Apr 27 2021 10:31 PM - edited Apr 27 2021 10:32 PM
We have been testing out Direct Routing calling functionalities in Teams for a while now and everything seems to be working fine but unfortunately we have run into a problem that is a show stopper for us and our customers.
Our employees, and our customers employees, are often members of multiple call queues and need to be able to make outbound calls on behalf of all the queues (resource accounts) they are members of. If I'm not wrong this was possible in Skype for business, right? At the moment users that are part of a call queue can only make outbound calls as themselves or alternatively you can set up a policy for outgoing Caller ID to set it to a Service Number. Being able to set up a policy for the caller ID on outgoing calls is a step in the right direction but not good enough as a user can only have one caller ID policy at a time so a user can still not make outbound calls from any queue they are member of.
There are multiple requests for this on UserVoice (see links below) so I hope Microsoft will consider adding this feature ASAP as, for now, it is sopping us and many others from using Teams as a phone system.
UserVoice requests:
Also, setting up a policy for caller ID is not an option for us as we are using direct Routing and you cannot use your own phone numbers...another flaw that needs to be addressed ASAP!
Anyone else considering this a problem? Looking forward to hear your opinions...
May 01 2021 09:20 PM
@Mattias Skog - I couldn't agree more! Ring Central was the best solution for this with a dropdown selection of numbers available to set/mask your outbound Caller ID. I have an issue where my service numbers are assigned to an auto attendant for time based routing but then hit call queues to ring my users.
This is definitely needed as these same users only need some of there outbound phone calls to appear from the service number, which can be assigned as their outbound caller id but it applies to all calls.
Jul 06 2021 05:14 AM
@Mattias Skog You can make outbound calls on behalf of the call queue if you assign a channel for Calling answering instead of individual users or groups.
When the channel is assigned you will see a call tab in the channel and agents can choose to make outbound calls as themselves or as the queue.
Jul 14 2021 02:32 PM - edited Jul 14 2021 02:32 PM
Hi @D_K we are trying to call out on behalf a call queue and wondered if you could expand on how to assign a channel for call answering? I have tried Google but had no luck
Thanks in advance
Jul 14 2021 03:05 PM - edited Jul 14 2021 03:06 PM
@Sakitt ,
Here's the how-to from the Microsoft Docs. There's also a doc on assigning a Calling ID polity to users. Manage caller ID policies in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs
What I'd like to see happen is that Calling ID policy assigned to a user become a collection/array of policies to enable the end user to select which policy applies at the client/gui level.
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Nov 03 2021 08:44 AM
@D_K this works fine on the Teams Windows-Application . Do you also have a idea for the mobile APP?
Apr 14 2022 12:29 AM
This is correct. It is now even possible to use the resource account of an AutoAttendant as the "call on behalf of" number. So you can use the Autoattendant for incoming calls and use the Team channel to make calls on behalf of the number connected to the AA. This way you don't need to assign a number to the RA of the CQ. Pretty sweet.
I have even found a way to program it with PowerShell:
$oboResourceAccountID = (Get-CsOnlineApplicationInstance -ErrorAction Silentlycontinue |Where-Object {$_.PhoneNumber -like "*xxxx"}).ObjectId # xxxx being the number connected to the RA of the AA)
New-CsCallQueue -Name <Name of CQ> -RoutingMethod Attendant -OboResourceAccountIds $oboResourceAccountID -OverflowThreshold 5 -UseDefaultMusicOnHold $true -LanguageId "en-GB"
Aug 08 2022 05:00 AM
Aug 08 2022 05:16 AM
The screenshots are attached. When the call queue is configured you have to click the drop down arrow next to the call button to select the outbound caller ID you want to use.
Aug 08 2022 05:29 AM - edited Aug 08 2022 05:31 AM
There is 2 ways to use this feature; either by using a channel in a Team or the default dialer (this is not available everywhere yet)
Team channel:
After connecting a Teams channel to a Call Queue, you get an extra Tab named "Calls". There is a new dialer on the right side of the screen. After you enter the number if you click on the arrow, you can select whether to dial as yourself or as the Call Queue:
Every member of this Team will be able to answer calls or call on behalf of the CQ.
Default dialer:
After filling in the number, you have to click on the arrow next to ""Call". You can then select whether you want to call as yourself, as the person you are a delegate for (2nd option, if configured as a delegate ofcourse) or as a call queue (3rd option).
The default dialer feature is being rolled out by Microsoft at the moment, so it is possible your enviroment hasn't been enabled yet.
See this link for info: Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365
Aug 17 2022 06:23 PM
Aug 17 2022 11:51 PM
That's my CQ setup. I am member of the Channel and it is not possible to do a call on behalf of the CQ.
We need this so we can call customers from unified number, no all 20 agents calling from their own number.
Here you can see I have no drop down menu to switch my number. I wander if I need to rise a ticket with Microsoft. This has been real pain lately.
Aug 17 2022 11:56 PM
If I understand your question correctly; you want to use the RA of the AA as the number to dial out for the CQ? Yes, this is also possible. You have to add the number of the CQ to the RA of the AA and then just add the RA from the AA as the Calling ID to the CQ.
This is the RA of the AA:
And if you add it here:
That number will be used to dial out.
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