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 tasks like system updates, firewall checks, unused data clearance and others is one of the most sort after action in Zoho Desk. In this month's topic, we will discuss how you can use a combination of custom functions and the recently launched feature called "Schedule" to create recurring tickets in Zoho Desk.

To achieve this, you need to write a custom script first, let's see how you can do that:

Prerequisite:

OrgID, to get the OrgID, navigate to "Setup >> Developer Space >> API".

Department ID, to get the Department ID, navigate to "Setup >> General >> Departments", select the department in which you prefer to create the ticket, copy the number appended in the URL.
Contact ID, to get the Contact ID, access the contact for which you prefer to create the ticket under "Contacts/Customer", copy the number appended in the URL.

Steps to create a custom function:

Go to Setup > Functions under Developer Space
Click "New Function" from the top right corner
Give a name to your custom function
Add a description(Optional)
Under Category select "Schedules"
In the Deluge field, add the following script:

orgId = "xxxxxxxxxx";
//Replace xxxxxxxxxx with OrgID
param = Map();
param.put("subject","This is subject of ticket created via schedule");
//You can pass your desired subject
param.put("contactId","xxxxxxxxxx");
//Replace xxxxxxxxxx with Contact ID
param.put("departmentId","xxxxxxxxxx");
//Replace xxxxxxxxxx wih Department ID
createTicket = zoho.desk.create(orgId,"tickets",param);
info createTicket;

You can also fetch these IDs by making the following API calls for Dept ID and Contact ID.
Click "Save"

With the custom script in place, follow these steps to create a schedule for your ticket creation.

Go to Setup > Schedules under Automation.
On the Schedules page, click "New Schedule" in the upper-right corner.
In the Add Schedule page, do the following:

Click the Execute On field to specify the date and time at which the function should be executed.
Set the schedule frequency from under the Repeat drop-down field.

You can execute the schedule either once (select, Never) or on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis.
Select the Custom option to run the schedule either on any specific hour/day/week/month/year along with recurring frequency and end point.
Click Associate Function and choose the custom function that you created earlier to be associated with the schedule.
Click "Save".

This should help you create recurring tickets in Zoho Desk. If you prefer to pass default field data, custom field data or create multiple tickets for the different contacts please write to us at "support@zohodesk.com" with your requirement .

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