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Determine Behavior Based on Contact Type

The contact type determines which contacts display (and have permission) in different situations. For example, when you manually assign any type of ticket, such as a request or an issue, the field to specify the assignee requires that the person you specify have a contact type of analyst. If you choose to select a contact from a selection list for this field, only contacts with the type of analyst display in the selection list. Entering a contact with a different type displays the analyst search screen only.

Note: An important feature of the contact type is in the implementation of groups of contacts through the predefined group contact type.