Webex Customer Assist: Daily Agent Workflow

Issue / Question

How do I manage my daily workflow in Webex Customer Assist?

Solution

1. Starting Your Shift

  • Open the Webex App (desktop).
  • Check your audio settings before each shift — another application might be using your microphone or speakers, or they may not work until adjusted.
  • Go to Customer Assist (under “Calling” or “Queues”).
  • Sign in to your assigned queues (for example, IT Support or Admissions).
  • Signing in makes you available to take calls.
    • If you forget to sign in, no calls will route to you.

Managing Status

Use your status to control when calls route to you.

Status What it means When to use
Available You’re ready for the next call. After you’ve finished wrap-up or notes.
Unavailable You’re not taking calls. When on break, lunch, or in a meeting.
Wrapping Up Post-call mode; no new calls will route to you. When you need time to complete notes or disposition.
INFO: Some queues include a wrap-up timer that automatically starts after each call. The duration and behavior vary by queue and configuration.

Example: In the Service Desk queue, the timer is set to 2 minutes—after helping a student reset their account, you remain in Wrap-Up to finish notes. When the timer ends, your status returns to Available unless you change it manually.

2. Viewing Queue Activity

In the Customer Assist tab, you can view:

  • Contacts currently waiting in queue
  • Total agents
  • Agents staffed
  • Agents idle or unavailable

3. Handling Calls

  1. A call enters your queue.
  2. A notification appears in Webex — click Answer.
  3. Handle the call as usual — troubleshoot, take notes, and provide support.
  4. Click the More (⋯) menu to:
    • Transfer
    • Hold
    • Conference

4. End of Shift

  • Change your status to Unavailable.
  • Sign out of your queue(s).
  • Close the Webex App when done.

Environment

  • Webex (desktop)
  • Webex Customer Assist
  • UMS account credentials
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