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Add a column to a rule set
Overview As you create and use rule sets, you may need to edit existing rule sets to add additional columns. We recommend creating a brand new rule with the new column(s) to replace your existing…
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Rule sets
Overview Rule sets allow you to radically simplify your list of rules. Instead of crowding your rule list with duplicate rules, you can use a single rule powered by a simple table.…
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How to use Teammate Groups in rules
Overview Teammate Groups allow you to create centralized lists of users that can be easily referenced in any of your rules. Many rules reference a list of teammates, for example,…
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How to enable and use the Slack integration
Overview Note: This topic describes how to use the integration to create Slack messages based on Front rules, or how to manually create one-off messages from Slack to Front or vice versa.…
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SLA rules
Overview Service-level agreements (SLAs) are a commonly used tool to help businesses maintain a high standard for response times, and keep their customers happy.…
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How to create a rule
Overview Rules save you time by automating repetitive processes. More information about understanding shared and individual rules can be found in the Understanding rules article.…
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Guide to rule conditions
Overview Front's rules are made up of three types of conditions: When: trigger events that qualify a rule to start scanning for the filter conditions If:…
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Use load balancing rules to automatically balance your team’s workload
Overview Teams handling high message volume can automatically distribute work amongst teammates with the load balancing feature. That way, customers get the quickest responses,…
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Required tagging
Overview Front's required tagging rule ensures that you can tag every single conversation in any inbox for your internal categorization and analytics purposes.…
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5 popular customer support workflows powered by Front
Overview Front allows you to structure your workflow and route messages based on your team’s exact needs. Here are the most common support workflows our customers set up in Front that are used again…
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Understanding rules
Overview Front's rules engine allows you to automate your workflows. Rules can help you handle repetitive tasks to save time and increase your team's efficiency in Front.…
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Accounts quickstart guide
Overview Accounts within Front represent the companies or organizations that your team works with. Each account contains contacts, which are the individual people that your team communicates within…
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Front's rules library
Overview Front's rules engine allows you to automate your team’s workflows and increase your team's efficiency in Front. Looking to explore options for your team’s workflow,…
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Company rules
Overview Company rules are rules that can be applied to all individual or shared inboxes. They are used to centralize management of individual rules that would need to be duplicated across all users.…
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Guide to Smart Rule variables
Overview As you create your tailored, scalable workflows with Smart Rules, you will uncover numerous dynamic variable options that enable powerful automated workflows.…
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Automate actions with rules
Overview For any team, you'll often find repeatable administrative tasks that can be automated — like assigning a specific type of conversation to an in-house expert or tagging certain messages for…
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Delayed rules for automation
Overview Prioritizing work in a busy inbox is important but often hard to achieve. Let Front notify you when a conversation has been sitting unanswered and unassigned in your inbox for too long.…
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Smart Rules
Overview Smart rules is one of the most powerful and customizable tools within Front; made possible through text manipulation, dynamic variables, and data extraction.…
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Smart Rules use cases
Overview Smart Rules is a multiplier for your team's productivity, enabling Front to intelligently automate countless workflows for you that would otherwise require manual work.…
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How to build a Smart Rule
Overview Creating tailored, scalable workflows as your team grows is essential, but can often require hours of coding to implement effective ones. The good news is that Front’s rules engine grows,…
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Understanding Smart Rule variables
Overview A Smart Rule is a type of rule that adapts intelligently to the different messages and workflows of your team to automatically run actions that save you countless hours.…
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How to create delayed rules
Overview Delayed rules enable you to stand behind your commitments to your customers by allowing you to build rules based on time. If you want to ensure that you always reply within a certain time…
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Out-of-Office rule
Overview Whether you're celebrating the new year with a sunny vacation or lounging around in some comfy pajamas at home, don't forget to set an out-of-office reply to let your customers know when…
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3 powerful tools to simplify Front onboarding
Overview Front transforms your work email into a powerful platform that brings together all the people, messages, and apps you need to get work done. But as with any new system,…
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Use accounts in rules to automate conversations
Overview Accounts within Front represent the companies or organizations that your team works with. Each account contains contacts, which are typically the individual people that your team…