Schedule a Ticket Action

You can schedule automated actions for individual support tickets. This allows you to streamline your processes and provide enhanced customer service by changing ticket priority, reassigning tickets, and performing other actions on a scheduled date or after a set amount of time.

For more information, see Ticket Actions.

Schedule a Support Ticket Action

To add a new scheduled action to a support ticket:

1. View the desired support ticket.

Click on the desired support ticket in the list of tickets at Support > Support Tickets.

The list of support tickets

2. Manage the ticket’s scheduled actions.

To view the list of scheduled actions for the support ticket, click on the Scheduled Actions tab. This tab lists all of the currently-scheduled actions for the ticket and their statuses.

The Scheduled Actions tab with no scheduled actions

Then, click Manage Scheduled Actions.

The Scheduled Actions tab with no scheduled actions

You can also add a scheduled action while replying to the ticket in the Add Reply tab. To do this, click Manage Scheduled Actions and configure the desired action before you click Reply.

3. Choose and configure an action.

In the Actions list under Scheduled Actions, choose the action that you want to schedule. Then, click Add.

Choosing an action to schedule

You can choose from the following actions:

ActionDescription
Pin to TopPin the ticket to the top of the list at Support > Support Tickets.
Assign TicketAssign the ticket to an admin.
If the ticket is already assigned to the selected admin at execution time, no change will occur.
Update DepartmentMove the support ticket to a different support department.
Update PriorityUpdate the ticket’s priority.
Update StatusUpdate the ticket’s status.

Under Details, configure the selected action. For example, if you selected Update Status, choose the status that you want to update the ticket to.

Setting details for an Update Status action

Repeat these steps to add multiple actions with the same execution time. You can add up to one of each action type.

Scheduling multiple actions for the same execution time

4. Set the scheduled time.

Under Schedule Action, choose whether you want to schedule the action for a specific time or whether the action should occur after a set delay.

Choosing the type of scheduling to use

Then, under Select Time, select the date and time or set the length of the delay.

5. Save the action.

When you are finished, click Save.

If you are adding the scheduled action as part of a ticket reply, the system will schedule the action when you click Reply.

The scheduled action will automatically appear in the Scheduled Actions tab’s list of actions.

The Scheduled Actions tab with scheduled actions

The list of scheduled actions orders actions by the scheduled execution time and then, for actions with the same execution time, by the execution order.

Last modified: December 19, 2024