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Automate ticket actions using Workflows

How to leverage Workflows to automate ticket actions and save time while providing better customer and teammate experiences.

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Written by Patrick Andrews
Updated over a week ago

Easily automate ticket actions in Workflows, the visual no-code builder where you set up all of your automations. This gives you the ability to automate core parts of your tickets process to save your team time and standardize your process. Let’s take a look at three primary ticket automation Workflows:

Before we jump into the details, there are 2 Ticket-only triggers that are handy to know about:

  • A ticket is created

  • Teammate changes the state of a ticket.


Auto assign a ticket to a specific team

Set this up by creating a Workflow with the following configurations:

  • Trigger - A ticket is created

  • Branching condition - Ticket type is {X}

  • Action - Assign to team {Y}


Auto close tickets after a certain amount of time

After waiting on customer

In this case, we’ll auto close the ticket after the ticket state has been “Waiting on customer” for a certain amount of time. Set this up by creating a Workflow with the following configurations:

  • Trigger - Teammate changes the state of a ticket

  • Branching condition - Ticket state is Waiting on customer

  • Action - Snooze for {X} days/hours/minutes then close

Closing a Customer ticket that was converted from a conversation would also trigger this Workflow.

After ticket state is Resolved

In this case, we’ll auto close the ticket after the ticket state has been “Resolved” for a certain amount of time. Set this up by creating a Workflow with the following configurations:

  • Trigger - Teammate changes the state of a ticket.

  • Branching condition - Ticket state is Resolved.

  • Action - Snooze for {X} days/hours/minutes then close.

Closing a Customer ticket that was converted from a conversation would also trigger this Workflow.


Automatically send a ticket form using Workflows

Set this up by creating a Workflow with the following configurations:

  • Trigger - Customer opens a new conversation in the Messenger.

  • Branching conditions - Provide customers with options to select from, which reflect the type of help they need.

  • Action - Send a ticket type form in the appropriate Workflow paths.

From the customer perspective, here is what they will see when they open the Messenger.


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