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Chapter 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Real-Time Adherence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Specific Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About the Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
About Alarm Windows and Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Types of Alarm Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Using Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Using the Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Agent Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Specific Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Types of Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
About Report Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Agent Productivity and Your ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
About AP Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Using the Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chapter 2
Using Real-Time Adherence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Connecting to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Getting Automatic Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
After Connecting to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting the Document Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Changing the Default Document Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Changing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Domain Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Local Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Working with the Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
About the Main Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
About the Main Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
About the System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
About No Data Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Chapter 3
Using Agent Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Report Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Report Types by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Filtering Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Understanding Report Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Basic Filter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Additional Filter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Using the Activity Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the Activity Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Completing the General Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Completing Other Activity Filter Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Activity Filters Listed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Activating Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Using the ACD Group ID Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Using the Availability Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Accessing the Availability Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Completing the General Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Completing Other Availability Filter Pages. . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Availability Filters Listed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Appendix A
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Login Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Client/Server Connection Failures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Appendix B
Activity Alarm Values by ACD Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Aspect CallCenter ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Aspect Conversations Predictive Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Aspect Spectrum ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Aspect Unified IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Aspect Unison Predictive Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Avaya CMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Avaya CMS (Auxiliary Alarms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Bell Atlantic Genesys ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Intecom ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Nortel Networks Meridian MAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Nortel Networks Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1
This guide explains how to use Aspect® eWorkforce Management™ – Perform. Perform is an
enhancement package of Aspect eWorkforce Management that consists of two applications:
Real-Time Adherence and Agent Productivity.
Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who uses Perform.
You must have experience working with Aspect eWorkforce Management to use Perform.
• Chapter 2, Using Real-Time Adherence, describes the procedures for using Real-Time
Adherence.
• Chapter 3, Using Agent Productivity, describes the procedures for using Agent Productivity.
• Appendix B, Activity Alarm Values by ACD Type provides tables of Real-Time Adherence
activity alarm codes for all supported ACDs.
Perform combines Real-Time Adherence and Agent Productivity to provide both real-time and
historical data about your employees’ performance. You can implement either application
separately.
• Real-Time Adherence—Monitors agent activity in real time and compares it with scheduled
activity.
Real-Time Adherence
Real-Time Adherence tracks your employees in real time and compares their actual activities to
their scheduled activities and your performance objectives. When an employee’s activity does
not adhere to their scheduled activity or your performance objectives for that activity, a Real-
Time Adherence alarm message notifies you immediately on your screen, alerting you that
corrective action could be necessary.
To effectively use the information provided by Real-Time Adherence, keep your Aspect
eWorkforce Management schedule segments up to date for each employee. Schedule segment
information must be correct to validate the comparison of an employee’s scheduled activity to
actual activity.
Specific Capabilities
Real-Time Adherence provides the following capabilities:
• Provides alarm summary reports for specified agents over a specified span of time
When an employee who is selected for inclusion in an alarm window fails to comply with your
performance objectives, an alarm message appears in the alarm window.
Real-Time Adherence includes a set of default thresholds to use or edit. You can open multiple
alarm windows at the same time and control which employees and which alarms to track in any
alarm window.
Using Workspaces
When you create alarm windows and select employees for a workspace, you track how well
your employees adhere to your performance objectives. You can have only one workspace
open at any time. However, you can create several workspaces and switch between them. Each
workspace can have its own selected employees, window arrangements, and alarm thresholds.
In addition, you can run multiple instances of Real-Time Adherence on one workstation, each
using a different workspace. This enables you to track employees in several workspaces easily
and simultaneously.
• From the main menu, select Help > RTA Help Topics.
In addition, every Real-Time Adherence window, menu item, button, and control has a Help
topic associated with it. Instead of browsing the Help system, you can get online Help quickly
that is appropriate to the part of the interface you are using.
You can view this context-sensitive online Help in either of the following ways:
Agent Productivity
The Agent Productivity application of Aspect eWorkforce Management uses ACD statistics and
official schedule information to let you generate reports on demand about selected agents and
dates.
Specific Capabilities
Agent Productivity provides the following capabilities:
• Automatically tracks an agent’s call availability and actual logins and logouts and compares
them to the agent’s schedule
• Automatically collects and summarizes individual agent productivity data, such as the
number of incoming contacts handled
• Monitors agent productivity statistics to recognize high performers and identify training needs
Types of Reports
Agent Productivity provides three types of reports:
• Availability reports—Compare agent login and logout times as reported by the ACD to the
agent’s official schedule.
• Login/Logout reports—Provide pairs of ACD login and logout times and associated call
data for employees, by employee group, for a specified date or date range
Depending on which report you select, filters can be absolute or relative. Absolute filters are
based on a specific number, while relative filters are based on a percentage. For example:
• Absolute filter—Use an absolute filter to obtain a report of all agents who handled more
than a specific number of contacts or who were more than a specific number of minutes late
to work.
• Relative filter—Use a relative filter to request a report that lists agents assigned to a specific
work area who were logged in for less than 90 percent of their scheduled workday.
About AP Instances
An AP instance is a setup record—a collection of settings—that describe a source of ACD data
that Aspect eWorkforce Management processes for Agent Productivity. AP instances must
mirror ACD instances. That is, you can create an AP instance for a given ACD, site, and stream
only if you already created an ACD instance. Most of the settings in an AP instance mirror those
of the corresponding ACD instance.
Aspect eWorkforce Management must distinguish between AP instances and ACD instances
because the Agent Productivity application requires different ACD reports from the standard
Aspect eWorkforce Management modules.
Logging In
To run Real-Time Adherence on your workstation, you must log in. You can log in and run the
software from any workstation that has the Real-Time Adherence client software installed. Real-
Time Adherence lets you log in as many times as you want; multiple instances of Real-Time
Adherence can be run at the same time on any workstation.
Note: To run Real-Time Adherence, you must be logged in to your workstation as an
administrator, or as a user with specific rights. For more information about using
Windows workstation security, see the Perform System Administrator Guide.
During login, Real-Time Adherence presents you with options to change several settings, such
as the domain, the Real-Time Adherence server, and the language in which the user interface is
displayed. But except in rare cases, you can ignore these options and log in by simply entering a
user name and password. For details on the other options that are available at login, see Using
the Options Available at Login on page 2-28.
1. In Windows, select Start > Programs > Aspect > RTA. The Real-Time Adherence Login
dialog box opens.
If the Use Windows Integrated Security check box is selected, then the User Name,
Password, and Domain fields are disabled and display the Windows domain account you
used to log in to your workstation.
2. If the User Name and Password fields are enabled, type your Real-Time Adherence user
name and password, and click OK.
If you don’t know your user name or password, contact your Real-Time Adherence
administrator. Real-Time Adherence passwords are case-sensitive.
If, for some reason, Real-Time Adherence can’t connect to the selected server within the 40-
second time period, a message is displayed, stating that Real-Time Adherence is still trying to
connect to the server. The message varies, depending on your Real-Time Adherence
configuration. Follow the instructions in the message, which may suggest steps to take to
connect to a Real-Time Adherence server. (For more information, see Changing the Login
Server on page 2-29.)
When the Real-Time Adherence Update dialog box opens, continue as follows:
• Click OK to upgrade your Real-Time Adherence client to the latest version. (If Real-Time
Adherence can’t find the automatic update server, you are prompted to use a different
update server.)
