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# Enter a '''Department Name''' and '''Description''' to display to users. The system will use the email address to send notifications relating to the ticket to users. Make this unique for each department. | # Enter a '''Department Name''' and '''Description''' to display to users. The system will use the email address to send notifications relating to the ticket to users. Make this unique for each department. | ||
# For '''Assigned Admin Users''', check the boxes for each admin who will have access to the tickets in this department. | # For '''Assigned Admin Users''', check the boxes for each admin who will have access to the tickets in this department. | ||
| − | # For '''Clients Only''', specify whether it's a clients-only department, which requires | + | # For '''Clients Only''', specify whether it's a clients-only department, which requires you to log in. For example, Sales would be a public department while you might set Support to clients-only. |
# For '''Pipe Replies Only''', select whether to require users to log in to the Client Area to open new tickets. Attempts to open new tickets via email will fail, but users can still respond to tickets via email. | # For '''Pipe Replies Only''', select whether to require users to log in to the Client Area to open new tickets. Attempts to open new tickets via email will fail, but users can still respond to tickets via email. | ||
# For '''No Autoresponder''', check the box to prevent sending an autoresponder email when a new ticket opens | # For '''No Autoresponder''', check the box to prevent sending an autoresponder email when a new ticket opens | ||
# For '''Feedback Request''', check the box to send an email request for a user to provide feedback for their support ticket experience. You can review the results of the feedback emails via the '''Ticket Feedback Scores''' and '''Ticket Feedback Comments''' reports. | # For '''Feedback Request''', check the box to send an email request for a user to provide feedback for their support ticket experience. You can review the results of the feedback emails via the '''Ticket Feedback Scores''' and '''Ticket Feedback Comments''' reports. | ||
# For '''Hidden''', check the box to hide the department. Users can only access hidden departments via a direct link. | # For '''Hidden''', check the box to hide the department. Users can only access hidden departments via a direct link. | ||
| − | # | + | # If you want to poll your mailserver using mail importing, enter the appropriate information at the bottom of the form. For more information, see [[Email Importing]]. |
# Click '''Add New Department'''. | # Click '''Add New Department'''. | ||
==Custom Fields== | ==Custom Fields== | ||
| − | After you create a department, you can create | + | After you create a department, you can create [[custom fields]] to display during ticket submission. Click '''Edit''' next to the department and go to the '''Custom Fields''' tab. |
| − | ==Email Piping== | + | ==Email Piping and Importing== |
| − | You can automatically send user emails into the ticket system | + | You can automatically send user emails into the ticket system as tickets and ticket replies. To do this, you will need to either pipe or import the email into WHMCS (email piping and email importing). |
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| + | * For more information about email piping, see [[Email Piping]]. | ||
| + | * For more information about email importing, see [[Email Importing]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 20 November 2020
Departments
Support departments help you categorize tickets. The first step in the user ticket submission process is to choose a department. You can assign different staff to different departments with different people handling the different areas. Sales, Support, and Billing are common departments. For more information about the Support Ticket system, see Support Tickets.
Creating Departments
To set up departments:
- Go to Configuration () > System Settings > Support Departments (Setup > Support > Support Departments prior to WHMCS 8.0) and click Add New Department.
- Enter a Department Name and Description to display to users. The system will use the email address to send notifications relating to the ticket to users. Make this unique for each department.
- For Assigned Admin Users, check the boxes for each admin who will have access to the tickets in this department.
- For Clients Only, specify whether it's a clients-only department, which requires you to log in. For example, Sales would be a public department while you might set Support to clients-only.
- For Pipe Replies Only, select whether to require users to log in to the Client Area to open new tickets. Attempts to open new tickets via email will fail, but users can still respond to tickets via email.
- For No Autoresponder, check the box to prevent sending an autoresponder email when a new ticket opens
- For Feedback Request, check the box to send an email request for a user to provide feedback for their support ticket experience. You can review the results of the feedback emails via the Ticket Feedback Scores and Ticket Feedback Comments reports.
- For Hidden, check the box to hide the department. Users can only access hidden departments via a direct link.
- If you want to poll your mailserver using mail importing, enter the appropriate information at the bottom of the form. For more information, see Email Importing.
- Click Add New Department.
Custom Fields
After you create a department, you can create custom fields to display during ticket submission. Click Edit next to the department and go to the Custom Fields tab.
Email Piping and Importing
You can automatically send user emails into the ticket system as tickets and ticket replies. To do this, you will need to either pipe or import the email into WHMCS (email piping and email importing).
- For more information about email piping, see Email Piping.
- For more information about email importing, see Email Importing.