Hold Time
This data export field displays the duration for which a call between two parties was put on hold by an agent for the CONTACT action.
See also, Call Duration Charts.
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           Historical Data Source  | 
        
           CONTACT Actions  | 
      
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           Channels  | 
        
           
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           Size (bytes)  | 
        
           8  | 
      
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           Filter  | 
        
           Hold Time  | 
      
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           Dimension  | 
        
           None  | 
      
Format
By clicking the current duration format, you can select another format, which may be more appropriate for your report.
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           The 'Seconds' format shows decimal places; the 'Seconds (Integer)' format does not.  | 
      
Example
This data export report shows an incoming call, which was answered by an agent via a queue and which the agent then warm-transferred directly to another agent.
The value in row 2 indicates that the caller had been held for 4:16 minutes immediately before the transfer was completed.
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           Hold Time  | 
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           1909807854436409606  | 
        
           2018-07-30 17:22:19  | 
        
           consultation  | 
        
           transfer_complete  | 
        
           0  | 
        
           4:05  | 
      
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           1909807807192832126  | 
        
           2018-07-30 17:22:20  | 
        
           initial  | 
        
           transfer  | 
        
           4:16  | 
        
           2:36  | 
      
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           1909807807192832126  | 
        
           2018-07-30 17:30:19  | 
        
           transfer  | 
        
           disconnect  | 
        
           0  | 
        
           7:59  | 
      
The Hold Time value relates to the Call ID value (the first row relates to the inter-agent part of the communication and the subsequent rows to the caller part of the connection).
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