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DEFINITY®
Enterprise Communications Server
Release 7

Basic Call Management System (BCMS)
Operations

555-230-706
Comcode 108485087
Issue 2
June 1999

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Contents
Contents

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About this Book

ix

■

Overview

ix

■

Reasons for reissue

ix

Offer Category A Versus Offer Category B

1

2

■

Organization

x

■

Conventions used in this document

x

■

Where to find related documents

xi

■

How to order related documents

xi

■

How to comment on this document

xi

BCMS Description

1-1

■

Overview

1-1

■

BCMS Reports

1-2

■

Printing and Storing Reports

1-3

■

Acceptable Service Level

1-4

Percent within Service Level

1-4

Acceptable Service Level Administration

1-5

■

System Capacities

1-6

■

Interactions

1-7

Offer Category A Versus Offer Category B

1-7

Interactions With External CentreVu CMS

1-8

Interactions with VuStats

1-8

System Access
■

Logging In and Logging Off

■

2-1
2-1

BCMS Login

2-2

Logging In

2-2

Logging In from a Local Terminal

2-2

Logging In from a Remote Terminal

2-3

Logging Off

3

ix

How to Change the BCMS Password

Generating BCMS Reports

2-4
2-5
3-1

■

Overview

3-1

■

Displaying and Printing Real-Time Reports

3-1

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Displaying Real-Time Reports

3-2

Printing Real-Time Reports

3-2

Displaying, Printing, and Scheduling Historical Reports 3-3
Displaying Historical Reports

3-4

Printing Historical Reports

3-8

Scheduling Historical Reports

3-11

BCMS Report Reference

4-1

■

Overview

4-1

■

Real-Time Reports

4-3

BCMS Split Status Report
Command

4-3

Description

4-3

Sample Report

4-4

Header Definition

4-5

BCMS System Status Report

■

4-3

4-8

Command

4-8

Description

4-8

Sample Report

4-9

Header Definitions

4-9

BCMS VDN Status Report

4-12

Command

4-12

Description

4-12

Sample Report

4-12

Header Definition

4-13

Historical Reports
BCMS Agent Report

4-16
4-17

Command

4-17

Description

4-17

Sample Reports

4-18

Header Definitions

4-19

BCMS Agent Summary Report

4-22

Command

4-22

Description

4-22

Sample Reports

4-22

Header Definitions

4-23

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BCMS Split Report
Command

4-27

Description

4-27

Sample Reports

4-28

Header Definitions

4-29

BCMS Split Summary Report

4-35

Command

4-35

Description

4-35

Sample Reports

4-36

Header Definitions

4-37

BCMS Trunk Group Report

4-42

Command

4-42

Description

4-42

Sample Reports

4-43

Header Definitions

4-44

BCMS Trunk Group Summary Report

4-47

Command

4-47

Description

4-47

Sample Reports

4-48

Header Definitions

4-49

BCMS VDN Report

4-52

Command

4-52

Description

4-52

Sample Reports

4-53

Header Definition

4-54

BCMS VDN Summary Report

5

4-27

4-58

Command

4-58

Description

4-58

Sample Reports

4-58

Header Definitions

4-59

System Printer and Report Scheduler

5-1

■

Overview

5-1

■

System Printer

5-1

System Printer Administration

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System Printer Data Link Operation
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■

6

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A

5-3

Print Intervals

5-4

Adding a Report to the Report Scheduler

5-4

Summary of the Steps for Printing Reports
on the System Printer

5-6

Listing Scheduled Reports

5-7

Change Command

5-9

Remove Command

5-10
6-1

Planning/Engineering Objectives

6-1

BCMS System Status Report

6-2

BCMS Split Status Report

6-3

BCMS VDN Status Report

6-3

BCMS Trunk Group Report

6-4

BCMS Agent Report

6-4

BCMS Split or Skill Report

6-5

BCMS VDN Report

6-5

Engineering ACD Applications with Data Obtained
from the BCMS Reports

6-5

Agent Engineering/Optimizing Guidelines

6-6

Trunk Engineering Guidelines

6-34

BCMS/CentreVu CMS Report
Heading Comparison

A-1

Summary of Differences

A-1

■

B

Report Scheduler

Use of BCMS Reports for ACD Planning
■

5-3

References
■

Basic DEFINITY ECS documents

B-1
B-1

Administration

B-1

Installation and maintenance

B-3

Call center documents

B-5

DEFINITY

B-5

CentreVu CMS

B-6

Application-specific documents

B-7

ASAI

B-7

ACD

B-8

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Console operations

B-8

Hospitality

B-9

Non-U.S. audiences

B-9

GL Glossary and Abbreviations

GL-1

IN

IN-1

Index

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Overview

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About this Book

Overview
This document provides a comprehensive description of the Basic Call
Management System (BCMS) feature, which is available with the DEFINITY®
Enterprise Communications Server (Offer Category A). This document also
describes the Report Scheduler feature, which is often used with BCMS.
Although intended primarily for the BCMS administrator, this document may prove
useful to the system administrator, the Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) split
supervisor, the ACD administrator, and ACD agents.

Reasons for reissue
This document is being reissued to define BCMS attributes that are not used with
the offer category B products, DEFINITY Business Communications System
(BCS) and GuestWorks®.

Offer Category A Versus Offer Category B
Offer Category A products (DEFINITY ECS and Prologix™) supports more
features and feature capacities than the Offer Category B products (DEFINITY
BCS and GuestWorks). In relation to the BCMS feature, the following features are
not supported with Offer Category B:
■

Expert Agent Selection (EAS) and skills

■

CentreVu® Call Management System (CMS)

■

VuStats.

When using this BCMS Operations document with an Offer Category B product,
you should ignore references to these features.

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Organization
This guide is divided into the following chapters and appendices:
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Chapter , "About this Book", is an introduction to this document.

■

Chapter 1, "BCMS Description", provides a brief overview of the BCMS
feature and lists the BCMS reports.

■

Chapter 2, "System Access" ,provides procedures on how to log in and
log off BCMS. This chapter also provides the procedures for changing the
BCMS password.

■

Chapter 3, "Generating BCMS Reports", describes the procedures for
displaying, printing, and scheduling BCMS reports.

■

Chapter 4, "BCMS Report Reference", gives a detailed description of
each BCMS report.

■

Chapter 5, "System Printer and Report Scheduler", describes the
optional Report Scheduler feature. This chapter also includes a description
of the report scheduler commands and a display of the reports.

■

Chapter 6, "Use of BCMS Reports for ACD Planning", describes
desirable objectives and how the BCMS reports can be used to plan,
engineer, and optimize ACD splits and trunk groups.

■

Appendix A, ‘‘BCMS/CentreVu CMS Report Heading Comparison’’,
compares reports and report headings between BCMS and CentreVu Call
Management System (CMS).

■

Appendix B, ‘‘References’’, lists other documents that may be used for
reference.

■

‘‘Glossary and Abbreviations’’, contains a list of frequently used terms
and their definitions as well as a list of abbreviations and acronyms.

■

‘‘Index’’, contains a cross-referenced index.

Conventions used in this document
This document uses the following conventions:
■

The names of commands are shown in the following typeface:
change system-parameters feature

■

Information you type is shown in the following typeface: EIA

■

Information displayed on the screen is shown in the following typeface:
login:

■

Keyboard keys are shown as follows: RETURN

■

Function keys are shown as follows: CANCEL

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Where to find related documents
See Appendix B, ‘‘References’’, for a detailed list of documents related to
DEFINITY ECS. Use these documents to help administer, maintain, and operate
the system.
With each system that is shipped from the factory, you will receive a compact disc
(CD-ROM) that contains most of the supporting documents listed in Appendix B,
‘‘References’’. These documents can be viewed and printed from a personal
computer. The order number for the CD-ROM is 555-230-833.

How to order related documents
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BCMS helps you monitor the operations of your ACD application. BCMS collects
data regarding the calls on the switch and organizes the data into reports that help
you manage ACD facilities and personnel. The BCMS reports allow you to
manage the hourly and/or daily operations of the ACD by:
■

Monitoring trunk group usage

■

Monitoring the calling volume for each split

■

Monitoring VDNs

■

Monitoring the work load of each agent

■

Comparing agents’ performances.

These reports can be displayed on a video display terminal in real time, printed
immediately, scheduled to print at a later time, or scheduled to print periodically at
times you specify.
NOTE:
All references to splits in this book also apply to skills as used with the
Expert Agent Selection (EAS) feature. However, Offer Category B products
DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks do not support the EAS feature. Therefore,
if you are using the BCMS feature with DEFINITY BCS or GuestWorks, only
use the term “splits” to define agent groups. See ‘‘Interactions’’ on Page 1-7
for more information.

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BCMS Reports
The BCMS feature provides the following reports:
1. Real-time reports that present data on:
■

All splits, on a system basis, that are administered for internal
measurements or for both internal and external adjunct
measurement
NOTE:
DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks does not support an external
adjunct (for example, CentreVu® Call Managmenet System).

■

Individual splits and the agents staffing them that have been
administered for internal or both measurements

■

VDNs that are administered for internal measurement or for both
internal and external measurement.

2. Historical reports that present historical information and can be printed
immediately or scheduled for subsequent printing. These reports present
data on:
■

Individual agents or a group of agents, based on the time of day

■

Individual agents or a group of agents, based on the day of the week

■

Individual splits or a group of splits, based on the time of day

■

Individual splits or a group of splits, based on the day of the week

■

Individual trunk groups or a group of trunk groups, based on the time
of day

■

Individual trunk groups or a group of trunk groups, based on the day
of the week

■

Individual Vector Directory Numbers (VDNs) based on the time of
day

■

Individual VDNs based on the day of the week.

NOTE:
Agents can be measured by their physical extension (that is, the phone
extension they use), or they can be measured by their Login IDs when either
EAS or BCMS/VuStats Login IDs is optioned (EAS, VuStats, and Login IDs
are not supported with DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks).
Chapter 4, ‘‘BCMS Report Reference’’ describes each BCMS report in detail while
Chapter 6, ‘‘Use of BCMS Reports for ACD Planning’’ describes how to plan and
maintain an ACD based on the information provided by these reports.

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Printing and Storing Reports
The BCMS reports may be displayed on the Management Terminal or printed on
its associated printer. The reports also can be scheduled to print at a later time
with the Report Scheduler.
As an option, a personal computer (PC) or host computer may be used to store
the reports and provide additional data manipulation capabilities.
NOTE:
The BCMS software resides completely on the switch and does not include
any special software or unique communications protocol for the PC/host
computer application. Although Lucent Technologies does propose the use
of a PC to collect, store, and print the reports, Lucent Technologies does not
recommend an applications software package for the PC. Since Lucent
Technologies does not install, administer, or control the PC application,
Lucent Technologies does not guarantee correct operation of this
arrangement. Customers using a PC to collect report data will need the
following report output information for each report:
1. Begin with one-half page of line feeds.
2. Print a four-line banner containing the following information:
■

Print job ID

■

Command

■

Time of day

■

User.

3. Provide a form feed.
4. Begin report data using 80 characters per line. Use spaces where there are
no data, and a newline character at the end of each line.
5. Provide a form feed after each page of data. (The page length is defined in
system parameters.)
6. Provide a form feed when the report is finished printing.
BCMS data is stored in volatile switch memory; it cannot be saved to or retrieved
from tape. The switch preserves historical data if a Reset System 1, Reset
System 2, or Reset System Interchange (in a duplicated system) occurs.
Real-time data is preserved if a Reset System 1 or Reset System Interchange
occurs.
The switch loses all data (historical and real-time) during software upgrades.

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Acceptable Service Level
Before using BCMS, you should understand the concept of Acceptable Service
Level and then set the acceptable service level field on various forms.
NOTE:
Acceptable Service Level is not supported on the DEFINITY BCS and
GuestWorks offers.
Acceptable Service Level is the desired time for an agent to answer a call for a
given VDN or hunt group. Timing for a call begins when the call encounters a VDN
or enters a hunt group queue. If the number of seconds to answer the call is equal
to or less than the administered acceptable service level for the VDN or hunt
group, the call is recorded as acceptable.

Percent within Service Level
A service level can be administered for each hunt group or VDN, if the
BCMS/VuStats Service Level? customer option has been set to y and if the hunt
group or VDN is measured by BCMS.
To calculate the percentage of calls within the acceptable service level, BCMS
divides the number of acceptable calls by the calls offered.
For hunt groups, BCMS calculates the Percent Within Service Level as follows:
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACDcalls + abandons + outflows + dequeued
where
accepted — Is the number of calls answered for which the queue time was less
than or equal to the administered service level for the split.
dequeued — Is the number of calls that encountered the split’s queue, but were
NOT answered, abandoned, or outflowed. This occurs with multiple split queuing.
For VDNs, BCMS calculates the Percent Within Service Level as follows:
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = ---------------------------------------calls offered
where
accepted — Is the number of answered calls (num ans) for which the time to
answer was less than or equal to the administered service level for the VDN. num
ans here refers to the data item on the form of the same name.

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calls offered — Is the total number of completed calls that accessed the VDN
during the current interval.

Acceptable Service Level Administration
The Acceptable Service Level is administered on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options, VDN, and Hunt Group forms. On the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form (only changeable by a Lucent Technologies technician),
verify that the field BCMS/VuStats Service Level? is set to y.
On the Hunt Group Form, set the Acceptable Service Level field to a
number between 0 and 9999 seconds. Set the Measured field to either internal
or both.
On the Vector Directory Number form, set the Acceptable Service Level field to a
number between 0 and 9999 seconds. Set the Measured field to either internal
or both.
NOTE:
The column % IN SERV LEVL on a report will be blank if:
■

The BCMS/VuStats Service Level? field on the Customer Options form is
set to n.

■

No service level is defined for the split or VDN (it cannot be set if BCMS
Service Level is set to n).

■

No call ended in the interval.

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System Capacities
The following tables illustrates the feature capacities for BCMS and ACD based
on the different switch types and different offer categories. If the capacity differs
between Category A and B, the values in the table are shown as A/B. For
example, the BCMS capacity for Measured splits on an R7csi Category A system
is 99, but the capacity is only 5 for a Category B system.
Table 1-1.

BCMS Feature Capacities
DEFINITY
ECS
R6vs/csi/si
Item

DEFINITY
ECS
R6r

(BCS/GuestWorks
Issue 4)

DEFINITY
ECS
R7csi/si

DEFINITY
ECS
R7r

(BCS/GuestWorks
Issue 5)

Maximum active maintenance
commands for the system

1

5

1

5

Maximum agents displayed by
monitor BCMS split command1

100

100

100

100

Maximum BCMS terminals

3

4

3

4

Maximum simultaneous BCMS
terminals in monitor mode

1

3

1

3

Measured agents or login IDs

400/20

2000/20

400/25

2000/25

Measured agents per split

200/20

999/20

200/25

999/25

99/5

600/5

99/5

600/5

32

32

32

32

99/4

512/8

99/10

512/20

Intervals

25

25

25

25

Days

7

7

7

7

Measured splits
Measured trunk groups
Measured VDNs
Reporting periods

1.

The Monitor Split command only displays status for the first 100 agents logged into the split
regardless of how many additional agents log into the split.

Maintenance commands and BCMS monitoring sessions compete for the same
access resources: in fact, DEFINITY counts the monitoring session as a
maintenance command. So, for example, you cannot execute a maintenance
command and run a monitoring session simultaneously on a G3si. (The limit for
active maintenance commands is higher on the G3r because this model reserves
two command slots for the Initialization and Administraiton System [INADS] and
System Access Terminal [SAT] logins.)

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Interactions

Table 1-2.

1-7

ACD Feature Capacities
R6vs/csi/si
Item

Logged-in ACD agents

R6r

BCS/GuestWorks Issue 4

R7csi/si

R7r

BCS/GuestWorks Issue 5

150

150

150

150

Logged-in splits per agent

4

4

4

4

Announcements per split

2

2

2

2

Announcements per system

128

256

128

256

Queue slots per group

200

999

200

999

Queue slots per system

1500

15000

1500

15000

Splits

99

600

99

600

ACD members per split

200

999

200

999

Split members per system

150

150

150

150

Measured agents

20

20

25

25

Interactions
Offer Category A Versus Offer Category B
Offer Category A products (DEFINITY ECS and Prologix™) supports more
features and feature capacities than the Offer Category B products (DEFINITY
BCS and GuestWorks). In relation to the BCMS feature, the following features are
not supported with Offer Category B:
■

Expert Agent Selection (EAS) and skills

■

CentreVu® Call Management System (CMS)

■

VuStats.

When using this BCMS Operations document with an Offer Category B product,
you should ignore references to these features.

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Interactions With External CentreVu CMS
From the administration perspective, the ACD parameters associated with trunk
groups, hunt groups, and VDNs are any of the following:
■

Not measured

■

Internally measured by BCMS

■

Externally measured by CentreVu CMS

■

Measured both internally by BCMS and externally by CentreVu CMS.

Note that using BCMS in conjunction with CentreVu CMS increases the maximum
number of agents and trunk groups that can be measured for a particular ACD
application. In other words, the capacities for BCMS are additive to those of
CentreVu CMS.
NOTE:
If both BCMS and CentreVu CMS are used simultaneously, switch
performance may be degraded.

Interactions with VuStats
VuStats enables agents and supervisors with telephone displays to view data
about agents, splits, and VDNs. Much of this information is the same as that
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A BCMS terminal is considered to be a remote Management Terminal. You can
access BCMS reports either from a Management Terminal (local) or on a dial-up
(remote) basis. When dial-up access is used, the following constraints affect the
number of terminals that can access BCMS data simultaneously:
■

The number of dial-up (Netcon) channels. (vs/si only)

■

The number of Terminal User IDs (TUIs). A TUI is a switch resource used
by:
— the Lucent Technologies Technical Service Center (TSC) when
logged in
— the Management Terminal when powered up
— a remote Management Terminal when logged in
— a BCMS terminal when logged in
— the system printer while printing
— journal/log printer.

When the switch is configured with more than one Management Terminal, you
may use one of the following terminal types to access the BCMS feature:
■

4410

■

4425

■

513

■

610

■

615

■

715 BCT

■

terminal emulation.

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Typically, one terminal is dedicated to the administration and/or maintenance
tasks, while the others are used for the ACD/BCMS features.

BCMS Login
The switch provides several different categories of login names. The login name
identifies the user and his or her permitted capabilities to the system. Generally,
each category permits unique capabilities (and restrictions). You must create a
login for each supervisor or other user that you want to view BCMS reports. A
BCMS login can allow you to display, print, and schedule BCMS reports.

Logging In
There are two types of terminal configurations for logging into BCMS: a remote
and a local. Although both configurations use the same types of terminals, the
remote terminal requires a data module for dialing up the system.

! CAUTION:
If you change your BCMS log-in, all scheduled reports must be rescheduled
under the new login in order to run.

Logging In from a Local Terminal
To log into BCMS from a local terminal, perform the following steps:
1. Turn on the terminal (if required) and press BREAK (if no prompt is
displayed).
— The screen displays the following prompt:
Login:
2. Enter the appropriate login and press RETURN.
— The screen displays the following prompt:
Password:
3. Enter your password and press RETURN. For security reasons, the
password is not displayed as you type it. The system verifies that the login
and password you entered are valid.
— If you entered an invalid login or password, the system displays the
following message and prompt:
INCORRECT LOGIN
Login:
Repeat Steps 2 and 3.

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— If you entered the correct login and associated password, the screen
displays the following prompt:
Terminal Type (Enter 513, 715, 4410, 4425, VT220):
[513]
Proceed to Step 4.
4. Enter the appropriate terminal type:
■

If you are using a 513 terminal, just press RETURN. 513 (which is
displayed in brackets on the screen) is the default.

■

If you are using a 4410 terminal, enter 4410 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 4425 terminal, enter 4425 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 610 or 615 MT terminal that has a 513 emulation
cartridge, just press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 610 or 615 MT that does not have the 513
emulation cartridge, enter 4410 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 715 BCT terminal, enter 715 and press RETURN.

After you enter the appropriate terminal type, the system displays the
following prompt:
enter command:
The system is now ready for you to enter a command to generate a BCMS
report.

Logging In from a Remote Terminal
To log into BCMS from a remote terminal, perform the following steps:
1. Turn on the terminal and press BREAK (if no prompt is displayed).
— The screen displays the following prompt:
Dial:
2. Enter the hunt group extension number for the Netcon channels and press
RETURN.
— The screen displays the following prompt:
Login:
3. Enter the appropriate login and press RETURN.
— The screen displays the following prompt:
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4. Enter your password and press RETURN.
For security reasons, the password is not displayed as you type it. The
system verifies that the login and password you entered are valid.
— If you entered an invalid login or password, the system displays the
following message and prompt:
INCORRECT LOGIN
"Login:
Repeat Steps 3 and 4.
— If you entered the correct login and associated password, the screen
displays the following prompt:
Terminal Type (Enter 513, 715, 4410, 4425, VT220):
[513]
Proceed to Step 5.
5. Enter the appropriate terminal type:
■

If you are using a 513 terminal, just press RETURN. 513 (which is
displayed in brackets on the screen) is the default.

■

If you are using a 4410 terminal, enter 4410 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 4425 terminal, enter 4425 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 610 or 615 MT terminal that has a 513 emulation
cartridge, just press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 610 or 615 MT that does not have the 513
emulation cartridge, enter 4410 and press RETURN.

■

If you are using a 715 BCT, enter 715 and press RETURN.

After you enter the appropriate terminal type, the system displays the
following prompt:
enter command:
The system is now ready for you to enter a command to generate a BCMS
report.

Logging Off
Whenever you are not using the terminal, log off the system. To log off the system,
perform the following steps:
1. Type logoff.
2. Press RETURN.
The switch automatically disconnects the terminal.

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How to Change the BCMS Password
Any user can change the password for the login they have been assigned to view
BCMS reports. The System Manager (or any user with special privileges) can
change the password for other users.
The password should be changed at regular intervals and:
■

Each time a new person takes over a login name

■

If an unauthorized person has discovered the password

Once a password is assigned or changed, keep the following in mind:
■

Do not give the password to anyone

■

Keep the written password in a locked place

To change a password, perform the following steps:
1. At the enter command: prompt, enter change password 
and press RETURN.
— The system displays the Password Administration screen (Screen
2-1). The cursor is positioned on the Password of Login
Making Change: field.
change password bcms

Page

1 of

1

LOGIN ADMINISTRATION
Password of Login Making Change:
LOGIN BEING ADMINISTERED
Login’s Name:
Login Type:
Service Level:

LOGIN’S PASSWORD INFORMATION
Login’s Password:
Reenter Login’s Password:
Password Aging Cycle Length (Days): 120
LOGOFF NOTIFICATION
Facility Test Call Notification? y
Remote Access Notification? y

Screen 2-1.

Acknowledgment Required? y
Acknowledgment Required? y

Password Change Screen
2. Enter your current password and press RETURN.
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3. Enter your new password and press RETURN.
NOTE:
Valid passwords contain four to seven alphabetic or numeric
characters, or a combination of alphabetic and numeric characters.
— The cursor is positioned on the Reenter Login’s Password:
field.
4. Re-enter your new password and press ENTER.
— The system displays the following prompt:
command completed successfully
command:

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This chapter describes the procedures for displaying and printing real-time reports
and for displaying, printing, and scheduling historical reports. It is assumed that a
system printer has been connected and administered before attempting to print
these reports.

Displaying and Printing Real-Time
Reports
The monitor command is used to display and print real-time status reports. These
reports display data accrued since the last interval boundary. Data is based on
hourly or half-hourly intervals as administered in the “BCMS/VuStats
Measurement Interval” field on the Feature-Related System Parameters screen.
There are three monitor commands, one to display or print each real-time report:
■

bcms split

■

bcms system

■

bcms vdn.

Whenever a status report is displayed on the Management Terminal, it updates
automatically approximately every 30 seconds. You can immediately update the
on-screen status report by pressing UPDATE. To cancel the monitor command and
return to the command prompt, press CANCEL. If the status report consists of more
than one page, press NEXTPAGE to display any subsequent pages and PREVPAGE
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If you incorrectly enter the command, or if the qualifier is not applicable or is not
measured, an error message appears on the message line, located on the bottom
of the screen. If you require more information about the error message, press
HELP.
Complete the steps in the following sections to display or print real-time reports.

Displaying Real-Time Reports
To display a real-time report, complete the following procedures.
1. Type the monitor command that will display the report you want to view.
See Table 3-1.
2. Press RETURN. The report appears on your screen.
3. Press the NEXTPAGE key to display subsequent pages and the PREVPAGE
key to display previous pages if appropriate.
4. To immediately update the report data, press UPDATE.
5. To exit the report, press CANCEL.
:

Table 3-1.

Commands for Displaying Real-Time Reports

To View the

Type

Where

Split Status Report

monitor bcms split ##

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.

System Status Report

monitor bcms system ##

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS. ## is optional. If not
included, the report shows all
splits.

VDN Status Report

monitor bcms vdn ##

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.

Printing Real-Time Reports
To print a real-time report, complete the following procedures.
1. Type the monitor command that will print the report. See Table 3-2.
2. Press RETURN. The report prints on the printer that is attached to your
terminal.

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Commands for Printing Real-Time Reports

To View the

Type

Where

Split Status Report

monitor bcms split ## print

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.

System Status Report

monitor bcms system ##
print

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS. ## is optional. If not
included, the report shows all
splits.

VDN Status Report

monitor bcms vdn ## print

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.

Displaying, Printing, and Scheduling
Historical Reports
The list commands are used to display historical information for agents, splits,
trunk groups, and VDNs. There are eight secondary list commands:
■

bcms agent

■

bcms summary agent

■

bcms split

■

bcms summary split

■

bcms trunk

■

bcms summary trunk

■

bcms vdn

■

bcms summary vdn.

With these commands, you can specify:
■

Whether you want data that is collected during a specified range of dates
or during a specified period of time. Data collected during a specified
period of time is based on hourly or half-hourly intervals as administered in
the “BCMS/VuStats Measurement Interval” field on the Feature-Related
System Parameters screen.

! CAUTION:
The switch stores time interval data in a time database that holds a
maximum of 25 intervals. Data for the 26th interval overwrites the first
interval in the time database (and so on). Therefore, if the half-hour
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interval reports are run while the data for the desired interval is still
available in the time database. For example, if you select the
half-hour option, print the report twice daily to ensure that you do not
lose information.
■

The times or days for which you wish to see data.

■

The system to immediately display the report on your terminal.

■

The system to print the report. If you include print at the end of the
command, the system will immediately print the report to the printer
attached to the management terminal. If you include schedule at the end
of the command, the system will allow you to schedule the report to print to
the system printer immediately (immediate), at a later time (deferred), or
routinely at specified times (scheduled).

Complete the steps in the following sections to display, print, or schedule historical
reports.

Displaying Historical Reports
To display an historical report, complete the following procedures.
1. Type the list command that will display the report you want to view. See
Table 3-3.
2. Press RETURN. The report appears on your screen.
3. Press the NEXTPAGE key to display subsequent pages and the PREVPAGE
key to display previous pages if appropriate.

