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Assignment of Ticket Metrics and SLAs with Business Hours

Discover how ticket metrics and SLAs are assigned in relation to business hours and why changes don't affect them retroactively.

How are ticket metrics and SLAs assigned in relation to business hours?

Ticket metrics and SLAs are assigned based on the business hours that are in effect at the time of their assignment. This means that any changes to business hours will not affect these metrics retroactively.

For more information on setting your schedule with business hours and holidays, check out the relevant articles in the Zendesk help center.


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