Who are the Agents?
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📋 What’s about
Agents are skilled Contact Center representatives that are able to who can manage customer interactions through the multi-channel environment.
The Agents SectionYou can find the Agents section under the Staff menu.
⚙️ Create a new Agent
🎬 Video Tutorial
To create an Agent click the New Agent button (you'll find it at the bottom right of the page):
The Agent can now login to the XCALLY general user interface (GUI) and Phonebar using the configured Username and Password (remember .
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Remember to enable the agent to the service queues through which |
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After the Agent has been created, you can view him/her the Agents will appear in the Agents List.
You can view, edit and modify Agent details and add Agent to Queues.
🔧 Agent Typology
Agent can be of 3 typology:
WebRTC Bar integrated on the platform. | Phonebar Agent enters to phonebar with his/her credentials to activate calls from bar | External Hotdesk: When Agent logins, chooses external telephone to use |
If the agent Typology is:
External or WebRTC theThe Typology field must be online with the Agent's client configuration: the Agents with WebRTC use a different transport protocol from the Agents with the Phonebar (see the Voice Section).
A wrong agent configuration will not make possible
communication with the server, as shown in the Agent Status on the Phonebar:
There are four Agent typologies:
WebRTC
The agent will be able to login, logout, pause/unpause from the Web Interface
Phonebar any action should start on the Phonebar and the Web Interface reflects the changes
The Typology field must be on line with the Agent's client configuration: the Agents with WebRTC use a different transport protocol from the Agents with the Phonebar (see the Voice Section).
A wrong agent configuration will not make possible the communication with the server, as shown in the Agent Status on the Phonebar:
If the Typology is External the. Bar integrated on the platform.
When red dot turns green, the bar is active:
Phonebar
Agent enters to phonebar with his/her credentials to activate calls from it. In fact any action should start on the Phonebar and the Web Interface reflects the changes:
External
The agent will be able to login, logout, pause/unpause from the Web Interface.
The Administrator can set an Hot Desk feature (available from XCALLY Motion Version 2.0.77) for
a specific Agent:
If this option is set to on, at login time the
Agents will be able to select which one of the available registered Telephones
they want to be associated with (click on the down arrow to see the complete list. Telephones must already be configured):
Edit/Modify an Agent
Find the agent from the agents list (you can use the search box on the top-right of the page to filter)
and Click on the three-dots button menu and then select Edit Agent:
in the Agent Configuration form you'll find the following tabs:
While in the Header of the panel you find the buttons:
add AgentMobile
The agents login with XCALLY mobile app
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Mobile typology is visible only if Mobile feature is enabled on license. |
If you create a Mobile Agent, you need to insert Mobile App Push Gateway you need to insert YOUR_IP_SERVER:5060
💡 How to Edit an Agent
Find the Agent from the agents list (you can use the search box on the top-right of the page to filter)
and Click on the three-dots button menu and then select Edit Agent:
Account
change password
Account
Voice
In the Voice Section, you can change parametersVoice
In the Voice Section, you can change parameters related to an agent's SIP client settings:
About Record calls to user extension
or start a new recording clicking on (only two recording files maximum per call).
Other Channels
Motion Phonebar Settings
This Menu is available only if Agent's Setting for Typology is Phonebar. If the Agent's Setting is WebRTC, go to the next paragraph.
In the Motion PhoneBar Settings tab you can enable/disable the following parameters:
Enable Settings: Enable an agent to see and modify the settings on the phonebar
Auto Answer: If enabled, any call to the agent will be automatically answered (default delay time in seconds is asked)
Ring in Use: Enables or disables ringing when the agent is already engaged in a conversation
Enable Recording: Enable an agent to manual recording the incoming calls
Enable DTMF tones: When enabled, the Agent hears dtmf tones when he dials a number
Do not disturb during pause: When enabled the agent cannot receive direct or internal calls when in pause on the phonebar (default=enabled)
Show unanswered call badge: when enabled, it allows showing the number of unanswered calls on the Agent Phonebar Call History icon
Enable Jaws Integration allows the Agent to use the screen reader Jaws integrated with the Phonebar (for blind agents)
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The following two options are mutually exclusive and require the use of the Phonebar ver. 5.1.31.0 (and following) and the Screen Recording License activation |
Enable Screen Recording by Agent allows the Agent using the Phonebar to record video sequences of what happens on his/her desktop clicking a specific button that will be displayed
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About Screen Recording by AgentWhen this flag is selected, the Agent will find a REC button on the Phonebar to start recording a video sequence. In order to display that the recording has been activated and is going on, the REC button becomes red and blinks: to stop recording the Agent can just click on the same icon (which turns grey again and stops blinking). |
Enable Automatic Screen Recording means that the system starts recording a video sequence every time a voice call is received or placed by the Agent using the Phonebar (it stops automatically when the call ends)
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About Automatic Screen RecordingWhen this flag is selected, the Agent has nothing to do to start or stop the video recording: the REC button will become red and blink in order to display that the desktop activities are being recorded. The Video recording cannot be stopped or started manually by the Agent. |
The files generated using one of the Screen Recording functions mentioned above will be available on the Agent PC. By default they will be saved in: Video/AgentId_AgentName/<year>/<month>/<day>/
A different path (e.g. on a network drive) can be specified in the Settings/General section (it will be used for all Agents).