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Commands for Displaying Historical Reports

To View the

Type

Where

Agent Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms agent ## time
staffed xx:xx xx:xx

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed lists data only for the
intervals that the agent has
staffed time.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Agent Report (daily)

list bcms agent ## day
staffed xx/xx xx/xx

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed lists data only for the days
that the agent has staffed time.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

Agent Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary agent
## time staffed xx:xx xx:xx

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed lists data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Agent Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary agent
## day staffed xx/xx xx/xx

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed lists data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

Split Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms split ## time xx:xx
xx:xx

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

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Commands for Displaying Historical Reports — Continued

To View the

Type

Where

Split Report (daily)

list bcms split ## day xx/xx
xx/xx

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

Split Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary split ##
time xx:xx xx:xx

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Split Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary split ##
day xx/xx xx/xx

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

Trunk Group Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms trunk ## time
xx:xx xx:xx

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Trunk Group Report
(daily)

list bcms trunk ## day xx/xx
xx/xx

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

Trunk Group Summary
Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary trunk ##
time xx:xx xx:xx

Trunk Group Summary
Report (daily)

list bcms summary trunk ##
day xx/xx xx/xx

## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.
## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

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Commands for Displaying Historical Reports — Continued

To View the

Type

Where

VDN Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms vdn ##### time
xx:xx xx:xx

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

VDN Report (daily)

list bcms vdn ##### day
xx/xx xx/xx

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

VDN Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary vdn
##### time xx:xx xx:xx

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

VDN Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary vdn
##### day xx/xx xx/xx

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day.
The second xx/xx is the stop day.

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Printing Historical Reports
If you do not have a printer directly connected to your terminal, see ‘‘Scheduling
Historical Reports’’ on page 3-11.
To print an historical report, complete the following procedures.
1. Type the list command for the report that you want to print. See Table 3-4.
2. Press RETURN. The report prints on the printer that is attached to your
terminal.
Table 3-4.

Commands for Printing Historical Reports

To Print the

Type

Where

Agent Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms agent ## time
staffed xx:xx xx:xx print

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for the
intervals that the agent has staffed
time.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

Agent Report (daily)

list bcms agent ## day
staffed xx/xx xx/xx print

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for the days
that the agent has staffed time.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Agent Summary
Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary agent
## time staffed xx:xx
xx:xx print

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

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3-9

Commands for Printing Historical Reports — Continued

To Print the

Type

Where

Agent Summary
Report (daily)

list bcms summary agent
## day staffed xx/xx xx/xx
print

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Split Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms split ## time
xx:xx xx:xx print

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

Split Report (daily)

list bcms split ## day
xx/xx xx/xx print

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Split Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary split
## time xx:xx xx:xx print

## is an administered split or range
of splits measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

Split Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary split
## day xx/xx xx/xx print

## is an administered split or range
of splits measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Trunk Group Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms trunk ## time
xx:xx xx:xx print

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

Trunk Group Report
(daily)

list bcms trunk ## day
xx/xx xx/xx print

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

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Commands for Printing Historical Reports — Continued

To Print the

Type

Where

Trunk Group
Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary trunk
## time xx:xx xx:xx print

## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.

Trunk Group
Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary trunk
## day xx/xx xx/xx print

VDN Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms vdn ##### time
xx:xx xx:xx print

The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.
## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.
## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

VDN Report (daily)

list bcms vdn ##### day
xx/xx xx/xx print

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

VDN Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary vdn
##### time xx:xx xx:xx
print

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time. The
second xx:xx is the stop time. Both
are in military time.

VDN Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary vdn
##### day xx/xx xx/xx
print

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

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Scheduling Historical Reports
The Report Scheduler allows you to schedule the day or days for the system to
print the report. If you do not have a printer directly connected to your terminal,
you can use the Report Scheduler feature to print the report immediately to the
system printer. For more detailed information about the Report Scheduler, see
Chapter 5, ‘‘System Printer and Report Scheduler’’.
To schedule an historical report, complete the following procedures.
1. Type the list command that will schedule the report. See Table 3-5.
2. Press RETURN.
— The Report Scheduler form appears on your screen. The cursor is
located in the Print Interval: field.

list bcms agent ## time xx:xx xx:xx
Page 1
REPORT SCHEDULER
Date: 11:00 pm MON APR 23, 1990
Job Id: 1

Job Status: none

Command: list bcms agent ## time xx:xx xx:xx
Print Interval: immediate

Screen 3-1.

Report Scheduler Form
NOTE:
If you do not have a printer directly connected to your terminal, you
can immediately print the report to the system printer by pressing
ENTER.
3. Enter schedule and press RETURN.
— The Print Time: field appears beneath the Print
Interval: field, and fields for each day of the week appear at the
bottom of the form. The cursor is located in the Print Time:
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list bcms agent ## time xx:xx xx:xx
Page 1
REPORT SCHEDULER
Date: 11:00 pm MON APR 23, 1990

Job Id: 1

Job Status: none

Command: list bcms agent ## time xx:xx xx:xx
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: xx:xx

Sun: n

Screen 3-2.

Mon: n

Tue: n

Wed: n

Thu: n

Fri: n

Sat: n

Report Scheduler Form with the Print Interval Set to scheduled
4. Enter the time you want the report printed and press RETURN.
— The cursor moves to the Sun: field.
5. Enter y for the day(s) you want the report printed. Use RETURN to move the
cursor to the next field.
6. When you are finished, press ENTER.
— The report has been scheduled, and the system presents the enter
command: prompt.

! CAUTION:
If you change your BCMS log-in, all scheduled reports must be rescheduled
under the new login in order to run.
NOTE:
The commands for scheduling historical reports also can be used to defer
printing of a report to a later time. See ‘‘Report Scheduler’’ on page 5-3 for
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Commands for Scheduling Historical Reports

To Print the

Type

Where

Agent Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms agent ## time
staffed xx:xx xx:xx
schedule

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for the
intervals that the agent has staffed
time.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Agent Report (daily)

list bcms agent ## day
staffed xx/xx xx/xx
schedule

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for the
days that the agent has staffed
time.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Agent Summary
Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary agent
## time staffed xx:xx xx:xx
schedule

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Agent Summary
Report (daily)

list bcms summary agent
## day staffed xx/xx xx/xx
schedule

## is a valid agent extension or
login ID or range of extensions/
login IDs measured by BCMS.
staffed prints data only for agents
with staffed time.
The first xx:xx is the start day. The
second xx:xx is the stop day.

Split Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms split ## time
xx:xx xx:xx schedule

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

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To Print the

Type

Where

Split Report (daily)

list bcms split ## day
xx/xx xx/xx schedule

## is an administered split
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Split Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary split
## time xx:xx xx:xx
schedule

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Split Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary split
## day xx/xx xx/xx
schedule

## is an administered split or
range of splits measured by
BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Trunk Group Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms trunk ## time
xx:xx xx:xx schedule

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

Trunk Group Report
(daily)

list bcms trunk ## day
xx/xx xx/xx schedule

## is a trunk group measured by
BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

Trunk Group Summary
Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary trunk
## time xx:xx xx:xx
schedule

## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.

Trunk Group Summary
Report (daily)

list bcms summary trunk
## day xx/xx xx/xx
schedule

## is a trunk group or range of
trunk groups measured by BCMS.

The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

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To Print the

Type

Where

VDN Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms vdn ##### time
xx:xx xx:xx schedule

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

VDN Report (daily)

list bcms vdn ##### day
xx/xx xx/xx schedule

## is an administered VDN
extension measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
second xx/xx is the stop day.

VDN Summary Report
(hourly/half-hourly)

list bcms summary vdn
##### time xx:xx xx:xx
schedule

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx:xx is the start time.
The second xx:xx is the stop time.
Both are in military time.

VDN Summary Report
(daily)

list bcms summary vdn
##### day xx/xx xx/xx
schedule

## is an administered VDN
extension or range of extensions
measured by BCMS.
The first xx/xx is the start day. The
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Table 4-1 is a quick reference to the commands that you can use to display, print,
and schedule BCMS reports. See Chapter 3, ‘‘Generating BCMS Reports’’ for
more detailed instructions for displaying, printing, and scheduling reports.
The remainder of this chapter describes each report in detail, providing a brief
description of each report, sample reports, and a description of the information
contained in each report.
NOTE:
Most BCMS measurement data is collected at the end of a call, whereas
hunt group measurements count calls as soon as they begin. Therefore,
calls spanning across a time interval boundary will be counted differently by
the two. If comparing the measurements from BCMS with those from the
hunt groups, there may be slight differences. However, both hunt group and
BCMS measurements should indicate the same trends.

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Table 4-1.

BCMS Administration Commands
BCMS Administration Commands1

Action

Object

Qualifiers

monitor

bcms split

split number [print]

bcms system

[split number]2 [print]

bcms vdn

extension2 [print]

bcms agent

ext.|loginID3 [time] [staffed] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]2

bcms agent

ext.|loginID3 [day] [staffed] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms summary agent

ext.|loginID2 3 [time] [staffed] [start time] [stop time]
[print|schedule]

bcms summary agent

ext.|loginID2 3 [day] [staffed] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms split

split number [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms split

split number [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms summary split

split number2 [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms summary split

split number2 [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms trunk

group number [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms trunk

group number [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms summary trunk

group number2 [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms summary trunk

group number2 [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms vdn

extension [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms vdn

extension [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

bcms summary vdn

extension2 [time] [start time] [stop time] [print|schedule]

bcms summary vdn

extension2 [day] [start day] [stop day] [print|schedule]

list

1. Items depicted within brackets, such as [print], are optional.
2. Whenever the command line qualifier [schedule] is initially executed, the system defaults the
report for immediate printing (unless a day/time of day is scheduled) and generates a Job Id.
The Job Id is required by the Report Scheduler feature for updating and deleting the
schedule of reports.
3. If “BCMS/VuStats Login IDs” is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form,
then you must enter an agent’s login ID or a range of login IDs in place of the physical
extension or range of extensions. (VuStats is not supported with DEFINITY BCS and
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BCMS provides three real-time reports:
■

BCMS Split Status

■

BCMS System Status

■

BCMS VDN Status.

The BCMS Split Status report provides the current (real-time) status and
cumulative measurement data for those agents assigned to the split you specify.
The BCMS System Status report provides current (real-time) status information
for either all BCMS splits or selected splits. The BCMS VDN Status report
provides the current (real-time) status and cumulative measurement data for
VDNs monitored by BCMS.

BCMS Split Status Report
Command
Use the following command to generate the BCMS Split Status report:
monitor bcms split (split number) [print]

Description
The BCMS Split Status report provides the current (real-time) status and
cumulative measurement data for those agents assigned to the split you specify.
This report displays data accrued since the last interval boundary. For example, if
the interval is set for hourly, and you issue the command to display the BCMS
Split Status report at 11:10 a.m., the report displays the data accrued since 11:00
a.m. Although this report is updated approximately every 30 seconds, you can
immediately update the information on the screen by pressing UPDATE. At the
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Sample Report
monitor bcms split 30
BCMS SPLIT (AGENT) STATUS
Split: 30
Split Name: headquarters
Calls Waiting:
5
Oldest Call: 1:39
Staffed: 7

AGENT NAME
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
$

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Screen 4-1.

Avail: 1

Acceptable Service Level: xxx
% Within Service Level: xxx

ACD: 1

LOGIN ID
32191
32192
32193
32194
32195
32196
32197
32198

Date: 12:13 pm MON MAY 15, 1995

ACW: 2

EXT

STATE

12345
12346
12347
12348
12349
12350
12351
12352

Avail
ACD
ACW
AUX
Ext In
Ext Out
Other
INIT

AUX: 2

Extn Calls: 2

Other: 1

TIME

ACD
CALLS

EXT IN
CALLS

EXT OUT
CALLS

12:00
12:04
12:12
11:30
12:08
12:10
11:58
00:00

0
1
3
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

BCMS Split Status Report Screen

*

An asterisk precedes the Calls Waiting field if any of the calls are
Direct Agent calls.

&

The LOGIN ID column is empty if the BCMS login system
parameter is set to no.

$

If name is not administered, this column is blank for the agent.

Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills are not
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Header Definition
Table 4-2.

Split Status Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Split

The split number specified with the command line.

Split Name

The administered name of the split. This name usually describes the
purpose or service of the split (for example, sales, service, or help line). If
no name exists, BCMS displays the split extension (for example,
EXT 65222).
The split name is limited to a maximum of 11 characters. If you enter
more than 11 characters, the additional characters are not printed on the
System Printer.

Calls Waiting

The number of calls currently queued and calls ringing at an agent’s
phone. If any of the calls in the queue are Direct Agent calls, an asterisk
appears before the value in this field.

Oldest Call

The number of minutes and seconds that the oldest call in queue has
been waiting to be answered. This includes calls ringing at an agent’s
phone.

Acceptable
Service Level

The desired time for an agent to answer a call for a given hunt group or
VDN. Timing for a call begins when the call enters the hunt group queue.

% Within
Service Level

The percentage of calls answered within the administered service level.
This field is blank if no calls have been recorded for this time interval or if
there is no Acceptable Service Level administered on the Hunt Group
form.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.

Staffed

The number of agents currently logged into the split. Staffed equals
available agents, agents on ACD calls and agents in ACW, AUX, and
Other.

Avail

The number of agents in this split currently available to receive an ACD
call. In order to be counted as being available, agents must either be in
the Auto-In (AI) or Manual-In (MI) work mode. Refer to the Glossary for a
description of work modes. If the agent is on another split’s call or is
performing After Call Work for another split, the agent is not considered
available and is not recorded here. If a call is ringing at the agent’s phone
or a call is on hold, the agent is not considered available unless Multiple
Call Handling is active and the agent selects AI/MI with a call on hold.

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Header

Definition

ACD

The number of agents who are currently on an ACD call for this split. This
value also includes Direct Agent calls and those agents who are currently
on ACD calls that flowed in from another split.

ACW

The number of agents in this split who are currently in ACW mode for this
split. Refer to the Glossary for a description of After Call Work (ACW)
mode. If an agent is in ACW mode for another split, the agent is included
in the Other state count for this split. ACW includes agents who are on
extension-in and extension-out calls while in ACW.

AUX

The number of agents in this split who are currently in the AUX work
mode for this split. If an agent is answering a call from another split or is
in ACW work mode for another split, that agent is not considered in AUX
work mode for this split and is not included in this number. The agent is
included in the Other state count. AUX includes agents who are on
extension-in and extension-out calls while in AUX, Auto-In and
Manual-In.

Extn

The number of agents in this split who are currently on non-ACD calls.
These non-ACD calls may be either incoming (direct to the extension) or
outgoing (direct from the extension). Those agents receiving or making
extension calls while available, or while in the ACW or AUX work mode
are recorded as being on extension calls.

Other

The number of agents in this split who:
■

Are on a call from another split

■

Are in ACW work mode for another split

■

Have placed a call on HOLD and made no other state selections

■

Have a call ringing at their telephones

■

Are dialing a number (to place a call or activate a feature)

All of the agents in the Other state are unavailable for ACD calls.
AGENT NAME

The name of the agent. Generally, this is the agent’s first or last name.
However, if no name is administered on the station form, this field is left
blank. When the field is blank, the data can be identified by the extension.

LOGIN ID

The BCMS login ID(s) (taken from the BCMS/VuStatus Login ID form or
EAS Login form) for which you requested the report. This column is
empty if BCMS logins are not optioned. (VuStats are not supported on
DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks: however, BCMS Login IDs are
supported.)

EXT

The 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-digit extension number for the agent.

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Header

Definition

STATE

The current work state for the agent. Possible work states are Avail,
ACD, ACW, AUX, Extn, and Other. Unstaffed agents do not appear on
the report. When the system time is changed, agents are in the INIT
state. Each agent remains in the INIT state until he or she takes a call or
pushes a work mode button.

TIME

The 24-hour clock time at which the agent entered this work state.

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls that the agent has completed since the
beginning of the current interval. This value includes any calls that flowed
in from other splits. (Calls in process are not counted until they are
completed.)

EXT IN CALLS

The number of non-ACD calls that the agent has received (incoming)
since the beginning of the current interval. (Calls in process are not
counted until they are completed.) The maximum value is 255.
If an extension-in call is active for less than the time set for the Abandon
Call Timer, the call will not be counted in this field. The duration of such
calls is counted as AUX/OTHER time.

EXT OUT
CALLS

The number of non-ACD calls that the agent has made (outgoing) since
the beginning of the current interval. (Calls in process are not counted
until they are completed.) The maximum value is 255.

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BCMS System Status Report
Command
Use the following command to generate the BCMS System Status report:
monitor bcms system [split number] [print]

Description
The BCMS System Status report provides current (real-time) status information
for either all BCMS splits or selected BCMS splits. This report displays data
accrued since the last interval boundary. For example, if the interval is set to hour,
and you issue the command to display the BCMS System Status report at 11:10
a.m., the report displays the data accrued since 11:00 a.m. Although this report is
updated approximately every 30 seconds, you can immediately update the
information on the screen by pressing UPDATE. This report is reset at the beginning
of the time interval (for example, hour or half-hour).
NOTE:
When analyzing this report, keep the following things in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

A completed call may span more than one time interval. ACD calls that are
in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time interval in which
they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00
time interval, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval, the data for
this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has been
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Sample Report
monitor bcms system
BCMS SYSTEM STATUS
Date:

SPLIT NAME

AVG
AVG
CALLS OLDEST SPEED AVAIL ABAND ABAND ACD
WAIT CALL
ANS
AGENT CALLS TIME CALLS

Service
EXT 4000

Screen 4-2.

12:53 MON MAY 15, 1995

3
5

1:03
:33

:45
:15

0
0

3
11

:30
:45

20
36

AVG
TALK
TIME
2:30
1:32

AVG
% IN
AFTER SERV
CALL LEVL
1:25
:35

85
91

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&

Split name is not administered — default is EXT xxxx, where
xxxx is the extension administered for the split.

Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills
are not supported with DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks).

Header Definitions
Table 4-3.

System Status Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

SPLIT NAME

The name of the split (for example, sales, service, or help line). If no
name exists, the split extension (for example, EXT 12345) is
displayed.

CALLS WAIT

The number of calls in the split’s queue that are currently waiting to be
answered and calls ringing at an agent’s phone. If any of the calls in
the queue are Direct Agent calls, an asterisk appears before this field.
Consult the Glossary for a description of the Direct Agent feature.

OLDEST CALL

The number of minutes and seconds the oldest call in queue has been
waiting to be answered. This includes calls ringing at an agent’s
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Header

Definition

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average amount of time it takes before the calls are answered by
agents. This value includes time waiting in the queue and time ringing
at the agent’s telephone. The calculation is:
AVG SPEED ANS =
Sum of Each Completed Call’s Time In Queue + Time Ringing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered
Keep the following things in mind:
■

Calls that flow in from other split(s) do not include time in queue
from the other splits in this calculation. Also, the AVG SPEED
ANS does not include time spent listening to a forced first
announcement.

■

A completed call may span more than one time period. ACD
calls that are in process (have not terminated) are counted in
the time period in which they terminate. For example, if an ACD
call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00 time period, but terminates in
the 11:00 to 12:00 time period, the data for this call is counted in
the 11:00 to 12:00 time period.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has
been exceeded.

AVAIL AGENT

The number of agents in this split who are currently available to
receive an ACD call directed to this split.

ABAND CALLS

The total number of ACD calls that have hung up while waiting to be
answered. This includes those calls that have abandoned while in
queue or while ringing. Calls that are not queued (for example,
because the queue is full, the caller receives a forced first
announcement and abandons during the announcement, or no agents
are staffed) are not counted as abandoned for the hunt group.

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time before an ACD call abandons. This does not include
any time spent in another split’s queue before intraflowing to this split.
The calculation is:
Total Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Abandoned Calls
This value does not include time spent listening to a forced first
announcement or calls that abandon while listening to a forced first
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Header

Definition

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls completed during the current interval. This
number also includes those calls that flow in from other splits.

AVG TALK
TIME

The average duration of ACD calls for each split. This calculation
includes the time each agent spent talking but does not include ring
time at an agent’s telephone. The calculation is:
Total ACD Talk Time
AVG TALK TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

AVG AFTER
CALL

The average ACW time for call-related ACW time completed by agents
in this split during this time interval. Call-related ACW is the time that
occurs immediately after an ACD call (that is, when an agent was in
Manual mode and an ACD call ended, or when the agent presses the
ACW button during an ACD call). AVG AFTER CALL does not include
time spent on direct incoming or outgoing calls while in ACW or time
that immediately follows an EXTN call. The calculation is:
Total Call-Related ACW Time
AVG AFTER CALL = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of Call-Related ACW Sessions
The average is for ACW sessions, which may not correspond to the
number of ACD calls either because some ACD calls did not have
ACW time or because the call was recorded in another interval.

% IN SERV
LEVL

The percentage of calls answered within the administered service level
for this split. Calculation is based on the following
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACDcalls + abandons + outflows + dequeued
where
accepted is calls answered whose queue time was less than or equal
to the administered service level for the split.
dequeued is a call that encountered the split’s queue, but which was
NOT answered, abandoned, or outflowed. This occurs with multiple
split queuing.
NOTE:
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BCMS VDN Status Report
Command
Use the following command to generate the BCMS VDN Status report:
monitor bcms vdn extension [print]

Description
The VDN Status report gives real-time status information for internally measured
VDNs. (See the BCMS Feature Capacity table in Chapter 1, ‘‘BCMS
Description’’.) You must specify the extensions of the VDNs you want the system
to monitor. You can specify the extensions in a list or in a range format. For
example, monitor bcms vdn 12345 12346 12350-12359.

Sample Report
monitor bcms vdn 12345-12349
BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER STATUS
Date: 15:30 Mon May 15, 1995

VDN NAME
knives
EXT 12346*

Screen 4-3.

*

AVG
CALLS OLDEST ACD
SPEED
WAIT CALL
CALLS ANS
5
0

:25
:00

50
0

:39
:00

AVG
ABAND ABAND
CALLS TIME
5
0

:45
:00

AVG
TALK/ CONN
HOLD CALLS
2:30
:00

0
0

FLOW
OUT

CALLS % IN
BUSY/ SERV
DISC LEVL

0
0

BCMS VDN Status Report Screen

Indicates that the VDN name is not administered for the VDN;
default extension is as shown.

24
0

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Table 4-4.

VDN Status Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Date

The current date and time (updated every 30 seconds or when the update
key is pressed).

VDN NAME

The name of the VDN being reported. If the VDN does not have a name
administered, this field displays EXT XXXXX where “XXXXX” is the
VDN’s extension.

CALLS WAIT

The number of calls that encountered this VDN and have not been
answered, abandoned, outflowed, or forced busy/disc. Includes calls in
queues, in vector processing, and ringing at an agent’s station.

OLDEST CALL

The time the oldest call currently waiting has waited in the VDN. Timing
starts when the call enters the VDN.

ACD CALLS

The number of completed ACD calls answered in a BCMS-measured
split. The split may have been reached via the queue-to-main, check
backup, route-to, messaging split, or adjunct routing commands. Includes
Direct Agent calls (EAS only).

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average speed of answer for ACD and connect calls (see CONN
CALLS below) that have completed for this VDN during the current
period. This includes the time in vector processing, in a split’s queue, and
time ringing. The calculation is:

Total Answer Time
AVG SPEED ANS = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total ACD Calls + Total CONNect CALLS

Answer time for a call is recorded when the call ends. If a call originates
in interval x, is answered in interval y, and ends in interval z, the
associated answer and talk times are recorded in interval z.
ABAND CALLS

The number of calls to this VDN that have abandoned before being
answered during the current period. This includes VDN calls that were
routed to an attendant, station, or announcement, and abandoned before
being answered.

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Header

Definition

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time abandoned calls waited before abandoning during the
current period. The calculation is:
Total Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -----------------------------------------------------------Total Calls Abandoned

AVG
TALK/HOLD

The average talk time for ACD calls completed by this VDN during the
current period. This does not include ring time, but it does include any
time the caller spent on Hold. The calculation is:

Total Talk Time
AVG TALK/HOLD = ----------------------------------------ACD Calls

CONN CALLS

The number of completed calls that were routed to a station, attendant,
announcement, messaging skill, or call pickup and were answered there.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT

The number of calls that were routed to another VDN or to a trunk,
including successful look-ahead attempts.

CALLS
BUSY/DISC

The number of calls that were forced busy or forced disconnect during the
current interval. This value includes:
■

calls that encountered a busy or disconnect vector step

■

calls disconnected by a stop vector step

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with a full queue

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with no available agents and no
queue

This value does not include abandoned calls.
% IN SERV
LEVL

The percent of calls offered that completed and were answered within the
acceptable service level defined on the VDN form. The calculation is:

accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = ---------------------------------------calls offered

call offered is defined as:
acdcalls + flowout calls + abandoned + connect + busy/disc
Accepted is the number of ACD and CONNect calls that were answered
within the administered service level. This field is blank if no calls were
recorded for this time interval. This field is also blank if no Acceptable
Service Level has been administered on the VDN form.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.

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Historical Reports
BCMS provides eight historical reports. These reports give you information for an
interval of time. You can print the reports for a period of time measured in minutes
or hours, or a period of time measured in days. The BCMS historical reports are
as follows:
■

Agent

■

Agent Summary

■

Split

■

Split Summary

■

Trunk Group

■

Trunk Group Summary

■

VDN

■

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BCMS Agent Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Agent Report:
list bcms agent extension/loginID [time] [staffed] [start time] [stop
time][print/schedule]
list bcms agent extension/loginID [day] [staffed] [start day] [stop day]
[print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS Agent Report provides traffic information for the specified agent.
Depending on specifics from the command line, the information may be displayed
as either a time interval or a daily summary. If neither time nor day is specified,
time is the default. In this case, the report displays data accrued for the
previous 24 time intervals (hour or half-hour), including data from the most
recently completed time interval. To get information on the current time interval,
you must use a monitor bcms command.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

A completed call may span more than one time interval. ACD calls that are
in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time interval in which
they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00
time interval, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval, the data for
this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has been
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Sample Reports

list bcms agent 4222 8:00
BCMS AGENT REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Agent: 4222
Agent Name: s-jones
AVG
TALK
TIME

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

TOTAL
AVAIL
TIME

TOTAL
AUX/ EXTN
OTHER CALLS

AVG
EXTN
TIME

TOTAL
TIME
STAFFED

TOTAL
HOLD
TIME

TIME

ACD
CALLS

8:00- 9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-11:00
----------SUMMARY

10
1:15
7:30
25:00
10:40
1 4:00
60:00
:20
18
1:40
18:00
4:20
:00
2 3:20
60:00
1:00
10
1:20
8:20
16:10
:00
0
:00
38:00
:10
----- ------ ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -------- -----38
1:28
33:50
45:30
10:40
3 3:33
158:00
1:30

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list bcms agent 4222 day 5/13
BCMS AGENT REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Agent: 4222
Agent Name: s-jones
AVG
TALK
TIME

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

TOTAL
AVAIL
TIME

TOTAL
AUX/ EXTN
OTHER CALLS

AVG
EXTN
TIME

TOTAL
TIME
STAFFED

TOTAL
HOLD
TIME

DAY

ACD
CALLS

5/14/95
5/13/95
----------SUMMARY

200
1:30 100:00
35:00
80:00
10 2:00
540:00
5:00
38
1:28
34:12
45:30
10:40
3 3:33
158:00
1:30
----- ------ ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -------- -----238
1:30 134:12
80:30
90:40
13 2:22
698:00
6:30

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Header Definitions
Table 4-5.

Agent Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Agent

The extension or login ID of the agent.

Agent Name

The name of the agent. If no name is administered, the agent’s extension
is displayed in the form EXT 65432.

