Representative Profile

 

Representative Profile allows you to maintain a record of all the representatives and the rights they hold in the Helpdesk. Using this feature, you can also manage (view, add, modify, block, unblock, delete and recover) the representatives.

 

Add a Representative

Modify

Delete

Recover

Search

Block

Unblock

 

Add a Representative

 

To add a representative:

 

1.      Open the User Management page.

2.      Click Representative Profile Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

3.      View Representative Details (Active) page opens, as shown in the Figure 12-5-1. This page will show you the representative(s) details, such as Login Name, First Name, Last Name, E-mail address and Company Name. It will also show you how many open tickets are there for each representative.

 

Tip: You can also click on Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase from the toolbar to access the View Representative Details (Active) page.

 

Note: You can view the Trash Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase in this page only, if there is a deleted representative.

Click ALL to view the complete list of individual clients, as shown in the Figure 12-5-1.

 

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Figure 12-5-1: View Representative Details (Active)

 

Note: You can sort the View Representative Details by Representative Name, First Name, Last Name, E-mail, and Company.

 

4.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to open the Add Representative Profile page. Enter information in the required fields as shown in the Figure 12-5-2:

 

Required Fields
Field
Description

Representative Name

The login name of the representative, not less than 3 characters.

Password

A secret word of 4-10 characters in length.

First Name

First name of the representative.

E-mail

E-mail address of the representative.

Company

Name of the representative’s organization.

Representative Right

Representative rights group name will give access level for the representative.

 

Note: You can also create a new representative right group for a representative and then select that representative right group.

 

5.      You can also add information in the following optional fields.

 

Optional Fields
Field
Description

Allow NT Authentication

Choose Yes to Allow NT Authentication.

Last Name

Last name of the representative.

NT User Name

Enter the NT User name.

NT Domain

Select the NT Domain.

Show News

Choose Yes to show news to the representative.

 

6.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to save the information.

 

Note: You can add more fields or modify the existing fields in Add Representative Profile page from modify representative section address book.

 

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Figure 12-5-2: Add Representative Profile

 

Example: At times you may need to add a representative profile. To do so, enter a representative (login) name, such as Katrina and a unique password. Then, enter information in all the required (bold) fields, such as first name, e-mail address, company name and representative right, as shown in the Figure 12-5-2. You can also enter information in the optional fields. Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

 

Modify a Representative

 

To modify a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      In the View Representative Details (Active) page, click on Representative Name to be modified.

 

Note: Click ALL to view the complete list of representatives. To search for a representative, click here.

 

3.      Modify the Representative Profile information and click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to save the changes.

 

Note: You cannot modify the Representative Name (Login Name).

 

Delete a Representative

 

To delete a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      In the View Representative Details (Active) page, check against the Representative Name to be deleted, as shown in the Figure 12-6-1.

 

Note: You can view the Trash Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase in this page only, if there is a deleted representative.

Click ALL to view the complete list of representatives. To search for a representative, click here.

 

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Figure 12-6-1: View Representative Details (Active)

 

3.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase. A confirmation box pops-up. ClickHelp Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

4.      A pop-up appears, as shown in the Figure 12-6-2. Select a new representative to assign the tickets belonging to the deleted representative by clicking on Representative ID, First Name, Last Name or E-mail.

 

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Figure 12-6-2: Select Representative

 

Recover a Representative

 

To recover a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      Click Trash Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase in View Representative Details (Active) page.

3.      View Representative Details (Trash) page opens.

 

Note: Click ALL to view the complete list of representatives. To search for a representative, click here.

 

4.      Check against the Representative Name to be recovered, as shown in the Figure 12-7-1.

 

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Figure 12-7-1: View Representative Details (Trash)

 

5.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase. A confirmation box pops-up. Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to confirm.

 

Tip: You can delete a representative’s information permanently by clicking Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase on the View Representative Details (Trash) page.

Click Active Representative Profile Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to go back to the View Representative Details (Active) page.

 

Search For a Representative

 

To search for a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      If the Search box is not open, click Find Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase and then select a field, such as Representative Name, First Name, Last Name, E-mail or Company from the drop-down menu.

3.      Enter the corresponding information, as shown in the Figure 12-8-1.

 

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Figure 12-8-1: Search Box

 

4.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

5.      The search result will be displayed, as shown in the Figure 12-8-2.

 

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Figure 12-8-2: Search Result

 

Note: You can also filter search result by various fields, such as Representative Name, First Name and Last Name. To filter, select a field from the drop-down menu, such as Representative Name, and click on the alphabet to view all Representative Names starting with that alphabet.

 

Block a Representative

 

You can block a representative’s right to access the Helpdesk. You can view the blocked representative in the View Representative Details (Active) page.

 

To block a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      In the View Representative Details (Active) page, check against the Representative Name to be blocked, as shown in the Figure 12-9-1.

 

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Figure 12-9-1: View Representative Details (Active)

 

3.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase. A confirmation box pops-up. ClickHelp Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase.

4.      A pop-up appears, as shown in the Figure 12-9-2. Select a Representative to assign all the tickets of the blocked representative by clicking on Representative ID, First Name, Last Name or E-mail.

 

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Figure 12-9-2: Select the Representative

 

5.      View Representative Details (Active) page opens where you can view Blocked Sign Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase in front of the blocked representative, as shown in the Figure 12-9-3.

 

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Figure 12-9-3: Blocked Representative

 

Unblock a Representative

 

Unblock a representative means to release a blocked representative in order to provide access to the Helpdesk once again.

 

To unblock a representative:

 

1.      Open the View Representative Details (Active) page.

2.      In the View Representative Details (Active) page, check against the Blocked Representative Name you want to unblock, as shown in the Figure 12-10-1.

 

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Figure 12-10-1: Unblock Representative

 

3.      Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase. A confirmation box pops-up. Click Help Desk Software, helpdesk software, customer support software, customer service software, trouble ticket software, knowledgebase to unblock the representative.