Call to queue
Use this block to transfer a call to a queue. After the transfer, the call is waiting in a queue for an available contact center agent.
To route a call to a queue, do the following:
- Connect the block via the Fail and Success ports.
- Double-click the Call to queue block.
- Select the required queue in the Queue field.
- Specify the period within which an agent should answer a call in the Max ring time field. If the agent does not answer, the call moves to another agent.
- In the Customer request info section, enter additional information about the customer. This information will display to the agent who will receive the call. It can be additional phone number, timezone, comments, etc.
Click Add parameters.
Enter what type of data you want to add in Label field, for example timezone, and enter the Value, for example, Asia/Amman.
- In the Waiting time settings section, configure the audio playback while a customer is waiting in the queue.
Select an audio file from the Audio library drop-down list. Click Upload to upload an audio file from your computer.
Enable the Waiting message switch to activate customer queueing position notifications. Use the {{queue_ewt}} and {{queue_position}} variables in the messages to determine the customer's waiting time and position in the queue.
The {{queue_ewt}} variable stores the estimated waiting time (EWT) value. The value is calculated every 15 seconds once the call is placed in a queue. The calculation is based on the number of calls handled in the contact center in the last 30 minutes. The waiting time calculation includes the current queue state (the number of calls in process, the number of queueing calls, and the number of agents available), the time agents spent processing calls in the last 30 minutes, and the number of calls in queue in the last 7 minutes. If there is no historical data, the calculation is not possible and the {{queue_ewt}} variable is not filled.
Select the tts language from the Synth language drop-down list.
Select the preferred voice from the Voice drop-down list.
Enter the message text in the Text and Text for unknown EWT fields. You can use SSML tags.
Configure the time after which the system repeats the message in the Repeat every field.
For specific tts-providers, you can also configure the following advanced settings:
Voice pitch - Configure the synthesized voice pitch (Google). Available options: x-low, low, medium, high, x-high, default.
Speech volume - Set the speech volume (Google). Available options: silent, x-soft, soft, medium, loud, x-loud, default.
Speech rate - Set the synthesized speech speed (Google, Yandex). Available options: x-slow, slow, medium, fast, x-fast, default.
Emotions - Configure the synthesized voice sentiment (applicable for specific Yandex voices). Available options: neutral, good, evil.
- In the Callback settings section, define whether the system should offer a callback to a customer if they do not want to wait in the queue for too long. A customer can agree by pressing a certain key. After that an available agent calls the customer back.
How does a callback work? When a customer call arrives to the Call to queue block, the system calculates how long it will take an agent to answer the phone and writes this value to the {{queue_ewt}} variable. If there are no agents available in the queue, the customer is waiting until the threshold queueing time is reached. If the calculated {{queue_ewt}} time exceeds the threshold, the customer receives a system message that they can be called back by the first available agent. If the customer agrees, the call is ended and a callback is queueing until the first available agent handles it. Note that the scenario does not end, it remains pending in the Call to queue block until the callback is processed.
In the Threshold field, specify the threshold queueing time.
Enter the time after which the system reminds a customer about the callback opportunity in the Reminder field.
Select the synthesized language in the Synth language field.
Select the preferred voice in the Voice field.
Enter the text of the message in the Text field. You can use SSML tags.
For specific tts-providers, you can also configure the following advanced settings:
Voice pitch - Configure the synthesized voice pitch (Google). Available options: x-low, low, medium, high, x-high, default.
Speech volume - Set the speech volume (Google). Available options: silent, x-soft, soft, medium, loud, x-loud, default.
Speech rate - Set the synthesized speech speed (Google, Yandex). Available options: x-slow, slow, medium, fast, x-fast, default.
Emotions - Configure the synthesized voice sentiment (applicable for specific Yandex voices). Available options: neutral, good, evil.
- In the Input settings section, configure the response keys a customer can use to reply to the system.
- In the Callback notification for agent, configure the language, voice, advanced settings (if applicable), and the text of the message for an agent who will call the customer back.
- Click Save.