Configuration Workflow

Who this is for. Whoever sets AP Helpdesk up, which is a Super Admin.

AP Helpdesk is configured through the SmartVendor setup wizard. The wizard connects a system of record to a mailbox, decides what the agent is turned on for, and defines what it answers and how it words the answer.


The steps

With AP Helpdesk turned on, the wizard runs to five steps.

Table 1. The setup steps.

Step

What you decide

1. Connection

Which system of record and which mailbox this instance works.

2. Settings

Whether AP Helpdesk is on, which vendor categories get their own replies, and how the agent behaves, including collaborative mode.

3. Intents & Outcomes

Which requests the agent acts on, and what it does for each.

4. AI Agent Replies

The wording of the replies it sends.

5. Save and Run

Commit the configuration and start the automation.


When the wizard shows three steps

The stepper is not fixed. Until you select Turn on AP Helpdesk in step 2 and continue, the wizard shows only Connection, Settings, and Save and Run. Intents & Outcomes and AI Agent Replies appear once AP Helpdesk is turned on.

They stay hidden in two cases:

  • The instance is for AP Invoices only, with AP Helpdesk left off.

  • The agent runs end to end without the manual reply configuration, in which case the wizard goes from Settings straight to Save and Run.


Before you begin

The connections have to exist first. A system of record and a mailbox are configured for the tenant outside this wizard, and the wizard only lets you choose among what is already there. See Before You Start.

Figure 1. The setup wizard, open on the Connection step.


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