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Missing Support Tickets Button for New Deferred Request or Missing Request Assistance Button in the DRE Agent

This article describes the resolution when the Support Tickets for New Deferred Request or Request Assistance Buttons are missing from the DRE Agent view.

First published date

1/29/2025 8:52 AM

Last published date

1/30/2026 4:51 PM

Overview

The Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button is a useful feature in the DRE that allows users to request assistance from technicians.

DRE Menu.png 

 

The Support Tickets Button allows users to Create a Deferred Request through the DRE Webform. 
Users can log tickets, and Technicians can respond to them once they see the notification.

DRE Support Tickets Button New Deferred Request.png   DRE New Deferred Request.png 

 

The Request Assistance Button allows customers to send live requests to technicians for immediate remote meeting requests:

Request Assisstance Button DRE.png   Request Assisstance Button DRE 2.png

Ref: Allow/Prevent remote user to start a Support Tickets or Deferred Request and Request Assistance through the Dameware Remote Everywhere (DRE) Agent 

 

Product section

Dameware Remote Everywhere

Cause

  • The Support Tickets or Request Assistance Buttons were not enabled for the agent settings on the DRE Web Page.

Resolution

  1. Identify the machine where the Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button is missing.
    • DRE mssing Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button.png
  2. Login to the DRE web admin Page with a Tech Admin Account and Go to Devices, then look for the Group which the machine is a member of.
    • DRE edit group.png
  3. Identify the Agent Template used for the said Group.
    • DRE edit group know the agent template.png
  4. Once Identified, edit the said Agent Group.
    • DRE select agent template.png
  5. Enable the Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button
    • DRE edit agent disbale Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button.png
    • DRE edit agent enable Support Tickets Button or Request Assistance Button.png
  6. Save the changes and wait for the settings to be applied to the machine.
  7. For faster processing, send a manual command for agent restart:
    • DRE Restart Agent.png