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Request/Incident/Problem Area Fields

The following fields appear on the Create, Detail, and Update pages for Request/Incident/Problem Areas:

Symbol

Defines a unique identifier for the record.

Organization

Specifies the company, division, or department that is associated with the request/incident/problem area. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for an organization.

Record Status

Shows whether the database record is active or inactive.

Group

Identifies the group that is responsible for this record.

Assignee

Shows the name of the person assigned to the record.

Service Type

Shows the level of support service received by the contact affected by the record.

Note: Service types are automatically attached to issues based on the service type defined for its issue category. If different service types have been defined for other values on the issue (priority and contact, for example) the service type used is the one with the best (lowest) ranking. For example, if an issue is opened and the From contact has a 12-hour resolution service type, which is ranked as 2, while the priority code has a 4-hour resolution service type, which is ranked as 1, the service type for the issue is a 4-hour resolution.

Survey

Identifies the defined survey associated with this record. You can enter a value directly or click the magnifier to search for a survey.

Area Urgency

Specifies how critical the [Request, Incident, Problem] is to the business area.

Self-Service Include

Displays the request/incident/problem area in the self-service interface.

Self-Service Symbol

Defines a unique identifier for this request/incident/problem area in the self-service interface.

Description

Provides a detailed description of the record.

This category is valid for the following

Defines what ticket types the record is valid for. The default is enabled for all three ticket types (Requests, Incidents, and Problems).