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Link to the Registrar Support Form for the web: https://forms.tulane.edu/frevvo/web/tn/tulaneforms/u/886c09ec-2b0d-45a4-a452-0dec06850a05/app/_5NbkgLx3EeqfGKDhTjHHqA/flowtype/_UXqdUfjXEeybA_dfylEYCA?_method=post&embed=true

Link to the Registrar Support Form that can be bookmarked: https://forms.tulane.edu/frevvo/web/tn/tulaneforms/u/886c09ec-2b0d-45a4-a452-0dec06850a05/app/_5NbkgLx3EeqfGKDhTjHHqA/flowtype/_UXqdUfjXEeybA_dfylEYCA/popupform

We use ServiceNow to collect service requests. The terms “ticket”, “request”, and “incident” are used interchangeably.


Understanding a ticket

Top menu bar and incident information pane

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Activity stream

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titleTop menu bar
  • Up and down arrows - scroll to the previous/next request

  • Resolve incident - close the request when complete

  • Update/Save - not sure what the difference is here - but if you make any changes be sure to click one of these

  • Three dots - opens a menu to allow you to email a participant not otherwise included on the ticket

  • Slider - choose fields (all are auto-chosen)

  • Heartbeat - jumps to the activity sream

  • Paperclip - allows you to upload an attachment

  • Hamburger - a menu with a lot of options we don’t use

  • Less than - go back to your queue

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titleIncident information pane
  • Number - automatically assigned

  • Caller - who made the request

  • Primary role - relates to the requestor

  • Contact type - the medium used to submit the request

  • State - if the request is not closed/resolved, the options available only relate to an active/open ticket. You can adjust to your needs.

  • Business service - leave blank

  • Configuration item - leave blank

  • Category - always Registrar

  • Subcategory - coming soon

  • Opened - timestamped

  • Updated - can be edited, but leave the automatic timestamp

  • Opened by - not editable

  • Short description - update to include initial of first name and last name (“S. Student”); do not include ID numbers here

  • Urgency - not currently in use, but may in the future

  • Impact on workflow - not currently in use, but may in the future

  • Priority - not editable

  • Assignment group - always Registrar

  • Assigned to - choose a name after clicking the search button

  • Building, Room, and Business phone - relate to the caller; if blank I enter remote

  • Mobile phone - enter if needed

  • Time worked - need to observe this field

  • Due date - not currently in use

  • Service tab - not currently in use (please avoid for now)

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titleActivity stream

Tabs at a glance

Notes - related notes and communication

Related records - not currently in use

Closure information - information about the closure

Task SLAs - not currently in use

Notes

Watch list

All users on the watch list will receive notification of additional notes (not work notes) added or closure.

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Watch list (lock) - add or remove participants to the watch list.

  • To add a watcher, enter their name in the search field, and select the user. Their name will show up in the list of watchers.

    • If the user is not a student, you can add an email address.

  • To remove a watcher, click on their name in the list of watchers and click the X (remove) button.

  • Save your selections by clicking the lock button again.

Watch list (figure +) - add yourself to the watch list

Work notes list

All users on the work notes list will receive notification of additional and work notes added or closure. I don’t recommend adding anyone to this list. Manage the work notes list in the same way as the watch list.

Comments

Comments are used to log work done on a request. It gives anyone else working the ticket an indication of the actions already taken.

The default is “Additional comments”. To keep comments internal, click the Work notes box. I click this before I even enter any text to avoid a mistake here.

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Click Post to save your comments.

Closure Information

When you have completed a request, be sure to close it out using the Closure Information tab.

Select the Solved (Permanently) close code. Enter any relevant comments and click Resolve Incident. Using Update or Save does not resolve the incident.

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Adding notes to a ticket

Use the Notes tab in the activity stream to log work done on a request. It gives anyone else working the ticket an indication of the actions already taken.

Work notes list

All users on the work notes list will receive notification of additional and work notes added or closure. I don’t recommend adding anyone to this list. Manage the work notes list in the same way as the watch list.

Comments

Comments are used to log work done on a request. It gives anyone else working the ticket an indication of the actions already taken.

The default is “Additional comments”. To keep comments internal, click the Work notes box. I click this before I even enter any text to avoid a mistake here.

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Click Post to save your comments.

Resolving/closing a ticket

When you have completed a request, be sure to close it out using the Closure Information tab.

Select the Solved (Permanently) close code. Enter any relevant comments and click Resolve Incident. Using Update or Save does not resolve the incident.

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Creating a ticket from an email

To create a ticket from an email, forward the email to help@tulane.edu and add #registrar anywhere in the subject line.

Submitting a ticket as a customer

Submit a ticket >

Viewing the tickets you’ve opened as a customer:

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  • My open tickets

  • All Registrar unassigned

  • All Registrar open

  • All Registrar solved/closed

  • All tickets I’ve opened as a customer
    Child pages (Children Display)

    ServiceNow access

    When we have new staff, we will need to ask IT to give the new employee access to ServiceNow and that they be added to the Registrar assignment group. You can provide the name of a current employee to use as a mirror. Anyone can submit this request; contact the Business Ops & Continuity Analyst (Denise Kidd) for more informaiton.

    Optimizations

    Streamlining the activity stream

    1. Click the filter icon to the right of the activity stream to remove specific activities. This setting is at the user level, so you can customize it as you like.

    2. When you click the filter icon, you will see a list of activities you can filter out. Uncheck any activities you don’t want to see.

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    Additional tips

    You can tag other staff in incidents by using the @ symbol and typing their name. You will see an auto-generated list based on what you’ve typed in and you can select the appropriate person. This functionality works in both Work notes and Additional comments. Tagged individuals will receive an email notification they’ve been tagged.

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    To easily access your open tickets, bookmark the “My open tickets” queue in your browser.

    Saving queues as favorites

    1. Click each link to take you to the respective queue.

    2. Click the hamburger menu (button with three lines) next to the word “Incidents”.

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    3. Select Create Favorite.

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    4. Customize the name, color and icon. Click Done.

    5. You will see the new item in your favorites list. Your favorites list is in the left navigation in the “star” tab.

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    When you select your bookmark in your browser, you’ll be taken to the queue you saved and can navigate to your favorites from there.

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