What meaning do all fields have?
Addressing all fields in the Queue from left to right and top to bottom.
Queue name
Name*:
Default name Queue. Example: Department or Queue 1
Color:
This option give the Queue a color which could be usefull when color coding.
Settings
Maximum Waiting Callers:
The maximum amount of callers that may be waiting in the queue at the same time. Set to ∞ for unlimited. The options offered are 1 to 150 after 150 there will be no limit (infinite).
Call distribution strategy:
The Queue can distribute the calls in 3 ways:
Option 1. Ring all
Ring all agents simultaneously. Note: The maximum amount of agents is 6 per priority level. With 3 priority levels in a Queue.
Option 2. Least recently answered
Ring the agents 1-by-1 sorted by the least answered time.
Option 3. Random
Ring the agents 1-by-1 in a random order.
Priority Level timeout:
The maximum time the queue will try to connect a single caller to the agents once in the current level. After the timeout or if no agents are available, the caller will move to the next level. "Off" means the caller will only move to the next level after all agents in the current level have been tried.
The options are to turn this off or to enable and set the priority level timeout between 30 and 240 seconds.
Ring Time for Agent:
The maximum amount of time that the queue will ring an agent.
The time configurable ranges from 10 to 90 seconds.
Priority Level mode*:
The Queue has 2 priority level modes
Option 1. Cascade - 1, 2, 3 - Cascade mode means that the queue will try to deliver the calls to users based on their priority. First to priority 1, then to priority 2, and finally to priority 3.
Option 2. Memory - 1, 1+2, 1+2+3 - Memory mode means that the queue will try to deliver the calls to users based on their priority but everytime it goes to the next level it will add a priority. This means that the calls are first offered to users with priority 1. Then, the calls are offered to both the first and second priority levels, and subsequently to priorities 1, 2, and 3.
Wrap-Up Time for Agent:
The amount of time between calls that the agent will receive from the queue.
The time configurable ranges from 5 to 60 seconds.
Maximum Waiting Time for Caller:
The maximum time a caller can be waiting in the queue before moving to the next action in the dialplan.
The time configurable ranges from 60 to 7200 seconds.
Keep callers waiting in queue without logged in agents:
The callers will remain waiting in the queue even when all agents are logged out or paused. Options are to Yes(Enable), No(Disable) function.
Sounds
Welcome Announcement:
This field allows you to upload an audio file to be played when a caller enters a Queue. The audio file will be played first before delivering the call to the first priority. You can select an already uploaded file within the Queue or upload a new audio file. The formate for the audio file should be .MP3 or .WAV
Periodic sound:
This field allows you to upload an audio file to be played periodically. The timer for this sound starts when the the "Welcome Announcement" is done or directly after entering the queue if there is no sound configured for the "Welcome Announcement".
Position Announcement settings:
This field allows you to automatically tell the caller what position that have in the Queue. The function gives a position announcement of up to 99 Callers.
Time between Periodic Announcements:
The time configurable for the periodic announcement to take place ranges from 10 to 90 seconds.
Queue agents
Create Agent with a User*:
This field allows you to add Users in your panel to the queue.
Agents in the Queue:
In this part of the page you can configure some settings to users that were added as agents to the queue. You can configure the following settings per user:
Statuses: Logged in, Logged out and paused.
Logged in: Users will be considered by the queue when it distributes the calls.
Logged out: Users will not be considered by the queue when it distributes the calls.
Paused: The paused option gives the same effect as the logged out button but can be used as a clearer visual indicator that the user is temporarily not available.
When a User is added it will give you the option to enable supervisor permissions. Queue supervisor logged in the Operator Consoles can perform Supervisor actions via the Call List widget (accessed from the Queue consoles): listen, whisper, barge in.
Listen : click and listen in without the agent and caller hearing you
Whisper : click and listen in; the agent can hear you, the caller cannot
Barge in : click (sound signal) and listen in; the agent and the caller will hear you
Create Agent using an External Number
This field allows you to add external phonenumbers to the queue as agent.