Deactivating a custom ticket field in Zendesk removes it from the agent interface for all tickets, regardless of their status. However, any data from the deactivated field remains stored in the ticket audits endpoint of the API.
If you need to recover the data from a deactivated field, you can reactivate the field, making it available again in the ticket view of the agent interface. This ensures that no data is permanently lost when a field is deactivated.
Creating a new custom ticket field allows you to capture additional information in each ticket. In the agent interface, the new field appears on the ticket form for all tickets, regardless of their status, and displays a null '-' or empty value…
Altering drop-down field options in Zendesk can significantly impact your tickets, reporting, and the API. Drop-down field options are linked to their assigned tags, so changing a field value without altering its tag effectively replaces the old…
Deleting drop-down field options in Zendesk affects tickets differently based on their status. Closed and archived tickets will show a yellow caution icon with a 'Missing field value' warning next to the deleted value. For unclosed tickets,…
Deleting a custom ticket field in Zendesk permanently removes it from the agent interface for all tickets, regardless of their status. Once deleted, you cannot recreate or recover the field or its data. However, the data, including the field ID, is…