[ForYourInformation -59] Request Drill Down Analysis
Request drill down analysis is a structured approach to evaluating and optimizing service quality by thoroughly dissecting requests across different layers of detail. This provides a broad overview of ticket data and drills into specific request attributes
[ForYourInformation -58] Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
If you care about securing applications, you should never overlook four letters — RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) which is an essential component. To define RBAC, it is a systematic access control approach that grants permissions to roles, which are
[ForYourInformation -35] Page Scripts
The UI of ServiceDesk Plus is built over the hundreds of js and CSS contents. Every element/content that you see in the UI is a part of these js files. Wouldn't it be nice if you can customize the UI based on your needs? Would you believe that if you can customize the UI with your scripts? The Page Scripts option is one of the enhancements that was released in the 11100 builds of the application. With Page Scripts in place, you can customize the UI to suit your business needs. Where to access this
[ForYourInformation -24] Delegate backup approver
Hello folks, We are delighted to inform everyone that much and long-awaited feature to assign backup approver is released in the latest service pack 11005. Backup approver can be configured from the Home tab, By default, the backup approver value is auto-chosen with the approver's "reporting to" user. You can still choose a different user to assign as the backup approver. You have a checkbox that provides an option to move Pending approvals
[ForYourInformation -57] An Introduction to Flexible Column Layout for Request and Release templates
As you may know, the request template can be customized using different fonts, font sizes, font colors, background colors, and label orientation. Further templates can be customized at three levels: Template, Section, and Field. In this article, we will
[ForYourInformation -56] Steps to restrict accessing ServiceDesk Plus using the server IP address
There can be numerous reasons for an organization to restrict its users to access ServiceDesk Plus using its server IP address. In this post, we will describe the steps to achieve this requirement. Assume ServiceDesk Plus server's IP address is "101.102.103.104"
[ForYourInformation -55] Benefits of Modern authentication (OAuth) over Basic (Legacy) auth
Let's see the key difference between the basic (legacy) auth and modern auth with a metaphor: Imagine the following scenario: You fly abroad, leave the plane and head for the border control. And now let’s pretend that the process works a bit differently
[ForYourInformation -54] Manage your resources effectively with Resource management
What is Resource management and why is it important? Resource management is the process of using an organization's human resources in the most efficient way possible. It has become an integral part of any organization as it aids planning, scheduling,
[ForYourInformation -53] Microsoft Teams and its Prowess with Servicedesk Plus
First of all, a very Happy New Year to all, and I Hope Everyone is safe and sound. We would like to take this Post as an opportunity to Relish the Benefits of Microsoft Teams integration with Servicedesk Plus. With the ongoing scenario, it looks like
[ ForYourInformation -52] Enhancements on Request Convert Feature to Incident/Service
You may all know about Convert Incident to Service and Service to Incident features in ServiceDesk Plus. Now with the 11138 builds, we have enhanced these features. Behaviour Changes and Enhancements: 1. Removal of convert incident to service & service
[ForYourInformation -26] Refine request details page
Hello folks, With build 11005, we released an enhancement that allows you to customize the request details page layout. With this enhancement, we can do any customization that you can possibly think of. It provides the ability to reorganize the rows as desired. Flexibility to rearrange the sections, You can add or remove and organize properties and sections from the right panel.
[ForYourInformation -33] Checklists for request management
Bring the ‘Checklists’ into action. This feature is available from 11107 and post builds of ServiceDesk Plus. As a result of our constant efforts to make the job easier, we brought in a NEW feature, ‘Checklist’. Have you ever got this feeling after going out of your house? I locked the door. Didn’t I? Did I turn off the Air Conditioner? People are preoccupied and tend to miss-out few important things. This goes without saying, IT people like us are always preoccupied. A checklist might come
[ForYourInformation -14] Self Service Portal Customization
The Self-Service Portal increases visibility into daily IT operations and additional focus on service quality and customer satisfaction. Self-service portals are the best way to achieve that without spending extra IT effort. In Service Desk Plus Self-Service Portal can be designed and customized by the administrator to display it in a way that he/she requires the users to view it. This customization option allows the administrator to re-arrange, restore, add, delete, hide and re-size the widgets.