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the earliest time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the oldest time interval is the default. A
stop time requires an associated start time. If no stop time is given, the
last completed time interval (hour or half-hour) is the default. If no start
time or stop time is given, the report displays data accrued for the
previous 24 time intervals. If you specify day in the command and do not
include a start day or stop day, the report displays data accrued for the
previous 6 days and data accrued through the most recently completed
interval (hour or half-hour) for the current day.

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls answered by this agent for all splits during the
reporting interval. This value includes calls that flowed in from other splits
and Direct Agent calls.

AVG TALK
TIME

The average duration of ACD calls for all splits the agent was logged into.
This value includes time spent talking but does not include the amount of
time the agent was holding an ACD call or ring time at the agent’s
telephone. The calculation is:

Total ACD Talk Time
AVG TALK TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

TOTAL
AFTER CALL

The total amount of time that the agent spent in call-related or
non-call-related ACW work states for all splits during the reporting
interval. This includes time agents spent on extension-in and
extension-out calls while in the ACW work mode. If an agent entered
ACW in one interval, but ended ACW in another interval, the appropriate
amount of ACW time is credited to each of the intervals.

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Header

Definition

TOTAL AVAIL
TIME

The sum of the time that the agent was available to receive ACD calls
during the reporting interval. During this time, the agent:

TOTAL
AUX/OTHER

■

Was in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode for at least one split.

■

Was not in ACW in any split.

■

Was not on any call or placing any call (unless Multiple Call
Handling [MCH] is active).

■

Did not have ringing calls.

The total time that this agent was unavailable to receive calls in any split
during the reporting interval.
A split totals AUX TIME whenever any agent is logged into the split and:
■

Receives an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state.

■

Makes an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state.

■

Hits his/her AUX button.

Note that if the agent was in Other for all logged-in splits, that time is
reflected here. For example, ringing calls can cause several seconds of
AUX/OTHER time to accrue.
For the agent report, any non-ACD call time is also totaled in the AVG
EXTN TIME column. Two points of contrast are:
1. The measurement TOTAL AUX/OTHER is time-interval based, rather
than being call-related. For example, assuming that the previously
identified stipulations are met, then if the agent is in AUX from 9:55 to
10:05, 5 minutes is recorded in the 9:00 to 10:00 time interval and 5
minutes is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.
2. The measurement AVG EXTN TIME is call related. For example, if an
agent is on a non-ACD call from 9:55 to 10:05, the call and 10
minutes of EXTN time is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.
Because the agent report includes some call-related items, the sum of all
items for a given hour may not exactly equal 60 minutes.
EXTN CALLS

The total number of non-ACD incoming and outgoing calls for this agent
during the reporting interval. Only those non-ACD calls that are originated
and/or received while the agent is logged into at least one split are
counted.
If an extension-in call is active for less than the time set for the Abandon
Call Timer, the call will not be counted in this field.

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Header

Definition

AVG EXTN
TIME

The average amount of time that the agent spent on non-ACD calls while
logged into at least one split during the reporting interval. This average
does not include time when the agent was holding the EXTN call. The
calculation is:

Total Ext Time
AVG EXTN TIME = -------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Ext Calls

If an extension-in call is active for less than the time set for the Abandon
Call Timer, the call will not be counted and the duration of the call will be
counted as AUX/OTHER time.
TOTAL TIME
STAFFED

The total time that the agent spent logged into at least one split during the
reporting interval. Staff time is clocked for an agent who is in multiple
splits as long as the agent is logged into any split. Concurrent times for
each split are not totaled.

TOTAL HOLD
TIME

The total time that the agent placed ACD calls on hold. This time is the
caller’s hold time and is independent of the state of the agent. TOTAL
HOLD TIME does not include the hold time for non-ACD calls.

SUMMARY

The total of each of the columns that do not contain averages. Columns
that do contain averages are the total time divided by the total number of
calls.

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BCMS Agent Summary Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Agent Summary
report:
list bcms summary agent extension|loginID [time] [staffed] [start time] [stop
time][print/schedule]
list bcms summary agent extension|loginID [day] [staffed] [start day] [stop
day] [print/schedule]

Description
This report is similar to the BCMS Agent report except that this report provides
one line of data for each agent. You can specify one or more agents by entering
agent IDs or extensions. An agent does not appear on the report if there is no
data for that agent. If you specify that you want the report to include more than
one time period, and the data exists for one or more, but not all of the specified
times, the system uses the available data to calculate and display the one-line
summary; the system does not identify which times are not included in the
calculations.

Sample Reports

list bcms summary agent 4222-4224 4869 time 8:00-12:00
BCMS AGENT SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Time: 8:00-12:00
AVG
TALK
TIME

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

TOTAL
AVAIL
TIME

TOTAL
AUX/ EXTN
OTHER CALLS

AVG
EXTN
TIME

TOTAL
TIME
STAFFED

TOTAL
HOLD
TIME

AGENT NAME

ACD
CALLS

s-jones
t-anderson
j-jacobsen
----------SUMMARY

10
1:15
7:30
25:00
10:40
1 4:00
60:00
:20
18
1:40
18:00
4:20
:00
2 3:20
60:00
1:00
10
1:20
8:20
16:10
:00
0
:0
38:00
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----- ------ ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -------- -----38
1:28
33:50
45:30
10:40
3 3:33
158:00
1:30

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list bcms sum agent 4222-4223 4869 day 5/14
BCMS AGENT SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Day: 5/14
AVG
TALK
TIME

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

TOTAL
AVAIL
TIME

TOTAL
AUX/ EXTN
OTHER CALLS

AVG
EXTN
TIME

TOTAL
TIME
STAFFED

TOTAL
HOLD
TIME

AGENT NAME

ACD
CALLS

s-jones
t-anderson
j-jacobsen
----------SUMMARY

10
1:15
7:30
25:00
10:40
1 4:00
60:00
:20
18
1:40
18:00
4:20
:00
2 3:20
60:00
1:00
10
1:20
8:20
16:10
:00
0
:0
38:00
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----- ------ ------- ------- ------- ----- ----- -------- -----38
1:28
33:50
45:30
10:40
3 3:33
158:00
1:30

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Header Definitions
Table 4-6.

Agent Summary Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Time/Day

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the earliest time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the most recent time interval is the
default. A stop time requires an associated start time. If no stop time is
given, only the start interval/day is used. If no start time or stop time is
given, the most current interval/day is used. If you specify day in the
command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report displays
data for the current day accrued through the most recently completed
interval (hour or half-hour).

Agent Name

The name of the agent. If no name is administered, the agent’s extension is
displayed in the form EXT 65432.

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls answered by this agent for all splits during the
reporting interval. This value includes calls that flowed in from other splits
and Direct Agent calls.

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Header

Definition

AVG TALK
TIME

The average duration of ACD calls for all splits the agent was logged into.
This value includes time spent talking but does not include the amount of
time the agent was holding an ACD call or ring time at the agent’s
telephone. The calculation is:

Total ACD Talk Time
AVG TALK TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

TOTAL
AFTER CALL

The total amount of time that the agent spent in call-related or
non-call-related ACW work states for all splits during the reporting interval.
This includes time agents spent on extension-in and extension-out calls
while in the ACW work mode. If an agent entered ACW in one interval, but
ended ACW in another interval, the appropriate amount of ACW time is
credited to each of the intervals.

TOTAL
AVAIL TIME

The sum of the time that the agent was available to receive ACD calls
during the current interval. During this time, the agent:
■

Was in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode for at least one split.

■

Was not in ACW in any split.

■

Was not on any call or placing any call (unless Multiple Call Handling
[MCH] is active).

■

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Header

Definition

TOTAL
AUX/OTHER

The total time that each agent was unavailable to receive calls in any split
during the reporting interval.
A split totals AUX TIME whenever any agent is logged into the split and:
■

Receives an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state.

■

Makes an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state.

■

Hits his/her AUX button.

Note that if the agent was in Other for all logged-in splits, that time is
reflected here. For example, ringing calls can cause several seconds of
AUX/OTHER time to accrue.
For the agent report, any non-ACD call time is also totaled in the AVG
EXTN TIME column. Two points of contrast are:
1. The measurement TOTAL AUX/OTHER is time-interval based, rather
than being call-related. For example, assuming that the previously
identified stipulations are met, then if the agent is in AUX from 9:55 to
10:05, 5 minutes is recorded in the 9:00 to 10:00 time interval and 5
minutes is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.
2. The measurement AVG EXTN TIME is call related. For example, if an
agent is on a non-ACD call from 9:55 to 10:05, the call and 10 minutes
of EXTN time is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.
Because the agent report includes some call-related items, the sum of all
items for a given hour may not exactly equal 60 minutes.
EXTN CALLS

The total number of non-ACD incoming and outgoing calls for this agent
during the reporting interval. Only those non-ACD calls that are originated
and/or received while the agent is logged into at least one split are counted.
If an extension-in call is active for less than the time set for the Abandon
Call Timer, the call will not be counted in this field.

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Header

Definition

AVG EXTN
TIME

The average amount of time that the agent spent on non-ACD calls while
logged into at least one split during the reporting interval. This average
does not include time when the agent was holding the EXTN call. The
calculation is:

Total Ext Time
AVG EXTN TIME = -------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Ext Calls

If an extension-in call is active for less than the time set for the Abandon
Call Timer, the call will not be counted and the duration of the call will be
counted as AUX/OTHER time.
TOTAL TIME
STAFFED

The total time that the agent spent logged into at least one split during the
reporting interval. Staff time is clocked for an agent who is in multiple splits
as long as the agent is logged into any split. Concurrent times for each split
are not totaled.

TOTAL HOLD
TIME

The total time that the agent placed ACD calls on hold. This time is the
caller’s hold time and is independent of the state of the agent. TOTAL
HOLD TIME does not include the hold time for non-ACD calls.

SUMMARY

The total of each of the columns that do not contain averages. Columns
that do contain averages are the total time divided by the total number of
calls.

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BCMS Split Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Split report:
list bcms split (split number) [time] [start time] [stop time][print/schedule]
list bcms split (split number) [day] [start day] [stop day] [print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS Split report provides traffic information for the specified split number.
Depending on specifics from the command line, the information may be displayed
as either a time interval or a daily summary. If neither time nor day is specified,
time is the default. In this case, the report displays data accrued for the
previous 24 time intervals (hour or half-hour), including data from the most
recently completed time interval. To get information on the current time interval,
you must use a monitor bcms command.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

A completed call may span more than one time interval. ACD calls that are
in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time interval in which
they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00
time interval, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval, the data for
this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time interval.

■

Asterisks within a field indicate that the maximum for that field has been
exceeded.

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Sample Reports

list bcms split 3 time 8:00-10:00
BCMS SPLIT REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Split: 03
Split Name: services

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995
Acceptable Service Level: 17

AVG
ACD
SPEED ABAND
CALLS ANS
CALLS

TIME

8:00- 9:00
32
:25
4
9:00-10:0
8
:07
1
----------- ----- ----- ----SUMMARY
40
:21
5

Screen 4-8.

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK
TIME

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

:32 5:15
16:00
:03 3:20
:00
----- ----- ------:26 4:52
:26

FLOW FLOW
IN
OUT

TOTAL
% IN
AUX/ AVG
SERV
OTHER STAFF LEVL

3
5
3:30
4.0
80*
0
0
9:30
2.2
85
---- ---- ------ ----- --3
5 13:00
3.1
81

BCMS Split or Skill Report — Hourly

*

Acceptable service level changed.

Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills
are not supported with DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks).

list bcms split 3 day 5/14/95
BCMS SPLIT REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Split: 03
Split Name: services

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995
Acceptable Service Level: 17

AVG
ACD
SPEED ABAND
CALLS ANS
CALLS

DAY
5/14/95
-------SUMMARY

Screen 4-9.

40
:21
----- ----40
:21

5
---5

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK
TIME

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

TOTAL
% IN
FLOW FLOW AUX/ AVG
SERV
IN
OUT
OTHER STAFF LEVL

:26 4:52
17:20
3
5 13:00
3.1
81
----- ----- ------- ---- ---- ------- ----- --:26 4:52
17:20
3
5 13:00
3.1
81

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Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills
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Header Definitions
Table 4-7.

Split Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Split

The split number specified with the command line.

Split Name

Displays the name that is administered for this split number. If no name
exists, BCMS displays the split extension (for example, EXT 65432).

Acceptable
Service Level

The desired time for an agent to answer a call for a given hunt group.
Timing for a call begins when the call enters the hunt group queue.

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the earliest time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the oldest time interval is the default. A
stop time requires an associated start time. If no stop time is given, the
last completed time interval (hour or half-hour) is the default. If no start or
stop time is given, the report displays data accrued for the previous 24
time intervals. If you specify day in the command and do not include a
start day or stop day, the report displays data accrued for the previous 6
days and data accrued through the most recently completed interval
(hour or half-hour).

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls completed for this split during the current
interval. This number also includes calls that flowed in from other splits
and Direct Agent (EAS only) calls.

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Header

Definition

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average amount of time answered ACD calls (split and Direct Agent)
spent in queue and ringing at an agent’s station before being answered
during the reporting interval. Calls that flowed in do not have queue time
from the previous split included in this average. This calculation is:

AVG SPEED ANS =
Sum of Each Completed Call’s Time In Queue + Time Ringing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

Keep the following things in mind:
■

This value does not include time listening to a forced first
announcement.

■

A completed call may span more than one time period. ACD calls
that are in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time
period in which they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins
in the 10:00 to 11:00 time period, but terminates in the 11:00 to
12:00 time period, the data for this call is counted in the 11:00 to
12:00 time period.

ABAND
CALLS

The total number of ACD calls that have hung up while waiting to be
answered during this time interval. This value includes those calls that
have abandoned while in queue or while ringing. Calls that are not
queued (because the queue is full, the caller receives a forced first
announcement and abandons during the announcement, or no agents
are staffed) are not counted as abandoned. Also, calls that abandon
while on hold are not counted as abandoned.

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time before an ACD call abandons. This value does not
include any time spent in another split’s queue before flowing into this
split. The calculation is:
Total Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Abandoned Calls
This value does not include time listening to a forced first announcement
or calls that abandon while listening to a forced first announcement.

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Header

Definition

AVG TALK
TIME

The average amount of time agents are active on ACD calls (split and
direct agent) for each split. This includes time spent talking. The
calculation does not include ring time at an agent’s telephone or time
spent on hold. The calculation is:

Total ACD Talk Time
AVG TALK TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

TOTAL
AFTER CALL

The amount of time that the agents in this split spent in call-related or
noncall-related ACW mode during the reporting interval. This value
includes time spent on direct incoming or outgoing calls while in ACW. If
an agent entered ACW in one interval, but left ACW in another interval,
each interval is credited with ACW time.

FLOW IN

The total number of completed calls that this split received as a coverage
point (intraflowed) from another BCMS-measured split, or are call
forwarded (interflowed) to this split and completed during the reporting
interval. This total does not include calls that are interflowed from a
remote switch by means of the Look Ahead Interflow feature. FLOW INs
are recorded when a call ends.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT

The total number of calls queued to this split that were:
■

Successfully sent to the split’s coverage point after queuing for the
specified don’t answer interval. (This does not include calls that
went to coverage based on any other criterion.)

■

Forwarded-out via call forwarding

■

Forwarded-out via a route to station extension vector step

■

Answered via the Call Pickup feature

■

Forwarded-out via Look Ahead Interflow

■

First queued to this split and then were answered by the second or
third split

■

Were redirected back to this split or its coverage path due to
Redirect On No Answer timing

FLOW OUTs are recorded when a call ends.
In a multiple split-queuing environment, inflows and outflows become a
bit more complicated. Consider the following scenarios:
If a multiple queued call is answered in a nonprimary split (that is, a
second or third split), an outflow is recorded in the statistics for the first
split, and an inflow and an answer are recorded to the statistics for the
answering split. For example, suppose there are three splits numbered 1
through 3. A call comes in for split 1, but all agents are busy in this split.
The call then goes into queue for splits 2 and 3. An agent in split 3
answers the call. In this example, an outflow is recorded in the statistics
for split 1, and an inflow and an answer are recorded in the statistics for
split 3. A dequeued call is counted for split 2.
If the call is answered in the primary split, no inflows or outflows are
recorded for any split. Splits 2 and 3 record the call as dequeued.
If a call is queued to three splits (for example, splits 1, 2, and 3, with split
1 being the primary split), then encounters a route-to command that
sends the call to another VDN, that queues to different splits (for
example, splits 4 and 5), an outflow is recorded in the statistics for split 1.
If the call is answered in split 4, an answer is recorded in the statistics for
split 4. However, no inflow is recorded to the statistics for split 4.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT
(cont.)

If the call is answered in split 5, an outflow is recorded for the statistics for
split 4, and both an inflow and an answer are recorded in the statistics for
split 5.
Similarly, if a multiple queued call routes to another split, an outflow is
recorded to the statistics for the primary split, but no inflow is recorded to
the statistics for the routed-to split.

TOTAL
AUX/OTHER

The total time that logged-in agents in this split were unavailable to
receive calls during the reporting interval. This value includes time spent
on non-ACD calls while in AUX for this split. This value does not include
the time agents spent on another split’s calls or in ACW for another split.
For example, a split totals AUX TIME whenever any agent logs into the
split and:
■

Receives an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state

■

Makes an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state

■

Hits his/her AUX button

Furthermore, the split report measurement AUX TIME is time-interval
based, since it is not directly related to a call. For example, if an agent is
in AUX for any of the previously identified reasons from 9:55 to 10:05,
then 5 minutes is recorded in the 9:00 to 10:00 time interval and 5
minutes is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.

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Header

Definition

AVG STAFF

The average number of agents who were logged into this split (staffed)
during the reporting interval.
Total Staff Time
AVG STAFF = -----------------------------------------Time Interval

% IN SERV
LEVL

The percentage of calls answered within the administered service level.
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACDcalls + abandons + outflows + dequeued
where:
accepted is calls answered whose queue time was less than or equal to
the administered service level for the split
dequeued is a call that encountered the split’s queue, but that was NOT
answered, abandoned, or outflowed. This occurs with multiple split
queuing.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.

SUMMARY

For those columns that specify averages, the summary is an average for
the entire reporting interval. For the ACD CALLS, ABAND CALLS,
TOTAL AFTER CALL, FLOW IN, FLOW OUT, AUX TIME, and TOTAL
HOLD TIME columns, the summary is the sum of individual time intervals
or specified days.

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BCMS Split Summary Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Split Summary report:
list bcms summary split (split number) [time] [start time] [stop time]
[print/schedule]
list bcms summary split (split number) [day] [start day] [stop day]
[print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS Split Summary report provides traffic measurement information for a
specified group of BCMS splits. Depending on specifics from the command line,
the information may be displayed as either a time interval or daily summary. If
neither time nor day is specified, time is the default. In this case, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals (hour or half-hour),
including data from the most recently completed time interval. To get information
on the current time interval, you must use a monitor bcms command.
This report is similar to the Split Report except that this report provides one line of
data for each split, which includes all data for the specified times. A split does not
appear on the report if there is no data for that split. If you specify more than one
time period, and data exists for one or more, but not all, of the specified times, the
system uses the available data to calculate and display the one-line summary; the
system does not identify which times are not included in the calculations.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has been
exceeded.

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Sample Reports
list bcms summary split 5 3 time 9:00-16:00
BCMS SPLIT SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Time: 9:00-16:00

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

SPLIT NAME

AVG
ACD
SPEED ABAND
CALLS ANS
CALLS

AVG
ABAND
TIME

Sales
Service
-------SUMMARY

32
:25
8
:07
----- ----40
:21

:32 5:15
16:00
3
5
3:30
4.0
75
:03 3:20
:00
0
0
9:30
2.2
83*
----- ----- ------- ---- ---- ------- ----- --:26 4:52
16:00
3
5 13:00
3.1
76

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1
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AVG
TALK
TIME

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

FLOW FLOW
IN
OUT

TOTAL
% IN
AUX/ AVG
SERV
OTHER STAFF LEVL

BCMS Split or Skill Summary Report — Hourly Summary

Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills
are not supported with DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks).

list bcms summary split 5 3 day
BCMS SPLIT SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Day: 5/15/95

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

SPLIT NAME

AVG
ACD
SPEED ABAND
CALLS ANS
CALLS

AVG
ABAND
TIME

Sales
Service
-------SUMMARY

32
:25
8
:07
----- ----40
:21

:32 5:15
16:00
3
5
3:30
4.0
75
:03 3:20
:00
0
0
9:30
2.2
83*
----- ----- ------- ---- ---- ------- ----- --:26 4:52
16:00
3
5 13:00
3.1
76

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AVG
TALK
TIME

TOTAL
AFTER
CALL

FLOW FLOW
IN
OUT

TOTAL
% IN
AUX/ AVG
SERV
OTHER STAFF LEVL

BCMS Split or Skill Summary Report — Daily Summary

Split

is displayed as “Skill” when EAS is optioned (EAS and skills are
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Header Definitions
Table 4-8.

Split Summary Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the earliest time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the oldest time interval is the default. A
stop time requires an associated start time. If no stop time is given, the
last completed time interval (hour or half-hour) is the default. If no start or
stop time is given, the report displays data accrued for the previous 24
time intervals. If you specify day in the command and do not include a
start day or stop day, the report displays data accrued for the previous 6
days and data accrued through the most recently completed interval
(hour or half-hour).

Split Name

Displays the name that is administered for this split number. If no name
exists, BCMS displays the split extension (for example, EXT 65432).

ACD CALLS

The number of ACD calls completed for this split during the current
interval. This number also includes calls that flowed in from other splits
and Direct Agent calls.

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average amount of time answered ACD calls (split and Direct Agent)
spent in queue and ringing at an agent’s station before being answered
during the reporting interval. Calls that flowed in do not have queue time
from the previous split included in this average. This calculation is:
AVG SPEED ANS =
Sum of Each Completed Call's Time In Queue + Time Ringing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered
Keep the following in mind:
■

This value does not include time listening to a forced first
announcement.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has
been exceeded.

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Header

Definition

ABAND
CALLS

The total number of ACD calls that have hung up while waiting to be
answered during this time interval. This value includes those calls that
have abandoned while in queue or while ringing. It also includes calls with
a talk time that is less than the value administered for the BCMS/VuStats
Abandon Call Timer. Calls that are not queued (because the queue is full,
the caller receives a forced first announcement and abandons during the
announcement, or no agents are staffed) are not counted as abandoned.
Also, calls that abandon while on hold are not counted as abandoned.

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time before an ACD call abandons. This value does not
include any time spent in another split’s queue before flowing into this
split. The calculation is:
Total Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Abandoned Calls
This value does not include time listening to a forced first announcement
or calls that abandon while listening to a forced first announcement.

AVG TALK
TIME

The average duration of ACD calls (split and direct agent) for each split.
This includes time spent talking. The calculation does not include ring
time at an agent’s telephone or time spent on hold. The calculation is:

Total ACD Talk Time
AVG TALK TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of ACD Calls Answered

TOTAL
AFTER CALL

The amount of time that the agents in this split spent in call-related or
noncall-related ACW mode during the reporting interval. This value
includes time spent on direct incoming or outgoing calls while in ACW. If
an agent entered ACW in one interval, but left ACW in another interval,
each interval is credited with ACW time.

FLOW IN

The total number of completed calls that this split received as a coverage
point (intraflowed) from another BCMS-measured split, or are call
forwarded (interflowed) to this split and completed during the reporting
interval. This total does not include calls that are interflowed from a
remote switch by means of the Look Ahead Interflow feature. FLOW INs
are recorded as they occur.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT

The total number of calls queued to this split that were:
■

Successfully sent to the split’s coverage point after queuing for the
specified don’t answer interval. (This does not include calls that
went to coverage based on any other criterion.)

■

Forwarded-out via call forwarding

■

Forwarded-out via a route to station extension vector step

■

Answered via the Call Pickup feature

■

Forwarded-out via Look Ahead Interflow

■

First queued to this split and then were answered by the second or
third split

■

Were redirected back to this split or its coverage path due to
Redirect On No Answer timing

FLOW OUTs are recorded when a call ends.
In a multiple split-queuing environment, inflows and outflows become a
bit more complicated. Consider the following scenarios:
If a multiple queued call is answered in a nonprimary split (that is, a
second or third split), an outflow is recorded in the statistics for the first
split, and an inflow and an answer are recorded to the statistics for the
answering split. For example, suppose there are three splits numbered 1
through 3. A call comes in for split 1, but all agents are busy in this split.
The call then goes into queue for splits 2 and 3. An agent in split 3
answers the call. In this example, an outflow is recorded in the statistics
for split 1, and an inflow and an answer are recorded in the statistics for
split 3. A dequeued call is counted for split 2.
If the call is answered in the primary split, no inflows or outflows are
recorded for any split. Splits 2 and 3 record the call as dequeued.
If a call is queued to three splits (for example, splits 1, 2, and 3, with split
1 being the primary split), then encounters a route-to command that
sends the call to another VDN, that queues to different splits (for
example, splits 4 and 5), an outflow is recorded in the statistics for split 1.
If the call is answered in split 4, an answer is recorded in the statistics for
split 4. However, no inflow is recorded to the statistics for split 4.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT
(cont.)

If the call is answered in split 5, an outflow is recorded for the statistics for
split 4, and both an inflow and an answer are recorded in the statistics for
split 5.
Similarly, if a multiple queued call routes to another split, an outflow is
recorded to the statistics for the primary split, but no inflow is recorded to
the statistics for the routed-to split.

TOTAL
AUX/OTHER

The total time that logged-in agents in this split were unavailable to
receive calls during the reporting interval. This value includes time spent
on non-ACD calls while in AUX for this split. This value does not include
the time agents spent on another split’s calls or in ACW for another split.
For example, a split totals AUX TIME whenever any agent is logged into
the split and:
■

Receives an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state

■

Makes an EXTN call while in AUX or AVAIL state

■

Hits his/her AUX button

Furthermore, the split report measurement AUX TIME is time-interval
based, since it is not directly related to a call. For example, if an agent is
in AUX for any of the previously identified reasons from 9:55 to 10:05,
then 5 minutes is recorded in the 9:00 to 10:00 time interval and 5
minutes is recorded in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval.

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Header

Definition

AVG STAFF

The average number of agents who were logged into this split (staffed)
during the reporting interval.
Total Staff Time
AVG STAFF = -----------------------------------------Time Interval

% IN SERV
LEVL

The percentage of calls answered within the administered service level.
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACDcalls + abandons + outflows + dequeued
where:
accepted is calls answered whose queue time was less than or equal to
the administered service level for the split
dequeued is a call that encountered the split’s queue, but that was NOT
answered, abandoned, or outflowed. This occurs with multiple split
queuing.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.

SUMMARY

For those columns that specify averages, the summary is an average for
the entire reporting interval. For the ACD CALLS, ABAND CALLS,
TOTAL AFTER CALL, FLOW IN, FLOW OUT, AUX TIME, and TOTAL
HOLD TIME columns, the summary is the sum of individual time intervals
or specified days.

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BCMS Trunk Group Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Trunk Group report:
list bcms trunk (group number) [time] [start time] [stop time][print/schedule]
list bcms trunk (group number) [day] [start day] [stop day] [print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS Trunk Group report gives statistical information for all BCMS
measured trunk groups. The BCMS Trunk Group report may be used by the ACD
administrator and/or manager to monitor use of the trunk group and to determine
the optimal number of trunks for the trunk group. Depending on specifics from the
command line, the information may be displayed as either a time interval or a daily
summary. If neither time nor day is specified, time is the default. In this case, the
report displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals (hour or half-hour),
including data from the most recently completed time interval.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

A completed call may span more than one time interval. ACD calls
that are in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time
interval in which they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins
in the 10:00 to 11:00 time interval, but terminates in the 11:00
to 12:00 time interval, the data for this call is counted in the 11:00
to 12:00 time interval.

