Keywords are used by the system to identify how to handle inbound and outbound email from the system.
The following table includes a list of all Keywords that are used by the system, which can be customized, and where they in the appear in the application:
Keyword |
Direction |
Description |
Accept |
Inbound |
Accept or Yes is used to Approve Requests and must be included in the approval email. |
Accepted |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated when a request has been accepted and sent to the person responsible managing the approval. |
AddToGroup |
Outbound |
Not Used. |
Article |
Outbound |
Included in the Subject line of emails sent to Customers including an Knowledge Base Articles. |
Author |
Outbound |
Included in content of Forum update message. |
AutoReply |
Outbound |
Included in the Subject line of emails for error messages. |
ChangeRequest |
Inbound
Outbound |
Customer must include in email Subject line when updating a Change Request. Automatically included in Subject line of Change Request emails. |
ChatLog |
Outbound |
Used in the Subject line of emails sent to Customer with a copy of a chat transcript. |
Classification |
Inbound |
Included in Subject line with keyword “Item” e.g. Item Classification. Cannot be used alone. |
Closed |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email responding to request, e.g. Incident Closed. |
Contract |
Outbound |
Used in Subject line regarding Contract activity (i.e, Contract Active or Contract Low). |
Created |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email responding to creation of a request, e.g. Request (or Invoice) Created. |
Customer |
Outbound |
Keyword in Subject line of email regarding a Contract status, e.g. Customer Name Contract Active |
DeEscalated |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email to User regarding a request being de-escalated. |
Deleted |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email regarding a deleted request (or Invoice), e.g. Request Deleted. |
Delivered |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email regarding an Invoice, e.g. Item Delivered. |
Details |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email responding to a request, e.g. Request (or Invoice) Details. |
Escalated |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email responding to request, e.g. Request Escalated. |
Forum |
Outbound |
Keyword in Subject line e.g. Forum Update |
Group |
Outbound |
Not used |
Hours |
Inbound & Outbound |
Used in emails when the system refers to hours. For example, SLA and Contract emails. |
Incident |
Inbound
Outbound |
Customer must include in Subject line, when updating an Incident.
Automatically included in Subject line for emails generated regarding Incidents. |
IncidentQueue |
Outbound |
Inserted as the technician name when a request is assigned to the request Queue and the Technician Name is configured as a parameter in the outgoing email. |
Invoice |
Outbound |
Keyword in Subject line, e.g. Invoice Created (or Details/Deleted/Delivered). |
Item |
Inbound
Outbound |
Keyword in Subject line, e.g. Item Classification.
Keyword in Subject line e.g. Item # Contract Active, or Item # Status Update |
Minutes |
Inbound & Outbound |
Used in emails when the system refers to minutes. For example, SLA and Contract emails. |
NewNote |
Outbound |
Included in content of email advising that a new Note has been added to a request. |
NewSolution |
Outbound |
Not used. |
No |
Inbound |
Reject or No is used to Reject Requests and must be included in the rejection email. |
OrgUnit |
Outbound |
Keyword in Subject line of email regarding contract status, e.g. OrgUnit Name Contract Active |
PlannedOutage |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of automated email notifications about planned Item outages. |
Prefix |
Inbound & Outbound |
Included as prefix in email subject line. |
Problem |
Outbound |
Automatically included in Subject line for emails generated regarding Service Requests. |
Reassigned |
Outbound |
Included in the Subject line of emails sent regarding reassigned requests. |
ReceivedMessage |
Outbound |
Included in content of email replying to Customer attempting to update a request that has already been closed. (Subject line Request closed.) |
Reject |
Inbound |
Reject or No is used to Reject Requests and must be included in the rejection email. |
Rejected |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated when a request has been rejected and sent to the person responsible managing the approval. |
Reminder |
Outbound |
Reminding the Manager to process a Request that is waiting for approval. |
Resolution |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated regarding SLA Resolution times. |
Resolved |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated regarding SLA Resolution times. |
Response |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated regarding SLA Respnse times. |
Restoration |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails generated regarding SLA Restoration times. |
ReviewReminder |
Outbound |
In Subject line of email reminding User to review Article, e.g. ReviewReminder Article # |
Service Request |
Inbound
Outbound |
Customer must include in Subject line, when updating a Service Request.
Automatically included in Subject line for emails generated regarding Service Requests. |
SolutionCreated |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email to Customer when a solution has been created for an open request. |
SolutionFound |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email to Customer when a solution has been found and applied to an open request. |
Status |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line for emails regarding , e.g. Item # Status Update |
SystemWarning |
|
Outbound: Warning of unpaid invoice. |
Unknown |
Outbound |
Used in emails when the value of parameters selected for inclusion are not known. |
Unpaid |
Outbound |
Warning of unpaid invoice. |
Updated |
Outbound |
Included in Subject line of email, e.g. Request Updated. |
Yes |
Inbound |
Accept or Yes is used to Approve Requests and must be included in the approval email. |
To allow the system to recognize an alternative word for a System Keyword:
Select Setup>Email>Templates
Choose the Keywords filter view
Click on the relevant Name hyperlink

Enter the customized word
Click Save.