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Ticket previews are interactive representations of Ravenna tickets that appear directly in Slack using Slack work objects. They update automatically as changes occur, allowing you to track and manage tickets without leaving Slack.

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How ticket previews work

Ticket previews sync in real-time between Slack and Ravenna. When you add an assignee, update a status, or make any change to a ticket, the preview immediately reflects this across all instances in Slack.

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Preview routing

Ticket previews appear in different locations based on how the ticket was created:
Tickets created in a Slack channel connected to a Ravenna Channel. The preview appears in the thread of the original message and is visible to all Slack channel members.
Tickets created from DMs or Slack Home. The preview is sent to DMs for the requester, assignee, followers, and approvers only.
When triage forwarding is enabled, ticket previews are sent to the designated triage channel for team review.

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Shared tickets

When a ticket is shared across multiple Channels, the preview routing behavior depends on the Channel configuration:
  • Primary Channel preview: The ticket preview appears in the primary Channel’s configured location (public Slack channel, DM, or triage channel)
  • Shared Channel previews: Additional previews are sent to the triage channels of any Channels the ticket is shared with
  • DM previews: Assignees, followers, and approvers from all Channels receive DM previews regardless of which Channel they belong to
Sharing tickets across Channels allows multiple teams to collaborate on the same ticket while maintaining visibility in their respective triage channels.
Learn more about moving tickets between workspaces

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Configure ticket previews

Enable ticket actions for end users in request Slack channel ticket previews, allowing them to take actions like closing or updating tickets.
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Navigate to Channel settings

Go to Channel > Settings in your Ravenna dashboard.
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Open Slack settings

Click Slack in the left settings navigation.
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Configure public preview actions

Configure your desired settings in the Public Preview Actions card.
When enabled, ticket action buttons appear at the bottom of the ticket preview in request channels, giving end users self-service options.
By default, Ravenna sends ticket previews for all tickets created in a request Slack channel. Disable this behavior by enabling silent mode in Channel settings.
When silent mode is enabled, Ravenna will not send ticket previews or turn @mentions into followers. However, you can still create tickets in the Slack channel and all thread messages will sync with your tickets.

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Ticket actions

Ticket previews in triage channels include action buttons at the bottom, allowing admins to manage tickets directly from Slack. Actions vary based on your Channel configuration and include options like assigning, updating status, adding tags, and closing tickets.