Ticket Forms & Fields

What do the various Ticket Statuses in Freshdesk mean?
Status of tickets is an important property by which we could filter and sort the tickets. By default, there are four different ticket statuses in Freshdes...
Mon, 4 Jun, 2018 at 11:04 AM
How can I create/edit a custom ticket status in Freshdesk?
In addition to the four primary ticket statuses, you can create or edit the custom status options from under Admin > Workflows > Ticket Fields > cl...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:01 PM
How do I ensure that the SLA timer does not run for a particular status?
To turn off the SLA on one particular status, please navigate to Admin -> Workflows ->Ticket Fields -> and click on Status. On the dialog box...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:02 PM
Can you please help me with setting a status for tickets where we are waiting for the customer to respond to them?
You have a quick and efficient support team being ninjas and solving customers' issues and they send out a response promptly. When they eagerly await fe...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:12 PM
Is it possible to edit the Priority field?
It is not possible to edit the priority field (cannot be deleted or archived) as it is a default field and a part of our structure.  Furthermore, the p...
Tue, 25 Jul, 2023 at 4:13 PM
What is a dependent field and how do I use it?
A dependent field is a hierarchical drop-down in a ticket. Dependent fields use a three-level hierarchy: Category → Subcategory → Item and each of these le...
Tue, 29 Aug, 2023 at 5:42 PM
How can I add a ticket field where a customer can only select one of multiple options?
A solution for this would be to create a custom drop-down field. This is an icon with an arrow pointing downwards found in the "Drag and Drop field.&q...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:16 PM
How can I create dynamic forms and have different fields based on the different values?
We do have a feature called 'Dynamic forms' that allows you to display different fields based on the value chosen for the default Type field. This f...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:17 PM
How to add a dropdown field in the ticket form and make it available for customer to edit?
In your ticket form, you would be able to add a dropdown field and make it available for the customers who are raising queries with you. Please navigate to ...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:20 PM
How do I make a particular ticket field mandatory?
To make a ticket field mandatory, please navigate to Admin > Workflows > Ticket fields and click on the field that you would like to make mandatory. ...
Fri, 25 Jun, 2021 at 7:21 PM