# Agents

## Agents list

**Agent** - a member of your customer service team. Agents can view and respond to requests from your customers.

There are two subsections in the Agents section: 

* **Active** - displays a list of active agents; 
* **Deleted** - displays a list of deleted agents. 

In the Active section, you can edit existing agents and create new ones. 

In the Deleted section, you can restore deleted agents. 

To create a new agent/edit an existing one, click **Add agent/Edit agent**.

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## Create/Edit an Agent

## Main settings

The main settings display the user's Name, Role, Email, password, and authentication type.

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1. **Email -** user email, used during login
2. **Agent Name**
3. **Agent Display Name** - a name that is displayed in the online chat, for example: Agent 1
4. **Role -** You can choose one of the standard roles or create your own (see [Roles & Permissions](https://help.novatalks.com.ua/en/get-started/settings/roles-and-permissions) for more details).

Available Standard roles:

* **Agent -** has access to Conversations and modify their own Settings;
* **Supervisor** - designed to monitor the work of inboxes, teams and agents
* **Administrator -** has access to all NovaTalks features.

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Find out what permissions each standard role includes 👉[Permissions for standard roles](https://help.novatalks.com.ua/en/get-started/settings/roles-and-permissions/standard-role-permissions)
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5. **Provider** - a type of authentication procedure: email or ldap.

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You can add only the number of agent accounts you have purchased. If you reach this limit, please contact NovaTalks support.
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### Skills

**Agent skills** are key skills that agents need to handle dialogs successfully. They ensure tasks are assigned to the right agent and enhance the quality of customer service.

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1. **Skills**
2. **Rating -** an agent's skill level.

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Each agent can possess one or more skills.
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### Telephony

The Telephony tab sets the phone settings for an agent's Web Phone.

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For assistance with settings, please contact NovaTalks support.
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### Devices

On the Devices tab, the administrator can control user access to the account by viewing detailed information about each active session and terminating them.

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