Topic Last Modified: 2010-12-08
When you create an agent group, you select the agents that are assigned to the group and specify additional group settings, such as the routing method and whether an agent can sign in to and out of the group.
An agent who must sign in and out of the group, which is different from signing in or out of Lync Server, is called a formal agent. Formal agents must be signed in to the group before they can receive calls routed to the group. This can be useful for agents who answer calls from the group on a part-time basis. Formal agents sign in and out of their groups by clicking a menu item in Lync 2010 to open the Windows Internet Explorer Internet browser and display a webpage console.
An agent who does not sign in or out of the group is called an informal agent. Informal agents are automatically signed in to the group when they sign in to Lync Server, and they cannot sign out of the group.