• Click Cancel to keep your current version of the Real-Time Adherence client and continue
with the login process. If your client software is not compatible with the newer server
software, you won’t be able to run Real-Time Adherence until you upgrade to the newest
client software.
You must have administrator access to the workstation to install the Real-Time Adherence
update. Contact your Real-Time Adherence administrator if an update fails because you have
insufficient access to the workstation.
• If you have not used Real-Time Adherence on this workstation, the software typically
prompts you to set a default document path to the folder where you want to store your
workspace, window, and template files. Click OK to specify the path. (For more information,
see the next section, Setting the Document Path.)
If Real-Time Adherence was configured by an administrator to use a common client
document folder, you will not be prompted to set a default document path.
• If you don’t have a default workspace, Real-Time Adherence prompts you to either create a
new workspace or open an existing workspace. (For more information, see Creating a
Workspace on page 2-9.)
be a folder for each user on each workstation, or an administrator can configure Real-Time
Adherence to store all users’ client documents in a central location.
If the Real-Time Adherence configuration includes each user’s document path on the user
workstation, then each Real-Time Adherence user who uses that workstation will have a
document path on that workstation, typically:
C:\Program Files\Aspect\RTA\DOCS\username
where username is the user’s Real-Time Adherence login name. If Real-Time Adherence is
configured to use a common client document path, then each user’s Real-Time Adherence
documents are stored in the common client document folder specified during installation.
The Set Document Path dialog box opens only if the following conditions are met:
• You are logging in to Real-Time Adherence for the first time on this workstation.
If this dialog box opens, do one of the following to set the document path:
2. Select Tools > Administration > Client Configuration. The Client Configuration dialog
box opens.
4. Click OK.
Changing Passwords
The procedure for changing your Real-Time Adherence password varies, depending on whether
you have a domain user account or a local user account.
Domain Accounts
If your Real-Time Adherence login comes from a domain user account, your Real-Time
Adherence password is the same as your Windows domain password. Any time your domain
password changes, your Real-Time Adherence password automatically changes.
To change your Real-Time Adherence password, change your domain login password.
For Real-Time Adherence logins that come from a domain user account, the Password option
within Real-Time Adherence is disabled.
Local Accounts
If your Real-Time Adherence login comes from a local user account, the Real-Time Adherence
server authenticates your password.
1. Select Tools > Administration > Password. The Password dialog box opens.
3. Type your new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields.
Maximum password length varies with the operating system version, but 14 characters or
less is always permitted. Passwords are case-sensitive.
4. Click OK.
• To use a menu, click on a menu item to display a drop-down list of available options. Select
the desired option.
• To use the toolbar, position the cursor over the toolbar button. A brief description of the
button pops up after about a second. Click the button to initiate the associated activity.
Figure 2-2 shows the main toolbar. Table 2-1 describes each of the toolbar buttons and provides
the corresponding menu option and shortcut key, if any.
3 File > Save CTRL-S Save the selected alarm window, report window, or
workspace
4 File > Save All Save the current workspace and all of its alarm
windows
5 File > Properties Change the window title of an alarm window, report
window, or workspace
6 Edit > Find CTRL-F Find an employee in the selected alarm window
7 View > Employee Status View status information about employees selected
for the workspace
10 View > Filter Employees Specify employees to display in the selected alarm
window
11 View > Filter Alarms Specify types of alarms to display in the selected
alarm window
12 Tools > Administration > Real-Time Adherence users: View colors, codes,
Alarm Colors/Codes and descriptions for alarms, or view staffed and
active states for ACDs
13 View > Thresholds Edit alarm thresholds for the current workspace
15 File > Print CTRL-P Print the selected window, workspace, or Employee
Status list
16 Help > RTA Help Topics Display the online Help for Real-Time Adherence
The Real-Time Adherence server sends time information from the selected ACD to each Real-
Time Adherence client that is connected to it. The Real-Time Adherence client displays the time
in the status bar with an adjustment, if necessary, based on the time zone in use on the client
workstation. For example, if the time is 5 p.m. Eastern time on the selected ACD and the client
workstation is configured to use Central time, Real-Time Adherence displays 4 p.m. on the main
status bar of that workstation.
Message Description
ACD No Data Message: On a regular basis, the Real-Time Adherence server receives
ACD state data from one or more ACDs at your contact center.
No ACD data has been received When Real-Time Adherence was installed, a time-out interval
from <ACD type> since <Date/ was set for each ACD. The Real-Time Adherence server keeps
Time> track of how long it has been since data was last received from
a particular ACD. If this amount of time exceeds the time-out
interval for the ACD, this No Data message is displayed. You
can change the time-out interval. (For more information, see
“Specifying Server Configuration Options” in the Perform
System Administrator Guide.)
Tally Server No Data Message: On a regular basis, the Real-Time Adherence server retrieves
state information from Tally Server, an Aspect eWorkforce
Real-Time Adherence has been Management system service, for all employees assigned to
unable to retrieve data from Tally Real-Time Adherence employee groups. If Real-Time
Server since <Date/Time> Adherence cannot retrieve data from Tally Server, this message
is displayed on all user workstations where the Real-Time
Adherence client software is running.
Updater Server No Data Message: Real-Time Adherence connects to Updater Server, an Aspect
eWorkforce Management system service, to retrieve schedule
Real-Time Adherence has been changes as schedules are updated. If the connection to Updater
unable to retrieve data from Updater Server becomes unavailable, this message is displayed on all
Server since <Date/Time> user workstations where the Real-Time Adherence client
software is running.
Message Description
Database No Data Message: If Real-Time Adherence cannot retrieve data from your
database for some reason—if the connection to the database is
Real-Time Adherence has been lost, for example—this message is displayed on user
unable to retrieve data from the workstations.
database since <Date/Time>
Remedy: Contact your Aspect eWorkforce Management
administrator if this message is displayed.
You can open any Real-Time Adherence workspace on your workstation or network as long as
you have the appropriate network or workstation access permissions. When you create or open
a workspace, the workspace window is automatically minimized in the lower-left corner of your
screen. In most cases, your default workspace opens automatically when you start Real-Time
Adherence. As you make changes to your workspace (for example, by changing thresholds), the
changes are not saved until you save the workspace. If you exit Real-Time Adherence without
saving, all changes you made to the workspace are discarded.
• Workspace filename
• Workspace title
Opening a Workspace
Open a previously created workspace to access the user preferences and settings associated
with that workspace.
To open a workspace:
3. Click Open. Unless a workspace is already open, Real-Time Adherence opens the
workspace you selected.
If a workspace is already open, Real-Time Adherence asks you to confirm that you want to
close the current workspace. It then prompts you to save any changes you made to the open
workspace.
Creating a Workspace
Create a workspace to establish new user preferences and settings.
2. In the New dialog box, select the Workspace radio button and click OK. One of the following
occurs:
• If you made no changes to an open workspace since it was last saved, Real-Time
Adherence closes it and opens a new, untitled workspace.
• If you made changes to the current workspace, Real-Time Adherence prompts you to
save the workspace before closing it.
When you create a new workspace, no employees are selected for viewing in the workspace.
You must select employees for the workspace before employees and alarms are displayed in
your alarm windows or reports. (For more information, see Selecting Employees for a
Workspace on page 2-10.)
