What the Scheduled Callbacks Display Days setting does

When an agent has dozens of callbacks parked against their name, the callback list on the agent screen can get noisy. The Scheduled Callbacks Display Days setting is a campaign-level option that trims that list down to only the callbacks set to trigger within a set number of calendar days from today. A Scheduled callback is simply a Lead that an Agent dispositioned as CALLBK with a future date and time attached, so it comes back around when that moment arrives.

What the number actually means

The value you enter is a count of standard calendar days, not a rolling 24-hour window. That distinction matters. If you set it to 1, the agent sees only callbacks due today, up until midnight tonight. A callback you set for 9 a.m. tomorrow will not appear in the list while the value is 1, because tomorrow is a separate calendar day. Set it to 2 and the agent sees today and tomorrow. Set it to 0, the default, and the feature is disabled, so the full list of upcoming callbacks shows the way it always has.

This is a display filter only. It does not delete, reschedule, or hide a callback from the system. The Disposition you set still stands, the future callbacks are still on the books, and they will reappear in the list as each calendar day rolls forward to bring them inside the window.

How an agent's view gets filtered

flowchart TD
  A[Agent opens callback list] --> B{Display Days set to 0?}
  B -->|Yes| C[Show all upcoming callbacks]
  B -->|No| D[Compare callback date to today]
  D --> E{Within N calendar days?}
  E -->|Yes| F[Show in callback list]
  E -->|No| G[Hide until day arrives]

Because the filter keys off the trigger date, it pairs well with high-volume desks where an agent might have a Callback queue stretching weeks into the future. Keeping the visible list short means the agent focuses on what is due now instead of scrolling past callbacks that are still days away.

When to turn it on

Reach for Display Days when agents complain that their callback list is cluttered with far-off entries, or when you want them to work today's commitments before tomorrow's. Leave it at 0 if agents need to see and plan their whole upcoming list at a glance. The setting lives on the campaign detail screen alongside the other callback controls. If you have not switched callbacks on for the campaign yet, start with enabling scheduled callbacks on the campaign first, and read the scheduled callbacks overview for how all these options fit together.

One thing to keep in mind: Display Days is its own setting, separate from Days Limit, which restricts how far out an agent can schedule a callback in the first place. Display Days does not stop anyone from booking far-future callbacks; it only controls what shows in the list once they exist.

Running a clean callback desk

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