Remote Control: switch on to enable Phonebar API Web Service
Phonebar API activation
Remote Control
This setting enables/disables the Phonebar API web service for the Agent Profile (enable this setting for using features like click-to-dial).
You need to specify:
Remote Control Port (default 9888).
SIP Expires: Configures the registration expires (in seconds) of the SIP server. The default value is 3600s.
SIP Port: Configures the port of the SIP server. The default value is 5060.
It this way the Motion Phonebar remote control is active in localhost.
After the Remote control is enabled, the Agent at the first login should accept the following popup (admin pwd is required):
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Enabling the Windows firewall on the port 9888 (or on the Remote Control Port you set), it is possible to call the API also through the private IP |
Motion WebRTC Settings
This MenuHow checks on the tab-limit and capacity work?Before an interaction is accepted (whether it is in autoanswer mode, manual mode, or also when the agent receives a message about a previously opened and handled interaction), the system verifies that the agent has not already reached the maximum open tab limit (set in Global settings section) or max capacity:
So agents can receive popup for a new interaction only in these conditions:
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XCALLY Phonebar Settings
This Menu is available only if Agent's Setting for Typology is Phonebar. If the Agent's Setting is WebRTC, go to the next paragraph.
Motion App Settings
Motion WebRTC Settings
This menu is available only if Agent's Setting for Typology is WebRTC.
Permissions
Client Logs
There are 4 levels available. Below, the basic information in this regard:
DEBUG_LEVEL | DEBUG | LOGS |
ERROR | The ERROR level designates error events that might still allow the application to continue running | error log |
WARNING | The WARNING level designates potentially harmful situations | error log, warn log |
INFO | The INFO level designates informational messages that highlight the progress of the application at coarse-grained level. | error log, warn log, info log |
DEBUG | The DEBUG Level designates fine-grained informational events that are most useful to debug an application. | error log, warn log, info log, debug log |
As logs are enabled, the Agent receives a corresponding notification, as in the following example:
This feature allows the logs file output on the server (i.e. client/role-username folder), for the Agent/User logs have been enabled.
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This feature generates high data traffic. So, it’s recommended to disable it when not needed. |
Change agent password
Administrators can change agent password.
In order to change the password, find the agent from the list (you can use the search box on the top-right of the page to filter), click on the and then on Edit Agent, after that click on the red Change Password Button :
According XCALLY Motion Security rules, if the Security Suite is enabled, the password must contain at least 8 characters and have at least 1 lowercase character, one uppercase character, one numeric character and one special character like ~!@#$%^&-_=+[{]}.
How can an agent recover a forgotten password?
According to XCALLY Motion Security rules, if the Security Suite is enabled, the new password must comply to the following security rules: it must contain least 8 characters and have at least 1 lowercase character, one uppercase character, one numeric character and one of the following special characters ~!@#$%^&-_=+[{]}.
Add an Agent to a Team
Administrators can add agents to teams. In order to To do so, find the agent from the agents' list and click on and then on Add Agent to Team.
You can also add an agent to a Team by clicking the the orange the orange button in the Edit Agent panel.
Add an agent to a queue
Administrator must add an agent to a queue to enable him/her handle calls headed to the queue.
In order to add an agent to a queue, find the agent from the list (you can use the search box on the top-right of the page to filter), click on and then on Edit Agent.
Now click on and you will see the list of the available Queue Channels (the list may vary according to your system modules):
When you click on the icon referred to the chosen Channel (Voice, Chat, Email, SMS, Other Channels) the pop-up screen will show you the list of available queues for each of them.
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Add AgentsRemember to add the selected Agents to any Website/Account you create! If you don't do this, the Agents will not be able to see the interactions exchanged through them. You can do this in the specific account configuration and setting. |
Delete Agents
To delete a single agent, find the agent in the agents list and Delete:
To delete multiple agents you can you can select the list of agents to delete by marking the checkbox on the left side and then click on Delete button (ok to confirm).
Export list of agents
To export list of agents in CSV, select the list of agents to
export by marking the checkbox on the left side and
click
Export list of agents
To export list of agents in CSV, select the list of agents to export by marking the checkbox on the left side and click on the Export button:
on the Export button:
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