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    Screen 3-26. BCMS VDN Summary Report — Daily Summary
    Report Headers, Abbreviations, and 
    Their Definitions
    This report presents header information at the top of each page. This information 
    includes the command entered to generate the report, the p age number of the 
    report, the title of the report, and the time and date the report was generated. If 
    this is a time report and there are more than 10 time intervals, this report is 
    displayed on multiple pages. A daily summary report is displayed on the last 
    p a ge of the report.
     
     list bcms summary vdn 12345 day 5/14
    BCMS VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER SUMMARY REPORT
    Switch Name: Lab Model  Date: 11:05 am MON MAY 15, 1995
    Day: 5/14/95
    AVG AVG    AVG               CALLS  % IN
    CALLS   ACD    SPEED ABAND  ABAND  TALK/ CONN   FLOW BUSY/  SERV
    VDN NAME  OFFERED CALLS  ANSW  CALLS  TIME   HOLD  CALLS  OUT  DISC   LEVL
    Ginsu Knives 79 50 :39     5    :45   2:30 0     0    24 85*
     -----------   -----   ----- -----  ----  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----   ---
    SUMMARY 79 50 :39     5    :45   2:30 0     0    24 85 
    						
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    TIME/DAY — The time or day interval specified in the command line.
    Time is always expressed in 24-hour format. Start and stop times are optional. 
    Reports always start at the earliest time interval (either hour or half-hour). If no 
    start time is given, the oldest time interval is the default. A sto p time requires an 
    associated start time. If no stop time is given, the last completed time interval 
    (hour or half-hour) is the d efault. If no start or stop time is given, the report 
    displays data accrued for the previous 24 time intervals. If you specify ‘‘day’’ in 
    the command and do not include a start day or stop day, the report displays d ata 
    accrued for the previous six days and data accrued through the most recently 
    completed interval (hour or half-hour).
    VDN NAME 
    — The name that is administered for this VDN. If no name exists, the 
    VDN extension (for example, EXT 64532) is displayed.
    CALLS OFFERED 
    — The total number of completed calls that accessed the 
    VDN during the current interval. This calculation is:
    where OTHE R CA LLS  are calls classified as forced busy or forced disconnect.
    ACD CALLS 
    — The total number of calls to the VDN that ended in the specified 
    interval and were answered b y an agent as a result of a queue to main or check 
    backup split step.
    AVG SPEED ANS 
    — The average time that calls spend in a ve ctor before being 
    connected as an ACD call to an agent (for example, via a queue to the main sp lit 
    or check backup step) during the current interval. This includes queue time and 
    time ringing at an agent’s station. This calculation is:
    NOTE:
    A completed call may span more than one time p eriod. ACD calls that are 
    in process (have not terminated) are counted in the time period in which 
    they terminate. For example, if an ACD call begins in the 10:00 to 11:00 
    time period, but terminates in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period, the data for 
    this call is counted in the 11:00 to 12:00 time period.
    ABAND CALLS 
    — The total number of calls that have abandoned from the VDN 
    before being answered or outflowed to another position during the current 
    interval. This value includes calls that abandoned while in vector processing or 
    while ringing an agent. Calls that a bandoned immediately after the agent 
    answered are recorded as NUM ANS.
    CALLS OFFERED=NUM ANS+FLOW OUT+OTHER CALLS+NUM ABAND
    AVG TIME TO CONNECT=
    NUM ANS Total Time Calls spend in VDN be f ore being answered
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    AVG ABAND TIME — The average time calls spent waiting in this VDN before 
    being abandoned by the caller during the current interval. The calculation is:
    AVG TALK/HOLD TIME 
    — The average  duration of calls (from answer to 
    disconnect) for this VDN d uring the current interval. This includes time spent 
    talking and on hold. The calculation does not include ring time at an agent’s 
    voice terminal. The calculation is:
    CONN CALLS 
    — The number of c alls that were route d to a station, attendant, or 
    announcement, and were answered there.
    FLOW OUT 
    — The total number of calls that were route d to another VDN or to a 
    trunk.
    FLOW  OU T does not include calls that encounter a goto vector command or 
    calls that forward to another extension (which are tracked as CONNected 
    CALLS).
    Once a call outflows, the system does not take further measurements on the call 
    for this VDN. As a result, if an outflowed call later abandons, it is b e recorded in 
    NUM ABAND for this VDN.
    CALLS BUSY/DISC 
    — The total numb er of calls that were forced busy or forced 
    disconnect during the current interval. This value does not include abandoned 
    calls.
    % IN SERV LEVL 
    — The  percentage of calls that were answered with the 
    administered service level for this VDN. Calculate as the following:
    where
    accepted is the number of answered calls (
    num ans) whose answer time was 
    less than or equal to the administered service level for the VDN. 
    num ans here 
    refers to the data item on the form of the same name.
    AVG ABAND TIME=
    Total Number o f  Abandoned VDN CallsTotal VDN Abandon Time
    _ __________________________________
    AVG TALK TIME=
    NUM ANS Total VDN Talk / Hold Time
    _ _______________________
    %IN SERV LEVL=
    calls o ff ered accepted *100
    _ _____________ 
    						
