connect routing Flashcards
routing consists of what 3 parts
- queues
- routing profiles
- contact flows
what does a queue hold?
contacts waiting to be answered by agents
how are queues and agents linked?
routing profiles
what is specified in a routing profile?
- Which queues will be in it.
- Whether one queue should be prioritized over another.
- the channels agents will handle in the Contact Control Panel (CCP).
- the amount contacts agents can handle simultaneously for each channel.
- Whether individual queues are for all channels or specific ones.
each agent is assigned to
one routing profile
contacts are routed to your contact center based on what factors?
- routing profile agent is assigned to
- hours of operation for given queue
- routing logic defined by contact flows
how are contacts in queue assigned to an agent?
Contacts in a queue are automatically prioritized and forwarded to the next available agent (that is, the agent who has been idle longest)
when are contacts placed on hold?
when there are no available agents
how are order of contacts serviced?
time in queue, first come first server basis
how does connect assign the call to an agent if multiple agents are free?
if multiple agents are available, the contact is routed to the agent who has been in the Available status for the longest time.
how does a routing profile assign the priority of a queue over another queue determined?
A routing profile may assign a priority to one queue over another, but the priority within the queue is always set by the order the contact was added to the queue.
how does routing work with multiple channels?
When you set up a routing profile to handle multiple channels, agents must complete the interactions with inbound contacts on one channel before they can receive a contact or a task on the other
how do you create a queue?
- Go to Connect Nav Menu > Routing > Queues > Add New Queue
- Add info needed for the queue
- assign queue to routing profile
True or False: When you create a queue, the queue is automatically active.
True
What happens when you disable a queue for a user?
it goes into offline mode, and no new contacts are routed to the queue; however, any existing contacts in the queue will be routed to agents
What users can you disable queues for?
only users with a security profile with Queues Enable/Disable permissions
How do you disable a queue?
- On nav menu, go to Routing > Queues
- Hover over the name of the queue to edit > chose the power icon that shows
- Chose disable to confirm
how to set the maximum contacts in a queue at the same time?
set the Maximum contacts in queue limit for the queue
the maximum contacts in a queue apply to whom?
all contacts in the queue across all channels
by default, you cannot set max contacts in a queue to greater than your ____
Concurrent calls per instance service quota