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Agent Workspace - Allow tab grouping / sub-groups for open tickets

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  • February 12, 2026
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Hello,

 

First of all, the latest Agent Workspace updates are really appreciated — especially the tab highlighting for the currently active ticket. Great improvement!

 

However, in our daily operations, many agents regularly work with 15 to 25+ open ticket tabs simultaneously. This is common across multiple teams as agents need to cross-reference tickets, follow up on ongoing cases, and handle several topics in parallel.

 

The request: It would be extremely helpful to have the ability to group open ticket tabs into sub-groups within the Agent Workspace, similar to what modern browsers like Chrome or Edge offer natively with their tab grouping feature (collapsible, color-coded groups).

 

Use case examples — how our agents would use tab groups:

  • "Urgent / Prioritaire" — quickly isolate and visually identify critical tickets that require immediate attention, avoiding them getting lost in a crowded tab bar
  • "Same customer / organization" — group all open tickets from the same customer to get a full overview of their ongoing issues and avoid redundant communication
  • "Ongoing escalations" — keep track of tickets escalated to L2/L3 or linked to external tools (e.g. Jira), waiting for resolution
  • "Pending customer reply" — tickets awaiting a customer response, to check back on regularly without cluttering the active workspace
  • "Portability / Orders" — group tickets tied to multi-step processes (number porting, order fulfillment) that require continuous follow-up over several days
  • "By ticket form" — group tabs by form type (Incident, Service Request, Portability, Order…) to naturally compartmentalize different workflows

Expected benefits:

  • Faster navigation and better visibility for agents handling many tickets at once
  • Reduced risk of losing track of critical or time-sensitive tickets
  • Improved productivity, especially for teams that rely on keeping multiple tickets open for verification and cross-referencing
  • Flexible grouping adapted to each agent's workflow — by priority, customer, process, form type, or any custom criteria

Context: We are a B2B telecommunications operator with agents who frequently juggle numerous tickets throughout the day across different brands and workflows. The current flat tab bar becomes very difficult to navigate beyond 10-15 tickets. A collapsible, color-coded tab grouping system — similar to browser tab groups — would make a significant difference in daily efficiency and agent satisfaction.
 

Thank you for considering this enhancement

1 reply

Shawna James
  • Community Manager
  • February 12, 2026
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. This has been logged for our PM team to review. For others who may be interested in this feature request, please add your support by upvoting this post and/or adding your use case to the comments below. Thank you again!