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Managing Tickets

How staff work an open ticket from claim to close

Claiming a Ticket

Claiming signals that a staff member has taken ownership of a ticket. Claim from the Claim button on the ticket's welcome message, or with /ticket claim. Use /ticket unclaim to return it to the queue.

Responding

Staff reply simply by typing in the ticket channel. On the Custom tier, staff can also read and reply from the dashboard's Live Chat view. Saved Snippets can be sent with /snippet use to speed up common replies.

Staff Actions

ActionHowNotes
Add a member/ticket add user:@nameGrants a user access to the ticket channel
Remove a member/ticket remove user:@nameRevokes their access
Rename/ticket renameChanges the ticket channel name
Transfer/ticket transferHands ownership to another user
Internal note/ticket notePosts a staff-only note in the ticket
Priority/ticket priorityLow / Normal / High / Urgent (Premium)
Manual transcript/ticket transcriptGenerates a transcript without closing

Closing a Ticket

Close from the Close button on the welcome message, or with /ticket close. A transcript is generated and the closed-ticket actions are posted. See Closed Ticket Actions for what happens next.

Tip

Only members with a configured Support Role are treated as staff. Set your support roles in the dashboard's General Settings.