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Configure Mobile-Friendly Ticket/Task Portals




There are two types of customer apps in OneDesk: Classic and MFA. Learn about the differences: Classic vs. MFA Apps. This article focuses on the MFA Ticket/Task Portals. 


What are the Ticket and Task Portals?

Along with the Knowledgebase and Messenger, the Tickets and Tasks Portals are available as new mobile-friendly web applications. The Classic Portal is also available. These new Ticket/Task Portals allow customers to view, update, and discuss submitted tickets/tasks. 

On desktop/laptops the Tickets/Tasks Portal are also available on the widget or can be accessed via a link like other customer applications. See also: Adding Apps to Your Website


Create a new Ticket/Task Portal

Step 1: To create a new customer app. Go to: Administration > Customer Apps > Create Customer App

Step 2: From the dropdown menu, select to create either the Tickets or Tasks Portals. Name your new application and click “Create.” 




Configure which items a customer can see

Go to Administration > Task/Ticket Portal’s name 

By default, customers can view items they requested, are following, or are requested by other customers in their organization, and items in the project they are following. 

(Note: Customers are automatically followers on any items they have created.) Items requested by others in their organization means a customer from ABC Company would see all items created by other customers who belong to ABC Company. 


You may unselect one or both of the above options, however the default settings of having both checked should work for most companies. It is not recommended to uncheck both boxes.


If you only check the box “Items in the projects they are following.” The customer will see all tickets/tasks contained within the projects they (or their customer organization) are currently following. You can add customers as followers to projects from the Projects app.


You can also select if you want customers to only be able to view a certain type of tickets/tasks. Simply check on or off the desired Ticket/Task types in the Ticket/Task Portal settings.


Filter View panel

On the Mobile Friendly OneDesk, customers can filter the view of their items from the right side panel. You can remove this feature entirely or configure which view filters are available.

Configure by going to Administration → Ticket/Task Portal name


Configure item details a customer can see

Administration → Task/Ticket Portal’s name → scroll to Detail Panel

You may select what details of the ticket you want a customer to be able to see (i.e. ticket priority, % complete, etc.).


Add a detail property

To add a detail field to the customer view, click “Add another property” to the detail panel, and select the desired property. 

Note: The properties available for view in the ticket/task portal correspond to all the available fields in your tickets/tasks, including any custom fields you’ve made. For more on creating custom fields: Configuring Custom Fields


Remove a detail Property

To remove a property from a customer’s view, click the X under the “Actions” column. 


Configure details a customer can edit

You can allow customers to edit selected details within a ticket/task via the portal.


Step1: Administration → Task/Ticket Portal’s name → scroll to Detail Panel

Step 2: Check the box under the editable column to enable editing or uncheck the box to disable editing.


IMPORTANT NOTE: When previewing your portal it may appear differently than your settings. Since you will be logged in as a user, the configuration settings may be those of a USER not a CUSTOMER. Please ensure you are logged in with a Customer account to see what a customer will see.



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