■

Asterisks in a field indicate that the maximum for that field has been
exceeded.

■

A single asterisk at the end of a time or date field indicates that
during the interval, trunk group administration occurred which
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Sample Reports
list bcms trunk 1 time 8:00 11:00

Switch Name: Lab Model
Group: 1
Group Name: TG 1

TIME

Number of Trunks: 11

|
INCOMING
|CALLS ABAND
TIME

8:00- 9:00*
23
9:00-10:00
35
10:00-11:00
24
----------- ----SUMMARY
82

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BCMS TRUNK GROUP REPORT
Date: 12:59 pm THU APR 20, 1995

|
CCS | CALLS

2
2:15
31.02
2
1:48
35.74
1
1:40
22.93
---- ------ -------5
1:54
29.89

1
4
0
----5

OUTGOING
COMP
TIME

|%ALL %TIME
CCS|BUSY MAINT

1
1:36
.96
4
1:42
4.08
0
:00
.00
---- ------ -----5
1:39
2.52

0
0
0
--0

0
0
0
--0

BCMS Trunk Group Time Interval Report

list bcms trunk 1 day 4/17

Switch Name: Lab Model
Group: 1
Group Name: TG 1

DAY
4/17/95*
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-13.

BCMS TRUNK GROUP REPORT
Date: 12:59 pm THU APR 20, 1995

|
INCOMING
|CALLS ABAND
TIME
82
----82

Number of Trunks: 11
|
CCS | CALLS

5
1:54
29.89
---- ------ -------5
1:54
29.89

5
----5

BCMS Trunk Group Daily Report

OUTGOING
COMP
TIME

|%ALL
CCS|BUSY

5
1:39
2.52
---- ------ -----5
1:39
2.52

0
--0

%TIME
MAINT
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Table 4-9.

Trunk Group Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

Group

The trunk group number specified with the command line.

Group Name

The name that is administered for this trunk group. If no name is
administered, then this field is displayed as blank.

Number of
Trunks

The number of individual trunks in the trunk group at the end of the first
interval being reported.

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the top of the time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the report displays data accrued for
the previous 24 time intervals. A stop time requires an associated start
time. If no stop time is given, the last completed time interval (hour or
half-hour) is the default. If no start time or stop time is given, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals. If you specify
day in the command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report
displays data accrued for the previous six days and data accrued through
the most recently completed interval (hour or half-hour).
If switch administration causes the number of trunks in a
BCMS-measured trunk group to change during a day or a time interval,
an asterisk appears in the DAY/TIME field.

INCOMING
CALLS

The total number of incoming calls carried by this trunk group.

INCOMING
ABAND

The number of incoming calls that queued to ACD splits, then abandoned
(without being answered by a staffed agent within this split) during the
reporting interval. It also includes calls with a talk time that is less than the
value administered for the BCMS/VuStats Abandon Call Timer (not
supported with the DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks offer). Calls that
cannot queue (for example, queue full, or calls that receive a busy signal
from the Central Office because there aren’t any available trunks) are not
included in the INCOMING ABAND number. Also included are calls
directly to staffed ACD agents that are unanswered.

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Header

Definition

INCOMING
TIME

The average holding time for incoming calls to this trunk group during the
specified reporting interval. Holding time is defined as the length of time
in minutes and seconds that a facility is used during a call. The
calculation for incoming time is:

Total Holding Time for all Incoming Calls
INCOMING TIME = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Incoming Calls

INCOMING
CCS

The total holding time (usage) for incoming calls to the trunk group during
the specified reporting interval. The units are expressed in hundred call
seconds (CCS).

OUTGOING
CALLS

The total number of outgoing calls for this trunk group during the specified
reporting interval.

OUTGOING
COMP

The total number of outgoing calls that were placed over this trunk group
and answered during the specified reporting interval.
Completion is determined by either return of network answer supervision,
or a call that lasts longer than the answer supervision time-out parameter;
whichever occurs first.

OUTGOING
TIME

The average holding time for outgoing calls during the specified reporting
interval. The calculation is:

Total Holding Time for Outgoing Calls
OUTGOING TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Outgoing Calls

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Header

Definition

OUTGOING
CCS

The total holding time (usage) for outgoing calls from this trunk group.
The units are expressed in CCS.

% ALL BUSY

The percentage of time that all the trunks in this trunk group were busy.
This value includes trunks that are maintenance busy. The calculation is:

Total of all Busy Times
% ALL BUSY = ------------------------------------------------------------X ( 100 )
Time Interval

where Busy Times is expressed in minutes and is the sum of all times
when all trunks were simultaneously busy.
% TIME
MAINT

The percentage of time that one or more trunks have been busied-out for
maintenance purposes. The calculation is:
Total Maintenance Busy Time x 100
% TIME MAINTENANCE = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Time Interval x Number of Trunks in Group
where:
■

Total Maintenance Busy Time is the sum of Maintenance Busy
Time (in minutes) for all trunks (individually) in this trunk group
during this interval

■

Time Interval is expressed in minutes (for example, 30 if using a
half-hour interval, 60 if using a one-hour interval, and 1440 if using
a daily summary)
For reporting purposes, call data is stored during the time interval
(hour or half-hour) that the trunk goes idle, not when the station
releases. Also, changing the number of trunks in a trunk group can
cause unexpected results for that interval.

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BCMS Trunk Group Summary Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS Trunk Group
Summary report:
list bcms summary trunk (group number) [time] [start time] [stop
time][print/schedule]
list bcms summary trunk (group number) [day] [start day] [stop day]
[print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS Trunk Group Summary report provides information about
BCMS-measured trunk groups. You can specify the trunk groups you want
included in the report. The BCMS Trunk Group report can be used by the ACD
administrator and/or manager to monitor use of one or more trunk groups and to
determine the optimal number of trunks for the trunk groups. Note that this applies
only to trunk groups measured by BCMS.
This report is similar to the BCMS Trunk Group report except that the information
for a trunk group appears on separate lines of the report, with totals of activity for
all trunks in the trunk group for the specified time. You can print the report for a
certain time period specified in either hours or days (up to 7 days).
The report displays only the information that exists and does not identify absent
data. If data does not exist for a specified trunk group, the trunk group does not
appear on the report. Also, if information does not exist for a portion of the
specified time period, the report displays all existing information but does not
identify where there is no data.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

Asterisks in a field indicate that the maximum for that field is
exceeded.

■

A single asterisk at the end of a time or date field indicates that
during the interval, trunk group administration occurred which
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Sample Reports
list bcms trunk sum 23-25 time 8:00
BCMS TRUNK GROUP SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Time: 8:00-13:00
|
INCOMING
|CALLS ABAND
TIME

GROUP NAME
IN-800
OUT-WATTS*
TIE-GROUP
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-14.

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23
35
24
----82

|
CCS | CALLS

2
2:15
31.02
2
1:48
35.74
1
1:40
22.93
---- ------ -------5
1:54
29.89

OUTGOING
COMP
TIME

|%ALL %TIME
CCS|BUSY MAINT

1
1
1:36
0.96
4
4
1:42
4.08
0
0
:00
0.00
----- ----- ------ -----5
5
1:39
2.52

0
0
0
--0

0
0
0
--0

BCMS Trunk Group Summary Report — Hourly

list bcms trunk sum 23 day 5/17/92
BCMS TRUNK GROUP SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Day: 5/17/95

GROUP NAME
IN-800*
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-15.

|
INCOMING
|CALLS ABAND
TIME
82
----82

Date: 12:59 pm THU APR 20, 1995

|
CCS | CALLS

5
1:54
29.89
---- ------ -------5
1:54
29.89

OUTGOING
COMP
TIME

|%ALL %TIME
CCS|BUSY MAINT

5
5
1:39
2.52
----- ----- ------ -----5
5
1:39
2.52

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Header Definitions
Table 4-10.

Trunk Group Summary Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the top of the time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the report displays data accrued for
the previous 24 time intervals. A stop time requires an associated start
time. If no stop time is given, the last completed time interval (hour or
half-hour) is the default. If no start time or stop time is given, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals. If you specify
day in the command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report
displays data accrued for the previous six days and data accrued through
the most recently completed interval (hour or half-hour).
If switch administration causes the number of trunks in a
BCMS-measured trunk group to change during a day or a time interval,
an asterisk appears in the DAY/TIME field.

Group Name

The name that is administered for this trunk group. If no name is
administered, then this field is displayed as blank.

INCOMING
CALLS

The total number of incoming calls carried by this trunk group.

INCOMING
ABAND

The number of incoming calls that queued to ACD splits, then abandoned
(without being answered by a staffed agent within this split) during the
reporting interval. Calls that cannot queue (for example, queue full, or
calls that receive a busy signal from the Central Office because there are
no available trunks) are not included in the INCOMING ABAND number.
Also included are calls directly to staffed ACD agents that are
unanswered.

INCOMING
TIME

The average holding time for incoming calls to this trunk group during the
specified reporting interval. Holding time is defined as the length of time
in minutes and seconds that a facility is used during a call. The
calculation for incoming time is:

Total Holding Time for all Incoming Calls
INCOMING TIME = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Incoming Calls

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Header

Definition

INCOMING
CCS

The total holding time (usage) for incoming calls to the trunk group during
the specified reporting interval. The units are expressed in hundred call
seconds (CCS).

OUTGOING
CALLS

The total number of outgoing calls for this trunk group during the
specified reporting interval.

OUTGOING
COMP

The total number of outgoing calls that were placed over this trunk group
and answered during the specified reporting interval.
Completion is determined by either return of network answer supervision,
or a call that lasts longer than the answer supervision time-out parameter;
whichever occurs first.

OUTGOING
TIME

The average holding time for outgoing calls during the specified reporting
interval. The calculation is:

Total Holding Time for Outgoing Calls
OUTGOING TIME = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Outgoing Calls

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Header

Definition

OUTGOING
CCS

The total holding time (usage) for outgoing calls from this trunk group.
The units are expressed in CCS.

% ALL BUSY

The percentage of time that all the trunks in this trunk group were busy.
This value includes trunks that are maintenance busy. The calculation is:

Total of all Busy Times
% ALL BUSY = ------------------------------------------------------------X ( 100 )
Time Interval

where Busy Times is expressed in minutes and is the sum of all times
when all trunks were simultaneously busy.
% TIME
MAINT

The percentage of time that one or more trunks have been busied-out for
maintenance purposes. The calculation is:
Total Maintenance Busy Time x 100
% TIME MAINTENANCE = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Time Interval x Number of Trunks in Group
where:
■

Total Maintenance Busy Time is the sum of Maintenance Busy
Time (in minutes) for all trunks (individually) in this trunk group
during this interval

■

Time Interval is expressed in minutes (for example, 30 if using a
half-hour interval, 60 if using a one-hour interval, and 1440 if using
a daily summary)
For reporting purposes, call data is stored during the time interval
(hour or half-hour) that the trunk goes idle, not when the station
releases. Also, changing the number of trunks in a trunk group can
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Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS VDN report:
list bcms vdn extension [time] [start time] [stop time][print/schedule]
list bcms vdn extension [day] [start day] [stop day] [print/schedule]

Description
The BCMS VDN report provides statistical information for the specified VDN.
Depending on specifics from the command line, the information may be displayed
as either a time interval or a daily summary. If neither time nor day is specified,
time is the default. In this case, the report displays data accrued for the
previous 24 time intervals (hour or half-hour), including data from the most
recently completed interval.
When analyzing this report, keep the following in mind:
■

All averages are for completed calls only.

■

A completed call may span more than one time period. ACD calls
that are in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time
period in which they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in
the 10:00 to 11:00 time period, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00
time period, the data for this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00
time period.

■

Asterisks indicate that the maximum for the associated field has
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Sample Reports
list bcms vdn 12345 time 8:00 12:00
BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
VDN: 12345
VDN Name: Ginsu Knives

08:00-09:00
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-16.

Acceptable Service Level:
AVG
SPEED ABAND
ANSW CALLS

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK/ CONN
HOLD CALLS

CALLS
FLOW BUSY/
OUT DISC

79
50
:39
5
----- ----- ----- ----79
50
:39
5

:45
----:45

2:30
0
----- ----2:30
0

0
---0

CALLS
ACD
OFFERED CALLS

TIME

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995
17
% IN
SERV
LEVL

24
---24

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list bcms vdn 12345 day 5/14
BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
VDN: 12345
VDN Name: Ginsu Knives

5/14/95
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-17.

Acceptable Service Level:
AVG
SPEED ABAND
ANSW CALLS

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK/ CONN
HOLD CALLS

CALLS
FLOW BUSY/
OUT DISC

79
50
:39
5
----- ----- ----- ----79
50
:39
5

:45
----:45

2:30
0
----- ----2:30
0

0
---0

CALLS
ACD
OFFERED CALLS

DAY

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

BCMS VDN Report — Daily

24
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17

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Header Definition
Table 4-11.

VDN Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

VDN

The VDN specified with the command line.

VDN Name

The name that is administered for this VDN. If no name exists, the VDN
extension (for example EXT 64532) is displayed.

Acceptable
Service Level

The desired time to answer calls to the VDN. Timing for a call begins
when the VDN is encountered.

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the top of the time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the report displays data accrued for
the previous 24 time intervals. A stop time requires an associated start
time. If no stop time is given, the last completed time interval (hour or
half-hour) is the default. If no start time or stop time is given, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals. If you specify
day in the command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 6 days and data accrued through
the most recently completed interval (hour or half-hour).

CALLS
OFFERED

The total number of completed calls that accessed the VDN during the
current interval. This calculation is:
CALLS OFFERED=
ACD CALLS + FLOW OUT + CALLS BUSY/DISC + ABAND CALLS

ACD CALLS

The total number of calls to the VDN that ended in the specified interval
and were answered by an agent in a BCMS-measured hunt group. ACD
calls include calls that reached the split via the queue-to-main, check
backup, route-to, messaging split, or adjunct routing commands.

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Header

Definition

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average speed of answer for answered ACD and CONNect calls that
have ended for this VDN during the current period. This includes time in
vector processing, time in a split’s queue, and time ringing. This
calculation is:

Total Answer Time
AVG SPEED ANS = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total ACD Calls + Total CONNect CALLS

A completed call can span more than one time period. ACD calls that are
in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time period in which
they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00
time period, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period, the data for
this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period.
ABAND
CALLS

The total number of calls that have abandoned from the VDN before
being answered or outflowed to another position during the current
interval. This value includes calls that abandoned while in vector
processing or while ringing an agent. It also includes calls with a talk time
that is less than the value administered for the BCMS/VuStats Abandon
Call Timer (not supported with the DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks offer.

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time calls spent waiting in this VDN before being abandoned
by the caller during the current interval. The calculation is:
Total VDN Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Abandoned VDN Calls

AVG
TALK/HOLD
TIME

The average duration of calls (from answer to disconnect) for this VDN
during the current interval. This includes time spent talking and on hold.
The calculation does not include ring time at an agent’s telephone. The
calculation is:
Total VDN Talk/Hold Time
AVG TALK TIME = --------------------------------------------------------------------NUM ANS

CONN CALLS

The number of completed calls that were routed to a station, attendant,
announcement, messaging skill, or call pickup and were answered there.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT

The total number of completed calls that were routed to another VDN or
to a trunk, including successful lookahead attempts.
FLOW OUT does not include calls that encounter a goto vector
command.
Once a call outflows, the system does not take further measurements on
the call for this VDN. As a result, if an outflowed call later abandons, it is
not recorded in ABAND CALLS for this VDN.

CALLS
BUSY/DISC

The total number of calls that were forced busy or forced disconnect
during the current interval. This value includes:
■

calls that encountered a busy or disconnect vector step

■

calls disconnected by a stop vector step

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with a full queue

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with no available agents and no
queue

This value does not include abandoned calls.

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Header

Definition

% IN SERV
LEVL

The percentage of calls that were answered with the administered service
level for this VDN. Calculate as the following:
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = ---------------------------------------calls offered

where
accepted is the number of answered calls whose answer time was less
than or equal to the administered service level for the VDN.
calls offered is the total number of completed calls that accessed the
VDN and completed during the current interval.
This field is blank if no calls have been recorded for this time interval. This
field is also blank if no Acceptable Service Level is administered on the
VDN form.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.
SUMMARY

For those columns that specify averages, the summary is also an
average for the entire reporting interval. For the TOTAL ATTEMPTS,
ACD CALLS, ABAND CALLS, FLOW OUT, and OTHER CALLS columns,
the summary is the sum of individual time intervals or specified days.

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BCMS VDN Summary Report
Command
Use one of the following commands to generate the BCMS VDN Summary report:
list bcms summary vdn extension [time] [start time] [stop time]
[print/schedule]
list bcms summary vdn extension [day] [start day] [stop day]
[print/schedule]

Description
This report is similar to the VDN report except that it provides one line of data for
each VDN included in the report, and the one line includes all data for the
specified times. If no data exists for a VDN, the VDN does not appear on the
report.

Sample Reports
list bcms summary vdn 12345, 13443-13448 time 8:00-12:00
BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Time: 8:00-12:00

VDN NAME
EXT 13443
EXT 13444
EXT 13445
EXT 13446
EXT 13447
EXT 13448
Ginsu Knive
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-18.

CALLS
ACD
OFFERED CALLS

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995
AVG
SPEED ABAND
ANSW CALLS

0
0
:00
0
0
:00
0
0
:00
0
0
:00
0
0
:00
0
0
:00
79
50
:39
----- ----- ----79
50
:39

0
0
0
0
0
0
5
---5

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK/ CONN
HOLD CALLS

CALLS
FLOW BUSY/
OUT DISC

:00
:00
:00
:00
:00
:00
:45
----:45

:00
0
:00
0
:00
0
:00
0
:00
0
:00
0
2:30
0
----- ----2:30
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---0

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0
0
0
0
0
0
24
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% IN
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list bcms summary vdn 12345 day 5/14
BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER SUMMARY REPORT
Switch Name: Lab Model
Day: 5/14/95

Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995

CALLS
ACD
OFFERED CALLS

VDN NAME
Ginsu Knives
----------SUMMARY

Screen 4-19.

79
----79

AVG
SPEED ABAND
ANSW CALLS

50
:39
----- ----50
:39

5
---5

AVG
ABAND
TIME

AVG
TALK/ CONN
HOLD CALLS

:45
----:45

2:30
----2:30

0
----0

CALLS
FLOW BUSY/
OUT DISC
0
---0

24
---24

% IN
SERV
LEVL
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Header Definitions
Table 4-12.

VDN Summary Report Header Definitions

Header

Definition

TIME/DAY

The time or day interval specified in the command line.
Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are
optional. Reports always start at the top of the time interval (either hour or
half-hour). If no start time is given, the report displays data accrued for
the previous 24 time intervals. A stop time requires an associated start
time. If no stop time is given, the last completed time interval (hour or
half-hour) is the default. If no start time or stop time is given, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals. If you specify
day in the command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report
displays data accrued for the previous 6 days and data accrued through
the most recently completed interval (hour or half-hour).

VDN Name

The name that is administered for this VDN. If no name exists, the VDN
extension (for example EXT 64532) is displayed.

CALLS
OFFERED

The total number of completed calls that accessed the VDN during the
current interval. This calculation is:
CALLS OFFERED=
ACD CALLS + FLOW OUT + OTHER CALLS + ABAND CALLS

ACD CALLS

The total number of calls to the VDN that ended in the specified interval
and were answered by an agent as a result of a queue-to-main or
check-backup split step.

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Header

Definition

AVG SPEED
ANS

The average speed of answer for answered ACD and CONNect calls that
have ended for this VDN during the current period. This includes time in
vector processing, time in a split’s queue, and time ringing. This
calculation is:

Total Answer Time
AVG SPEED ANS = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total ACD Calls + Total CONNect CALLS

A completed call can span more than one time period. ACD calls that are
in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time period in which
they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00
time period, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period, the data for
this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period.
ABAND
CALLS

The total number of calls that have abandoned from the VDN before
being answered or outflowed to another position during the current
interval. This value includes calls that abandoned while in vector
processing or while ringing an agent. Calls that abandoned immediately
after the agent answered are recorded as ACD CALLS.

AVG ABAND
TIME

The average time calls spent waiting in this VDN before being abandoned
by the caller during the current interval. The calculation is:
Total VDN Abandon Time
AVG ABAND TIME = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Number of Abandoned VDN Calls

AVG
TALK/HOLD
TIME

The average duration of calls (from answer to disconnect) for this VDN
during the current interval. This includes time spent talking and on hold.
The calculation does not include ring time at an agent’s telephone. The
calculation is:
Total VDN Talk/Hold Time
AVG TALK TIME = --------------------------------------------------------------------NUM ANS

CONN CALLS

The number of completed calls that were routed to a station, attendant,
announcement, messaging skill, or call pickup and were answered there.

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Header

Definition

FLOW OUT

The total number of completed calls that were routed to another VDN or
to a trunk.
FLOW OUT does not include calls that encounter a goto vector command
or calls that forward to another extension (which are tracked as
CONNected CALLS).
Once a call outflows, the system does not take further measurements on
the call for this VDN. As a result, if an outflowed call later abandons, it is
not recorded in ABAND CALLS for this VDN.

CALLS
BUSY/DISC

The total number of calls that were forced busy or forced disconnect
during the current interval. This value includes:
■

calls that encountered a busy or disconnect vector step

■

calls disconnected by a stop vector step

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with a full queue

■

calls forwarded to a split or skill with no available agents and no
queue.

This value does not include abandoned calls.
% IN SERV
LEVL

The percentage of calls that were answered with the administered service
level for this VDN. Calculate as the following:
accepted * 100
% IN SERV LEVL = ---------------------------------------calls offered
where
accepted is the number of answered calls whose answer time was less
than or equal to the administered service level for the VDN.
calls offered is the total number of completed calls that accessed the
VDN and completed during the current interval.
NOTE:
Not available with DEFINTY BCS and Guestworks.

SUMMARY

For those columns that specify averages, the summary is also an
average for the entire reporting interval. For the TOTAL ATTEMPTS,
ACD CALLS, ABAND CALLS, FLOW OUT, and OTHER CALLS columns,
the summary is the sum of individual time intervals or specified days.

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Overview

System Printer and Report Scheduler

5-1

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Overview
The Report Scheduler is enabled on the System-Parameters Features form. Only
an authorized Lucent Technologies representative can access and make changes
to the System-Parameters Customer-Options form. The parameters of the system
printer, which are used by the Report Scheduler feature, are administered on the
Feature-Related System Parameters form. If the parameters for the system
printer are not administered, scheduled reports cannot be printed. The system
administrator login may access this screen by entering the change
system-parameters features command. This command and the requirements
for using the Feature-Related System Parameters to set up the Report Scheduler
are covered in this chapter.

System Printer
The system printer, rather than the printer that is attached directly to the
Management Terminal is used to print scheduled reports. Scheduled reports
cannot be sent to the Management Terminal or to its printer.
NOTE:
The system printer should not be confused with and does not replace the
journal, Call Detail Records (CDR), or Property Management System (PMS)
dedicated printers. The Report Scheduler is intended to print all DEFINITY
System reports and the output of virtually all list, display, and test
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System Printer Administration
Use the Feature-Related System Parameters screen to administer the hardware
parameters of the system printer. The system administrator login may access this
screen form by entering the change system-parameters features command.
Screen 5-1 shows the Feature-Related System Parameters screen and Table 5-1
describes the data fields for this screen.
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FEATURE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SYSTEM PRINTER PARAMETERS
System Printer Extension: ____
EIA Device Bit Rate: 9600

Lines Per Page: 60

SYSTEM-WIDE PARAMETERS
Switch Name: ________________

MALICIOUS CALL TRACE PARAMETERS
Apply MCT Warning Tone? n

Screen 5-1.

Table 5-1.

MCT Voice Recorder Trunk Group: ___

System Printer Hardware Administration Screen

System Printer Hardware Administration

Field

Description

System Printer
Extension:

Enter either the data module extension number associated with
the System printer or enter “eia” if the DCE jack is used to
interface the printer. The “eia” option is not available for G3r.

EIA Device Bit Rate:

This field is not displayed for R5r configurations. Enter “1200”,
“2400”, “4800”, or “9600” per the required printer speed setting.
Default is “9600”.

Lines Per Page:

Enter the number of lines per page required for the report. Valid
entries are 24 through 132. Default is “60”.

NOTE:
For complete installation instructions for the System Printer, see the
installation documents as referenced in Appendix B.

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System Printer Data Link Operation
and Maintenance
Operation and maintenance of the system printer data link is significantly different
from the CDR and journal printer data links. For example, the CDR and journal
printer data links are maintained in a constant link up state, while the system
printer data link is only brought up once every 15 minutes provided there are
reports to be printed, or when an immediate report is scheduled.
The system printer data link has three states that identify its operational condition.
The states are: (1) link up, (2) link down, and (3) maintenance busyout. Whenever
the communication path (including software processes, hardware cabling, and
printer) functions properly and data is exchanged successfully between them, the
data link is defined as being in the link up state. The link down state refers to all
times except (1) whenever reports are being printed and (2) whenever
maintenance personnel have disabled the link. The maintenance busyout state is
the result of executing the busyout sp-link command from the Manager I
terminal. While in the maintenance busyout state, the switch software processes
are disabled and the link retry operation is disabled.
Monitor the operating status of the system printer and, as necessary, refill the
paper bin, relieve any paper jams, verify that the printer is receiving power, etc.
NOTE:
Only personnel with maintenance permissions can execute the busyout
sp-link command. This is normally only performed via the maintenance
login. Therefore, as necessary, all nonmaintenance personnel should simply
flip the printer power switch to the OFF position to refill the paper bin and
remove jammed paper. Subsequently, the system printer can be restored
on-line by turning the power switch ON.
If the system printer link generates either a Warning alarm or a Minor alarm, the
problem should be referred to the proper maintenance personnel.

Report Scheduler
The Report Scheduler may be used with many switch features. Specifically,
virtually all list, display, or test commands may be executed with the schedule
qualifier. Therefore, the system administrator login, maintenance login, and other
logins, may schedule reports.
Whenever a command containing the schedule option is executed, it results in
generating a Job Id. A maximum of 50 different Job Ids (50 different reports) can
be scheduled for printing. The Report Scheduler feature is used to specify the
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Print Intervals
For purposes of printing reports, three print intervals are available:
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immediate — If you select this option, the report will be printed
immediately.

■

scheduled — If you select this option, the date, time, and day(s)
parameters for the report are set administratively. To change them,
readministration is required.

■

deferred — If you select this option, the report will be generated once for
the date, time, and day specified.

Adding a Report to the Report Scheduler
To add a report to the Report Scheduler, enter a list, test, display, or other
command followed by the schedule option. Whenever a report is initially
scheduled, the print interval of immediate is automatically assigned as the
default. Therefore, if immediate is not desired, the print interval must be changed
to deferred or scheduled and a day and print time must still be added to the
Report Scheduler. Table 5-2 describes the data fields for this screen.

list measurements attendant-group
REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 1
Job Status: none
Command: list measurements attendant-group
Print Interval: immediate

Screen 5-2.

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Field

Description

Job Id:

This is a display-only field. Whenever a command is executed with the
qualifier schedule, the system responds by generating a unique Job Id
number. The Job Id assigned by the system is the lowest number within
the range of 1 through 50 that is not in use.

