Alvaria- Article no. 9263
Estimated Reading Time: 11 MinutesIntroduction
The Alvaria system is your time punch that must be completed prior to starting any other systems or engaging in any other work
- Log into the Alvaria system at the beginning of your shift before engaging in any other tasks
- Log out of Alvaria when your shift is over
- Special Notes:
Placing an outbound call while on Wrap is not an option
- To place an outbound call, end Wrap and make the call in Park Outbound or Idle
- As of October 20, 2022, a new Workforce Segment Code PARKOB is added by your supervisor from a report that displays Outbound calls
Resolution Steps
Calling and Transferring to Another Department - Tips
For use when calling a department or transferring a customer to a department when authorized
- Go to the Contacts / Address Book
- In the Search Group field, enter an appropriate search term for the group / department you are calling
- Use dropdown for Speed Dials or Work Type to locate the number
- Click on the gear icon and choose either Transfer (arrow icon) or Call (telephone icon)
- For additional numbers, see Phone Numbers and Contacts
- Only transfer and call groups as advised in Simon
- Do not call / transfer unless Simon provides authorization in the article that applies to your call
Speed Dials
- Speed Dials: Call, transfer, consult or conference departments that are not part of the Alvaria Cloud ACD
These can be departments that have not migrated yet; departments that can be called are listed under Speed Dials.
This option may also be used to call the Control Desk or Support queue without having a customer on the line.
When Speed Dials are used, the telephone number the customer called in with will be passed to the party you are calling.
(Example: When transferring a identified customer to ‘IVR Payment Menu’ the customer will not need to re-enter their information.)
Work Types
- Work Types: Transfer, consult or conference departments that are migrated to Alvaria Cloud ACD
This option can only be used and becomes available when you have an inbound or outbound call on the line.
Work Types pass agent and customer data to the department being called
Residential Care: Contacts and Transfers
For use when a residential agent calls another department or transfers a customer to a department as instructed in Simon
- Go to the Contacts / Address Book
- In the Search Group field, enter an appropriate search term for the group / department you are calling
- Use dropdown for Speed Dials or Work Type to locate the number
- Click on the gear icon and choose either Transfer (arrow icon) or Call (telephone icon)
- Only transfer and call groups as advised in Simon.
- Do not call / transfer unless Simon provides authorization in the article that applies to your call
Speed Dials
- Speed Dials: Call, transfer, consult or conference departments that are not part of the Alvaria Cloud ACD
These can be departments that have not migrated yet; departments that can be called are listed under Speed Dials.
This option may also be used to call the Control Desk or Support queue without having a customer on the line.
When Speed Dials are used, agent and customer data cannot be sent to the party you are calling.
- Residential Speed Dials
|
Speed Dial Description |
Search Term |
| Benefit Hotline | Benefit |
| Cascade Link | Cascade |
| Control Desk | Control |
| Credit Compliance | Credit |
| Digital West Tech | Digital |
| Disability / FMLA | FMLA |
| FastMesh | FastMesh |
| Financial Services | Financial |
| Help (Global Support) | Help |
| Interpreter Services (Language Line) | Interpreter |
| IVR Payment Menu | IVR |
| Kudos Voicemail | Kudos |
| Payroll Hotline | Payroll |
| Voice Support | Voice |
| TPV Verification | Verification |
| Voicemail DMCA Residential | DMCA |
Work Types
- Work Types:Transfer, consult or conference departments that are migrated to Alvaria Cloud ACD
This option can only be used and becomes available when you have an inbound or outbound call on the line.
