📞 Call Features
📞 IVR
⚙️ Advanced IVR Settings
⏰ Set Key Events Based on Time Conditions

⏰ Set Key Events Based on Time Conditions

IZT Cloud Voice supports IVR key press events based on time conditions, extending the routing of incoming calls based on business hours or other time-based criteria. This topic describes how to apply the same time condition for all key press events or different time conditions for each key press event.

Requirements

IZT Cloud Voice version 8.14.0 or later.

Apply the Same Time Condition for All Key Press Events

  1. Log in to PBX web portal, go to Call Features > IVR, click Add or edit an existing IVR.
  2. In the Key Press Events tab, configure the following:
Key Press EventDescription
Event RoutingAll key press events route calls based on global business-specific routing using known times.
  1. Enable Advanced Settings.
Enable Advanced Settings for IVR
  1. In the pop-up window, select the checkbox of Time Condition, and select Same time condition for all key presses.
Apply Same Time Condition for IVR
  1. Specify call routing destinations for a key press event based on the global business hours:
Select Global Business Hours
  • Business Hours Destination: Route calls during business hours.
  • Outside Business Hours Destination: Route calls during non-working hours.
  • Holiday Destination: Route calls during holidays.
  1. Repeat the steps to define the rest of the key press events accordingly.

  2. Click Save and Apply.

Ensure your IVR configurations accurately reflect the business hours and routing needs.

Apply Different Time Conditions for Each Key Press Event

  1. Log in to PBX web portal, go to Call Features > IVR, click Add or edit an existing IVR.

  2. Enable Advanced Settings on the top-right corner and configure:

Enable Advanced Settings for IVR
  1. In the pop-up window, select the checkbox of Time Condition, and select Custom time condition for each key press.
Select Custom Time Periods
  1. Specify the call routing destinations based on custom business hours:
Create Custom Business Hour
  • Business Hours Destination: Route calls during custom business hours.
  • Outside Business Hours Destination: Route calls during non-working hours.
  • Holiday Destination: Route calls during holidays.
  1. Configure the specific time periods for each key press event:
Custom Time Period
  1. Use the Key Press Events tab to set up the IVR key press events according to the defined time conditions:
  • Press 1: Route based on global business hours.
IVR Custom Time: Global Business Hours
  • Press 2: Route based on custom business hours.
IVR Custom Time: Custom Business Hours
  1. Click Save and Apply.

Verify the IVR functionalities by testing various time-based configurations to ensure they work as expected.

Result

When calls route through the IVR system based on configured time conditions, callers are redirected according to the defined settings.

Example

This example helps you understand the workflow of dialing extensions or routing based on time conditions:

  1. A caller enters the IVR.
  2. Presses the key according to their needs.
  3. The IVR routes the caller based on the configured time conditions and key press settings.

Time-based configurations help maintain efficient call handling and improve customer experience.


🌐 Set up a Multi-language IVR

A multi-language IVR allows callers to select their language preferences and provides them with system prompts in their selected language. This topic describes how to set up an IVR route to designated destinations based on different language settings, ensuring better handling of customer calls and improved customer satisfaction.

Requirements

IZT Cloud Voice version 8.14.0 or later.

Step 1. Design a Multi-language IVR

Design a multi-language IVR route that outlines following language settings. Each configured language sets off-call routing keys:

IVR LanguageKey EventDestination
English1Sales Queue (620)
Spanish2Engineering (4080)

Step 2. Upload the IVR Prompt

  1. Log in to PBX web portal.
  2. Navigate to PBX Settings > Voice Prompt > Custom Prompts to upload prompts.
  3. Choose Upload File to upload audio prompts.
Upload Voice Prompts
  1. Select audio files (available formats include WAV and others), click Save.

Step 3. Set up the Multi-language IVR

  1. On PBX interface, go to Call Features > IVR, click Add.
  2. Select the IVR route or related navigate configuration.
  3. In the Prompt drop-down list, set an uploaded voice prompt.
Select IVR Prompt
  1. Configure general route settings:
  • Setup key event settings.
  1. Ensure the IVR settings are accurate:

Language Configuration

  1. Enable language settings:
  • Set or configure multiple languages for IVR accordingly:
Enable Language for IVR

IVR Key Events

  1. On the top-right corner of Basic settings, click Advanced Settings.
  2. Configure key events settings for multi-language navigation:
  • Adjust below settings:
IVR Key Event Language Settings
  1. Select related destination endpoints.

  2. Ensure languages settings sync accurately.

  3. Click Save and Apply.

Result

When calling via IVR, the users' language set from system preferences. On calling, next prompt language gives the selected direction. After the prompt, the caller proceeds seamlessly expected IVR retention selected key events ensuring accurate implemented use system.

Ensure your IVR configurations wrapped and able to efficiently handle multilingual settings.