ServiceDesk Plus 10004 Released
Dear Users, SDP 10004 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below, https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html Behavior Change: SD-74683: Specify which users (Ticket Owner, Requester, Editor, or Approval Sender) can receive system notifications on individual request approval actions. You can also disable the these notifications. Note that the Notify approver sender for approval actions option will now appear as Notify the following users when an approval action
Automatic assign call and status to 'in progress' when editing a request
Usually we get requests registered by mail. They are then unassigned and have status 'registered' in SDP. Technicians pick up calls from the unassigned calls list, look for a solution and reply to the request. Problem is that we have to assign technician and set Status to 'in progress' by hand by going to the Edit mode of the request. It would be much better when a technician picks up the call (from either the requests overview or the opened request) or when he replies to a request, the status is
Change Request: Everyone can change the ChangeApprover?
Hello, we want to create some CR Templates. Also the Change Roles should be pre-defined for each Template. So far, so fine. But when a "CR-Technician" opens the template he is able to change the Roles (ChangeApprover, LineManager, Implementer, Reviewer). This option gives the technician the possibility to change the approver to himself and then he could approve his own change.. In the Field & Form Rules I can disable almost all fields but not the Roles Fields... Is this correct? Or a bug? Or a feature?
ServiceDesk Plus 10006 Released
Dear Users, SDP 10006 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below, https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html New Features SDF-74365 : Expiry and Review Date in Solutions Configure expiry date and review date for solutions to make sure the solutions are validated and updated periodically. SDF-35631 : EWS Support Use Exchange Web Services to connect to an exchange server for mail fetching. Please refer to the below link for the steps to install the patch.
Unable to query for survey results
We recently upgraded to 9422 on Nov 3 and are unable to query for our survey results after this date. We are able to view the scores in the "Survey Results" module under the "User Survey" section in the Admin tab. We are unsure where the disconnect is, we have been using the same query to report on survey scores for some time (out of an MSSQL database - query below). select wo.WORKORDERID "Request_ID", aau.FIRST_NAME "Requester", ti.FIRST_NAME "Technician", dateadd(s,datediff(s,GETUTCDATE() ,getdate())
Delete support group
Hi I need delete old support group. From GUI WEB "Groups cannot be deleted". I followed this forum https://forums.manageengine.com/topic/delete-support-group but dosen't work. Any suggestions?
Business Rules - Prevent Repeat Triggers
Is there any way we can setup a business rule so it only triggers once, rather than on every edit. Scenario: We've got a field on our templates for Escalation (Yes/No). On the request when escalation is set to YES an email is sent to various managers, but that email is sent on every subsequent edit of the request. What we need is the email to trigger only once. We're using.... Your Version : 9.4 Build 9411
Commons Fields
Hi, Am I right in thinking you can convert an Incident Additional field to be a common field used on Service Catalog, but you can't convert a Service Catalog field into a common field used on Incidents forms> Many thanks, Lisa @Database Name = Microsoft SQL Server@ @Database Version = 10.50.1600@ @Current Build = 9415@
Disable automatic message sending
Hello, How can I disable automatic message sending for one user when creating a request? Thanks!
[Tips & Tricks] A usher to requesters
Hello folks, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and wish you a very happy new year! We have some exciting plans for this year and we would share those plans in the coming weeks. As you all know, we have rolled out a lot of features in the recent versions of ServiceDesk Plus, this one tiny feature "Help Text" would help requesters know more about the request fields. Let's consider this scenario, a novice logs into the helpdesk very first time and might not be aware what Priority field is for.
Auto-Fill Fields in Template According to Email
I am looking for a solution that can auto-fill in fields in a request template according to the email contents. I was looking at the Email Commands feature on SDP, but it doesn't seem to be very intuitive since I am looking to do this for clients sending in emails through the DesktopCentral agent tray icon. Those by default get converted into a ticket, but it uses a default template where the fields are empty. I am trying to figure out a solution that would convert a pre-defined template that I set
Upgrading from 10.0 Build 10000
If anyone has come across this problem and has managed to upgrade, please let me know how. I recently upgraded to 10.0 Build 10000. Help and about has the following information: Your Version : 10.0 Build 10000 Latest Version : 10.0 Build 10005 I downloaded the latest version 10.0 Build 10005 with the file name as ManageEngine_ServiceDesk_Plus_10_0_0_SP-0_5_0.ppm On running update manager I get the following error: 02-Jan-2019 08:23:56 [com.adventnet.tools.update.installer.UpdateManager] [INFO] :
Is there a way to copy Fielf & form Rules across Templates
Dear Experts, I have Question: Is there a possible way in Service Desk Plus to copy the Field and Form rules from One template to another. Scenario: Suppose i have more than 100 services and i need to add a form rule (on submit or load or create/edit). and i need the same rule in all services. is there a way to copy such filed and form rules to all serives instead of wasting time in defining the rules in each of 100 services separately.
