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Introduction
Welcome to Unicenter Service Desk: Analyst Operations training by AITS. This course was specifically designed for customer service analysts. In your job, you are responsible for recording, managing, and resolving situations reported by end users to your service desk. This course will describe the basic principles of an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based service desk environment and the features and capabilities of Unicenter Service Desk that support the ITIL processes. The Service Desk application is shared by multiple departments across the university. University Administration departments include: AITS, Decision Support, Human Resources, and the Office of Business and Financial Services. Other departments/campuses include: CITES (UIUC), OAR IT in Urbana, Facilities and Services IT in Urbana, UIS IT, and College of Pharmacy IT (UIC). Other departments may join us in the future. This course will impart all of the skills required to perform the job role of an analyst working with the Unicenter Service Desk product. As well as touch on how Unicenter Service Desk will be viewed by student, faculty and staff users as well. Course Length 3 hours with two 15 minute breaks Prerequisite Skills Familiarity with Clarify Familiarity with ITIL terminology Course Agenda Define Unicenter Service Desk Create New Requests and Contacts Search for Tickets Keyword Search (KWS) Update Tickets Email Resolve Requests After this course, you will be able to Define Unicenter Service Desk (USD) Define objects in ITIL Create, update, and Search for Tickets Resolve Requests, Incidents, and Change Orders
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Clarify CRM
Selection View Pane N/A Case
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Welcome Banner
This banner appears above the menus in main windows and provides login and system information, as well as the following links: (Log Out) -- Logs out of the Service Desk web interface. (Close Window) -- Appears on most pop-up windows and allows you to quickly close the window. It does not save any data. Note: Some of the menus and commands listed below are only visible on certain windows or when certain Service Desk options are installed. In addition, if you have configured your database using Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) methodology, different commands appear on both the File and Search menus (see below).
The Scoreboard
The Scoreboard contains nodes. Nodes are counts of tickets and other records such as Incidents, Requests, Change Orders, Configuration Items, and Knowledge Documents. A count is provided at the end of the label for each node. For instance, if you have six active Incidents assigned to you, the count of My Incidents displays as (6). To refresh the counts that are currently displayed in the Scoreboard, click Update Counts. You can view a list of records displayed in the Scoreboard by selecting the node for those records. When the focus is on the scoreboard, you can use the up and down arrow keys to navigate through the selections. For folders, focus goes to the plus or minus sign to the left of the folder name. You can press Enter to open or close the folder, or press right arrow twice to display the graph context menu.
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Clicking the link will open the menu for new tickets. Select a ticket type to create and the appropriate windows will appear. However, this avenue of creation is not ideal.
The Profile Browser is divided into three panes. The left pane displays target contact information as well as contact historical information. The right pane acts as a list area, displaying different types of data depending on your latest selection. The bottom pane shows the Scratchpad area, allowing you to add additional information to the record profiled.
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Enter contact name to search. It is ok, and recommended, that you enter only partial information to receive a list of available records that match your request. Use the scratchpad to fill in information if customer is in need of immediate assistance. Click Search. Once name is found, click on hypertext of full name to select contact as Profile.
Click Edit This Contact to edit the contact and replace information. REMEMBER that you must click Save after editing any contact record or your changes will not be saved.
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Click Recent Activity to see any recent activity that this user has performed. For example, if they have searched the knowledgebase, you may see information about what they searched and what they found. See example below.
Note that recent activity allows you to see what they searched on and what results they found or looked at.
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The Scratchpad
Users will likely begin to tell you their problems before you have a chance to look them up in the database. Feel free to add all information about the issue before you find the person and apply this information to the scratchpad. Some Analysts, especially, ITIL Analysts, may not know what type of ticket that the issue will become ahead of time (i.e. Request, Incident, etc.), so use of the scratchpad becomes critical for ticket definition.
Once you enter the information in the scratchpad and select a contact from the database, select a ticket type from the dropdown.
