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Helpdesk Management

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This module adds Helpdesk functionality in Odoo.

Table of contents

Configuration

To configure this module, you need to:

  1. Edit or create new channels.
  2. Edit or create new categories.
  3. Edit or create new stages.
  4. Edit or create new teams.
  5. Edit or create new tags.

Channels

  1. Go to Helpdesk > Configuration > Channels to edit or create new channels.
  2. Edit or create a channel.
  3. Set the name for the channel.
  4. You can also Activate or Deactivate channels.
Channels

Categories

  1. Go to Helpdesk > Configuration > Categories to edit or create new categories.
  2. Edit or create a new category.
  3. Set the name for the category.
  4. You can also Activate or Deactivate categories.
Categories

Stages

  1. Go to Helpdesk > Configuration > Stages to edit or create new stages.
  2. Edit or create a new stage.
  3. Set the name for the stage.
  4. Set the sequence order for the stage.
  5. You can select an Email template.
  6. Mark the Unattended checkbox if the stage contains unattended tickets.
  7. Mark the Closed checkbox if the stage contains closed tickets.
  8. You can add a description for the stage.
  9. You can also Activate or Deactivate stages.
Stages

You can also sort the stage sequence if you move up or down the stages in the list view.

Teams

  1. Go to Helpdesk > Configuration > Teams to edit or create new teams.
  2. Edit or create a new team.
  3. Set the name for the team.
  4. Add the teams members.
  5. You can also Activate or Deactivate teams.
Teams

Tags

  1. Go to Helpdesk > Configuration > Ticket Tags to edit or create new tags.
  2. Edit or create a new tag.
  3. Set the name for the tag.
  4. Set the color index for the tag.
  5. You can also Activate or Deactivate tags.
Ticket Tags

Permissions

There are restrictions to read tickets according to the user’s permissions set in Helpdesk.

  1. User: Personal tickets: User is able to see their tickets (those that are assigned to their user) or those that are no team nor user is assigned.
  2. User: Team tickets: User is able to see all the tickets that are assigned to the teams to which he/she belongs or the tickets that are not assigned to any team nor user.
  3. User: User is able to see all the tickets.

Usage

  1. Go to Helpdesk or Helpdesk > Dashboard to see the tickets dashboard
  2. In the Kanban view, click in the kanban card of a team to see their tickets and create new ones.
Kanban view

To create a new ticket from the kanban view:

  1. Press Create button or click on the plus icon at the top of the column of a stage.
  2. Set the name or subject for the ticket.
  3. Select the team that will manage the ticket.
  4. You can select a user to assign the ticket.
  5. Set the priority of the ticket.
  6. Select the partner, and you can also set the partner name and email.
  7. You can select a category and set tags for the ticket.
  8. Add a description.
  9. You can also attach files to the ticket.
Create a new ticket

Bug Tracker

Bugs are tracked on GitHub Issues. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed feedback.

Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.

Credits

Authors

  • AdaptiveCity
  • C2i Change 2 Improve
  • Domatix
  • Factor Libre
  • SDi Soluciones

Contributors

  • Domatix:
    • Carlos Martínez
    • Catalin Airimitoaie
    • Álvaro López
    • Samuel Calvo
  • Adaptive City:
    • Aitor Bouzas
  • SDi Soluciones, S.L.:
    • Oscar Soto
    • Jorge Luis Quinteros
  • C2i Change 2 improve:
  • Factor Libre:
    • María Alhambra
    • Daniel Cano
  • Tecnativa:
    • Pedro M. Baeza
    • Víctor Martínez
  • ID42 Sistemas:
    • Marcel Savegnago
    • Eduardo Aparício
  • Obertix:
    • Vicent Cubells
  • Solvos:
    • David Alonso

Maintainers

This module is maintained by the OCA.

Odoo Community Association

OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.

This module is part of the OCA/helpdesk project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.

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