1. IT Service + Asset + Knowledge
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  3. Incident response
Process · Incident response

Incident response

Follow a service interruption from intake through acknowledgment, investigation and closure.

Step by step

  1. Open incident Service Desk Agent

    The Service Desk Agent records the affected service, asset, priority, opening time and assigned person.

    • Identifies the interruption and its working owner
    • Updates Incidents, Services, Assets, People
  2. Acknowledge incident Service Desk Agent

    The agent accepts responsibility and records the actual acknowledgment time.

    • Records the acknowledgment time
    • Updates Incidents
  3. Investigate incident Service Desk Agent

    The assigned person records dated updates as the team tests a response.

    • