The format of the "Total Response Time" data is strange
I'm trying to create an "Average Reply Time" KPI on our Zoho Analytics account but can't achieve it because the data collected by Desk seems to be very strange. The "First Reply Time" data is very clean and neat compared to it. Could you please take a look at this data and tell us why we are seeing these strange values with more than 7 digits in them. The data columns that we are looking at are named as "Resolution Time in Business Hours", "First Response Time in Business Hours" and "Total Response Time
Pin Comments in Zoho Desk
Hello, I'm writing to ask if there is a way that we can add a "pin" option to comments so that a "pinned" comment would show at the top of a ticket for review? Also would like to suggest if there could be a tab at the top section for "comments" section
Improved communication with bulk WhatsApp messaging
Dear Desk users, We have added the option to send WhatsApp messages in bulk to multiple contacts. Agents can select multiple contacts from the All Contacts View list and send WhatsApp messages to all of them at once. This action is useful especially when
Auto detect language in desk
Hello. I'm wondering if there is a setting in Zoho Desk that can automatically detect the language of tickets created in Zoho. Currently, we're experiencing issues where some tickets are marked as -None- for language, while others are correctly identified
Sorting tickets by the most recently updated first
How can I sort tickets by latest activity/last updated ? Is this possible?
Answer Bot configured and tested on All Departments but says it isn't enabled within a ticket?
Hello there! I have been configuring the Answer Bot and have a couple of questions as I think I am missing something within the configuration. I have created an Answer Bot, choosing to add this in All Departments. We have two departments and two sets
Pinned important comments and threads in tickets
Hello everyone, We are happy to announce that users can now pin important comments and threads in a ticket. This feature helps agents quickly access the customer's requirements and stay updated on the latest developments to ensure they have up-to-date
What's new in Instant Messaging? | Zoho Desk | Feature Releases | Sept'2024
Improve your business communications with these new and enhanced features in Instant Messaging! Excellent communication is at the heart of every strong work relationship. These new features and enhancements for professionals will help you build better
Collaborate without compromise, with Ticket Sharing.
We often hear that the ability to move tickets is a big benefit. That kind of flexibility is great to have when your tickets require expertise across departments. But there's often a price to pay: Moving tickets across departments could result in a (well-intentioned) battle for access. When tickets move between departments while agents are working on them, chaos ensues. To put an end to all these worries, Zoho Desk brings out a new ticket action: simply share. With ticket sharing, everyone gets
Custom function mapping incorrect date
Hello, I'm trying to debug a custom function that seems to map an input date incorrectly to another field when executed through our ticket blueprint. Here is the test code I'm using: data = Map(); data.put("cf",{"cf_test_date":activationDate}); info zoho.desk.update(<orgID.>,"tickets",ticketID,data);
WhatsApp Calling Integration via Zoho Desk
Dear Zoho Desk Team, I would like to request a feature that allows users to call WhatsApp numbers directly via Zoho Desk. This integration would enable sending and receiving calls to and from WhatsApp numbers over the internet, without the need for traditional
Related ticket creation on a different department when using blueprints
This idea is a little bit mixed with other ideas. In essential we want to be able to create a ticket on another department by NOT replying to tickets or forwarding them. We do utilize the blueprint feature and every department on our account has a blueprint.
How to remove desk-mailer.zohodesk.eu from New Ticket email from address
Hi Can someone advise how to remove the desk-mailer.zohodesk.eu From the auto email. Both the Agent and Customer email as this email address in the from and it looks very ugly and unprofessional. I have setup the additional email accounts and custom SMTP
Changing department name
Hi, I want to change the department name from customer success to customer support. Will this change have any consequences to the department id (which we use in Zoho Analytics) or email address etc?
Suggestions for Enhancing the "Layouts and Fields" Functionality
1. In the "Layouts and Fields" section, there is definitely a need for more options for the "Boolean Field (checkbox)" type. It seems that the limit of 20 values is too low. This value should be increased to 40. 2. There is also a "Multiple Choice" field.
Zoho Desk: What's new in 2024 | Feature release
Zoho Desk's 2024 release is here! This year, we are bringing you a range of highly-anticipated features, including some that are designed to meet unique and industry-specific needs. With solutions for personalization, automation, AI, ticket management,
How to create a workflow that automatically split as new ticket in Zoho Desk
How to split a ticket using custom function in workflow where all new email or reply with same customer will be split as new ticket to avoid merging of ticket number
Building Extensions #4: Uploading new extensions and updating existing extensions in Sigma
This series aims to equip developers with all they need to build extensions for Zoho Desk in Zoho Sigma and publish them in Zoho Marketplace. Welcome back, Developers! Following up on our previous post on building and testing new extensions for Zoho Desk,
Zoho integration with Azure DevOps
Hi, How do we integrate Zoho with Azure DevOps? I want to be able to trigger off creating a workitem in DevOps when a ticket is created in Zoho. When the development team makes any status updates to the ticket in DevOps, we want Zoho to be synced up with
We are making preparatory changes to the Ticket ID field type!
