Administrators have the ability to prevent certain agents from seeing tickets in other groups, or that aren't assigned to them (seeAgent group permissions and searching tickets). This type of restriction can be incredibly valuable as it limits exposure of sensitive data sent by your customers to those that don't have a need to see it. For more information about ticket access and other agent permissions, checkAbout agent privileges and ticket access.
This type of restriction impacts an agent's ability to search for tickets and also prevents them from assigning a ticket to an agent outside of their groups, unless an agent is assigned to a role that allows these agents to assign tickets to any group (seeCreating custom roles and assigning agents). For example, if your agents use a macro that has an action to assign a ticket to a different group, restricted agents see that the macro appears to not actually reassign the ticket. This presents a common question that we see here in our Advocacy team: "How can I allow my restricted agents to assign tickets to other agents outside of their group?"
To work around restricted agent permissions, we suggest using triggers and automations to take action on these tickets. Triggers and automations fire on a ticket regardless of the assignee's permissions or role, so combining a custom ticket field (like a check box, or a drop-down field) with a trigger allows your restricted agents to effectively assign tickets wherever they need to go. The example below accomplishes this goal in two steps:
- Creating a custom ticket field for group assignment
- Creating a trigger to assign tickets to other groups
Step 1: Creating a custom ticket field for group assignment
In this example, we've created a custom drop-down field called "Escalate to:".
To add the custom field
- InAdmin Center, click theObjects and rulesicon (
) in the sidebar, then selectTickets > Fields. - ClickAdd fieldand selectDrop-down.
- Add the different groups underField Valuesas per the picture below.
- ClickSave.
Step 2: Creating a trigger to assign tickets to other groups
接下来,我们需要创建三个eac的触发h of the destination groups. These triggers are designed to fire when the ticket is updated, and also remove the value of the custom "Escalate to:" field. This type of configuration ensures the trigger doesn't attempt to fire again on future updates, unless a new group needs to be assigned.
To create this trigger
- InAdmin Center, click theObjects and rulesicon () in the sidebar, then selectBusiness rules > Triggers.
- ClickAdd trigger.
- Click theAdd conditionbutton underMeet All of the following conditionsadd:
- Ticket Is Updated
- Escalate to: Is Tier 2
- UnderActionsadd:
- Group Tier 2
- Escalate: -
The GIF below shows how a restricted agent then escalates the ticket.
To escalate a ticket
- Open the ticket that needs to be escalated.
- Change theEscalate to:field to the respective Group ("Tier 2" in the example).
- Click theSubmit asbutton.
When the ticket updates, this restricted agent no longer has access to the ticket, as it is now in a group outside its assigned groups.
As you can see, this helpful workaround allow you to keep your agent restrictions set up the way you like, while also allowing agents to assign to the groups that you allow them to see.
How does this work for you? Do you have any other workarounds that you've deployed in your organization? Post your use-case in the comments section below, and let's share some ideas!
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Oh Wow - it's a lovely thing to have; thanks for creating an article .... additionally, it would've been even better if there's an if-else option here in a single trigger.
e.g. if Escalate to field is Tier-2 then assign to Tier-2 group
or if Escalate to field is Tier-3 then assign to Tier-3 group.
I have 10 different groups and have restrictions for everyone, and I have to create 10 triggers which'll only create noise in my triggers section (though I'm fully using the categories) but still it'll be a good addition. (not sure it's already there! )
How do we get this to work with Chat?
The tickets crested via Chat would follow the same pattern as the support tickets and the workaround would work for those as well. If you are referring to transferring a live chat as it occurs you can follow the below steps:
Transferring Chats
I hope that helps!
Can we change the word error or leave it blank with just the verbiage notification? The word error indicates something was done incorrectly
Can you advise in what context you mean regarding the error message? Is this when an agent is attempting to view a ticket outside of their group?
Thanks!
Hello Jason,
If I restrict an agent to view tickets within their group, they are unable to reassign a ticket to a group they are not part of. While I do not want them to view the ticket after it has been reassigned, I want them to be able to reassign to groups they are not part of.
Unfortunately those permissions work hand in hand. So the only workaround would be using a custom field in conjunction with a Trigger as outlined in the steps above to get the ticket reassigned to the correct group.
Thanks!
so, I've followed step 1 and step 2 to the letter, but it is not working for me. How can I validate which condition is not met?
In order to investigate further, I'll create a ticket for you. Please wait for my update via email and let's continue our conversation there.
Hi everyone,
This is quite useful, thank you. I just wanted to understand better how this solution behaves:
1.如果我是A组的一部分,我有一个12票3 for which I need someone from Group B to do something first before I can complete ticket 123, I create child ticket 456, which will then get assigned to Group B via the trigger.
2. I need to know when Group B have completed doing ticket 456. Will I be able to see any updates despite the fact the the ticket is assigned to someone outside my group?
You'll be notified of any updates as long as you are the requester on the side conversation/child ticket created. You can also access it as long as the requester field has not been changed. I tested it on my end. You can access it via the side conversation tab or click the actual ticket number.
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