In a Zendesk sandbox, closed tickets are automatically archived after three days. This helps maintain a clean testing environment and ensures that only relevant data is available for testing.
If you need to test with closed tickets, consider creating a premium sandbox where you can replicate up to 100,000 non-closed tickets and their associated end users.
A Zendesk sandbox is a test environment that allows you to experiment without affecting your live production environment. It comes in two types: standard and premium. The standard sandbox includes basic settings but not your data, while the premium…
Standard and premium sandboxes differ mainly in the data they replicate. A standard sandbox reflects native Zendesk functionality with your basic settings but does not include your data. In contrast, a premium sandbox replicates some of your data,…
The number of sandboxes you can have depends on your Zendesk plan. Support Enterprise includes one standard sandbox, with the option to add a premium sandbox. Suite Enterprise includes one standard and one partial premium sandbox, while Suite…
In a Zendesk sandbox, several settings from your production instance are replicated, including templates, branding, and settings like channels and agent permissions. For premium sandboxes, additional data such as tickets, user fields, and…
Once a Zendesk sandbox is created, you can update product and add-on subscriptions to reflect changes in your production account. However, no other replicated data can be updated after the sandbox is created. If you need to configure additional…
Data replication in premium sandboxes aims to closely mirror your production instance, but there are limitations. For example, brands are replicated with unique names, webhooks are deactivated by default, and user emails are invalidated to prevent…
To create a premium sandbox with data replication, you can use the Admin Center to initiate the process. The replication retrieves data from your production instance and creates a new subdomain for the sandbox. The time it takes for replication to…
Yes, you can start trials for other Zendesk products in your sandbox environment. These trials are subject to limitations and a fixed time limit, as specified when you sign up for the trial. Sandboxes created after May 2023 include a Talk trial of…
It's recommended to regularly delete old sandboxes and create new ones to ensure your testing environment remains up-to-date. Deleting a sandbox is a permanent change and cannot be recovered. Regularly updating your sandboxes helps maintain a…