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How to set up VICIdial Quality Control in 7 steps
A plain walkthrough of the seven steps that take VICIdial Quality Control from a hidden feature to calls being scored and reported.
VICIdial QC Scorecard Explained
A QC scorecard is a named list of scored checkpoints a reviewer works through while grading a recorded call.
What VICIdial Quality Control is and when to use it
A plain tour of VICIdial Quality Control: the enable switch, claim limits, status templates, scorecards, priority, and the review flow.
How to order and activate QC checkpoints
The Order field sets where a checkpoint appears, and Active decides whether it shows at all. Here is how both behave.
What the PDROP status means and why it points at carrier behaviour
PDROP is a pre-routing dropped call, hung up the instant the Answer signal arrives, which is the fingerprint of a carrier false answer.
Database and Asterisk reload issues: a safe order of operations
Restarting the database or Asterisk under load drops calls. Here is the safe order: make the admin change, let the keepalive apply it, then reload only if needed.
Diagnosing agent session problems with the Latency Gaps Report
A latency gap is a missing stretch of agent latency log entries while an agent was supposed to be logged in, and those gaps often explain agent-screen session trouble.
When the Dispo Call URL doesn't fire: finding it in the URL Log
The Dispo Call URL is meant to fire on disposition, and the URL Log Report records each request so you can prove whether it actually went out.
Why calls ring but never connect to an agent
Calls that ring out, drop, or sit unanswered usually trace back to the hopper, agent availability, or a carrier that never sends a real answer.
What HUC statuses (enhanced disconnect logging) tell you about failed calls
An HUCXXX status is an enhanced disconnect-logging level 3 record, where XXX is the carrier disconnect code that ended the call.
Diagnosing slow reports and why they can stall the whole system
Slow reports do more than test your patience — they can stall the whole dialer. The Admin Report Log Viewer shows each report's run time so you can find the offender.
VICIdial time-sync issues: how clock drift breaks call times and stats
When a VICIdial server clock drifts out of sync, call-time windows, callbacks, and report timestamps all skew. Here is how to spot it and fix it with NTP.
Diagnosing calls that drop while the customer is on hold
Customers vanishing while parked on hold is measurable. The Agent Parked Call Report shows holds per agent, average hold time, and how many dropped while parked.
Diagnosing a 3-way transfer that won't connect using the press log
When a 3-way transfer never reaches the outside party, the 3-Way Press Log Report shows exactly which step failed using its Results events.
How to check the SIP registry on the Asterisk Debug Page
The Asterisk Debug Page shows SIP Peers and Registry from the dialer itself, so you can confirm whether a phone or trunk is actually registered.
Diagnosing intermittent agent disconnects across a shift
Random agent disconnects that you can't reproduce are best traced with the Agent LAGGED, Agent Latency, and Latency Gaps reports read together.
Diagnosing API integration failures with the API Log Report
When a CRM integration stops pushing leads or updating dispositions, the API Log Report filters by user, function, and result so you can see exactly what failed.
When to reload Asterisk and when it makes things worse
Reloading Asterisk re-reads its config but can interrupt live calls. Here is when a reload actually helps, when VICIdial handles it for you, and when to wait.
When AMD marks live people as answering machines: how to diagnose it
Answering Machine Detection that flags live customers as machines drops real prospects. Here is how to read the AMD Log and tune sensitivity.
Diagnosing choppy or robotic audio on agent calls
Choppy, robotic, or garbled call audio almost always comes from the RTP path: jitter, packet loss, a codec mismatch, or a CPU-starved dialer.
Why some form fields reject spaces, dashes, and special characters
VICIdial strips many special characters from form fields on purpose, because certain character combinations can corrupt or delete data in the system.
When the WEBFORM button does nothing: tracing it in the URL Log
The WEBFORM button click is recorded in the URL Log Report, so you can prove whether the request fired and where the broken link really is.
When recordings exist but have no sound: what to check
A recording file that exists but plays silent points at the RTP and mux path: codec, recording format, and the recording delay rather than missing files.
When live monitoring connects but you can't hear the call
Monitoring shows connected but the manager hears nothing. The Real-Time Monitoring Log confirms the session happened; no audio almost always means phone, conf, or codec.