With 8x8 Contact Center, monitoring a queue allows you to obtain the metrics of each queue from the beginning of the day, for the last 30 minutes, or in real time. For each queue supervised, you can obtain statistics on the:
- Number of interactions that entered the queue
- Number of interactions accepted by agents
- Number of abandoned interactions
- Average wait time
- Average processing time
- Targeted service level
- Current service level
The following table lists and describes the data available in Queue
A queue is an ordered collection of interactions waiting to be served by agents qualified to respond to these interactions. In addition to enabling the call center administrator to customize how incoming interactions are prioritized and routed, queues also ensure that interactions are never lost or discarded. Management:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Time Zone | Select from the available time zones when monitoring queues and agents as a supervisor. The Time Zone appears under From beginning of day only. |
| Queue | Lists all the queues monitored by you categorized by media. |
| #Entered | Number of interactions that entered the queue from the beginning of the day, or in the last 30 minutes. |
| #Accepted | Number of interactions accepted by agents the queue from the beginning of the day, or in the last 30 minutes. |
| #Abandoned | Number of interactions abandoned.
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| Average Wait | Average waiting time for an interaction before being processed. |
| Average Processing | Average time taken to process an interaction from the time it is accepted until post processing. |
| SLA - Activity | The current activity level for the queue. |
| SLA - Target | The targeted service level for the queue. |
| SL Wait Time | the Service Level time limit before which the targeted percentage of interactions should be processed. |
| Busy | Number of interactions currently being processed by agents. This is applicable to real time statistics only. |
| Waiting | Number of interactions waiting in each queue to be processed. |
| Longest Wait | The longest waiting time for an interaction. |
An abandoned interaction is an inbound phone call, or a chat that enters the queue but terminated by the customers before being accepted by an agent. An email is considered abandoned when an agent pulls emails but deletes them before opening. An abandoned interaction may also result from a faulty IVR flow. The Queue Management tab in the Monitoring window provides statistics on the abandoned interactions in the last 30 minutes or from the beginning of the day for each queue.
To monitor a queue:
- Log in to the 8x8 SupervisorAn agent with the supplementary privileges required to create FAQ categories and answers, monitor agent interactions in progress, listen to recordings of previous interactions, and create reports for the agents groups they supervise. Console as a supervisor.
Only supervisor accounts can access the 8x8 Supervisor Console monitoring features. - From the Control Panel menu, click Monitoring.
If configured by your administrator, the Monitoring tab also appears along with other Local CRM tabs. The Monitoring window opens.Note: Supervisors can open the Monitoring window in a separate pop-up window. Click
on top-right corner of the 8x8 Supervisor Console Monitoring window for the pop-up window to open. To go back to the Monitoring window inside 8x8 Supervisor Console, click again. - Go to the Queue Management tab.
8x8 Supervisor Console lists the queues you selected in the Setup tab.
- Select Real time, Last 30 Min, or From beginning of day.
Each option provides a set of monitoring options. - You can choose a different Time Zone if you have selected From beginning of day.
- Click a queue name to display the agents for that queue.
- In the list of agents assigned to a queue, click an agent to display a summary of that agent's activity such as skill level, current status, and time on status.
Notes:
- The monitoring data is updated even when the supervisor status is Break.
- The last monitoring configuration before the supervisor logs out is saved and presented when they log back in.
