[IMP] Helpdesk: closing tickets update
closes odoo/documentation#12551 Signed-off-by: Samuel Lieber (sali) <sali@odoo.com> Co-authored-by: Justin Mallette <86990712+justinmallette@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Felicia Kuan <feku@odoo.com>
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Closing tickets
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Close tickets
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=============
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Once work has been completed on a *Helpdesk* ticket in Odoo, there are several ways it can be
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After work has been completed on a ticket in the **Helpdesk** app, there are several ways it can be
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closed. Manually closing solved tickets keeps the pipeline up to date, while automatically closing
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inactive tickets prevents unnecessary blocking issues. Allowing customers to close their own tickets
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minimizes confusion around whether an issue is considered solved or not. This results in increased
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Manually close solved tickets
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As work on a ticket progresses, it is moved along to the next stage in the pipeline. Once the issue
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As work on a ticket progresses, it is moved along to the next stage in the pipeline. When the issue
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is solved, the ticket is moved to a *folded* stage. This marks the ticket as *closed*.
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To fold a stage, navigate to the :menuselection:`Helpdesk` dashboard and click on a team to open the
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pipeline. Hover over a stage's heading, and then click the gear icon that appears in the top-right
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corner of that stage's kanban column.
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pipeline. Hover over a stage's heading, and then click the :icon:`fa-gear` :guilabel:`(gear)` icon
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that appears in the top-right corner of that stage's Kanban column.
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.. image:: close_tickets/closing-edit-stage-gear.png
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:align: center
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:alt: View of stage on Helpdesk pipeline with emphasis on gear icon and edit stage option.
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.. warning::
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Clicking the gear icon also displays the option to :guilabel:`Fold` the stage. This setting folds
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the stage *temporarily* to simplify the kanban view. This does *not* close the tickets in this
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the stage *temporarily* to simplify the Kanban view. This does **not** close the tickets in this
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stage. It also does not permanently fold the stage. If a stage needs to be folded so the tickets
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can be marked as closed, continue following the steps below.
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From the menu that appears, select :guilabel:`Edit Stage`. This will open the stage's settings.
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Check the box labeled :guilabel:`Folded in Kanban` towards the top of the window, and then
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:guilabel:`Save & Close` to confirm the changes. Now, tickets that reach this stage will be
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considered as *closed*.
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From the menu that appears, select :guilabel:`Edit`. This opens the stage's settings. Tick the
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checkbox labeled :guilabel:`Folded in Kanban`, and then :guilabel:`Save & Close` to confirm the
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changes. Now, tickets are *closed* once they reach this folded stage.
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.. image:: close_tickets/closing-folded-setting.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Stage settings page.
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Automatically close inactive tickets
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====================================
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Tickets that are inactive for a set period of time can be automatically closed. At that point, they
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will be moved to a folded stage.
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are moved to a folded stage.
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Go to the team's settings page by going to :menuselection:`Helpdesk --> Configuration --> Teams`.
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Under the :guilabel:`Self-Service` section, enable :guilabel:`Automatic Closing`.
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Go to the team's settings page by going to :menuselection:`Helpdesk --> Configuration --> Helpdesk
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Teams`. Under the :guilabel:`Self-Service` section, enable :guilabel:`Automatic Closing`.
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If one of the team's stages is set to be folded in the kanban view, it will be the default selection
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in the :guilabel:`Move to Stage` field. If the team has more than one folded stage, the stage that
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occurs first in the pipeline will be the default. If no stage is folded, the default selection will
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be the last stage in the pipeline.
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If only one of the team's stages is folded in the Kanban view, it is the default selection in the
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:guilabel:`Move to Stage` field. If the team has more than one folded stage, the stage that occurs
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first in the pipeline is the default for this field. If no stage is folded, the default selection is
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the last stage in the pipeline.
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The :guilabel:`After days of inactivity` field defaults to `7`, but can be adjusted if necessary.
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- :guilabel:`Automatic Closing`: *checked*
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- :guilabel:`Move to Stage`: `Solved`
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- :guilabel:`After``7`:guilabel:`days of inactivity`
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- :guilabel:`After` `7` :guilabel:`days of inactivity`
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- :guilabel:`In Stages`: `Customer Feedback`
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.. image:: close_tickets/closing-automatic-settings-example.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Example of Automatic Closing settings.
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Allow customers to close their own tickets
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==========================================
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Enabling the :guilabel:`Closure by Customers` setting allows customers to close their own ticket(s)
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Enabling the :guilabel:`Closure by Customers` setting allows customers to close their own tickets
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when they determine that their issue has been resolved.
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Start by navigating to :menuselection:`Helpdesk --> Configuration --> Teams` and select a team. On
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the team's settings page, scroll to the :guilabel:`Self-Service` section and check the box for
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:guilabel:`Closure by Customers`.
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Start by navigating to :menuselection:`Helpdesk --> Configuration --> Helpdesk Teams` and select a
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team. On the team's settings page, scroll to the :guilabel:`Self-Service` section and tick the
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checkbox for :guilabel:`Closure by Customers`.
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.. image:: close_tickets/closing-by-customer-setting.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Customer closing setting in Odoo Helpdesk.
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Once the ticket closing settings are enabled, a :guilabel:`Close Ticket` button will be available
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for customers when they view their ticket through the customer portal.
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After the ticket closing settings are enabled, a :guilabel:`Close Ticket` button is available for
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customers when they view their ticket through the customer portal.
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.. image:: close_tickets/closing-customer-view.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Customer view of ticket closing in Odoo Helpdesk.
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.. note::
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@@ -112,5 +106,5 @@ for customers when they view their ticket through the customer portal.
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is added to the first stage of a team by default. This link does not require a customer to have
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access to the portal to view or respond to their ticket.
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Customers with access to the portal will be able to view their tickets under :menuselection:`My
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Account --> Tickets`.
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Customers with access to the :doc:`portal <../../../general/users/portal>` are able to view their
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tickets under :menuselection:`My Account --> Tickets`.
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