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The Service Terms sidebar displays the Service Level Agreement (SLA) assigned to the Problem and provides details of key dates.
By default the application calculates the Due Date based on the Priority of the SLA assigned to the Customer, Organizational Unit or Item. The email reminders and escalations are then managed accordingly. If an SLA is not associated with the Problem via the Customer, Org Unit or Item, the system default SLA will be automatically assigned to the Problem but can be manually adjusted by the Technician. Once the Workflow is moved from the default Open State, the SLA can no longer be edited.
Service Terms |
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Agreement |
Displays the Service Level Agreement assigned to the Problem. The service level is derived from either the Customer, Organizational Unit or Item. When Contracts are not enabled, the Agreement field can be edited, when the Problem is in edit mode. |
Service Manager |
Displays the User assigned as the Service Manager for the assigned SLA. |
Progress |
Visually displays how the Problem is tracking against the assigned SLA. The grey progress bar is gradually filled in based on the status of the SLA:
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Open Date |
The Open Date field is automatically populated when the Problem is created. |
Due Date |
By default the application calculates the Due Date based on the SLA Target for the Priority assigned to the Problem, and email reminders are sent accordingly. |
Fix Date |
Auto-filled when the Problem moves into a Workflow State that is defined as meeting the SLA Resolution Time. |
Remaining |
Auto-filled and visible when there is SLA time remaining. |
Time Overdue |
Auto-filled and visible when the SLA is overdue. |
Close Date |
Auto-filled when the Status of a Problem is set to Closed. This date is fixed. |
Resolution Time |
Auto-filled with the number of minutes it took for the Problem to move from the first SLA active state to a Workflow State that is defined as meeting the SLA Resolution Time. |
Last Action Date
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Auto-filled when Done or Save is selected after the Problem has been modified or opened in edit mode. As updates may be made to a Problem after it has been Closed, this date may fall after the Close Date. |
Time Recorded |
Displays the sum total of automatically logged time, when the Problem is in edit mode plus any manually entered Note Times. |
Affects |
Number of Customers assigned to the Item associated with the Problem. |
Each User can customize the date format within the My Account sub-menu option. To change the date format go to Home > My Account, click Edit and select the preferred format.
Time Recorded uses a combination of auto-timing and manual Note Time entries to measure and monitor the time spent working on a Problem.
The Auto-timer is activated when a Problem is opened in edit mode, if enabled by the Administrator in the Admin>Setup>Privileges>User>Manual Incident Time. When the Problem is saved after any amendments have been made, the timer stops and records the length of time the Problem has been worked on. This total is added to the sum total of any manual Note Time entries made by Technicians when they are adding Notes. See: Notes Tab.
The Time Recorded is used by the system when the Contracts functionality is in use. See: Contracts.
- Workflow is in an SLA paused State. Triggers will
not fire.
- Workflow is in an SLA timers
on State. Triggers will fire.
- Workflow is in an Exit State and the SLA has been successfully
maintained.
- Assigned SLA has been breached
and Workflow is in an Exit State.