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  • 1.  Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 12 hours ago

    Hi Community! 

    There is this great idea posted on the idea hub in Genesys to enable x amount of seconds to the automatic answer time in Genesys - ideally to allow the agent to mentally prepare for the inbound call and to preview existing data. The idea is found here: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality | Genesys Cloud Ideas Portal 

    While there has been no firm commitment from Genesys yet on this one, I wanted to seek advice in this community, and ask if anyone have built some workarounds for this? 

    Happy to hear your thoughts 😊


    #Implementation
    #Telephony

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    Filip Poswiata-Gjedde
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  • 2.  RE: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 11 hours ago

    Great idea Filip, I can definitely see the value in giving agents a few seconds to review the screen pop or CRM details before the customer is connected. I haven't come across a practical workaround for this, so I think it would require native platform support.

    I've added my vote to the Idea and hope it gains enough traction. I'd also be interested to hear if anyone in the community has come up with a creative approach in the meantime.



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    Phaneendra
    Technical Solutions Consultant
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  • 3.  RE: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 11 hours ago

    Hey Filip, great question this is a common pain point, and while Genesys hasn't committed to a native configurable delay for auto-answer yet, there are a couple of workarounds you can explore. The most promising path is building a custom solution through a routing strategy, since the official documentation notes that the auto-answer timer can actually be overridden that way, allowing you to program a waiting period before the interaction connects so agents have time to review customer data. Alternatively, you can leverage the "Whisper Audio" feature - while it doesn't delay the answer itself, it can play a brief audio clip (like the customer's name or reason for calling) immediately upon connection, providing instant context that many admins have found helpful for smoother transitions, though it does require enabling auto-answer at the user or queue level. Hope these give you some practical angles to test out!



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    Camila Meneghini
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  • 4.  RE: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 10 hours ago

    Thank you so much Camila! Appreciate the insights.

    Will take a look at this approach! 



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    Filip Thomas Vestergaard Poswiata
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  • 5.  RE: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 10 hours ago

    Hi Filip,

    In most deployments I've seen, the focus has been on reducing agent preparation time through better screen-pop data & customer context rather than delaying the interaction itself.
    That said, a configurable delay at the queue level would definitely be useful for more complex interaction types.


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    Ashiesh Sharma
    GCX- GCP, ARC, SCR, QM
    Producer | Conductor | Composer
    BT plc
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  • 6.  RE: Delayed Auto-Answer Functionality

    Posted 10 hours ago

    Hi Ashiesh,
    Thanks! 

    And yes, I do agree with this. There are some more pragmatic approaches, but would have been great with a technical solution in the platform. Maybe some day:)



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    Filip Thomas Vestergaard Poswiata
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