Job Status:

This is a display-only field. It identifies the print status of the report. Since
the job is not yet on the Report Scheduler, this field displays none.

Command:

This is a display-only field. It displays the command line parameters
ACTION, OBJECT, and QUALIFIER, of the command being scheduled.

Print Interval:

This field has three options: immediate, deferred, and scheduled. The
immediate option is initially assigned as a default. Thereafter this option
is used whenever the administrator would like to print the report
immediately. Whenever the Print Interval: field is changed from
immediate to deferred, or scheduled, the system responds as
appropriate with the word deferred or scheduled. Furthermore, the
screen changes to the format shown in Screen 5-6 and the administrator
is prompted to enter values for the Print Time: and the days of the week
fields.
NOTE:
The deferred option is only used when you want to schedule the
report for a single printing. Thereafter, the Job Id is automatically
removed from the Report Scheduler. Those reports that are
administered as scheduled are printed on a week after week basis.

Print Time:

Within a given hour, reports may be scheduled at 15-minute intervals
(that is, xx:00, xx:15, xx:30, or xx:45). The system printer requires
significant switch processor resources. Therefore, it is important that the
reports be scheduled for off-peak hours. Furthermore, the reports should
not all be scheduled for the same hour and time interval, but should be
staggered across multiple off-peak time intervals. If, because of printing
volume or other problems, a report is not printed within four hours of its
scheduled time interval, it will not be printed until its next scheduled time
interval. This is a 4-hour (non-administrable) limit. Immediate and
deferred jobs would be removed from the Report Scheduler under this
scenario and would require reentry to print.

Days of Week

For each day of the week that the report is to be printed, enter y (yes).
Alternatively, enter n (no) for those days when the report should not be
printed. Selecting an n for all seven days of the week will effectively
disable a report from being printed. Days are defaulted to n.

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list report scheduler
REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 1
Job Status: none
Command: list report scheduler
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: xx:xx
Sun: n
Mon: n
Tue: n
Wed: n
Thu: n
Fri: n

Screen 5-3.

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Sat: n

Administering a Time/Date When Adding a Scheduled Report

Other commands are added to the Report Scheduler in a similar manner. Simply
append the schedule qualifier to the command and, whenever the first screen
appears, change the Print Interval: field from immediate to scheduled
and subsequently administer the Print Time: and days of the week fields.

Summary of the Steps for Printing Reports
on the System Printer
Procedure:
Execute a command with the schedule qualifier.
Response:
The first screen of the Report Scheduler (for example, Screen 5-4 with the
appropriate command) is displayed. It indicates that the print interval is
immediate.
Procedure:
Either (a) press ENTER — to print the report (immediately) on the system printer, or
(b) since the cursor is on the word immediate just type the word scheduled, or
deferred, and then press ENTER.
NOTE:
If you are using a PC running the 513 terminal emulation package, your
keyboard will not have an ENTER. You must map a function key to serve in
this capacity (pressing RETURN will not achieve the desired results).
Response:
When the print interval is changed to scheduled or deferred, the Print Time:
and the days of the week fields are displayed (for example, Screen 5-3 with the
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Procedure:
Type in the desired print time and press ENTER. The cursor is now on the days of
the week field. For those days that you desire to print the report, type in a y.
Response:
Press ENTER to execute the command. The system responds with a prompt for the
next command.

Listing Scheduled Reports
To display a list of all reports that are on the Report Scheduler, enter the list
report-scheduler command. This command displays a list of all reports in the
Report Scheduler. The order of the list is according to scheduled print time.
Reports will be printed according to this list (for example, first report on the list is
the first report printed). Screen 5-4 shows the screen for the list
report-scheduler command. Table 5-3 describes the data fields for this screen.

list report-scheduler
Page 1 of x
REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id
Days (smtwtfs)
Time
User
Command
4
nynnnnn
18:45
bcms
list measurements attendant-group time 14:15
2
nynynyn
19:00
bcms
list measurements call-rate time 07:00
7
nnnnnyn
19:15
bcms
list bcms agent 5000 time 08:00
12:00
23
nnynnnn
19:15
bcms
list bcms agent 4000 day 09/11
09/15

Screen 5-4.

Status

Type

printing

immediate

waiting

scheduled

waiting

deferred

waiting

scheduled

Report Scheduler Screen Form — Typical
NOTE:
In instances such as those for Job Id 4, if an immediate report is scheduled,
the Days field is completed with one y for the current day and n for the
others.

All fields are display-only. If, after reviewing this report, it is determined that
change needs to be made, the change report-scheduler command may be used
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Field

Description

Job Id

Whenever a command is executed with the schedule qualifier, the
system responds by generating a unique Job Id number. The Job Id
assigned by the system is the lowest number within the range of 1
through 50 that is not in use.

Days (smtwtfs)

On a per-day basis, an n indicates that the report will not be printed
that day; a y indicates that the report will be printed that day.
Selecting an n for all seven days of the week will effectively disable
a report from being printed.

Time

The time interval that the report is scheduled to be printed.

User

The user login that scheduled the identified report.

Status

Same as “Job Status” which was described previously. The four
possible states are:
■

Waiting—means that the report is not scheduled for any activity
during the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Print-Next—means that the report is scheduled to be printed
within the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Printing—means that the report is currently being printed.

■

Printed—means that the report has been successfully printed
during the current 15-minute time interval.

Type

Indicates the type of print interval that is scheduled for the report.

Command

This field displays the complete command line (excluding the
schedule option) that the user entered to produce the identified
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Change Command
The change report-scheduler command is used to change the schedule of a
report. To display this screen form, enter the change report-scheduler xx
command. The xx corresponds to the Job Id. Screen 5-5 shows the Change
Report-Scheduler screen. Table 5-4 describes the data fields for this screen.

change report-scheduler 23

Page 1

REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 23
Job Status: printed
Command: list bcms agent 4000 time start 08:00 stop 12:00
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: 19:15
Sun: n
Mon: y
Tue: n
Wed: y
Thu: n
Fri: y

Screen 5-5.

Table 5-4.

Sat: n

Change Report-Scheduler Screen

Change Report-Scheduler Screen Form

Field

Description

Job Id:

This is a display-only field. It is the unique identifier for the report. The Job
Id assigned by the system is the lowest number within the range of 1
through 50 that is not in use.

Job Status:

This is a display-only field. It identifies the print status of the report. The
four possible states are:

Command:

■

Waiting—means that the report is not scheduled for any activity during
the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Print-Next—means that the report is scheduled to be printed within
the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Printing—means that the report is currently being printed.

■

Printed—means that the report has been successfully printed during
the current 15-minute interval.

This is a display-only field. It is the command that is to be executed.

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Field

Description

Print Interval:

The three possible options are immediate, scheduled, and deferred. If the
print time of a report is changed so that its scheduled time now falls inside
the current 15-minute time interval (that is, the Job Status: field changes
from waiting to print-next), the report will not be printed in the current
interval.

Print Time:

Within a given hour, reports may be scheduled at 15-minute intervals (that
is xx:00, xx:15, xx:30, xx:45). This field may be changed as desired. The
system printer requires significant switch processor resources. Therefore,
it is important that the reports be scheduled for off-peak hours.
Furthermore, the reports should not all be scheduled for the same hour
and time interval, but should be staggered across multiple off-peak time
intervals. If, because of printing volume or other problems, a report is not
printed within four hours of its scheduled time interval, it will not be printed
until its next scheduled time interval. This is a 4-hour (nonadministrable)
limit. Immediate and deferred jobs would be removed from the Report
Scheduler under this scenario and would require reentry to print.

Days of
Week

On a per-day basis, an n indicates that the report will not be printed for
that day; a y indicates that the report will be printed for that day. This field
may be changed as desired. Selecting an n for all seven days of the week
will effectively disable a report.

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Remove Command
The remove report-scheduler command is used to remove a report from the
Report Scheduler. To display this screen form, enter the remove
report-scheduler xx command. The xx corresponds to the Job Id. Screen 5-6
shows this screen. Table 5-5 describes the data fields for the screen.

remove report-scheduler 23
REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 23
Job Status: printed
Command: list bcms agent 7000 time start 08:00 stop 12:00
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: 19:15
Sun: n
Mon: y
Tue: n
Wed: y
Thu: n
Fri: y

Screen 5-6.

Remove Report Scheduler Command Screen

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NOTE:
All fields are display-only. Once the user has verified that the identified
report is the one to be removed, it is then necessary to press RETURN.
Following this action, the system waits for the next command.

Table 5-5.

Remove Report Scheduler Command Screen

Field

Description

Job Id:

The unique identifier for the report. The Job Id assigned by the system
is the lowest number within the range of 1 through 50 that is not in use.

Job Status:

Identifies the print status of the report. The four possible states are:
■

Waiting—Means that the report is not scheduled for any activity
during the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Print-Next—Means that the report is scheduled to be printed within
the current 15-minute time interval.

■

Printing—Means that the report is currently being printed.

■

Printed—Means that the report has been successfully printed during
the current 15-minute interval.

Command:

The command associated with the Job Id that is being removed.

Print Interval:

The three possible options are immediate, scheduled, and deferred.

Print Time:

Within a given hour, reports may be scheduled at 15-minute intervals
(for example, xx:00, xx:15, xx:30, xx:45).

Days of Week

On a per-day basis, an n indicates that the report will not be printed for
that day; a y indicates that the report will be printed that day. Selecting
an n for all seven days of the week will effectively disable a report from
being printed.

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Before presenting examples of how you can use the BCMS reports to optimize the
operations of an ACD application, this chapter reviews certain relevant points.
First, recall that the ACD hunt groups and trunk groups may be administered for:
■

Internal measurements (DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks supports internal
measurements only)

■

External measurements (CentreVu Call Management System)

■

Both internal and external

■

None (no measurements)

Second, the ACD feature can support a maximum number of agents, splits, and
trunk groups. Since the BCMS feature may measure fewer agents, splits, and
trunk groups, those agents, splits, and trunk groups that are not measured with
the BCMS feature either are measured with external CentreVu CMS or are not
measured at all (CentreVu CMS is not supported with DEFINITY BCS or
GuestWorks).
If you are planning to implement BCMS and you do not have accurate traffic
information, then the ACD splits are initially designed based on an estimated
number of trunks and agents according to the particular needs of each ACD split.
The number of trunks and agents is based on an estimated volume of incoming
traffic. The primary purpose of the BCMS reports is to monitor the ACD
application and provide information detailing how the splits, agents, and trunk
groups are being used. By analyzing these reports, you can determine the
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The overall design of an ACD should be based on how a business values a lost or
blocked call. For example, if the ACD split handles sales and each blocked or
dropped call represents potential lost revenue, it will probably be desirable to
provide more trunks than agents to minimize the lost calls. As a contrast, if the
ACD split handles calls from a captive customer base and each agent performs a
significant amount of “After Call Work” that results in an expense to the
organization, it will probably be desirable to provide fewer trunks than agents.
Finally, remember that the report scheduler allows only 50 reports each night. If
you do not need to view historical data on an hour-by-hour basis, or if you prefer
to see data sorted by entity (such as agents, splits, or VDNs) rather than sorted by
time, then you should utilize the summary reports. These reports can include up to
30 entities at one time, and thus can allow you to make better use of the 50
available scheduler slots.

BCMS System Status Report
You should use the BCMS System Status Report (monitor bcms system) as the
first step toward determining how the ACD is functioning. This report displays data
that details how each split’s queue is currently functioning. Specifically, the report
lists:
■

The number of CALLS WAITING in the queue (this includes calls ringing)

■

The length of time that the OLDEST CALL has been queued

■

The number of ACD calls that have been answered

■

The number of agents that are available to receive ACD calls

■

The number of calls that have abandoned

■

The average length of time before a call abandons the queue

■

The average length of time it is taking before the ACD calls are answered

■

The average length of time the agents spend talking

■

The average length of time the agents spend in ACW mode.

■

The percentage of calls answered within service level.
If any of the numbers are not within their desired range, the individual
split(s) should be observed more closely with the Monitor Split Status
Report. Some of the more obvious indications of a problem are:
— An excessive number of calls waiting in the queue, or a very old
“oldest call.”
— An excessive number of calls that have abandoned the queue
— A large number of agents that are available to receive ACD calls
— If only a small number of ACD calls have been answered, but the
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— An excessive amount of time is spent in ACW mode, AUX work, or
ExtnIn/ExtnOut calls.

BCMS Split Status Report
You can use the Split Status Report (monitor bcms split) to determine:
■

Whether there are enough “staffed” agents for the current level of incoming
calls.
— If after monitoring the Avail field for several minutes and no agents
are indicated as being available to receive calls, you will probably
want to “staff” some of the “unstaffed” positions, especially if this
loss of business represents a loss in revenue.
— If all agent positions are “staffed,” it may be appropriate to add more
agents to the split.
— If an excessive amount of time is being spent answering ACD calls
for another split, then it may be appropriate to determine the reason
and possibly to assign more agents to the other split.

■

Whether any particular agent or agents are spending too much time on
ExtnCalls.
— If an agent is suspected of spending too much time on ExtIn/ExtOut
calls, the BCMS Agent Report should be used to investigate further.

■

Whether, based on a comparison of agents within this split, any particular
agent is taking more time to handle calls than appropriate. More
specifically, this would be referred to as excessive ACD talk time.
— If an agent is suspected of taking more time than appropriate, the
BCMS Agent Report should be used to investigate further.

BCMS VDN Status Report
You can use the BCMS VDN Status Report (monitor bcms vdn) to determine
how one or more internally-measured VDNs and vectors are functioning. This
report can help you to determine whether you need to change a VDN instead of
moving agents between splits when ACD traffic changes. Specifically, some
information this report indicates is:
■

How many calls have encountered a VDN but have not been answered

■

The time the oldest call has been waiting in the VDN

■

The average length of time for a call to be completed in the VDN during the
current period

■

The average length of time a call waited before abandoning during the
current period

■

The average length of talk time for calls to the VDN completed during the
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The percent of calls being answered in the VDN within the acceptable
service level during the current period

BCMS Trunk Group Report
You can use the BCMS Trunk Group Report (list bcms trunk) to determine:
■

The number of incoming and outgoing calls

■

The average amount of time for incoming calls

■

The average amount of time for outgoing calls

■

The number of incoming calls that abandoned. This may be an indication
that there are not enough “staffed” agent positions rather than not enough
trunks

■

The number of outgoing calls that were placed over this trunk group and
answered during the specified reporting period

■

The CCS traffic load for incoming calls

■

The CCS traffic load for outgoing calls

■

The percent of time that one or more trunks have been busied-out for
maintenance purposes

■

The percent of time that all trunks within this group are busy. This field
should serve as an indication of whether additional trunks may be needed.

If the designated trunk group serves a split that provides a revenue-producing
function, it will generally be desirable for the trunk group to contain enough trunks
to accommodate the peak level of traffic. After identifying when peak traffic
occurs, it is then necessary to schedule a trunk report for that time of day.
Subsequently, the information from this report and other reports may be used with
the “Trunk Engineering Guidelines” (described later) to determine the correct
number of trunks for the trunk group.

BCMS Agent Report
You can use the BCMS Agent Report (list bcms agent) to determine exactly how
the specified agent uses his or her time. Subsequently, and depending on the
specifics of the data, you may observe that certain changes are in order. For
example, if the TOTAL AVAIL TIME field shows a high number, you may find it
desirable to:
1. Change this agent’s work schedule
2. Place this agent into multiple splits via an administration change. You can
identify those splits that may be in need of additional agents by analyzing
the individual BCMS Split Reports.
If the AVG TALK TIME field shows high numbers, this may indicate that the agent
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BCMS Split or Skill Report
You can use the BCMS Split Report (list bcms split) to identify the time of day
and days of the week when the split is most and least busy. Again, the type of
actions that should be taken will be determined by the business function provided
by the split (for example, whether the split provides a revenue-producing function
such as sales or a revenue-draining function such as warranty service). If the split
is revenue-producing, it may be desirable to identify the time and day when peak
traffic occurs and provide enough trunks and agents to keep the number of
blocked calls low and the service level is high. Furthermore, you can determine
the appropriate number of agents that should be staffed for other times.

BCMS VDN Report
You can use the BCMS VDN Report (list bcms vdn) to determine if your calls are
being handled in a timely manner. For example, the AVG ABAND TIME indicates
how long callers will wait for an agent before hanging up. If the AVG ABAND TIME
is less than the AVG SPEED ANS, you may assume that callers are not being
serviced fast enough by an agent. As a result, this VDN may need more staffing.
If the percentage in service level (% IN SERV LEVL) is not high enough, you may
need more agents or it may be appropriate to provide “backup” splits when the
primary split is under heavy load.
The FLOW OUT and CALLS BUSY/DISC values help you determine the
performance of your vectors. A high FLOW OUT value indicates that the VDN
cannot handle the calls in time. A high CALLS BUSY/DISC value may indicate
that your vectors are written incorrectly.
You should use the “Agent Engineering/Optimizing Guidelines” (described later) to
determine the correct number of agents for each ACD split.

Engineering ACD Applications with
Data Obtained
from the BCMS Reports
When engineering and/or optimizing an ACD, Table 6-1 through Table 6-12 should
be used to determine how many agents and trunks will be required to handle a
given number of incoming calls. Each split should be designed individually for the
number of agents and trunks required, subject to any pertinent system limitations.
You should include for any planned future growth, but do not exceed the
maximum values of the ACD parameters supported by the BCMS feature.
Interpolation is a method of estimating tabular values of a function between two
known values of that function. When using Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 to
determine the number of agents required and Table 6-12 to determine the number
of trunks required for a given ACD, you may find that the expected number of call

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arrivals or the carried load lies somewhere between two entries in the tables.
Therefore, the number of agents or trunks required will also lie somewhere
between the two entries.
If this is the case, the number of agents required or number of trunks needed can
only be found by interpolation. Use the following equation to interpolate between
tabular values:

x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0

Where:

x

Is the independent variable in terms of calls per hour

y

Is the dependent or functional variable in terms of agents or
trunks needed

x0

Is the tabular value of the independent variable that immediately
precedes x

x1

Is the tabular value of the independent variable that immediately
succeeds x

y0

Is the tabular value of the dependent variable that immediately
precedes y

y1

Is the tabular value of the dependent variable that immediately
succeeds y

Agent Engineering/Optimizing Guidelines
Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 list the number of ACD agents required to handle a
given incoming call load. The top rows on each of these tables show the possible
delay times for a given incoming call load (calls per hour or busy hour calls), and
the left-most column lists the agents required to handle the incoming call load
such that 90 percent the incoming calls will be answered by the agents before the
specified delay has occurred.
NOTE:
The entries in Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 are in busy-hour calls, which are
the number of calls received by the ACD during peak levels of caller activity.

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To determine how many agents will be required to handle the incoming call load of
an ACD split, use Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 as follows:
■

Use the BCMS Split Report (list bcms split) to determine the AVG TALK
TIME (the time an agent spends processing a call, or talking to a caller).
Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 contain data that describes the following
service times: 7, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300, and 600 seconds.
Choose the appropriate table for the AVG TALK TIME of the ACD split.
NOTE:
For purposes within this document the term “AVG Talk Time” is
equivalent to the term “AVG Service Time.”

■

At the top of the table, choose the closest possible AVG SPEED ANS in
seconds. AVG SPEED ANS is actually a delay time that is defined as the
elapsed time from when a call is routed to the ACD split until it is answered
by an agent. The delay criterion states that 90 percent of the incoming calls
will be answered by the agents before the specified delay has occurred.

■

If the calling volume, otherwise referred to as the busy-hour calls, is known,
then use the number indicated on the report. Otherwise, you must estimate
this number. Busy-hour calls denotes the number of calls received by the
ACD during peak levels of caller activity. A typical busy-hour calling rate
might be 120, 130, or 160 calls per hour.
NOTE:
The actual busy-hour calling rate depends on agent staffing and the
particular application. Obviously, the numbers that are identified here
as being typical would be much too high for five agent positions and
too low for 30 agent positions. The numbers given are only for
illustration purposes.

■

After choosing the appropriate table and delay column, find the entry in the
table for busy-hour calls that is greater than or equal to the number of
busy-hour calls chosen.

■

The number of agent positions required is then found in the left-most
column of the respective table.

■

You can interpolate between the tables (for different call service times),
between the columns (for different delay times), and between the rows (for
different number of calls per hour).

Table 6-1 through Table 6-11 were prepared by using a range of 1 to 1000 agents.
For small service times, this yields high traffic rates, even for a small number of
agents. The high traffic rates are presented in the tables for completeness only.

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Example 1:
The classified ads department of a newspaper receives 160 calls per hour. The
average time an agent spends on each call is three minutes. If most of the calls
should be answered in less than 30 seconds, how many agents should be
employed in this department?
Table 6-8 provides data for 180-second (3-minute) call durations. Under
the 30-second column heading (AVG SPEED ANS), find the first entry greater
than 160 calls per hour (175). Follow this row left to the agents column and find 12
agents. The number of agents required to answer 160 calls (of 3-minute duration)
per hour with 90 percent of the callers waiting less than 30 seconds is 12 agents.
For this example, consider the efficiency of the agents and the sensitivity of the
parameters to changes in the call arrival rate. The efficiency of the agents is the
ratio of the number of agent hours spent on the phone to the number of agent
hours in an hour. The number of agent hours spent on the phone is 160 calls per
hour times .05 hours (3 minutes) which equals 8 agent hours. Therefore, the
efficiency is 8/12 (12 agents for 1 hour) and equals .67 or 67 percent.
Suppose the calls per hour increased to 185 calls per hour. The efficiency is now
(185 X 0.05)/12 = 0.77 or 77 percent. The efficiency has increased, but this added
efficiency is not free of charge. The delay criterion has changed significantly from
about 1.6 percent of all calls taking longer than 30 seconds for an agent to answer
to about 15.0 percent (175 calls per hour yield 10.0 percent, but 160 calls per hour
were stated). To get the delay criterion back to 1.6 percent would require a delay
time of about 55 seconds.
Another measure of what is happening with the queue is the average time spent
waiting for service in the queue. With 160 calls per hour, the mean time spent in
the queue is 7.53 seconds. With 185 calls per hour, the mean time in the queue
is 16.14 seconds. The point of this example is to emphasize the sensitivity of the
time in the queue to the arrival rate. In other words, increasing the agent efficiency
from 67 percent to 77 percent nearly doubles the various measures of queuing
time.
NOTE:
For Examples 2 and 3, the “?s” in the tables represent the unknown values
you are looking for. The italicized numbers in the tables represent numbers
that are not included in Table 6-1 through Table 6-11.
Example 2:
The reservations department for a hotel chain knows that the average call
duration is five minutes and that most of the potential customers will not wait more
than one minute for their call to be answered. How many agents are required to

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handle 150 calls per hour? Under the 60-second column of Table 6-10, you will
find the following information:
agents

60

14

129

?

150

16

151

y = number o f agents needed
x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0
150 − 129
y = 14 + ( 16 − 14 ) __________
151 − 129
y = 14 + ( 2 × .955 )
y = 15.9

Therefore, 16 agents are needed to support the reservations department.
Example 3:
The manager of a split in an ACD knows that calls average 75 seconds and that
the split receives 200 calls per hour. The manager wants most of the calls to be
answered in less than 40 seconds. How many agents are required? To answer
this question, you must interpolate between all parameters—first, between delay
time and calls per hour to obtain the number of calls per hour for a 40-second
delay time. Under the 30- and 45-second columns of Table 6-5 and Table 6-6 you
will find:
60 Seconds Average Service Time

75 Seconds

90 Seconds Average Service Time

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
5

30
186

?

45
202

200

?
6

40

238

?

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
7

30
194

8

?

45
205

200

?
257

40

231

?

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Now interpolate between delay time and calls per hour in both tables to obtain
calls per hour for a 40-second delay time.

y = number o f calls per hour
x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0
40 − 30
y = 186 + ( 202 − 186 ) ________
45 − 30
y = 186 + ( 16 × 0. 666 )
y = 196. 66

Now you can fill in the first blank: 197 calls per hour under the 40-second delay
time heading. Repeat the interpolation process three more times to come up with
the figures 251, 190, and 226.
60 Seconds Average Service Time

75 Seconds

90 Seconds Average Service Time

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
5

30

40

45

186

197

202

200

?
6

238

251

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
7

30

40

45

194

201

205

200

?
257

8

231

226

y = number o f agents needed when a 60 − second service time is desirable
x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0
200 − 197
y = 5 + ( 6 − 5 ) __________
251 − 197
y = 5 + ( 1 × 0. 055 )
y = 5. 05

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So now we know that 5.05 agents would be needed when a 60-second service
time is desirable. Repeat the above interpolation process once (for a 90-second
service time) to come up with the result:

y (number of agents) = 7

60 Seconds Average Service Time

90 Seconds Average
Service Time

75 Seconds

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
5

30

40

45

186

197

202

5.05
6

AVG ANSWER SPEED
agents
7

200
238

251

30

40

45

194

201

205

7.27
257

198

8

200
217

226

231

y = number o f agents needed when a 75 − second service time is desirable
x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0
75 − 60
y = 5. 05 + ( 7 − 5. 05 ) ________
90 − 60
y = 5. 05 + ( 1. 95 × 0. 50 )
y = 6. 02 (or 6 )

From exact calculations, the use of six agents implies that 1 percent of the
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Table 6-1.

6-12

7 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

154

195

253

302

359

392

429

449

470

2

575

648

736

799

865

902

942

962

984

3

1044

1135

1237

1305

1376

1415

1455

1476

1498

4

1531

1633

1743

1815

1888

1928

1969

1990

2012

5

2025

2136

2251

2326

2401

2441

2483

2504

2526

6

2525

2641

2761

2838

2914

2955

2997

3018

3040

7

3027

3149

3272

3350

3428

3469

3511

3533

3555

8

3532

3657

3783

3863

3941

3983

4025

4047

4069

9

4038

4167

4295

4376

4455

4496

4539

4561

4583

10

4545

4677

4808

4889

4969

5010

5053

5075

5097

12

5562

5699

5833

5916

5997

6039

6082

6104

6126

14

6581

6722

6859

6943

7025

7067

7110

7132

7155

16

7602

7746

7885

7971

8053

8095

8139

8161

8183

18

8625

8771

8912

8998

9081

9123

9167

9189

9212

20

9648

9797

9939

10026

10109

10152

10195

10218

10240

25

12208

12362

12508

12596

12680

12723

12767

12789

12812

30

14772

14929

15077

15166

15251

15294

15338

15360

15383

35

17337

17497

17647

17736

17822

17865

17909

17932

17954

40

19903

20065

20217

20307

20393

20436

20481

20503

20526

45

22470

22634

22787

22878

22964

23008

23052

23074

23097

50

25037

25204

25357

25449

25535

25579

25623

25646

25669

60

30174

30343

30499

30591

30677

30721

30766

30789

30811

70

35312

35483

35640

35733

35820

35864

35909

35932

35954

80

40451

40624

40782

40875

40963

41007

41052

41074

41097

90

45591

45765

45924

46018

46105

46150

46195

46217

46240

100

50731

50906

51066

51160

51248

51292

51337

51360

51383

125

63582

63760

63922

64016

64105

64149

64194

64217

64240

150

76435

76615

76778

76873

76961

77006

77051

77074

77097

175

89289

89471

89634

89730

89818

89863

89909

89931

89954

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7 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

102144

102326

102491

102586

102675

102720

102766

102788

102811

225

114999

115182

115347

115443

115532

115577

115623

115646

115668

250

127854

128038

128204

128300

128389

128435

128480

128503

128526

275

140710

140895

141061

141157

141246

141292

141337

141360

141383

300

153565

153751

153917

154014

154104

154149

154194

154217

154240

350

179277

179464

179631

179728

179818

179863

179908

179931

179954

400

204990

205177

205345

205442

205532

205577

205623

205645

205668

450

230702

230891

231059

231156

231246

231291

231337

231360

231383

500

256415

256604

256773

256870

256960

257006

257051

257074

257097

550

282128

282318

282487

282584

282674

282720

282765

282788

282811

600

307842

308032

308201

308298

308389

308434

308480

308503

308525

650

333555

333745

333915

334013

334103

334148

334194

334217

334240

700

359268

359459

359629

359727

359817

359863

359908

359931

359954

750

384982

385173

385343

385441

385531

385577

385623

385645

385668

800

410696

410887

411057

411155

411246

411291

411337

411360

411383

850

436409

436601

436771

436869

436960

437005

437051

437074

437097

900

462123

462315

462485

462583

462674

462720

462765

462788

462811

950

487837

488029

488199

488298

488388

488434

488480

488503

488525

1000

513551

513743

513914

514012

514103

514148

514194

514217

514240

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Table 6-2.

