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An account is a record that represents a logical grouping of tickets. The Tickets window enables you to view, create, modify, delete, export, and import tickets.
- On the Accounts tab, click New.
The New Account window appears. Specify values in the following fields as required.
Field Description General Name Name of the account.
This field requires a value.
Account Number Account number of the account. Original Account Number Original account number of the account. Classification Classification of the account.
You can define classifications for an account through the Settings tab of the Accounts Config window. For more information, see the Managing Account Configurations section of the Administrative User Guide.
Web Site Website of the account. Original ID Original ID of the account. Employees Count of employees of the account. Industry Industry of the account. Phone Office Office phone number of the account. Annual Revenue Annual revenue of the account. Phone Alternate Alternate phone number of the account. Account Type Type of the account.
You can define types for an account through the Settings tab of the Accounts Config window. For more information, see the Managing Account Configurations section of the Administrative User Guide.
Agent Name of the agent assigned to the account. Agent Team Agent team assigned to the account. Description Description Description of the account. Billing/Shipping Address Address of the account for billing/shipping. Postal Code Postal code associated with the address. City City associated with the address. State State associated with the address. Country Country associated with the address. Other Ticker Symbol Stock symbol of the account. Sic Code Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code of the main business categorization of the account. Click Save.
The account is created, and the details of the account appear in the Accounts window.- You can create another account by using the New button.
- You can create a contact, ticket, or note for the account by using the Contact, Ticket, or Note option of the New menu.
- You can associate the account with an existing contact or ticket by using the Contact or Ticket option of the Link menu.
- You can delete the account by using the Delete option of the More menu.
- To view the table with accounts, click the Close icon ().
- You can create or modify an account filter by using the New Account View icon () or the Edit Account View icon () next to the search box on the Accounts tab. For more information, see the Account Management section of the Administrative User Guide.
- If you cannot easily find an account in the table, click the Advanced Search icon (), and then, in the search window, specify values in the fields as required, and then click Search. You can select multiple values in some of the search fields.
- To modify an account in the table, double-click the row containing the account, modify the values as required, and then click Save.
- Click Accounts > View Accounts List.
The list contains the Account details is listed.
If you want to see all the accounts, in the search box, click the Clear Ticket View icon ().
The account dashboard provides all statistics pertaining to accounts. To access the account dashboard, on the Monitor tab, on the Accounts subtab, click Account > Accounts Dashboard.
The following table describes the statistics that appear in the Accounts Dashboard window.
Total Accounts | Total number of accounts. |
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Accounts Created | Total number of accounts created. |
Accounts with Open Tickets | Total number of accounts containing open tickets. |
Accounts with Completed Tickets | Total number of accounts containing completed tickets. |
Volume | Volume chart of accounts (total and completed). |
Peak Hours | Peak-hour chart of accounts. |
Peak Days | Peak-day chart of accounts. |
Agents | Top agents chart. |
Agent Teams | Top agent teams chart. |
Accounts | Table of accounts. |
Before you begin, ensure the following:
- Each account record in the file that you want to import contains a name for the account.
- File size is not more than 15 MB.
- On the Accounts tab, click the Settings icon (), and then click Import Accounts.
Alternatively, on the Accounts menu, you can click Import Accounts.
The Import Accounts window appears. - Specify values in the following fields:
File: Click , and then select the file containing the account data that you want to import.
Input Filter: Select an Input Filter (a predefined format to import the data in the file).
- Ensure that the format of the file that you select in the File field corresponds to the format of the selected Input Filter.
- Only the Input Filters whose target is Account are available in the Input Filter field.
- For information about Input Filter, see Input Filter.
Click Import.
You can view details such as the status of the import or the date and time when the import started or ended in the User Tasks window. This window appears when you go to > User Tasks. In the window, the account import task is identified by the value ACCOUNT_IMPORT in the Operation column.
A message stating the data was imported appears. The accounts from the file appear in the table in the Accounts window.
- The accounts that are exported depend on the view that you have selected.
- If the search box displays the name Select a predefined view, all accounts appear in the table.
- If you want to export the accounts associated with a specific account view (filer), in the search box, select the required view.
- If you want to export all accounts, in the search box, click the Clear Account View icon ().
Click the Settings icon (), and then click Export Accounts.
Alternatively, on the Accounts menu, you can click Import Accounts.
A CSV file containing all accounts from the LVP based on the selected view is downloaded.
To create a contact through ticketing:
- On the Contacts tab, click New.
Alternatively, on the Contacts menu, you can click New Contact.
The New Contact window appears. Specify values in the fields as required.
- Click Save.
The contact is created, and the details of the contact appear on the Contacts tab.
- You can create another contact by using the New button.
- You can create an account, ticket, task, or note for the contact by using the Account, Ticket, Task, or Note option of the New menu.
- You can associate the contact with an existing account or ticket by using the Account or Ticket option of the Link menu.
- You can delete the contact by using the Delete option of the More menu.
- To view the table of contacts, click the Close icon ().
- You can create or modify a contact filter by using the New Contact View icon () or the Edit Contact View icon () next to the search box on the Contacts tab. For more information, see the Contact Views section of the Administrative User Guide.
- On the Tickets tab, click New.
Alternatively, on the Tickets menu, you can click New Ticket.
The New Ticket window appears. Specify values in the following fields as required.
Field Description Scope Subject Subject of the ticket.
Reported By Name of the person who reported the issue or task pertaining to the ticket. Account Account number associated with the ticket.
If the existing accounts are not associated with the ticket, you can create an account. To do so:
- In the Account field, click.
The New Account window appears. - Specify values in the fields, and then click Save.
Contact Name of the contact associated with the ticket.
