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Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:52 am
by dspaan
Scenario:

Agent is talking to the client and does a consultative transfer to another agent.
While agent 1 is talking to agent 2 the client is on hold.

Question:
How can agent 1 temporarily switch back to the client to ask the client to hold a little bit longer while at the same time setting agent 2 on hold and then switch back to agent 2 agen putting the client back on hold?

Re: Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:19 pm
by jmathew
this feature I guess is still not there to toggle between first and second call using vicidial agent web screen. However you can achieve this by using your x-lite / eyebeam phones, by toggling between their channels.

Re: Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:54 pm
by mflorell
That is not currently a feature.

Re: Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:12 pm
by williamconley
dspaan wrote:Scenario:

Agent is talking to the client and does a consultative transfer to another agent.
While agent 1 is talking to agent 2 the client is on hold.

Question:
How can agent 1 temporarily switch back to the client to ask the client to hold a little bit longer while at the same time setting agent 2 on hold and then switch back to agent 2 agen putting the client back on hold?

Kill the call to agent 2 (cancel the transfer). Go back to the client. Then re-initiate the transfer.

Re: Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:34 am
by dspaan
If you are calling to another company (the agent2 as you mention) where you first had to wait in line to talk to someone you can't kill that call because if you want to switch back you have to wait in line again and will get another agent.

Re: Switch back and forth when transferring a call

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:04 am
by williamconley
Create a special agi script with a recording of your voice saying "almost done, just another few seconds" (or whatever) and put a button on the agent screen to push that audio into the parked call channel.