[ForYourInformation -21] Quick Enable/Disable of Incident templates from list view.
In the older builds of ServiceDesk, we did not have the function to enable/disable Incident templates. In order to disable an Incident template, you have to delete the particular template from the incident template list. If you have any existing tickets created with the particular template, then deleting the template will move it to be in a grayed-out/disabled state and will be marked as "Template, not for further usage" . If the template is fresh without any ticket associations, then on deleting,
[ForYourInformation -20 ] Enhancement on "Allow Requesters to edit their tickets" feature.
In ServiceDesk Plus we had the existing feature "Allow Requesters to Edit" this feature allows requesters to edit their tickets. This feature works based on the following conditions. The logged-in Requester should be either "Requester/On-Behalf-Of" of the particular ticket. The ticket should be in either on Open/On-hold/Custom open/Custom On-hold status. The ticket should be in an unapproved state. "Allow Requesters to Edit" has to be enabled for requesters by Admin at [ Admin tab -> Self Service
[ForYourInformation -19] MIB browser
Hello folks, Did you know that ServiceDesk Plus has a built-in MIB browser that allows you to navigate within the MIB of the selected network device and retrieve the value of any MIB variables. You’ll be able to query and configure any network devices, or other SNMP-supported devices. The ServiceDesk Plus MIB Browser allows a technician to easily walk any MIB tree, even if the MIB tree is not in the application database, and determine what MIBs a particular piece of hardware supports. This is important
[ForYourInformation -18] Designate technicians as VIP users
Hello folks, From version 11, a technician can be flagged as a VIP user. Navigate to ESM directory > User Management > Users, search for the user and mark him as a VIP user. Once marked, the VIP batch would be displayed in the technician list view. Benefits of marking technicians as VIP users, Executives like CEO, CIO, CFO, and other high-level IT Managers can be listed as technicians. They will
[ForYourInformation -17]: Add your own HTML for external web page
The ESM portal's layout and theme can be customized. External links to an organization's resource page or an intranet page can be added to the portal as well. To Customize the HTML goto [ ESM Directory -> ESM Portal Customization -> Customize ] For embedding the new card, you will have to place the below HTML after {{{{portal-cards}}} <a href="https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/"> <div class="portal-widget"> <div class="row justify-content-around"> <div class="col-xs-4">
[ForYourInformation -16] ServiceDesk Plus Chat as an External Widget
Hello folks, One doesn't need to be a marketing expert to know that quality customer service plays a crucial role in business. Your customers are the ones who spread the word about you and help grow your customer base. Nowadays, we have a lot of online customers, who love to shop either on the website, or even order via social networks. A lot of things that weren’t possible a decade ago are now common practice. Similarly, one way of improving your helpdesk is by adding the chat as an external widget.
[ForYourInformation -15] Priority Matrix
Tickets in an IT Organization are always considered as an important component. Priority is the key factor that defines its importance. More focus will be always on tickets with "High Priority" ( where the customer expects quick resolution). The ticketing tool used by the IT organization should have perfect metrics to identify tickets Priority. If we start considering all tickets based on labels as "High priority" it will burden the ticket coordinators and gives a chance of more ticket violations.
[ForYourInformation -11]: SCCM Integration
If your Organization already had Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage desktops and Windows-based applications. You can now integrate Service Desk Plus with SCCM and fetch SCCM-scanned asset data. The integration leverages SCCM's scan capabilities and benefits Service Desk Plus users. In addition, you can avoid installing two agents to fetch asset details. You can use SCCM for asset discovery and also simultaneously update asset data in Service Desk Plus. In the older build
[ForYourInformation -13] Multilingual translations made too easy
Hello folks, Language is the medium to get travel your words to reach people in different regions. It becomes irksome when you want to set up your business in another country, region, where languages are different than yours and you are not familiar with it. Now, it is not less than a herculean task. With ServiceDesk Plus, you can now translate the user interface texts and personalize the application as per your requirement. You can choose to rename modules or any UI phrases used across the application.
[ForYourInformation -12] Merging duplicated requesters accounts
Hello folks, With build 9412, a built-in functionality to merge duplicated requesters accounts was introduced. It helps you detect duplicated requester accounts (with the same login name or email address) in different domains and merge them into single accounts. It also helps you avoid confusion in identifying the correct users. Following are the probable causes of requesters accounts duplication: The same user is fetched from more than one domain during user import Servers are moved from Windows
[ForYourInformation -10] Auto-delete users that no longer exist in the active directory
Hello folks, With ServiceDesk Plus, you can now sync the deleted requesters/technicians from the Active Directory. Syncing of deleted users happens after a user import. Once the sync is done, it shows you the list of deleted users from AD. You can delete the requesters and technicians from the list. For requesters, auto-deletion can be enabled so that when a requester is deleted from the active directory, the user will be removed from the application as well. However, technicians have to be deleted
[ForYourInformation -9]: On behalf of field in request form can be managed by FAFR
User On-Behalf-Of: This feature in Service Desk is to support the creation of a new request by a user On-Behalf-Of another user. A Scenario to understand this feature: Tom finds a login issue with his Laptop, he needs to log an incident ticket regarding this case, however, he is already locked out of his Laptop, Andrew his colleague helps him to log the ticket in Service Desk using On-Behalf-Of feature. Notifications like request creation/resolved/closed/survey will be sent to both requester and
[ForYourInformation -8]:New enhancement in ticket attachment feature
The limitation with ticket attachment in old versions Previewing and printing attached files in a ticket was impossible. Attachment drag & drop feature was unavailable. You cannot directly attach files in ticket description, you can attach files only by [Actions -> Add Attachments] In the newer build 10000, we have taken the above listed limitations in ServiceDesk as features. The key feature will be previewing attachments, it is a great way to save yourself time and effort. The nice thing about
[ForYourInformation -5]:New enhancement in Project module
Often Project management involves planning and organization of a company's resources to move a specific task or event towards completion. In most scenario's it has a defined beginning and end in time. Any organization will follow best practices, long discussions, automation, to ensure seamless workflow. Though situations end up with some human errors. We all loved to have the function to correct particular errors with minimum/no impact. In older builds of Service Desk Plus, we followed a controlled
[ForYourInformation -4]:New enhancement in Link Request feature
Linking Requests is a feature that primarily provides an option to relate requests to one another and set some references between them. Secondly, certain common operations such as adding notes, creating resolutions and adding work logs can also be linked between them. When two or more requests are linked, one of the requests becomes the "Reference request" and the other requests are the "Linked requests". In older builds of Service Desk Plus, on viewing the linked request from parent request will
[ForYourInformation -3]:New enhancement in User Survey
Surveys are one of the absolute best methods to get input from your potential clients/users about the services you offer. For more than decades, these surveys have given a much more clear picture of clients/users' level of expectation, needs, etc.. which had helped the organization to set their objectives and goals. We often expected the survey tool to be easily customizable and up to the current trend. Now we have a new Survey enhancement available in 10511 builds of Service Desk Plus. SDF-72081: In
[ForYourInformation -2]: Now you can Broadcast messages to particular group or site
In older builds we had limitations only to broadcast message either to "All Technicians" or "Logged-in Technicians" we all know how difficult it was to restrict the broad message to a specific set of people, now we can restrict the important message to a specific group of technicians or specific site technicians in just a click. This new enhancements in "Broadcast Message" feature is available from Build 10503 (reference id SDF-69242) How to Broadcast the message to a specific group of technicians