[SDF-48997] Pausing Preventative Maintenance Tasks
Hi all, We have a large number of Preventative Maintenance Tasks that will run over the Christmas period. However, i would like to pause these if possible as I do not want them to run between 22nd December - 2nd January as our business will be closed for the festive period. Alternatively, if there is a way to pause the ServiceDesk in its entirety that would also be useful. Are they ways to achieve either of the above? Best regards, Reece
Desktop Ticker for Alerts
Team, I'd like a feature request for a desktop ticket bar inside of SDP. This would display or scroll alert messages in a bar across the top or bottom of the application. We have over 100 technicians, and I can assure you that none of them go to the home screen where the alerts are displayed. They are in the request list for the day working tickets. It would be really helpful to have a way to ensure technicians see the alerts. For example: "Application x is presently down. Please associate all
ServiceDesk Plus 10005 Released
Dear Users, SDP 10005 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below, https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html Issues Fixed: Vulnerability: SD-73855 : Improper server/client side validation vulnerability in an asset list view URL. SD-73965 : Privilege escalation vulnerability in contracts. SD-73966 : CSRF Vulnerability in POST operation of a certain URL in Reports. SD-74036 : Remote code execution vulnerability in imported XLS under reports. SD-73858 : Improper
Technician Submit a Request as a Requester
Is it possible for a technician to submit a request using a template assigned to another support group? For example, if a technician from the software development team needs to submit a request to the software team. Currently, I'm not seeing any templates except the ones specifically for the technician's support group(s). I wouldn't expect that technician to be able to work on a request not in their group but they should be able to submit requests for other groups as if they were a requester. Thank
Field and form rules
I am one of those who is trying to build a better onboarding request, and am struggling to make it work the way that I think it should. My current question is about field and form rules. I would like it if the Job Title field is hidden until a selection is made in the Department field, and then for the Job Title field to only contain titles that are relevant to that Department. I have created a field called Information Technology that has a dropdown of various job titles I have created an On Form
Notifications When Technician Enters Request
Is there a way to prevent notifications of new requests when a technician enters in a ticket themselves or if the request is already assigned to a technician? We have several technicians and most enter in a ticket manually, either while on the phone or at the end of the day. Anytime a technician enters a ticket in manually, they will assign it to themselves. There is actually no need for EVERY request to send an email notification to all technicians, especially if that request is already being handled.
adding workflow using chart file
Dear Support, Could you please give more information about ( Adding WorkFlow chart reference file ) for Change Management PFA
API ADD_NOTE to service request failing "No Operation"
Hi, I'm currently trying to automate some repetitive tasks with triggers. I'm trying to add a note to existing service tickets once these triggers have run. But the rest API method for ADD_NOTE listed in the documentation is returning "No operation name specified in request. Invalid request." For Example in the trigger I'm building currently when a request for a New User is submitted in SDP I want a trigger to handle creating a Home Folder and adding the user to our "Domain Users" OU in AD. Once
How can a technician specify a Request Closure Code when closing a request?
I have not found a way to specify a closure code when setting a request to closed. How can I do this, e.g. add a closure code "can not be reproduced"? (I have defined them in the Settings -> Helpdesk -> Request Closure Code.) Thank you for enlightening me ;-) PS: Sorry, I posted this in the wrong category. If someone with sufficient rights moves this away from Announcements, I'll be happy. I just don't want to delete it, in case someone else wonders about the same issue.
Email Notifications - Notes and/or Technician Assign
Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to have email alerts get send to Requesters; but ONLY when the Technician is assigned, and/or when a note is added to the ticket. Thanks
Hiding fields
Hi all, I am trying to develop a form which will mean we do not have different templates for each issue. This forms uses different conditions to grow and mutate as information is provided, which in turn will ensure we capture all of the information required and nothing that is irrelevant. I have created a form (in the case, for user access) and have used the scripting to only show certain questions and fields if a certain answer is given. For example, the user can ask for System1 or System2. If System1
Python and custom script
1.- I would like to take the details of an application. Then upload them to a local website located in the folder "custom_scripts". 2.-I would also like to know how I can get the information from an application and convert it into a PDF file. 3.- Because some python script libraries don't work if I run them directly in the application. Example import webbrowser url = 'http://idiotinside.com'. webbrowser.open_new(url)
Display Priority Description when user creates a request in the Self-Service Portal
As far as I see it, when a user creates a new request he sees the Priority-Name in the drop down field, e.g. "High", "Medium", "Low", "Normal", etc. The problem here is, that the description is not displayed and the user can not really judge which priority he should select. I have now changed the Priority-Name to "High - business-critical issue, all users are affected", "Low - minor issue affecting only a single user with no impact on the ability to work". (Just examples.) Now, in every request-list-view
Changes to Incident Template (Requester Tab - Description) are not saved
When I edit an Incident Template and type in the description in the Requester Tab (rather than the Technician Tab), they are not saved when I click on "Save" - very frustrating to lose work and effort this way. (Using 10.0 Build 10003)
Early Access Build - Not for production use.
