Overview
Understanding tickets and their implementation in the Thena platform
Tickets are the primary unit of work in the Thena Platform, representing customer inquiries, issues, requests, and other actionable items. They provide a structured way to track, manage, and resolve customer interactions across your organization.
Each ticket can be customized with various fields, workflows, and automations to match your business processes. Tickets can be created through multiple channels including email, chat, API, and web forms.
What is a ticket?
A ticket in Thena platform represents:
- A customer inquiry or request
- An internal task or issue
- A trackable work item
- A collaboration point for teams
Ticket structure
Core components
Basic information
• Unique identifier
• Title and description
• Status and priority
• Creation timestamp
Relationships
• Customer association
• Team assignment
• Agent ownership
• Related tickets
Field types
Ticket management
Creation methods
Direct creation
• Web interface
• API endpoints
• Email
• Slack
• MS Teams
Automated creation
• Chat integration
• Form submissions
• Workflow triggers
Lifecycle stages
Creation
- Initial submission
- Channel processing
- Field population
- Rule evaluation
Assignment
- Team routing
- Agent assignment
- Priority setting
- SLA calculation
Processing
- Status updates
- Work tracking
- Communication
- Collaboration
Resolution
- Solution implementation
- Customer confirmation
- Quality checks
- Knowledge capture
API endpoints
Sample ticket
When creating a ticket, the system will add additional fields in the response such as uid
, createdAt
, updatedAt
, number
(human-readable identifier), and tracking information.
Available operations
Best practices
Ticket creation
- Use clear, descriptive titles
- Include relevant details
- Set appropriate priority
- Add proper categorization
Processing
- Follow standard workflows
- Maintain communication
- Document actions taken
- Update status promptly
Resolution
- Verify solution
- Get customer confirmation
- Document resolution
- Update knowledge base