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titleGeneral Tab

Service

  • Service ID: A unique identifier that is assigned by LiveVox.
  • Name: Name of the service.
  • Call Center: The call center in which the service is organized.

Service Type

  • Service Type: Type of the service. This value determines value determines the available options for automatic call distributor (ACD) Mode and Call Direction. The associated The associated cloud profile appears in parentheses, next to the name.

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    titleService Type Options
    • Basic (Auto): A blended multi-channel service that supports inbound and outbound interactions and contains the following features:
      • Outbound and inbound voice
      • Attended voice campaigns
      • Email and SMS campaigns
      • Two-way email, SMS, and chat communication
      • Click-enabled voice, email, and SMS (with the purchase of U-CRM)

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        The Basic service runs through LiveVox's automated queuers and does not support the following features:

        • Preview All campaigns
        • Human Call Initiator (HCI) or 10-Digit Manual with Transfer (10DMT) campaigns
        • Unattended voice campaigns
        • Whisper voice campaigns
    • HCI (HCI):  A The Human Call Initiator (HCI) service in which an agent (that is, a clicker agent) manually launches a call.

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      If a consumer answers the call, the call is routed to the closer agentCloser Agent, who speaks with the consumer. 

    • HTI (HTI): The Human Text Initiator (HTI) service enables agents (Clicker Agents) to manually launch text messages.

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      • For assistance with an HTI configuration, contact the Account Team.
      • The HTI service enables agents other than Closer Agents to reply to SMS messages. Closer Agents are not required to launch the SMS messages.
    • Inbound: A A service that receives and directs callers using a designated Interactive designated Interactive Voice Response (IVR). IB services can be configured You can configure inbound services to route to agent teams, to certain outbound services using service groups, to themselves using service routing, to voicemail boxes, a self-service IVR, or a combination of these.
    • Manual (Manual): A human-initiated service in which an agent must manually enter all ten digits of a telephone number on the keypad to launch a call. The same agent handles the call.
    • Preview All (Preview): A human-initiated service that presents the telephone number to an agent who can choose to either click the number to launch the call or skip the number. The same agent handles the call.
    • Quick Connect (Auto): An automated outbound service that immediately connects live answers with an available agent.
    • Unattended (Auto): An automated outbound service that immediately connects with an IVR application. Regardless of the responses provided, the called party cannot be connected to an agent. 
    • Whisper (Auto): An automated outbound service that immediately connects with an IVR application. Based on the responses provided, the called party can be connected to the agent through an inbound voice.
    • 10DMT (Manual): A human-initiated service in which an agent must manually enter all ten digits of a telephone number on the keypad to launch a call. The agent is unable to cannot copy and paste any numbers into the keypad. If the agent enters an incorrect number, the number is ignored and the screen remains unchanged until the agent enters the correct number. The call is launched when the agent enters the correct number.

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      If a consumer answers the call, the call is routed to the closer agentCloser Agent, who speaks with the consumer.

    • API Enabled (API Enabled): A service that allows manual dialing of desktop application programming interface (API) integrations.
    • SMS (Auto): A high-capacity North American Short Messaging Service (SMS) that interfaces with its outbound dialing systems. It offers both standard rate and Free-to-End-User (FTEU) dedicated common short code (CSC), long code, and toll-free SMS services that have complete mobile carrier coverage in both the United States and Canada.
  • Call Direction: The value in this field determines whether the service launches calls (outbound), receives calls (inbound), or does both (blended).
  • ACD mode: The value in this field determines the direction and type of the audio connection to adjust the audio path and/or the dialing behavior for the service.

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    titleOptions
    • 10DMT: Used to complete the configuration of the 10DMT service.
    • Agent At Ready In: Used for the Enables agents to dial a phone number to establish an audio path.
    • Agent At Ready Out: Used for the Enables agents to provide a Direct Inward Dialing (DID) number or an extension number when they log on to their desktops; LiveVox then calls the same number to establish an audio path.
    • Agent Call Out: The same as the Agent At Ready Out mode, except that in this mode, the calls are made for each individual connection, as opposed to a persistent audio connection.
    • HCI: Used to complete the configuration of the HCI service.
    • Manual: Used for a manual service in which the system determines whether the service functions as the Agent at Ready In mode if the agent call-in number is populated or as the Agent At Ready Out mode if the agent call-in number is not populated. 
    • No Acd: Used for the inboundInbound, SMS, unattendedUnattended, and whisper Whisper service types where an agent is not required (that is, the service does not contain the ACD module).
    • Strict HCI: Used to complete the configuration of a strict HCI service.
    • HTI: Used to complete the configuration of HTI service.
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titleService Types with available options

Available Answering Machine options, Pacing options, and ACD Modes will be Modes are affected by the service type selection as follows:

Service Type (Cloud Profile)

Answering Machine Options

Pacing Options

ACD Mode Options

Basic (Auto)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Leave Messages
  • Lines Per Agent (#/Agent)
  • Max CIP
  • Abandon Rate
  • Agent at Ready In
  • Agent at Ready Out
  • Agent Call Out
HCI (HCI)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Transfer all Connections
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
Strict HCI
HTI (HTI)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Leave Messages
  • Transfer all Connections
  • Lines Per Agent (#/Agent)
  • Max CIP
HTI
InboundDon't Leave MessagesN/A
  • Agent At Ready In
  • Agent At Ready Out
  • Agent Call Out
  • No Acd
Manual (Manual)N/A
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
Manual
Preview All (Preview)Transfer all Connections
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
  • Agent At Ready In
  • Agent At Ready Out
  • Agent Call Out
Quick Connect (Auto)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Leave Messages
  • Transfer all Connections
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
  • Abandon Rate
  • Agent At Ready In
  • Agent At Ready Out
  • Agent Call Out
Unattended (Auto)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Leave Messages
Max CIP

No Acd

Whisper (Auto)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Leave Messages
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
No Acd
10DMT (Manual)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Transfer all Connections
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
10DMT
API Enabled (API Enabled)N/A
  • Lines Per Agent
  • Max CIP
  • 10DMT
  • HCI
  • Manual
  • Strict HCI
SMS (Auto)
  • Don't Leave Messages
  • Transfer all Connections
Max CIPNo Acd

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titleClick Distribution
This tab displays only when either HCI or 10DMT service types are selected from the drop-down and allows permitted users to configure preferred click distribution at the service or service-group level:
  • Service: Clicks are routed to the agents assigned directly to this service when services are selected as preferred click distribution.
  • Service Group: Clicks are routed to the agents assigned to the services associated with the service group when Service Group is selected as the preferred click distribution.
To configure the Preferred Click Distribution, you need to create a new service group type UNIFORM_DISTRIBUTION and assign HCI or 10DMT services in it to which a clicker agent will log into. Once a UNIFORM_DISTRIBUTION service group has been created, it will become becomes available as a drop-down option for HCI or 10DMT services.
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titleInbound

This tab enables you to configure the inbound service hours of operation, which in turn affects the contact flow routing for call center open and closed actions. This tab displays only if you select Inbound or Blended call direction on the General tab.

  • Configure Hours: Provides options to configure the hours of operations for the selected service.
  • Add Absolute Date: Allows you to configure the hours of operation for a specific date.
    Using Absolute date, the Inbound hours can be configured for a particular day.
  • Delete: Deletes the configured date.

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