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    calls offered the total number of completed calls that accessed the VDN during 
    the current interval.
    SUMMARY 
    — For those columns that specify averages, the summary is also an 
    average for the entire reporting interval. For the TOTA L ATTEM PT S,  N U M  ANS , 
    NUM ABAND, FLOW OUT, and  OTHER  C A LLS  c o l u m n s,  t h e  s u m m a r y i s  th e s u m  
    of individual time intervals or specified d ays.
    Considerations
    BCMS provides a set of internal switch measurement reports for telemarketing 
    centers or customer service centers. These reports can help in managing ACD 
    splits (hunt groups) without the need for an adjunct CMS.
    The maximum number of measured agents for the BCMS feature is limited to 200 
    (Generic 3). An a gent can be a member of up to three splits, but is treate d as a 
    single agent. An agent can be assigned to as many splits as you like, but the 
    agent can only log into three splits at most.
    The maximum number of CMS measured agents (both basic and adjunct) is 
    restricted to 400. Agents in multiple splits are counted as one for each split that 
    he or she is assigned.
    The maximum number of internally measured trunk groups is limited to 32 
    (Generic 3). 
    The maximum number of internally measured sp lits is limited to 99 (Generic 3). If 
    a split is assigned more than 200 a gents in Generic 3, it cannot be measured 
    internally.
    A maximum of 25 time intervals are allocated for storing data. A time interval can 
    be either a one-hour or a one-half hour interval.
    A maximum of seven summary days is stored for each historical report.
    The maximum number of internally measured trunk group members is limited to 
    400.
    The a d dition of an EPN can affect the operation of the measurements only when 
    the EPN is unavailable. Any resource that resides in the EPN cabinet is not 
    available for use or for measurement data. If a remote Management Terminal 
    connected to the EPN and the fiber link goes down, the Management Terminal 
    session is dropped and the login prompt appears.
    Interactions
    The following features interact with the BCMS feature: 
    						
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    nCall Coverage
    Calls extended to a BCMS measured split as a c overage point are treated 
    like new incoming calls to that split. These calls increment the FLOW IN 
    field on the BCMS Split report, provided they were covered from the 
    queue of another BCMS measured split. Calls successfully going to a 
    coverage point from a BCMS measured sp lit are included in the FLOW 
    OUT field on the BCMS Split report. Again, those calls must have first 
    been in queue for the split. Calls that cover due to the split queue being 
    ful l d o  not  c a u se  t he FLOW  OUT  field to be incremented
    nCall Forwarding
    Calls forwarded to a BCMS measured split from an extension are treated 
    like new incoming calls to that split. INFLOW and OUTFLOW  counts are 
    not affected.
    If a split’s calls are forwarded, inflow and outflow a p ply. An agent’s call 
    forward ing does not forward ACD calls.
    nCall Pickup
    Calls answered using the call pic kup feature are treated as non-ACD calls 
    (EXT N I N )  f o r  the a gent picking up the call. ACD calls that are picked up 
    for a BCMS measured agent are included in the FLOW OUT column on the 
    BCMS Split  report.
    nCall Vectorin g
    With Call Vectoring, calls can be queued to up to three splits. ACD call 
    count are pegged to the answering split. Abandoned calls, outflows, and 
    disconnects are credited to the first (primary) split. If a call that is queued 
    for three splits is answered by the second or third  split, BCMS records an 
    outflow for the primary sp lit, b oth an answer and inflow for the answering 
    split, and nothing for the other split (the split that is neither the answering 
    split nor the primary sp lit).
    nConference/Transfer
    When an agent conferences or transfers an ACD call, the agent is credited 
    with an ACD call and an ExtnOut call.
    nEA S
    BCMS does not use LoginIDs. Tracking for agents is done strictly on 
    physical extensions. Therefore if multiple agents use a single phone 
    (different shifts) the d ata is combined for these agents and accessed via 
    an extension number.
    nHunt Groups
    The BCMS measurements are not determined in the same way as hunt 
    group measurements although some of the information is similar. 
    Therefore, the two reports may represent the data differently. 
    						
