RecoveryManager Plus rolls out Build 6005
Hello, Everyone! We are glad to release the latest version of RecoveryManager Plus build 6005 which comes with enhancements to the notification module and PST export. 1. Improved notification mails: You can now configure RecoveryManager Plus to send out notification mails with a PDF attachment that provides additional information on the status of all steps undertaken during any backup or restore operation performed in your Exchange organization/tenant, and SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
Winodws all set to initiate automatic upgrade to the latest 1909 feature pack
Hi everyone, The support for Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions on 1809 ends May 12, 2020. Microsoft pushes computers running on the October 2018 update, version 1809, to update to the November 2019 update, version 1909 automatically. The process that will initiate this automatic update will be rolled out real soon, says Microsoft. In case of such automatic updates in a diverse network environment, there are high chances of incompatibilities. If you are using
Windows all set to initiate automatic upgrade to the latest 1909 feature pack
Hi everyone, The support for Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions on 1809 ends May 12, 2020. Microsoft pushes computers running on the October 2018 update, version 1809, to update to the November 2019 update, version 1909 automatically. The process that will initiate this automatic update will be rolled out real soon, says Microsoft. In case of such automatic updates in a diverse network environment, there are high chances of incompatibilities. If you are using
Windows all set to initiate automatic upgrade to the latest 1909 feature pack
Hi everyone, The support for Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions on 1809 ends May 12, 2020. Microsoft pushes computers running on the October 2018 update, version 1809, to update to the November 2019 update, version 1909 automatically. The process that will initiate this automatic update will be rolled out real soon, says Microsoft. In case of such automatic updates in a diverse network environment, there are high chances of incompatibilities. If you are using
[Blog] Importance of SLA in an IT organization
Working in an IT Organization we often come across the term SLA "Service Level Agreement" A quick guide on SLA and its benefits. SLA definition : Service Level Agreement is usually a formal or informal agreement between the tool vendor and the end-user of the service. It provides a clear picture of the timeline for customer's expectations while contacting the support team. When you purchase a new product let say a TV, which has a huge market. It's always tough to pick one. Some brands are top
ServiceDesk Plus 11100 Released
Dear Users, SDP 11100 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below, https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html Behavior Changes : API V2 Removal : Rest API V2 will no longer be supported. Framework Upgrade Information : JRE Update : JRE updated from Oracle jre 1.8.152 to Zulu openjre 1.8.222 [This is a free version]. Enhancements : Resource Images Add images to all available resources in the Service Template. Resource Planning Under the Resource Management
[DidYouKnow -10] Loaning assets and tracking them made easy
Hello folks, Tracking the loaned assets has always been a tedious process as it involves a lot of paperworks. With ServiceDesk Plus, tracking loaned assets can be made tidy. This feature helps technicians to lend assets and manage them in a systematic way that provides the below-listed functionalities. To mark assets which can be loaned. To loan and return assets in bulk. Separate list view for loan expired assets. Notifications can be triggered when assets are loaned, assets are returned from loans,
[Blog] Importance of Request tagging
Tags are words or a combination of words that can be used to tag similar requests with keywords and group them together. Most helpdesk software comes with a tagging feature but not all use this handy feature to it’s fullest potential. This feature can be helpful in numerous ways, below are the two factors why is this substantial to a helpdesk team, Guidance in Quickly Answering Questions – As a helpdesk technician, your salient goal is to easily and quickly clear those tickets as efficiently as you
Mobile Device Manager Plus- Free Training
Join us on 23rd, 30th January and 6th February 2020 at 6:30 GMT or 11:30 EST for a free training session on ManageEngine's enterprise mobility management solution - Mobile Device Manager Plus! Following topics will be covered on January 23: Device Onboarding and Provisioning: Enrollment methods to manage BYOD and corporate devices Applying corporate configurations like VPN, e-mail and Wi-Fi to devices Containerizing corporate data on personally-owned devices Monitoring devices accessing organization's
[Blog] The Principle component of a HelpDesk Tool
Nowadays there are plenty of Helpdesk tools available in the market, they come with a wide range of features. Organizations deploying the Helpdesk tool should know the key components of a tool. An increase in users and retaining them are a crucial part of an organization's success story's. Yes, It's always important to set the right focus and understand what exactly your customer needs. Popular research on best ITSM tools states building a perfect Knowledge Base takes 70% of your support team's
Windows 7 ESU verification
Hello everyone, We posted an announcement earlier that mentioned the way in which the MAK key could be deployed using Desktop Central. This is a follow-up post on how to check if the ESU license has been installed. For the previous post, refer : https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/tackle-windows-7-end-of-life-with-desktop-central-14-1-2020 Steps to verify if ESU license has been activated successfully Open command prompt. Type slmgr /dlv then press Enter. Verify the license status.
Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability actively under-attack
Microsoft, on Friday, has published a security advisory detailing a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that's actively under attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2020-0674) is a scripting engine flaw which when exploited can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The flaw can be mitigated by restricting access to the JavaScript component JScript.dll, and there is no patch available so far. This forum thread will be updated with the patch information as soon as it's
Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability actively under-attack
Microsoft, on Friday, has published a security advisory detailing a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that's actively under attack. This vulnerability (CVE-2020-0674) is a scripting engine flaw which when exploited can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The flaw can be mitigated by restricting access to the JavaScript component JScript.dll, and there is no patch available so far. This forum thread will be updated with the patch information as soon as it's
Patch Tuesday January 2020 updates
Hello everyone, The first Patch Tuesday updates for the year 2020 are here, Let's take a quick look at the updates released New Security Bulletins : 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Server 2012 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet
Introducing Live Chat Support
Dear users, After a trial for the past few months, ServiceDesk Plus support is excited to launch online chat and engage with customers in a new, more accessible way. We hope to cut resolution times on those quick or easy questions to minutes rather than hours. You can reach us by chat by visiting, https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/home Cheers..!
Patch Tuesday January 2020 updates
Hello everyone, The first Patch Tuesday updates for the year 2020 are here, Let's take a quick look at the updates released New Security Bulletins : 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Server 2012 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet
Patch Tuesday January 2020 updates
Hello everyone, The first Patch Tuesday updates for the year 2020 are here, Let's take a quick look at the updates released New Security Bulletins : 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Server 2012 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB4534251) 2020-01 Cumulative Security Update for Internet
Gear up for Windows 7 end of life
Hello everyone, As most of you are already aware, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. This means that the Patch Tuesday of this month is the last time that free security updates will be released for Windows 7. After this Patch Tuesday, the Windows 7 machines running in your environment will not receive any security updates or tech support. The lack of security updates can put your Windows 7 machines at severe risk. Considering its been over a year since Microsoft announced
Gear up for Windows 7 end of life
Hello everyone, As most of you are already aware, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. This means that the Patch Tuesday of this month is the last time that free security updates will be released for Windows 7. After this Patch Tuesday, the Windows 7 machines running in your environment will not receive any security updates or tech support. The lack of security updates can put your Windows 7 machines at severe risk. Considering its been over a year since Microsoft announced
Tackle Windows 7 end of life with Desktop Central
Hello everyone, As most of you are already aware, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. This means that the Patch Tuesday of this month is the last time that security updates will be released for Windows 7. After this Patch Tuesday, the Windows 7 machines running in your environment will not receive any security updates or tech support. The lack of security updates can put your Windows 7 machines at severe risk. Considering its been over a year since Microsoft announced
Patch Tuesday Forecast for January 2020!
Hi everyone! Insider information regarding an essential security release by Microsoft has elevated the anticipation for this month's Patch Tuesday to an all time high. Rumors have surfaced that updates to address a significant vulnerability will be released this January 14th 2020, that applies to ALL Windows versions and will address a potentially dire flaw present in key cryptographic elements. Allegedly, fixes have been discreetly dispatched to only military and other key enterprises till
[DidYouKnow -3] Auto-close approval denied requests
Hello folks, In the past, technicians had to close the approval denied requests manually and when such requests go unnoticed, it clutters their workspace and distort the reporting too. To overcome this difficulty, we introduced a feature to auto-close approval denied requests that allows the technicians to get to the tickets that need their attention. This can be enabled/disabled from Admin > Helpdesk customizer > Request closing rules. Time after which a request should be closed once approval is
Actively Exploited Zero-day Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVE-2019-17026 in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR is being actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability was categorized as a type confusion, which is potentially a critical error that could impact data processing. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. Mozilla's security advisory reads, “Incorrect alias information
Password Manager Pro new build 10402
Hi, Password Manager Pro 10402 has been released and is now available for download. We have come up with an important security enhancement in this build. Please see our Release Notes for detailed information. How to Upgrade to Build 10402? If you are an existing customer of Password Manager Pro, download the upgrade pack from the following page: https://www.manageengine.com/products/passwordmanagerpro/upgradepack.html IMPORTANT NOTE: Please save a copy of the entire Password Manager Pro installation
PAM360 new build 4002
Hi, PAM360 4002 has been released and is now available for download. In this build, we have come up with an important security enhancement. Please see our Release Notes to learn in detail about the same. How to Upgrade to Build 4002? If you are an existing customer of PAM360, download the upgrade pack from the following page: https://www.manageengine.com/privileged-access-management/upgradepack.html IMPORTANT NOTE: Please save a copy of the entire PAM360 installation folder in a local folder. This
ServiceDesk Plus 11005 Released
Dear Users, We are glad to announce the release of latest servicepack 11005 for ServiceDesk Plus. This servicepack includes new features, behaviour changes and Issue fixes. New Features : SDF-76315 : Request Details Page Customization Customize the Request Details layout by moving around the following : Fields in the right panel Resolution, Tasks, Work-logs, Approvals, Dependencies, Time Analysis, and History tabs Description, Conversations, and Properties You can customize the Request Details layout
[DidYouKnow - 30] Auto-notify users when request is submitted during non-operational hours
Hello folks, One of our customers had come up with a requirement to notify him or a group of technicians when tickets are created "during non-operational hours". His primary concern was to not miss any high priority tickets. Their organization was getting a lot of negative feedback from their end-users because of not addressing show-stopper issues and they couldn't figure out how to put a full stop this issue. The customer wanted to check with us if we can provide a solution. Initially, the customer
Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVE-2019-17026 in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR is being actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability was categorized as a type confusion, which is potentially a critical error that could impact data processing. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. Mozilla's security advisory reads, “Incorrect alias information
Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVE-2019-17026 in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR is being actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability was categorized as a type confusion, which is potentially a critical error that could impact data processing. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. Mozilla's security advisory reads, “Incorrect alias information in
[Tips & Tricks] Script to append field values
Scenario: One of our customers had come up with a requirement to capture a date type of additional field value to the subject of the request. This would make his work easy rather than updating it manually. He preferred to capture only the date (without the time value) to have the subject content look better. Head to this article to learn about the field and form rules. Solution: His requirement was accomplished through Field and Form Rules Javascript.