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New Tickets
As a requirement, all Requests and Incidents must have: Affected End user (is filled in automatically when using the Profile Browser method) Request Area Note: Tab key focuses on the next field. It initiates auto-fill for a lookup field. When pressed in the last field on a form, wraps back to the first. The Tab key bypasses hyperlinks and buttons (except on the login form).
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The group will automatically be filled in based on the Request / Incident Area selected. Assignee is filled in as the person who is reporting it, in this case your training account. Description is filled in via the Scratchpad. Take the time to fill out a Summary. This field is what is used when looking at a list of tickets from searches or reports. Summary acts as a title to your ticket.
Note: Configuration Item, Change, and Root Cause fields are all part of an ITIL implementation and will be utilized on a department by department basis. Ask your local administrator for more information regarding these fields or feel free to review them in the Online Help portion of USD.
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Ticket Templates
A Ticket Template is an existing ticket that has been saved as a template. Templates automatically enter preset information into fields in a ticket. Templates are the quickest method to use for common or frequent end-user situations such as user account lockouts or password resets. Note: See a local administrator for Templates, their creation and their use as most groups will not use this feature. Your trainer may demonstrate this feature as class time allows.
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Creating Contacts
Choose >>New Contact.
Note: Tab key focuses on the next field. It initiates auto-fill for a lookup field. When pressed in the last field on a form, wraps back to the first. The Tab key bypasses hyperlinks and buttons (except on the login form). Enter data in the appropriate fields on the window. At a minimum, you should enter: Last name, Contact type, Access Type, and Campus. The combination of Contact Type, Access Type, and Campus are critical for access. Add data using the various notebook pages in this window. Note: As an Analyst you will be able to create Customers Types such as Students and Employees, but you will not be able to create other Analysts. Important: This is OUR database. Each user should do their best to look up all customers. This database will be tied into Banner and its information. It is imperative that we search for all customers before attempting to create new ones. Only customers from outside the University (parents, vendors, etc.) will create any new records.
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All searches will follow the same basic pattern. Well use Requests to show the pattern. Click >> Requests from the list to display the Requests Search Window.
Click the link for the record you would like displayed from the list.
Search
Percent % or underscore _ Search %a% Search %a Search a% Search _a_
Affect
Search for records without having to specify exact words or characters. Retrieve list of records with field containing "a" Retrieve list of records with field where text ends with "a" Retrieve list of records with field where text starts with "a" Retrieve list of records with field where text has string of three characters long with the middle character of "a" Page 16 of 27
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Updates are performed inside or outside Edit Mode. You can update a ticket in Edit Mode with any of the methods below, but when you click Accept The following message will appear: . At this point, you must click Save on the ticket to complete the update. If you perform an update outside of Edit Mode the Accept button changes to a Save button to both save and accept the update. Additional Common Fields
Field Name
Time Spent
Use
Use this field to add accuracy or additional time to a task/update. hh:mm:ss format Check this to make the entry invisible to Faculty, Students, and Staff accounts (non-Analysts) Use this to back date or forward date an activity. Use this to add any pertinent additional information to an update.
Internal?
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Use the Status Change Request window to change the status and add additional notes in the User Description field. Click to choose from a list or enter partial information and hit tab.
Note: It is also possible to change a status of a ticket when in Edit Mode. Just remove the information in the field, enter a partial status title (i.e. Ack) and hit the tab button. While this is sufficient it does not allow for additional information.
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Logging a Callback
Analyst can record the event of a callback to an end-user similar to the Phone Log of Clarify. To record this update use the >>Callback selection. Callbacks will show up in your scoreboard and
are visible to you and your group(s). To complete the Callback change the to the date the callback occurred, enter any additional time spent in hh:mm:ss and click Accept/Save.
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Logging a Solution
Analysts are able to log solutions through using Knowledgebase Documents. Click tab. This will open up the Knowledge Search. The Keywords box is automatically populated with all the words that are currently in the Description in the ticket. Words can be modified in the keyword search as needed. There is also an option for Match Type where the analyst is able to select whether he or she would like to match any of the words or match all of the words.
