Search, display, manage, and update work items

Quickly filter, find, display, manage the status of, or update the content attributes of work items, emails and leads ("work items") either individually or in bulk.

Related documentation:

• How Intelligent Workload Distribution works

Overview of search and filter functions

You can use quick filters, filter by categories, create custom filters, and search for work items in the Universal Queue window.

Search for work items

• Search for a specific work item by entering its ID in the Search field at the top of the Universal Queue tab and clicking return.
• Search for any list of work items by entering a text string in the Search field and clicking return.
  • Search the work items database directly by using the Lucene query syntax described in the Lucene query syntax document.
  • Clear the current search citeria by clicking X in the Search field.
  • Create a new Category from the current search criteria by clicking the new Category button in the Search field.
    
    

Filter by Category

Select a Category on the collapsible Categories tab to quickly filter by work items that match the selected Category or sub-Category only.

Using the Filter & View tab

Use a saved or favorited filter/view on the collapsible Filter & View tab to quickly apply filtering and view settings to work items list. If you have previously selected a Category, any Category defined inside the filter/view overrides the earlier Category selection. If you select All Categories inside the filter/view, any previous selection of Category is cleared.

Save filters and views

Use the Views button to do the following:

• Select a view for the State column.
• Save/reset filters (Category + query) and views (columns + sorting):
  • Save the current filter and/or view for future use (subject to privileges).
  • Reset the filter to clear the filtering details from the page.
  • Reset the table view to the default.
• Restore the list of preconfigured filter and view states.

Extended states

The workitem's state is displayed in an extended State column in Workload Manager. The table below describes the meaning of the symbols.

Extended	Colored	Description
		New
		Not yet distributed
		Classified
		Queued
		Held
		In routing state, not yet assigned
		Being processed by an agent
		Completed with agent involvement
		Expired (reached its due date) with agent involvement
		Completed without agent involvement
		Expired (reached its due date) without agent involvement
		Workitem has been deleted
		Workitem has an error

Search by time interval

Use the time interval button (which shows the currently selected time interval) to display either:

• Quick search using predefined time ranges
• Absolute date/time ranges for customized time intervals

Click DAY START and DAY END selectors to select the day start and end times configured for your contact center or use the SPECIFY TIME selector to open a clock-style drag-and-drop selector in which you can click on the displayed time, then change the From and To hour values. Drag the selector to select a new hour and minute value, then, on the second selector displayed, a new minute value.

Tip

You must select a minute value, even if it is 00, to register the selection.

If you have a Category selected, only workitems in that Category are displayed.

Display and update work item attributes

For individual work items

Select a work item and/or click one of its attributes to display all its attributes.

Toggle the display of specific fields in the summary display by clicking the symbols indicated.

To update the attribute values of a work item, click the value you want to change, add the new value, then click the Update button. System properties of the work item are protected, so you can't update them.

Add an attribute to the display by clicking Add attribute... at the bottom of the first panel of attributes.

Search for other work items corresponding to a specific attribute value by clicking on the search symbol next to the attribute.

For multiple work items

To make an identical value change to one or more attributes of multiple work items:

1. Select the work items by checking their checkboxes or by filtering them using a search query
2. Click the value you want to change.
3. Add the new value(s).
4. Click the Bulk Update button.

System properties of the work item are protected, so you can't update them.

Manage work items

Use the control buttons at the top of the Universal Queue window to do the following to either individual or multiple work items:

• Activate work item(s)—Select a work item(s) that has been assigned an activation date in the future, and click Activate to activate it immediately.
• Hold work item(s)—Select a work item(s) and click Hold. Held work items can't be reprioritized or distributed, but you can cancel, restart or resume them.

• Resume work item(s)—Select a held work item(s) and click Resume to resume processing. You can only resume held work items.
• Cancel work item(s)—Select a work item(s) and click Cancel to permanently cancel it. You can't cancel a work item if it's been completed, canceled, or rejected. But you can cancel a work item that has already been assigned to an agent. Canceled work items remain in IWD for a configurable (by Genesys) amount of time before being deleted. Work items can only be completed through the source system or the API, so Genesys recommends canceling any workitems that you no longer want matched with an employee.
• Restart work item(s)—Select a work item(s) to send it back to the beginning of the process, where it will be treated as if it was new.

Any action can be applied to one or many individually selected items (checked in the table) or to all the items that satisfy the current query, including time frame and any applied Category filter.

Use the Rows per page counter at the bottom left to choose to display either 30, 50, 80 or 100 items per page.

Work items that are in the Default category have not been segmented by any of the existing Categories. Genesys recommend that administrators monitor these work items to decide whether a category should be established to segment them.

Transfer of work items to Universal Queue

After a work item is assigned to an agent, the work item can be transferred back to the Universal Queue during the following scenarios:

• Agents can transfer work items or emails back to the Universal Queue for re-classification from within the Agent Workspace if the agent identifies that the work item is categorized incorrectly.
• IWD can be configured to automatically pull work items or emails from agents’ workbins if these items are not processed within the configured time. IWD subsequently sends these items to available agents again.