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Notify Customers About Outage Reports in Zendesk

Set up triggers in Zendesk to automatically notify customers about outage reports and expected resolution times.

How can I notify customers about outage reports in Zendesk?

To notify customers about outage reports in Zendesk, you need to create a trigger that sends automatic notifications.

In the Admin Center, navigate to Business rules > Triggers and clone the 'Notify requester of received request' trigger. Rename it and set conditions for outage-related tickets. Customize the email notification to inform customers about the outage and the expected resolution time.


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