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How to read the Campaign Status List Report

The Campaign Status List Report shows a campaign's lead statuses broken down by list, plus total calls, duration and handle time.

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How to read the Inbound Chat Report

The Inbound Chat Report summarizes chats handled, average handle time, and queue time for one or more chat groups over a date range.

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Export Calls vs Export Leads: which one to use

Export Calls gives you one row per dial from the call logs; Export Leads gives you one row per contact. Here is how to pick the right one.

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How to use the Export Leads Report

The Export Leads Report downloads one row per lead from VICIdial, no matter how many times it was dialed, as a spreadsheet-ready text file.

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How to read the Email Log Report

The Email Log Report lists individual emails for a date range, showing what was received, viewed, or answered and by which agent.

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How to read the Inbound Email Report

The Inbound Email Report summarizes how many emails your groups handled, how long they took, and how quickly agents answered them.

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How to read the Lists Campaign Statuses Report

The Lists Campaign Statuses Report gives a per-list breakdown of lead statuses within a campaign, from total leads down to each status flag.

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How to read the Callmenu Survey Report

The CallMenu Survey Report shows survey responses two ways: per call for a single agent, or as a ranked summary across every agent.

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How to read the Outbound IVR Report

The Outbound IVR Report breaks survey-campaign calls down by the path each caller took through your call menu, with totals, drops, and timing per route.

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How to Read the VICIdial Inbound DID Summary Report

The Inbound DID Summary Report rolls each phone number up into call counts, total minutes, and its current route. Here is how to read the per-DID summary view.

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How to Read the Inbound Service Level Report in VICIdial

Learn how the VICIdial Inbound/Closer Service Level Report shows the X-second answer threshold, percent answered within target, and hold-time breakdowns.

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Lost, Routed, and Transfers on the Inbound DID Report

The LOST, ROUTED, and TRANSFERS columns on the VICIdial Inbound DID Report each count a different fate for a call. Here is exactly what each one means and why they differ.

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How to Read the VICIdial Inbound DID Report

A plain-English walk through the Inbound DID Report: per-DID call counts, the current route for each number, and the day-by-day and 15-minute activity views.

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How to Read the VERM Outcome Statuses Report in VICIdial

A plain walkthrough of the VERM Outcome Statuses report: how it breaks calls down by their final disposition and what each status count actually tells you.

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How to Run a Custom Report in VICIdial's VERM Module

Build and run a VERM custom report in VICIdial: pick a queue and report type, set the date range, apply filters, and export the results to CSV.

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VICIdial Outbound Report Sections Explained

Each section of the VICIdial outbound report answers one question. Here is what dials, drops, no-answers, hangups, dispositions, and lists each tell you.

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What No-Answer (NA) Calls Mean on the Outbound Report

The No-Answer (NA) total on the VICIdial outbound report counts calls that never reached a person. Here is what it includes and why the rate climbs.

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What Is Grade of Service (GoS) in VICIdial?

Grade of Service is the probability a call is dropped before an agent answers. Learn what GoS means in VICIdial and how it drives your staffing.

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How to Read the VICIdial Inbound Report

A plain-English walkthrough of every section of the VICIdial Inbound Report, from queue time to agent and in-group performance.

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How to Read the VICIdial Inbound Report by DID

The Inbound Report by DID broken down per inbound number: what calls, drops, IVR transfers, and agent stats tell you about each DID.

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Calls Offered vs Answered vs Abandoned in VICIdial

The three core inbound counts in VICIdial defined plainly, how they relate, and how abandon rate is calculated from them.

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How to Read the Inbound Forecasting Report in VICIdial

The Inbound Forecasting Report projects your hourly call volume and tells you how many agents you need to hit a target drop rate. Here is how to read every column.

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What Is Queue Time on VICIdial Inbound Calls?

Queue time and hold time on VICIdial inbound calls: what they measure, why they matter, and exactly where they appear in the Inbound Report.

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How to Read the VICIdial Outbound Calling Report

A plain walkthrough of the VICIdial Outbound Calling Report: dialed calls, drops, no-answers, hangups, dispositions, lists, and the time graph.

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