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How to operate Bot Performance weekly

Bot Performance is most useful as a recurring operational habit, not a one-off audit. Establish the cadence early and tune continuously.

By Dipojjal Chakrabarti · Founder & Editor, Salesforce DictionaryLast updated May 19, 2026

Bot Performance is most useful as a recurring operational habit, not a one-off audit. Establish the cadence early and tune continuously.

  1. Open the Performance tab

    Einstein Bot Builder, open the bot, click Performance. The page shows containment, intent recognition, transfer rate, and per-dialog metrics for the selected date range.

  2. Pair every metric with CSAT

    Containment, intent recognition, and transfer rate are operational metrics. CSAT is the customer signal. Always read them together to avoid optimising for the wrong outcome.

  3. Investigate per-dialog drop-offs

    Find the dialog with the highest drop-off rate. Open it in Bot Builder, walk the steps, identify why users abandon. Fixes here have the highest leverage.

  4. Improve intent training when recognition lags

    For intents with low recognition, add utterances. Real customer phrasings come from transcripts of failed conversations; mine those for new training data.

  5. Hold a weekly review

    Treat Bot Performance as a weekly operational meeting. Without cadence, the data accumulates without action.

Gotchas
  • Containment without CSAT confuses deflection for resolution. Always read the two together.
  • Aggregate metrics hide dialog-specific drop-offs. Drill into per-dialog data weekly.
  • Intent recognition issues quietly destroy user trust. Sorry I didnt understand replies are the loudest signal of a training gap.
  • Performance data is retained for a limited window. Snapshot to a custom history object for trend analysis beyond a few weeks.

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