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The NextTicket app is an automated ticket dispatch system that gives the technicians and dispatchers a portal where they can identify the next ticket that will be worked on. The dispatching is based on a scoring system identified by the organization considering predefined rules that will help deliver value to the MSP faster. 

What's on this page:

https://app.mspbots.ai/dashboard-1357516578732232706?pageid=1357516578732232706 

How to access the app 

To access the NextTicket app for ConnectWise in MSPbots, follow these steps:

1. Go to app.mspbots.ai​

2. Click Apps in the left pane.​

3. When the Apps tab opens, click NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage. 

Why should you care? 

  • For Owner and Service Managers: The NextTicket app is going to provide an automated way of dispatching tickets to technicians. It also helps ensure that technicians and dispatchers are more objective in catering tickets based on their priority, importance, and time criticality.
  • For Dispatchers: This feature gives dispatchers an automated way of dispatching tickets in a few clicks. And you also have a way to see the highest ticket priority for each technician considering their skillset.
  • For Technicians: This feature helps technicians easily identify what ticket they should work on next. If technicians can't work on the ticket, they can reject it as long as they specify the reason. Technicians can also monitor their scheduled tickets for the day on the same page. 

Prerequisites 

  • ConnectWise Manage Integration

  • Set Up Priority Rules (only Admin users can modify these on the Settings tab).
  • Optional: Add Companies to the Watch List. 

Admin Users: Setup Procedures

Only Admin users have permission to adjust the settings for the NextTicket app. 

  • Set the ticket filter

You can set filters that can help you narrow down the tickets applicable to each technician. 

To set the ticket filter, follow these steps:

1. On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, select the Tickets filter list, and then click Add New Filter.

2. When the Filter Settings window opens, enter the name of the filter in the Filter Name box.

3. In the center pane, select the applicable filter type from the Select Fields list.

4. When two new boxes or lists appear beside the Select Fields list, indicate the other specifications of the filter.

    If you want to add more groups or conditions for the filter, click the plus symbol below Filter Name, and then select either Add Group or Add Condition.

   You can also click Preview to check if your new filter settings or conditions are valid before you save the changes.

5. When you're done setting up the filter, click Save.

  • Delete filter conditions

In the Filter Settings window, you can either delete filter conditions individually or delete them all at once. 

To delete filter conditions individually, click the icon corresponding to the condition that you want to delete.

To delete all filter conditions at once, click theicon, and then click Clear All.

  • Reject the top-priority ticket of a user

On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, after you select a filter and a user, the Request Next Ticket option automatically refreshes, and then the details of the user's top priority ticket appear on the screen. If you think that the ticket should not be the top priority ticket of the user, you can reject the ticket. It is also necessary to specify the reason why the user can't work on the ticket.​

To reject the top priority ticket of a user, follow these steps:

1. On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, select the applicable filter from the Tickets filter list.

2. From the User list, select the applicable user to see his or her top priority ticket. 

3. Once the details of the user's top priority ticket appear on the screen, review the details, and then click Reject Next Ticket.

4. When the Reject Reason window opens, select or type the reason why you want to reject the ticket, and then click Save.

  • Set up the point system for priority rules 

You can define the point system for the NextTicket priority rules to calibrate the prioritization of the tickets. This article discusses the following topics: 

Note: The procedure below applies to ConnectWise Manage users.

How to set up the point system 

  1. In the NextTicket for ConnectWise Manager, click Settings > NextTicket for ConnectWise Manager Priority Rules. 
    NextTicket Priority Rules
  2. Select the applicable options in the Tickets filter and User lists. 
    NextTicket Priority Rules list
  3. Set up the priority rules. You can refer to the priority rules section and functions below for reference. By default, the rows of priority rules are expanded. You can click the Priority Point rules switch to collapse all rows. 
  4. After setting up each priority rule, you can do any of the following: 
    • Click Load Default to load the default value for the rule. 
    • Click Save Default to save the new priority rule value as the default value. 
    • Click Save & Test to save the changes for the specific priority rule and to test the rule values. 
    • Click Save to save the changes for the specific priority rule.
  5. After setting up all your preferred priority rules, do any of the following:
    • Click Test All to test the calculation result for all the priority rules. 
    • Click Load Default All to load the default values for all the priority rules. 
    • Click Save All to save the changes for all the priority rules.

