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How to Start a New Process in GDPR Compliance

The GDPR Compliance app offers four types of processes to help manage your data efficiently: deletion, anonymization, retrieval, and attachment redaction. Follow this guide to learn how to start a new process.

Start New GDPR Process

Getting Ready: Define Your Target

Before launching a process, decide on your target. It can be:

  • A specific ticket or user.
  • A list of tickets, users, or organizations.
Note: If you choose a list, you must create it beforehand. For guidance, refer to How to Add a User, Ticket, or Organization List in GDPR Compliance for Zendesk.

Launching a New Process

To begin, open the GDPR Compliance app in your Zendesk workspace. Navigate to GDPR Processes and click Start New Process.

GDPR Start New Process

From here, follow the 3-step setup process.

Step 1: New GDPR Request

First, provide the main process details, such as name and targets. To choose the targets:

  1. Select Users, Tickets, or Organizations.
  2. From the dropdown menu, pick a necessary list.

GDPR Process Details

Note: If you launch the process directly from a ticket, user profile, or list, the targets will be pre-selected. To change them, click Reset selected targets.

Finally, select the type of process you want to run (we chose Anonymize Data), and click Next to proceed.

Select Process Type

Step 2: Configure Preferences

In this step, you can customize the process preferences. At the top of the screen, choose a previously created preset from the dropdown menu or leave the default one.

Choose Preference Preset

Learn how to create process preference presets in this guide.

Below, you can adjust the settings for this particular process:

  1. Click to expand the relevant preference blocks.
  2. Check or uncheck options based on your needs.

Adjust Preferences

Once you’re satisfied with the configuration, save your changes. You can either update the current preset by clicking Update or create a new one for future use by clicking Save As.

Click Next to move on.

Save Preference Changes

Step 3: Review and Start

The final step provides an overview of your process. So, review the details carefully and click Start Process to initiate it.

Start Process

Congratulations! You’ve successfully started a new process in the GDPR Compliance app. If you need any assistance, please contact our support team.

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