[ForYourInformation -51] Site field in request details page enhanced with Web URL
Based on our customer's request, we have enhanced the site field on the request details page in the 11129 builds of ServiceDesk Plus. Now users can click the web-URL link and get redirected to the particular web page. This feature enhancement provides
[ForYourInformation -50] Restrict Concurrent Login Sessions
It's a common request or recommendation that a web application does not allow a user to have more than one session active at a time. There are numerous reasons for preventing concurrent connections. One most common reason is to keep user accounts from
[ForYourInformation -49] Request template date field enhancement in build 11126
In ServiceDesk Plus, tickets can be classified as Incidents and Services. In general Incident, tickets will be raised in organizations by end-users for an unplanned event that disrupts the usual work or something that is not working properly or could be broken. Service tickets can be defined as a formal request from the user to avail of services that are offered by the organization. Like access to servers, access to an application, password reset, and much more. The Service and Incident templates
[ForYourInformation -48] Comparing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Operational Agreements (OLAs)
A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is an agreement signed between an IT team/service provider and users/customers to provide a particular level of service. It can take the form of a formal contract or a statement that may include several operational metrics. SLA focuses on the service part of the agreement, like uptime of services and performance. Unlike SLA, an Operational Level Agreement (OLA) is an agreement between the internal support groups of an organization that supports SLA. According to the
[ForYourInformation -47] Password Policy Enhancement
You may all know about the Password Policy feature which was introduced with 11100 builds of ServiceDesk Plus. Now we have an additional function "Change Password Redirection" in the password policy feature which is available from the 11123 builds of ServiceDesk Plus. This function allows ServiceDesk Plus admins to enable a forced password reset policy, which redirects users, who log in for the first time, to the change password page. Admin Tab >> General Settings >> Security Settings >> Password
[ForYourInformation -46] Ticket raised by My Asset Widget can be configured with a particular template
Introduction: Users can raise an incident ticket for their assets through [Home page >> My Assets]. The user needs to click on the "Report an issue" button to raise a ticket for the particular asset, on clicking the button user will be taken to incidents list pages. Users can select the appropriate template to submit the ticket. Scenario: One of our customer requirements was to show a particular incident template (which has the pre-filled fields ) instead of listing all templates while clicking
[ForYourInformation -45] Canceling a request
With the build 11123, a new enhancement has been released in ServiceDesk Plus that allows users to cancel a request. A request can be canceled for several possible reasons. For example, the wrong items were requested or the requested items are no longer wanted or needed. Rather than deleting a request, canceling a request provides two important possibilities: 1. Enables technicians to log their time spent on the request before it was canceled. This also helps the administrator know technicians'
[ForYourInformation - 44] SAML In ServiceDesk Plus
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a means to exchange authorization and authentication information between services. SAML is a solution where the user logs into a service that acts as the single source of identity which then grants access to a subset of other internal services. This post will be focused on providing an overview of SAML working from ServiceDesk Plus initiated login. Few key terminologies : An Identity Provider, frequently abbreviated as IdP, is the service that serves as
[ForYourInformation - 43] Rich Text Area Support For Task And Worklog Description
One of the most awaited feature was Rich Text mode in Tasks, Worklog, and Task templates. This feature is currently available in 11123 builds of ServiceDesk Plus. Reference ids: SDF-37155, SDF-43511, SDF-50557, SDF-62229, SDF-66199, SDF-70514, SDF-88567 Rich Text Area Support For Task And Worklog Description Task and Worklog Description before 11123 builds: The description can only be in plain text, in the task, task templates, and work logs. It has no formatting, only line breaks and spacing.
[ForYourInformation - 42] Task Template Enhancements
You may all know about the task templates behavior changes on the build 11107. Now we have a few enhancements released with 11115 builds of ServiceDesk Plus. Existing Behaviour : In the Request Template workflow tab, we can associate Task Templates to the request template. There is also an option to create a new Task Template and associate it. However, an associated task template cannot be edited inside the request template. Enhancement : Now the edit option is available from 11115 builds. You can edit
[ForYourInformation -7] Copy request templates
Hello folks, Have you ever caught yourself sitting in the office, staring at the ceiling, pondering how you can, to put it bluntly, ‘wrestle down’ your template creation process? It is undeniable that the process of template creation is never-ending. In this blog post, you will find a hint to this conundrum. Creating a new template from scratch every time leads to consuming valuable time. Instead, copying/replicating a similar template and make necessary changes to it helps us save a lot of time.
[ForYourInformation -41] Request Module Custom Reports Enhancements
With build 11120, we enhanced and added new custom reports for the request module to reduce the custom queries dependency. A lot of request fields, date filters and advanced filters criteria have been added to the existing custom reports. New columns that have been added to the custom reports and as criteria for advanced filtering are listed below, SLA response time SLA resolution time Service Request Project Id Project Title Change ID initiated due to this Request Change Title initiated due to this
[ForYourInformation -27] Multi SLA feature for Service Templates
We have enhanced the SLA feature with "Associate or Add SLAs" for Service templates, the new feature allows us to add more SLAs to Service templates. The requester will be allowed to choose the SLA on Service ticket submission. This feature will play
[ForYourInformation -36] Special characters in attachments filename
Dear users, With build 11008, we brought in a restriction with uploading attachments that have certain special characters (mentioned below) in their filename due to security reasons. ()&\/ If you happen to encounter the below error while uploading attachments in the application, please check for these special characters in the filename and remove them. "Invalid characters present in the filename. We recommend to use only alphabets, numbers, dots, hyphens, and underscores." Once removed, you should
[ForYourInformation -39] Request cannot be completed - Impact and Urgency
As you might know, using request closing rules fields can be mandated to close a request. We often receive tickets from our customers stating that they are facing issues with closing requests with the errors below, "Request cannot be completed. Please fill the following fields - Impact" "Request cannot be completed. Please fill the following fields - Urgency" This mostly occurs to customers who downgraded their ServiceDesk Plus license from enterprise edition to professional or standard edition.
