DrFirst Ticketing is a customer support system offering a wide range of tools and resources to assist customers. Check out some of the great new features you can look forward to:
- Be the First to Know: You can subscribe to automatically receive product updates, release notes, new articles on best practices, training, demos, and more.
- Support Requests for the Entire Practice: See all open help tickets submitted by your practice so you can quickly identify if an issue has already been reported and is in the process of being resolved.
- Streamlined Workflow: Open or close tickets without leaving the portal and access more options to contact us.
- Faster Answers with Self-help: Our intuitive search engine will allow you to troubleshoot commonly asked questions quickly.
- Live Chat: We know you don’t like to sit on hold in a busy practice, so this will allow us to offer a live chat option soon too!
DrFirst's Ticketing platform will replace Jira Service Desk (JSD) on November 15th, 2021. Everything you do on JSD, you can also do on in the new platform, which includes (but is not limited to) submitting and managing requests or tickets and searching for helpful articles. Visit Resources within the DrFirst Help Center and browse helpful articles (Training, Accounts, Tickets & Requests, etc.).
Table of Contents
This article will cover an introduction to the Help Center and ticketing, and how to use them.
- What Do I Need To Know?
- Where Is The Help Center?
- Find Helpful Articles
- Submit a Request
- Track My Activities
What Do I Need To Know?
Everything you did on Jira Service Desk (JSD), you can also do on the new platform, which includes (but is not limited to) searching for helpful articles or submitting and managing requests or tickets.
Helpful articles: Our Help Center has helpful articles you can access anytime. Articles vary by the following:
- "How To" or Frequently Asked Questions
- Procedural Documentation
- Troubleshooting Common Errors/Bugs
- Informational Articles
You will not need a DrFirst Ticketing account to access the documents on our Help Center.
Create an Account
You will need a DrFirst Ticketing account to track your requests (tickets).
Create My DrFirst Ticketing Account
Click the link above for more information on creating your account and step-by-step directions on how to create your DrFirst Ticketing account.
- Submit a request and enter your email address in the form provided. DrFirst Ticketing will use the email address you provide in the form and automatically create an account for you. After you submit a request, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link (URL). The URL will take you to the My Activities page on DrFirst Ticketing where you will be prompted to sign in. Click the Sign up button and follow the on-screen directions to create your account.
- Go to our Help Center, then click the Sign In button at the top-right of the page. A new window will appear. Click the blue Sign up button towards the bottom of the window.
If you are a partner and do not have a DrFirst Ticketing account, please contact your Account Manager to request one.
Where Is the Help Center?
Go to DrFirst's Help Center.
If you are trying to track or update your requests, DrFirst will prompt you to sign in to your account. You must create a DrFirst Ticketing account if you wish to update or track your requests.
Find Helpful Articles
Search Articles: Best Practices
Click the link above to learn best practices on searching articles.
- Click the section directly to view all of its contents (articles).
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- View the desired article by clicking directly on the title.
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- See a complete list of articles within the desired section
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Submit a Request
Click the link above to learn step-by-step directions on how to submit a request.
If you wish to track (or update) your requests, you must go to the My Activities page. To access this page, you will need to create an account with DrFirst Ticketing first.
Track My Activities
My Activities Page
My Activities page will show your activities on DrFirst Ticketing, which are interactions you make or have made with the platform. Examples would be submitting and updating a request and posting a comment(s) on an article or a request.
Click the link above to learn how to navigate to the My Activities page.
Track My Requests
Requests are forms you have submitted to our Support team. You can track and update your requests by following the directions outlined in the article linked below:
Click the link above to see step-by-step directions on how to track and/or update your requests.
Track My Contributions
Contributions are anything you have created, posted, updated, or reacted to on our Help Center. Examples include:
- Created: You may have created a ticket by submitting a request.
- Posted: You may have posted a comment on a request (ticket) or an article.
- Updated: You may have updated the status of a request.
- Reacted: You may have provided a reaction vote on our help center articles (upvote or downvote)
Click the link above to learn how to track your contributions.
Track Articles I'm Following
You can follow articles on our Help Center. Doing so will notify you of any changes or updates made to any article you're following.
Click the link above to learn how to track all of the articles you are following.
For more information, visit our DrFirst Help Center > Frequently Asked Questions section.