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How to Use the cm_phonesearch.agi Call Menu Script
cm_phonesearch.agi matches an inbound caller's phone number against vicidial_list and routes the call to the in-group tied to the best matching lead.
Read postReading the dial hopper with hopper_list
Pull the live contents of a campaign's dial hopper, lead by lead, with the hopper_list API call.
Read postHow to feed the dial hopper with hopper_bulk_insert
Push a batch of lead_ids straight into the dial hopper from one API call, with priority and local-time checks.
Read postHow to read lead data aloud with TTS variables
Drop lead variables like --A--first_name--B-- into a VICIdial TTS entry to read a caller's own details back to them in the generated audio.
Read postWhy cold lists need a lower dial level
It sounds backwards: a list that barely answers should let you dial harder, not softer. But cold lists behave unpredictably, and that is exactly why a lower dial level keeps you safe.
Read postDaily Phone Number Call Limit: capping calls per number
Daily Call Count Limit caps calls per lead. Daily Phone Number Call Limit caps calls per number — across every lead that shares it. If the same phone shows up on several records, this is the setting that stops you double-dialing it.
Read postDemographic Quotas explained
Demographic Quotas let VICIdial steer dialing toward goals — call this many people in this region, this many in that age band — by re-ranking leads as quotas fill. Here is what the feature does and how to switch it on.
Read postWhat Call Quota Lead Ranking does
Call Quota Lead Ranking is VICIdial's way of structuring recycle dialing: hit a lead a set number of times, across set time-of-day sessions, over consecutive days. Here is what it solves and when it is worth the complexity.
Read postCall Count Limit vs Daily Call Count Limit
VICIdial has two settings that sound the same: Call Count Limit and Daily Call Count Limit. One caps total attempts over the life of a lead, the other caps attempts per day. Mixing them up gets you complaints — or wasted dials.
Read postAuto Alt-Number Dialing: calling a lead's second number
When a lead's main number doesn't connect, Auto Alt-Number Dialing automatically tries their alt phone or address3 field. Here is how to switch it on, which no-answer statuses trigger it, and the threshold that stops it.
Read postLead recycling: redialing no-answers automatically
Lead recycling redials a chosen status, usually Busy, after a set delay without resetting your whole list. Two numbers control it: how long before the lead comes back, and how many times it can be retried. Here is how to set it right.
Read postAuto Active List New: auto-activating fresh lists
Auto Active List New flips an inactive list to active automatically when your campaign runs low on fresh leads, so agents don't go idle waiting for someone to turn on the next list. Here is how it works and its catches.
Read postHow to use a Lead Filter on a campaign
A Lead Filter narrows which leads a campaign will dial using a small piece of SQL. It is handy for slicing a list by state, zip, or call count, but one stray character can quietly stop your dialer cold.
Read postList Order in VICIdial: how leads get picked
List Order decides which leads VICIdial pulls into the dialing queue first — by upload order, phone number, call count, timezone, and more. Pick the wrong one and your best leads sit untouched. Here's a plain-English tour of the options that matter.
Read postHopper Hold Inserts explained
Hopper Hold Inserts loads leads into the queue in a held state, so they don't dial until something says go. It's how you stage leads for an outside process or a one-click agent flow. Here's what RHOLD and AUTONEXT actually do.
Read postHopper VLC Dup Check: stopping duplicate dials
If the same person keeps getting called twice in a row, Hopper VLC Dup Check is the setting that catches it. Here's what it does, when it helps, and the one mistake that quietly chokes your dialing to a single lead per minute.
Read postHow to fix an empty hopper in VICIdial
Agents logged in, leads in your lists, but the hopper keeps showing empty and nothing dials. Work through these usual causes in order to get calls flowing again.
Read postWhat the VICIdial hopper is and why it matters
The hopper is the short list of leads VICIdial keeps ready to dial in the next few minutes. Understand it and most strange dialing behavior suddenly makes sense.
Read postHow to choose the right auto dial level for your list
Pick your auto dial level from three things: how many agents you have, how warm your list is, and how many channels your server can carry. Here is how to weigh them.
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