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Wise-Pay
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How to configure ConnectWise Sell (previously Quosal) Order Porter integration
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Diagnosing DeskDirector Desktop Portal Issues
DD Portal for Mac: Labtech Deployment Guide
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Deploying DD Desktop Portal v5 via PowerShell
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How search works in DeskDirector products
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User can't log in
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DeskDirector Tech Portal - How to take advantage of browser tabs
Add DeskDirector Tech Portal as a Custom Menu item inside ConnectWise Manage
Sign in with Microsoft Issue in Tech or Admin Console - "Need Admin Approval"
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Time Stamps in DeskDirector Portal
Missing contacts or companies in DeskDirector but they are in my PSA
User Group FAQs
Chat permission granted but "Chat" option is missing on "Contact Support" page
How do we set a landing page for the client portal?
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Login & Authentication - Common Issues
DeskDirector Desktop App - Installation Issues
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ConnectWise Integration - Common Issues
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Switching PSA or merging with another CW/AT instance
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Email & Email Delivery - Common Issues
Essential and Dynamic Plan Breakdown
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TimeZest integration with DeskDirector
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Introducing the DeskDirector for Microsoft Team App
Setting up Content Security Policy (CSP)
Installing the Microsoft Teams App (Tech)
Setting up Tags for Teams Discussions (Tech)
Setting up DeskDirector for Microsoft Teams for your clients (Client mode)
Branding the DeskDirector Teams App
DeskDirector Teams App Notifications
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Advanced topic: Setting up Tech & Client Mode in the same tenancy
Integrating Microsoft Teams with DeskDirector Tech Portal
Smart Alerts for Tech Users
Release Notes - DeskDirector Teams App
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- Configuring Approval Statuses
Configuring Approval Statuses
Updated
by Niamh Ferns
Approvals allow your clients to have some control on what tickets make their way to you. You can check this guide about the Approval Workflow in DeskDirector for an idea how the approval system works in DeskDirector.
Approval Statuses
For DeskDirector to recognize Approvals
statuses, you need to specify them inside DeskDirector admin console, under System
> Feature Configuration
> Tickets Tab
.
PSA Integration
Approvals to work when used with a PSA integration, you will need to ensure that statuses for pending, accepted, and declined statuses exist in your PSA. Once these have been set up in your PSA, you can then set them in DeskDirector (either by typing for ConnectWise or via dropdown for AutoTask).
ConnectWise: you can create statuses under
System
> Setup Tables
> Service Board
> select the board(s) you want to enable approvals for > Statuses
.Autotask: this is done under
Admin
> Features & Settings
> Service Desk
> Task & Ticket Statuses
.For ConnectWise the approval statuses you add on every board in your PSA must match the approval status you have set in DeskDirector. We recommend using the default status names, Approval Required, Approval Granted, and Approval Declined. Once you've set these, you will be able to see a list of boards using approvals in DeskDirector.


Additional Approval Settings

- Approver Auto-approve: With this feature enabled, a contact with approval permissions will have their tickets automatically approved. With this feature disabled, the approval process will trigger as expected, and the user can then approve their own request.
- VIP Auto-approve: Similar to approver auto-approve, a contact with VIP Permissions will have their tickets automatically approved.
- Disable Approval Email: Enabling this feature will disable sending of Approval emails from DeskDirector. Use this feature if you would like to configure an alternative method for approval communications.
Approval Required for Service Types
In order to create a Service Type that requires approval, you just need to create a Service Type as usual in your Admin Console and set the status appropriately under the ticket automation tab. Any ticket submitted using this request type will inherit the approval status set for it.
