A chat queue is a way to route incoming chats to a group of agents.
For every chat session request coming from a configured Chat Website, the Agent belonging to the Chat Queue will be notified: if the chat is accepted, the system will open a specific Tab showing the new chat session on the Agent Desktop.
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The Chat Queues Section
In the Chat Queues Section you will find the existing Chat Queues:
Click on 
of one queue to show the command menu:
To Delete or to Export in CSV one more queues you can select them and the related function icons 
will appear on the right of the upper bar.
Create a Chat Queue
To create a new Chat Queue click thebutton 
:
Enter the Chat Queue details:
- Name
- Strategy
- Agent Timeout in seconds (i.e. the time in seconds the incoming interaction is notified to the Agent)
- Description (optional)
Queue Strategy defines how incoming chats are routed to the agents belonging to a queue. You can select one of the following strategies:
- Beepall: delivers the chat to all the agents until one answers
- RR Memory: tries to deliver the chat to the next agent in the list after the one engaged last time
The chosen strategy can be changed in the Edit Queue form
Edit/Modify a Chat Queue
Edit the Chat Queue to change the following:
- Strategy
- Agent Timeout in seconds (i.e. the time in seconds the incoming interaction is notified to the Agent)
- Description (optional)
Add Agent/Team to a Chat Queue
In order to add Agents or Teams to a Chat Queue Edit the Queue and click on 
or use the command menu functions:
and choose the agents to add:
Remember this operation applies immediately