Create a script to assign preventive maintenance tasks to technicians based on the day of the week
Hello, The scenario is as follows: A company have around 15 technicians. Every week, the supervisor sets a technician to carry out the preventive for each day of the week. For example; Technician A will carry out the preventive tasks on Monday, Technician
Add Tasks only after Change Approval
Add Tasks only after Change Approval
Free DIY ServiceDesk Plus implementation with Zia
An implementation plan tailor-made for your business needs. We've got exciting news for all ServiceDesk Plus users! DIY implementation using our internal chatbot Zia has been rolled out, and this means it's safe to say that our bot that offers customer
Template variable for the technician writing the reply (not the technician the ticket is assigned to).
When setting up the various templates available in Notification Rules, the $technician variable inserts the name of the technician who the ticket has been assigned to. We're a small team, so on fairly regular occasions we'll end up sending a reply to
[Term of the Day]: Empowered Edge
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ServiceDesk Plus keeps crashing
Our service desk plus keeps crashing every time we restart it. This has been ongoing for over a week now. Keeps bringing SDP-Crash Out of Memory error. please assist.
Blank webpage loading after ServiceDesk startup
Hi, I'm trying to setup a new install and I have a lot of trouble getting SDP to start however after closing some background apps and playing around I finally got it to start but now it just loads a blank webpage with 0 code in it after it starts. Attached
Health Meter removed on SDP 11.2
Health Meter removed on SDP 11.2, why?
[Term of the Day]:Blended Threat
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[SOLVED] How do I open the ticket just created with API?
I'm a PowerShell scripter that has done a couple of things to automate opening/closing tickets for our agency. Currently, we have a script that lets our techs quickly create tickets (some open, some closed) for phone calls they receive. To give a quick look at what we're doing, we first initialize a bunch of variables that have already been determined, such as $Subject, $Details, $Tech, and $PhoneInUser. ##Host Information## $sdphost = "http://localhost:8080/" $url = $sdphost + "sdpapi/request"
[Term of the Day]: Network Sniffing
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Add request with template via API
I use a request template where the description field has default text value with customized text style. When creating request via API, I specify the request template, and I need to append more text into the description field. How can I achieve that without
Change Stage Approval
Is there is way I can configure a stage so that it auto-approves? For example, I don't see any value in Approving the Submission stage as it will likely be the same individual that goes on to immediately complete the Planning Stage.
Asset Description - Truncates t0 250 chars without warning
Running MESDP 11.1 Build 11141 Editing a Description of an Asset seems to be limited to 250 chars. But the system doesn't give any warning about this in any way when editing/saving. I just lost a good chunk of notes on an Asset due to this. (i.e., I
SR linked with CR
Hi Team, We need to generate a report on SR linked with Cr
[Term of the Day]:Digital Detox
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IMAPS connectivity to MSO365 Mailbox
We are not able to get our on premise app to authenticate with MSO365 for Incoming mail. We are using IMAPs, and have set it up as recommended (see attachments for setup and MSO365 connectivity test), but still cannot get a Fetch to work.
$AllTechnician Variable in Change View Breaks Planning Fields - v11140
Hello! Ever since upgrading from v11133 to v11140, we've been having an issue where if the $AllTechnician variable is present in a Change in the "Change View" field on the Submission tab, then the Planning tab no longer saves input. You can type in the
Issue update to 10515 to 11000
Hi Following the migration sequence in https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/on-premises/migration-sequence.html, I want update from 10515 to 11000 and follow to 11202. Download the 11000 ppm file an get error: Record not found Please re-try
Work Log Required
Hi everyone, is it possible to insert an automatism that allows the system to ask the technician to enter the worklog before the ticket is closed?
Report for Operations made by Technician
Hi! We are facing an issue where a technician assigned requests to another technician and now they can't find the requests anywhere - even after extensible search we were not able to provide help. So now my idea was to generate a report on operations
Running Python Script fails on file_Path
Hi, trying to use my first Python script for ServiceDeskPlus I keep running into an error that drives me crazy. The script has been downloaded here (Script to send reminder emails to requester when there is no response from them for more than a specified
[Term of the Day]: Digital Divide
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Upgrade from 9402 to 10000
I am trying to upgrade service desk plus from 9402 to 11202. So I am trying to update it first to 10000 but it is not upgrading. It just give a message that uninstallation is complete and close button (in attachment). Log files are in attachment. File
[SOLVED]DMZ
Hi, weird think. We want to enable teachers from our schools to submit requests to our Servicedesk. So we setup servicedesk as subdomain:8080 within our DMZ. The Frontend is accessible and login possible for teachers. They can submit request etc. Seems
Top Assets based on Incident request
Hello, Is it possible to run a query to get assets lists by number of tickets opened?
