HELP FILE

Integration of Rescue and Freshdesk

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    Allow Freshdesk agents to provide remote support using Rescue, with all customer and session details logged into Freshdesk.

    1. In Freshdesk, go to Admin panel > Integrations > GoTo Rescue.

      Result: The LogMeIn Rescue settings page is displayed.

    2. In Freshdesk on the LogMeIn Rescue settings page, enter your Company ID. Here's how to find your Company ID:
      1. Go to LogMeIn Rescue and open the Administration Center.
      2. In the Administration Center, go to Global Settings.
      3. Your Company ID is located under Single Sign-On in the section called ASP.Net C# server side example hosted by customer.

      Result:

    3. In Freshdesk on the LogMeIn Rescue settings page, enter your SSO Password. Here's how to set your SSO Password:
      1. Go to LogMeIn Rescue and open the Administration Center.
      2. In the Administration Center, go to Global Settings.
      3. Set your SSO password under Single Sign-On in the field Enter new SSO password.

    4. In Freshdesk on the LogMeIn Rescue settings page, once you have entered your Company ID and SSO Password, click Enable.

      Result: The LogMeIn Rescue widget appears below the ticket sidebar on the Ticket Details page.

      Note: For each technician who will use the Rescue widget, be sure to activate Single Sign-On in the GoTo Rescue Administration Center. Otherwise the widget will not appear!

    5. Set Rescue to export session data to Freshdesk upon session end. Here's how:
      1. Go to LogMeIn Rescue and open the Administration Center.
      2. In the Administration Center, select a Technician Group and go to Settings > Exporting Session Data > Post session details to URL when session is ended by technician..
      3. Enter the following URL: {FreshdeskURL}/integrations/logmein/rescue_session

        Be sure to include http or https in your {FreshdeskURL}!

    To take advantage of the integration, a Freshdesk agent clicks on New Remote Session to generate a new PIN code and copy instructions to the ticket.

    Login error? Make sure you assign the ticket to the help desk agent currently requesting the PIN code.