MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Programming
555-660-111 Issue 1
February 1998
Programming Basics
Page1-68Product Enhancements
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■LEC services for DMS-100 switch types:
—DMS Virtual Private Network service for calls between the MERLIN
LEGEND Communications System and another communications
system (such as another MERLIN LEGEND Communications System)
—DMS INWATS (Inward Wide Area Telephone Service) for domestic
toll-free incoming voice calls
—DMS O UTWATS (Outward Wide Area Telephone Service) for domestic
outgoing long-distance voice calls
—DMS FX (foreign exchange) to provide local call rating for calls from the
local exchange to the area serviced by the foreign exchange.
—DMS tie trunk service to provide private exchange call rating for calls
placed on a dedicated central office facility be tween the MERLIN
LEGEND Communications System and another communications
system (such as another MERLIN LEGEND Communications System)
Improvements to Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR) and Support for MERLIN LEGEND Reporter Application 1
The SMDR feature is enhanced to provide more details about calling group agent
activities and to help system managers assess the effectiveness of call centers in
terms of both agent performance and the adequacy of facilities to handle inbound
calls. These improvements apply to calling groups that are programmed as Auto
Login or Auto Logout type. The SMDR and MERLIN LEGE ND Reporter features
listed are administrable:
■TALK Field. For Auto Login and Auto Logout calling groups, the TALK field
records the amount of time a calling group agent spends on a call.
■DUR. (DURATION) Field. For Auto Login and Auto Logout calling groups,
call timing begins when a call arrives at MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System and not after a preset number of seconds. Call timing ends when the
call is disconnected; either the caller or the agent hangs up. This allows the
system manager to determine how long a caller waited for an agent’s
attention.
■Coding of Calls on Reports. An asterisk (*) appears in the call record when:
a. A call is not answered by an Auto Login or Auto Logout calling group
agent and is abandoned while waiting for an agent.
b. The call is answered by someone not a member of an Auto Login or
Auto Logout calling group.
An exclamation point (!) signals that an Auto Login or Auto Logout agent
handled a call that was answered by someone who was not a member of
that Auto Login or Auto Logout with Overflow group. An ampersand (&) in
the call record indicates that the group’s overflow receiver answered the
call.