6-14

15 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

44

52

68

86

115

136

163

180

198

2

196

222

261

295

339

367

399

417

437

3

386

425

478

521

572

603

637

656

676

4

592

640

703

752

808

840

876

896

916

5

806

862

933

986

1045

1078

1115

1135

1156

6

1025

1089

1165

1221

1282

1317

1355

1375

1396

7

1248

1317

1399

1457

1521

1556

1594

1615

1636

8

1474

1548

1634

1694

1759

1795

1834

1854

1875

9

1702

1780

1869

1932

1998

2035

2074

2094

2115

10

1931

2013

2106

2170

2237

2274

2313

2334

2355

12

2393

2482

2580

2646

2715

2753

2793

2814

2835

14

2858

2953

3055

3124

3194

3232

3273

3294

3315

16

3326

3425

3531

3601

3673

3712

3752

3773

3795

18

3796

3899

4008

4079

4152

4191

4232

4253

4275

20

4266

4373

4485

4558

4631

4671

4712

4733

4755

25

5448

5562

5679

5754

5830

5870

5911

5933

5955

30

6634

6753

6875

6952

7029

7069

7111

7133

7155

35

7823

7947

8071

8150

8228

8269

8311

8333

8355

40

9013

9141

9268

9349

9427

9468

9511

9533

9555

45

10205

10336

10466

10547

10626

10668

10711

10732

10755

50

11399

11532

11664

11746

11826

11868

11910

11932

11955

60

13787

13926

14061

14144

14225

14267

14310

14332

14355

70

16178

16321

16458

16543

16624

16667

16710

16732

16755

80

18571

18716

18856

18942

19024

19066

19110

19132

19154

90

20965

21113

21254

21341

21423

21466

21510

21532

21554

100

23359

23510

23653

23740

23823

23866

23910

23932

23954

125

29349

29504

29650

29738

29822

29866

29910

29932

29954

150

35341

35499

35648

35737

35822

35865

35909

35932

35954

175

41334

41496

41646

41736

41821

41865

41909

41932

41954

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15 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

47329

47493

47645

47735

47821

47865

47909

47932

47954

225

53325

53490

53644

53735

53821

53865

53909

53932

53954

250

59321

59488

59643

59734

59821

59865

59909

59932

59954

275

65318

65487

65642

65734

65820

65864

65909

65932

65954

300

71315

71485

71641

71733

71820

71864

71909

71932

71954

350

83310

83482

83640

83733

83820

83864

83909

83931

83954

400

95307

95480

95639

95732

95820

95864

95909

95931

95954

450

107303

107478

107638

107732

107819

107864

107909

107931

107954

500

119301

119477

119637

119731

119819

119864

119909

119931

119954

550

131298

131476

131636

131731

131819

131864

131909

131931

131954

600

143296

143474

143636

143731

143819

143864

143909

143931

143954

650

155294

155473

155635

155730

155819

155864

155909

155931

155954

700

167293

167473

167635

167730

167819

167863

167909

167931

167954

750

179291

179472

179635

179730

179819

179863

179909

179931

179954

800

191290

191471

191634

191730

191818

191863

191909

191931

191954

850

203289

203470

203634

203729

203818

203863

203909

203931

203954

900

215287

215470

215634

215729

215818

215863

215909

215931

215954

950

227286

227469

227633

227729

227818

227863

227909

227931

227954

1000

239285

239469

239633

239729

239818

239863

239908

239931

239954

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30 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

16

18

22

26

35

43

57

68

82

2

79

86

98

111

132

147

169

183

200

3

161

173

193

212

240

260

286

301

319

4

252

270

296

320

353

376

404

420

438

5

349

371

403

431

468

493

522

539

558

6

450

476

513

544

585

611

641

659

677

7

554

583

624

659

702

729

760

778

797

8

660

692

737

774

819

847

880

898

917

9

767

803

851

890

937

966

999

1017

1037

10

875

914

965

1007

1055

1085

1118

1137

1157

12

1096

1140

1196

1241

1292

1323

1358

1376

1396

14

1319

1368

1429

1476

1530

1562

1597

1616

1636

16

1544

1597

1663

1712

1768

1801

1836

1856

1876

18

1772

1829

1898

1949

2007

2040

2076

2096

2116

20

2001

2061

2133

2186

2245

2279

2316

2335

2356

25

2577

2645

2724

2781

2843

2877

2915

2935

2956

30

3159

3232

3317

3377

3440

3476

3514

3535

3556

35

3743

3822

3911

3973

4039

4075

4114

4134

4155

40

4330

4414

4507

4571

4637

4674

4714

4734

4755

45

4919

5006

5103

5168

5236

5274

5313

5334

5355

50

5509

5600

5699

5766

5835

5873

5913

5934

5955

60

6692

6789

6894

6963

7034

7072

7113

7134

7155

70

7879

7981

8089

8160

8233

8271

8312

8333

8355

80

9067

9174

9285

9358

9432

9471

9512

9533

9555

90

10257

10368

10482

10556

10631

10670

10712

10733

10755

100

11449

11563

11680

11755

11830

11870

11912

11933

11955

125

14432

14552

14674

14752

14829

14869

14911

14933

14955

150

17419

17545

17670

17750

17828

17869

17911

17933

17955

175

20408

20538

20667

20748

20827

20868

20911

20933

20955

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30 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

23399

23533

23665

23746

23826

23868

23911

23932

23955

225

26392

26529

26662

26745

26826

26867

26910

26932

26955

250

29386

29525

29661

29744

29825

29867

29910

29932

29955

275

32380

32522

32659

32743

32825

32867

32910

32932

32955

300

35375

35519

35658

35742

35824

35867

35910

35932

35954

350

41367

41514

41655

41741

41824

41866

41910

41932

41954

400

47360

47510

47653

47740

47823

47866

47910

47932

47954

450

53354

53507

53652

53739

53823

53866

53910

53932

53954

500

59349

59504

59650

59738

59822

59866

59910

59932

59954

550

65345

65502

65649

65738

65822

65865

65910

65932

65954

600

71341

71500

71648

71737

71822

71865

71909

71932

71954

650

77338

77498

77647

77737

77822

77865

77909

77932

77954

700

83335

83496

83646

83736

83821

83865

83909

83932

83954

750

89332

89495

89646

89736

89821

89865

89909

89932

89954

800

95330

95493

95645

95735

95821

95865

95909

95932

95954

850

101327

101492

101644

101735

101821

101865

101909

101932

101954

900

107325

107491

107644

107735

107821

107865

107909

107932

107954

950

113323

113490

113643

113735

113821

113865

113909

113932

113954

1000

119322

119489

119643

119734

119821

119865

119909

119932

119954

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45 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

10

11

12

14

17

21

29

35

45

2

48

52

57

63

74

83

98

109

122

3

99

105

115

125

142

155

174

186

201

4

157

165

179

193

213

229

251

264

280

5

218

229

246

263

287

305

329

343

359

6

282

296

316

335

363

382

407

422

439

7

348

364

387

409

439

460

486

501

519

8

416

434

460

484

516

538

565

581

598

9

485

504

533

559

593

616

644

660

678

10

555

576

607

635

671

695

723

740

758

12

697

722

758

788

827

852

882

899

918

14

841

870

909

943

984

1010

1041

1059

1077

16

988

1019

1062

1098

1142

1169

1200

1218

1237

18

1135

1170

1216

1254

1300

1327

1360

1378

1397

20

1284

1322

1371

1410

1458

1486

1519

1537

1557

25

1661

1704

1760

1803

1854

1884

1918

1937

1957

30

2042

2090

2151

2198

2251

2282

2317

2336

2356

35

2426

2479

2544

2594

2649

2681

2717

2736

2756

40

2812

2869

2938

2990

3047

3080

3116

3136

3156

45

3199

3260

3333

3387

3445

3479

3516

3535

3556

50

3589

3653

3729

3784

3844

3878

3915

3935

3956

60

4370

4440

4522

4580

4642

4677

4715

4735

4756

70

5154

5230

5316

5376

5440

5476

5514

5535

5556

80

5941

6021

6111

6173

6239

6275

6314

6334

6355

90

6730

6814

6907

6971

7038

7074

7114

7134

7155

100

7520

7607

7703

7769

7837

7874

7913

7934

7955

125

9499

9594

9696

9765

9835

9873

9913

9934

9955

150

11483

11584

11691

11761

11833

11872

11912

11933

11955

175

13470

13576

13686

13759

13832

13871

13912

13933

13955

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45 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

15459

15569

15683

15757

15831

15870

15912

15933

15955

225

17449

17563

17680

17755

17830

17870

17912

17933

17955

250

19441

19558

19677

19754

19829

19870

19911

19933

19955

275

21434

21554

21675

21752

21829

21869

21911

21933

21955

300

23428

23550

23673

23751

23828

23869

23911

23933

23955

350

27417

27543

27670

27749

27827

27868

27911

27933

27955

400

31408

31538

31667

31748

31827

31868

31911

31933

31955

450

35400

35533

35665

35747

35826

35868

35911

35932

35955

500

39393

39530

39663

39745

39826

39867

39910

39932

39955

550

43387

43526

43661

43744

43825

43867

43910

43932

43955

600

47382

47523

47660

47744

47825

47867

47910

47932

47955

650

51378

51521

51658

51743

51824

51867

51910

51932

51955

700

55374

55518

55657

55742

55824

55867

55910

55932

55954

750

59370

59516

59656

59742

59824

59866

59910

59932

59954

800

63366

63514

63655

63741

63824

63866

63910

63932

63954

850

67363

67512

67654

67741

67823

67866

67910

67932

67954

900

71360

71511

71653

71740

71823

71866

71910

71932

71954

950

75358

75509

75653

75740

75823

75866

75910

75932

75954

1000

79355

79508

79652

79739

79823

79866

79910

79932

79954

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60 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

7

7

8

9

11

13

17

22

29

2

35

36

40

43

50

56

66

74

85

3

72

75

81

87

97

106

120

130

143

4

113

118

126

135

149

160

177

188

202

5

158

164

175

186

202

216

234

246

261

6

204

212

225

238

257

272

292

305

321

7

253

262

277

292

313

329

351

364

380

8

302

313

330

346

370

387

410

424

440

9

352

365

383

401

427

445

469

483

500

10

403

417

438

457

484

503

528

542

559

12

508

524

548

570

600

620

646

662

679

14

614

632

659

684

716

738

765

781

799

16

721

742

772

799

833

856

884

900

918

18

830

853

886

914

951

975

1003

1020

1038

20

940

965

1000

1030

1069

1093

1123

1139

1158

25

1218

1248

1289

1322

1364

1390

1421

1439

1457

30

1500

1534

1579

1616

1661

1688

1720

1738

1757

35

1784

1822

1872

1911

1958

1987

2019

2038

2057

40

2071

2112

2165

2207

2256

2285

2319

2337

2357

45

2358

2403

2459

2503

2554

2584

2618

2637

2657

50

2648

2695

2754

2800

2852

2883

2918

2937

2956

60

3229

3281

3346

3395

3450

3481

3517

3536

3556

70

3813

3870

3939

3990

4047

4080

4116

4136

4156

80

4399

4460

4534

4587

4646

4679

4716

4735

4756

90

4987

5052

5129

5184

5244

5278

5315

5335

5356

100

5576

5645

5725

5781

5843

5877

5915

5935

5956

125

7054

7130

7216

7276

7340

7376

7414

7435

7456

150

8536

8618

8709

8772

8838

8875

8914

8934

8955

175

10021

10108

10204

10269

10337

10374

10413

10434

10455

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AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

11509

11600

11700

11767

11836

11873

11913

11934

11955

225

12998

13094

13196

13264

13335

13373

13413

13434

13455

250

14489

14588

14693

14763

14834

14872

14913

14934

14955

275

15980

16082

16190

16261

16333

16372

16412

16433

16455

300

17473

17578

17688

17760

17832

17871

17912

17933

17955

350

20460

20570

20683

20757

20831

20871

20912

20933

20955

400

23450

23563

23680

23755

23830

23870

23912

23933

23955

450

26440

26558

26677

26754

26829

26870

26911

26933

26955

500

29432

29553

29675

29752

29829

29869

29911

29933

29955

550

32426

32549

32673

32751

32828

32869

32911

32933

32955

600

35419

35545

35671

35750

35828

35869

35911

35933

35955

650

38414

38542

38669

38749

38827

38868

38911

38933

38955

700

41409

41539

41667

41748

41827

41868

41911

41933

41955

750

44404

44536

44666

44747

44826

44868

44911

44932

44955

800

47400

47534

47665

47747

47826

47868

47911

47932

47955

850

50396

50531

50664

50746

50826

50868

50910

50932

50955

900

53393

53529

53663

53745

53826

53867

53910

53932

53955

950

56389

56527

56662

56745

56825

56867

56910

56932

56955

1000

59386

59526

59661

59744

59825

59867

59910

59932

59955

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90 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

5

5

5

6

7

9

11

14

18

2

23

24

26

29

32

37

42

49

54

3

47

50

53

58

63

71

77

87

93

4

75

78

83

90

96

107

115

125

132

5

104

109

115

124

131

144

153

164

171

6

135

141

148

159

168

181

191

204

211

7

167

174

182

194

205

220

230

243

251

8

199

208

217

231

242

258

269

282

290

9

233

242

252

268

280

297

308

322

330

10

267

277

288

305

318

336

347

362

370

12

336

348

361

380

394

414

426

441

450

14

406

421

435

456

471

492

505

521

529

16

477

494

510

532

549

571

584

600

609

18

549

568

585

610

627

650

664

680

689

20

622

642

661

687

705

729

743

760

769

25

807

831

852

882

902

927

942

959

968

30

994

1021

1045

1077

1099

1126

1141

1159

1168

35

1182

1213

1239

1274

1297

1324

1341

1358

1368

40

1373

1406

1435

1471

1495

1524

1540

1558

1568

45

1564

1600

1630

1669

1693

1723

1740

1758

1768

50

1756

1794

1826

1867

1892

1922

1939

1958

1968

60

2142

2185

2220

2263

2290

2321

2338

2357

2367

70

2530

2577

2615

2660

2688

2720

2738

2757

2767

80

2920

2971

3011

3058

3087

3119

3138

3157

3167

90

3311

3365

3407

3456

3485

3519

3537

3557

3567

100

3703

3760

3804

3854

3884

3918

3937

3957

3967

125

4687

4750

4797

4851

4882

4917

4936

4956

4967

150

5673

5742

5792

5848

5881

5917

5936

5956

5967

175

6662

6735

6788

6846

6879

6916

6936

6956

6967

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AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

7653

7729

7784

7844

7878

7915

7935

7956

7967

225

8645

8725

8782

8843

8878

8915

8935

8956

8967

250

9638

9721

9779

9842

9877

9915

9935

9956

9966

275

10631

10717

10777

10841

10876

10914

10935

10956

10966

300

11626

11714

11775

11840

11876

11914

11934

11956

11966

350

13616

13708

13772

13838

13875

13914

13934

13955

13966

400

15608

15704

15769

15837

15874

15913

15934

15955

15966

450

17601

17700

17767

17836

17873

17913

17934

17955

17966

500

19594

19697

19765

19835

19873

19913

19934

19955

19966

550

21589

21694

21763

21834

21872

21913

21934

21955

21966

600

23584

23691

23762

23833

23872

23912

23933

23955

23966

650

25580

25689

25760

25833

25871

25912

25933

25955

25966

700

27576

27687

27759

27832

27871

27912

27933

27955

27966

750

29573

29685

29758

29832

29871

29912

29933

29955

29966

800

31569

31683

31757

31831

31871

31912

31933

31955

31966

850

33566

33682

33756

33831

33870

33912

33933

33955

33966

900

35563

35680

35755

35830

35870

35912

35933

35955

35966

950

37561

37679

37755

37830

37870

37912

37933

37955

37966

1000

39559

39678

39754

39830

39870

39911

39933

39955

39966

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120 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

3

4

4

4

5

6

7

9

11

2

17

17

18

20

22

25

28

33

37

3

34

36

37

40

43

49

53

60

65

4

54

57

59

63

67

74

80

88

94

5

76

79

82

88

93

101

108

117

123

6

99

102

106

113

119

129

136

146

153

7

122

126

131

139

146

157

165

175

182

8

146

151

156

165

173

185

193

205

212

9

170

176

182

192

201

213

223

234

241

10

195

202

209

220

229

242

252

264

271

12

246

254

262

275

285

300

310

323

331

14

298

307

316

331

342

358

369

383

390

16

350

361

371

387

399

417

428

442

450

18

404

415

427

444

457

475

487

502

510

20

457

470

483

501

515

534

547

561

570

25

594

609

624

646

661

682

695

711

719

30

732

750

767

791

808

830

844

860

869

35

872

892

911

937

956

979

993

1010

1019

40

1013

1035

1056

1084

1103

1128

1143

1159

1169

45

1155

1179

1201

1231

1252

1277

1292

1309

1318

50

1297

1324

1347

1379

1400

1426

1442

1459

1468

60

1584

1614

1641

1675

1697

1725

1741

1758

1768

70

1873

1906

1935

1972

1995

2024

2040

2058

2068

80

2163

2199

2230

2269

2293

2323

2340

2358

2368

90

2454

2493

2526

2566

2592

2622

2639

2658

2668

100

2746

2788

2822

2864

2891

2921

2939

2958

2967

125

3480

3527

3565

3610

3638

3670

3688

3707

3717

150

4216

4268

4309

4357

4386

4419

4437

4457

4467

175

4954

5011

5054

5105

5135

5168

5187

5207

5217

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120 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

5694

5754

5800

5853

5883

5918

5937

5957

5967

225

6436

6499

6547

6601

6632

6667

6686

6706

6717

250

7178

7244

7294

7349

7381

7417

7436

7456

7467

275

7921

7990

8041

8098

8130

8166

8186

8206

8217

300

8665

8737

8789

8847

8880

8916

8936

8956

8967

350

10154

10230

10285

10345

10379

10416

10435

10456

10467

400

11645

11725

11782

11843

11878

11915

11935

11956

11967

450

13137

13220

13279

13342

13377

13415

13435

13456

13466

500

14630

14716

14776

14840

14876

14914

14935

14956

14966

550

16124

16213

16274

16339

16375

16414

16434

16456

16466

600

17618

17710

17773

17839

17875

17914

17934

17955

17966

650

19113

19207

19271

19338

19374

19414

19434

19455

19466

700

20609

20704

20769

20837

20874

20913

20934

20955

20966

750

22105

22202

22268

22336

22374

22413

22434

22455

22466

800

23601

23700

23767

23836

23873

23913

23934

23955

23966

850

25097

25198

25266

25335

25373

25413

25434

25455

25466

900

26594

26696

26765

26835

26873

26913

26934

26955

26966

950

28091

28195

28264

28334

28372

28413

28434

28455

28466

1000

29588

29693

29763

29834

29872

29913

29934

29955

29966

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Table 6-8.

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180 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

4

5

2

11

11

11

12

13

14

16

19

21

3

22

23

24

25

26

29

31

35

39

4

35

36

37

39

41

45

48

53

57

5

49

51

52

55

57

62

66

72

76

6

64

66

67

71

74

79

84

91

96

7

79

81

83

87

91

97

102

110

115

8

95

97

100

104

108

115

121

129

134

9

111

113

116

122

126

134

140

148

154

10

127

130

133

139

144

152

159

168

174

12

160

164

168

175

180

190

197

207

213

14

194

198

203

211

217

228

236

246

253

16

228

233

239

247

255

266

274

285

292

18

263

269

275

284

292

305

313

325

332

20

298

304

311

322

330

343

353

364

372

25

387

395

403

416

426

441

451

463

471

30

478

487

497

511

523

539

549

563

571

35

570

581

591

607

620

637

648

662

670

40

662

674

686

704

717

736

747

762

770

45

755

769

782

801

815

834

847

861

870

50

849

864

878

898

913

933

946

961

970

60

1038

1055

1071

1094

1110

1132

1145

1160

1169

70

1228

1247

1265

1290

1307

1330

1344

1360

1369

80

1419

1441

1460

1487

1505

1529

1543

1560

1569

90

1612

1635

1656

1684

1703

1728

1743

1759

1769

100

1804

1829

1852

1882

1902

1927

1942

1959

1968

125

2289

2318

2343

2377

2399

2425

2441

2459

2468

150

2776

2809

2837

2873

2896

2924

2940

2958

2968

175

3264

3301

3331

3369

3394

3423

3440

3458

3468

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AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

3755

3794

3826

3867

3892

3922

3939

3958

3968

225

4246

4288

4322

4365

4391

4421

4439

4458

4468

250

4738

4783

4819

4863

4890

4921

4938

4957

4967

275

5231

5278

5316

5361

5388

5420

5438

5457

5467

300

5724

5774

5813

5859

5887

5920

5938

5957

5967

350

6713

6766

6808

6857

6886

6919

6937

6957

6967

400

7703

7760

7804

7854

7885

7918

7937

7957

7967

450

8694

8754

8800

8853

8883

8918

8937

8957

8967

500

9686

9750

9797

9851

9882

9917

9936

9956

9967

550

10680

10745

10795

10850

10882

10917

10936

10956

10967

600

11673

11742

11792

11848

11881

11917

11936

11956

11967

650

12668

12738

12790

12847

12880

12916

12936

12956

12967

700

13662

13735

13788

13846

13880

13916

13936

13956

13967

750

14657

14732

14786

14845

14879

14916

14935

14956

14967

800

15653

15730

15785

15845

15879

15916

15935

15956

15967

850

16649

16727

16783

16844

16878

16915

16935

16956

16967

900

17645

17725

17782

17843

17878

17915

17935

17956

17967

950

18641

18723

18780

18842

18877

18915

18935

18956

18966

1000

19638

19721

19779

19842

19877

19915

19935

19956

19966

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240 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

8

8

8

9

9

10

11

12

14

3

16

17

17

18

19

20

22

24

27

4

26

27

27

28

30

32

34

37

40

5

36

37

38

40

41

44

46

51

54

6

47

48

49

51

53

57

59

64

68

7

58

60

61

63

66

69

73

78

82

8

70

71

73

76

78

83

87

92

97

9

82

83

85

88

91

96

100

107

111

10

94

96

98

101

104

110

114

121

126

12

118

121

123

127

131

137

142

150

155

14

143

146

149

154

158

165

171

179

185

16

169

172

175

181

186

194

200

208

214

18

195

198

202

208

213

222

229

238

244

20

221

225

229

235

241

251

258

267

273

25

287

292

297

305

312

323

331

341

348

30

354

360

366

376

383

395

404

415

422

35

422

429

436

447

456

469

478

490

497

40

491

499

506

518

528

542

552

564

571

45

561

569

577

590

601

616

626

638

646

50

630

639

649

663

674

689

700

713

721

60

771

781

792

808

820

837

849

862

870

70

912

924

936

954

967

986

998

1012

1020

80

1055

1068

1081

1101

1115

1134

1147

1161

1170

90

1198

1213

1227

1248

1263

1283

1296

1311

1320

100

1341

1358

1373

1395

1411

1432

1445

1461

1469

125

1702

1722

1740

1765

1782

1805

1819

1835

1844

150

2065

2088

2108

2136

2155

2179

2193

2210

2219

175

2430

2455

2477

2507

2527

2552

2567

2584

2593

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240 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

2796

2823

2847

2879

2900

2926

2942

2959

2968

225

3162

3192

3218

3251

3273

3300

3316

3334

3343

250

3530

3562

3589

3624

3647

3675

3691

3708

3718

275

3898

3932

3961

3997

4021

4049

4065

4083

4093

300

4267

4302

4332

4370

4394

4423

4440

4458

4468

350

5005

5045

5077

5117

5142

5172

5189

5208

5218

400

5746

5788

5822

5865

5891

5922

5939

5958

5968

450

6487

6532

6568

6612

6639

6671

6688

6707

6717

500

7229

7277

7315

7360

7388

7420

7438

7457

7467

550

7972

8022

8062

8109

8137

8170

8188

8207

8217

600

8715

8768

8809

8857

8886

8919

8937

8957

8967

650

9459

9514

9557

9606

9635

9669

9687

9707

9717

700

10204

10261

10304

10355

10385

10418

10437

10457

10467

750

10949

11007

11052

11104

11134

11168

11187

11207

11217

800

11694

11754

11800

11853

11883

11918

11937

11957

11967

850

12440

12502

12549

12602

12633

12668

12686

12706

12717

900

13186

13249

13297

13351

13382

13417

13436

13456

13467

950

13932

13997

14045

14100

14132

14167

14186

14206

14217

1000

14678

14744

14794

14849

14881

14917

14936

14956

14967

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300 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

9

10

3

13

13

13

14

14

15

16

18

20

4

21

21

21

22

23

24

26

28

30

5

29

29

30

31

32

34

36

39

41

6

37

38

39

40

41

44

46

49

52

7

46

47

48

50

51

54

56

60

63

8

56

56

57

59

61

64

67

71

75

9

65

66

67

69

71

75

78

83

86

10

74

76

77

79

81

85

89

94

98

12

94

95

97

100

102

107

111

117

121

14

114

116

117

121

124

129

133

140

144

16

134

136

138

142

145

151

156

163

168

18

155

157

159

164

167

174

179

186

191

20

175

178

181

185

189

196

202

210

215

25

228

231

235

240

245

253

260

268

274

30

281

285

289

296

302

311

318

327

333

35

336

340

345

352

359

369

377

387

393

40

390

395

401

409

416

427

435

446

453

45

445

451

457

466

474

486

494

505

512

50

501

507

513

524

532

545

554

565

572

60

612

620

627

639

649

662

672

684

691

70

725

734

742

755

766

781

791

804

811

80

838

848

857

872

883

899

910

923

931

90

952

963

973

989

1001

1018

1029

1043

1050

100

1067

1078

1089

1106

1119

1137

1148

1162

1170

125

1354

1368

1381

1401

1415

1434

1447

1461

1470

150

1643

1659

1675

1696

1712

1733

1746

1761

1769

175

1934

1952

1969

1992

2009

2031

2045

2060

2069

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AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

2225

2245

2264

2289

2307

2330

2344

2360

2369

225

2518

2539

2559

2586

2605

2629

2643

2660

2669

250

2811

2834

2855

2884

2904

2928

2943

2959

2969

275

3104

3129

3152

3182

3202

3227

3242

3259

3268

300

3398

3425

3449

3480

3501

3527

3542

3559

3568

350

3987

4017

4043

4076

4098

4125

4141

4159

4168

400

4578

4610

4638

4674

4697

4724

4741

4758

4768

450

5170

5204

5234

5271

5295

5324

5340

5358

5368

500

5762

5799

5830

5869

5894

5923

5940

5958

5968

550

6355

6394

6427

6467

6492

6522

6539

6558

6568

600

6948

6990

7024

7065

7091

7122

7139

7158

7168

650

7543

7586

7621

7664

7690

7721

7739

7757

7767

700

8137

8182

8219

8262

8290

8321

8338

8357

8367

750

8732

8779

8816

8861

8889

8920

8938

8957

8967

800

9327

9376

9414

9460

9488

9520

9538

9557

9567

850

9923

9973

10012

10059

10087

10120

10138

10157

10167

900

10518

10570

10610

10658

10687

10719

10738

10757

10767

950

11114

11167

11209

11257

11286

11319

11337

11357

11367

1000

11711

11765

11807

11856

11886

11919

11937

11957

11967

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600 Seconds Average Service Time
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

5

3

6

6

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

4

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

5

14

14

15

15

15

16

17

18

19

6

19

19

19

19

20

21

22

23

25

7

23

23

24

24

25

26

27

28

30

8

28

28

28

29

30

30

32

33

36

9

32

32

33

34

35

36

37

39

41

10

37

37

38

38

40

41

43

44

47

12

47

47

48

48

50

51

53

55

58

14

56

57

58

59

60

62

64

67

70

16

66

67

68

69

71

73

76

78

81

18

77

77

78

80

82

84

87

89

93

20

87

88

89

90

93

95

98

101

105

25

113

114

116

117

120

123

127

130

134

30

140

141

143

145

148

151

156

159

164

35

166

168

170

172

176

179

185

188

193

40

194

195

198

200

205

208

214

218

223

45

221

223

226

228

233

237

243

247

253

50

248

250

254

257

262

266

272

277

282

60

304

306

310

314

320

324

331

336

342

70

360

363

367

371

378

383

390

395

402

80

416

419

424

429

436

442

450

455

461

90

473

476

482

487

495

501

509

514

521

100

530

533

539

545

553

560

568

574

581

125

672

677

684

691

700

708

717

723

731

150

816

822

830

837

848

856

866

873

880

175

961

967

977

984

996

1005

1016

1022

1030

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Table 6-11.