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    nMove Ag ents From CMS
    If agents are moved from one split to another split by the CMS adjunct, 
    measurements are sto p pe d for the agent’s “ from” split and started for the 
    agent’s “to” split. Generic 3 denies agent move requests when agents are 
    logg e d in (staffed). This  denial is important since it eliminates 
    measurement complications associated with move requests when the 
    agent is on an ACD call. Move requests are also denied if the agent is 
    being moved  into an unmeasured  sp lit.
    If the adjunct CMS attempts to move an agent that is not being measured 
    by BCMS into a sp lit that is being measured by BCMS, and the move 
    would exceed the maximum of 30 measured agents, the switch rejects the 
    move. Otherwise, internal BCMS measurements are started for the agent. 
    If the adjunct CMS moves an a gent from a split that is measured by BCMS 
    to a split that is not BCMS measured, internal measurements for the agent 
    are sto p pe d.
    nNight Service
    When night service is activated for a split, new calls go to an alternate 
    destination. The sp lit in night servic e  does not consider these calls to be 
    OUTF LOW . Th e calls are treated as new incoming calls if the destination is 
    a measured split (that is, they are not considered INFLOW).
    nSystem Measurements
    DEFI NI TY Com munications System Generic 3 can have BCMS reports, 
    adjunct CMS reports, and switch traffic measurements simultaneously.
    The BCMS measurements are not determined in the same way as trunk 
    group measurements although some of the information is similar. 
    Therefore, the two reports may represent data differently.
    Administration
    The BCMS is a dministered by the System Ad ministrator. The following items 
    require administration:
    nCommunication Interfaces
    If the link to the adjunct CMS has b een administered, CMS measurements 
    must be busied-out (busyout sp-link command) in ord er to 
    a d d/remove adjunct CMS and BCMS measured agents or trunks to the 
    switch. When the “busyout” has been released, adjunct CMS checks for 
    translation changes and, if they exist, the c urrent d atabase is u pd ated and 
    measurements are restarted.
    If the link has not been administered (BCMS measurements only), the 
    busyout sp-link command is not required to change translation data.
    nHunt Group and Trunk Group
    The measured field on the Hunt Group and Trunk Group forms should be 
    administered as one of the following: 
    						
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    — internal—Measured by BCMS only
    — external—Measured by CMS adjunct only
    — both—Measured by both BCMS and the adjunct CMS
    — none—Not measured (default)
    If BCMS has not been administered in customer options, neither “internal” 
    not “both” is allowed. If the split or trunk group is measured by BCMS only, 
    the busyout sp-link command is not required to make changes. 
    Measurements can be turned off for a split while a gents are logged in, but 
    agents must be logged off to start measurements.
    nSystem Ad ministration
    The BCMS field  must be set to 
    y by an authorized AT&T employee.
    nSystem-Parameters
    The following items require administration:
    — Measurement interval—Specifies what time interval is used for 
    polling and reporting measurement data. The time c an b e specified 
    by hour or half-hour intervals with “hour” as the default. There is a 
    maximum of 25 time slots available for measurement intervals. If 
    hourly is specified, an entire day of traffic information is available 
    for history reports; otherwise, only half a day is available. This does 
    not affect daily summaries as they always reflect traffic information 
    for the entire day. The interval may be changed anytime, but does 
    not go into effect until the top of the hour.
    — Printer information for the system  printer—This includes the printer 
    extension, EIA device b it rate, and lines per page.
    Hardware and Software Requirements
    No a d ditional hardware is required to support the BCMS feature. However, a 
    customer may decide to use an asynchronous system printer to o btain hard 
    copies of BCMS history reports. The  system printer can be interfaced to the 
    switch through the EIA  port on the processor board or through any of the 
    alternate data interfaces such as PDMs connected to a digital port, or ADUs 
    connected to a data line circuit port.
    BCMS software is required. 
    						
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    Bridged Call Appearance—
    Multi-Appearance Voice Terminal
    Feature Availability
    Brid g ed Call Ap pearance—Multi-Ap pearance Voice Terminal is available with all 
    Generic 3 releases. Bridging enhancements available only with G3V4 and later 
    releases are identified throughout this feature description.
    Description
    The appearance of a voice terminal’s primary extension number at another voice 
    terminal is called a bridged call a p pearance. To set up a bridged call 
    appearance, the primary extension and the button numb er associated with it is 
    administered on any two-lamp button on the bridging station voice terminal.
    The Brid g ed Call Ap pearance feature is used by lifting the handset and p ressing 
    the Bridged Ap pearance  button. The user is then bridged onto the other voice 
    terminal’s primary extension numb er and can handle calls on that extension 
    number. The  bridged appearance can be used to originate calls from, and 
    answer calls to, the other voice terminal’s primary extension number. The user 
    can also bridge onto an existing call to or from the other voice terminal.
    An incoming call rings the primary extension number’s voice terminal and all 
    voice terminals that have a brid g ed call appearance of the voice terminal’s 
    primary extension number. Each voice terminal is visually alerted for all bridged 
    appearances on the voice terminal, but has the option of aud i ble ringing.
    NOTE:
    See the Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed feature for other bridged 
    appearance alerting option.
    A b rid ged call appearance can be assigned to any two-lamp button. It does not 
    require the use of a regular call appearance. A bridged call appearance can b e 
    used just like a regular call a p pearance for most features. For example, the 
    Conference, Transfer, Hold, Drop, and Priority Calling features can be used from 
    a bridged appearance, just as they would be used from a regular call 
    appearance.
    G3V4 and later releases allow for the administration of a voice terminal with zero 
    call appearances of its primary extension. In this way, a voice terminal can be 
    administered to have only bridged appearances. 
    						
