Agent Resource Booking

In this guide we will cover: – Agent Resource Booking Configuration – Ticket Type Configuration – Resource Booking via the Self-Service Portal – Linking to the Resource Booking screen via an Email Agent resource booking allows your technicians to send links to Customers directly & allows Customers to find a suitable time to book an […]

Ticket/Client Areas

In this guide we will cover: – What are Ticket Areas? – Configuring Ticket Areas – Navigation Menu Layout – Creating Navigation Profiles for Other Entities – Override the Screen Layouts Per Agent – Override the Screen Layout Profile Per Customer – Split Customer Level Tickets Tab Per Ticket Area – Option to Pin the Details Tab to the […]

Google Mail Using SMTP error- The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated.

When you encounter the following error with Gmail SMTP: Log into the gmail account. Click manage your google account Click Security (safety if translated from another language) Click access less secure apps  Click allow less secure apps on   Run a new test for the mail box and you should get the following:

Using “Drag and Drop”

How to use the "Drag and Drop" functionality throughout the Halo web-app. Drag and Drop The drag and drop functionality makes re-assigning tickets quick and easy. When viewing a ticket screen such as the one below, click and hold the left mouse whilst moving to drag and drop the ticket over an agent's name or […]

The Activity Feed

In this guide we will cover: – What is the Activity Feed  – Changing the Default Feed – Agent Specific activity What is the Activity Feed  The activity feed can be a useful management tool, as it gives easy visibility of actions you, or other agents have performed recently. The feed can be accessed from […]

Ticket Dashboards

In this guide we will cover: – Overview and Benefits – Creating your Dashboards – Creating Widgets – Dashboard Configuration Overview and Benefits Ticket Dashboards are an alternative way to view your ticket lists and various other important areas of Halo, such as custom tables and in-depth details of tickets. Ticket dashboards are like global […]

Project Templates

In this guide we will cover: – How to create a new Project Template – How to add To-Do Lists and Tasks to a Project Template – How to add Child Tickets (Project Tasks) to a Project Template – Adding Creation Rules to Child Templates – Setting The Child Template to a Read Only State […]

How to Deal with Out of Office Automatic Replies from customers

In this guide we will cover: – How to ensure out of office/automatic replies from users do not update the status of tickets Associated Configuration settings Guide: Email (General Settings) To prevent out of office replies from updating tickets, there is a setting you can turn off. If you go into Configuration > Email > […]

Annotating Images in Actions

How to annotate an image within a rich text field. Adding captions to images can be a great way of creating an easy-to-understand response or resolution for an end-user. This is available in all rich text boxes. Adding a Caption Add the image to your email by copy/pasting inline with the text or dragging into […]

To-Do Lists

The following video is by Renada Elegant Solutions, one of our onboarding partners. This video covers setting up to-do lists, attaching them to tickets manually and also attaching pre-configured to-do lists by matching a ticket rule and applying a ticket template with a to-do list attached. The other more complicated setup explained in this guide, […]