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Prevent Custom Status Changes to Offline in Zendesk

Learn about the limitations of custom agent statuses in Zendesk and how they affect ticket reassignment.

Can I prevent Zendesk from changing custom agent statuses to offline?

Currently, Zendesk automatically changes custom agent statuses to offline after a period of inactivity. This can affect the reassignment of reopened tickets if agents are marked as offline unexpectedly.

Unfortunately, there isn't a built-in way to prevent this automatic change. It's important to ensure that agents are aware of this behavior and plan accordingly, perhaps by using standard statuses that align with Zendesk's automatic status changes.


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Why aren't my reopened tickets reassigning to online agents?

If your reopened tickets aren't reassigning to online agents, it might be due to the omnichannel routing settings. Ensure that the 'Turn on reassignment for reopened tickets' option is enabled in the Admin Center under the omnichannel routing…

How does the 'reassignment of reopened tickets' feature work in Zendesk?

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