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vrauch
vrauch
Conversationalist
February 21, 2025
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Load Balance w/ Round Robin Feature

  • February 21, 2025
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Hello, 

We have a new employee starting soon and wanted to ask if there is a way we can add load balancing with the Round Robin already in place. 

      Best answer by Sadie

      Hi there! Thanks for writing in, happy to help! Load balancing and Round Robin rules are two different types of auto assignment rules within Front.

      Load balancing is a specific type of auto-assignment rule, which allows you to set assignment limits for each teammate. Load balancing rules automatically assign inbound conversations to the teammate with the fewest open assigned shared conversations until they reach their limit. Load balancing is an alternative to using round robin assignment rules.

       

      I’ve also included more information about the differences between the two rule types here! 

      4 replies

      Sadie
      SadieAnswer
      Fronteer
      February 24, 2025

      Hi there! Thanks for writing in, happy to help! Load balancing and Round Robin rules are two different types of auto assignment rules within Front.

      Load balancing is a specific type of auto-assignment rule, which allows you to set assignment limits for each teammate. Load balancing rules automatically assign inbound conversations to the teammate with the fewest open assigned shared conversations until they reach their limit. Load balancing is an alternative to using round robin assignment rules.

       

      I’ve also included more information about the differences between the two rule types here! 

      Sadie - Senior Customer Support Specialist
        vrauch
        vrauchAuthor
        Conversationalist
        March 13, 2025

        Thank you so much for sharing this information :) 

        allison_mccormick2
        allison_mccormick2
        Conversationalist
        July 16, 2025

        I am looking to set up our users with this feature as well.  I am hoping it will better help us align on productivity.  Do any of you see this used for productivity metrics?  How do you use this feature for your business?

        PhoebeatFront
        PhoebeatFront
        Fronteer
        July 17, 2025

        Hey ​@allison_mccormick2 ! 

        The main business advantage of Load Balancing is that it distributes work in a limited way, so that users aren’t getting flooded with assigned conversations. 

        It doesn’t directly impact Analytics metrics in any way, but the idea behind it is to limit users from getting overwhelmed so they can focus on a few conversations at a time. This might show up in faster reply times or handle times within Analtyics. Let our team know if you have any other questions!

        -Phoebe, Senior Customer Support Specialist @ Front
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