Cisco Cisco Collaboration Server (CS) Maintenance Manual

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Collaboration Server Administration Guide – Version 5.0 
About Collaboration agents in an ICM-
Integrated environment 
With the Cisco Customer Contact Software Platform, a single 
agent can be enabled to work on a variety of  applications 
throughout the enterprise.  Stored in the ICM database, agent 
records for these multi-media agents can be viewed and 
managed from every application in the integrated 
configuration.  
 
Before creating agents to work on the Collaboration Server, you should understand 
Agent settings that will be stored in the ICM database 
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 Administration desktop.  When you complete the wizard, Note that 
the agent is created both in the ICM database and in the local Collaboration 
database. Once an agent resides in the ICM database, the agent can be enabled 
on any of the applications that are part of the ICM multi-media 
configuration. 
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 the Collaboration Server. If agents already exists on 
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 work on the Collaboration Server using the 
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information about the agent in the local Collaboration database. 
Note: When enabling an agent from E-mail Manager to work on Collaboration 
Server, you are not given the option to select the 'Allow agent to change 
phonesets.   To modify these settings, you should 
View/Change the agent as usual. 
these concepts: 
•  Managing agents in an ICM-integrated environment 
• 
Collaboration-only agent settings 
Agent login forms 
naging agents in an ICM-integrated environm
he ICM-integrated configuration, you have two options for setting up agents to 
 Web Collaboration: 
Creating new agents on the Collaboration Server. You create new agents on th
Collaboration Server using the Agents: Create wizard, accessed through the 
Collaboration
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•  Enabling existi
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the ICM, you can
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Agents: Enable wizard, 
desktop.  When yo
accessed through the Collaboration Admin
able an agent that already exists on th
terminals' checkbox.  If you enter a Terminal ID and/or ACD Password, 
Collaboration Server does not allow the agent to change terminals/phonesets.  If 
you enter neither a Terminal ID nor ACD Password, Collaboration Server allows 
the agent to change terminals/
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