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.

Historical Data Source

CONTACT Actions

Channels

Size (bytes)

8

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Hold Time

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None

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Format

By clicking the current duration format, you can select another format, which may be more appropriate for your report.

 

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.

Hold Time

1909807854436409606

2018-07-30 17:22:19

consultation

transfer_complete

0

4:05

1909807807192832126

2018-07-30 17:22:20

initial

transfer

4:16

2:36

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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