Hi, I installed the service pack 10.0 Build 10000. successfully installed but after started service in a blue line top of the screen it writes "Early Access Build - Not for production use." Services are running clearly but cannot install the new update. which version is "10.0 Build 10002" when I click install button it gives me same issue. Regards, Ahmet
Approve a Task / or many approvers on Request
Hi i have a Problem to solve. With the new Multichoice fields i tried to simplify some Workflows but a new Problem is coming up. So i made an Workflow where someone can request at once applications he wants/needs to use, till now he had to make a new Request for every Application. In our Company every Application has a Key User, this key User has to approve the usage of "his" Application Now if someone choose 5 Applications I have 5 different "Approvers" and everyone of them need to approve only
How to Change date format?
Hi How can i change to date format from Feb 6, 2014 12:18 AM To 6.2.14 13:18 Thanks shai
Migrate Service Requests and Changes
We plan to redeploy ServiceDesk Plus with a better service catalog and different settings for technicians and requests to make it more manageable. We have two environments, our current environment which contains all of our current requests and changes. The service catalog is hardly used in this environment. Then we have a second dev environment where we are adding our service catalog and redoing all of our current incidents. We'd like to push more users to the web portal rather than just allowing
Reports
I can't seem to figure out how to add notes into the weekly reports we run, and I am struggling with navigating through this site to find what I need as well. I have submitted a ticket but my response I got was to join the community. So here I am. I have an additional issue as well with reports. I can't seem to have a report focus on last updated but also include any tickets that have NO udpate on them. As the soul purpose is to send this report to remind my tech's what tickets need an update.
approval stage workflow when a dept head submit a request
Hi When the manager of a department submit a request and approval stage in the form is department head, approve request sent for himself? how we can disable this? Thanks
Denied Approvals
Hi, I have enabled the option where requester can edit their own requests, is there a way for a requestor to send the request again for approval after being denied? I don't want to involve technicians in this task every time!
Hyper V Machine SDP
Dear Support, Is it possible to get the Hyper V guest in the list of the Virtual machine List in the asset tab? and by the way, i got all the Hyper V in the Server tab.
Deleting multiple requests at once does not work (using 10.0 Build 10003)
When I select multiple requests and try to delete them... nothing happens... (besides the checkboxes being cleared). Is this a bug (and if so, will it be fixed) or is it a feature? Thank you for your support, Thomas
Updating from v10000 to v10002
Hi, I've just tried to update v10000 to v10002 and every time I run the UpdateManager I see the command prompt flash but nothing else. I've tried rebooting the server etc. but the same thing happens.
ServiceDesk Plus 10003 Released
Dear Users, ServiceDesk Plus 10003 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below, https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html Issues Fixed Vulnerability: SD-69989 : In forwarded requests, security headers do not update with the correct values. SD-70639 : Cookie vulnerability fixed. SD-73856 : Vulnerability fixed. Requests: SD-46647 : When a request is split, the new request ID in the success message contains a comma. SD-74199 : In request advanced search and
How to get rid of the Template Categories entirely?
We have no use for Incident Template Categories, as our user's requests are way too diverse. We just want them to fill in the default template when they select "Create an Issue" from the portal. Hence, I have deleted all categories and only left the default template. Now, when users "Create an Issue", they see this and can't proceed with the incident creation. If I create a dummy Incident Template, they can select this and successfully create the incident, but that's just an awful workaround (as
Can someone post the proper fields for v3 API "share" endpoint?
INPUT_DATA='''{ "share":{ "users":[{"name":"Doe John"}], "technician_comments":"Request Shared", "user_comments":"Request Shared", "user_scope":[] } }''' The above was posted by members of the support team. However, I am getting "users field has invalid value(s) : [{"name":"Doe John"}] when i try to enter a requests name using "api/v3/requests/" + $workorderid + "/share" as the api endpoint. Ive seen different scripts posted here in the forums with different values after the "users" : [ ] segment
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