CCS SERVICE REQUEST 5.0

 

Configuration and Administration Manual

 

Crow Canyon Systems, Inc.

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Ticket Numbering / Knowledge Base Article Numbering

(Numbering Utility in the Numbering folder under Utilities)

 

 

The Numbering Utility sets the sequential numbering of the Service Request Tickets and the Knowledge Base articles.

In the Ticket Numbering section, a prefix and suffix can be added to the numbering scheme to further identify tickets. Note that the prefix and suffix are not set programmatically to change according to, for example, the current year or month. This can be done as a customization to the program for extra cost. By default, the text that is in the prefix or suffix is the text that is added.

There are three “numbering” fields on the tickets:

1)     “Case ID” – this is a randomly generated 9-digit number used internally to track tickets. This ID is added when the ticket is first created and follows the ticket through its lifecycle. It is not set or affected by the Numbering Utility.

2)     “Ticket ID” is the combination of the prefix, number, and suffix from the Numbering Utility. Ticket IDs are issued when the ticket is assigned, not when the Service Request ticket is first created. This is an alpha-numeric field, so when used in folder views, it sorts alpha-numerically, not numerically.

3)      “Ticket No.” is also issued when Ticket is assigned. It is the same as the Ticket ID, but without the prefix and suffix. It is a numeric field, and thus allows sorting in the folder views in proper sequential order.

 

Knowledge Base Article Numbering allows you to change the sequential numbering of the Knowledge Base articles. The numbering can be changed or reset using this form. The Article ID is a numeric field and there are no prefixes or suffixes added to it.