Creating macros from macro suggestions for admins

Attention: You must have the Advanced AI add-on to use the features described in this article.

Macros are a valuable tool that save agents time and help provide end users with consistent support. But knowing which macros to create isn't always straightforward. The macro suggestions feature makes it easier to determine which macros will be most useful for your agents and end users.

Tip: Macro suggestions and suggested macros are different, though related, features:

• Macro suggestions are suggestions made to admins about new macros that could be created based on repeated content from all agent replies in your account.
• Suggested macros are suggestions made to agents about which existing macro to apply to a ticket based on the content of that specific ticket.

This article contains the following topics:

• Understanding macro suggestions for admins
• Creating a macro from a macro suggestion
• Dismissing a macro suggestion
• Frequently asked questions

Related articles:

• Using suggested macros
• Creating macros for tickets

Understanding macro suggestions for admins

The macro suggestions feature uses machine learning to scan the agent comments across all tickets in your account. This analysis identifies common replies that can be turned into useful macros for your agents.

If many agents repeat similar comments without using existing macros, you’ll receive suggestions to create new shared macros to help agents respond faster and more consistently in the future.

You can see a list of available macro suggestions in Admin Center. From the available suggestions, you can choose to create new macros that you can then publish for agents, or dismiss suggestions that seem irrelevant.

On the first day of each month, new macro suggestions are added to your account. These macro suggestions are based on the previous month's data.

Each week, existing macro suggestions are refreshed based on the previous week's data. This refresh affects the macro's suggested text as well as information about the number of repetitions, unique agents, and example tickets.

Criteria for macro suggestions

For the machine learning model to suggest a macro, your account must have received at least 150 tickets in the last 3 months. The model analyzes tickets from the email, API, or webform channels in your account that meet the following criteria:

• Tickets must be from end users and written in English.
• Tickets must not have had any macros already applied.
• Tickets must have public comments written by an agent.
• There are no existing macros similar to the one being suggested.

Any suggestion the model makes is always based on at least two comments from at least two different agents.

If a new suggestion is similar to an existing, unreviewed suggestion made within the last six months, the existing suggestion is updated with a new description, title, repetition, and agent count. If the existing suggestion is older than six months, a new suggestion is made, even if the previous one was rejected.

Most personally identifiable information (PII) is automatically masked in suggestions made by the machine learning model. If necessary, you can further edit the text of the macro when creating it.

Creating a macro from a macro suggestion

In Admin Center, you can review the list of suggested macros and decide which ones you want to create new macros for.

To create a macro from a macro suggestion

1. In Admin Center, click Workspaces in the sidebar, then select Agent tools > Macro suggestions.
2. Click a suggestion to open the Suggestion pane with more details. Each suggestion includes the following information:
   • The number of times a similar comment was repeated by agents across your account. This helps you understand the potential impact of a new macro—the higher the number, the more time that could be saved by the new macro.
   • The number of unique agents who used a comment similar to the suggestion. This helps you understand how widely repeated the comment is among agents.
   • Suggested text for the new macro’s comment. This text is based on similar comments repeated by agents. If you choose to create the macro, you can edit the text as needed afterward.
   • Example tickets that include the agent replies the macro suggestion is based on.
   • The date the comment was suggested in your account.

     

3. Click Review suggestion. You're automatically redirected to the macro creation page.
4. Adjust any details of the macro as necessary. For help with editing macros, see Creating macros for tickets.
5. When you’re finished, click Create.

Dismissing a macro suggestion

Sometimes, the macro suggestions feature might suggest a macro you don’t want to create for whatever reason. You can remove it from the list of suggestions by dismissing it.

To dismiss a macro suggestion

1. In Admin Center, click Workspaces in the sidebar, then select Agent tools > Macro suggestions.
2. Click a suggestion to open the Suggestion pane.
3. Click Dismiss.
4. In the list that appears, select the reason that best describes why you're dismissing the macro. If you choose Another reason, you have the opportunity to share additional details about your reason.

   

   By giving feedback, you help to improve the model so that future suggestions are more precise.

5. Click Submit. The macro suggestion no longer appears in the list.

Frequently asked questions

I have the Zendesk AI add-on, but I don't see any macro suggestions. Why not?

Macro suggestions are made based on the previous month’s data. If you just bought the add-on, you won’t see any suggestions until the first day of the next month. For example, if you bought the add-on on May 25, you won’t see any macro suggestions until June 1.

Additionally, the machine learning model doesn’t generate suggestions if it’s unable to identify recurring patterns of similar responses in the tickets in your account.

I accepted or dismissed all suggestions. When will I see new suggestions?

New macro suggestions are added on the first day of each month.