Saving a Workspace
Save a workspace to save its user preferences and settings so that you can use them again.
To save a workspace:
Typically, the workspace window is minimized in the bottom left corner of the interface.
By default, Real-Time Adherence gives workspaces titles that are based on their workspace
filenames: Workspace1, Workspace2, and so on. The workspace window title is displayed in the
title bar of the window. Changing the workspace title does not change its filename.
3. In the Title field, type a new title for the workspace window, and click OK.
When you create a workspace, the refresh rate is set to the default value of one second. This
fast refresh rate may result in a slight flicker as your windows update and a bigger workload for
your workstation. You can reduce the flicker effect by changing the refresh rate from one second
to two or three seconds.
A slower refresh rate results in less flickering but causes the data to be less current. For
example, if you set a five-minute refresh rate (300 seconds), an alarm could begin, last four
minutes, and end without ever being displayed on your screen.
2. Select View > Refresh Rate. The Set Refresh Rate dialog box opens.
3. Type a new refresh rate and click OK. The new refresh rate takes effect immediately.
1. Select View > Employee Selection. The Employee Selection dialog box opens.
3. Select employees who are available to be displayed in the current workspace by doing one
or both of the following:
a. Select all employees in an employee group by selecting the check box associated with
that employee group in the tree on the left.
A star (or an asterisk) is displayed in the Selected column in the grid on the right for each
employee. An employee who moves from this group to another group is not automatically
selected in the new group.
b. Select individual or multiple employees without selecting an employee group by doing
one or more of the following. (Whichever option you choose, a check mark is displayed in
the Selected column for each employee. If selected in this way, an employee who moves
from this group to another group is automatically selected in the new group.)
• To select individual employees, double-click the employee name.
• To select multiple employees simultaneously, hold down the CTRL key while clicking
the employee names (CTRL+click). Then right-click on the selected names and
choose Select/Deselect from the shortcut menu.
• To select all employees in a list, click the list and type CTRL+A. Then right-click on the
selected names and choose Select/Deselect from the shortcut menu.
Note: Disabled (dimmed) items indicate that your security profile restricts you from viewing
the items. You can still select employees, but you cannot view them in your
workspace until your security profile allows you to view them. (Security profiles are set
by administrators. For more information, see “Using Security Profiles” in the Perform
System Administrator Guide.)
4. In the Employee Selection dialog box, click OK. If your selections include employees that
your security profile restricts you from viewing, a message is displayed.
Click View Details to see a list of restricted employees.
5. After you make your employee selections, save the workspace. (For more information see
Saving a Workspace on page 2-9.)
If an administrator changes your security profile and enables you to view the restricted
employees, those employees are added to your workspace immediately.
When you create a new workspace, Real-Time Adherence uses a default font, or type of text, to
display information in alarm windows. You can substitute another font or change its size and
style. Each font has its own characteristic appearance.
1. Select View > Font. The Windows Font dialog box opens.
2. Select a font, font style, and size in the lists. A preview of the new text is displayed in the
Sample field.
Increasing the font size can cause some of the data in alarm windows to be hidden from view. To
correct this, resize the alarm window columns. (For more information, see Resizing Alarm
Window Columns on page 2-15.)
• Specify data deletion (“cleanup”) settings for the alarm summary database
1. Select Tools > Administration > Client Configuration. The Client Configuration dialog
box opens.
3. Click OK.
You can have several alarm windows open at the same time, and you can control which
employees and which alarms are tracked in a window.
• Activity windows monitor ACD states. If an employee has been in a particular ACD state too
long, an alarm is displayed in an activity window.
• Schedule windows monitor adherence to an assigned schedule. If an employee has been out
of adherence too long, an alarm is displayed in a schedule window.
The settings you specify for an alarm window are saved in a file when you save the window. A
saved alarm window includes the name of the window, the sort scheme, and the filter settings
for employees and alarms. If you close an alarm window without saving it, any changes you
made to the window since the last save are discarded.
When you have a workspace open, you can create as many alarm windows for that workspace
as you need. For example, you can create different alarm windows for each type of alarm by
creating several alarm windows and filtering alarms differently in each. All alarm windows are
empty until you select employees for display in the workspace. (For more information, see
Selecting Employees for a Workspace on page 2-10.)
2. Select the Window radio button, and select the type of alarm window to create (Activity or
Schedule).
You can open an alarm window that was originally created from within another workspace. To
open an existing alarm window, you must know the filename for the alarm window and have the
appropriate permissions to access the file.
2. If you do not have a workspace open, open the workspace to which you want to add the
alarm window.
4. Use the Files Of Type drop-down list to select the type of window to open.
6. Select the file and click Open. The alarm window opens in your workspace.
The title that is displayed in the alarm window title bar can be changed. This is especially useful
if you have a large number of alarm windows displayed. If you have an alarm window for each
employee group, for example, you might give each window a title that reflects the employee
group name.
3. In the Title field, type a new alarm window title, and click OK.
2. In the shortcut menu, click Sort By and select one of the sorting options.
Note: To change the direction of the sort from ascending to descending, or vice versa, sort
the data again using the same option.
1. Select View > Size Activity Columns (or Size Schedule Columns). The Size Columns
dialog box opens.
2. Place your cursor on one of the vertical lines separating the columns in the column heading
row.
The cursor takes the shape of a plus-sign ( + ).
3. Drag the cursor to the right or left to change the width of the column.
Alarm thresholds are specific to a workspace. That is, every workspace saved by every Real-
Time Adherence user in your organization can have different thresholds. But an administrator
can limit this feature by creating threshold sets and assigning them to users. The threshold sets
then govern at what point an alarm is displayed in a user’s alarm window. (For more information,
see “Creating and Editing Threshold Sets” in the Perform System Administrator Guide.)
Real-Time Adherence uses two kinds of alarm thresholds—grace periods and time windows. All
activity alarms and schedule alarms can have grace periods; some schedule alarms can also
use time windows.
For schedule alarms, a grace period is the period of time an employee can be engaged in a
particular activity (for example, logging in late for a shift) before Real-Time Adherence places
the employee on an alarm. If an employee exceeds the grace period, Real-Time Adherence
places the employee on the schedule alarm for that activity.
For example, let’s suppose an employee’s shift begins at 10:00 and you specify a Begin Shift
Early time window of 30 minutes. If the employee logs in at 9:40, the employee is considered to
be beginning the shift early because the employee logged in within 30 minutes of the scheduled
beginning of the shift. But if the employee logs in at 9:20, the employee is considered to be
signing in unexpectedly, because their login time is more than 30 minutes before the scheduled
beginning of the shift.
Time windows are not applicable to activity alarms and apply to only a few schedule alarms.
Table 2-3 Alarms Without Time Windows and With a 10-Minute Grace Period
Alarms Description
Begin Shift Late (BSL); Real-Time Adherence starts counting from the moment the
Sign In Unexpectedly (SIU); employee goes out of adherence and engages in this activity. If the
Sign Out Unexpectedly (SOU) employee stays out of adherence for longer than 10 minutes (that is,
the grace period), Real-Time Adherence places the employee on an
alarm and displays 10:01 as the alarm time. The time increases as
long as the employee is on this alarm.
