You can use the platform API to turn on auto-answer. When we create new agents we use a custom app to do it because we found the bulk import feature in GC wasn't sufficient. One of the steps in that app is to enable auto answer for all the new users we've created.
You don't necessarily have to do this - you could create a script to take a series of agentIds and activate AA for them (by looping through them and calling the API for each).
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James Dunn
Telecoms Specialist
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-05-2025 13:49
From: Gina Palmer
Subject: Auto-Answer Queue Level vs Agent Level
Is there ANY OTHER WAY to avoid having to manually turn the functionality on for multiple agents without it being on the queue level? When we first implemented Genesys, we were told the answer was no, as this queue level functionality did not exist.
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Gina Palmer
Manager, Workforce Management
Papa, Inc.
Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2025 10:06
From: Cameron Tomlin
Subject: Auto-Answer Queue Level vs Agent Level
Hello Gina,
I believe you can still turn on Auto-Answer for individual agents. But to answer your question if you turn on Auto-Answer on the queue level then every member of the queue will have auto answer turned on for them.
Cheers,
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Cameron
Online Community Manager/Moderator
Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2025 09:14
From: Gina Palmer
Subject: Auto-Answer Queue Level vs Agent Level
Hi, everyone! I'm hoping you can help clarify something for me. We have always has Auto Answer that is set at the Agent Level. We manually have to turn this on for new people and then, after the first call or the day, their phone auto-answers all future calls for the day, assuming there is no connection break.
I recently say that there is not an Auto-Answer option on the individual queue set ups. Does this mean if we turn on the Auto-Answer at the queue level then we no longer need to turn in on for the individual agents?
#Telephony
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Gina Palmer
Manager, Workforce Management
Papa, Inc.
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