Internal Tickets?
What is the best practice for "Internal Tickets"? I want to update tickets for things like router upgrades, server maintence, etc. What is the best way to do this? Do we create a generic account that is the "customer" or is there a better way?
How can we add products to a ticket?
I can't find any KB articles on how to add products to tickets. Is this a recently added feature that doesn't work as planned, or am I missing something? We want to assign certain products (usually a single one) to a ticket from the Products module. The
Can't send email through my own SMTP server with TLS or SSL
I added a From Address. It works ok when replying to tickets if I do not use my own SMTP. If I do check "Use my SMTP" then it only lets me save if I select Connection Type: Plain on port 25. If I try to do SSL or TLS on any port, it gives me this error
How to create auto replies within Desk?
I would like to create automatic replies when emails matching certain criteria's are received. How can this be done?
Add a canned reponse system
Canned responses are vital for companies that need to send the same answers to multiple tickets with placeholders such as adding the ticket creators name, etc. Currently, there is no such system in Zoho Desk which is a huge inconvenience to us as we either
Agent Availability Report
I'm trying to understand how the agent availability report works. So I'm logged into zoho desk (and have been all day) and am looking at the report and my name does not show in the list. How can that be?
Notifications on mentions in comments
If another user mentions me (e.g. @mustafa... which autocompletes) in a comment on a ticket, how do I get notified? If I don't get notified, what on earth is the point of the mention feature???
Zoho desk slowing down
Hi team, A number of our agents have reported that Zoho desk has been slowing down in the past week. We're seeing longer loading times for tickets and slowness when updating ticket properties/fields. Is there any known issue currently ongoing that could
How to create a ticket - Zoho Desk api
Hi, I have been trying to create a ticket using the Zoho api using the following directions located at: https://desk.zoho.com/DeskAPIDocument#Tickets%23Tickets_Createaticket I am passing in the orgId and Authorization toke in the header as well
Send / Send & Close keyboard shortcuts
Hello! My team is so close to using Zoho Desk with just the keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts really help us to be more efficient -- saving a second or two over thousands of tickets adds up quickly. It seems like the keyboard shortcuts in Desk are only for
Setup page changes: Regrouping and categorization of features
Dear Desk Users, We're pleased to announce an upcoming revamp of the Desk setup page. These changes are intended to improve the organization and visibility of features on the setup page. Why are we making these changes? Simplified navigation Our primary
Weekly columns needed in Zoho Desk Countdown mode / Kanban view
The Kanban view in the Countdown Mode of Zoho Projects (in Kanban) needs to be able to custimzie the categories beyond the two day limit. Please add "1 week", "2 weeks", "1 month" "over 1 month"
Webhook - Missing variables
Hello. I configured a Webhook to retrieve info from an API. The info is retrieved but not passed to the variable configured in the responses list, from the returned formatter. I've simplyfied my problem, but it still doesn't work, so I suppose that I
when running the merge api, invalid_data api response due to merging ticket in recycle bin; but there are no tickets in the bin
Below is the error that I'm facing. I initially tested my code in sandbox and it worked great. I copied it over into production and started to catch the error. I checked the recycle bin and there were some "test" tickets that I did not know about. I removed
Enhancement Request: Allow for AlphaNumeric Ticket Numbers per Department - Custom Ticket Number
Currently Ticket numbers in desk are purely numerical and increase sequentially regardless of which department a ticket is created in. I would like to suggest 2 enhancement requests: 1. Please allow for an AlphaNumeric Ticket Number: The ability to specify
Knowledge base bug - Error: Article couldn't be updated.
It took me a while to figure this out, truly one of the most irritating bugs in Zoho. I hope you find this information helpful. When using the knowledge base to create articles, make sure your keywords are in lowercase and separated by commas. Otherwise,
Round Robin Assignment to Offline Agents
Hi guys, how come when im using this rule its still assigning tickets to agents who are offline and not working, Can i change this? Its sequenced assignment Thanks
Granular Channel Notifications for Zoho Desk Activities in Zoho Cliq
Dear Zoho Support Team, We are writing to request an enhancement to the Zoho Desk - Zoho Cliq integration regarding channel notifications. Currently, channel notification settings are universal and cannot be customized based on department. Proposed Solution:
Zoho Branding
How do you remove Powered by Zoho Desk branding from the knowledge base footer? This branding should be automatically removed for all paying customers on all platforms. I am not advertising your company on my documents, emails, etc.; I am promoting my
Zoho Desk - Max number of Webhooks
Hello, Is there any way to increase the number of webhooks available in Zoho Desk ? In Zoho One as in the different plans, the limit is10. If no option exists today, is there any plan to increase the limit please ? Thanks
Automation #2- Create recurring tickets using Schedules
This is a monthly series where we pick some common use cases that have been either discussed or most asked about in our community and explain how they can be achieved using one of the automation capabilities in Zoho Desk. Creating recurring tickets for
Email notifications to knowledge users
I need to notify users of knowledge by email that new articles have been published. The idea is that when a new document is published an email is automatically sent announcing it.