Table 2-3 Alarms Without Time Windows and With a 10-Minute Grace Period (continued)
Alarms Description
End Shift Early (ESE) If the employee logged out more than 10 minutes before the end of a
shift, Real-Time Adherence places the employee on an alarm. If a
shift ends at 17:00 and the employee logged out at 16:45, Real-Time
Adherence places the employee on an alarm and displays 15:00 as
the alarm time. The time remains static. At 16:50, the beginning of
the grace period, the alarm ends.
Working on Break (WOB); Real-Time Adherence uses the grace period value to create two 10-
Working on Exception (WOX) minute grace periods, one at the beginning and one at the end. For
a break from 11:00 to 12:00, the grace periods would extend from
11:00 to 11:10 and from 11:50 to 12:00. If the employee is logged in
at any point between 11:10 and 11:50, Real-Time Adherence places
the employee on an alarm. At 11:50, the beginning of the second
grace period, the alarm ends.
Table 2-4 Alarms With 30-Minute Time Windows and a 10-Minute Grace Period
Alarms Description
End Shift Late (ESL); For a shift that ends at 17:00, the time window extends from 17:00 to
End Break Late (EBL); 17:30. If the employee is logged in during this time, Real-Time
End Exception Late (EXL) Adherence knows the employee is ending a shift late. If the
employee is logged in after 17:30, the employee triggers the Sign In
Unexpectedly (SIU) alarm.
Begin Shift Early (BSE); For a shift that begins at 17:00, the time window extends from 16:30
Begin Break Early (BBE); to 17:00. If the employee is logged in during this time, Real-Time
Begin Exception Early (BXE) Adherence knows the employee is beginning a shift early. If the
employee is logged in before 16:30, the employee triggers the Sign
In Unexpectedly (SIU) alarm.
The grace period extends from 16:50 to 17:00. If the employee is out
of adherence before 16:50, Real-Time Adherence places the
employee on an alarm. The time remains static. At 16:50, the
beginning of the grace period, the alarm ends.
Real-Time Adherence always displays a static time for early alarms: Begin Shift Early, Begin
Break Early, Begin Exception Early, and End Shift Early. This is because the amount of time they
began early does not change as time passes.
too long, Real-Time Adherence places the employee on an activity alarm and displays the alarm
in an activity window.
When Real-Time Adherence displays an activity alarm, you can see the employee’s name, the
alarm code, and the amount of time the employee has been in this particular ACD state. For
more information on the employee, double-click the employee’s name to open an employee
detail window for that employee. (For more information, see Opening an Employee Detail
Window on page 2-21.)
For details about activity alarm codes for each supported ACD type, see Appendix B, Activity
Alarm Values by ACD Type.
A calculator code is a category of Aspect eWorkforce Management state codes. The process of
assigning a Real-Time Adherence calculator code to a state code must be performed by a Real-
Time Adherence administrator. (For more information, see “Assigning Calculator Codes” in the
Perform System Administrator Guide.)
Based on the calculator code, the employee’s schedule, and the alarm thresholds you have
specified, Real-Time Adherence determines whether the employee is in adherence and, if not,
what activity the employee is engaged in. If the employee has been out of adherence for too
long, Real-Time Adherence places the employee on a schedule alarm.
An employee is in adherence if the employee’s ACD status agrees with what the employee is
scheduled to do. For example, during a scheduled break, an employee is in adherence if the
employee is logged out of the ACD (and out of adherence if logged in).
For more information on a listed employee, double-click the employee’s name to open an
employee detail window for that employee. (For more information, see Opening an Employee
Detail Window on page 2-21.)
For example, if a shift begins and an employee has not logged in for that shift, Real-Time
Adherence places the employee on a Begin Shift Late alarm. Or, if the employee is scheduled to
be on the telephone but is logged out, Real-Time Adherence places the employee on a Sign Out
Unexpectedly alarm. In either case, the employee stays on that alarm until the employee logs
back in or the shift ends.
For another example, if an employee has not logged in for a shift and it is almost time for the
employee’s lunch break, Real-Time Adherence does not switch the employee to a Begin Break
Early alarm regardless of the Begin Break Early time window. When the lunch break begins, the
Begin Shift Late alarm continues, even though the employee is not supposed to be logged in
during the break. Otherwise, if Real-Time Adherence displayed an employee switching from
alarm to alarm during the course of the day, at three in the afternoon you might be unaware that
the employee never logged in.
But when an employee is scheduled to be off the telephone (for example, on a break) during an
overriding alarm, Real-Time Adherence displays an asterisk next to the alarm code. To show
how the asterisk is applied to the overriding alarm, let's suppose an employee logs out an hour
before the scheduled lunch break. Let's also suppose that the Begin Break Early time window is
30 minutes. When the employee leaves for lunch an hour early, Real-Time Adherence knows
the employee has signed out unexpectedly, because the employee logout time exceeded the
Begin Break Early time window. At the end of the Sign Out Unexpectedly grace period, Real-
Time Adherence places the agent on a Sign Out Unexpectedly (SOU) alarm. If the agent
remains logged out, Real-Time Adherence displays SOU during the lunch break.
Overriding alarms end when an employee is scheduled for an EXCEPTION state that lasts
through the end of the employee’s shift. Suppose, for example, that an employee is scheduled
to begin a WORK state at 8 a.m., and then the employee is scheduled for classroom training (an
EXCEPTION state) from noon until the end of the day. If the employee logs out at 10:30 a.m.
(thus exceeding the grace period), the employee is placed on a Sign Out Unexpectedly alarm.
The SOU alarm terminates at noon, when the EXCEPTION state begins, because it makes little
sense to display an overriding alarm until the end of the shift—it’s too late to do anything about
the situation.
Specifically, Real-Time Adherence displays a NODATA alarm if all of the following criteria are
met:
As soon as Real-Time Adherence receives information about the employee’s ACD status, the
NODATA alarm ends. The time displayed for the NODATA alarm is based on how long Real-
Time Adherence has not received data for an employee, which is usually the amount of time that
Real-Time Adherence has been up and running on your workstation. There is no grace period
for a NODATA alarm.
When you open a new workspace, alarm thresholds are set to default values—unless a
threshold set was assigned to your security profile. (For more information, see “Using Security
Profiles” in the Perform System Administrator Guide.)
1. Select View > Thresholds. The Edit Thresholds dialog box opens, with the Schedule
Thresholds tab displayed by default.
2. Continue as follows:
• To modify schedule thresholds, go to step 3.
• To modify activity thresholds, select the tab for the appropriate ACD, and go to step 3.
4. Click Grace or Window, and type the grace period or time window value.
Note: The Window field is not displayed on ACD pages of this dialog box, because time
windows are applicable only to schedule alarms.
7. To save your changes, save the workspace by selecting File > Save All.
To display the Employee Status window, select View > Employee Status. The Employee Status
window opens.
Note: An employee can be associated with more than one ACD ID and ACD instance. When
this occurs, Real-Time Adherence tracks each separately. Thus an employee could, for
example, be listed twice in the Employee Status window, or could be on two different
activity alarms at the same time.
