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Departments

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Overview

Departments organize your team into groups. Conversations can be automatically routed to the right department.

Create a Department

Settings → Departments → "New Department"

Fields:

  • Name — e.g. "Support", "Sales", "Technical"
  • Description — Optional description of the department

Manage Members

Click on a department to open the detail dialog.

Add a Member

  1. In the detail dialog, open the dropdown "Select Team Member"
  2. Select a team member from the list (only members not yet assigned)
  3. Click "Add Member"

Remove a Member

  1. In the detail dialog, click "Remove" on the desired member
  2. Confirm in the confirmation dialog

Edit a Department

Click the pencil button on the card → Edit dialog with name and description.

Delete a Department

Click the trash button on the card → confirmation required. All member assignments are removed.

Conversation Routing

Departments are used in Workflows and Triggers to automatically assign conversations:

  • Workflow action: "Assign to Department"
  • Widget configuration: Default department per widget
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