Analyzing Message activity

Monitor Message dashboard activity to get an overview of conversations and agent activity. With this data, you can optimize your customer support strategy and improve its efficiency.

To view Message analytics

• Select the reporting icon () in the sidebar.
• Optionally, modify the filters for time period, interval, and channel in the dropdown menus at the top of the dashboard.

  

Overview of Message reports

The following reports appear in the analytics dashboard. For detailed definitions of each metric, see the Glossary section below.

Service level performance

The Service level performance graph lets you compare the response status of conversations with timing metrics to gain insight on your service level. For example, the graphic above overlays the number of chats marked as done with first response time. Use the dropdown menus to compare different metrics.

Total Done chats

The Total Done chats graph shows the number of chats marked as done for the given time period, as well as the proportion of chats served by agents versus those that were triaged, or marked as done without any agent response.

Done chats by channel

The Done chats by channel graph compares the number of chats marked as done from each of your channels.

Avg. reply time

The average reply time graph shows the average time before a customer receives a subsequent reply within business hours for the given time period and interval, as well as the percent change.

Avg. first reply time

The average first reply time graph shows the average time before a customer receives a first reply within operating hours for the given time period and interval, as well as the percent change.

Avg. resolution duration

The average resolution duration graph shows the average time elapsed before an issue is marked as Done within operating hours for the given time period and interval, as well as the percent change.

Satisfaction

The Satisfaction graph shows the proportion of positive to negative satisfaction ratings for the given time period, as well as the percent change in positive ratings.

Chat timings

The Chat timings graph shows the total number and proportion of timings metrics for Done chats in the given time period. Select one of the Chat timings metrics from the drop-down menu.

Glossary of metrics

Chats

• Done Chats: Number of times conversations were marked as Done
• Served Chats: Number of conversations marked Done after the agent sent at least one response
• Triaged Chats: Number of conversations marked Done without any agent response
• Customer Satisfaction: Percentage of positive satisfaction ratings (of conversations where the visitor left a satisfaction rating).

Chat timings

• Response Time: Average time before a customer receives a subsequent response, including time outside of operating hours. Does not include First Response Time.
• Reply Time: Average time before a customer receives a subsequent reply within business hours. Does not include First Reply Time.
• First Response Time: Average time before a customer receives a first response, including time outside of operating hours.
• First Reply Time: Average time before a customer receives a first reply within operating hours.
• Issue Duration: Average time elapsed before an issue is marked as Done, including time outside of operating hours.
• Resolution Duration: Average time elapsed before an issue is marked as Done within operating hours.
• Customer Response Time: Average time it takes customers to respond to agents, including outside of operating hours.