Depending on the tab of the Employee Status window that you select, you can view:
• All Active Employees—Lists all active employees who are selected for the current
workspace, and the status of each. An active employee is an employee in an ACD state that
is designated as active. By default, all ACD states are active. Real-Time Adherence
administrators can change states from active to inactive (and vice versa) by enabling the
active states options and then editing the states on the Alarm Colors And Codes dialog box.
(For more information, see “Enabling the Active States Options” and “Defining Alarm Colors
and Codes” in the Perform System Administrator Guide.)
• Inactive Scheduled Employees—Lists the status of all employees who are selected for the
current workspace and who are inactive but are scheduled. (For more information, see
“Configuring Staffed and Active States” in the Perform System Administrator Guide.)
• All Employees—Lists all employees who are selected for the current workspace, and the
status of each.
Each tab of the Employee Status window displays some or all of the following data:
• Emp. Group—The highest-ranking employee group to which the employee is assigned. (For
more information, see “About Employee Group Ranking” in the Perform System
Administrator Guide.)
• Scheduled—Displays a check mark if the employee is currently scheduled (that is, if the
current date and time overlaps a period of time that is part of a derived shift).
• ACD ID—The ACD IDs (if any) assigned to the employee in Aspect eWorkforce
Management.
• ACD Group—The ACD group that the employee is currently logged in under. (Different ACD
vendors use different terms for ACD group, such as split, gate, queue, or application.)
• Instance—The ACD instance associated with the specified ACD ID in Aspect eWorkforce
Management.
• ACD State—The employee’s ACD state at the time the Employee Status window was
opened.
The main part of the monitor window displays the ACD name and position number, current ACD
state, and the amount of time the employee has been in that state. The title bar of the monitor
window displays the employee's name, ACD instance, and ACD login ID as entered in Aspect
eWorkforce Management.
If the employee is currently on an alarm, an alarm flag icon is also displayed in the Monitor
window. Information displayed here is updated continually, based on the refresh rate. You can
display monitor windows simultaneously for as many employees as you like.
You can monitor an employee only if the employee is selected for the current workspace and if
your security profile does not prohibit it.
To close the Monitor window and replace it with an Employee Detail window for the same
employee, double-click anywhere in the window except the title bar.
• In an alarm window, select an employee, right-click the selected employee, and select
Monitor from the shortcut menu.
• In an Employee Detail window, right-click in the window, and select Monitor from the
shortcut menu.
• From any page of the Employee Status window, select the employee to monitor, right-click
the selected employee, and select Monitor from the shortcut menu.
When you select employees for a workspace, all selected employees are automatically
displayed, by default, in the alarm windows associated with the workspace. (For more
information, see Selecting Employees for a Workspace on page 2-10.) Real-Time Adherence
also includes, by default, all available alarms in each alarm window. Also, all employees and
alarms are included by default when you create an alarm summary report. (For more
information, see Creating an Alarm Summary Report on page 2-25.) But for all alarm windows or
alarm summary reports, you can filter from view any employees or alarms that you choose.
Filtering Employees
The procedure for specifying filtering options for employees is the same whether you filter for an
alarm window or an alarm summary report.
To filter employees:
1. Open the Filter Employees dialog box in one of the following ways:
• For an alarm window, select the window, and select Filter Employees from the shortcut
menu.
• For an alarm summary report, click Filter on the Settings page of the Alarm Summary
Report dialog box.
The Filter Employees dialog box opens.
4. Select employees, employee groups, or a combination of both for inclusion in the alarm
window or alarm summary report, as follows:
• To select all employees in an employee group, select the check box associated with the
employee group.
• Select individual employees in the list, right-click, and choose Select/Deselect from the
shortcut menu.
5. Click OK. Employees who do not show a check mark or star in the Selected column are
filtered out.
If the Wingdings font is not installed on your workstation, the check mark and star are
replaced with a Y and asterisk (*) respectively.
When filtering employees, try to select employee groups such that employees are selected only
once. When you select employee groups, Real-Time Adherence pulls data for an employee
every time the employee is a member of a selected employee group. So if an employee is
displayed in more than one tree, as is often the case, Real-Time Adherence can pull data
multiple times. This can result in adverse performance of the system and should be avoided. By
contrast, in Aspect eWorkforce Management, data for an employee is pulled only once,
regardless of how many selected trees the employee is displayed in.
1. Clear the Use In Filter check box on the Filter Employees dialog box. (See step 3 under
Filtering Employees on page 2-23.)
2. Click OK.
Clearing this check box makes all employees eligible to be displayed in the alarm window or
report you are working with.
Filtering Alarms
By default, Real-Time Adherence includes all available alarms in an alarm window or alarm
summary report. For any alarm window or report, however, you can filter out alarms you don’t
want to see.
To filter alarms:
1. Open the Filter Alarm Codes dialog box in one of the following ways:
• For an alarm window, click the window to make it active, and select View > Filter Alarms
from the main menu.
• For an alarm summary report, click Alarms on the Settings page of the Alarm Summary
Report dialog box.
The Filter Alarm Codes dialog box opens.
2. In the Alarm Code Filter list, select either Schedule or an ACD type. The associated alarms
are displayed in the Selected Alarm Codes list.
3. To remove alarms that you do not want displayed, select one or more alarms, and click
Remove. The alarms are moved to the Available Alarm Codes list.
You can capture information about alarms in an alarm summary report if:
• The system has not already deleted (“cleaned up”) the data, based on a configuration setting
in the Client Configuration dialog box. (For more information, see Specifying Client
Configuration Options on page 2-12.)
If you create a report that includes alarms still in progress, Real-Time Adherence displays their
stop times as Current. If you close your workspace before the alarms end, Real-Time
Adherence saves the in-progress alarms using the time the workspace was closed as their end
times. If one of these employees is on the same alarm when you open the workspace again,
Real-Time Adherence removes the end time that was saved for the alarm and continues
incrementing its duration as if you had never closed the workspace. But it is more likely that the
employee will not be on the same alarm when you reopen the workspace. In that case, when
you create an alarm summary report, Real-Time Adherence uses the time you closed the
workspace as the end time for the alarm, marking it with an asterisk.
If you did not have the current workspace open during the date range you specify, the alarm
summary report does not contain any alarms. If you change thresholds during the date range
covered by the report, the changed thresholds are marked with an asterisk on the assumptions
page.
Each time you create a report, you are also creating a report template—a file that includes the
report title and other settings that define an alarm summary report. If you save the report
template, you can then use it at any time to create another report using the same settings.
1. Select Reports > Alarm Summary. The Alarm Summary Report dialog box opens.
3. On the General page, specify the Date Range that the report should span, as follows:
a. In the Date column, select the first day to include by clicking the arrow button next to the
From field and using the calendar tool to select the day; then do the same in the To field to
select the last day to include.
b. In the Time column, specify a From time and a To time by typing a time in the fields. You
can also use the up/down arrows to specify a time.
4. Use the Assumptions check boxes to specify whether an assumptions page should be
included with this report, and to specify what assumptions should be included on the
assumptions page, as follows:
• Leave all check boxes unchecked to omit the page from the report.
• Select the Alarm And ACD State Settings check box to list these settings on the page.
• Select the Current Settings check box to include general Real-Time Adherence settings
on the page.
• Select the Format Settings check box to include your choices for displaying report
information on the page.
5. Use the controls in the Template section to specify template settings, as follows:
• To change the report title, type a new title in the Report Title field.
