# Help Desk

The Help Desk channel simulates an **online customer support desk.**

| Benefit                                               | Feature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Effectively simulate the work day of a Helpdesk agent | <ul><li>Send ticket to players using injects in the Master Events List (MEL) or Pattern of Life (PoL)</li><li>Role players can raise tickets during a live exercise</li></ul>                                                                     |
| Apply pressure to players                             | <ul><li>Reply to tickets via email/on the Help Desk channel</li><li>Assign tickets to other players, change ticket status, and set ticket importance</li><li>Write internal messages (only visible to players with access to Help Desk)</li></ul> |

## Running

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### Special permissions <a href="#special-permissions" id="special-permissions"></a>

To give a participant access to the Help Desk channel as a Helpdesk Agent, facilitators will need to assign a special permission via the `Teams` tab in the Facilitator Dashboard:

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## Designing

### How to (Configuration)

To configure the Help Desk channel in the Editor, go to `Configuration` > `Channels` > `Help Desk` and see the settings on the right-hand side:

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