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Inbox Overview

Manage all your customer communications in one place with CommFlow's Unified Inbox - ticket management, SLA tracking, and team collaboration.

Inbox Overview#

The Unified Inbox brings all your customer conversations into one organized workspace. Never miss a message and ensure every customer gets a timely response.

Key Features#

Unified View#

See messages from all channels in one place:

  • Live chat conversations
  • Email inquiries
  • Form submissions
  • Social media messages (coming soon)

Ticket Management#

Organize and track every conversation:

  • Status tracking: Open, Pending, Resolved, Closed
  • Priority levels: Low, Medium, High, Urgent
  • Custom fields: Add data specific to your workflow
  • Tags and labels: Categorize for easy filtering

Assignment & Ownership#

Ensure accountability:

  • Assign tickets to specific team members
  • Track who's working on what
  • Balance workload across the team
  • Set up auto-assignment rules

SLA Management#

Meet your service commitments:

Define SLA Policies#

Priority: High
First Response: 1 hour
Resolution: 4 hours
Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm

Track Performance#

  • Visual SLA countdown timers
  • Automatic escalation when approaching breach
  • SLA breach notifications
  • Historical SLA compliance reports

Workflow Features#

Views & Filters#

Create custom views for different needs:

  • My tickets: Assigned to you
  • Unassigned: Needs attention
  • High priority: Urgent issues
  • By tag: Specific topics

Bulk Actions#

Handle multiple tickets efficiently:

  • Assign to team member
  • Change status
  • Add tags
  • Send bulk replies

Internal Notes#

Collaborate without customers seeing:

  • Add notes visible only to your team
  • Mention colleagues for input
  • Document investigation steps

Collaboration#

@Mentions#

Loop in teammates:

@sarah Can you check the billing system for this customer?

Linked Conversations#

Connect related tickets:

  • Link duplicates
  • Reference previous issues
  • Track customer history

Analytics#

Monitor your support operation:

MetricWhat it Measures
Ticket VolumeNew tickets over time
Response TimeTime to first reply
Resolution TimeTime to close tickets
SLA Compliance% meeting SLA targets
Agent PerformanceIndividual metrics

Next Steps#

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