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How do I create a single Dial List?

A single Dial List contains one or more call records calls that are assigned to one or more agents. The assigned agents might not own the Salesforce object records (contact, account, lead, and so on) to which the Dial List relatescalls relate.

Dial Lists created using a filter are either static or dynamic. For information about dynamic Dial Lists, see Dynamic Dial Lists.

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  1. Open a Create New Dial List page. You can open a new Create New Dial List page in the following ways:

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  2. On the Create New Dial List page, provide the following values:

    FieldDescription
    List NameType a suitable name for the Dial List that will make the list identifiable later. The value is not unique.
    List type

    Select one of the types in the list, such as Contacts or Leads. The list type determines the type of customers you can select for your Dial List.

    Phone FieldSelect the a phone number field whose . This field's contents appear in the Primary Phone field in call records created in association with this Dial List. Connect uses this phone number if available.
    Alternate Phone (optional)

    Select the a phone number field whose . This field's contents appear in the Secondary Phone field in call records records created in association with this Dial List. Connect uses this phone number if the Primary Phone field is empty.

    Multiple ListsTo create a single Dial List for multiple agents to use, clear the check box. (To create Dial Lists for multiple individual agents, select the Multiple Lists check box. For information about creating multiple Dial Lists, see Creating multiple individual Dial Lists for agents.)
    Note
    The following fields are only available if the feature is enabled for your account.

    Time Zone

    The time zone which both Start Time and End Time are expressed in. For more information, see Permissible call times for Dial Lists.

    Start Time

    The start of the Dial List's permissible call time, that is, the time from which the Dial List is active. Type the start time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For more information about permissible call times, see Permissible call times for Dial Lists.

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    If both Start Time and End Time are 00:00, when the Dial List is activated the list is always active.
    End Time

    The end of the Dial List's permissible call time, that is, the time at which the Dial List is no longer active. Type the end time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For more information about permissible call times, see Permissible call times for Dial Lists.

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    If both Start Time and End Time are 00:00, when the Dial List is activated the list is always active.
    Priority

    The priority of the Dial List. Provide a value from 0 to 999. The lower the value, the greater the priority of the list. Lists with no value have the lowest priority.

    For information about prioritizing Dial Lists, see Cross-list prioritization.

    Create New Dial List page

    Note
    A call record is not created if the Primary Phone and Secondary Phone fields are both empty.

    Click Next. The next page appears.

  3. In the Create New Filter section, you must define at least one filter that is used to select customers.

    Create New Filter on Contact
    • In the first field, select the customer detail used for the first filter—the available details are determined by the type of Dial List you are creating.
    • In the second field, select the comparison operator used.
    • In the third field, type the value to which the customer value is compared.

    If you want to include additional filters, click More Filters. Another row of fields appears. Repeat this step for all filters you want to define.

  4. Optional. In the Filter Logic section, you can override the filter logic used.

    Filter Logic

    The default logic operator is AND—the filters you define in the Create New Filter section are joined. To override the default logic, refer to the filters by their numbers, for example, ((1 AND 3) OR (2 AND 5)) OR (4 AND 2).

    Note

    The NOT operator is not supported.

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    Using the following example:

    Filter 1Last Name equals Jones
    Filter 2Last Activity less than 2014-06-19
    Filter 3Department equals Sales

    the default filter logic returns customers whose details match all of the criteria.

    A filter logic of '((1 OR 2) AND 3)' returns the following customers:

    Customers whose last name is Jones OR whose record was last modified before 19th June 2014
    AND
    who are in the Sales department

  5. Optional. In the Order by fields section, define the order in which you want filter results to appear in the Dial List.

    1. In the first field, select the customer detail used for the first sort option—the available details are determined by the type of Dial List you are creating.
    2. In the second field, select the sort order.
    3. In the third field, select whether empty values should appear first or last in the Dial List.

    If you want to define additional sort options, click More Fields. Another row of fields appears. Repeat this step for all sort orders you want to define.

    Order By Fields on Contact

  6. Click Generate List.

    Generate List

    Your new Dial List appears.

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