The major differences between solved and closed tickets are the following:
• Solved tickets can be reopened and updated.
Tickets can be marked solved by agents. Tickets marked as solved, then responded to by an end-user will be reset to an open status.
Tickets in solved status, that are not closed by a trigger or automation, are automatically closed after 28 days, regardless of whether there have been updates to the ticket in that timeframe.
• Closed tickets are locked. They cannot be reopened or updated in any way.
Tickets can be closed via a trigger or automation, but not by agents. Tickets marked as closed, then responded to by an end-user will create a new, follow-up ticket.
Note: Agents can also create a follow-up ticket from a closed ticket that will include a link to the closed ticket (see Creating a follow-up for a closed ticket ).
Your Zendesk comes with an automation called' Close ticket 4 days after status is set to solved.' This automation gives end-users 4 days to respond to a solved ticket before the ticket moves to closed status. You can set this automation to run anywhere between 1 hour and 28 days.
Best practice guidelines recommend that you leave a ticket in solved status for 3-5 days before moving to closed. This allows end-users to re-engage with you in the same ticket.
If you deactivate the "Close ticket 4 days after status is set to solved" automation, your solved tickets will be set to closed by a system action (noted in your events and notifications as a 'batch close') after 28 days of inactivity in solved status.