Linking Tickets in Freshdesk
Link when several customers need their own answer. Merge when one customer asked twice. Mixing them up hides people who are still waiting.
Link or merge?
| Situation | Do this | Because |
|---|---|---|
| One requester, two tickets, same question | Merge | Only one reply is going out |
| Fifteen customers, one outage | Link to a tracker ticket | Each needs their own reply and resolution time |
| A follow-up on a closed ticket | New ticket, linked | Different request, fresh SLA clock |
| Two colleagues, one company, same fault | Usually merge, sometimes link | Merge if one reply serves both |
Why this distinction matters more than it looks
Merging a set of incidents into one ticket looks tidy and without anyone noticing damages two things: fourteen customers never get a reply on their own thread, and your reporting records one ticket where fourteen people contacted you.
Ticket Merger takes the conservative side of this by default. It merges same-request pairs and leaves broad incident patterns for a human, because that call depends on whether one reply serves everyone, and only your team knows that.
Frequently asked questions
Does merging in Freshdesk lose the customer replies?+
No. Ticket Merger uses the native Freshdesk merge, so the conversation, attachments and audit history move onto the surviving ticket. The duplicate is closed with a note pointing at the original.
Can I review merges before they happen?+
Yes. Start in suggest-only mode: Ticket Merger flags the pairs it believes are duplicates and leaves the decision to an agent. Most teams run that way for a week, check the hit rate, then let the confident matches merge on their own.
What stops it merging two tickets that are not the same?+
Rules you set. Match on requester, subject similarity, body similarity and a time window, and exclude anything you want left alone, like tickets from a specific form, group or tag. Anything below your confidence threshold gets suggested rather than merged.
How long does setup take?+
About five minutes to connect, and the first scan of your open queue runs immediately after. Onboarding help is included on every plan.
Automate the obvious half
The same-request duplicates merge themselves. The judgement calls stay with your team.
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