There seems to be some confusion about who is notified when a note is added to a request or incident ticket in ServiceNow. To send a message to the user of a ticket (that is, the requester or caller), just add a Public note to the ticket. An email message containing the note will then […]
Requests
2018
Keep the user informed
We all know what it is like when you are waiting for something but have no idea when it will happen because those meant to provide it are not giving anything away about when it might show up. Well that’s akin to how our users feel when they need something from us but we put […]
A Short Q&A on Sending Tickets to Other Teams
When is it okay to reassign a ticket to another team? A ticket should be owned by the team that is responsible for the service that is the focus of the ticket. For a request, this will be the service being requested, or at least some aspect of that service, and for an incident it […]
A new way to log Telephony Requests
In the last 12 months, Service Desk processed 99,687 call records, of which approximately 28% were ‘First time Fulfilment’. Approximately 7% were junk emails, and 7% were updates or chases to existing cases. This means that 58% of incoming call requests were logged as Incidents or Requests. In many cases, Service Desk are logging the […]
Requesting Admin Rights for UoS Machines
Service Management have been working closely with Service Desk and IRT to identify process or system improvement opportunities. One area that IRT have highlighted as needing improvement is the process around requesting admin rights for UoS machines. Reviewing tickets we have received where admin rights have been requested showed a number of ‘bottlenecks’ in the […]
Simply the Best Practice
There are some folks in iSolutions who spend most of their time using ServiceNow for processing incidents & requests, and it’s probably true to say that everyone gets tickets at least occasionally. However, understanding of how ServiceNow should be used varies greatly within iSolutions and for this reason, the prescribed way to use ServiceNow for […]
Putting Tickets On Awaiting User Info In ServiceNow – Prompt After Instructions
ServiceNow has an automated system for reminding users that they have been asked for further information regarding tickets that they have raised. It is best practice to set the Prompt After field to the date on which the update is being made, unless you are aware that the user may be away from the business […]