Ticket states
How long a resolved ticket waits before it closes, and whether tickets auto-resolve after inactivity, are configured in Ticket management & automation.
Open a ticket
A ticket opens when you assign it to yourself or send a reply. If your business requires a ticket topic, youโll be asked to pick one when the ticket opens.Assign and reassign
- Assign to me โ take the ticket yourself. If you belong to teams, you may be asked to route it to one of them.
- Assign to someone else โ assign the ticket to another agent or a team.
- Reassign โ hand an open ticket to a different agent or team.
How tickets are automatically created and routed to agents or teams is covered in Ticket Routing.
Resolve a ticket
Click Mark as resolved when the customerโs issue is handled. Depending on your business settings, you may be asked to add a resolution reason โ this can be optional or required. (Set which one in Ticket management & automation.)Reopen a ticket
A resolved ticket can be reopened with Reopen if the customer comes back or the issue isnโt fully solved. A ticket also reopens automatically if you reply to a resolved conversation.Thereโs no manual โcloseโ button โ tickets move from resolved to closed automatically based on your closure settings. Closing a ticket is what generates its AI summary (below).
Ticket topics
Assign a topic to categorize what the ticket is about. Topics can be optional or required โ manage the available topics in Topics & tags.Pause and resume automations
The action bar has an Automations toggle for the conversation:- Automations active โ automated messages and Sofia AI can run in this conversation.
- Automations paused โ automations are held while a human handles the conversation.
