Intercom lacks full-text search within closed support tickets
Intercom does not allow agents to run text searches scoped to closed or resolved tickets, only offering a global search across all tickets. This makes it difficult to retrieve context from past resolved cases efficiently.
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User reports Zendesk has no gaps for their use case, finding keyword search for older tickets effective. This is a positive review with no actionable problem.
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Intercom Keyword Search Fails to Surface Past Conversations
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Intercom Lacks Role-Based Controls to Prevent Accidental Ticket Closure
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