Best Practices in setting up the priority points

  1. Interview your dispatcher or technician to identify rules and conditions like this: If (given scenario), then it should be given more (or less) importance. 
  2. Review each of the point rules you have identified. Use the Save & Test function to test each rule.
  3. Use the Test all function to balance the points between the rules and check if the prioritization brings up your expected result.
  4. Ask your technicians to give the app a try and give you feedback.  
  5. Adjust the rules and points based on the dispatcher's or technicians' feedback.
  6. Continue updating the rules and corresponding priority points for two weeks. The resulting prioritization should improve over time and you won't need to modify anymore. 
  7. Request and create new rules that are not similar or duplicates of existing ones. 

What are the NextTicket priority rules and functions? 

Below are the priority rules and descriptions of how each rule functions.

Priority Rule

Function

Assigned to User 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if it is assigned to the selected user.

Company StatusSelect the status of a company from where the ticket was logged, and then indicate the corresponding points to be added to a ticket if the criterion is met.

This is where you can avoid catering tickets from companies that have a negative tagging in your organization like Credit Hold or Delinquent.

You can also boost tickets from companies who are in 'Platinum', 'Needs Attention', or 'May Leave' status.
Company Type

Select a company type of a company from where the ticket was logged, and then indicate the corresponding points to be added to a ticket if the criterion is met.

Company in "Watch List" Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if a company is on the watch list.​
Company is Matched to User 

Select a company from where the ticket was logged, and then select the technician requested to handle the ticket. ​

Lastly, indicate the corresponding points to be added to a ticket if the criteria are met.​

Some of your users may prefer handling tickets from specific clients for several reasons like familiarity with work items. On the other hand, some users may want to avoid specific companies due to possible conflict or a severed relationship state.

Contact's Job Title 

Select the job title of the person who logged the ticket, then indicate the corresponding points for the criteria.​

Customer Responded 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if the customer responds to the ticket in ConnectWise.
In Progress Ticket Indicate the points to be deducted from the ticket if it is in progress for other users or points to be added to the ticket if the user changed the ticket status to In Progress.​

If somebody else is already working on a ticket, dispatching it to another user might cause an overlap. But when a ticket has been in progress for too long that the original user assigned to it may have forgotten to continue working on it, 'Time In Certain Status ' and 'Time from Last Update' priority rules can be adjusted to ensure these tickets won't be buried in the pool.
MRR 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every $1 of agreement MRR.

This will help you prioritize the companies that have more revenue for your organization.

Past Due Date Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every hour past its due date.​
Priority Type Indicate the points to be added to a ticket based on a specific priority level.
Scheduled Status 

Select a scheduled status, and then indicate the corresponding points within the minimum and maximum time set before or after its start or end time.

This priority rule will help you manage scheduled tickets to avoid scenarios where users pick up tickets that are scheduled for others before the schedule starts or the user forgetting to work on tickets that are scheduled for them right after the schedule begins.

Selected Assigned Indicate the points to be added to a ticket based on a specific status and requested user.​
Ticket Owner Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if the selected user is the owner of the ticket.
Ticket Status Duration Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every hour that it remains in the same status.​
Ticket Summary 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if the ticket summary contains the specified keywords.

You can capture blockers that prevent your clients from continuing their operations easily or sort tickets based on specific topics which may be assigned to technicians with great expertise in those areas.

