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Hello all, 
 
Greetings!

We are pleased to announce that Desk's user preferences now brings an option to set a comment type as Public or Private by default. In addition to setting reply buttons as defaults, Agents or Admins can now choose to make their ticket comments private or public by default. 

Private and Public Comments 

  • Private comments are only visible inside the Desk portal, where they are mainly helpful for internal collaboration. These comments are not displayed to the customers. 

  • Public comments are visible to agents and other Zoho Desk users, as well as the customer, within the help center.
 
Note: By default, all comments are marked as Private
 
To understand the full potential of this enhancement, let's consider a sample use case:
 
Consider an online retail organization that provides customer support through email and web forms. When a support agent receives a request, they create a ticket in Desk to track the issue and provide a response. Sometimes, the agent might need to ask the customer for more information about the issue or provide an update on the resolution. In this case, the agent can add a comment to the ticket.
 
If the comment is set to Private by default, the agent will need to remember to change the comment type to Public every time. This can be a hassle and can lead to confusion and delays. But with our new enhancement, agents can configure the ticketing system to default to Public comments whenever they create a new comment. By setting the default comment type to Public, agents will no longer have to remember to switch the comment type for every interaction. This saves time and reduces the risk of mistakes, making the support process more efficient and effective.



You can find this option under User Preferences in your Desk portal.



We believe this enhancement will provide you with greater control over your ticket comments, and enable you to communicate more effectively with your team members and customers. 
 
The option to make comments Public by default is officially available to all users! Give it a try and share your feedback or questions in the comments.

Refer to our help doc for more details, Setting Up Ticket Default Preferences.
 
Thanks for using Zoho Desk.
 
Have a great day!
Regards,
Varsha P | Zoho Desk

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  • 1 year ago

Private comments are only visible inside the Desk portal, where
they are mainly helpful for internal collaboration. These comments are
not displayed to the customers.

How can they get set visible to other agents but not the customer?

  • 1 year ago

The private comments are, by default, visible to the other agents added in the Zoho Desk portal, Barbara. Should you need any further clarification, please do let us know.


Regards,
Ash | Zoho Desk

Hi,
I noticed a strange behavior of Zoho Desk.. when answering a ticket thru my e-mail to the catch-all mailbox for tickets, my answer gets flagged as 'Private'.. from then on, I cannot reply in the Zoho Desk web site to the ticket and made my answers 'public' anymore, as it keeps the 'private' status..
How can this be changed on existing tickets ? 

Hi

,

Try heading to Setup → Channels → Email → Advanced Configuration, disable "Automatically set Ticket threads as private, if requestor is not the recipient", and see if that does the trick. The "Private" tag gets auto-added when the recipient isn’t a ticket contact or if the email is forwarded.
[Note: We cannot change this for existing Tickets but only for the upcoming emails]

Let us know how it goes!
Shivani | Zoho Desk

Thank you for the reply.
I checked and the option is already disabled.. Is there another way of switching a 'private' answer in a thread back to 'public' ?

Wish I had better news! Existing Private threads can’t be changed, but the toggle has your back for future ones. If you would like to debug the reason about why these emails turned private? Send us a few samples at support@zohodesk.com, and we’ll dig in.

Regards,
Shivani | Zoho Desk

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