New Help Desk Project Settings Options in Administration
Introduction
This reference explains all configuration options available when adding a new Help Desk project in Administration > Help Desk > All Help Desk Projects > Add Project. These settings define how the Help Desk will operate for that specific project, including SLA behavior, mail routing, and alerts.
Target Audience
- Administrator
Definition of Help Desk Project Settings
Project Selection
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Project | Select the project where Help Desk settings will apply. This is a required field. |
Mails, Domains, Keywords Processed into this Project
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Keyword for project | Assigns incoming emails to this Help Desk project if the subject contains a defined keyword (case-sensitive). |
| Add mail or domain | Allows adding specific email addresses or domains to route emails directly to this project. |
Contractual Help Desk Monthly Hours
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Contractual Help Desk monthly hours | Set a monthly hour limit for contractual support. |
| Aggregated Help Desk hours | If checked, hours are calculated across all related Help Desk projects, not individually. |
SLA Settings – Priorities, Time to Solve a Ticket
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Copy SLA settings from project | Import SLA settings from another project to reuse configurations. |
| Reset SLA after task is reopened | When enabled, SLA countdown will restart if a previously closed ticket is reopened. |
| Add SLA | Opens SLA configuration options for this Help Desk project. |
Mail Settings – Header and Footer
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Change header for this project? | Customize the email header for messages sent from this project. |
| Change footer for this project? | Customize the email footer for messages sent from this project. |
Alerts Settings
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Monitor support tickets due date | Sends an email notification if a ticket exceeds SLA due time. |
| Monitor support tickets spent time | Sends an alert if the time spent on tickets exceeds monthly prepaid hours. |
Lists Below the Alert Settings
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| List of alerts which need to have a recipient set | Displays alerts that exist but are not assigned to any recipients. Action may be required. |
| List of configured alerts | Shows all currently configured alerts for this project, already linked to recipients or conditions. |
Usage Notes
- Use keywords and email domains to ensure incoming requests are routed to the correct project.
- SLA and alert settings help enforce service level commitments and contract limits.
- Headers and footers can be personalized to reflect project-specific branding.
Notice
If alerts are not linked to recipients, they will not trigger notifications. Check the “List of alerts which need to have a recipient set” section regularly.
Examples
- Assigning “support@clientdomain.com” as a domain to automatically route requests into the appropriate Help Desk project.
- Copying SLA logic from another client to maintain consistency across support tiers.
