Service Level Agreements define the quality of service that specific Organizations, Groups, and/or Assets should receive. Each Agreement includes its own Default Severity, as well as a Start and End Date. It may also have an Email Distribution List that notifies additional users (or groups) of the following:
| Notification | Definition |
|---|---|
| Response Reminder | First Response time halfway over |
| Response Alert | First Response time exceeded (Out of Compliance) |
| Resolution Reminder | Resolution time halfway over |
| Resolution Alert | Resolution time exceeded (Out of Compliance) |
From an SLA's Start to End Date, the Service Level in effect is displayed in that Organization, Group, or Asset's record. All users can view the Terms by clicking on the Service Level name.
Regardless of its Start Date, an SLA is automatically applied only to new issues submitted after the date and time it was saved to your system. However, it can be manually applied to existing issues submitted on or after its Start Date by updating their Severity (or any other value). More importantly, if an issue simultaneously qualifies for multiple SLAs, only one can be applied. This will be the Asset’s SLA—or, if there is no Asset SLA—the Group or Organization SLA with the strictest Terms.
Once applied to an issue, the Service Level in effect is also displayed in that issue record (with Terms popup included), along with two additional fields. First Response Time is automatically populated with the date and time an initial response is added. First Call Resolution appears only on the Close Issue screen. This checkbox is automatically selected when the Submit and Close button is used from the Submit Issue screen—or can be manually selected from the Close Issue screen.
Adding Service Agreements
Steps:
- Go to Administration > SLAs > Agreements > List All > Add.
- Select the Client Type and name.
- Select the Service Level for this Agreement.
- Select the Default Severity for this client’s issues.
- This value will only be used when the issue submitter cannot or has not specifically selected one.
- Use the calendar search to define the Start Date and End Date of the Agreement.
- Click Save.
A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.
Editing Service Agreements
Steps:
- Go to Administration > SLAs > Agreements.
- Click the number next to the Service Level that contains the Agreement you are modifying.
- Click edit next to the Agreement in the Client List that appears.
- (Optional) Before making any other changes on the Edit Service Level Agreement screen, use the View/Maintain Distribution List link to add or change member settings on this SLA’s Email Distribution List:
- Setting Description
- Response Reminder 1st Response term halfway over
- Response Final 1st Response term exceeded (Out of Compliance)
- Resolve Reminder Resolution term halfway over
- Resolve Final Resolution term exceeded (Out of Compliance)
- Make your changes in the Edit Service Level Agreement screen.
- Click Update.
A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.
Deleting Service Agreements
Steps:
- Go to Administration > SLAs > Agreements.
- Click the number next to the Service Level that contains the Agreement you are deleting.
- Click del next to the Agreement in the Client List that appears.
- Click OK when prompted to confirm.
A confirmation message will appear when this process is complete.
