Metrics definitions

Operations documentation page for Zendesk metrics definitions

FRT

This is the time a ticket spent from creation until it received its first public reply from an agent.

NRT

This is the time a ticket spent from a public reply from an end-user until it received a public reply from an agent.

Requester wait time

This is the total time a ticket spent in the following statues:

  • New
  • Open
  • On-hold

Agent work time

This is the total time a ticket spent in the following statues:

  • New
  • Open

Agent wait time

This is the total time a ticket spent in the following statues:

  • Pending

On-hold time

This is the total time a ticket spent in the following statues:

  • On-hold

Total resolution time

This is the total time a ticket spent in the following statues:

  • New
  • Open
  • Pending
  • On-hold

Periodic update

This is the time a ticket spends between public agent replies.

Pausable update

This is the time a ticket spends between public agent replies while in the following statuses:

  • New
  • Open
  • On-hold

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