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Pre-dial is a configured set of actions, in accordance to a certain strategy, that will initiate calls to customers and pass them on to a sales force or a customer service support. When the call is answered. it is immediately transferred to a waiting agent. The key advantage of this powerful astercc functionality is that the system will automatically call customers and assign the calls to agents. It will eliminate the need for agents to first find the number, then dial it, then wait for the phone to ring and often a suite of other actions to be done. This saves time, reduces probability of dialling errors and enhances high work efficiency. Just imagine how much time is wasted on thousands of calls when dialling is performed manually and employees are waiting for the customer to answer. * make a pre-dial dialist csv file that you will import in your astercc system {{:en:dialist2.png|}} * go to the data import interface {{:en:drsj.png|}} * Upload the file, select the campaign (DEMO system, select astercc-campaign to get pre-dial experience), select the corresponding relation between data column and the customers' table project and choose one of the listed phone number fields import to the pre-dial dialist. {{:en:d.png|}} * start the data import {{:en:message.png|}} * Check the data import {{:en:import.png|}} * After successfully importing the data, enter the dialler page. You are almost ready to start pre-dial. {{:en:dialer1.png|}} * before starting the Pre-dial, set dial strategy: Max Channel/Agent Percentage. Max Channel: This value determines the maximum amount of calls that the system can do at the same time. Its limitation can be determined by the gateway provider of the system (trunk). The system constantly checks the status of the channels (busy, ringing and available). For example: If this Max Channel option is set to 50 and the dialer detects that the system has 30 channels active on calls of a campaign, and that 10 channels are campaign phone numbers ringing, then the dialler will initiate another 10 calls. The system makes sure that 50 calls are working/occupied at all the time. Agent Percentage:With this value is multiplied by the number of available agents to determine the amount of initiate call.For example:This option is selected and set to 120%,dialer detect current campaign belongs to the agent group has 40 agents in idle state,dialer can identify in system belong to this campaign are ringing call is 10,ues the value of available agents 40 minus 10 of ringing calls,then multiply by 120% get 36 is the amount of need to be initiated calls again. {{:en:ss.png|}} * after setting up the dialling strategy, click the "start" button to start the pre-dial Durin this dial-up process, click on the campaign name to view pre-dial in real time. {{:en:sqs.png|}}