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Activities Fields

The following fields can be present on Activities pages:

Number

The number of the item for which activity is being recorded. Cannot be edited.

Summary

The summary description of the record. Cannot be edited.

Activity Type

The type of activity being recorded. For example, if you select Log Comment from the Activities menu, the Activity Type is Log Comment. Cannot be edited.

Current Status

The current status of the record. Cannot be edited.

New Status

Specifies a new status to be assigned to the record.

New Closure Code

Specifies a new closure code to be assigned to the change order.

Current Priority

The current priority level of the record. Cannot be edited.

New Priority

Specifies a new priority level to be assigned to the change order.

Current Assignee

The analyst currently assigned to the ticket. Cannot be edited.

New Assignee

Specifies a new analyst to be assigned to the ticket.

Current Group

The group currently assigned to the change order. Cannot be edited.

New Group

Specifies a new group to be assigned to the change order.

Analyst

Name of help desk analyst or technician who performed the activity. This is the currently logged in user. Cannot be edited.

Internal?

Select this check box if the activity should only be visible to internal users.

Time Stamp

The date and time the activity began. This is the system date and time the activity record was opened. Cannot be edited.

Date of Activity

The date and time the activity was performed. Defaults to the date and time the activity record was opened, but can be changed.

Time Spent

The amount of time spent on the activity. Enter this value in hours, minutes, and seconds (hh:mm:ss).

User Description

Description of the action taken. Click Spelling to check the spelling of the text entered. Click Submit Knowledge to submit the solution to the Knowledge Base.

System Description

The system description of the action taken. Cannot be edited.

Personalized Response

Choose the personalized response you want to send for this item. See Personalized Responses for more information.

Note: The Personalized Response field is present only if an active personalized response exists.

Recipients

Specifies the contacts who receives manual notification pertaining to the change order. Click Add Recipient to search the contact list, or Remove Recipient to remove the contact from the notification list.

Urgency

Specifies the urgency level associated with the manual notification. Select the appropriate urgency code from the drop-down list.

Preferred Method

Specifies the preferred method for delivering the manual notification message (for example, Email or Pager_Email).

Message Title

Specifies the subject heading that appears on the manual notification.

Message Text

Specifies the text that appears in the body of the manual notification message.

Change

Select an existing change order to which you want to attach the change order.

Remarks

Enter text explaining why the change order is being attached to an existing change order.