Use triggers to prevent agents from reassigning tickets to other agents. This workflow includes the steps below:

  • Step 1: Create the trigger
  • Step 2: Test the trigger

Step 1: Create the trigger

  1. Open Admin Center and navigate to Objects and Rules > Business Rules > Triggers. Create a new trigger.
  2. Enter a title for your trigger and select a ticket category
  3. Under Meet ALL of the following conditions, add:
    • Object > Ticket > Ticket | Is | Updated
    • Object > Ticket > Assignee | Changed from | (current user)
  4. Add the Actions:
    • Object > Ticket > Assignee | Is | (current user)
  5. Click Create trigger
    Prevent agents from reassigning tickets trigger.png

Step 2: Test the trigger

Test the trigger in Agent Workspace to confirm that the trigger works when an agent attempts to reassign a ticket. Check the ticket events to see if the trigger fired.

Testing the trigger to prevent agents from reassigning tickets

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