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600 Seconds Average Service Time — Continued
AVG SPEED ANS

agents

11

15

22

30

45

60

90

120

180

200

1106

1113

1123

1132

1145

1154

1165

1172

1180

225

1251

1259

1270

1280

1293

1303

1314

1322

1330

250

1397

1405

1418

1428

1442

1452

1464

1471

1480

275

1543

1552

1565

1576

1591

1601

1614

1621

1630

300

1690

1699

1713

1724

1740

1750

1763

1771

1780

350

1983

1994

2010

2021

2038

2049

2063

2071

2079

400

2277

2289

2306

2319

2337

2348

2362

2370

2379

450

2572

2585

2603

2617

2636

2648

2662

2670

2679

500

2867

2881

2901

2915

2934

2947

2961

2970

2979

550

3163

3177

3198

3213

3234

3246

3261

3270

3279

600

3459

3474

3496

3512

3533

3546

3561

3569

3579

650

3755

3771

3794

3811

3832

3845

3861

3869

3879

700

4051

4069

4092

4109

4131

4145

4160

4169

4179

750

4348

4366

4391

4408

4431

4444

4460

4469

4479

800

4645

4664

4689

4707

4730

4744

4760

4769

4779

850

4942

4961

4988

5006

5029

5044

5060

5069

5079

900

5239

5259

5286

5305

5329

5343

5360

5369

5378

950

5536

5557

5585

5604

5629

5643

5660

5669

5678

1000

5834

5855

5884

5904

5928

5943

5959

5969

5978

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Trunk Engineering Guidelines
The number of trunks required for a typical ACD ranges from 1.1 to 1.7 times the
number of agents (whenever a blocked call represents potential lost revenue). As
in the case of agents, the number of trunks required for an ACD is based on the
incoming traffic to each split, not the ACD as a whole.
The left-most column in Table 6-12 lists the number of trunks required to service a
split depending on the carried load in Erlangs and the blocking probability. Erlang
is a unit of traffic intensity, or load, used to express the amount of traffic it takes to
keep one facility busy for one hour. Blocking probability relates to the desired
grade of service. The possible blocking probabilities are shown across the top of
Table 6-12, and the entries under the blocking probabilities are carried loads in
Erlangs.
To determine the number of trunks needed for a given split, use Table 6-12 as
follows:
■

You will need a split report for the peak busy-hour (for example, list
bcms split ## time xx:xx xx:xx) for the busiest day of the week.
NOTE:
If the time interval is sufficiently long to cover the busiest hours of the
day (such as 8:00 to 18:00) you need only scan the report to
determine which hour is the busy hour. If you have this report for a
time other than the peak busy hour then you will need to estimate
values for the busy hour.

■

For the identified peak busy hour, you will need to determine the AVG TALK
TIME and the AVG SPEED ANS. Otherwise, you must estimate the
average call duration: the total time a caller spends waiting for an answer,
plus any time on hold (in queue), and plus the service time (the time the
caller spends talking to an agent).

■

If you know the calling volume, otherwise referred to as the busy-hour calls,
then use that value. As an alternative, you must estimate the number of
busy hour calls received by the ACD split during peak levels of caller
activity.
NOTE:
The calling volume is simply the sum of the two fields (# ACD and #
ABAND) for the identified busy hour. This does not include:

■

■

calls never queued

■

calls given Central Office (CO) busy

Multiply the call duration (in fractions of an hour) by the rate of busy-hour
calls (in calls per hour). This number is the carried load in Erlangs.
Abandoned calls should be multiplied by the AVG ABAND time.

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■

Determine the desired grade of service (the blocking probability). The
blocking probability for each split is defined as the ratio of blocked calls to
the total number of incoming calls.

■

In the column corresponding to the desired grade of service, (for
example, 1 percent blocking probability) choose the nearest higher carried
load. The number of trunks required is then read from the left-most column.
NOTE:
The entries in Table 6-12 are offered loads in Erlangs.

Example 4:
An insurance agency has an ACD that queues calls incoming from the public
switched network. The agency knows that the average caller spends 30 seconds
on hold (in queue), and requires 6 minutes and 20 seconds to service. The
busy-hour call arrival rate is 70 per hour. How many trunks does the agency need
to provide a service level of 99 percent (1 percent blocking probability)?
The average call duration is:

average call duration = 30 + 380 = 410 seconds or 0. 11389 hours

Therefore, the carried load in Erlangs is:

carried load = 0. 11389 × 70 = 7. 972

Under the 1 percent column, you will find that 14 trunks can service a carried load
of 7.278 Erlangs while 16 trunks can service 8.786 Erlangs. Interpolate as follows:

y = number o f trunks
x − x0
y = y 0 + (y 1 − y 0 ) ________
x1 − x0
7. 972 − 7. 278
y = 14 + ( 16 − 14 ) _____________
8. 786 − 7. 278
y = 14 + ( 2 × 0. 460 )
y = 14. 92

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Table 6-12.

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ACD Trunk Engineering
Blocking Probability

trunks

0.01%

0.02%

0.05%

0.10%

0.20%

0.50%

1.00%

2.00%

5.00%

1

0.0002

0.0003

0.0006

0.0011

0.0021

0.0050

0.0100

0.0200

0.0500

2

0.0142

0.0202

0.0321

0.0457

0.0652

0.1049

0.1511

0.2190

0.3622

3

0.0868

0.1102

0.1516

0.1936

0.2482

0.3473

0.4509

0.5902

0.8544

4

0.2347

0.2824

0.3622

0.4388

0.5340

0.6977

0.8607

1.070

1.448

5

0.4519

0.5269

0.6482

0.7614

0.8981

1.126

1.347

1.624

2.108

6

0.7282

0.8314

0.9952

1.145

1.323

1.614

1.890

2.230

2.812

7

1.054

1.186

1.392

1.577

1.795

2.147

2.476

2.877

3.551

8

1.422

1.582

1.829

2.049

2.306

2.716

3.096

3.555

4.316

9

1.825

2.013

2.300

2.555

2.849

3.316

3.745

4.258

5.102

10

2.260

2.474

2.801

3.089

3.420

3.941

4.417

4.982

5.905

12

3.207

3.473

3.876

4.227

4.628

5.253

5.817

6.482

7.553

14

4.238

4.555

5.030

5.441

5.907

6.630

7.278

8.036

9.243

16

5.338

5.703

6.246

6.715

7.244

8.059

8.786

9.632

10.97

18

6.495

6.905

7.515

8.038

8.626

9.530

10.33

11.26

12.72

20

7.700

8.154

8.827

9.402

10.05

11.04

11.91

12.92

14.49

25

10.88

11.44

12.26

12.96

13.74

14.92

15.96

17.15

18.99

30

14.24

14.90

15.86

16.67

17.57

18.94

20.13

21.49

23.56

35

17.75

18.49

19.58

20.50

21.52

23.05

24.39

25.91

28.19

40

21.37

22.19

23.40

24.42

25.55

27.24

28.72

30.38

32.87

45

25.08

25.98

27.31

28.42

29.65

31.50

33.10

34.89

37.57

50

28.86

29.85

31.28

32.48

33.81

35.80

37.52

39.45

42.31

60

36.62

37.75

39.38

40.75

42.27

44.53

46.48

48.65

51.84

70

44.57

45.83

47.66

49.19

50.88

53.39

55.55

57.95

61.43

80

52.68

54.07

56.07

57.75

59.60

62.35

64.71

67.31

71.08

90

60.92

62.42

64.60

66.42

68.42

71.40

73.94

76.74

80.76

100

69.26

70.87

73.21

75.17

77.31

80.51

83.22

86.21

90.48

125

90.47

92.35

95.07

97.33

99.82

103.5

106.6

110.1

114.9

150

112.1

114.2

117.3

119.8

122.6

126.8

130.3

134.1

139.4

175

134.0

136.3

139.7

142.5

145.6

150.2

154.0

158.2

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Blocking Probability

trunks

0.01%

0.02%

0.05%

0.10%

0.20%

0.50%

1.00%

2.00%

5.00%

200

156.2

158.7

162.4

165.5

168.8

173.8

177.9

182.4

188.6

225

178.5

181.3

185.2

188.5

192.1

197.5

201.9

206.7

213.3

250

201.0

203.9

208.2

211.7

215.6

221.3

226.0

231.1

238.0

275

223.7

226.8

231.3

235.0

239.1

245.1

250.2

255.5

262.7

300

246.4

249.7

254.4

258.4

262.7

269.1

274.4

280.0

287.5

400

338.4

342.3

347.9

352.6

357.8

365.3

371.6

378.2

386.7

500

431.4

435.9

442.3

447.7

453.6

462.2

469.3

476.7

486.2

600

525.1

530.1

537.3

543.4

549.9

559.5

567.3

575.5

585.7

700

619.4

624.9

632.8

639.4

646.6

657.1

665.6

674.5

685.4

800

714.2

720.1

728.7

735.8

743.6

754.9

764.1

773.5

785.1

900

809.3

815.7

824.9

832.5

840.8

852.9

862.7

872.7

884.8

1000

904.7

911.5

921.3

929.4

938.2

951.1

961.5

972.0

984.6

1100

1000

1008

1018

1026

1036

1049

1060

1071

1084

1200

1096

1104

1115

1124

1134

1148

1159

1171

1184

1300

1192

1200

1212

1221

1231

1246

1258

1270

1284

1400

1289

1297

1309

1319

1329

1345

1357

1370

1384

1500

1385

1394

1406

1416

1427

1444

1456

1469

1484

1600

1482

1490

1503

1514

1526

1542

1556

1569

1584

1700

1578

1587

1601

1612

1624

1641

1655

1668

1684

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Heading Comparison

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A

The following is a comparison of reports and report headings for BCMS and
CentreVu Call Management System (CMS). The attachments detail each column
from each BCMS report, its corresponding column from a standard CentreVu
CMS report (or a database item in the CentreVu CMS database or a calculation, if
no corresponding column appears in a standard CentreVu CMS report) and
present notes on any differences between the two.
NOTE:
CentreVu CMS is not supported on the DEFINITY BCS or GuestWorks
offers.

Summary of Differences
The following are the primary differences between the BCMS report items and
those in CentreVu CMS:
1. Names of measured entities on the switch are limited to 27 characters. On
CentreVu CMS, they are limited to 20 characters. (Note that both systems
may truncate names to fit on some reports.)
2. Almost all database items in CentreVu CMS are call-based rather than
interval-based. This means that almost all data for a call is recorded in the
interval in which the call and any associated after call work completed. In
BCMS, most items are recorded when the call itself completes (not
following after call work), except for transfers, which are recorded when the
transfer takes place, i.e., when the agent pushes the transfer button for the
second time. In fact, half of the call ends with the transfer and is recorded
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3. The system supports “ring” state when reporting on ACD calls to the
CentreVu CMS. CentreVu CMS tracks the time that calls spend ringing and
will show an agent with a call ringing as being in the “ring” state, on
real-time reports. BCMS receives notification when a call is ringing at the
agent’s terminal and puts the agent into the “Other” state in real-time
reports. It does not have a “ring” state nor does it explicitly track the time
calls spend ringing at agents’ terminals.
4. CentreVu CMS collects both interval-based and call-based after call work
time. The interval-based ACW time includes any time in ACW not
associated with a call (The agent pushed the ACW button while not on an
ACD call.), as well as call-related ACW time. The call-based ACW time
includes only ACW time associated with a call. CentreVu CMS agent
reports that show the time agents spent in the various work states display
interval-based ACW time. CentreVu CMS split and VDN reports that show
average after call work time use the call-based ACW time to calculate the
average.
BCMS historical reports display the equivalent of interval-based ACW time,
i.e., the ACW time reported includes both call-related and non-call related
ACW time. The “monitor system” (BCMS System Status) report displays
only call-related ACW time.
5. The BCMS real-time agent report shows the clock time at which the agent
entered the current work state. CentreVu CMS real-time agent reports
show the elapsed time the agent has spent in the current work state.
6. CentreVu CMS does not include direct agent ACD calls with split ACD calls
on split reports. BCMS does include direct agent ACD calls in ACD CALLS
on split reports.
7. CentreVu CMS records dequeues for calls that dequeue from non-primary
splits in a VDN. BCMS does not display a count of dequeued calls in any
reports, however dequeued calls do count as calls offered to the split and
thus have an effect on the percent within service level calculation for the
split.
8. BCMS reports hold time only for ACD calls. CentreVu CMS reports hold
time for ACD calls on split reports, but reports hold time for ACD and
extension calls in agent reports.
NOTE:
If you are viewing CMS reports using CentreVu Supervisor, the report
headings may be slightly different.

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BCMS Agent Status (Real-Time) Report

BCMS
Column

Description

CMS Report

CMS Column/DB
Item

CMS Notes

Split

Split number

Split Status

Split

name or number

Split Name

Split name

Split Status

Split

name or number

Calls Waiting

ACD/DA calls
waiting

Split Status

Calls Waiting

ACD calls only

Oldest Call

time oldest
ACD/DA call
waited

Split Status

Oldest Call Waiting

time oldest ACD call
waited

Staffed

agts logged into
split

Split Report

Agents Staffed

Avail

agts available in
split

Split Report

Agents Available

ACD

agts on ACD/DA
calls for split

Split Report

Agents ACD Calls

ACW

agts in ACW for
ACD/DA calls

Split Report

Agents After Call
Work

AUX

agts in AUX for
split

Split Report

Agents Aux Work

Extn

agents on extn
calls; these
agents are also
counted in ACW
and AUX

Other

agts on ACD or in
ACW for another
split, with calls
ringing or calls on
hold

AGENT

ACD calls only

ONACWIN
+ONAUXIN
+ONACWOUT
+ONAUXOUT

Not on std CentreVu
CMS RT reports

Split Report

Agents Other

includes agents on DA
calls

name or extn

Agent Report

Agent Name

LOGIN ID

agent login ID

Agent Report

Login ID

EXT

agent extension

Agent Report

Extn

STATE

Avail, ACD, ACW,
AUX, Ext In, Ext
Out, Other,INIT

Agent Report

State

CMS states: AVAIL,
ACDIN,ACDOUT,
ACW,ACWIN,
ACWOUT,AUX,
AUXIN,AUXOUT,
DACD,DACW,RING,
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Column

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Description

CMS Report

CMS Column/DB
Item

Agent Report

Time

elapsed time in state

CentreVu CMS RT

TIME

clock time agent
entered state

ACD CALLS

number in/out
ACD + DA calls
completed

ACDCALLS +
DA-ACD CALLS

extension in calls
completed

ACWINCALLS+
AUXINCALLS

EXT IN
CALLS

CMS Notes

Not on standard
reports
Not on standard

CentreVu CMS RT
reports

EXT OUT
CALLS

extension out
calls completed

ACWOUTCALLS+
AUXOUTCALLS

Not on standard

CentreVu CMS RT
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Table A-2.

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BCMS System Status (real-time) Report/CentreVu CMS Real-time Split
Report

BCMS Column

Description

CMS Column/DB
Item

CMS Notes

SPLIT

Split name or ext

Split

CALLS WAIT

ACD and DA calls
waiting

Calls Waiting

ACD calls only

OLDEST CALL

time oldest ACD/DA
call has waited

Oldest Call Waiting

ACD calls only

AVG SPEED ANS

avg speed of ans for
ACD/DA calls

Avg Speed of Answer

ACD calls only

AVAIL AGENT

avail agts

Agents Available

ABAND CALLS

ACD/DA calls
abandoned from
queue or ringing

Abandoned Calls

ACD calls only

AVG ABAND TIME

avg time for ACD/DA
calls to abandon

Avg Time to Abandon

ACD calls only

ACD CALLS

ACD/DA calls
completed

Split ACD Calls

ACD calls only

AVG TALK TIME

avg talk time for
ACD/DA calls

Avg Split ACD Talk
Time

ACD calls only

AVG AFTER CALL

avg ACW time for
ACD/DA calls for
call-related ACW

% IN SERV LEVL

% calls answered
within service level

Not on standard

CentreVu CMS RT
reports
%Within Service
Level

on Queue/Agent
Summary and Call
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BCMS VDN Status Report / CentreVu CMS VDN Report

BCMS Column

Description

CMS Column/DB Item

CMS Notes

VDN NAME

VDN name or extension

VDN

name or number

CALLS WAIT

calls waiting in VDN

Calls Wait

OLDEST CALL

time oldest call has
waited

Oldest Call

ACD CALLS

completed ACD/DA calls

ACD Calls

AVG SPEED ANS

avg speed of answer for
ACD and connect calls

Avg Speed Answer

ABAND CALLS

VDN calls that
abandoned

Calls Aban

AVG ABAND TIME

avg time for VDN calls to
abandon

Aban Time

AVG TALK/HOLD

avg time ACD caller
spent talking and on hold

Avg ACD Talk

CMS number does
not contain hold time

CONN CALLS

calls routed to station,
attendant or annc and
answered there

CONNECTCALLS

not on standard

FLOW OUT

calls routed to another
VDN or to a trunk

VDN Flow Out

CALLS
BUSY/DISC

calls that executed busy
or disconnect step

Busy/Disc

% IN SERV LEVL

% ACD and connect calls
answered within service
level

% Within Service Level

CentreVu CMS RT
report

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Table A-4.

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BCMS Agent Report / CentreVu CMS Agent Summary
CMS Column/DB
Item

CMS Notes

Agent extn or Login
ID

Agent Name

login ID if no name

ACD CALLS

ACD/DA calls
completed for all
splits

ACD Calls

AVG TALK TIME

avg time talking on
ACD/DA calls, all
splits

Avg Talk Time

TOTAL AFTER CALL

Total ACW time for
ACD/DA calls and
non-call related ACW;
includes time on extn
calls

I_ACWTIME

TOTAL AVAIL TIME

time avail in at least
one split

Agent Time Avail

TOTAL AUX/OTHER

time in AUX in ALL
splits and time on
AUX extn calls; does
include “Other” time,
ringing time

Agent Time AUX

does not include time
ringing, in other

EXTN CALLS

in/out extn calls
completed

Extn In Calls, Extn
Out Calls

CMS has two
columns

AVG EXTN TIME

avg time on extn calls

Avg Extn In Talk
Time, Avg Extn Out
Talk Time

CMS has two
columns

TOTAL TIME
STAFFED

total time staffed in
any split

Agent Time Staff

TOTAL HOLD TIME

time ACD calls on
hold

HOLDTIME

BCMS Column

Description

Agent

ACD and personal
calls

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Table A-5.

A-8

BCMS Split Summary / CentreVu CMS Split Summary

BCMS Column

Description

CMS
Column/DB
Item

CMS Notes

Split

split number

Split

name or number

Split Name

split name or extn

Split

name or number

ACD CALLS

ACD/DA calls completed by this
split

ACD Calls

ACD calls only

AVG SPEED ANS

avg speed of ans for ACD/DA
calls

Avg Speed Ans

ACD calls only

ABAND CALLS

ACD/DA calls abandoned for
this split

Aban Calls

ACD calls only

AVG ABAND TIME

avg time to abandon for
ACD/DA calls

Avg Aban Time

ACD calls only

AVG TALK TIME

avg talk time for ACD/DA calls

Avg Talk Time

ACD calls only

TOTAL AFTER
CALL

total ACW time for ACD/DA calls
and non-call related ACW

I_ACWTIME

for ACD calls and
non-call related ACW

FLOW IN

calls split accepted as coverage
pt, or call-forwarded
(non-vectoring); calls answered
by non-primary split (vectoring).
Must have outflowed from a
BCMS-measured split.

Flow In

FLOW OUT

calls split extends to its
coverage pt, which call-forward
out or are answered via call
pickup (non-vectoring); calls that
dequeue (and are not
answered) from primary split’s
queue (vectoring)

Flow Out

TOTAL
AUX/OTHER

time agents spent in AUX,
including “Other” time

I_AUXTIME

AVG STAFF

avg # people staffed during
period

Avg Pos Stf

% IN SERV LEVL

% calls answered within service
level

% Within Service
Level

other time not
included

on Split Status report

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BCMS Trunk Group Summary / CentreVu CMS Trunk Group Summary
Report

BCMS Column

Description

CMS Column/DB
Item

CMS Notes

Group

trunk group number

Trunk group

name or number

Group Name

trunk group name

Trunk group

name or number

Number of Trunks

trunks in group

Number of trunks

INCOMING CALLS

incoming calls carried

Inbound Calls Carr

INCOMING ABAND

incoming calls
abandoned

Inbound Calls Aban

INCOMING TIME

avg holding time,
incoming calls

Inbound Avg Trk
Holding Time

INCOMING CCS

total holding time in CCS,
incoming calls

Inbound Total CCS

OUTGOING CALLS

outgoing calls carried

Outbound Calls Carr

OUTGOING COMP

outgoing calls answered

Outbound Far End
Comp

OUTGOING TIME

avg holding time,
outgoing calls

Outbound Avg Trk
Holding Time

OUTGOING CCS

total holding time in CCS,
outgoing calls

Outbound Total CCS

% ALL BUSY

% time all trunks in tk gp
busy

% Time All Trunks
Busy

% TIME MAINT

% time trunks busied out
for maint

% Time Maint Busy

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BCMS VDN Summary / CentreVu CMS VDN Report

BCMS Column

Description

CMS Column(s)

CMS Notes

VDN Ext

VDN extension

VDN

name or number

VDN Name

VDN name or extension

VDN

name or number

CALLS OFFERED

calls that used the VDN

Calls Offered

ACD CALLS

ACD/DA calls answered by
agent; for “queue to main”
and “check backup” only

Calls Ans

AVG SPEED ANS

avg speed ans for ACD/DA
calls

Avg Speed Ans

ABAND CALLS

calls abandoned from VDN
from “queue to main” and
“check backup” only

Calls Aban

AVG ABAND TIME

avg time in VDN before
abandon

Avg Aban Time

AVG TALK/HOLD

avg talk time on ACD/DA
calls, including time on
hold

Avg Talk Time

CONN CALLS

calls routed to station,
attendant, annc, call
pickup, or messaging split,
and answered there

Other Calls
Connect

FLOW OUT

calls that execute “route
to”, “messaging split” or
“adjunct routing”
successfully

VDN Flow Out

CALLS
BUSY/DISC

calls forced busy or
disconnected

Calls Forced Busy,
Calls Forced Disc

% IN SERV LEVL

% ACD and connect calls
answered within service
level

% Within Service
Level

includes calls from
“queue to main”, “check
backup”, “route to”
split/skill, “messaging
split/skill” and “adjunct
routing”

includes calls from
“queue to main”, “check
backup”, “route to”
split/skill, “messaging
split/skill” and “adjunct
routing”

excludes time on hold

calls that route to
external or VDN only

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References

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B

This chapter contains a list of user documents for the DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server (ECS) Release 7. (Most of these documents are
backward compatible with, and can be used with, the DEFINITY ECS Release 6
systems.)
To order these or other DEFINITY documents, contact the Lucent Technologies
Publications Center at the address and phone number on the back of the title
page of this document. A complete catalog of Business Communications Systems
(BCS) documents, including previous issues of the documents listed here, is
available on the World Wide Web. Ask your account team for the web address.

Basic DEFINITY ECS documents
These documents are issued for all new and upgrade DEFINITY ECS Release 7
systems.

Administration
The primary audience for these documents consists of customer administrators.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Overview, 555-230-024, Issue 7
Provides a brief description of the features available with DEFINITY ECS R7. This
book does not provide a general overview of the switch nor of basic telephony.
This book is available in the following languages: English, German (DE), Dutch
(NL), Brazilian Portuguese (PTB), European French (FR), Latin Spanish (SPL),
Italian (IT), Russian (RU), and Japanese (JA). To order, append the language
suffix to the document number; for example, 555-230-024DE for German. No
suffix is needed for the English version.

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DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Administrator’s Guide, 555-233-502, Issue 1
A task-based document that provides step-by-step procedures for administering
the switch. This book contains information previously found in DEFINITY ECS
Administration and Feature Description, 555-230-522, as well as new information
for this release and procedural sections added in Release 7.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7.1 — Change Description, 555-230-405, Issue 1
Provides a high-level overview of what is new in DEFINITY ECS R7.1. Describes
the hardware and software enhancements and lists the problem corrections for
this release. It also includes any last-minute changes that come in after the
remaining books have gone to production.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — System Description Pocket Reference,
555-230-211, Issue 4
Provides hardware descriptions, system parameters, listing of hardware required
to use features, system configurations, and environmental requirements.
DEFINITY System’s Little Instruction Book for basic administration,
555-230-727, Issue 5
Provides step-by-step procedures for performing basic switch administration
tasks. Includes managing phones, managing features, routing outgoing calls, and
enhancing system security.
DEFINITY System’s Little Instruction Book for advanced administration,
555-233-712, Issue 2
Provides step-by-step procedures for managing trunks, managing hunt groups,
setting up night service, writing vectors, recording announcements, using reports,
and understanding call centers.
DEFINITY System’s Little Instruction Book for basic diagnostics,
555-230-713, Issue 2
Provides step-by-step procedures for baselining your system, solving common
problems, reading alarms and errors, using features to troubleshoot your system,
and contacting Lucent.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Reports, 555-230-511, Issue 5
Provides detailed descriptions of the measurement, status, security, and recent
change history reports available in the system and is intended for administrators
who validate traffic reports and evaluation system performance. Includes
corrective actions for potential problems.