Time In Certain Status 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if it has been in the specified status for more than or less than the specified duration.​

Time from Last Update Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every hour past the time that it was last updated.​
User's skills and ticket type match 

Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if the selected user possesses the skill specified in the priority rule.

Ticket Age Custom Field

Select a custom field and add corresponding points to each working day, day, hour, or minute when the field is before, equal to, after, or not equal to a specific date relative to the work order creation date. 

By adding exceptions and increasing the points for aged work orders, you can ensure that these orders are handled in a timely manner. However, for work orders with specific characteristics that may result in aging, you can choose to assign them to users within a specified time frame to expedite processing. This way, you can effectively track and manage aged work orders, ensuring their timely resolution and avoiding backlogs and delays.

Ticket Custom Field

Select a custom field and add points when the field meets specific conditions and the requested user is or is not a specific individual.

This priority rule will help you create custom work order management rules that add points to these orders when certain conditions you define are met. This allows you to categorize and prioritize work orders based on specific conditions, better organizing and managing the work order queue.

Related Topics

 

  • Add an advanced rule 

This article introduces how to configure the Advanced Rule function of NextTicket Manager, including operations such as adding rules and cloning conditions. 

What's on this page:

Background Information

The Advanced Rule feature enables the creation of custom rules when the pre-set priority rules do not meet business requirements. Use this feature when want to create and add a new priority rule on your own. 

Prerequisites

This feature is available to NextTicket Manager for integrations with ConnectWise Manage, Autotask, or Halo integration. Only users with the admin role can create advanced rules.

How to Add an Advanced Rule

  1. Launch NextTicket and c;ick the priority rules link on the NextTicket screen.
    link to NextTicket priority rules
  2. Click the Advanced Rule button below the rules list to open the Advanced Rule pop-up window.
    NextTicket Advanced Rule button
  3. Fill in the following fields for adding an advanced rule:
    1. Rule Name - Enter a unique rule name.
    2. Rule Description - Enter a description for the rule. (Optional)
    3. Rule - Create conditions for the advanced rule. Add more groups or conditions if you need to. 

      Creating Advanced Rule conditions for the NextTicket Manager for ConnectWise Manage

      When configuring advanced rules, you can select Company as a condition and select a filter from the options that appear. Using the Company condition allows you to adjust ticket prioritization by adding or subtracting ticket points based on different company types. 

      conditions for NextTicket CWM advanced rules

      The User-Defined Fields (UDFs) feature provides more flexibility when configuring advanced rules by giving the option to select from pre-configured custom fields. Modifications to these custom fields in the ConnectWise are synchronized every hour with MSPbots and automatically reflected in the condition field list of the advanced rules.
      use-defined fields NextTicket for Autotask

      Creating Advanced Rule conditions for the NextTicket Manager for AutoTask 

      You can also select pre-configured custom fields in the User-Defined Fields (UDFs) feature like custom fields from the contact modules. Modifications to custom fields in the AutoTask UDF feature are synchronized with MSPbots every five hours and automatically reflected in the condition field list of the advanced rules.
      NextTicket for Autotask user-defined fields

  4. If you want to duplicate a specific condition within the new advanced rule, click the Clone clone iconicon. This will copy the corresponding condition and its associated score, placing it as a new condition under the existing rule. You can then modify the value and score of this new condition as needed. This simplifies the process of setting up similar conditions. 
    clone advanced rule
    To add an empty condition, click the Add add icon icon and then configure the condition as needed. 
    To delete the condition, click the Delete delete icon icon. 
  5. Click Save to keep the settings. 
  6. Select the toggle switch for the new advanced rule to enable (or disable) it. 
    new advanced rule toggle switch

How to Configure an Existing Advanced Rule

Follow this guide if you want to configure an existing advanced rule: 

  • Click the Edit edit icon icon to change the name and description of the rule. 
    edit rule description
  • Click the Save & Test this rulesave and test iconicon to save the priority rule and test the values of the rule. Below is an example of the Test Result window.
    test result

Click the Deletedelete iconicon if you want to delete the advanced rule,

Don't forget to click the Saveicon to save your configuration.

