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Group SLA

Group SLA policies track how long a ticket stays with a specific agent group before being resolved or transferred. This complements standard SLA policies by measuring group-level accountability.

How group SLA works

While standard SLA tracks overall response and resolution times, group SLA tracks ownership time — how long a group holds a ticket. This is useful when tickets pass through multiple groups and you need to measure each group’s contribution.

Policy settings

SettingDescription
NamePolicy name
DescriptionOptional description
ConditionsRules that determine which tickets this policy applies to
Ownership time targetMaximum time a group should hold a ticket (in minutes)
Business hoursWhether to calculate ownership time using business hours

Creating a group SLA policy

  1. Navigate to Settings > Group SLA Policies
  2. Click New Policy
  3. Set conditions and the ownership time target
  4. Choose whether to use business hours for calculation
  5. Position the policy in priority order

Viewing group SLA history

On any ticket, you can view the group SLA history to see:

  • Which groups have owned the ticket
  • How long each group held the ticket
  • Whether any group exceeded its ownership target

Policy ordering

Like standard SLA policies, group SLA policies are evaluated in order. The first matching policy applies. Use drag-and-drop to reorder.