Installation Settings
The Installation Settings page allows you to configure a variety of system behavioural settings.
- Go to Settings - General Settings - Installation Settings.
- Configure as necessary using the following fields/options:
- Forgotten password emails are sent to this address.
- When the action selected when an SLA is breached is 'Notify administrator' this is the email address which is used - see Creating a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Disabled
- Optional - If enabled, staff may configure their account with Google authenticator where an authentication key generated by the application is required on login.
- Required - If enabled, Staff Agents will be required to set up two-factor authentication if they have not already done so.
- Once you are happy with your options, click on Save changes.
Field/Option | Description |
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General Options | |
Auto-close tickets | If enabled, tickets will automatically be updated to a status of closed after a set period if there are no user responses. |
Notify on closure |
If enabled, when a ticket is updated to CLOSED via the quick edit dropdown on ticket listings, the customer end-user will be notified of a ticket closure. Note - The Staff Agent assigned to the ticket will not receive this notification. |
Enable Twitter integration | Enables Twitter functionality both in the staff pages and the Self-serve User Portal. |
Installation email address |
The system administrator's email address which will be used for default emails that do not relate to a Ticket Queue. For example: |
Localisation | |
Timezone | The Timezone used by the system |
Date format | The date format |
Default language | The default language |
Security | |
Force SSL/HTTPS connections | Choose whether or not to enforce SSL/HTTPS connections to the Staff Pages and the Self-serve User Portal. If enabled, this will redirect all users over a SSL connection to ensure data is encrypted. |
Two-factor authentication |
Choose from |
Front-end | |
Ticket creation | |
Require user login | If enabled, portal users will need to log in before they can submit a ticket. If disabled, the ticket submission form will be publicly available. |
Ticket priority | Allow Self-serve User Portal users to select the ticket priority. If disabled, all user-submitted tickets will default to medium. |
Ticket creation CAPTCHA | If enabled, users who submit tickets from the Self-serve User Portal will be required to enter a captcha to help prevent spam. This does not apply to staff ticket creation. |
Enabled features | |
User registration | When enabled, allows end users to register new accounts from the Self-serve User Portal. If disabled, existing account holders will still be able to log in. |
User Knowledge Base | Enable the Knowledge Base functionality on the Self-serve User Portal. |
Search engine indexing |
If disabled, search engines will exclude the Self-serve User Portal from their index. |