Updated on 2023-09-20 GMT+08:00

Switching the Agent Status

Context

The connection framework provides the connection bar. An agent can control the connection status by using the connection bar.

The connection status refers to the status of a sign-in agent, which can be Idle, Talking, Wrap-up, Busy, and Rest. Table 1 describes the status. The system determines whether to allocate an incoming call to an agent based on the agent status.

Table 1 Connection status description

Agent Status

Description

Idle

Agent status when an agent waits for the system to allocate an incoming call.

Talking

Agent status when an agent is processing an incoming call.

Wrap-up

Agent status when an agent processes a call-related transaction (for example, filling in the customer incoming call information) after the customer hangs up.

Busy

Agent status after an agent chooses Set Busy.

Rest

Connection status when an agent takes a rest.

An agent performs connection operations, such as answering calls, taking a rest, and showing busy, to switch between the connection states. Figure 1 shows the connection status switchover relationship.

A dialog box is displayed in the lower right corner of the browser, indicating the call connection event.

Figure 1 Connection status switchover

Procedure

  1. Sign in to the AICC as an agent.
  2. Click on the top to sign in to the platform.

    • The system parameter Agent status after sign-in specifies the agent status after sign-in. The agent states after sign-in are as follows:
      • Idle
      • Wrap-up
      • Busy
    • The tenant parameter Mode in Which an Agent Signs In to a Skill Queue and agent parameter with the same name specify the mode in which an agent signs in to a skill queue.
      • The options of the tenant parameter Mode in Which an Agent Signs In to a Skill Queue are as follows:
        • Agent-defined
        • Automatic: When an agent signs in, the agent automatically signs in to all skill queues bound to the agent.
        • Specified: When an agent signs in, the agent can specify skill queues bound to the agent to sign in. The capabilities of an agent depend on the skill queues that the agent has signed in to. Select a skill queue to sign in as required.
          Figure 2 Specifying skill queues

        The default value is Agent-defined. The parameter modification takes effect after the page is refreshed.

      • The options of the agent parameter Mode in Which an Agent Signs In to a Skill Queue are as follows:
        • Automatic: When an agent signs in, the agent automatically signs in to all skill queues bound to the agent.
        • Specified: When an agent signs in, the agent can specify skill queues bound to the agent to sign in. The capabilities of an agent depend on the skill queues that the agent has signed in to. Select a skill queue to sign in as required.
          Figure 3 Specifying skill queues

        The default value is Automatic. The parameter modification takes effect after the page is refreshed.

      If the tenant parameter is set to Agent-defined, the value of the agent parameter Mode in Which an Agent Signs In to a Skill Queue is used.

      If the tenant parameter is set to Automatic or Specified, its value is used.

  3. Click on the top and select a state as required.

    Figure 4 Switching the agent status

Follow-up Procedure

After signing in, an agent can click in the upper right corner and choose Reset Skill Queue to reselect the skill queue to which the agent needs to sign in. The capabilities of the agent change with the skill queue to which the agent signs in. For example, if a versatile agent has signed in to a voice or video skill queue and a multimedia skill queue, after the agent clicks Reset Skill Queue, selects only the voice or video skill queue, and saves the configuration, the agent can handle only voice or video calls but cannot handle multimedia chats.

Figure 5 Expanding the shortcut menu
Figure 6 Reset Skill Queue page

The agent must have the Reset Skill Queue operation permission.

Common agents in a new tenant space have the permission by default.

Common agents in an old tenant do not have the permission by default. To add the permission, contact the tenant administrator.