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Request Search Fields

The following fields are available for filtering searches of request 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.

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.

Priority

Specifies the priority ranking of the record to determine the amount of attention it receives. The predefined priority levels are 1 (highest) through 5 (lowest).

Active

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

Request Area

Specifies only tickets assigned to a specific area. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for an area.

Configuration Item

Specifies the hardware, software, or service affected by the record. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for an item. Configuration items uniquely identify entities within your operating environment (for example, a specific piece of hardware).

Reported By

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

End User Name

Specifies only tickets that affect a specific user. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a name.

End User User ID

Specifies only tickets that affect a specific user, identified by user ID.

End User Location

Specifies only tickets that affect end users associated with specific location code.

End User Organization

Specifies only tickets that affect end users associated with specific organization code.

Special Handling

Specifies a special handling type, 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:

Impact

Specifies only tickets with the specified impact code.

Service Type

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

Earliest Open Date

Specifies only tickets that were opened after a specified date and time.

Latest Open Date

Specifies only tickets that were opened before a specified date and time.

Parent Request

Specifies only children tickets of a specified parent request ticket.

Severity

Specifies the severity of the record, determined by the effect on people.

Urgency

Specifies the urgency of the record, determined by the importance of the user tasks affected by a record.

Earliest Resolve Date

Specifies only tickets that were resolved after a specified date and time.

Latest Resolve Date

Specifies only tickets that were resolved before a specified date and time.

Resolution Code

Specifies only tickets with a specific resolution code.

Template

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

Template Active

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

Earliest Close Date

Specifies only tickets that were closed after a specified date and time.

Latest Close Date

Specifies only tickets that were closed before a specified date and time.

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 and you can filter the list to include only tickets with the specified legacy service type.

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

Earliest Time To Violation

Specifies only tickets that enters violation after the specified date and time.

Latest Time To Violation

Specifies only tickets that enters violation before the specified date and time.

Change

Specifies only tickets that are associated with a specific change order ticket. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a change order ticket.

Caused by Change Order

Specifies only tickets that were opened as a result of a specific change order ticket. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a change order ticket.

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.

External System Ticket

Specifies an identification for a ticket that belongs to an external system that integrates with CA SDM. This field stores hyperlinks and displays functional links in read-only mode.

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

Request Summary

Specifies only tickets with summary text that matches your search string.

Request Description

Specifies only tickets with description text that matches your search string.

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.