Work Types pass agent and customer data to the department being called
- Residential Work Types
|
Work Types / Transfer Description |
Search Term |
Department |
| Transfer_AAB_English | transfer | Anne Arundel / Broadstripe - Resi |
| Transfer_Business_Solutions | transfer | Business Solutions (Enterprise) |
| Transfer_Harris_English | transfer | Harris Broadband |
| Transfer_Home_Security | transfer | enTouch Home Security |
| Transfer_Residential_Spanish | transfer | Spanish queue (residential) |
| Transfer_Sales_English | transfer | Sales (English) |
| Transfer_Sales_Spanish | transfer | Sales (Spanish) |
| ControlDesk | control | Control Desk |
| Help | help | Help (Global Support) |
Sales: Contacts and Transfers
For use when calling a department or transferring a customer to a department when authorized
- Go to the Contacts / Address Book
- In the Search Group field, enter an appropriate search term for the group / department you are calling
- Use dropdown forSpeed Dials or Work Type to locate the number
- Click on the gear icon and choose either Transfer (arrow icon) or Call (telephone icon)
- The comprehensive list is available in Alvaria
- Only transfer and call groups as advised in Simon
- Do not call / transfer unless Simon provides authorization in the article that applies to your call
Speed Dials
- Speed Dials: Call, transfer, consult or conference departments that are not part of the Alvaria Cloud ACD
These can be departments that have not migrated yet; departments that can be called are listed under Speed Dials.
This option may also be used to call the Control Desk without having a customer on the line.
When Speed Dials are used, agent and customer data cannot be sent to the party you are calling.
- Sales: Speed Dials
|
Speed Dial Description |
Search Term |
| Benefit Hotline | Benefit |
| Cascade Link | Cascade |
| Control Desk | Control |
| Credit Compliance | Credit |
| Digital West Tech | Digital |
| Disability FMLA | FMLA |
| FastMesh | FastMesh |
| Financial Services | Financial |
| Interpreter Services | Interpreter |
| Kudos Voicemail | Kudos |
| Payroll Hotline | Payroll |
| Sales Control Desk | Control |
| Voice Support | Voice |
| TPV Verification | Verification |
Work Types
- Work Types:Transfer, consult or conference departments that are migrated to Alvaria Cloud ACD
This option can only be used and becomes available when you have an inbound or outbound call on the line.
Work Types pass agent and customer data to the department being called
- Sales Work Types
|
Work Types / Transfer Descriptions |
Search Term |
Department |
| Transfer_AAB_English | Transfer | Anne Arundel (Residential) |
| Transfer_Business_Solutions | Transfer | Business Solutions (Enterprise) |
| Transfer_Harris_English | Transfer | Harris Broadband |
| Transfer_Home_Security | Transfer | enTouch Home Security |
| Transfer_Residential_Billing_English | Transfer | Residential Billing (English) |
| Transfer_Residential_Technical_English | Transfer | Residential Technical (English) |
| Transfer_Residential_Spanish | Transfer | Residential (Spanish) |
| Transfer_Sales_Spanish | Transfer | Sales (Spanish) |
| Transfer_WOW_English | Transfer | WOW |
Log onto the Phone
Open Google Chrome and select Alvaria from the Astound Links / Corporate Favorites bookmark
- Enter your AD credentials
- This is the same as your Simon ID and PW
- Sign in using the format: AD\FirstName.LastName with your AD password
- Outsource family: use the same login you use for Simon
- Select Sign In (Do not bookmark this page)
- Enter your 10 digit phone number (at your desk) as the Station (in the box named Station) and select Log In
- In the upper right corner, a gray profile icon (person) , red phone and status Offline displays
- To complete the sign in process and to auto punch into UKG
- Do the following:
- Select the Gray Profile icon
- Select Park
- Select Start Shift
- Do the following:
- Once you select Start Shift, Alvaria calls the 10 digit phone number you entered as your station
- When you answer your phone, your status changes to Park (Start Shift) and your profile icon changes to blue
- Click on Engagement Center
- Launch BOLT by clicking on Launch BOLT CRM
- Click on the Clock(Current) ICOMS to display phone lines
- To begin taking calls, select IDLE from the dropdown menu - IDLE means you are availableto take a call
- You are now open to take calls
- When a call comes in, Line 1 highlights in green
- Click on Engagement Center
Logging Out
Click on the person icon:
- Click on Offline
- Choose the Default option (This is your UKG punch out)
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen
- Choose Sign Out
- This logs you out of the system
Hold / Wrap / Not Ready
While on a call, these options are available
- HOLD: to place a call on hold, click the Pause button
- While on Hold, Line 1 changes from green to orange
- The timer in the right hand corner tracks the time
- To remove a caller from Hold, click the Play button
- While on Hold, Line 1 changes from green to orange
- WRAP: when a call ends, you are are automatically moved to Wrap, a pre-defined state that cannot be extended
- To return to Idle status (available), click the checkbox to end Wrap
- If Wrap is not exited, a countdown to Idle (available) displays; status is automatically returned to Idle when time expires
- Future calls can be stopped by using the Not Ready function (Idle codes are no longer used)
- While on a call: click on the person icon
- Choose Not Ready(see document below)
- Select your future status (i.e. Break, Coaching, Lunch, etc.
