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How to Override VICIdial Statuses Per List or In-Group

Attach a Status Group to a list or in-group so those calls present a different disposition set than the rest of the campaign.

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What Are VICIdial System Status Categories?

Status categories group several VICIdial statuses so you can run statistical analysis on the bunch and surface up to 4 live counts on the Real-Time report.

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The complete guide to VICIdial reports and what each tells you

A tour of every VICIdial report family — the Real-Time Main Report, All Campaigns Summary, the Whiteboard wallboard, and the deeper summary and export reports.

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Show Status Category Counts on the Real-Time Report

How to surface up to four Status Category disposition counts below the LEADS IN HOPPER line on the VICIdial Real-Time Main Report.

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How to Group VICIdial Statuses Into a Category

Step through creating a VICIdial status category, the 2-20 character Category ID rules, and assigning statuses so they roll up into one reportable group.

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Not Interested vs Unworkable Flags in VICIdial

Both flags stop a lead being dialed, but Not Interested keeps it off DNC lists while Unworkable means the lead is simply not viable.

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How to Read the VICIdial Real-Time Main Report

A guided walk through the VICIdial Real-Time Main Report, from the top stat block down to the color-coded agent rows.

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What Are VICIdial Status Groups and Why Use Them

Status Groups let you override a campaign's dispositions for calls placed within a specific list or handled by a specific in-group.

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The Completed Flag: Marking a VICIdial Lead Done

The Completed flag says a lead needs no further calls without putting it under DNC, Not Interested, or Unworkable, and it feeds several reports.

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VICIdial MIN SEC and MAX SEC: Gating Statuses by Call Length

The MIN SEC and MAX SEC fields decide whether an agent can pick a given status based on how long the call ran.

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What TRUNK SHORT and FILL Mean in VICIdial

The TRUNK SHORT/FILL numbers on the VICIdial real-time report, what they tell you about line capacity, and what to do when SHORT is high.

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What the VICIdial Whiteboard Report Shows

The Whiteboard report turns live call data into big graphs that refresh on a timer. Here are the report types it can put on a wallboard.

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VICIdial Whiteboard Floor Performance Tickers Explained

The Floor Performance ticker reports draw cumulative sales and time-elapsed conversion as a running line, with an optional target line for the floor to chase.

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How to export VICIdial translations

Export VICIdial language phrases to hand off to a translator or back up your work, using the three Export Action modes.

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What are VICIdial languages?

VICIdial languages let you swap the wording on admin and agent web screens, from full translations to small phrasing tweaks.

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VICIdial soundboard layout options explained

How the default and columns layout options arrange the buttons on a VICIdial agent soundboard, and when to pick each one.

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VICIdial screen label ID rules explained

The Label ID for a VICIdial screen label has strict rules: 2 to 20 characters, no spaces, no special characters.

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VICIdial soundboard levels explained

What primary and secondary levels mean on a VICIdial soundboard and how the Add field places audio on level 1 or under it on level 2.

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What are VICIdial system statuses?

System statuses are the system-wide call outcome codes VICIdial uses across every campaign and in-group to track and report on each lead.

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How to import VICIdial translations

Import translated phrases into a VICIdial language in bulk using the English-pipe-translation format and the right Import Action.

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The VICIdial Language Code field explained

The Language Code field maps a VICIdial Language to a browser code like en-us and can display a country flag next to it.

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The VICIdial soundboard Audio Store requirement

Why every VICIdial soundboard button needs its Audio Filename present in the Audio Store, and how the filename field works.

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How to make a VICIdial agent field read-only

Set a field label to ---READONLY--- on a VICIdial screen label template so agents can see the field but cannot edit it.

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Setting the VICIdial menu background color

How to set the VICIdial menu background hex color so the sidebar reads cleanly with its white text, plus the right default to start from.

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