[ForYourInformation -38] Prevent Redundant Approvals
During our consultations, many a time customers seek advice on handling redundant request approvals. For e.g., on a service request, a user may be asked to approve as the Requester's reporting manager, then again on a different stage for a different reason! If I’ve already approved a request as a manager, why should I be asked for approval again later? While this behavior may be beneficial in certain situations, most of the time it’s totally redundant and annoying to users. If you are like many
[ForYourInformation -37] Exclude IT Assets from scanning
During our consultations, customers often come up with a requirement that they do not want certain IT Assets to be scanned during the asset scan. They had to manually delete the unwanted asset entries from the application every time after a successful scan. Solution: 1. You can move those to Expired or Disposed Asset state, this will still have entries in the application. 2. Add the device name or its IP address to the exclusion list. It is a tedious process that requires a lot of effort and also
[ForYourInformation -1]:New customization in Service Catalog layout
We all know and felt that the Catalog Layout seen by the users when creating requests felt a little outdated. We have often hoped for a catalog that is customizable and pleasing to look at. That will be easy for the users to see, understand and select the correct option easily. To address all the above, we have brought a brand new look and feel to our catalog layout. Now you can modify the way the Service Catalog items displayed as and also alter the sequence of the categories and their templates.
[ForYourInformation -32] Automation to delete workstation/server or move to Disposed/Expired state
In ServiceDesk Plus you can manage all your IT and Non-IT assets, the tool can also handle, software asset management, software metering, software compliance, multiple methods of scanning assets(which includes automatic scan), barcode scans and much more.. click here to more details. Usage of any application over a period of time will have a proportional increase in data and content, which can cause a lag in the application performance. Clearing out unnecessary content ( like assets) is essential
[ForYourInformation -31] Ticket Notes.
Ticket Notes help the technicians get an overview of the happenings and highlights of the ticket. They play a significant role in delivering excellent customer service. The ticket Notes include key information like troubleshooting steps carried out, the user's convenient time, the next plan of action, etc. Ticket Notes are most needed at the time of ticket handoff to the next technician in the same or another department. The ticket Notes should have all the details needed for the next technician
[ForYourInformation -6]:Help text fields will have a rich text area in Incident and Service Templates.
A Guide or Hint will always make people happier and comfortable, when they are in a new place or when they are looking for something specific. In a HelpDesk environment, often technicians would be burdened with new tickets submitted in an incorrect incident template and getting repeated calls for simple issues. Though we have several methods to spread the solution/workaround for issues, like user guides, knowledge base, etc, still users may need a handy guide. In Service Desk Plus we had the "Help
[ForYourInformation -30] Auto assign requests based on technician status
Hello folks, With build 10503, we released an enhancement for technician auto-assign feature to assign requests to only the technicians who are currently online. A technician can mark himself offline on his personalize icon. A technician who logs out from the application or marks himself offline will be considered as offline technicians and requests will not
[ForYourInformation -29] We can filter Service templates
In the latest build of Service Desk Plus 11006, we have introduced a function to filter Service templates. There are 3 filters "All templates", "Active Templates" and "Inactive Templates". The Inactive template filter will show the list of templates, which are disabled. A Service template can be instantly Enabled/Disabled, in order to disable a template, goto [ Admin tab -> Service catalog ] you can disable the desired template from the service template list using the "Disable Service" button.
[ForYourInformation -28] Prominence of Health Monitoring
Hello folks, Technology is everywhere. It has enriched the way we do business, the way we communicate; it streamlines processes, tracks inventory, monitors systems, behaviors. The applications are manifold and when working properly, you can almost forget it’s there. However, when it fails to work properly, the consequences are felt immediately and can ripple through your business. It’s not unusual for IT teams to spend more time reacting to problems than trying to identify them before they cause
[ForYourInformation -25] Self Service Portal has been enhanced with new Themes
The Self-Service Portal is a place where the users often visit to manage tickets and to know more about the tasks, announcements, stats, etc within his scope. The Administrator of ServiceDesk Plus can re-arrange widget, change themes periodically, which provides a fresh look and feel for users. In version 11 build 11005 we have introduced four themes that are customizable. Refer to the screenshots given below. Prime Misty Spearmint Ocean To know more about SSP customizations click here. Next - [ForYourInformation
[ForYourInformation -23] New enhancement in request page with the function to expand all conversations.
The request details page shows almost every detail of the ticket on a single page like conversations, notes, ticket fields, etc. In the older builds of ServiceDesk, to view all conversations, you have to click open each email conversations one by one, which is tedious. The newer version, we had introduced a conversation "Expand All" button, which expands all conversations in a single click. This feature is available from the build 10503. Click here to know more information about the request details
[ForYourInformation -22] View request attachments from the list view
Hello folks, You can now quickly preview and download HTML, HTM, XHTML, PDF, jpg and PNG files from the request list view. Click on the attachment icon to get an option to preview the file and download it if required. This eliminates the necessity to go to the request details page to view the attachments thus saves time. Similarly, attachments can also be previewed from the request details page and download them only if required. This must be a handy feature for most of us. Cheers..! Next - [ForYourInformation
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