Working with the embaddable softphone
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Handling inbound calls
- Sign in to the embeddable softphone.
- In the upper right-hand corner of the embeddable softphone, select Ready from the drop-down list.
In the Ready status, the system assigns you inbound calls from queues. You can change this status by clicking on it and selecting one of the unavailability statuses (Online, DND, or custom) from the drop-down list.
When a call is assigned to you, the Ready status changes to Dialing.
- To accept an inbound call, click the green button.
When you answer the phone, your status changes to In service. If you fail to answer the phone on time, you get Banned. You need to manually change this status by clicking the red Unban button. You can schedule which status should go next by clicking the current status and selecting the status you need from the drop-down list.
In the softphone desktop app, the Banned status automatically changes to the previously scheduled status upon detection of any activity, for example, if an agent moves a mouse.
- Click the Information icon to go to the call details.
- Add tags to the conversation. Tagging helps you thoroughly classify your calls based on certain properties.
- In the Call processing card, select a wrap-up code to label the call outcome, if the call was received in a campaign.
- When the conversation is over, click the red button to end the call.
After you end the call, your status changes to After service. In this status, you can also enter call details, assign wrap-up codes, etc.
- Click Complete afterservice. If the After service time limit switch is enabled in your queue settings, the system automatically forces you out of the after-call work once the time limit is reached.
While in one of the call processing statuses (Dialing, In service, or After service), you can schedule which status should go next be clicking the current status and selecting one of the unavailability statuses (Online, DND, or custom). The transition to the scheduled status will occur after you process the call.
Making outbound calls
- Use the keypad to dial the required phone number. You can change your Caller ID if this option is enabled in the Setup > General settings section.
- On the call control panel, you can mute, put on hold, transfer, or end the call.
- Click the Information button on the call control panel to view the contact card and associated tags. Note that you can edit and update contact cards of the existing contacts and create new contacts. You can add tags to a contact card if needed.
- Click the Contacts tab. The tab contains your CC contacts. You can initiate a call to a specific user, queue, group, or remote extension by clicking the call button in front of the contact.
- If you want to call a user, select the user from the contact list. Clicking the user opens the user's card with detailed information.
- Click the green button to start the call.
- To call a queue, select it from the contact list. Clicking the queue opens its card with the queue details and members.
- Click the green button to initiate the call. Once connected to an agent from the queue, you see the agent's card.
- To call a user group, select it from the contact list. Clicking the group opens the group's card with its details and members.
- Click the green button to initiate the call. Once connected to an agent, you see the agent's card.
- To call a remote extension, select it from the contact list. Clicking the remote extension opens the external user's card.
Transferring a call
- To transfer a call, click Transfer on the control panel.
A call transfer window opens. The Contacts tab displays the list of users, queues, groups, and remote extensions.
By default, the tab displays only users/destinations available for transfer: groups/queues in the Available status (provided there are Online or Ready employees) and agents in the Online and Ready statuses. Unavailable destinations are hidden, you can only see them by disabling the Show available only switch in the Search field. When disabled, all destinations unavailable for transfer display in the list, BUT remain inactive. Unavailable transfer destinations are blocked, since the system immediately cancels any call to them.
- Search for and select the required number either by username or by extension of a specific user, group, queue, or remote extension. Make sure to enable the Show available only switch.
- Select, whether you want to notify the destination party before transferring the call (warm transfer) or perform an unattended transfer (blind transfer). Select the Ask first or Transfer now radio button accordingly.
If you are transferring a call to a queue only blind transfer is possible.
If you are transferring a call to an agent group, the system allocates the call according to the dialing strategy defined in the group settings. The options are:
Call agents simultaneously - The system routes an inbound call to all group agents at once. Dialing attempts continue until the call is answered. After that, dialing stops. This method helps reduce customer's waiting time for an answer since the call is answered by the first agent available. The maximum number of simultaneous calls that are not answered yet at any given moment is limited to 10.
Call a random agent - The call goes to the agent (only one) who received the least number of calls. If the agent fails to accept the call, the system cancels it and stops dialing. This approach helps evenly distribute load among employees, preventing early fatigue and allowing them to prepare for the next call.
Call agents sequentially - The system routes an inbound call to one phone number from the list, then another, and another, searching for an available agent. The system keeps on dialing until one of the agents accepts the call. After that, dialing stops.
- If you want to transfer a call to an external phone number, select the External number tab in the Transfer window. Select a Caller ID in the Call from field and enter the destination phone number in the Call to field.
- Click Transfer. If the transfer is successful, you will hear a beep.
- Click Complete transfer. Note that the call details are transferred to the destination agent together with the call (both in an attended and blind transfer).
If an attended transfer fails, you can try to transfer the call again or end it. In case of a blind transfer, the call does not return to you.
Viewing call history
- Click the Recent calls tab to review the call history if needed. The system displays missed, inbound, and outbound calls. You can see the call date, time, duration, and status. You can initiate an outbound call by clicking any recent contact.
- If the Enable access to call recordings switch is activated for all or your group agents, you can listen to your call recordings. To play a recording, click on the required call and click Play.
- If required, minimize the softphone window by clicking the Collapse icon.
- To log out of the system, select Log out in the left menu.