• The File Name field cannot be edited directly. To change the path or filename, click Save
As, and make the changes.
• To save the report settings you are have configured, click Save As, and save the file.
• To use the report settings as the default for the generation of future reports, select the
Use As Default check box.
(For more information, see Working with Report Templates on page 2-27.)
7. On the Settings page, in the Employees section, under By Default Include All Employees
Who, select a radio button as follows:
• Select the first radio button if you want to include only those employees who are currently
selected for the workspace.
• Select the second button if, for example, you have removed employees from the
workspace but still want those employees to be displayed in reports.
9. Click Filter to set up employee filtering, which specifies the employees who should be
included in the report.
For more information, see Filtering Employees on page 2-23.
10.Click Alarms to set up alarm filtering, which specifies the alarms that should be included in
this report.
For more information, see Filtering Alarms on page 2-24.
13.To specify how Real-Time Adherence should display alarm duration in the report, select one
of the radio buttons under Activity Alarm Duration, as follows:
• Select Time On Alarm to display alarm duration as the length of time an employee is on
an alarm.
• Select Time In State to display alarm duration as the length of time an employee is in an
ACD state.
Note: The Activity Alarm Duration setting does not apply to schedule alarms.
14.Click the Format tab to set options for displaying report information.
15.On the Format page, select a data type in the list box.
Information about the data type is displayed for editing in the Edit section, as follows:
• Name—Displays the data type, which cannot be edited.
• Heading—Type a new heading to change how the name of the data type is displayed in
the column heading of the report.
• Length—Enter the maximum number of spaces the data type can occupy in a line of the
report. Click the scroll buttons to increase or decrease the length. If the data exceeds the
length you specify, it is cut off at that length.
• Display—Select this check box if you want this data type to be displayed in the report;
clear the check box to exclude this data type from the report. Double-clicking a data type
in the list box also toggles the Display option on and off.
16.To edit another data type in the list box, select the data type; or click Previous or Next to
move the selection bar up or down in the list box.
17.To change the order in which the data is displayed in the report, select a data type in the list
box, and then do one of the following:
• Click the arrows to the right of the list box to move the selected data type or down one line
at a time
• Drag-and-drop the selected data type to a new position in the list.
To save all configured report settings as a template that you can reuse for future reports, see the
next section, Working with Report Templates.
Every time you specify report settings, you can save the settings as a template. Each time you
create a new report, you can open a saved template and modify its report settings to reflect your
new requirements.
To work with report templates, go to the General page of the Alarm Summary report and do one
of the following:
• To save the settings you have specified in an alarm summary report as a report template,
click Save As.
The standard Save As dialog box opens. Specify a filename or accept the default, and click
OK.
• To specify that the current template should be used as the default template for the
workspace, select the Use As Default check box.
To save this setting, click OK, and save your workspace by selecting File > Save All on the
main menu.
1. Log in to Real-Time Adherence by selecting Start > Programs > Aspect > RTA. The Real-
Time Adherence Login dialog box is displayed.
If the Use Windows Integrated Security check box is selected, then the User Name,
Password, and Domain fields are disabled and display the Windows domain account you
used to log in to your workstation.
2. If the User Name and Password fields are enabled, type your Real-Time Adherence user
name and password.
If you don’t know your user name or password, contact your Real-Time Adherence
administrator.
Note: Real-Time Adherence passwords are case-sensitive.
3. In the Domain field, leave the default value if your user name and password are valid in that
domain.
Alternatively:
• If you are not a member of the specified domain, use the drop-down list to select another
domain. Select Use Local Account if you have a local account rather than a domain
account.
• If you have a domain account and your domain is not displayed in the drop-down list,
select <New Domain>, and click OK. In the Domains dialog box, click Add. Type in the
name of a domain of which you are a member, and click Close.
6. Select the Use Windows Integrated Security check box to use Windows Integrated
Security as the authentication method for future Real-Time Adherence logins; deselect the
check box to use other domain accounts or local accounts to log in to Real-Time Adherence.
With this option selected, the Windows account you used to log in to your workstation is used
as your Real-Time Adherence login. Windows Integrated Security can be used only with
Windows domain accounts and not with local accounts.
7. Click OK.
The login process can take several seconds; the login dialog box displays the elapsed time.
If you have two or more Real-Time Adherence servers and Real-Time Adherence can’t connect
to the server you selected at login, a message is displayed, asking if you want to log in to a
different server. Select Yes to return to the Login dialog; select No to continue attempting to log
in to the selected server. Or, to confirm that the IP address assigned to the server is correct,
select Server to open the Server Information Dialog box. Then follow the instructions under
Adding or Editing a Server At Login on page 2-29 to add or edit a Real-Time Adherence server.
For tips on correcting problems with the Real-Time Adherence client/server connection process,
see Client/Server Connection Failures on page A-2.
The Server drop-down list on the Login dialog box lists all servers that your Real-Time
Adherence client software recognizes. (Each user workstation can have a different server list.)
2. When the Real-Time Adherence Login dialog box is displayed, select <New Server> from
the Servers drop-down list. The Server Information dialog box opens.
3. If you want to change the default server (and if there is more than one server in the list),
select the server, and click Set As Default.
A change to the default server setting applies only to that workstation, but it applies to all
users who log in to Real-Time Adherence on that workstation. So when anyone logs in to
Real-Time Adherence on that workstation, the server you selected as the default is displayed
automatically in the Server field on the Login dialog box.
4. Click Add to add a server to the list; or select a server from the list and click Edit to make
changes. The RTA Server Information Add/Edit dialog box opens.
6. Select the Use Name check box to use the server name, rather than the IP address, to
locate the Real-Time Adherence server when you log in to Real-Time Adherence.
If the Use Name check box is clear, then the server IP address is used instead.
Note: If the server is equipped with more than one network interface card (NIC), the server
name might not be sufficient to locate the Real-Time Adherence server. So it is
recommended that you edit the server information by clearing the Use Name check
box for that server; its IP address is then used to locate the Real-Time Adherence
server instead.
7. Click OK, and click Close to exit the Server Information dialog box.
1. Select Administration > Machine Configuration from the Real-Time Adherence Tools
menu. The Machine Configuration dialog box opens.
The automatic update server provides automatic client software updates for the Real-Time
Adherence client on the current workstation. Typically, the automatic update server is the same
as the Real-Time Adherence server. The setting that determines the automatic update server is
specific to each workstation; that is, different client workstations can use different automatic
update servers.
2. Select Tools > Administration > Machine Configuration. The Machine Configuration
dialog box opens.
3. In the Automatic Update Server field, type the computer name assigned to the Real-Time
Adherence server.
To view and manage the list of known Real-Time Adherence servers, click Servers. (For
more information, see Adding or Editing a Server At Login on page 2-29.)
4. Click OK.
Printing Windows
Print windows to get a quick snapshot of the alarms in a particular alarm window.
To print a window:
Printing a window results in a document formatted like the contents of the window.
To copy a window:
You can then paste the information into many different applications—such as the Notepad
application included with Windows and any word processing program.
Exporting Data
Export data to copy the contents of a window into a spreadsheet or database program.
To export a window:
The exported file is a text file that uses the comma-separated values (CSV) format, which is
supported by most spreadsheet and database programs.
