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How do I add a new

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existing agent state?

Agent states track an agent's activity and make an agent available to take calls. For more information about agent states, see Agent states in ContactPad.

If If your account is enabled to do so, you you can add new minor agent states, and edit new and existing minor states. You You can also set the initial agent login state.

To add a new minor agent state, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to ContactWorld the VCC Admin Portal and go to System Settings. to Configuration (within Account Settings). Configuration appears. For information on accessing System Settings Configuration, see see Editing System Configuration (Account Settings).
2. At the bottom of the page, click Agent States Configuration. Agent States Configuration appears.Click the Agent States tab. The Agent States area appears.
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3. In the Select the Major state to set up list, click the major state that you are creating a new minor state for. The list of existing minor states appears.

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4. Click Add.

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    A new minor state appears at the bottom of the list of minor states.

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How do I edit an existing agent state?

To edit a new or an existing minor state, perform the following steps:

1. Click Edit alongside the minor state.

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   The minor state appears in edit mode. Change the name—this name appears in the agent's ContactPad—if required. Select or click to clear the corresponding Enabled check box to enable or disable the minor state.
   

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2. Click Save and then Cancel. The minor state is saved.

How do I set the initial agent login state?

When an agent logs into ContactPad, their initial state will be that state set in the Agent States area.

To set the initial agent login state, click the required state in the Select the initial agent login state list in system settings. list in Configuration (Account Settings)). The Select the initial agent login state list contains both default and custom states.

For more information about configuring agent states, see:

• Editing Configuration (Account Settings) (account-level wrap times for outbound interactions and transfers)
• Configuring individual users (user-level outbound wrap time, no answer timeout, and so on)
• Configuring groups (group-level maximum wrap time)