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      Working as a Contact Center Supervisor

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      Dialpad's Contact Center Supervisors have the ability to monitor calls in real-time and listen in, barge, or take over a call when necessary. The platform provides real-time transcripts of calls, allowing supervisors to stay informed about the tone of the call and the customer experience. The Contact Center inbox displays various categories such as hold queue, live calls, agents, new events, missed calls, messages, voicemails, recordings, and spam. Supervisors can also monitor agent availability and change their status. Dialpad offers call monitoring features like listen in, whisper, barge, and takeover. The platform's AI automatically detects call purposes and categorizes them accordingly. Supervisors can assign calls to specific agents and multiple agents can be assigned to the same call. The default view for agents on call is sorted alphabetically by status and duration. Custom call purpose categories cannot be created manually. Only Contact Center Admins with Office Admin permissions can change an agent's DND or global availability status.

      Contact Center Supervisors can monitor calls as they take place,  and listen in, barge, or take over a call when needed. Dialpad's powerful Ai allows provides real-time transcripts of the calls to ensure Supervisors always have their pulse on the tone of the call and the customer experience.

      Let's take a look at working as a Contact Center Supervisor in Dialpad.

      Who can use this feature

      Contact Center Supervisor features are available to Ai Contact Center and Ai Sales customers on the Pro and Enterprise plans.

      *Our discontinued 'Ai Voice with Contact Center Add-On'  license also supports this feature but is limited to existing customers.

      Contact Center inbox

      To access your Contact Center's inbox from the Dialpad app, navigate to Contact Centers and select a Contact Center.


      Your Contact Center Inbox displays:

      • Hold Queue - Real-time view of callers waiting to connect to an agent
      • Live Calls - View live calls using Dialpad's Ai to demonstrate call sentiment and call purpose
      • Agents - List of Agents within the Contact Center, their status, and time within the status
      • New - Events that have not been read by any Contact Center operators
      • All - All contacts that have interacted with the Contact Center
      • Missed - Calls that were not picked up by any Contact Center operators
      • Messages - All messages for the Contact Center
      • Voicemails - Voicemails for the Contact Center
      • Recordings - Call recordings for Contact Center calls
      • Spam - Spam messages and calls

      Monitor agent availability 

      Contact Center Admins and Supervisors can monitor agent availability from the Contact Center’s Agents tab view.

      Here you will see a list of Agents, their availability status, and the duration of their availability status.

      The Global Status column displays the agent's main status type, while the activity column provides more information on what the agent is doing within their Global Status.  

      There are 5 Global Statuses you'll see listed on the Agents Tab. 

      • Occupied - The agent is on a Contact Center interaction.
      • Wrap Up - The agent has finished a Contact Center interaction and is in wrap-up mode. 
      • Available - The agent is available and can continue to receive Contact Center calls.
      • Busy - The agent cannot receive Contact Center calls until their state goes back to Available.
        • Busy state is managed by the Contact Center's routing rules.
      • Off Duty - The agent is not on duty and is not available to take Contact Center interactions. 

      Change the order of appearance by sorting by name, status, sub-status, and more. To update the order, select the Sort By menu and select the desired order. 

      The default Agent sort order is Agents on call.


      Note:

      The default sort order prioritizes all agents who are signed into the queue and are actively participating in Contact Center interactions. 

      Agents on a call will be prioritized at the top, followed by those receiving a call, in wrap-up, available, or in any customizable Off Duty state.

      Change agent status

      If authorized, Contact Center Supervisors and Admins can easily update an Agent’s Global Availability Status from the individual Contact Center's page.

      Simply select the Agent's current status and choose a new status from the drop-down menu.

      Note:
      Before a Contact Center Admin and Supervisor can change an Agent's Global Status, Contact Center Administrator permissions.

      Status Definitions

      • In a Meeting: Agent is on a Dialpad Meetings call
      • On a Call: Agent is on an inbound or outbound call
      • Receiving a Call: Agent is receiving an inbound call
      • Wrap Up: Agent is in post call wrap-up time after completing an inbound call, unable to receive another inbound call until the set time passes
      • Available: Agent is available to receive an inbound call
      • Available - Do Not Disturb : Agent is set to Do Not Disturb mode and unable to receive an inbound call for that specific Contact Center. Agent is available to receive inbound calls for other Contact Centers
      • Off Duty: Agent is off duty and unable to receive an inbound call
      • Lunch-Time (custom Off Duty status): Agent is off duty and unable to receive an inbound call during their lunch break

      Change an agent's active status

      If authorized, Contact Center Supervisors and Admins can quickly set an Agent to Active from the Contact Center's Agents view. Simply toggle the Active slider on or off and their availability will update instantly.

      Note:
      Before a Contact Center Admin and Supervisor can change an Agent's DND status, Contact Center Administrator permissions must be enabled.

      Change an agent's Active status for select contact centers

      If authorized, Contact Center Supervisors and Admins can change an Agent’s Active state for multiple Contact Centers.

      To change the Active status, select the arrow beside the Agent’s name, then slide the Active state toggle on or off for the desired Contact Centers. 


      Note:

      You can only change the Active state of an agent in Contact Center if you are a Contact Center Admin or Supervisor for that Contact Center.

      Before a Contact Center Admin and Supervisor can change an Agent's Active status, Contact Center Administrator permissions must be enabled.

