Handling Unavailable Agents in Zendesk Queues
What happens if no agents are available in both primary and secondary groups?
If no agents are available in both the primary and secondary groups in Zendesk's omnichannel routing queues, the tickets will remain in the queue until an agent becomes available.
This ensures that tickets are not lost or forgotten, maintaining a queue system that waits for agent availability. It's a safeguard to ensure that all tickets are eventually addressed, even if there is a temporary lack of available agents.
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