Contacts & Companies
Contacts represent the people who submit tickets. Companies group related contacts together.
Contacts
Automatic Creation
Contacts are created automatically when:
- An email arrives from a new sender
- You manually create a ticket with a new email address
Contact Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Contact’s full name |
| Primary email address | |
| Phone | Phone number |
| Company | Associated company |
| Notes | Internal notes about the contact |
| Created | When the contact was added |
Managing Contacts
- Go to Contacts in the sidebar
- Search or browse contacts
- Click a contact to view/edit
- See all their tickets in one place
Merging Duplicate Contacts
If a customer has multiple contact records:
- Open the contact to keep
- Click Actions → Merge
- Search for the duplicate
- Confirm the merge
All tickets are transferred to the merged contact.
Companies
Domain Matching
Companies are linked to contacts via email domains:
- Create a company with domain
acme.com - Any contact with
@acme.comemail is automatically linked - New emails from that domain join the company
Company Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Company name |
| Domains | Email domains (for auto-linking) |
| Hourly Rate | Default billing rate |
| Currency | Billing currency |
| Ticket Prefix | Override default prefix |
| Notes | Internal notes |
Creating Companies
- Go to Contacts → Companies
- Click New Company
- Enter name and domains
- Set billing options
- Click Create
- Open a contact
- Click Create Company
- Company is created with contact’s email domain
- Contact is automatically linked
Company Ticket View
View all tickets from a company:
- Go to Contacts → Companies
- Click a company
- See the Tickets tab
This shows tickets from all contacts at that company.
Billing Settings
Company Rates
Set company-specific billing rates:
- Edit the company
- Set Hourly Rate (e.g., 150)
- Set Currency (e.g., EUR)
Time entries for contacts at this company use this rate.
Currency Support
Supported currencies:
- EUR (Euro)
- USD (US Dollar)
- GBP (British Pound)
- SEK (Swedish Krona)
- NOK (Norwegian Krone)
- DKK (Danish Krone)
Custom Ticket Prefix
Override the organization’s ticket prefix for a company:
- Edit the company
- Set Ticket Prefix (e.g., “CLIENT”)
- New tickets from this company use this prefix
Example: CLIENT-1 instead of ACME-42
Contact History
Each contact shows:
- All tickets: Every ticket they’ve submitted
- Recent activity: Latest messages and updates
- Time logged: Total time spent on their tickets
- Company info: If linked to a company
Importing Contacts
Import contacts from CSV:
- Go to Contacts
- Click Import
- Upload CSV file
- Map columns to fields
- Review and confirm
CSV format:
name,email,phone,companyJohn Doe,john@acme.com,+1234567890,Acme CorpExporting Contacts
Export contacts for use in other systems:
- Go to Contacts
- Apply filters if needed
- Click Export CSV
Privacy & GDPR
Data Stored
Contact records include:
- Name, email, phone
- Ticket history
- Internal notes
Data Retention
- Contacts are retained until manually deleted
- Deleting a contact removes their personal data
- Tickets can be anonymized while keeping history
Right to Erasure
To handle GDPR deletion requests:
- Find the contact
- Click Actions → Delete Contact
- Choose to anonymize or delete tickets
- Confirm deletion