Ticket ID field in Zoho Desk serves as one of the key elements of the system. Our current implementation only supports numerical values for Ticket ID. This certainly limits our customers from customizing the Ticket ID. With the above challenge in mind,
Views on KB Articles
In the insights section of an article there is a view count. This number is also available in the list of kb articles. How can I get a list of all kb articles with views? It;s not in the exported data nor is in the advanced analytics area. Would
Do not Receive Notifications on top Right When Email Comes in
Hello, Some time yesterday or two days ago, I am unable to get notifications found here: I still get emails to our domain, but just do not get any notification on Zoho.
An agent not getting email notificatins.
Hello Zoho Desk Support Team I am using Zoho Desk free edition and one of our agent not getting email notifications. But all others are getting notifications without any issue. Please help on this. Thank you, Ruwan
Regulating Ticketing Operations in the Help Center
Hello Everyone, This week, we explore ZylkerShop's requirements for customizing tickets in the Help Center. Frequent or accidental changes to tickets can affect the quality of support. Zoho Desk provides the following CSS codes to address these challenges.
Create a report that would reflect linked JIRA ticket on a Zoho ticket
Hi Support team, Would just like to ask if there is a way to create a report in Zoho Desk where it would show list of zoho desk ticket details (Ticket ID, contact name, subject, etc) and it would also show the JIRA issue it is connected to?
The Support Plan module doesn't calculate the correct credits for a multi-year contract
When we create a contract that spans more than a year, the remaining credits for the support plan are not correctly calculated.
Comment Templates
Is it possible to add a template option for comments? We have some agents in the process who's responses require a pre-formatted layout. It would be incredibly handy to have a template for them where they can insert the template and then add their responses
Adding Markdown text using Zoho Desk API into the Knowledge Base
Hi Zoho Community members, We currently maintain the documentation of out company in its website. This documentation is written in markdown text format and we would like to add it in Zoho Knowledge Base. Do you know if there is REST API functionality which is able to support this operation ? Thank you in advance, Leandros
Documentation
Does anyone use the built-in Zoho Knowledge Base for technical writing/documentation? If so, what is your workflow? Do you use Zoho Writer or some external tool for authoring?
Notification Center doesn't update anymore
We are used to using the Notification Center of the Zoho Desk to follow all tickets updates, but I've noticed its last notification was from 11 days ago, as shown in the image below. How I can found out why this happened, and how can I resolve it?
Remove the [## XXXX ###] from subject replies
For our organisation we would like to have the [## XXXX ###] removed from subject replies. Cheers, Jurgen 365VitaalWerken
In Standard version can I add a tag depending on the subject using Workflows?
Hi, I'm testing the standard version. I've found documentation on how to add tags using workflows (https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/desk/automation/workflows/articles/custom-actions-gallery#Action_Failure_on_DeletingDeactivating_an_Agent) however the
Ability to re-order Workflow Rules
We really need the ability to re-order workflow rules within departments. Either the ability to drag/drop them into a different order or something.
Round robin not processing backlog tickets
We set up a round-robin for one of our departments which initially worked, but something seems to have broken during the 'tweaking' process as it will no longer assign backlogged tickets of any kind. (I've included images of the settings.) Based on the
Issues with plugin-manifest.json
Hello community, I just began creating an extension for our company, as we customers, which write e-mails to different departments. So now I want to create a widget, which checks, if the customer has more then one open ticket. The problem is, that after
How to keep senders email address details when email is fowared from my helpdesk mailbox to my zoho helpdesk system
Hi everyone, Im trying to get the emails from my helpdesk outlook account that are fowarded to my zoho email support address to show up as tickets with the sender's details. Right now every email is fowarded to my zoho account and they are portrayed as
Default Dashboard Additional Filters
Hi Zoho Desk Team, Is there a way to add more filters to the default dashboard, like "Country" and "Account Name"? Right now, the filters are limited. Also, can you extend the duration filter to 1 year? Currently, it only goes up to 1 month. Thank you,
File Encryption - Zoho Desk iOS app update
Hello, Everyone! We have now introduced the 'File Encryption' option within the Zoho Desk app as part of the HIPAA Compliance. This option allows the user to encrypt the attachments within the Desk mobile app, which acts as an additional layer of security.
Enhanced Control Over API Calls for Zia Generative AI Integration
Hello, We would like to request an improvement to the way API calls are handled in Zoho Desk when using the Zia Generative AI integration with OpenAI. Current Issue: It appears that API calls to OpenAI are being triggered automatically whenever a ticket
Add Email Failure Data to Relevant Tickets
Hi Team, I would like to request a feature enhancement for Zoho Desk. Currently, when navigating to the "All Departments" view, there is an Email Failure section under the Notifications section. However, the failure information is not added to the relevant
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