      Monitoring multiple contact centers

      Dialpad makes monitoring multiple Contact Centers easy with customizable views and filter options. 

      Be sure to read this Help Center article to set yourself up for success.

      Call monitoring features 

      Outstanding customer service requires daily attention, agent coaching, and continuous review cycles. Dialpad offers several Contact Monitoring features allowing Contact Center Admins, Supervisors, and Coaches to keep tabs on live calls and assist when needed.

      Learn about our Listen-in, Whisper, Barge, and Takeover features in this Help Center article.

      Call purpose categories

      Have you ever wished you could quickly view, sort, and tag calls based on their content without having to add tags or dispositions manually? Never fear, Dialpad’s Ai automatically detects a call’s purpose, allocates a category, and tags it for you!

      Ai reviews calls as they take place, tags the Call Purpose as one of the defined category types and displays the purpose on the Live Calls tab.

      If Dialpad is unable to detect a purpose, the call will be marked as Unable to detect 

      In the event a call does not fall into a category type, the Call Purpose will display “as is”.

      If the call purpose changes as the call continues, the live call view is updated with the latest detected call purpose. 

      Ex: "I want to talk to the billing department" will categorize the call as "Billing". 

      During the call, if the user mentions "I want to cancel my plan", the call is then recategorized as Cancellation. 

      Call Purpose Categories also appear in the Highlights tab of the call's summary in your Call History. 

      Click on the Call Purpose Category and the transcript will open, highlighting the exact moment when the Call Purpose Category was triggered.

      Call purpose sorting options 

      Call Purposes can be viewed from the Live Calls tab of the Monitor All Contact Centers tab, as well as in each individual Contact Center live view.

      Select the arrow beside the Call Purpose column to sort your group or Contact Center’s live calls by their call purpose category. 


      Hover over the category type to see the exact phrase that triggered the categorization. 

      Select View Call to watch the live transcript.


      Call assignment

      Once enabled for the Contact Center, Contact Center Supervisors and Contact Center Admins can pick and choose which caller is connected to which agent. 

      No matter where a call is in line in the hold queue, a Supervisor (or Contact Center Admin) can assign it to one or more agents.  

      To assign a call:

      1. Navigate to the Hold Queue
      2. Click Assign an Agent
      3. Select an agent from the drop-down menu

      The Hold Queue will instantly update, with the assigned Agent’s name beside the call.

      Assign multiple agents to the same call (there’s no limit!)

       To assign another agent to a call, select the ‘+’ beside the assignee name.

      Note:

      In order for an Agent to be assigned a call, they must be currently on a call, in wrap-up, set as Available, DND or in a customized Off-Duty State.

      Assigned calls are subject to queue prioritization — if an agent is assigned multiple calls, the call that has been assigned with the higher queue prioritization will be delivered to the agent first.  Calls assigned with the same priority will deliver the call that has been waiting the longest.

      If an Agent is assigned a call while in wrap-up (or on a call), and they then change to an off-duty status (instead of reverting to Available), the call assignment will reset and the call will retain its place in the queue.

      If an assigned Agent declines the call, the Agent will be switched to off-duty and the call will reenter the queue.  The assignment will also reset, and the queue position is maintained, the call will be delivered to the next available agent.

      An assigned call will display as a traditional call in your Contact Center’s reporting and analytics. 

      However, assigned calls display in the Call Journey.

      Frequently asked questions 

      How is the default ‘Agents on call’ view sorted?

      The default view is prioritized automatically. 

      #1: Agents On A Call (Not Off Duty)

      On A Call (Not Off Duty) Status names are sorted alphabetically and further organized by the longest time in that status

      #2 Agents Available

      - Agents that are ‘Available’ but not in DND filter to the top of the Available list and are further organized by the longest time in that status

      • Agents that are ‘Available’ and in DND filter to the bottom of the Available list and then sorted by the longest time in that status

      #3 Agents Offy Duty & Off Duty Custom Statuses

      • Off Duty & Off Duty Custom Status names are sorted alphabetically, followed by the longest time in that status
      Note:

      Agents who are in a generic or customizable Off Duty state, and On a Call, or In a Meeting, will remain in the Off Duty list within the sort order but show the activity (sub status) within the state.

      Can I monitor agents across multiple Contact Centers?

      Absolutely! Read this Help Center article for full details. 

      Can I create custom call purpose categories?

      No. Call purpose categories are generated automatically by Dialpad’s Ai. 

      Can I view or edit a call purpose category type after the call?

      No. Call purpose categories are only visible in the Live Calls tab.

      Can a call have more than one call purpose type?

      Absolutely! As the call direction changes throughout the call, Dialpad Ai detects the new call purpose type and adds the new category. Each call purpose type will be displayed in the call's summary. 
      In the event a call cannot be categorized clearly, it will remain uncategorized.

      I'm a contact center supervisor, why can't I change an agent's DND or global availability status?

      Currently, only Contact Center Admins with Office Admin permissions are able to change an Agent's DND or Global Availability Status.

      My agent missed a call but wasn't set to off-duty, why?

      If a caller hangs up before an Agent answers the call, they will not be set to Off-Duty and the call will display in the missed call statistics.

      Want to learn more?

      Visit this Help Center article to get answers to common questions surrounding Contact Centers in Dialpad.



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