If using this feature does not meet your new rule requirement, file a new feature request or email support@mspbots.ai for assistance.

What other fields are available in the Advanced Rule? 

No.Field NameDescription
1Cascading options for the dropdown fields

The options in the dropdown fields are arranged into categories Ticket, Company, Agreement, Finance, Next Ticket Requestor, and User-Defined Fields (UDFs) for easier browsing and selection of filters. Users can select a category and then select an option under that category. The category field also allows searching for a filter. 

cascading options

2

Support for positive and negative points 

The Advanced Rule feature supports positive and negative points. Enter a whole number or a negative value in the Add field to increase or decrease a ticket's priority. 
add negative points to advanced rule

3Assign points based on time intervals

If you want to ensure prompt handling of tickets that meet advanced priority rules, you can activate the For every switch that allows you to assign points based on time intervals. This helps improve the efficiency of ticket processing and prevents tickets that have not been worked on from aging due to attribute reasons. You can configure the conditions for scoring based on time intervals to ensure that tickets are prioritized appropriately.
for every toggle switch
For tickets that meet the advanced rule, points will be added starting from the following date conditions, and incrementally based on each Minute, Hour, Day, or Business Day to elevate their priority.

  • NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage
    • required_date - The date when the ticket is required
    • estimated_start_date - The estimated start date for the ticket
    • last_updated - The date when the ticket was last updated
    • date_entered - The date when the ticket was entered 
    • start_date - The date when the technician started working on the ticket
  • NextTicket for Autotask
    • completedDate - The date when the ticket was completed 
    • createDate - The date when the ticket was created 
    • dueDateTime - The deadline for the ticket 
    • firstResponseDateTime - The date and time of the first response to the ticket 
    • firstResponseDueDateTime - The deadline for the first response to the ticket 
    • lastActivityDate - The date of the last activity on the ticket 
    • lastCustomerNotificationDateTime - The date and time of the last notification sent to the customer 
    • lastCustomerVisibleActivityDateTime - The date and time of the last customer-visible activity 
    • lastTrackedModificationDateTime - The date and time of the last tracked modification 
    • resolutionPlanDateTime - The date and time of the resolution plan was created 
    • resolutionPlanDueDateTime - The deadline for the resolution plan 
    • resolvedDateTime - The date and time when the ticket was resolved 
    • resolvedDueDateTime - The deadline for resolving the ticket 
  • NextTicket for Halo

    • date_assigned - The date when the ticket was assigned 

    • date_occurred - The date when the ticket occurred 

    • deadline_date - The deadline date for the ticket.

    • fix_by_date - The date when the ticket is fixed.

    • last_action_date - The date of the last action on the ticket.

    • last_incoming_email - The date of the last incoming email related to the ticket.

    • respondby_date - The date when the ticket was responded to

    • start_date - The date when the ticket starts 

    • target_date - The target date for the ticket

4Less prioritization for tickets with a start date set in the future

The Advanced Rule has the new field Start Date field which enables you to add negative points to tickets with a start date set in the future. You can select or search for an option in this field.
start date field

5Time variable

You can give priority to tickets that fall under the selected specific times. For example, select tickets that start in the Next 24 hours. 
time variate in advanced rules

6Assignee's Attendance Status variable 

Previously available in NextTicket for Autotask only, the Assignee's Attendance Status variable is now also included in the advanced rule filters for NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage and NextTicket for Halo. This variable factors the assignee's attendance status into ticket prioritization. 

assignee's attendance status variable

7Contact Type

Only available in the advanced rules of NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage. This conditional field already exists in the preset priority rules. You can find it under the Company category. 
By customizing the contact type field, you can ensure that tickets are assigned to the appropriate personnel or departments based on the nature of the contact, thereby creating more accurate and efficient ticket priority strategies.


