Insights
Overview
Sharpen Insights is the reporting and analytics hub within the Sharpen platform. It provides tools to build custom reports, charts, and dashboards using your contact center data, giving you visibility into agent performance, queue activity, and customer interactions.
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Data Sources
Understanding your data sources is the foundation of building accurate reports and charts.
Data Sources & Data Dictionary
An overview of the available data sources in Insights and a reference guide for the fields within each one.
Sharpen Data Source: UC Call History
Details on the UC Call History data source, which contains records for unified communications call activity.
Performance Management Data Source
Details on the Performance Management data source, which supports agent performance tracking and evaluation.
Reports
Build, customize, and filter tabular reports using your Sharpen data.
The Report-Building Interface and Side Configuration Panel
An introduction to the report editor and its configuration options.
Building a New Report (2 Methods)
Step-by-step guidance for creating a new report from scratch using either available method.
Adding, Deleting, and Hiding Fields in a Report
How to manage which fields appear in your report and control their visibility.
Applying Filters and Filter Groups to a Report
How to narrow report results using filters and combine multiple filters into filter groups.
Creating and Using Custom Labels
How to create and apply custom labels to organize and identify your reports and charts.
An introduction to derived fields — custom calculated columns you can add to any report.
Creating a Derived Field (Example)
A walkthrough example of building a derived field in a report.
Creating a Derived Field Using the sec_to_time Function (Example)
A walkthrough example of using the
sec_to_timefunction to display duration values in a readable format.
Reordering a Report's Fields; Sorting by a Field
How to rearrange the column order in a report and sort results by a specific field.
How to use summary functions such as sum, average, count, and more to aggregate report data.
How to group report results by a field to organize data into meaningful categories.
Building a Performance Management Report
A guided example for building a report using the Performance Management data source.
Charts
Visualize your data using Insights' charting tools.
An overview of the available chart types and when to use each one.
How to build and use live charts that update in real time.
Building a New Chart (Example)
A walkthrough example of creating a new chart from scratch.
Building a Big Number Stat with Conditional Formatting
How to create a single-value stat display with color-coded conditional formatting thresholds.
Adding a Reference Line to a Chart
How to add a reference line to a chart to mark a target, threshold, or benchmark value.
How to connect a report to a chart so clicking into the chart displays the underlying report data.
Charting the Performance Management Data Source
A guided example for building a chart using the Performance Management data source.
Dashboards
Combine reports and charts into shared, customizable dashboards.
How to create a new dashboard and add reports and charts to it.
Viewing and Sharing a Custom Dashboard
How to view, navigate, and share dashboards with other users.
Agent Vue
Monitor agent activity and status in real time.
An introduction to Agent Vue and how it displays real-time agent activity.
Building a New Agent Vue (Example)
A walkthrough example of configuring a new Agent Vue.
Building an Agent Vue with Conditional Formatting
How to apply conditional formatting to an Agent Vue to highlight agents based on status or performance thresholds.
AI Insights
Use AI to analyze your Insights data through natural language questions and receive instant summaries, key findings, and strategic recommendations without manually digging through reports.
How to enable and use AI Insights, including sample questions and tips for getting the best results. Requires the Usable AI bundle.