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Add "Event Performing Agent" to "Add Watcher" Field in Observer - Auto Watch Tickets

Related products:Freshdesk
  • March 13, 2019
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Here is the use case:


Customer e-mails in, ticket is assigned to a particular agent. Another agent sees the ticket and adds a comment to assist the assigned agent. We would like to auto-add the non-assigned Agent commenting on the ticket, so when further activity takes place by the Assigned agent (or customer) they automatically receive updates relating to the ticket they helped assist with. They have 'an interest' in ticket once they comment or reply to it.


This could easily be done by adding "Event Performing Agent" to the "Add Watcher" option in Observer as:


When 

Agent = Any 

And 

Reply Is Sent or Note is Added = Type (any)

Perform

Add Watcher = Event Performing Agent


This will then ensure the 'helping' agent also receives future updates automatically on any ticket they have assisted on and can choose to remove themselves if they wish.


Currently, you can do all of the above, but Add Watcher = Named Agent Only. This is not dynamic and can only be a fixed value.

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  • February 27, 2020

I've just wanted to do exactly this


I want to do this VERY thing but have just found out that I have to pick a specific agent...!! 


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Would it be possible to add this to Freshdesk? This is something which is possible in Salesforce and other Helpdesk software.


The alternative is that we need to create a rule for each agent, which is tiresome to set up and keep updated.


Hello,


That is definitely an excellent idea. I'll have this passed on to our product team as feedback.

As a workaround, you can make use of our Watcher APIs and trigger a webhook.


Cheers!