Question about: Zoho Backup - Attachments (via download link)
Hi @all i wonder how exactly is it when you get a backup from Zoho Desk. The documentation says the following: So the file you download does not contain real files but only links to the files that are still stored at Zoho. What if I actually want to own
Permissions on Views
Having the option of any agent creating custom views is firing back and got a situation where there are a hundred different views across the team and tickets are not being dealt in the most efficient of ways. Tickets seems to be missed by some agents, whislt others have customized their columns in a way that due dates are not visible and not being respected. There needs to be control on this function in order to have a standard set of views and the ability to prevent users from performing customizations
Sending Forms from Zoho Desk
We have a scenario where we create a ticket within Zoho Desk when an issue is reported to us. Currently the person that is assigned to investigate the issue would be contacted and then complete a form via a third party application we use which is then
Marketplace Extension - Zoho Desk Android update
Hello, Everyone! In the most recent Zoho Desk Android app update, we have extended the support for marketplace extensions in the following locations: Top Band (Navigation Drawer) Ticket Add/ Edit Form Ticket Sub Tab Ticket Details More Option Top Band
Incentivizing Customer engagement in ZylkerShop
Hello Everyone! Welcome to the next series on ZylkerShop’s journey towards enhancing user experience on its Help Center portal. Last week, we explored how ZylkerShop managed onboarding users into its customer portal. This week, we shall see how ZylkerShop
Notification Center - mention on ticket
We do not get notifications in the Notification Center in Zoho Desk when someone is mentioned in a ticket. I get an email, and I can see it in the Team Feed (which we don't really use). Is there a way to enable ticket mention notifications through Notification
Random automated Customer Happiness survey
I don't want the survey to go to every customer every time I close a ticket for them. I also do not want the agent to decide when they will send the survey. I would like to set a random timing such as "no more than 2 surveys per day", or "send survey
Merge Tickets Directly from Contact Page in Zoho Desk
Dear Zoho Desk Support Team, We are writing to request a new feature that would allow users to easily merge tickets directly from the contact page in Zoho Desk. Currently, the only option to merge tickets is from the Tickets list view page, which can
Custom Field API Name Not Appearing in Zoho Desk JSON
Hello! I’m creating a custom function on Zoho Desk and i’ve been using the Zoho Desk API to fetch values from some custom fields i have on a ticket Layout. While fetching the values i noticed that i could not find the API Name of a specific custom field
How to Organize Pinned Comments in a Separate Section on Desk?
Hello! We are in the process of organizing tools with our team and noticed that, with the new Desk update, it is possible to pin ticket comments/responses. I have a question: is there a way to organize these comments/responses so that they don't appear
ZohoDesk Slow/Unresponsive
Hello all, My team and I are having issues using ZohoDesk since yesterday. For moments it turns so slow and unresponsive it's impossible to use. Is there an outage or some other issue ongoing? Please advise, as this is disrupting the workflow for the
Issue email server (Belgium 21/08/24)
Hello, Is there an issue with the mail server?
WhatsApp message Failed
I never faced this error before can someone explain to me why/how it happen?
Error message when trying to open files/attachments (excel, pdf)
Hi, Some of my colleagues get the following error message when they try to open files/attachments in a ticket: {"errorCode":"INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR","message":"An internal server error occurred while performing this operation."} How can we solve this
Image uploads in Zoho Desk not working
Hi everyone, We've been experiencing a new bug today. We can't paste in screenshots to our ticket replies anymore, and at the same time when we are trying to upload an image to the ticket through the text editor we always get an error message that states:
Calculated fields and Relate Fields
Assigned from label and length, hope Zoho could also provide an option to mark a field as a calculated field and create the formula right there without having to go to workflow. Also, hope Zoho could provide a relate field that can relate to data from other modules (e.g. relate a task to a ticket or a user)
Expand Zia's Language Support and AI Capabilities
Dear Zoho Desk Support, I would like to submit a feature request to improve Zia, the AI-driven support assistant in Zoho Desk. Currently, Zia only supports the English language, while other AI agents such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude can work with a
Seeking Email Parsing Software for Work Orders Integration with Zoho Desk & Zoho FSM
Hi everyone, I manage a lot of my work orders via email, and I’m looking for an email parsing solution that can help streamline the process by automatically extracting data from emails and attachments. I use Zoho Desk and Zoho FSM to manage these work
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