8Current User

Only available in the advanced rules of NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage. If you choose any of the following conditions under the Ticket category: Resources/Owner Identifier/Updated By/Entered By, you can select Current User as an option and also choose multiple users.
The addition of the Current User field means that when the current user meets this condition, it will trigger the advanced priority rule and add points.


9Company Team Role
  • Only available in the advanced rules of NextTicket for ConnectWise Manage.
  • This field is an option in the ConnectWise app, and here it is used to retrieve the values of Company Team Role from the ConnectWise app.
  • You can select this option in the "Next Ticket Requestor" category and choose one or more values from the dropdown list to configure advanced rules specifically for this field. It will filter out your top priority ticket.

10Top Level
  • Only available in the advanced rules of NextTicket for Halo.
  • This field is a default field in the Halo app and its purpose is to fetch top levels from Halo.
  • You can select this option in the "Customer" category and select one or more top levels from the dropdown list to configure advanced rules related to this field. It will filter out your top priority ticket. 

Related Topics 



  • Add companies to the Watch List​

By adding companies to your watch list, you can give additional points to the tickets that they log so you can bump the priority of their tickets.

To add ​companies to the watch list, follow these steps:

1. On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, click Watch List.

2. When the Watch List tab opens, click Add Company.

3. In the Add Company window, select the checkbox for the applicable companies.​

    You can also select the Only show companies have agreement check box if you want only the companies with agreements to appear on the list of companies.​

4. In the Why add to the watch list? box, enter the reason why you want to add the selected companies to the watch list.

5. Once finished, click Save. 

Customize Ticket URL

  1. Go to Next Ticket for ConnectWise Manage app.
  2. Click Settings> Options.

  3. When the Options tab appears, toggle the Customize Ticket URL switch and enter your custom ticket URL, replacing the actual ticket number with the {{TicketNumber}} token.
    • For example, if the original ticket URL is https://manage.mspbotssample.com/v4_6_release/ConnectWise.aspx?locale=en_US&routeTo=ServiceFV&recid=5027470, and you want to customize the ticket URL to https://mtx.link/5027470, you need to enter https://mtx.link/{{TicketNumber}} in the "Customize Ticket URL" option. So, when you click on the ticket number, the link will point to https://mtx.link/5027470.

      The "Customize Ticket URL" feature is universal in the Attendance Manage and all NextTicket apps:

      • If you toggle on the "Customize Ticket URL" switch in any one of the attendance management or all the NextTicket apps, the switch for this feature in the remaining apps will also be turned on. If you turn off the switch in any of these apps, the switch for this feature in the remaining apps will also be turned off.
      • When you configured the "Customize Ticket URL" in any of these apps, it will be applied to all the remaining apps.
      • If the "Customize Ticket URL" switch is turned off, the ticket links will remain as the originally generated links.

  4. Click Save to keep your settings.

Users or Technicians: Feature Overview and Tasks​ 

This section guides users on how to navigate the NextTicket app.

  • View your top-priority ticket 

On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, you can see the top priority ticket that you can start working on.

To view your top priority ticket, go to the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, and then select the applicable filter from the Tickets filter list.

After you select a filter, the Request Next Ticket option automatically refreshes, and then the details of your next top-priority ticket appear on the screen.

Select either Dashboard View or List View to view the ticket details. ​

  • Reject your top-priority ticket

You can reject the ticket if you think that the ticket should not be your top-priority ticket. When rejecting the next ticket, you are required to provide the reason for the rejection. It is also necessary to specify the reason why you can't work on the ticket.​

To reject your top-priority ticket, follow these steps:

1. On the NextTicket for ConnectWise screen, select the applicable filter from the Tickets filter list.

2. Once the details of your top priority ticket appear on the screen, click Reject Next Ticket.

3. When the Reject Reason window opens, select or type the reason why you want to reject the ticket, and then click Save.


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