Knowledge Base
Integrating MSP Process with FreshService FreshService
Introduction
MSP Process has an in-depth integration with Freshservice; this KB article will walk you through how to set everything up. You'll be running through the following steps:
- Creating an API Key in Freshservice, for MSP Process to use
- Setting up the Freshservice integration in MSP Process
- Specifying the properties of tickets that MSP Process creates in Freshservice
- Installing the MSP Process app into your Freshservice tenant
Creating an API Key in Freshservice
- Login to your Freshservice UI (i.e. https://.freshservice.com)
- In the top right-hand corner of the UI, click on your User Profile, and open the Profile Settings menu
- On the right-hand side of the UI, interact with the Captcha to expose your API Key
- Copy your API key - you'll need it for the next step
Configuring Freshservice Integration in MSP Process
- Login to MSP Process (https://app.mspprocess.com) with an Admin-level account
- Navigate to the Settings -> Integrations -> PSA Integrations page
- Click on the Add new PSA button
- Choose Freshservice
- Enter the URL of your Freshservice instance, and the API key. Enable the "Store Contacts in MSP Process" option as well; this will ensure that the Contacts page in MSP Process loads quickly.
- Click the Submit button
- Fill in the Ticket Default settings - this controls the properties of tickets that MSP Process will create in Freshservice
- Click the Submit button
Installing the MSP Process app in Freshservice
- Navigate to https://www.freshworks.com/apps/msp_process/
- Click the Install button and follow the instructions to login to your Freshservice tenant
- On the Configuration tab of the MSP Process app, you'll need to enter the URL of your MSP Process Pod.
- This URL can be obtained from the Settings -> Integrations -> PSA Integrations page in MSP Process, by editing your Freshservice integration, and then clicking the Get Link to Pod button:
- Click the Install button in Freshservice to finish installing the MSP Process app
Using the MSP Process app at the Ticket level in Freshservice
- Open a service ticket in Freshservice
- On the right-hand side of the Freshservice UI, click on the MSP Process icon to open the app
Sending Contact Update Forms to Freshservice Contacts
- Open the Contacts page in MSP Process
- Put a checkmark beside each Contact to which you wish to send a Contact Update Form
- Click the Send Contact Update Form button
- Review the information; click Submit when ready