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    Extension Administrable Buttons and Lamps
    With G3V4 and later releases, the Message lamp and certain feature buttons can 
    be  administered to apply to a sp ecified extension rather than the extension of the 
    terminal they reside on.
    nThe Mess a ge lamp  can be administered to light when messages are 
    waiting for the extension specified on the station form. In this way, the 
    bridged user’s terminal can be set u p to indicate when messages are 
    waiting for the primary extension.
    nThe Call Forwarding All Calls and Call Forwarding Busy/Don’t Answer 
    buttons can be administered to activate call forwarding for any extension 
    that is on the voice terminal even if this extension is a bridged 
    appearance. In addition, the lamp  associated with the call forwarding 
    button can be administered to track the call forwarding status of any 
    extension. In this way, a bridged user cannot only activate or deactivate 
    call forwarding for all p rimary and b rid ged appearances of the extension 
    from the b rid ged a p pearance terminal, but the bridged appearance 
    terminal will show the call forwarding status of the specified extension.
    nThe Send  All Calls button can be administered to activate Send All Calls 
    for any administered extension. In ad dition, the lamp associated with Send 
    All Calls tracks the status of the administered extension. In this way, a 
    bridged user can activate Send All  Calls for the primary extension user.
    Sample Applications
    The Brid ged Call Ap pearance feature allows calls to b e handled from more than 
    one voice terminal. Some practical uses of this c a pability are as follows:
    nA secretary making or answering calls on an executive’s primary 
    extension
    These calls can be placed on hold for later retrieval by the executive, or 
    the executive can simply bridge onto the call. In all cases, the executive 
    handles the c all as if he or she had placed or answered the call. It is never 
    necessary to transfer the call to the executive.
    nA secretary taking c are of details for an executive who is already active on 
    a call
    A secretary can bridge onto an active call and take down information su ch 
    as an address or telephone number.
    nVisitor telephones
    An executive may have another voice terminal in his or her office that is to 
    be used b y visitors. It may be desirable that the visitor be able to bridge 
    onto a call which is active on the executive’s primary extension number. A 
    bridged call a p pearance makes this possible. 
    						
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    nService environments
    It may be necessary that several people be able to handle calls to a 
    particular extension number. For example, several users may be required 
    to answer calls to a hot line numb er in a ddition to their normal functions. 
    Each user may also b e required to bridge onto existing hot line calls. A 
    bridged call a p pearance provides this capability.
    nA user frequently using voice terminals in different locations
    A user may not  spend all of his or her time in the same place. For this typ e 
    of user, it is convenient to have his or her extension number bridged at 
    several different voice terminals.
    nExecutive suite environments
    With G3V4 and later releases, terminals can be administered with zero call 
    appearances of their primary extension number. When this feature is 
    combined with extension a dministrable buttons and lamps, it is possible to 
    administer several nearly identical phones for one office suite. The user 
    can then operate his or her voice terminal the same way regardless of 
    which voice terminal is being used.
    Security
    G3V4 and later releases provide a system option that prohibits bridged terminals 
    from bridging on to a call when the call has Data Priva cy or Data Restriction 
    enabled.
    Considerations
    A voice terminal’s primary extension number can have an appearance on up to 
    seven (15 for G3r) other voice terminals. The numb er of bridged call 
    appearances allowed at each voice terminal is limite d only b y the number of 
    two-lamp buttons available on the voice terminal.
    Up to six parties can be off-hook and involved in a conversation on a bridged 
    appearance of an extension.
    It is recommended that a bridging voice terminal have a bridged call 
    appearance corresponding to each call appearance of the primary extension 
    number at the bridged voice terminal. For examp le, if a primary voice terminal 
    has three call appearances, then a bridging voice terminal should have three 
    bridged call a p pearances of that primary extension. This allows users to refer to 
    the individual call appearances when talking about a specific call.
    Bridged call appearances may result in the reduction of available feature 
    buttons, thereby reducing a user’s capabilities. A Call Coverage module or 
    expansion module can be used to provide up to 20 bridged call appearances.  
    						
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