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Configure Jira Create Fields in Slack
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Creating a support request
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Public vs private threads
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Configuring Support Channels
Automatically create a request for each message
Automatically remind users to create requests
Welcoming users to support channels
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Additional Features
Create a new request
Mapping Emojis in channels for quick create
Configure mapping between request types and channels
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Emoji Request Status Configuration
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Managing Unsupported Plugins by Blocking Issue Creation
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How to resolve a SSL certificate issue
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Configure mapping between request types and channels
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by Nick Cron
Configuring your bot to alert your teams when requests are created is a critical part of reducing response times and noise in your environment.
What to know
- Service desks and request types can be mapped to different channels in Slack.
- Configure to let your agents know when different types of requests are created
- Best practice is to send different types of requests to different channels based on priority, back-end need, etc.
- You can configure globally in the admin area or inside Slack via channel configuration.
Configure request mapping in the Admin area.

- Login to your account.
- Go to settings under HelpDesk+
- Scroll down to the Slack Channel Mappings section.
- Click Add Configuration to add a new mapping.
Configure request mapping in Slack

- Invite the bot to your channel with @helpdesk
- Choose Agent channel type OR If existing channel - type /helpdesk configure
- Choose your ticket types - choose one or more request types or all types from one or more service desks.
- Click Submit