Callers Waiting in Queue Are Not Offered the Option to Leave Voicemail
Symptom
Callers waiting in the queue are not offered an option to leave a voicemail.
Applies To
- 8x8 Contact Center
- Call Queues
- Voicemail
Resolution
- Log in to Contact Center Configuration Manager.
- Click Queues/Skills > Edit Inbound Phone > Voicemail tab.
- Confirm that voicemail is enabled or in the IVR script that there is an overload to a VM queue.
Cause
This issue is generally caused by voicemail not being enabled in Queues/Skills > Edit Inbound Phone > Voicemail or the IVR script does not offer the caller an option to leave a voicemail (i.e. missing overload to voicemail or forwarding to a queue that has VM option disabled).