Note: If you export an alarm summary report that includes an assumptions page, the
assumptions page is not exported. (For more information, see Creating an Alarm
Summary Report on page 2-25.)
Generating Reports
The main purpose of Agent Productivity is to generate reports. Each report typically has several
versions that provide different but related data. In addition, you can design your own report
versions in eWorkforce Management by using the Crystal Reports utility.
For descriptions and samples of Agent Productivity reports, see the Aspect eWorkforce
Management Reports Guide.
Report Categories
Agent Productivity reports fall under the following main categories:
• Availability reports—Compare each agent's login and logout times, as reported by the
ACD, to that agent's official schedule.
• Login/Logout report—Provides pairs of ACD login and logout times and associated call
data for employees.
Activity X
Activity Summary X
Availability X
Availability Summary X
Login/Logout X
Generating Reports
Generate Agent Productivity reports in Aspect eWorkforce Management.
To generate reports:
2. Select Reports > Agent Productivity Reports. The Agent Productivity Reports view
opens.
3. Under Agent Productivity Reports in the tree, select the type of report to generate.
For more information about generating a report, see the Aspect eWorkforce Management User
Guide. The guide describes working with the Reports modules and printing and exporting
reports.
Filtering Reports
When you generate a report, you have the option of using filters to define the information to
include or exclude.
• Sort Order—Displays the Sort dialog box, where you can override the default order for the
report's detail.
• Filter Employees—Displays the Filter Employees dialog box, where you can define
employee groups who appear in the report.
• Select Individual Employees—Displays the Individual Employees dialog box, where you
can select individual employees for the report.
• Activity Filter—Displays the Activity Filter dialog box, where you select which employees to
include based on their level of activity. For more information, see Using the Activity Filter on
page 3-3.
• ACD Group ID Filter—Displays the ACD Group ID Filter dialog box, where you select the
ACD groups to include (and thus the employees associated with those groups). For more
information, see Using the ACD Group ID Filter on page 3-7.
• Availability Filter—Displays the Availability Filter dialog box, where you select which
employees to include based on how closely they adhere to their official schedules. For more
information, see Using the Availability Filter on page 3-7.
The filter dialog boxes in Agent Productivity reports also enable you to select filters for individual
employees and employee groups.
The Activity Filter and the ACD Group ID Filter are located on the Print Options dialog box for
reports. The latter filter is available only for the Activity By ACD Group and Login/Logout reports.
6. In the Filter section, click Activity Filter. The Activity Filter dialog box opens with multiple
tabs.
7. To set up your filter, complete each page of the Activity Filter dialog box, as explained in the
following sections.
8. Click OK.
• Include Employees Who Match Any Filter In Use—Select this option to include an
employee if that employee matches at least one of the filters you've enabled in the other
dialog boxes.
• Include Employees Who Match All Filters In Use—Select this option to include an
employee only if that employee matches all of the filters you've enabled in the other dialog
boxes.
With the same set of filter settings, the second option yields fewer employees.
Click Clear to deselect all current filter settings on this page. You can then either specify
different filter settings, or click OK to leave the information unfiltered.
• Inbound
Depending on your ACD type, some of these pages might not be visible.
Table 3-2 shows the pages available for each type of contact.
Table 3-2 Pages Available on the Activity Filter Dialog Box, by Contact Type
Note: The System-Initiated Contacts page and System-Initiated Work page each have
secondary pages that let you further filter data by using right-party contacts and wrong-
party contacts handled in addition to total contacts handled.
Table 3-3 shows the available filters by contact type. The filters are described for each page and
for each tab on the page.
Table 3-3 Filters Available from the Activity Filter Dialog Box
Table 3-3 Filters Available from the Activity Filter Dialog Box (continued)
System-Initiated Work All Contacts (NSIOC) • Average outbound talk time for all contacts
• Average outbound after-contact work time for
all contacts
• Average outbound handle time for all
contacts
Activating Filters
Each page filters different types of activity. But all pages use the same simple way of activating
(or not activating) a filter, and all pages use the same terms for expressing precisely how you
want to filter the data. So the way you work with each page is essentially the same.
You have the option to express your filter targets in absolute or relative terms (such as “more
than 100 contacts” or “more than 25% deviation from the average number of contacts for the
group”).
To activate a filter:
3. For one of the available metrics, such as NCH, select the corresponding Use In Filter check
box.
• Include Employees With—Select this button to filter employees who exceed or fall short
of a specific value, such as “more than 14” contacts handled per hour. Use the drop-down
menu and value fields to complete your setting.
• Include Employees Who Deviate By—Select this button to filter employees who lag or
exceed the group average of the selected employee group, such as “more than 25%”
over or under the group average. Use the drop-down menu and percentage field to
complete your setting.
• Login/Logout
This filter retrieves employee information only from those sources of data that you select.
6. On the Filter page, in the Filter section, click ACD Group ID Filter. The ACD Group ID Filter
dialog box opens.
7. Expand an ACD instance, and select the check box next to each group ID you want to
include.
Selecting additional group IDs will broaden the scope of the report.
6. On the Filter page, in the Filter section, click Availability Filter. The Availability Filter dialog
box opens with multiple tabs.
7. To set up your filter, complete each page of the Availability Filter dialog box, as explained in
the following sections.
8. Click OK.
• Include Employees Who Match Any Filter In Use—Select this option to include an
employee if that employee matches at least one of the filters you've enabled in the other
dialog boxes.
So the more filters you enable, the more likely that employees are included.
• Include Employees Who Match All Filters In Use—Select this option to include an
employee only if that employee matches all of the filters you've enabled in the other dialog
boxes.
The more filters you enable, the less likely that employees are included.
Click Clear to deselect all current filter settings on this page. You can then either specify
different filter settings, or click OK to leave the information unfiltered.
• Start/Stop
• Scheduled
• Signed In
• Compliance
Each page filters different types of availability. But each page uses the same simple way of
activating (or not activating) a filter, and each page uses the same terms for expressing
precisely how you want to filter the data. So the way you work with each page is essentially the
same. Depending on the statistic you are measuring, you express your filter target in either
absolute or relative terms (such as “more than 8 hours of scheduled time” or “less than 80% of
scheduled time in compliance).
• Use In Filter check box—Select this option to enable the filtering criteria.
• More Than/Less Than field—Use the drop-down list to select the desired option relative to
the time or percent field.
For example, “more than” 00:05:00; “less than” 02:00:00.
• Time field—Time, in hours, minutes, and seconds, that an employee must exceed or fall
short in order to appear in the report.
For example, the times shown under the preceding bullet are: “more than 5 minutes” and
“less than two hours.”
• Percent field—Percentage of time an employee must exceed or fall short in order to appear
in the report.
For example, “less than 80% of scheduled time in compliance.”
Page Filter
Page Filter
aAppears
only for the Availability Summary with Plugged-In Percent and the
Availability with Plugged-In Percent reports
This appendix includes a variety of troubleshooting scenarios and solutions for Aspect®
eWorkforce Management™ – Perform.
An Aspect Software support representative may need to access your Real-Time Adherence
server remotely for troubleshooting purposes. The optimum choice for remote access under
these circumstances is pcAnywhere, since it gives your support representatives remote control
over the processes running on the server. This enables support to turn diagnostics on and off
within the software, restart the RTAListen service, run a Real-Time Adherence client, and
perform other diagnostic tasks.