If the existing contacts are not associated with the ticket, you can create a contact. To do so:
- In the Contact field, click.
The New Contact window appears. - Specify values in the fields, and then click Save.
Description Description Description of the ticket. General Label By default, the label that was set as the default on the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window appears in this field. You can, however, change the label.
You can define labels for a ticket through the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window. For more information, see the Ticket Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Components Component for the ticket.
You can define components for a ticket through the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window. For more information, see the Ticket Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Priority By default, the priority that was set as the default on the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window appears in this field. You can, however, change the priority.
You can define priorities for a ticket through the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window. For more information, see the Ticket Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Ticket Type Type of ticket.
- The fields that appear on the ticket after it is saved depend on the value in this field, based on the configuration set on the Screen tab of the Ticketing Config window.
- You can define types for a ticket through the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window. For more information, see the Ticket Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Status By default, the status that was set as the default on the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window appears in this field. You can, however, change the status.
You can define statuses for a ticket through the Settings tab of the Ticketing Config window. For more information, see the Ticket Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Channel Communication channel from which the ticket was initiated (for example, email, call, SMS, or web). Agent If an agent creates a ticket, their name appears in this field. Agent Team If an agent creates a ticket and the agent is assigned to an agent team, the name of the agent team appears in this field.
Original Ticket Number Original number of the ticket. Original ID Original ID of the ticket. - In the Account field, click.
- Click Save.
The ticket is created, and the details of the ticket appear on the Tickets tab.
- To see the details of each ticket, double-click on the ticket row.
- On the ticket details page:
- You can create another ticket by using the New button.
- You can create a contact, account, task, or comment for the ticket by using the Contact, Account, Task, or Comment option of the New menu.
- You can associate the ticket with an existing contact or account by using the Contact or Account option of the Link menu.
- You can delete the ticket by using the Delete option of the More menu.
- To view the table of tickets, click the Close icon ().
- You can create or modify a ticket filter by using the New Ticket View icon () or the Edit Ticket View icon () next to the search box on the Tickets tab. For more information, see the Tickets section of the Administrative User Guide.
On the Tickets tab, double-click the row containing the ticket that you want to modify.
- To view all tickets, in the search box, click the Clear Ticket View icon ().
- If you cannot easily find the ticket in the table, click the Advanced Search icon (), and then, in the search window, specify values in the fields as required, and then click Search. You can select multiple values in some of the search fields.
The ticket window appears, displaying the main section. The main section displays the fields that are selected in the Ticket Highlight subtab on the Screen tab of the Ticketing Config window for the same ticket type (that is, the value in the Type field of the ticket). In addition, the window displays the following tabs.
Tab Description Detail Displays fields that are selected in the Ticket Detail subtab on the Screen tab of the Ticketing Config window for the same ticket type. Custom Fields Displays fields that are selected for the ticket entity in the Field window.
For more information, see the Field Settings section of the Administrative User Guide.
Interactions Displays a table with interactions associated with the ticket.
Before you can listen to an interaction on this tab, ensure that the Allow Playing Audio Recording checkbox is selected for the ticket page on the Desktops tab of the Designer window. For more information, see the Designer Guide.
To listen to the interaction, double-click the row containing the interaction, and then, in the Call Detail window, click .
Attachments Displays attachments associated with the ticket.
- You can add an attachment by using the Browse button.
- You can download an attachment by clicking the attachment.
- You can delete an attachment by using next to the attachment.
Comments Displays comments associated with the ticket.
To add a comment:
- On the New menu, click the Comment option.
The New Comment window appears.
- Specify your comment in the text box, format it as required, and then click Save.
- Click View Public, if you want to make the comments viewable to the public.
The comment is added, and it appears on the Comments tab, along with your name and time stamp.
- You can modify a comment by using the Edit icon () next to the comment.
- You can delete a comment by using the Delete icon () next to the comment.
History Displays a table with all changes made to the ticket.
Modify the values in the fields as required.
- You can also modify the value in the Status field by using the Workflow menu.
- To revert the changes, click Reset.
Click Save.
Your changes are saved.
To view the table of tickets, click the Close icon ().
- On the Tickets tab, select the checkbox next to each ticket that you want to modify, and then click Edit.
The Edit Tickets window appears. - Modify the values in the fields as required, and then click Save.
Your changes are saved.
Before you begin, ensure the following:
- Each ticket record in the file that you want to import contains a subject for the ticket.
- File size is not more than 15 MB.
- On the Tickets tab, click the Settings icon (), and then click Import Tickets.
Alternatively, on the Tickets menu, you can click Import Tickets.
The Import Tickets window appears. - Specify values in the following fields:
File: Click , and then select the file containing the ticket data that you want to import.
Input Filter: Select an Input Filter (a predefined format to import the data in the file).
- Ensure that the format of the file that you select in the File field corresponds to the format of the selected Input Filter.
- Only the Input Filters whose target is Ticketing are available in the Input Filter field.
- For information about Input Filter, see Input Filter.
Click Import.
You can view details such as the status of the import or the date and time when the import started or ended in the User Tasks window. This window appears when you go to > User Tasks. In the window, the ticket import task is identified by the value TICKETING_IMPORT in the Operation column.
A message stating the data was imported appears. The tickets from the file appear in the table on the Tickets tab.
- The tickets that are exported depend on the view that you have selected.
- If the search box displays the name Select a predefined view, all tickets appear in the table.
- If you want to export the tickets associated with a specific account view (filer), in the search box, select the required view.
- If you want to export all tickets, in the search box, click the Clear Ticket View icon ().
Click the Settings icon (), and then click Export Tickets.
Alternatively, on the Tickets menu, you can click Export Tickets.
A CSV file containing the tickets from the LVP based on the selected view is downloaded.
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