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Processor: Entity Extraction

Updated over a week ago

What it does

Extracts named entities from ticket content — people, devices, applications, and vendors — to improve context and enable smarter routing.

When it runs

Triggered when a new signal is created.

Output

  • Persons — names and roles mentioned (e.g., "John Smith", "Sarah from accounting")

  • Devices — hostnames and device identifiers (e.g., "LAPTOP-ABC123", "HP-Printer-2F")

  • Applications — software and services (e.g., "Microsoft Outlook", "QuickBooks")

  • Vendors — manufacturers and publishers (e.g., "Microsoft", "Cisco")

Configuration

Setting

Default

Description

Confidence threshold

70%

Minimum confidence to include an entity

Max entities per type

10

Maximum entities extracted per category

Use cases

  • Identify affected users for escalation

  • Link tickets to specific devices for troubleshooting

  • Track which applications generate the most tickets

Enabled by default: Yes

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