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
What the UK TPS and CTPS lists are and how to filter against them
The Telephone Preference Service and Corporate Telephone Preference Service are the UK's opt-out registries for consumer and business numbers. Outbound dialers must filter against both before placing calls.
What Washington's mini-TCPA means for your campaigns
Washington's HB-1497, effective June 2022, extends beyond sales calls to cover any organization soliciting for money, requires caller identification within 30 seconds, and mandates ending a call within 10 seconds when requested. Here is what VICIdial operators need to configure.
What ACTIVE, INACTIVE, and EXPIRED holiday status mean
VICIdial gives each Call Time Holiday one of three statuses - ACTIVE, INACTIVE, or EXPIRED - and only one of them actually triggers After Hours routing on the holiday date. Understanding the difference prevents costly misconfigurations.
What a Call Time definition is in VICIdial
A Call Time definition sets the days and hours VICIdial is allowed to dial outbound leads or accept inbound calls, based on the customer's local time zone. This post explains every field and the core logic behind the feature.
What Call Time Holidays are and when to use them
Call Time Holidays are one-day (or partial-day) rules attached to a Call Time definition that reroute inbound calls to an After Hours option during a named holiday. This post explains the feature, its fields, and when it makes sense to use it.
Picking a VICIdial Script ID: the naming rules that trip people up
The Script ID rules in VICIdial are strict and the ID cannot be changed after creation. Get the format right the first time - no spaces, no punctuation, 2–20 characters - and use a naming scheme that will still make sense when you have 50 scripts.
How to assign a script to a VICIdial inbound in-group
Inbound calls routed through a VICIdial in-group can display their own dedicated script to agents. This guide covers the In-Group Script field and why it matters for inbound operations.
How to delete a VICIdial script safely
Deleting a VICIdial script is a two-step process to prevent accidents. Before you delete, check which campaigns reference the script - removing it without reassigning can break those campaigns.
Which lead fields you can pull into a VICIdial script
VICIdial lets you auto-populate agent scripts with dozens of live lead fields using --A--field--B-- tokens. This post lists every available field name and explains how each one works.
How to preview a VICIdial script before agents see it
VICIdial's Preview Script link lets you see exactly how a script looks in the agent screen, with all --A--field--B-- tokens replaced by sample data. Here is how to use it.
What Maryland's mini-TCPA means for your campaigns
Maryland's HB-37, effective January 1, 2024, mirrors Florida's mini-TCPA with a 3-calls-in-24-hours cap and 8 am–8 pm calling window. Here is what VICIdial operators need to configure before dialing Maryland numbers.
How to drop a lead's name into your VICIdial script
Using VICIdial's --A--first_name--B-- and --A--last_name--B-- tokens, you can make every script greet the contact by name automatically. Here is exactly how to add it and what to watch out for.