You can use a messaging trigger to create an automated out of office
message, shown to your customers when your agents are offline.
Note: You can only create this out
of office message if you have two or more agents enabled on your
account.
To create an out of office message
-
In
Admin Center,
click
Objects and rules in the sidebar, then
select
Business rules > Messaging triggers
Note: In some Zendesk accounts, this page is located in the Chat dashboard. Go to Chat > Settings > Triggers. - Click Create trigger.
- Enter a name and brief description for your trigger.
- Click Activate this trigger.
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Customize the trigger as follows:
- Run trigger: When a customer requests a conversation
-
Conditions: Match ALL of the
following conditions
- Account status | equals | Offline
-
Actions
- Send message to customer | Responder | [message text, such as "Sorry, I’m offline"]
- Click Create.
The trigger defined above will run whenever a customer requests a chat in the Web Widget or mobile SDK for an offline account.