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RT - Request Tracking Database
Contents 1. Intro 2. Accounts 3. Privileges 4. RT Comments 5. Email A. Related

Comments and Correspondance -- Appends to Tickets

   
 
     
Privileges
 

RT has two ways to append to a ticket:

  • Correspond (reply) This is a normal append, done either by the requestor or by staff (consultant). It is visible to both.
  • Comment This is visible only to the staff and AdminWatchers, not to the requestor or normal watchers. Can be used by the staff to discuss details that would confuse the requestor.

At ACCC, I've changed the RT code, so that you must explicitly grant someone the ability to comment. Only the superuser has this priv automatically. ACCC doesn't use comments internally, as of this writing, just because it seems too easy to accidently reveal this to the requestor. If we need to discuss a ticket out of band, we'll do so _way_ out of band.

 
     
Appends via email
 

If you, as staff, always deal with the web interface, you're done. But if you want to append via email, and you want to choose between correspond and comment (provided you have that privilege), then you need to set up two different email addresses per queue. One to send back correspondance (that both staff and requestors will use) and one for staff to send in comments. This is what's meant by the Comment Address under Configuration->Queues.

If you really want a comment address, you have to arrange it with ACCC. Don't just make up an address and assume it will work.

 
 

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