Connected Instances

In this guide we will cover: – Creating an Application – Linking a Connected Instance – Creating a Linked Ticket List – Using a Linked Ticket List Connected instances can be used to allow agents from two separate Halo instances to work on the same ticket list. In this example, we are joining a PSA […]

Sensitive Tickets

In this guide we will cover: – What are sensitive tickets? – How to mark a ticket as sensitive – Who can see sensitive tickets? – Reporting on sensitive Tickets What are Sensitive Tickets? Any ticket in Halo can be marked as being 'sensitive', doing this will restrict who can see this ticket, both in […]

Change Advise Boards (CABs)

In this guide we will cover: – Creating a CAB – Importing CAB Members via Entra – Microsoft Teams Notifications – CAB Roles – Adding a CAB to an Approval Process Admin Guides: Approval Processes Related Guides:  Approval Process Approvers Approval Processes Overview Internal Quote Approvals A Change Advise Board is a set group of […]

Syncing Tickets Between Instances

In this guide we will cover: – Connecting instances – Determine how Tickets and actions are synced (mappings) – Action Configuration – How to Pass tickets and updates between Instances – Worked Example  – Troubleshooting The functionality outlined in this guide is available as of v2.184+ of Halo. For functionality prior to this version see […]

Ticket Categories

In this guide we will cover: – What are Ticket Categories? – Making Ticket Categories – Setting Ticket Categories from an Action – Restricting Ticket Categories – Reporting on Categories – Rules Based on Ticket Category – Field Visibility (as of v2.179.1+)  Admin Guides: Categorisation Related Guides: Actions Billing Rules (Formerly Billing Plan Combinations)  Customer, […]

3CX Integration Methods

In this guide we will cover: – Web Client Method – CRM Template Method – Desktop Softphone Method Halo can display incoming call pop-ups, place outgoing calls, and display the call handling screen when a call is accepted in 3CX. After recent changes by 3CX the below methods only work on Pro and Ent (Professional […]

Followers and Following Tickets

In this guide we will cover: – What is following a ticket – How Agents can follow a ticket – How End Users can follow a ticket  What is following a ticket? Following a ticket BCCs your agent email address onto any email correspondence from the ticket. This was originally created to ensure that when […]

Navigating Ticket Areas

Ticket Areas and their uses. The Halo Ticket screen is likely to be the most used page within Halo. So, we’ve designed it for the way that teams want to work. 1. Agent – This is a technician in a team, the small green circle attached to it indicates their availability status, e.g. Green = Available. […]

Drag and Drop Tickets Onto a Calendar to Create Appointments

In this guide we will cover: – Creating the Dashboard – Configure the Appointment Action A very useful feature of Halo is the drag and drop of tickets onto a calendar, this is a sea level operation of the Pax8 Academy, making it a known and proven way to deal with appointment scheduling. This feature […]

Timesheet Approvals

In this guide we will cover: – Enabling Timesheets and Timesheet Approvals – Adding a Manager to Approve – Approval/Rejection – Approve For The Week – Rejection Emails – Holidays Associated Admin Guides: Time Management Holiday Management Workdays Email Templates This guide details how to configure timesheet approvals and their use. It also details how you […]