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Use advanced formatting for Triggers

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When setting the value for certain fields with triggers you may see an option 'Use advanced formatting'.

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This setting allows you to leverage system variables and the twig templating engine

Advanced formatting can be used to update: 

  • Subject

  • Single line text

  • Multi line text

  • Date

  • Date/time

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Text fields and the ticket subject field accept all available variables. ​

The ticket date and date/time fields will only accept date and date/time respectively in a specific format.

Variable

Output

Notes

{{ ticket.id}}

ticket ID number

 

{{ ticket.subject}}

ticket subect

 

{{ ticket.agent_team.name }}

agent team

The team of the agent the ticket is assigned to when the trigger runs

{{ ticket_object.getagent }}

Ticket agent

The agent the ticket is assigned to when the trigger runs

{{ ticket.person.name }}

Ticket user

 

{{ ticket.field# }}

Custom ticket field value

Replace the # with relevant ticket field ID

{{ ticket.person.field# }}

Custom user field value

Replace the # with relevant user field ID

{{ now|date("m/d/Y") }}

Current date

this can be used with date fields

{{ now|date_modify("-90 day")|date("m/d/Y") }}

Current date - 90 days

this can be used with date fields

{{ ticket_object.agent.getCustomDataForField(#).input }}

User field for agent assigned to ticket

Replace # with user field ID number

{{ ticket.feedback_rating }}

Satisfaction rating

 

{{ ticket_object.person.getSummary }}

User summary

 

{{ ticket.person.date_created}}

Date of user creation

 

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