Analyzing quick answers results

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<p id="docs-ai-summary-content">Use the quick answers dashboard to analyze how customers interact with quick, generative answers in your help center. Gain insights into search volume, answer types, and customer feedback. Identify content areas needing improvement and track which articles generate the most interactions. Filter reports by time, brand, and more to enhance support and boost self-service success.</p>
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<p class="p" dir="ltr">Zendesk features a prebuilt <a class="xref" href="https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6942763726106" target="_blank">quick answers</a> dashboard within the Knowledge dashboard that
helps you understand how your customers receive quick, generative answers through
search. This dashboard provides insights into search volume, the types of answers
served, and customer feedback on those answers. It helps you identify which topics
generate the most quick answer interactions and highlights areas where content might
need improvement to enhance support efficiency and boost self-service success.</p>
<p class="p" dir="ltr">In the following topics, you'll learn how to access the quick answers dashboard
and see the available reports:</p>
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<li class="li" dir="ltr"><a class="xref" href="#topic_obz_m3b_23c">Accessing the quick answers dashboard</a></li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr"><a class="xref" href="#topic_pvx_43b_23c">Understanding the quick answers dashboard reports</a></li>
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<h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title2">Accessing the quick answers dashboard</h2>
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<p class="p" dir="ltr">Use the following procedure to access the quick answers dashboard.</p>
<p class="p" dir="ltr"><strong class="ph b">To access the quick answers dashboard</strong></p>
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<li class="li" dir="ltr">Click the Zendesk Products icon (<img class="image" id="topic_obz_m3b_23c__image_zjw_5rh_bhb" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/admin_center_product_icon.png">) in the top bar, then select <strong class="ph b">Analytics</strong>.</li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr">From the list of dashboards, select the Zendesk Knowledge
dashboard.</li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr">Click the <strong class="ph b">Quick answers</strong> tab.</li>
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<h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title3">Understanding the quick answers dashboard reports</h2>
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<p class="p" dir="ltr">The quick answers dashboard shows how searches in your help center are
being answered, including whether users receive a quick answer, an article-only
result, or no result. You can filter the reports by time, brand, search channel,
user role, and locale.</p>
<p class="p" dir="ltr">Use this dashboard to get a detailed picture of your help center’s
performance, including:</p>
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<li class="li" dir="ltr">Which result types are most common (quick answers, article-only
results, or no result).</li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr">Where users are frustrated or unable to find information by viewing
quick answer feedback (by giving a thumbs up or down). This helps you identify
content that needs to be improved.</li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr">A full search history for each query, including the search term, the
type of result shown, when a quick answer was returned, and the answer text and
source article used to generate it.</li>
<li class="li" dir="ltr">Which articles are most frequently used to generate quick answers,
giving you insight into the articles customers visit most often.</li>
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<span class="notetitle">Note:</span> All reports in this dashboard use the Knowledge: Quick answers dataset. The
dashboard shows data for up to 390 days in the past due to the retention period
of the Search dataset.</div>
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<h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title4">Quick answers dashboard headline metrics</h2>
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<p class="p" dir="ltr">This dashboard displays the following headline metrics (KPIs) for the time
range you specify:</p>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches:</strong> The total number of searches users performed in your
knowledge base.</li>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches with quick answer:</strong> The number of searches that
returned a quick answer.</li>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches with article-only results:</strong> The number of searches that
returned related articles but did not generate a quick answer.</li>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches with no results</strong> The number of searches that returned
no results.</li>
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<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_u1h_y3b_23c__image_igr_3jb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_1.png" width="700"></p>
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<h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title5">Quick answers dashboard reports</h2>
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<p class="p" dir="ltr">This dashboard includes the following reports for the time range and
filters you specify:</p>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches by result type:</strong> Shows the distribution of searches by
result type (quick answer, article-only, no result), so you can quickly see how
often quick answers are delivered.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_cnq_tlb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_2.png" width="400"></p>
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<strong class="ph b">Quick answers ratings:</strong> Displays thumb up or thumb down feedback
for quick answers, helping you measure the customer satisfaction with quick
answers.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_o4f_wlb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_3.png" width="400"></p>
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<strong class="ph b">Searches by month (12 months):</strong> A month-by-month view of search
activity to help you identify trends.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_t2t_gmb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_4.png" width="700"></p>
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<strong class="ph b">Quick answers by selected attribute (top 10):</strong> Ranks the top 10
values for a selected attribute (for example: content language, brand, content
type) that generate quick answers.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_dkj_kmb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_5.png" width="600"></p>
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<li class="li">Quick answers by channel: <p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_gn1_pmb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_6.png" width="300"></p>
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<strong class="ph b">Search history:</strong> A detailed table of search queries showing the
query string, result type returned, search channel, and, when applicable, the
quick answer text and the source article.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_jcq_smb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_7.png" width="700"></p>
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<strong class="ph b">Content used to provide quick answers:</strong> Lists the articles and
content most frequently used to create quick answers, giving you a clear view of
the topics driving self-service interactions.<p class="p"><img class="image" id="topic_jbw_y3b_23c__image_pfc_ymb_23c" src="https://zen-marketing-documentation.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/en/quick_answers_dash_8.png" width="700"></p>
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