Custom script resolve request
Hello, I'm need to resolve request via custom trigger script, how can I do it? The documentation become vague and confusing at the point of constructing result json: there are OPERATIONNAME, OPERATION_NAME, EDIT_REQUEST, UPDATE_REQUEST, some sample script
Setting Due Date automatically on Service Catalog.
We have set up new hire request Service Catalog forms for our users. Part of the form requires the user to enter the start date of the user. We do this through a custom date field in the Service Catalog form. Is there a way to either present the requester with the Due Date field, or set ServiceDesk to copy the value from the custom field into the Due Date field? I saw a similar article with someone trying to do this, but it looks like he was setting the site value instead. Thank you. Dave
Trigger flow or new service request based on custom field value [Employment End date]
Hi Team, We are creating a user onboarding form on SE+ where we have a field for an employment end date for contractors. [Background: as per a new policy, any contractor / 3rd party access needs to be time bound, meaning with a start and end date] I would
Masterclass 2021 - Episode 3: Build Efficient Change Workflows Using ServiceDesk Plus (29th April)
In the third episode of the ServiceDesk Plus Masterclass 2021, we will discuss how the new visual workflow builder helps you create effective and efficient Change Workflows using ServiceDesk Plus. We will also discuss how you can tweak different aspects
How to set first call resolution for a request in ServiceDesk Plus?
First Call Resolution (FCR) is a powerful and valuable metric which serves as a Key Performance Indicator for the operational performance of a technician and customers' satisfaction. FCR helps the administrator to comprehend if the customer's problem or inquiry has been resolved by the technician on the first call. A technician can mark FCR for a request only when the administrator provides edit permission to a technician for resolving, closing a request and to edit a closed request. Here's a short
SDP 11202 critical issue
Hello! Just to let you know... On SDP build 11202 there is no possibility to edit/save ANY asset. It just throws error Unknow error occured. Clearing out any asset fields or attributes not helping. On SDP build 11201 everything seems good. Assets are
Multi Select does show in Service Catalog
Dear Support, We are not able to find Multi Select additional field in the Service Catalog Template as it shows in the incidence Template. PFA
Why instance owner can't change production to pre-production
Hi, I created a new instance and change to production status for test, now I want to change instance status to pre-production. Already I can not. In this situation I don't want to show this instance to users. What should I do? Build No: 11.1.35 DB: MS
Disable or bypass SAML without signing in
Our ADFS server has automatically renewed and replaced its ADFS Signing certificate, and this has broken our ability to sign in to ServiceDesk Plus. Is there a way without signing in to either disable SAML or to temporarily bypass it for one sign in?
[Term of the Day]:Poof of Concept
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How I can work with Additional Fields, type pick list in scenario in template rules
Hi! In Incident Templates on the tab rules fields and forms I can use scenario. I have Additional Fields in incident, type pick list. How I can work with it? Example: Additional Field: listOfMyThing=["one","two","tree"] API name udf_pick_35 Column
Copy/paste images doesn't work on Chrome
Dear all, Copy/paste images doesn't work on Chrome. On IE, there was a pop-up the first time I tried to paste an image. I accepted it and it's working. On Chrome I don't recall such a pop-up and it's not working. How can I solve this? Regards, Afonso Sá
Performance issues with different functionalities
Version: 11.1.0 Build 11130 We are experiencing performance issues with different parts of the application. Users are unable to submit some Service Request Templates, while other templates function normally. The Service Requests that are not submitting
Role to asset acess
Hi, We have several technicians, each with a small warehouse of equipment - we want them to have access only to their own assets in Amin-->Roles I Create a role, but isn't "Assets" on this option "All in group & Assigned to Technician [Requests, Problems
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