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Change Order Search Fields

The following fields are available for filtering searches of change order tickets.

Note: All search fields that allow text entry support use of the % wildcard character.

Note: If multi-tenancy is installed, the list page displays Tenant and Public Data settings in the search filter. Public Data can be Excluded or Included with Tenant data; Only searches for public objects exclusively. On detail pages, select the appropriate tenant from the list. If you select <empty>, the object is public.

Assignment Status

Specifies tickets based on whether they have or have not been assigned to a user or group. Various combinations of the status of a ticket Assignee and Group fields are available in a drop-down list. For example, you can include tickets that have an assignee but no group, a group but no assignee, and other combinations of the two field values.

Assignee

Specifies the name of the person assigned to handle the record. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a name.

Group

Specifies the group that is responsible for this record. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a group.

Closure Code

Specifies change orders that have closure codes attached, such as Successful, Unsuccessful, or Successful with Errors.

Affected End User

Specifies the contact name of the person affected by the record. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a contact name.

Requester Name

Specifies the name of the person who initiated the ticket. This person must be a defined contact. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for the name.

Priority

Specifies the priority ranking of the record to determine the amount of attention it receives.

Risk

Specifies tickets with a specific risk level. The risk level is evaluated from risk surveys or manually updated by your administrator.

Active

Indicates whether the record is Active or Inactive. This value applies to the current record only, not the associated template.

Status

Specifies the status code of the record. For example, you can list only the tickets with a status code of Fix in Progress, or Close Requested. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a status.

Category

Specifies tickets assigned to a specific change category. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a category.

Type

Specifies tickets of a specific type.

Conflict Status

Specifies tickets that have a specific conflict status.

Special Handling

Specifies a special handling type to search for, such as a visitor or security risk type. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search a special handling type.

(Optional) Click the first Click the Spigot icon to display the Additional Search Arguments field. link to display the following additional fields:

CAB

Specifies the Change Advisory Board group that is responsible for a particular change order.

CAB Approval

Specifies YES/NO to indicate whether the change requires approval from a CAB.

Template

Specifies tickets that were created with a template, or not created with a template.

Template Active

Specifies tickets that were created with an active template, or created with an inactive template.

Created By

Specifies tickets opened by a specific user. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a contact by name.

Child Type

Specifies tickets with a specified parent/child relationship. Select Child to include tickets with parent tickets, Not a Child to include tickets with no parent ticket, or leave the field blank to disregard parent/child relationships.

SLA Violation

Specifies tickets that have entered SLA violation, or tickets that have not entered SLA violation.

Impact

Specifies an impact code, such as 1—Entire Organization, that indicates how a ticket affects work being performed.

Earliest Time To Violation

Specifies tickets that enter violation after the specified date and time.

Latest Time To Violation

Specifies tickets that enter violation before the specified date and time.

Business Case

Specifies tickets with text in the Business Case field that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

Business Justification

Specifies tickets with text in the Business Justification field that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

Change Order Summary

Specifies tickets with summary text that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

Change Order Description

Specifies tickets with description text that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

External System Ticket

Specifies an identification for a ticket that belongs to an external system that integrates with CA SDM.

Implementation Plan

Specifies tickets with text in the Implementation Plan field that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

Backout Plan

Specifies tickets with text in the Backout Plan field that matches your search string. Use of the % wildcard character is supported.

Parent Change Order

Specifies a parent change order category.

Root Cause

Specifies the code associated with the core reason why the ticket was opened. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a code.

Service Type

Specifies a service type. Service types define the support level assigned to change orders. For example, to list only change orders with a 4-hour service requirement, select 4-hour service.

Legacy Service Type

Specifies only tickets with the specified legacy service type. If your system has the classic_sla_processing option installed, the legacy service types used in Unicenter Service Desk r6.0 are enabled.

Earliest Schedule Start Date

Specifies tickets that are currently scheduled to begin implementation after a specified date and time.

Latest Schedule Start Date

Specifies tickets are currently scheduled to begin implementation before a specified date and time.

Earliest Schedule End Date

Specifies tickets that are currently scheduled to complete implementation after a specified date and time.

Latest Schedule End Date

Specifies tickets that are currently scheduled to complete implementation before a specified date and time.

Earliest Need By Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date after a specified date and time.

Latest Need By Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date before a specified date and time.

Earliest Open Date

Specifies tickets opened after a specified date and time.

Latest Open Date

Specifies tickets opened before a specified date and time.

Earliest Resolve Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date after a specified date and time.

Latest Resolve Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date before a specified date and time.

Earliest Close Date

Specifies tickets opened after a specified date and time.

Latest Close Date

Specifies tickets opened before a specified date and time.

Earliest Est Comp Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date after a specified date and time.

Latest Est Comp Date

Specifies tickets with a "need by" date before a specified date and time.

Earliest Actual Comp Date

Specifies tickets opened after a specified date and time.

Latest Actual Comp Date

Specifies tickets opened before a specified date and time.

Least Est Cost

Specifies tickets with a total estimated cost greater than a specified value.

Greatest Est Cost

Specifies tickets with a total estimated cost less than a specified value.

Least Est Duration

Specifies tickets with a total estimated duration shorter than a specified value.

Greatest Est Duration

Specifies tickets with a total estimated duration longer than a specified value.

Least Actual Cost

Specifies only tickets with a total actual cost greater than a specified value.

Greatest Actual Cost

Specifies only tickets with a total actual cost less than a specified value.

Least Actual Duration

Specifies only tickets with a total actual duration shorter than a specified value.

Greatest Actual Duration

Specifies only tickets with a total actual duration longer than a specified value.

Note: You can click the More icon to display the Additional Search Arguments field. This field is intended only for expert users who understand SQL and Majic and can use it to specify search arguments that are not available in the standard search filter fields. You can enter a SQL WHERE clause in this field to specify an additional search argument.