of those from the Agent dashboard. This is NOT something we recommend as Agent status can be useful in determining a good time for break or lunch.
- (K) Hide Call Center Dashboard from non-admin or managers checkbox - Checking this box hides the same information discussed in (J) but from other users who have a non-administrator or manager role in your account.
Callbacks
- (L) Callbacks toggle switch - Click to turn CallPotential's callback feature on. When this is enabled, callers will have the opportunity to press 8 to request a call back instead of waiting on hold. When an agent becomes available, in whatever CallBack Queue (M) has been selected, the callback will be presented to the agent and the system will connect them to the original caller. When the callback feature is switched off, users will not have that option and (M) & (N) will not appear.
NOTE: If utilizing the callback feature, you will need to ensure your hold music/message uploaded for the Queue includes instructions to press 8 for a callback. This is how your callers will know this is an option. - (M) Callback Queue dropdown - Select which queue (group of Agents) you would like callback calls presented. Most users set this to Same as Inbound Call. If your queues are organized around language, it's very important to use Same as Inbound Call to ensure a callback is made in the proper language.
- (N) Callback Expiration Time - Set the amount of time a callback event will remain in the (M) Callback Queue before it is canceled (if an Agent does not accept the callback event).
Save Your Configurations
- (O) Save - Click to save your updates to the Contact Center.