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BCS Products Security Handbook, 555-025-600, Issue 6
Provides information about the risks of telecommunications fraud and measures
for addressing those risks and preventing unauthorized use of BCS products. This
document is intended for telecommunications managers, console operators, and
security organizations within companies.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — System 75 and System 85 Terminals and
Adjuncts Reference, 555-015-201, Issue 10
Provides drawings and full descriptions for all phones, phone adjuncts, and data
terminals that can be used with System 75, System 85, DEFINITY
Communications System, and DEFINITY ECS. This document is intended for
customers and Lucent Technologies account teams for selecting the correct
equipment.
Guide Builder™ Software for DEFINITY® Telephones, 555-230-755
Provides the ability to produce laser-printed documentation for specific
telephones. A comprehensive user’s guide and on-line help support the software.
This information applies to Release 7 as well as earlier DEFINITY systems. All
customers receive this software.

Installation and maintenance
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Administration for Network Connectivity,
555-233-501, Issue 1
Describes the main types of switch-to-switch connections that use OverLAN
hardware and software, and the procedures required to administer these
connections.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Installation and Test for Single-Carrier Cabinets,
555-230-894, Issue 4
Provides procedures and information for hardware installation and initial testing of
single-carrier cabinets. This book is available in the following languages: English,
German (DE), Dutch (NL), Brazilian Portuguese (PTB), European French (FR),
Latin Spanish (SPL), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), and Japanese (JA). To order,
append the language suffix to the document number; for example,
555-230-894DE for German. No suffix is needed for the English version.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Installation and Test for Multi-Carrier Cabinets,
555-230-112, Issue 6
Provides procedures and information for hardware installation and initial testing of
multi-carrier cabinets.

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DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Installation for Adjuncts and Peripherals,
555-230-125, Issue 5
Provides procedures and information for hardware installation and initial testing of
ECS adjunct and peripheral systems and equipment.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Installation, Upgrades and Additions for
Compact Modular Cabinets, 555-230-128, Issue 4
Provides procedures and information for hardware installation and initial testing of
compact modular cabinets.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — ATM Installation, Upgrades, and Administration,
555-233-106, Issue 1
Provides step-by-step instructions for how to install, upgrade, and administer ATM
switches.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Installation and Maintenance for Survivable
Remote EPN, 555-233-102, Issue 2
Describes how to install, cable, test, and perform maintenance on a Survivable
Remote Expansion Port Network (SREPN). Provides power, ground, and fiber
connections.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Upgrades and Additions for R7r, 555-230-121,
Issue 5
Provides procedures for an installation technician to upgrade an existing
DEFINITY Communications System or DEFINITY ECS to DEFINITY ECS
Release 7.
Includes upgrade considerations, lists of required hardware, and step-by-step
upgrade procedures. Also includes procedures to add control carriers, switch
node carriers, port carriers, circuit packs, auxiliary cabinets, and other equipment.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Upgrades and Additions for R7si, 555-233-104,
Issue 1
Provides procedures for an installation technician to upgrade an existing
DEFINITY Communications System or DEFINITY ECS to DEFINITY ECS
Release 7.
Includes upgrade considerations, lists of required hardware, and step-by-step
upgrade procedures. Also includes procedures to add control carriers, switch
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DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Maintenance for R7r, 555-230-126, Issue 4
Provides detailed descriptions of the procedures for monitoring, testing,
troubleshooting, and maintaining the R7r ECS. Included are maintenance
architecture, craft commands, step-by-step trouble-clearing procedures, the
procedures for using all tests, and explanations of the system’s error codes.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Maintenance for R7si, 555-233-105, Issue 1
Provides detailed descriptions of the procedures for monitoring, testing,
troubleshooting, and maintaining the R7si ECS. Included are maintenance
architecture, craft commands, step-by-step trouble-clearing procedures, the
procedures for using all tests, and explanations of the system’s error codes.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Maintenance for R7csi, 555-230-129, Issue 4
Provides detailed descriptions of the procedures for monitoring, testing,
troubleshooting, and maintaining the R7csi (Compact Modular Cabinet) ECS.
Included are maintenance architecture, craft commands, step-by-step
trouble-clearing procedures, the procedures for using all tests, and explanations
of the system’s error codes.

Call center documents
These documents are issued for DEFINITY ECS Call Center applications. The
intended audience is DEFINITY ECS administrators.

DEFINITY
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Guide to ACD Call Centers, 555-233-503, Issue 1
This module contains information about the call center-specific features of the
DEFINITY ECS. This information was previously contained in DEFINITY ECS
Administration and Feature Description.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Call Vectoring/EAS Guide, 555-230-521, Issue 2
Provides information on how to write, use, and troubleshoot vectors, which are
command sequences that process telephone calls in an Automatic Call
Distribution (ACD) environment.
It is provided in two parts: tutorial and reference. The tutorial provides
step-by-step procedures for writing and implementing basic vectors. The
reference includes detailed descriptions of the call vectoring features, vector
management, vector administration, adjunct routing, troubleshooting, and
interactions with management information systems (including the Call
Management System).

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DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Basic Call Management System (BCMS)
Operations, 555-230-706, Issue 1
Provides detailed instructions on how to generate reports and manage the
system. It is intended for telecommunications managers who wish to use Basic
Call Management System (BCMS) reports and for system managers responsible
for maintaining the system. This documentation applies to Release 7 as well as
earlier DEFINITY systems.

CentreVu CMS
The following documents provide information about administration and use of the
CentreVu Call Management System.
CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 6— Administration,
Issue 1, 585-215-850
CentreVu Supervisor Version 6 — Reports, 585-215-851, Issue 1
CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 5 — Custom Reports,
585-215-822, Issue 1
CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 6 — Upgrades and
Migrations, 585-215-856, Issue 1
CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 6 — External Call
History Interface, 585-215-854, Issue 1
CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 5 — Forecast,
585-215-825, Issue 1
CentreVu CMS R3V6 — Planning, Configuration, and Implementation,
585-215-879, Issue 1

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Application-specific documents
These documents support specific DEFINITY documents.

ASAI
DEFINITY Communications System G3 — CallVisor ASAI Planning Guide,
555-230-222, Issue 4
Provides procedures and directions for the account team and customer personnel
for effectively planning and implementing the CallVisor Adjunct/Switch Application
Interface (ASAI) PBX-Host environment. The CallVisor ASAI is a communications
interface that allows adjunct processors to access switch features and to control
switch calls. It is implemented using an Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI). Hardware and software requirements are
included.
DEFINITY ECS Release 6 — CallVisor ASAI Protocol Reference,
555-230-221, Issue 7
Provides detailed layer 3 protocol information regarding the CallVisor
Adjunct/Switch Application Interface (ASAI) for the systems and is intended for
the library or driver programmer of an adjunct processor to create the library of
commands used by the applications programmers. Describes the ISDN message,
facility information elements, and information elements.
DEFINITY ECS Release 6 — CallVisor ASAI Technical Reference,
555-230-220, Issue 7
Provides detailed information regarding the CallVisor Adjunct/Switch Application
Interface (ASAI) for the systems and is intended for the application designer
responsible for building and/or programming custom applications and features.
DEFINITY ECS — CallVisor ASAI DEFINITY LAN Gateway over MAP-D
Installation, Administration, and Maintenance of, 555-230-113, Issue 2
Provides procedures for installation, administration, and maintenance of the
CallVisor Adjunct/Switch Application Interface (ASAI) Ethernet application over
the DEFINITY LAN Gateway and is intended for system administrators,
telecommunications managers, Management Information System (MIS)
managers, LAN managers, and Lucent personnel. The ASAI-Ethernet application
provides ASAI functionality using 10Base-T Ethernet rather than BRI as a
transport media.

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DEFINITY ECS — CallVisor ASAI PC LAN over MAP-D Installation,
Administration, and Maintenance of, 555-230-114, Issue 1
Provides procedures for installation, administration, and maintenance of the
CallVisor Adjunct/Switch Application Interface (ASAI) Ethernet application over
the PC LAN and is intended for system administrators, telecommunications
managers, Management Information System (MIS) managers, LAN managers,
and Lucent personnel. The ASAI-Ethernet application provides ASAI functionality
using 10Base-T Ethernet rather than BRI as a transport media.
DEFINITY ECS Release 6 — CallVisor ASAI Overview, 555-230-225, Issue 2
Provides a general description of Call Visor ASAI.
This document is available in the following languages: English, German (DE),
Dutch (NL), Brazilian Portuguese (PTB), European French (FR), Colombian
Spanish (SPL), and Japanese (JA). To order, append the language suffix to the
document number; for example, 555-230-894DE for German. No suffix is needed
for the English version.
DEFINITY ECS Release 6 — CallVisor PC ASAI Installation and Reference,
555-230-227, Issue 3
Provides procedural and reference information for installers, Tier 3 support
personnel, and application designers.

ACD
DEFINITY Communications Systems G3 — Automatic Call Distribution
(ACD) Agent Instructions, 555-230-722, Issue 5
Provides information for use by agents after they have completed ACD training.
Includes descriptions of ACD features and the procedures for using them.
DEFINITY Communications Systems G3 — Automatic Call Distribution
(ACD) Supervisor Instructions, 555-230-724, Issue 4
Provides information for use by supervisors after they have completed ACD
training. Includes descriptions of ACD features and the procedures for using
them.

Console operations
The primary audience for these documents consists of attendant console users.
DEFINITY ECS Console Operations, 555-230-700, Issue 4
Provides operating instructions for the attendant console. Included are
descriptions of the console control keys and functions, call-handling procedures,
basic system troubleshooting information, and routine maintenance procedures.

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DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Console Operations Quick Reference,
555-230-890, Issue 3
Provides operating instructions for the attendant console.Included are
descriptions of the console control keys and functions, call-handling procedures,
basic system troubleshooting information, and routine maintenance procedures.
This book is available in the following languages: English, German (DE), Dutch
(NL), Brazilian Portuguese (PTB), European French (FR), Latin Spanish (SPL),
Italian (IT), Russian (RU), and Japanese (JA). To order, append the language
suffix to the document number; for example, 555-230-890DE for German. No
suffix is needed for the English version.

Hospitality
The primary audience for these documents consists of hotel and health care
administrators, and telephone operators at these locations.
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Hospitality Operations, 555-230-723, Issue 5
Provides step-by-step procedures for using the features available for the lodging
and health industries to improve their property management and to provide
assistance to their employees and clients. Includes detailed descriptions of
reports.

Non-U.S. audiences
DEFINITY ECS Release 7 — Application Notes for Type Approval
Describes specific hardware and administration required to operate the DEFINITY
ECS in countries outside the United States. Available on the DEFINITY ECS
Release 7 Library CD only.

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Glossary and Abbreviations
GL

A
abandoned call
An incoming call in which the caller hangs up before the call is answered.
ACD
See Automatic Call Distribution (ACD).
ACD agent
See agent.
ACW
See after-call work (ACW) mode.
access code
A 1-, 2-, or 3-digit dial code used to activate or cancel a feature, or access an outgoing trunk.
ACD
See Automatic Call Distribution (ACD). ACD also refers to a work state in which an agent is on an
ACD call.
ACD work mode
See work mode.
active-notification call
A call for which event reports are sent over an active-notification association (communication
channel) to the adjunct. Sometimes referred to as a monitored call.
active notification domain
VDN or ACD split extension for which event notification has been requested.
adjunct-controlled split
An ACD split that is administered to be under adjunct control. Agents logged into such splits must
do all telephony work, ACD login/ logout, and changes of work mode through the adjunct (except for
auto-available adjunct-controlled splits, whose agents may not log in/out or change work mode).
after-call work (ACW) mode
A mode in which agents are unavailable to receive ACD calls. Agents enter the ACW mode to
perform ACD-related activities such as filling out a form after an ACD call.

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agent
A person who receives calls directed to a split. A member of an ACD hunt group or ACD split. Also
called an ACD agent.
agent report
A report that provides historical traffic information for internally measured agents.
Auto-In Work mode
One of four agent work modes: the mode in which an agent is ready to process another call as soon
as the current call is completed.
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
A feature that answers calls, and then, depending on administered instructions, delivers messages
appropriate for the caller and routes the call to an agent when one becomes available.
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) split
A method of routing calls of a similar type among agents in a call center. Also, a group of extensions
that are staffed by agents trained to handle a certain type of incoming call.
AUX-Work mode
A work mode in which agents are unavailable to receive ACD calls. Agents enter AUX-Work mode
when involved in non-ACD activities such as taking a break, going to lunch, or placing an outgoing
call.

B
BCMS
Basic Call Management System

C
Call Management System (CMS)
An application, running on an adjunct processor, that collects information from an ACD unit. CMS
enables customers to monitor and manage telemarketing centers by generating reports on the
status of agents, splits, trunks, trunk groups, vectors, and VDNs, and enables customers to partially
administer the ACD feature for a communications system.
call vector
A set of up to 32 vector commands to be performed for an incoming or internal call.
call work code
A number, up to 16 digits, entered by ACD agents to record the occurrence of customer-defined
events (such as account codes, social security numbers, or phone numbers) on ACD calls.
CCS or hundred call seconds
A unit of call traffic. Call traffic for a facility is scanned every 100 seconds. If the facility is busy, it is
assumed to have been busy for the entire scan interval. There are 3600 seconds per hour. The
Roman numeral for 100 is the capital letter C. The abbreviation for call seconds is CS. Therefore,
100 call seconds is abbreviated CCS. If a facility is busy for an entire hour, then it is said to have
been busy for 36 CCS. See also Erlang.

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CMS
Call Management System
CWC
See call work code.

D
DIVA
Data In/Voice Answer
DNIS
Dialed-Number Identification Service
direct agent calling
An Expert Agent Selection (EAS) capability that makes it possible for a caller to reach the same
agent every time and still include the call in the managment tracking of the call center. This is ideal
for claims processing where a client need to speak with the agent handling the claim. This felxibility
ensures a high level of customer service without reducing management control.
domain
VDNs, ACD splits, and stations. The VDN domain is used for active-notification associations. The
ACD-split domain is for active-notification associations and domain-control associations. The
station domain is used for the domain-control associations.

E
Erlang
A unit of traffic intensity, or load, used to express the amount of traffic needed to keep one facility
busy for one hour. One Erlang is equal to 36 CCS. See also CCS or hundred call seconds.
extension-in
Extension-In (ExtIn) is the work state agents go into when they answer (receive) a non-ACD call. If
the agent is in Manual-In or Auto-In and receives an extension-in call, it is recorded by CMS as an
AUX-In call.
extension-out
The work state that agents go into when they place (originate) a non-ACD call.
external measurements
Those ACD measurements that are made by the External CMS adjunct.

I
ICM
Inbound Call Management

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internal measurements
BCMS measurements that are made by the system. ACD measurements that are made external to
the system (via External CMS) are referred to as external measurements.
INADS
Initialization and Administraiton System

L
LDN
Listed directory number

M
Manual-In work mode
One of four agent work modes: the mode in which an agent is ready to process another call
manually. See Auto-In Work mode for a contrast.
MMCH
Multimedia call handling

O
OCM
Outbound Call Management
offered load
The traffic that would be generated by all the requests for service occurring within a monitored
interval, usually one hour.
OQT
Oldest queued time
othersplit
The work state that indicates that an agent is currently active on another split’s call, or in ACW for
another split.

P
POE
Processor occupancy evaluation

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Q
queue
An ordered sequence of calls waiting to be processed.
queuing
The process of holding calls in order of their arrival to await connection to an attendant, to an
answering group, or to an idle trunk. Calls are automatically connected in first-in, first-out sequence.

R
Redirection on No Answer
An optional feature that redirects an unanswered ringing ACD call after an administered number of
rings. The call is then redirected back to the agent.
report scheduler
Software that is used in conjunction with the system printer to schedule the days of the week and
time of day that the desired reports are to be printed.

S
SAT
System access terminal
split
A group of ACD agents.
split condition
A condition whereby a caller is temporarily separated from a connection with an attendant. A split
condition automatically occurs when the attendant, active on a call, presses the start button.
split number
The split’s identity to the switch and BCMS.
split report
A report that provides historical traffic information for internally measured splits.
split (agent) status report
A report that provides real-time status and measurement data for internally measured agents and
the split to which they are assigned.
staffed
Indicates that an agent position is logged in. A staffed agent functions in one of four work modes:
Auto-In, Manual-In, ACW, or AUX-Work.
stroke counts
A method used by ACD agents to record up to nine customer-defined events per call when CMS is
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system administrator
The person who maintains overall customer responsibility for system administration. Generally, all
administration functions are performed from the Management Terminal. The switch requires a
special login, referred to as the system administrator login, to gain access to system-administration
capabilities.
system printer
An optional printer that may be used to print scheduled reports via the report scheduler.
system report
A report that provides historical traffic information for internally measured splits.
system-status report
A report that provides real-time status information for internally measured splits.
system manager
A person responsible for specifying and administering features and services for a system.

U
UCD
Uniform call distribution

V
VDN
See vector directory number (VDN).
vector directory number (VDN)
An extension that provides access to the Vectoring feature on the switch. Vectoring allows a
customer to specify the treatment of incoming calls based on the dialed number.
vector-controlled split
A hunt group or ACD split administered with the vector field enabled. Access to such a split is
possible only by dialing a VDN extension.

W
work mode
One of four states (Auto-In, Manual-In, ACW, AUX-Work) that an ACD agent can be in. Upon
logging in, an agent enters AUX-Work mode. To become available to receive ACD calls, the agent
enters Auto-In or Manual-In mode. To do work associated with a completed ACD call, an agent
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work state
An ACD agent may be a member of up to three different splits. Each ACD agent continuously
exhibits a work state for every split of which it is a member. Valid work states are Avail, Unstaffed,
AUX-Work, ACW, ACD (answering an ACD call), ExtIn, ExtOut, and OtherSpl. An agent’s work
state for a particular split may change for a variety of reasons (example: when a call is answered or
abandoned, or the agent changes work modes). The BCMS feature monitors work states and uses
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Index
A

IN

acceptable service level
administration of, 1-5
definition, 1-4
ACD
definition of parameters, 1-8
determine how it is functioning , 6-2
engineering of
interpolation method , 6-5
using BCMS reports, 6-5
example application
classified ads department, 6-8
insurance agency, 6-35
reservations department, 6-8
split management, 6-9
managing operations with BCMS, 1-1
monitoring the operations of an application, 1-1
optimization of, 6-5
overall design criteria, 6-2
planned future growth, 6-5
planning , 6-1
when excessive time in answering calls, 6-3
ACD feature, 6-1
ACD planning
agent engineering/optimizing guidelines, 6-6
planning/engineering objectives, 6-1
ACD trunk engineering
table, 6-36
Agent Report
example screen, 4-18
Agent Summary Report
example screen, 4-22
example summary, 4-23
agents
changing their schedule, 6-4
determine how time utilized , 6-4
determining required number, 6-7
determining when to add more to a split, 6-3
evaluating time spent answering ExtnCalls, 6-3
evaluating when more training needed , 6-4
measured by Login IDs, 1-2
measured by physical extension, 1-2
placing in multiple splits, 6-4
when to add more, 6-5
average amount of time
for incoming calls, 6-4
for outgoing calls, 6-4
average length of time
before a call abandons the queue, 6-2
taken before the ACD calls are answered , 6-2
the agents spend in ACW mode, 6-2
the agents spend talking , 6-2
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table, 6-12, 6-14, 6-16, 6-18, 6-20, 6-22, 6-24, 6-26, 6-28, 6-30, 6-32
AVG ABAND TIME field , 6-5
AVG TALK TIME field , 6-4, 6-7

B
BCMS
capacities, 1-6
changing password , 2-5
collection of data, 4-1
compare report headings with CMS, A-1
data loss during software upgrades, 1-3
description of, 1-1
feature, 1-2
interactions with external CMS, 1-8
interactions with VuStats feature, 1-8
login, 2-2
password , 2-2
changing , 2-5
reports, 1-2
how to access, 2-1
list of primary differences from CMS reports, A-1
storage of data, 1-3
terminal configurations for logging in, 2-2
type of reports
list, 1-2
monitor reports, 1-2
BCMS Agent Report
ACD planning , 6-4
example screen, 4-18
purpose, 4-17, 6-4
table of differences with CMS Reports, A-7
BCMS Agent Summary Report
example screen, 4-22, 4-23
purpose, 4-22
BCMS commands
table of, 4-2
BCMS Login IDs, 4-2
BCMS Split or Skill Report, 6-7
ACD planning , 6-5
example screen, 4-28
purpose, 6-5
BCMS Split or Skill Status Report, 4-3
ACD Planning , 6-3
example screen, 4-4
purpose, 4-3, 6-3
BCMS Split or Skill Summary Report, 4-35
example screen, 4-36
BCMS Split Report
purpose, 4-27
BCMS Split Summary Report
purpose, 4-35
BCMS System Status Report, 4-8
ACD planning , 6-2
description, 6-2
example screen, 4-9
purpose, 4-3, 4-8, 6-2

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table of differences with CMS Reports, A-5
BCMS Trunk Group Report, 4-42
ACD planning , 6-4
example screen, 4-43
purpose, 6-4
BCMs Trunk Group Report
purpose, 4-42
BCMS Trunk Group Summary Report
example screen, 4-48
purpose, 4-47
BCMS VDN Report, 4-53
ACD planning , 6-5
example screen, 4-53
purpose, 4-52, 6-5
BCMS VDN Status Report, 4-12
ACD planning , 6-3
example screen, 4-12
purpose, 4-3, 6-3
table of differences with CMS Reports, A-6
BCMS VDN Summary Report
example screen, 4-58, 4-59

C
call handling
evaluation of, 6-5
capacities
BCMS, 1-6
CCS traffic load , 6-4
change command , 5-9
Change Report-Scheduler
example screen, 5-9
Change Report-Scheduler screen
field descriptions, 5-9
commands
table of, 4-2
Comments, xi
comparing agents’ performances, 1-1
conventions used in this document, x
Customer Options form, 1-5

D
dial-up access
constraints, 2-1
displaying real-time status reports, 3-1
Documents, xi

E
EAS feature, 1-2
error messages, 3-2
evaluating a VDN or vector, 6-3

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excessive ACD talk time, 6-3
expert agent selection feature, 1-2
external CMS
interactions with BCMS, 1-8

F
Feature-Related System Parameters screen, 5-2
form
Customer Options, 1-5
Hunt Group , 1-5
System-Parameters Customer Options, 5-1
VDN, 1-5

H
historical reports
definition, 4-16
hunt group
collection of data, 4-1
Hunt Group form, 1-5

I
interpolation equation, 6-6

L
length of time that the oldest call has been queued , 6-2
list commands
purpose, 3-3
listing
scheduled reports, 5-7
logging in, 2-1, 2-2
from remote terminal, 2-3
steps
from local terminal, 2-2
logging off, 2-1
steps, 2-4

M
monitor command
purpose, 3-1
Monitor Split Status Report., 6-2
monitoring
the calling volume for each split, 1-1
the work load of each agent, 1-1
trunk group usage, 1-1

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VDNs, 1-1

N
number of agents available to receive ACD calls, 6-2
number of calls
that have abandoned , 6-2
that have been answered , 6-2
waiting in the queue, 6-2
number of incoming and outgoing calls, 6-4
number of incoming calls that abandoned , 6-4

O
Ordering Documents, xi

P
Password Change screen, 2-5
password for BCMS
changing , 2-5
PC requirements
for collecting report data, 1-3
peak traffic , 6-4
percent of time that all trunks within this group are busy, 6-4
percent within service level
calculation for hunt groups, 1-4
calculation for VDNs, 1-4
how calculated , 1-4
percentage of calls answered with in service level, 6-2
performance, 1-8
print intervals, 5-4, 5-5
printer
hardware administration, 5-2
problem indicators concerning splits, 6-2

R
real-time status reports
description, 3-1
Related Documents, xi
remove command , 5-10
Remove Report Scheduler Command
example screen, 5-10
Remove Report Scheduler Command screen, 5-10
field descriptions, 5-11
Report Scheduler feature, ix, 5-3
adding a report, 5-4
change command , 5-9
enabling , 5-1
field descriptions, 5-5

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print intervals, 5-4
purpose, 5-3
remove command , 5-10
what it prints, 5-1
Report Scheduler form
typical example, 5-7
Report Scheduler screen
field descriptions, 5-8
reports
adding to Report Scheduler, 5-4
BCMS, 1-2
BCMS Agent Report, 4-17
ACD planning , 6-4
BCMS Agent Summary Report, 4-22
BCMS Split or Skill Report, 4-27
ACD planning , 6-5
BCMS Split or Skill Status Report, 4-3
ACD planning , 6-3
BCMS Split or Skill Summary Report, 4-35
BCMS System Status Report, 4-8
ACD planning , 6-2
BCMS Trunk Group Report, 4-42
ACD planning , 6-4
BCMS Trunk Group Summary Report, 4-47
BCMS VDN Report, 4-52
ACD planning , 6-5
BCMS VDN Status Report, 4-12
ACD planning , 6-3
BCMS VDN Summary Report, 4-58
changing schedule, 5-9
CMS VDN Status Report, 4-12
displaying list of scheduled reports, 5-7
displaying real-time status reports, 3-1
listing scheduled , 5-7
maximum number for printing , 5-3
maximum per night, 6-2
on agents, 1-2
on splits, 1-2
on trunk groups, 1-2
on VDNs, 1-2
removing from Report Scheduler, 5-10
specifying day and time to print, 5-3
steps for printing using Report Scheduler feature, 5-6
type of
list reports, 1-2
monitor reports, 1-2
when scheduled reports can’t be printed , 5-1

S
scheduled reports
time and date, 5-6
service level
acceptable, 1-4
percent within, 1-4
setting the field , 1-4
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example screen, 4-28
Split or Skill Status Report, 4-3
example screen, 4-4
purpose, 4-3
Split or Skill Summary Report, 4-35
example screen, 4-36
splits
backup
when to add more, 6-5
identifying busy times, 6-5
staffed agents
determining if enough for incoming calls, 6-3
system printer, 5-1
administering hardware parameters, 5-2
assumptions about operation, 5-3
data link
maintenance, 5-3
operation, 5-3
operational states, 5-3
minor alarm, 5-3
operation different from CDR and journal printer, 5-3
paper jams, 5-3
parameters, 5-1
refill paper bin, 5-3
warning alarm, 5-3
System Printer Hardware Administration
example screen, 5-2
example screen for G3i, 5-2
System Status Report, 4-8
example screen, 4-9
System-Parameters Customer-Options form, 5-1
form
System-Parameters Customer-Options, 1-5

T
terminal types
for accessing BCMS, 2-1
Trunk Group Report, 4-42
example screen, 4-43
trunks
determining the number required , 6-34
guidelines for engineering , 6-34
range of typical number, 6-34
ratio to number of agents, 6-34
when to add more, 6-5

V
VDN form, 1-5
VDN Report, 4-53
example screen, 4-53
VDN Status Report, 4-12
example screen, 4-12
purpose, 4-12

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VDN Summary Report
example screen, 4-58, 4-59
vectors
evaluation of performance, 6-5
VuStats feature, 1-2
description of, 1-8



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