Considering dropping my help desk
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I've generally always had a helpdesk/ticketing system. I gave it up a few years ago for a while, and now regret that decision, as there are problems I face now that I remember I've fixed before but I can't remember how and I wish I'd logged the solution at the time.
But I've never got users to raise tickets themselves. I've always created the ticket myself. I don't find this a hassle. If you only have a small number of calls, why don't do you just do this?
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I implemented a ticketing system where I am as the job filing system was simply:
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move email to tasks
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mark complete
Exchange should not be used for a filing system.
I regularly look back on old tickets for fixes and locations of where I put things. The latter probably isn't best practice but it's easy to find to document during the slow times if it's important.
I have mine set up so that I forward email to it using separate mailbox.
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@Carnival-Boy I actually have been doing this via forwarding or just copy and paste emails.
@nadnerB it is good to hear someone say that Exchange should not be used for a filing system.
It looks like I will have to change my email address and then forward the old address to the support desk.
Thanks for all of your questions and suggestions, it was much appreciated!
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@nadnerB said:
Exchange should not be used for a filing system.
Why not?
I'm being slightly contrarian here, but I don't see why you shouldn't.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
@nadnerB said:
Exchange should not be used for a filing system.
Why not?
I'm being slightly contrarian here, but I don't see why you shouldn't.
Other than scaling and performance issues at large scale, if you plan you Exchange use this way it is fine.
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The issue with Exchange as a filer is that it is unstructured. Lacks the features of a relational database. It's just unstructured documents which are not easy to search.
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I like the search and I like using rules to move e-mail into folders. OK, it's not the most sophisticated, but what it lacks in sophistication it makes up in simplicity and ease of use.
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Yes very simple. But imagine storing things not originating in email in there.
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95% of my entire life originates from e-mail! If I need to pick up some milk on my way home, my wife will e-mail me.
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I too like to use folders, but before my help desk, I had issues finding client work related emails (tickets) as they tend to combine these things.
My one fault with Zendesk is the inability of the admin area to break tickets apart. I prefer a ticket for each project, not 3+ unrelated projects per ticket.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
95% of my entire life originates from e-mail! If I need to pick up some milk on my way home, my wife will e-mail me.
Sure but is that the kind of stuff that you archive for permanent record?
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@scottalanmiller said:
Sure but is that the kind of stuff that you archive for permanent record?
Absolutely. That way when my wife complains about something, I have an audit trail to prove my innocence.
