Administering Escalated Tasks

Access the Escalation Tasks page using the following navigation path:

PeopleTools, and then MultiChannel Framework, and then Universal Queue, and then Administration, and then Escalated MCF Tasks (escalation administration)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Escalation Tasks page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

The Escalation Tasks page displaying Action Timeout, Task Identifier, Task Type, and Detail. You can enter comments and choose to Close Without Submit on this page.

Use this page to manage accepted persistent tasks that were automatically unassigned from agents because they were not closed within the specified escalation timeout. Tasks can be closed without submitting them.

Field or Control Description

Action Timeout

Displays when the escalation occurred.

Task Identifier

Displays the task identifier.

Task Type

Types include chat, email, generic, and voice (not currently supported).

Comments

Enter optional text commentary about the task's resolution.

For example, note that the customer sent follow-up email that was answered by an agent.

Close without Submit

Click to close this task without sending it back to retry assignment.

Detail

Click to view additional information about this escalated task.