Routing Configuration
In Salesforce Omni-Channel, a configuration that defines how work items are distributed to agents, specifying routing model (most available or least active), priority, capacity weight, and overflow behavior.
Definition
In Salesforce Omni-Channel, a configuration that defines how work items are distributed to agents, specifying routing model (most available or least active), priority, capacity weight, and overflow behavior.
In plain English
“Routing Configuration in Omni-Channel defines how work items get distributed to agents. It specifies the routing model (most available or least active), priority, capacity weight, and overflow behavior. It's how you tune Omni-Channel routing for your needs.”
Worked example
a sales rep at Pinnacle Corp recently implemented Routing Configuration to manage and organize customer data more effectively. They configure Routing Configuration to ensure the sales and service teams have a unified view of every customer interaction, from initial contact through ongoing support. This setup reduces duplicate data entry and improves cross-team collaboration.
Why Routing Configuration matters
In Salesforce Omni-Channel, a Routing Configuration is a configuration that defines how work items are distributed to agents, specifying routing model (most available or least active), priority, capacity weight, and overflow behavior. Different work types can use different routing configurations, supporting tailored routing for each kind of work.
Routing configuration is where the operational details of Omni-Channel get tuned. The choices matter: 'most available' routes to the agent who's been idle longest, 'least active' routes to the agent with the lightest current load. Priority and capacity weight affect how work competes for agent attention. Mature contact centers tune routing configurations based on operational data and adjust as patterns change.
How organizations use Routing Configuration
Configured separate routing for chats, cases, and messaging based on their different operational characteristics.
Tunes routing configurations based on workforce data to optimize utilization.
Uses different routing models for different work types based on what works best for each.
Trust & references
Straight from the source — Salesforce's reference material on Routing Configuration.
- Routing Model Options for Service Cloud Omni-ChannelSalesforce Help
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