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How to create a Problem?
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Required Permission

Agents with the below Team level permissions will be able to create a problem

1. Create Problem tickets in Associated Teams

  • Agents with this permission can create a problem in any of the Team(s) and Assignment Groups to which they are part of.
  • This is a Team level permission.

2. Create Problem tickets in unassociated assignment groups in a Team

  • Agents with this permission can create a problem in any of the unassociated Assignment Group(s) in a Team(s), to which they are part of.
  • This is a Team level permission.

3. Add Related Tickets

  • Agents with this permission can add Service Request(s), Incident(s), Change(s) and Release(s) to a problem ticket from the Related tab of the Problem ticket details page.
  • This is a Team level permission.

4. Create Problem tickets in unassociated Teams

  • Agents with this permission can create a problem in any of the unassociated Team(s)
  • This is a Account level permission.

How to create a Problem in Service Desk?

Problems can be created by Agents from the Service Desk agent portal by following the steps explained below.

1. Login to your Service Desk account as an Agent.

2. Click on the +New button on the product header. (top right corner)

3. Click on Problem from the dropdown displayed.

4. A New Problem form will open up in a right panel.

 

The following fields will be displayed in the create form to capture information related to the problem,

FIELD NAME

DESCRIPTION

Look up existing requester 

If the requester is already available in the Service Desk then you can search for the requester here. 

- Search can be done using Requester Name or Email or Phone.

- Dynamic results will be provided based on the search keyword.

- Clicking on a requester in the dropdown will automatically populate the required requester fields 

Look up requesters using custom fields 

Existing Requesters can be searched based on a custom field. Choose the Requester field and then continue to search.

REQUESTER DETAILS SECTION  

Full Name*

Full Name of the Requester 

Email Address*

Email address of the Requester

Phone Number

Phone Number of the Requester

PROBLEM DETAILS SECTION

 

Team*

Choose the Team to which the problem should be assigned to

Subject*

Provide a short summary of the problem

Description 

More elaborate details on the problem can be specified here 

Impact*

Specify the impact of the problem to the business services or others.

Default value: Medium

Urgency* 

Specify the urgency. This denotes how fast a resolution or a fix is required for the problem

Default value: Medium

Priority*

Specify the priority.
This denotes how the team should prioritize the problem. This basically depends on both Impact and Urgency. 

Default value: Medium

Status*

Specify the status of the problem.

Default value: Open

Assignment Group

Choose the Assignment Group to which the problem should be assigned to. List of groups within a team will be listed here.

Assignee

Choose the Assignee who should be assigned to the problem.

Due By (Date and Time)

Select the due by date and time for the problem.

Problem Custom Fields 

The custom fields configured for the problem ticket type for the respective team will be listed here.

*mandatory fields

5. Once the required details are provided click on the Create Problem button.

6. A new problem record will be created based on the information provided and you will be directed to the Problem details page

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