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Calls offered. The total number of calls offered to the service during
an interval. This includes both incoming and internal calls.
Calls answered. The number of calls to the service that were
answered during an interval. A call is counted as answered when it
reaches an agent or VRU.
Calls handled. The number of calls answered and finished for the
service during an interval.
Outgoing calls. The total number of outgoing calls made by agents
during an interval.
Calls held. The number of calls to the service currently queued for
longer than the service level threshold.
In handling call counts, typically you do not want to count a call as
abandoned in queue if the caller hangs up very quickly. Often in these
cases, callers hang up for reasons other than excessive queue times.
When configuring the peripheral, the System Manager can specify the
minimum amount of time a call must be in queue before it can be
considered an abandoned call. This is called the abandoned call wait
time. These “short calls” are subtracted from the count of calls offered.
See also:
For more information on configuring peripherals for abandoned call wait
time, see the Intelligent CallRouter System Manager Guide.
7.4.2. Service Level
When a peripheral service is first configured, a service level threshold is
specified in seconds. The service level threshold is the number of
seconds set as the maximum time a caller should wait before being
connected with an agent. Calls answered within the service level
threshold are considered to have met the service level, while calls not
answered within the service level threshold are considered not to have
met the service level.
The service level is expressed as a percentage of calls that have met the
service level threshold requirement. For example, if you set a service
level threshold of 30 seconds, you want all calls to be answered within
30 seconds. Every call answered within 30 seconds improves the service
level. Every call that is not answered within 30 seconds reduces the
service level.