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Warm transfer vs cold (blind) transfer in VICIdial, and when to use each
The practical difference between a warm transfer and a cold blind transfer in VICIdial, with the buttons each one uses and when each makes sense.
The Quick Transfer button: one-click blind transfers from the agent screen
How the Quick Transfer button adds one-click blind transfers to an in-group or preset right below the Transfer-Conf button.
How to blind-transfer a call to a phone number in VICIdial
Step-by-step on using the Blind Transfer button to push a VICIdial customer to an external phone number and drop off the call cleanly.
Drop Transfer Group: sending dropped calls to an in-group instead of hanging up
Use the IN_GROUP Drop Call Action to route dropped outbound calls into a live in-group instead of dead-ending them on a hangup.
Customer 3-Way Hangup Seconds: tuning how fast a customer hangup is logged
Set how many seconds VICIdial waits after a customer drops off a 3-way call before it logs the hangup and fires any follow-up action.
Multi-dial 3-way press-1: ringing several outside numbers and connecting the first to answer
Use multi_dial_phones to ring up to 10 outside numbers at once and bridge the first one who presses 1, with md_check to block overlapping calls.
Agent Transfer In-Group Validation: showing only agents who can take the transfer
Agent Transfer In-Group Validation filters the agent list so only agents on the matching AGENTDIRECT in-group appear when transferring agent to agent.
Leave 3-Way Stop Recording: ending the recording when the agent leaves the call
Enable Leave 3-Way Stop Recording so VICIdial halts the agent recording the moment they click LEAVE 3WAY CALL, overriding other recording options.
The Leave-VM transfer button: sending a customer to your voicemail message
The Leave-VM button blind transfers the customer to a campaign-defined voicemail message so a recorded prompt plays without tying up an agent.
"AMD not working" because the AMD Asterisk application isn't loaded
If the AMD Asterisk application was never loaded on your server, detection silently does nothing. Here is how to confirm it and get it running.
The complete guide to VICIdial transfers, 3-way calls, and the fronter/closer model
How VICIdial transfers, 3-way calls, and the fronter/closer model fit together, from the Transfer-Conf frame to in-group routing and reporting.
Transfer-Conf Button Launch: opening a webform or tab when the Transfer button is clicked
Transfer-Conf Button Launch fires a webform or agent screen tab the moment your agent clicks Transfer Conf. Here is what it does and when to use it.
What DEFAULTINGROUP does when an agent transfers a call
DEFAULTINGROUP is a reserved in-group token that auto-picks the default in-group for the call's origin, so agents transfer without choosing a queue.
Hangup Xfer Recording Start: starting a recording when the agent drops the third party
Hangup Xfer Recording Start kicks off a recording the moment an agent clicks HANGUP XFER. Here is what it captures and when to use it.
How to transfer a call to an external number in VICIdial
Transfer a VICIdial call to an outside phone number, with the choice between a blind handoff and a warm three-way, plus the dial_override flag.
PrePopulate Transfer Preset: filling the Number to Dial field automatically
How the PrePopulate Transfer Preset option fills the Number to Dial field in the Transfer-Conference frame before the agent touches it.
Default Transfer Group: pre-selecting an in-group in the transfer frame
Default Transfer Group pre-selects an in-group in the transfer-conference frame so agents do not have to pick the same closer queue every time.
3-Way Call Dial Prefix: routing 3-way calls through a specific trunk (and hearing ringback)
The 3-Way Call Dial Prefix routes agent 3-way calls through a chosen trunk. Leave it empty to use the campaign prefix, or set 88 to hear ringback.
How to transfer a call directly to another agent with AGENTDIRECT
Send a VICIdial call to one specific agent using an AGENTDIRECT in-group, including the in-group validation setting that keeps transfers landing correctly.
The fronter/closer model explained: how outbound agents hand off to closers
The fronter qualifies the lead and hands the live call through an in-group to a closer who finishes the sale. Here is how the handoff works.
3-Way Recording Stop: stopping the recording when an agent starts a 3-way
Turn on 3-Way Recording Stop so VICIdial halts the call recording the moment an agent clicks DIAL WITH CUSTOMER or PARK CUSTOMER DIAL.
The Transfer-Conf frame explained: every button on the agent transfer screen
A plain walkthrough of every button on the VICIdial Transfer-Conf frame, from Dial With Customer to Hangup Xfer, and what each one actually does.
Customer 3-Way Hangup Action: auto-sending the agent to disposition on customer drop
Set the Customer 3-Way Hangup Action to DISPO so VICIdial hangs up the agent and opens the disposition screen the moment a customer leaves a 3-way call.
The 3-Way Press Log Report: reading Started, Answered, Accepted, and Declined
Decode the VICIdial 3-Way Press Log Report: what Started, Answered, Accepted, Declined, Too Slow, and Defeated mean for each outside-agent call.