Deprecating version 2 REST API
Dear Users, We are deprecating the version 2 (/sdpapiv2/<modules>) of REST API for all the modules in ServiceDesk plus. At present, the following modules support version 2 format: task, worklog, solutions, attachments. These changes have been done to bring consistency in the format across modules. The support for version 2 will be completely removed from Jan 2018. We are pleased to inform that version 3(/api/v3/<modules>) format of REST API has been released already for all the modules
[Free e-book] 5 cost-saving opportunities in the IT asset life cycle
Organizations tend to overlook opportunities to control IT costs, particularly when it comes to IT asset management. This e-book outlines five cost-saving opportunities in the IT asset life cycle, from asset procurement to retirement or disposal.
ManageEngine London User Conference 2020: Engaging sessions, presentations, and a lot of fun!
After the tremendous success of our User Conference last year, ManageEngine is all set to host a User Conference in London on March 2&3, 2020. Register Now With engaging one-on-one sessions and intensive technical presentations, the two-day event includes in-depth technical training that will help you manage your IT effectively. Here's what you can do there: Discover latest trends in Applications Manager, watch live product demos, and get a sneak peek into our product roadmaps. Attend one-on-one
IT analytics in 90 seconds: Tracking projects using burndown charts
Track work that's yet to be completed, and predict when your project will be finished using the Project Burndown report in Analytics Plus. If you're not already using Analytics Plus, get started with your free, 30-day trial:
Script Master - 6: How to create new requests automatically based on field or resource values in parent requests.
Hello users, Wishing you all a very happy new year 2017. Today's Script Master's post will help you to trigger the creation of a child request in ServiceDesk Plus, based on the values in certain fields of the parent request. The request id of the child request is captured and added as a note to the parent request. Also, the request id of the parent request is appended to the subject line of the child request. This is done by using an API call to create a request in ServiceDesk Plus.To add the
Planned Maintenance of our US Data Center on December 21, 2019
Dear Customers, We have planned a network infrastructure upgrade on our primary Data Center in the USA on Dec 21st, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM PST. This upgrade will help us support our expanding server far more efficiently. During this upgrade, we will be switching ServiceDesk Plus Cloud to our secondary Data Center to ensure that our services continue functioning. We do not expect any disturbances to the services during this period, but should you experience a disruption, please let us know
ServiceDesk Plus MSP - version 9.4 - Build - 9427 Released
Dear User(s) We released ServiceDesk Plus MSP - version 9.4 - Build - 9427. Please refer to the Migration path table available here and upgrade to our latest build 9427. Major ZOHO CRM Update is available in this hotfix release. Please make a note of it. SDPMSP-13478: Zoho CRM v1 API end-of-life (EOL) on 31 December 2019 is handled. Note: Existing users must reconfigure all ZohoCRM integration settings after this upgrade. Issues fixed : SDPMSP-13862: Requester tab crashed while creating the Service
Join team Applications Manager at Dubai User Conference!
ManageEngine is all set to host a User Conference in Dubai Feb 24 & 25 at The Address Dubai Marina and we are psyched about the same. With a track completely dedicated to Application Monitoring, the two-day User Conference is designed for users to get the best out of their ManageEngine experience. Register Now User Conference Highlights: Uncover the best practices and latest trends in IT Operations
Save your seat for our first ever User Conference in Mumbai!
The first leg of ManageEngine User Conference for the year 2020 is all set to take place in Mumbai on Feb 5 & 6 at ITC Maratha and we are psyched about the same. With a track completely dedicated to Application Monitoring, the two-day User Conference is designed for users to get the best out of their ManageEngine experience. Register Now User Conference Highlights:
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