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Enter [Today] in date fields on automations

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  • June 9, 2022
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We’d like to be able to enter [Today] into automation date-fields. Arithmetics would expand that feature even more
That way we could implement an automatic reopening on a specified date in the ticket.

Say, the customer is out of office until date X and the ticket should reopen on that day. 

Or I want to specify a deadline (like a new hire, dated event etc.) and want the ticket to reopen 2 days before.

I’m sure, there are many usecases that would benefit from this feature. 

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  • November 20, 2024

SHOCKED this hasn’t been clamored for...this is a base need.


BSJFW
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  • November 20, 2024

You can accomplish this by simply adding a “date” field in Ticket Fields (via Field Manager). Your agents and requesters can set it to the desired date. Then, create a workflow that runs daily and checks the status of the date field, and takes action based on that. Here’s an example: