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Elastix Unified Communications Server Cookbook

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Elastix Unified Communications Server Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Elastix Unified Communications Server Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Description and Use of the Most Well-known FreePBX Modules
Addon Market Module
Asterisk Essential Commands
Asterisk Gateway Interface Programming
Helpful Linux Commands
Index

Configuring an outgoing campaign


An outgoing campaign works as follows:

  • After creating the campaign and adding the database with the numbers to be dialed, the service begins to dial these numbers.

  • If a call is answered, it is sent to the configured queue.

  • The agent answers the call, and then the Agent Console will display the information regarding the call, and perhaps open a script (web page with the steps for attending the call) to register the information regarding the call or maybe a CRM (which stands for Customer Relationship Manager) program or some other program.

  • After the call is finished, the agent's status is reset to "Available."

  • If the call, when dialed, cannot be transferred, it is marked with the "no-answer" status: busy, error, wrong number, no answer, voicemail, number does not exist, etc.

How to do it…

Create the outgoing campaign in the Call Center | Outgoing Calls | Campaigns | Show Filter | Create New Campaign menu with the following information:

  • Name: Name of the campaign.

  • Range...