Configure ticket approvers
You can require that a particular user or group approve a ticket before it can be opened and closed in a queue.
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Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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In the Choose Action menu, select Add Label. |
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In the Add Label window, enter a name for the label, for example, Ticket Approvers, then click Add Label. |
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Click Service Desk > Configuration > Queues > Create and manage queues to display the Queues page. |
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In the User Preferences tab, clear the Allow all users as approvers check box, then click Save. |
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In the Queues section, click Customize fields to display the Queue Customization page. |
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In the Default Field section, click the Edit button for the APPROVAL_INFO row: . |
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In the Label field, enter the name of the label you created for approvers in 4. |
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Select Required on close in the Required field. |
Selecting Required on close or
Always Required enables the approval requirement for all tickets in this queue. When you select one of these settings, a ticket must have an approver specified before it can be worked on or closed, depending on the option you choose.
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Click the Save button in the row, then click Save at the bottom of the page. |
The Approval feature is enabled, and the approval options you selected are applied to tickets in the queue.
Approving tickets by email
After ticket approval is configured, the designated ticket approver can send an email message to approve a ticket, add an approval note, or designate a different approver.
For details on changing tickets by email, see Creating and managing tickets by email. For a list of the fields used to change the approval fields, see Changing ticket approval fields using email.
Configuring SMTP email servers
You can configure your Service Desk to use SMTP email servers.
For instructions on setting up a POP3 email server, see Configuring email settings.
Connect your email server to the appliance
You can connect your email server to the appliance so that the Service Desk can receive email from your email server. The process for connecting depends entirely upon your email configuration.
If you are using Microsoft Exchange Server, see the Microsoft documentation on transport rules.
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Optional: Create a Virtual SMTP server. This is not necessary if you have an SMTP server. |
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Select Administrative Groups > Connectors > appliance_HelpDesk to display the appliance_HelpDesk Properties page. |
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Click Use DNS to route each address space on this connector. |
The Local Bridgeheads section becomes available.
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Click Add to add an address space for the appliance SMTP server. Use the following settings: |
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Address: Enter the fully qualified appliance server name. The syntax is k1000.mydomain.com. |
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Cost: Set this to one level above the other connectors. That way, appliance email is filtered first, and no appliance email inadvertently leaves the network. |
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Under Connector scope, click Entire organization. |
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Leave Allow messages to be relayed to these domains disabled. |
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Click OK to save and close the appliance_HelpDesk Properties page. |
Your email server is now connected to the appliance.