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Overview

The Account Settings
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This article explains the different account settings available in HelpDesk+ for Slack. These settings control what the bot can do and how it responds in Slack

. We reflect the changes you make across the entire workspace

. You can limit access to users who can change their account settings.

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General settings

We designed these settings to allow certain functionality to exist when using HelpDesk+.

Prerequisites

You must be a Jira administrator.

Step-by-step guide

Choose Jira service desk(s) or Jira project

Connect HelpDesk+ to your Jira or Jira Service Management projects

or

to change your settings

.You can connect to Jira or Jira Service Management projects with HelpDesk+

.

  • You can select one or more projects to connect.

  • All requests from this project will automatically be available with all fields configured

once connected

  • .

  • You can map request types to channels within Slack.

Changing connected project or service desk

  1. Login to your account.

  2. Go to settingsSettings under HelpDesk+.

  3. Select your service desks under your service desks in Choose Jira Service Desk(s).

  4. Save your settings.

Helpdesk plus settings service desk options

Default

agent

Agent setting

The Default Agent setting in HelpDesk+ allows the bot to use an alternate agent identity instead of the main - authorized user 's when needed, such as during integrations or system operations. Organizations can designate a specific user account to represent the bot, clarifying its activities within HelpDesk+.

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Configure your

default agent

Default Agent channel mapping

  • This configuration will send all request types to a specific channel at the initial setup. One default alert channel is required.

  • You can create more granular agent channels by configuring the bot within a new alerts channel. You can do this in the Account portal or by adding the bot to a channel within Slack.

  • Support channels and alert channels are different and should be kept separate. Learn more about the various channel types and best practices here.

  • If you have any questions about the initial setup, we're happy to help. You can even book time with our team for setup support!

Configuring your

default agent

Default Agent channel

  1. Navigate to your HelpDesk+ bot settings in the Nextup.ai account portal.

  2. Scroll to the bottom left of the page to manage your Slack channel mappings.

  3. Click "Edit Default" to set your base default agent alert channel.

  4. Click Add Configuration to set up a new channel mapping.

  5. Next, choose Choose your service desk . Then choose your and ticket type.

You can select one or multiple more types that would route to that channel.

  1. Optionally, select Jira labels that

would also

  1. route requests to specific channels.

  2. Select the Slack channel to which request alerts should be sent.

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