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State Control

This guide describes the possible agent states and how they can be changed.

Login

In order to login to the b+s Connects for SAP C4C gadget, provide the agent credentials within the login mask.

Login Mask

  1. Cisco Username or Agent ID
  2. Cisco Agent Password
  3. Agent Extension (Cisco agent extension)
  4. Login as a Cisco Mobile Agent (see Mobile Agent for more information) [CCE only]
  5. Show the Option Menu with advanced features
  6. Log the agent in using the data provided

Sign in as a Mobile Agent

On the login screen, check the Sign in as a Mobile Agent checkbox in order to login as a Mobile Agent.

Login mask with mobile agent checked

Single Sign-On

If single Sign-On (SSO) is enabled for Cisco Finesse, the login behavior differs slightly from the explanation above. If not already logged in, a popup will be opened where you will have to login with your credentials. If login is successful you will be able to enter your extension to be logged in to. If the auto login flag is set and the extension is filled in the agent settings, this extra step is not needed.

caution

Make sure the popup blocker is disabled.

Required Settings for SSO Deployment with Mozilla Firefox

Because of the Cisco SSO architecture, SSO won’t work with the JSON-viewer from Mozilla Firefox. All users who use Mozilla Firefox with SSO, need to change the following configuration in their browser.

  1. Enter the following into the navigation bar of your Firefox browser: about:config
  2. Copy and paste devtools.jsonview.enabled into the search row that appears.
  3. Select devtools.jsonview.enabled. The value of this configuration will be displayed in the center of the bar. If this value is true, click on the toggle button on the right hand side to change the value to false.

Mode

Supported connection modes are Call-by-Call or Nailed.

Mobile agent settings

Dial Number

The value entered in this field will be used as the remote device.

Agent Device Selection / Shared ACD Line

If Agent Device Selection is configured, the agent can have one or more devices with the same extension. When logging in to the gadget, the agent can choose which device they want to log in with before pressing the Continue button.

Agent Device Selection

After the agent logs in with a certain device, the device's name and identifier are displayed on the homescreen.

Refresh

If the desired device is not listed, the agent has to sign in to the device and reload the list of devices by clicking the Refresh button.

Back

In order to return to the login screen, the agent can click the Back button.

Change agent state

The state of the voice channel can be changed by clicking on the channel icon.

State change

  1. Click on the channel (phone icon) button
  2. Choose the state to enter
    • Depending on the Cisco configuration, reason codes for Not Ready and Logout states can also be selected here
    • The active reason code will be visible when hovering over the channel button
tip

The agent state can be set during an active call. The chosen state will be enabled as soon as the call ends.

Agent state timers

The agent state timers show the time in state by channel.

Agent state timers

Every state change, even if only the reason changes, resets the channel timer. The agent state timers are shown only when in state Ready and Not Ready.

Possible agent states

The current agent state is reflected on the user interface by displaying state-specific icons and colors.

IconDescription
Agent ReadyThe Agent is in Ready state
Agent Not ReadyThe Agent is in Not Ready state
Agent ActiveThe Agent is in Active (talking) state
Agent Active ReadyThe Agent is in Active state and will then go to Ready
Agent Active Not ReadyThe Agent is in Active state and will then go to Not Ready
Agent Active WrapupThe Agent is in Active state and will then go to Wrap-Up
Agent Wrapup ReadyThe Agent is in Wrap-Up state and will then go to Ready
Agent Wrapup Not ReadyThe Agent is in Wrap-Up state and will then go to Not Ready

Logout

Logout is simply another agent state and works in exactly the same way as setting the state to Ready or Not Ready.

caution

Logout is only possible if the current state is Not Ready.

After a logout, the login mask will be displayed.