- When your call is over: you must end WRAP by clicking the End Wrap function
- If Wrap is not closed, the Not Ready status is bypassed and you are placed back in the Idle (available) state
- To return to Idle status (available), click the checkbox to end Wrap
- The Not Ready status displays how long you are in a particular Not Ready state
- To return to the Idle state (available), click the person icon and choose Idle
Cold Transfers
- Click on the Contacts tab
- The Work Type group houses the internal queues and departments
- Speed Dials also house certain groups (Note: IVR Payment is under Speed Dial)
- Type the word transfer to filter the choices
- Choose a department and click on thesprocket icon
- Click on the arrow icon to send the call to that department
- The call is cold transferred to the department you chose
- If you are not in the IDLE (available) state, click the person icon and select IDLE
Warm Transfers and Conferencing
- Queues such as the Support Queue may require a warm transfer
- You can filter your choices by searching with the word help
- Under Work Types, select Help
- To warm transfer, choose the Telephone icon after clicking on the sprocket
- When your call connects, choose the Group icon to conference your call
- After conferencing in the call, choose the Transfericon to drop off the call
- To return to Idle status (available), click the checkbox to end Wrap
Outbound Calls
- To make an outbound call, click on the person icon and choose Park
- Choose Outbound Call
- Your status displays as Park (Outbound Call); you do not receive inbound calls while in this state
- Return to the Engagement Center to place an outbound call
- Enter a ten digit phone number to make an outbound call
- When call is complete, return to the Idle state
- Click the person icon and choose Idle
Screen Pop / Troubleshooting Tips
Alvaria
BOLT
- Alvaria is compatible with Google Chrome
- A second of wrap-up time is required to end BOLT screen pop communication and begin a new call
- Does not function with any other internet application, network drive, TAB browsing, IE Pop-up Blocker or saved link
BOLT
- Launch BOLT by selecting the Launch BOLT button from within Alvaria ONLY
- Do not open more than one BOLT session
- Do not close the Alvaria or BOLT window after launching; they must be opened in sequential order
- Restart your PC at the end of every shift
- Do not log into more than one computer at the same time, Screen pop will not work
- Clear cache and cookies
- If you move your seat and/or receive a new tower, it can take 24 to 48 hours for screen pop to work
- May need to restart computer multiple times
- IVR outages / maintenance may prevent screen pop from working; the IVR drives screen pops
- If a customer calls from a number or enters a number that exists in a different account, the screen pop may display the wrong account
- Not all accounts are found inside the IVR. (i.e. a pound sign (#) displays in the Alvaria window, indicating account was not found)
- Graphene outages: communication that talks from ICOMS to the other tools may drop to one or all tools
- For IVR bugs that prevent the pop, please report all issues so they can be investigated
- If the issue is not resolved, Submit a Service Now Ticket for Alvaria & WFM Support
Pulling Alvaria Logs
Alvaria provides the ability to pull logs and save them to your computer
When sending an email to alvaria_team@astound.com to report an error, include the Alvaria logs and the following information
- A brief overview of the error / issue experienced
- What was done prior that led to the issue
- Description of issue (what issue looks like)
- Work Location: WFH or In Office
- Name of ISP (internet service provider)
- Date and timeframe when error occurred
- Screenshot of the error / any other pertinent information
How to Pull Alvaria Logs
- Select My Profile
- Select Logging
- Change the Current Log Level to Level - All
- Select Save To File
- Select OK on the Success screen
- Select OK on the Logging screen
- Log file is downloaded and is available in your computer's download folder
- To access this file, select the up arrow and select Show in Folder
- Attach the file to your Service Now ticket or email
Internal Information
To provide feedback to the Alvaria Team, email alvaria_team@astound.com