VICIfast Support Team
VICIfast Support
The VICIfast support team. We run managed VICIdial full-time and write these guides from the operator's chair.
Posts by VICIfast Support
How to read the Agent-Manager Chat Log when you need a record of a conversation
The Agent-Manager Chat Log lets you view and search internal chats between managers and agents, and between agents, when you need a written record.
The VICIdial troubleshooting playbook: where to start when something breaks
A symptom-first guide that routes you from what's broken — dead dials, false answers, slow agent screens, drops on hold — to the exact VICIdial report that holds the answer.
How to read the Carrier Log Report when calls aren't going out
When calls won't connect, the Carrier Log Report shows every dial attempt and the response code the carrier returned. Here is how to read and download it.
How to read the Hangup Cause Report and find why calls drop
The Hangup Cause Report shows the carrier hangup causes for all outbound calls. Here is how to filter it to specific causes and find why calls drop.
What a good contact rate looks like and how VICIdial computes it
Contact rate is the share of dialed leads that reach a live person. Here is the formula, an honest benchmark, and where VICIdial surfaces the inputs.
What a good conversion rate looks like in VICIdial
Conversion rate is sales divided by the people you actually reached. Here is how to read it in VICIdial and what counts as a healthy number.
How to read the User Timeclock Report
The User Timeclock Report totals clocked hours for one user or a whole user group, using only closed shifts that have a logout entry.
What service level (SLA) means and how VICIdial reports it
Service level is the share of inbound calls answered inside a target wait time. Here is how VICIdial reports it and what a good SLA looks like.
What a good dials-per-hour looks like in VICIdial
Dials per hour measures how many calls your dialer places per agent hour. Here is how to read it in VICIdial and what drives a healthy number.
What shrinkage is and how to spot it in VICIdial reports
Shrinkage is the gap between paid hours and hours actually spent handling calls. Here is how to estimate it from VICIdial timeclock and pause data.
How to read the User Stats page
The User Stats page bundles a dozen per-agent reports into one screen so you can see talk time, logins, calls and pauses for any date range.
What the DNC/CI% column tells you about an agent
DNC/CI% is Do Not Call per human answers, a quick flag for agents removing far more leads from the pool than their peers.