Zendesk lite agents or light agents is a support role with limited permissions. Zendesk light agents can’t be assigned tickets but they can stay informed about tickets and, when needed, provide subject matter expertise and advice by adding private comments to the ticket. They can only make private ticket comments, visible to other agents and not the customers.
In other words, Zendesk light agents are kinda spectators with a limited and small internal role they can perform to assist the support agents that deal with the customers.
However, the Zendesk Light Agents feature is not available in Zendesk Fundamental and Suite Team plans. Plans with this feature are as follows:
- Suite Growth plans include up to 50 light agents.
- Suite Professional plans include up to 100 light agents.
- Suite Enterprise plans include up to 1000 light agents.
- Suite Enterprise Plus plans include up to 5000 light agents.
Zendesk Light Agents Permissions & Limitations
Here’s a table to let you understand what Light Agents can do:
Permissions (light agents can…) |
Limitations (light agents can’t…) |
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Tickets |
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People |
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Guide |
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Reports |
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Views |
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Business Rules |
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Channels | NA |
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Mail API | NA |
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Apps |
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NA |
Zendesk Chat |
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Zendesk Talk | NA |
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Source: Zendesk
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Helplama Helpdesk is modern-age cloud-based helpdesk software that provides all the basic ticketing and a variety of customizable agent roles.
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How does automated agent training work?
- Helplama Helpdesk builds simulations when your trained agents deliver support.
- Agents are guided with an interactive step-by-step guide to using the platform.
- Agents are tested based on simulations (developed based on previous customer interactions).
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In our experience, it takes 2 weeks for the agent to be trained on the simulator for them to get an understanding of 50% or more of the process.
Additionally, Helplama Helpdesk offers…
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