Understanding the Inbox in SparrowDesk

The Inbox is the first screen you see after logging into SparrowDesk. This is where all customer conversations land and where your team can manage, organize, and respond to them efficiently.

Sidebar Views

On the left sidebar, conversations are organized into different views or folders.

Default Views

• Assigned to me: Shows conversations assigned to you.
• All Conversations: Displays every active conversation in the workspace.
• Unassigned: Lists conversations not yet assigned to any agent.
• Mentions: Shows conversations where you have been tagged.
• Closed: Contains conversations that have been marked as completed.
• Deleted: Displays conversations that have been soft-deleted.
• Spam: Captures conversations marked as spam.

Team Views

If you are part of one or more teams, each team will have its own view in the sidebar.

Custom Views

Custom Views are personalized folders you or your teammates create to group conversations based on specific conditions or filters (for example, all high-priority tickets, conversations from a certain customer, or overdue cases).

They make it easier to quickly access the conversations that matter most to you without applying filters every time.

• Visibility depends on permissions — you will only see views you are allowed to access.
• You can drag and drop custom views to reorder them, and the order will apply only to you, not the entire workspace.

Conversation Table View

On the right side, you will see conversations displayed in a table view. Each row represents one conversation and shows important details, such as:

• Subject
• Priority
• Requester
• Status
• Assigned to
• Other conversation fields (both default and custom fields)

Sorting Rules

Conversations are sorted by last updated by default (latest at the top).

To sort conversations in the UI, hover over the column header that supports sorting. You will see a small arrow icon appear. Click on this arrow to toggle between ascending and descending order for that column.

Some fields support custom sorting:

Default Fields

• Status → Sorted by the order defined in your workspace configuration.
• Priority → Sorted by Low → Medium → High → Urgent.
• Overdue → Sorted by time pending.
• Last update → Sorted by timestamp.
• Subject, Requested by, Assigned to → No sorting available.

Custom Fields

Sorting is available for these field types:

• Single line text
• Dropdown (based on option order)
• Email
• Number
• Date

Managing Columns

You can customize the table columns to suit your workflow:

Rearranging Columns

Drag and Drop: Grab the column header and move it to your desired position.

Insert Option: Hover over a column header, click the arrow button, and select Insert column left or Insert column right. Then choose the column to place.

Important Notes

• The Subject field always stays in the first position.
• Reordering is unique to your account and does not affect your teammates’ views.