Once you have added the Unthread app for Slack and connected it to one of your channels, you’ll automatically start seeing conversations tracked in your inbox.

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⚡️ Automatic Tracking (Default)

The next time someone outside of your Slack organization sends a message into the channel, a conversation will be tracked and added to your inbox. For more of an explanation of automatic tracking, read up on how conversations are tracked. Image of a new ticket being created

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🔎 Manually Tracking Conversations

If you’d like to track a conversation now without a customer message, you can add one manually.

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Use Emojis

By default, the 🎫 emoji will trigger a new ticket. You can customize this in the “Settings” > “Slack” section of your dashboard

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Use a Message Shortcut

To use the message shortcut:
  • Hover over a message in a channel
  • Click the three dots, and select “Manage conversation”. Note: if you don’t see that option, you may need to click “More message shortcuts…”
  • A modal will appear with some basic details. Click “Save” and you’ll see it in your inbox!
How to manually create conversations
You can manually create conversations from DMs to track them for later!

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ℹ️ Troubleshooting

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Someone sent a message in the channel but I don’t see it tracked?

This may be because of the following:
  • Only messages from “Customers” (aka someone who’s not in your workspace) are tracked. This means if your team member sends something, it won’t be tracked as a ticket.
  • The channel must be connected to Unthread. Read up on how to connect your channels.
  • Do you have automating ticket tracking disabled? You can find this under Settings > Slack.
  • Greetings and thank you’s are automatically ignored and won’t create a conversation.
Woo! Now that we’re seeing tickets, let’s dive into more specifics in “How conversations are tracked”.