Standby Duty

Standby Duty

This feature is in PREVIEW and may not yet be available to all customers. Functionality, scope and design may change considerably.

Description Allows you to handle incoming calls outside of working hours by defining a list of standby duty numbers to be called.
Required Predecessor Accept
License
Advanced Routing Enterprise Routing  Contact Center
Modalities Audio / Video Instant Messaging Email External Task

Common Properties

Configurable Properties

Description

Destination Type
  • Direct Entry: If selected, you can specify up to 10 phone numbers (delimited by semicolon) in the field Destination List below.
  • Custom Parameter:  If selected, you can choose a Custom Parameter (containing a phone number or a list of multiple phone numbers) in the field Custom Parameter below.
Destination List / Custom Parameter
  • Destination List: Shown when Destination Type Direct Entry is selected. In the field Destination List, you can specify up to 10 phone numbers (delimited by semicolon).
  • Custom Parameter: Shown when Destination Type Custom Parameter is selected. You can select a parameter that contains a phone number or a list of phone numbers to be used in the activity.
RONA Timeout

Specifies the time the system uses to ring a phone number from the specified list (Destination List or Custom Parameter), then switches to the next phone number in the list.

  • Default: 00:00:30
  • Min: 00:00:05
  • Max: 00:00:55
Max Attempt Cycles Defines the number of times going through the list of phone numbers (Destination List or Custom Parameter) until one destination accepts the call by confirming.
Resource Type
  • Playlist
  • Resource
Playlist/Resource

Sets a waiting playlist / audio resource for to the caller while in queue.

🔍 Playlists and Resources (music) can be added and defined in Configuration.

Confirmation Description
Prompt Type
  • Text-to-Speech (with Language Select & Text Field)
  • Audio Resources.

🔍 Audio resources can be added via Configuration > Resources . 

Add Parameters When enabled, parameters can be added and used in the prompt text.
Prompt Language Allows to select the locale/voice to use when using the Text-to-Speech engine.
Prompt Text

Allows you to add text that will be read in the prompt language/locale for the called standby duty contact.  
You can use custom and system parameters in text-to-speech prompts.

To make use of the functionality, Add Parameters need to be enabled first. Once enabled, you can add custom and system parameters to your prompt text

Resource ✅ Only shown when "Prompt Type" = Resource is selected.
Confirmation DTMF The confirmation that the called standby duty can make with a DTMF tone.
Confirmation During Announcement
  • When enabled, allow to enter DTMF tone during the prompt.
  • When disabled, do not allow to enter DTMF tone during the prompt.
Limit Confirmation Timeout
  • When enabled, you can set the desired confirmation timeout in the field Confirmation Timeout below.
  • When disabled, max. 00:00:30 is waited for the confirmation.

Confirmation Timeout

hh:mm:ss

Max waiting time for confirmation.

  • Default: 00:00:05
  • Min: 00:00:05
  • Max: 00:00:30
 
 

Audio / Video

No specific behaviors for this modality. “Common Properties” apply.

 
 

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