Skill Tagger applet

The Skill Tagger applet works with the Universal Contact Distributor (UCD) applet that routes calls based on skills rather than time. Use the Skill Tagger applet to tag calls with the skill—for example, language spoken—that the agent needs to answer the call. The UCD applet then routes the call to an agent with the required skills. For more information about the UCD applet, see Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) or Universal Contact Distributor (UCD) applet.

The Skill Tagger applet does not overwrite existing skills—for example, if you have assigned a skill as mandatory earlier in the interaction plan, using the applet to assign the skill as optional has no effect. You must remove all existing skills before reassigning the skill as optional. Use the Remove all existing skills and personal queue check box to remove existing skills.

After making any changes to the applet, you must click the corresponding Update button, or buttons, to save your changes. Changes in other sections are NOT saved when you click an Update button in another section, so update the modified field or fields before making changes in other sections.

Clear All Skills

Field	Options	Description
Remove all existing skills and personal queue	Click	If selected, all skills and personal queue information for the call are removed from the call before you add any additional skills.

Add Requirement

Field	Options	Description
Select Skill	List of available skills	The skill that an agent requires to answer this call. Select the skill to tag the call with. The UCD applet uses the skill to route the call to an appropriate agent or agents.
Mandatory	Click	If the selected skill is mandatory, only an agent who has that skill can answer the call. Click Mandatory to ensure that the call is only ever answered by an agent with the required skill.
Optional	Click	If the selected skill is optional, the UCD applet attempts to connect the call to an agent with the selected skill for a period of time. The Service Level Agreement (SLA) determines the length of time that the applet tries to connect the call. When the target time is reached, or exceeded, the UCD applet routes the call to any available agent. Click Optional to try to route the call to an agent with the required skill for the length of time set in the SLA.
Mandatory for:	Click Number	If you set the selected skill to mandatory for a specified number of seconds, the UCD applet attempts to connect the call to an agent with the selected skill for that number of seconds. If the call is not connected within that time period, the call is routed to any available agent. Click Mandatory for:. Click the days, hours, minutes and seconds in the fields alongside Mandatory for: to specify the time for which the UCD applet must try to route the call to an agent with the required skill. These skills are also known as expiring skills.

Next Applet

Field	Options	Description
Next Applet	List of available applets	The applet that the call is routed to next.