Glossary

Service Observing

A feature that allows the activating user (called the observer) to listen in on a call connected to the observed station or VDN.

Or, a feature that allows designated telephones to audibly monitor (on a listen-only basis) calls being handled by another extension. A barge-in option is also available.

Skill Hunt Group

A hunt group for EAS (Expert Agent Selection) that has the same attributes as a vector-controlled split.

Simulated Bridged Appearance

The same as a temporary bridged appearance. Allows the station user (usually the principal) to bridge onto a call answered by another party on its behalf.

Single-Step Conference

A feature that allows a device to be added into an existing call without placing any parties on hold.

SO

Service Observing

Soft Extension

A Station administered without a physical port assignment (same as WOH).

Split

A group of agents organized to receive calls in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Split night service

If a hunt group does not operate for certain hours, split night service provides the capability of forwarding new calls to a night destination but leaving the calls that are currently in queue until they have been handled. Night service for hunt groups allows different hunt and ACD groups to go into night service at different times. Night console service can also be administered on a trunk-group basis that has precedence over night console service for hunt groups.

Split supervisor

The manager of an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) split who handles supervisor-assist calls.

SSC

See Single-Step Conference

Staffed

An Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) answering-position state indicating that the agent is present and logged in.

Supervisor assist

A feature that allows ACD agents to request assistance from their supervisors. The agent can confer with the supervisor, or transfer, or conference the call to the supervisor. Also called “agent assist.”

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TAC

Trunk Access Code

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