Telagents--The Virtual Agent > Scheduling a Telagent
 
This article explains how to schedule a Telagent, and it's part of a set of articles that explain how to use the Telagent feature in UNIVERGE BLUE® ENGAGE Admin Portal. Use the navigation above to return to the parent article, and jump to another article in the set from there.

 

There may be situations where you need to schedule agents as virtual agents, or Telagents. For example, you might have agents who need to work off-site for certain periods and not have access to the CCA during such times. You might also have employees who need to remain mobile throughout their shift but will have access to a telephone.

Important
  • Only supervisors can perform this action.
  • You can assign the same Telagent to multiple schedules. In this case, the Telagent will be logged in once, unless they are assigned to different phone extensions. If you assign different extensions to the same Telagent, they will be logged in multiple times.

To schedule a Telagent

  1. Log in to UNIVERGE BLUE® ENGAGE Admin Portal per usual.
  2. Navigate to Configure > General > Schedule Telagent.
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  3. The Scheduled Telagents page appears.
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  4. Enter information about the new schedule as follows:
    1. Schedules: Click Add to create a new schedule.
    2. Name: Enter a name for the new schedule.
    3. From and To: Enter the dates when the schedule should start and end.
    4. Time Zone: Choose a time zone applicable to this particular scheduled telagent.

      Important The time zone defaults to the time zone set up for the account. The change you make here will be applicable to this particular scheduled telagent and does NOT affect the account time zone.

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  5. In the Applicable Hours tab, select the days and hours when the calls should be diverted to the Telagents.

    Note Duration indicates the length of time that an agent will be logged on as Telagent. In the image below, agents are scheduled as Telagents on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Mondays, Telagents will be signed in from 8:00 AM to   (a duration of 4 hours). On Tuesdays, Telagents will be signed in from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (a duration of 4 hours). On Fridays, Teleagents will be signed in from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (a duration of 8 hours and 30 minutes).

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  6. In the Agents tab, select the agents and telephone numbers that will be scheduled as Telagents:
    1. Phone Ext: Enter the extension that matches the number where the agent will receive voice calls. The extension entered here should match an extension in the Phonebook. (For more information about extensions and the Phonebook, see Phonebook.)
    2. Agent: Select the agent that will be signed on as Telagent.
    3. Click Add Agent and continue adding agents if necessary.
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Updating or Deleting Telagents

To update or delete an existing Telagent schedule

  1. From the Schedules list, select the name of the schedule you want to delete or update.
  2. Do one of the following:
    1. If deleting, click Delete.
      Step a: Deleting a Scheduled Telagent
       
    2. If updating, make all necessary changes (From/To dates, Time ZoneApplicable Hours, or Agents), and then click Update.
      Step b: Updating a Scheduled Telagent
       

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