Login Problems
Login problems typically fall under four categories:
• Incompatible client software. In this case you are typically prompted to take advantage of the
Real-Time Adherence automatic update feature. (For more information, see Getting
Automatic Updates on page 2-2.) In some cases, the automatic upgrade feature will not be
available. Real-Time Adherence will simply notify you that your client is not compatible, and
then it will quit. If this happens, contact your Real-Time Adherence administrator for
assistance in installing the current version of the Real-Time Adherence client.
• The Real-Time Adherence server program is not running. Start the Real-Time Adherence
server program on the Real-Time Adherence server.
• The Real-Time Adherence client is using an incorrect IP address or name to connect to the
server. Verify and, if necessary, edit the server information by following the instructions in
Adding or Editing a Server After Login on page 2-30.
• The server is overloaded and temporarily unable to respond to the Real-Time Adherence
login request. (If the number of people logged in to Real-Time Adherence has reached the
limit, the software sends you a Maximum Connections message. To log in, you must wait
until a user logs out of Real-Time Adherence.)
This appendix provides alarm values for all supported ACD types.
ConnectingOutbound OUTCNX Agent has pressed the Dial key and 22008
has been connected to an outbound
trunk line assigned to split 21.
Aspect Unified IP
Table B-4 describes activity alarms for Aspect Unified IP (formerly called Aspect EnsemblePro),
including versions 5.2 and 6.0.
NotReady NOTREADY Agent has not logged out for the day 20005
but is not ready to take a call.
Avaya CMS
Table B-6 describes activity alarms for the Avaya CMS.
The AUX (1-9), AUXIN (1-9), and AUXOUT (1-9) states are not available unless the Avaya CMS
Auxiliary Codes feature is enabled. For a description of these states, see Avaya CMS Auxiliary
Activity Alarms on page B-7. Contact your ACD administrator for additional information.
Intecom ACD
Table B-9 provides activity alarms for Intecom ACDs, including the Centergy ACD.
Off Hook OFFHOOK Agent has gone off-hook to place call. 6019
Not Ready NOTREADY Automatic state reserved for ACD call 6022
passed by CTI.
Place Hold PLACEHOLD Agent has put the current call on hold. 6024
ACD Consult Ring ACDCONRNG Internal consultation call routed to the 6030
agent.
ACD Consult Talk ACDCONTLK Agent answered an internal ACD call. 6031
Table B-10 Nortel Networks Meridian MAX ACD Activity Alarms (continued)
NRDY NOT READY Agent has activated the not ready 3010
key.
NRDY/DNIH NRDY/DNIH Agent has activated the not ready key 3013
and has an incoming call on hold.
NRDY/DNOH NRDY/DNOH Agent has activated the not ready key 3014
and has an outgoing call on hold.
DNI Hold DNI HOLD Agent has an incoming call on hold. 3026
DNO Hold DNO HOLD Agent has an outgoing call on hold. 3027
Table B-10 Nortel Networks Meridian MAX ACD Activity Alarms (continued)
Pegasus ACD
Table B-12 provides activity alarms for Pegasus ACDs.
Siemens ACD
Table B-13 describes activity alarms for Siemens ACDs.
Teloquent ACD
Table B-14 describes activity alarms for Teloquent ACDs.
Internal call INTERNAL Agent is placing a call within the center. 18010
User-defined 7-50 Same as state name Set up by the user in the Real-Time 18021-
defined in the registry. Adherence client software. 18064
VU-ACD
Table B-16 describes activity alarms for VU-ACDs.
D H
data, sorting in windows, 2-15 Help
database cleanup, 2-12, 2-24 for Agent Productivity, 1-5
for Real-Time Adherence, 1-3
document path
changing, 2-3
setting, 2-2
domain accounts, passwords, 2-3
I
Intecom ACD, activity alarms, B-9
E
Employee Detail window, 2-21
L
Employee Status window, using, 2-20 local accounts, passwords, 2-4
employees login
detail window for viewing, 2-21 options at, 2-28
filtering, 2-23 Real-Time Adherence, 2-1
selecting for a workspace, 2-10 troubleshooting, A-1
status window for viewing, 2-20 login options
exporting, of data, 2-31 adding a server after login, 2-30
adding or editing a server, 2-29
changing the automatic update server, 2-30
F changing the login server, 2-29
on Login dialog box, 2-28
filters using, 2-28
about, 3-2 Lucent CMS. See Avaya CMS
absolute, 1-4
disabling, 2-23
for Agent Productivity reports, 1-4
for alarms, 2-24
M
for employees, 2-23 messages, No Data, 2-7
for reports, 3-2
monitor window, opening, 2-22
relative, 1-4
using, 2-22
fonts, changing, 2-11 N
network. See client/server connections
G No Data messages, 2-7
generic ACD interface. See universal ACD NODATA alarms, 2-19
interface Nortel Networks Meridian MAX ACD, activity
grace periods, 2-16 alarms, B-10
examples of, 2-16 Nortel Networks Symposium ACD, activity
guide alarms, B-12
about, Preface-vii
audience for, Preface-vii
organization of, Preface-vii O
overriding alarms, 2-18
overview
Agent Productivity, 1-3
Perform, 1-1
P S
passwords schedule alarms, 2-18
changing, 2-3 schedule windows, 1-3
for domain accounts, 2-3
server, adding at login, 2-29
for local accounts, 2-4
servers, adding, 2-30
Pegasus ACD, activity alarms, B-17
Siemens ACD, activity alarms, B-17
Perform
overview, 1-1 status bar, 2-6
using, 2-1, 3-1 diagram of, 2-6
in alarm windows, 2-13
printing, of windows, 2-31
system time, determining, 2-6
R T
Real-Time Adherence
alarm windows in, 1-3, 2-13 Teloquent ACD, activity alarms, B-18
alarms, 2-15 text, changing appearance of, 2-11
architecture, 1-2 thresholds, 1-3
capabilities, 1-1 alarms, 2-15
client
time windows, 2-16
automatic updates of, 2-2
examples of, 2-16
configuration options, 2-12
client/server, connections, 2-1, 2-2 toolbars, for Real-Time Adherence, 2-5
connection failures, A-2 troubleshooting, A-1
logging in, 2-1 client/server connection failures, A-2
login problems, A-1 Real-Time Adherence login problems, A-1
main window, 2-4
online Help for, 1-3
operating systems supported by, 1-1 U
overview, 1-1
passwords, 2-3 universal ACD interface, activity alarms, B-18
status bar, 2-6 updates, automatic, 2-2
toolbar, 2-5
troubleshooting, A-1, A-2
workspaces, 2-8 V
relative filters, 1-4
report filters Verizon ACD. See Bell Atlantic Genesys ACD
about, 3-2 VU-ACD, activity alarms, B-19
ACD group ID, 3-3, 3-7
activity, 3-3
availability, 3-7 W
using, 3-3, 3-7
workspaces, 1-2, 1-3, 2-8
report templates, using, 2-27
changing refresh rate in, 2-10
reports changing window title of, 2-10
activity, 1-4 creating, 2-9
alarm summary, 2-24 opening, 2-9
availability, 1-4 saving, 2-9