App Description
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.
How to access the app
To access the Next Ticket app for Autotask in MSPbots, follow these steps:
- Go to app.mspbots.ai
- Click Apps in the left pane.
- When the Apps tab opens, click NextTicket for Autotask.
Why should you care?
- For Owner and Service Managers: The Next Ticket 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
- Set Up Priority Rules (only Admin users can modify these on the Settings tab).
- Optional: Add Companies to Watch List.
Admin Users: Setup Procedures
Only Admin users have permission to adjust the settings for the Next Ticket 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:
- On the NextTicket for Autotask screen, select the Tickets filter list, and then click Add New Filter.
- When the Filter Settings window opens, enter the name of the filter in the Filter Name box.
- In the center pane, select the applicable filter type from the Select Fields list.
- When two new boxes or lists appear beside the Select Fields list, specify 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.
- 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 the
icon, and then click Clear All.
Reject the top-priority ticket of a user
On the NextTicket for AutoTask 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:
- On the NextTicket for AutoTask screen, select the applicable filter from the Tickets filter list.
- From the User list, select the applicable user to see his or her top priority ticket.
- Once the details of the user's top priority ticket appear on the screen, click Reject Next Ticket.
- 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 priority rules of the Next Ticket app. This point system affects the prioritization of the tickets for the users.
To set up the point system, follow these steps:
- On the NextTicket for AutoTask screen, click Settings.
- When the NextTicket For AutoTask Settings screen opens, select the applicable options in the Tickets filter and User lists.
- Set up the priority rules. You can refer to the Priority Rules and Functions table for reference.
By default, the rows of priority rules are expanded. You can click the Click to Collapse All symbol 
beside Priority Point rules to collapse all rows of priority rules. - 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 values of the rule.
- Click Save to save the changes for the specific priority rule.
- After setting up all your preferred priority rules, do any of the following:
- Click Test All to verify if the resulting prioritization is according to your needs.
- 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.
Priority Rules and Functions
| Priority Rule | Function |
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| Assigned to User | Indicate the points to be added to a ticket if it is assigned to the selected user. |
| Company Classification |
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| 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. |
| Contact's Job Title | Select the job title of the person who logged the ticket, and then indicate the corresponding points for the criteria. |
| 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. However, 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. |
| 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. |
| Selected Assigned | Indicate the points to be added to a ticket based on a specific status and requested user. |
| Ticket Status to User | Indicate the points to be added to a ticket based on a specific status and requested user. |
| Ticket Title | For this priority rule, specify a keyword, and then add corresponding points if the ticket has the keyword in the title. |
Time In Status Based On Time Point | 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 In Status Per Hour | Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every hour that it has been in the specified status. |
| Time from Last Update | Indicate the points to be added to a ticket for every minute that it has been in the specified status. |
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:
- On the NextTicket for AutoTask screen, click Watch List.
- When the Watch List tab opens, click Add Company.
- In the Add Company window, select the check box 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. - In the Why add to the watch list? box, enter the reason why you want to add the selected companies to the watch list.
- Once finished, click Save.
Customize Ticket URL
- Go to NextTicket for Autotask app.
- Click Settings> Options.
- 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.
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- Click Save to keep your settings.
Users or Technicians: Feature Overview and Tasks
This section guides users on how to navigate the Next Ticket app.
View your top-priority ticket
- On the NextTicket for AutoTask 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 AutoTask 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
If you think that the ticket should not be your top priority ticket, you can reject the ticket. 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:
- On the NextTicket for AutoTask screen, select the applicable filter from the Tickets filter list.
- Once the details of the user's top priority ticket appear on the screen, click Reject Next Ticket.
- When the Reject Reason window opens, select or type the reason why you want to reject the ticket, and then click Save.
Viewing the dashboards
The NextTicket for AutoTask has dashboards that display NextTicket usage data like the count of NextTicket users and the number of tickets dispatched, updated, and rejected. It also has a rule report that shows the enabled rules. For more information on the NextTicket AutoTask dashboards and how to access them, read the article NextTicket Manager for AutoTask Dashboards.