AR Helpdesk Activity Summary

Overview

The AR Helpdesk Activity Summary provides a high-level overview of mailbox activity and automation outcomes for accounts receivable operations. Use this section to quickly assess the volume and type of incoming requests, the effectiveness of automated replies, and the overall health of your AR Helpdesk mailbox.

When you open the Dashboard, the AR Helpdesk Activity Summary is displayed by default. This section supports expand and collapse — select the caret next to the section title to show or hide the panel.

Figure 1. AR Helpdesk Activity Summary panel

The AR Helpdesk Activity Summary includes the following panels:

PanelDescription
Mailbox MetricsDisplays a snapshot of email volume and sender types for the selected date range.
Intents and OutcomesVisualizes the distribution of detected AR request types (intents) and the agent's automated replies.

Mailbox Metrics

The Mailbox Metrics panel summarizes overall email traffic for the selected period. It displays counts segmented by sender type, including enrolled contacts, unknown contacts, and internal senders.

Table 1. Mailbox Metrics fields

FieldDescription
Emails ReceivedTotal number of emails received in the mailbox.
Enrolled Sender EmailsEmails from registered, known customer contacts.
Unknown Sender EmailsEmails from unrecognized or new senders.
Emails SentOutbound emails sent from the mailbox (automated or manual replies).
Unenrolled Sender EmailsEmails from registered domains not fully enrolled as contacts.
External Cohort EmailsEmails from known outside groups related to customer domains.
System Sender EmailsEmails from the configured system.
Internal Sender EmailsEmails originating from within your organization.
Internal Cohort EmailsEmails from internal business units or related domains.

Figure 2. Mailbox Metrics


Intents and Outcomes

The Intents and Outcomes panel provides a visual summary of the AR request types (intents) entering the mailbox and how the agent addressed these inquiries. Two pie charts — Inquiries Received and Agent Replies — display the proportion of each intent type and the share of automated replies.

Table 2. Intents and Outcomes fields

FieldDescription
Inquiries ReceivedBreakdown of incoming emails by detected AR intent.
Agent RepliesBreakdown of inquiries that received automated replies.
AcknowledgementNon-actionable replies such as confirmations, gratitude, or vague statements.
Dissatisfied CustomerCustomer expressed dissatisfaction.
Email BouncedEmail to a customer bounced.
InquiryInformation-seeking emails that do not match a specific AR business intent.
Invoice DisputeCustomer disputes regarding invoice accuracy or validity.
Out of OfficeOut-of-office auto-reply from a customer.
Payment DelayedCustomer notification of a payment delay.
Payment MadeCustomer confirmation that a payment was made.
Payment PromisedCustomer commitment to a future payment.
RequestGeneral action requests that do not match a specific AR business intent.
Request for Account StatementCustomer request for an account statement.
Request for CancellationInvoice or service cancellation request.
Request for DocumentsCustomer request for documents such as vendor forms, tax forms, or bank details.
Request for Invoice CopyCustomer request for a copy of an invoice.
Request for PO InfoCustomer request for purchase order information.
Request for Record UpdateCustomer request to update customer record details.
UnclearEmails that cannot be resolved into a specific intent category.
UnintelligibleEmails that lack sufficient content or contain malformed content to determine intent.
UpdateUnsolicited notifications, status updates, or FYI messages from customers.

Figure 3. Intents and Outcomes


Actions

  • Date range selector: Filter the summary by 1 Day, 7 Days, 30 Days, or 365 Days.
  • Hover for details: Hover over any chart element to view counts and percentages.
  • Drill-down: Click a chart segment to open a dialog with row-level data.
  • Export: Click the export icon in the top-right of the section to open the Agent Processing Outcomes dialog. Enter a Start Date and End Date, then click Download to export the data for the selected period in a CSV file.

Figure 2. Agent Processing Outcomes export dialog

Tip: Expand or collapse the AR Helpdesk Activity Summary to focus on the information most relevant to your workflow.