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When satisfied with the Keyword Search, click the Search button. The search will return all relevant knowledgebase documents. The knowledgebase documents by default will sort by Relevance which will range from Excellent to Poor. The analyst will be able to choose a knowledgebase document to read by clicking on the title of the document.
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When the analyst finds a knowledgebase document that solves the tickets problem/issue, they will need to fill out the Solution Survey that is located to the right of all knowledgebase documents. If the document resolved the issue, the analyst will select Yes and then click Submit. This will log the knowledgebase document as a solution to the ticket. You will be able to view the solution on the tab.
NOTE: If the analyst is unable to find a knowledgebase document to fix the ticket, the analyst will need to work with the AITS Service Desk to get a document added to the knowledgebase.
Transferring a Ticket
Transferring a ticket is similar to dispatching a ticket in Clarify. There are two ways to transfer a ticket. To transfer a ticket, open a ticket in Edit Mode. Remove the group listed in the group box. Use the search link of the label of the box to search for a new group. Click the Save button to save the ticket.
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The Activity Tab will show a Transfer log to show that the activity occurred.
Additionally, you can transfer a ticket with more information when needed. Click >>Transfer. The Transfer Request window appears.
Search for a new group by clicking the New Group link. Click Save to finish the transfer.
Escalating a Ticket
You may need to escalate or transfer a ticket that has been outstanding for too long or demands an immediate response. The escalation or transfer is added to the Activities Tab at the bottom of the Ticket Detail window. Escalation involves reassigning a ticket to another analyst or group and/or increasing its priority. A ticket transfer immediately transfers a ticket to the individual or group specified.
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If you reassign a ticket, the new analyst or group is automatically notified, as are any others who should receive notification based on the notification rules that your system administrator set up. Click >>Escalate to open the Escalate Ticket Window
Change the Priority, Assignee or Group and click the Save button to complete the activity.
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Unicenter Service Desk Training Instruction Manual >>Manual Notify. The Manual Notify for Ticket
Notice that there are no recipients listed in the Recipients field. Click Add Recipient to bring up a search window. Enter search information for the contact you are looking for and click Search. A record appears in a left hand window. Click the >> button to move their name or any additional name to the right hand window and click the Ok button to add them to the Manual Notification or click Search to find additional contacts. The recipient will show up in the Recipients field. Click Notify to send the email to the end user. A successful Manual Notification will appear as Manual Notify in the Activity Tab. Note: The message is pre-formatted for your convenience with information from the ticket. Feel free to edit this information and add your note to the message. Do not change the variable at the end of the email (i.e. %REQUEST_ID=582). This is used to allow end users to reply to your email and is the only way that USD references the ticket that needs to be updated. Additionally, it is not possible to add an attachment to an out-going email; rather you would add an attachment to the ticket and allow the user to log online to gather the attachment. The URL to log online is part of the pre-formatted out-going email.
Attachments
Analysts and end users are able to add attachments to any existing ticket. Attachments must be no larger than 500 KB in size and only the following file extensions are allowed: doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, cfg, pdf, jpg, gif, png, bmp, tmp. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. If you know of additional extensions that need to be added contact the USD Application Administrator.
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Open a ticket. Click the Attachment Tab. Click Attach Document button. The Add File window appears.
Click Browse and locate the file. The Repository Name should remain as Service Desk. Enter a name in the Name field. Add a description in the Description field. Click the Upload button to attach the document.
Parent/Child Cases
To do a parent/child relationship, the ticket will need to be in Edit mode and click on the tab. From here, enter the Parent ticket number or use the search feature by clicking on the Parent link. Then, click Save.
Closing Tickets
Closing a Ticket
To close a ticket all that needs to occur is to set the ticket to an Inactive state. The only time the Inactive state is changed is when the status of a ticket is changed to Closed. View or Edit the ticket you want to close and select Update Status from the Activities menu. The Status Change Ticket window appears. Page 26 of 27
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Select Closed from the New Status drop-down list. Enter a User Description of the steps taken to resolve the request. Click Save. The Ticket Detail window appears. An activity of Type Close is added to the Activities Tab.
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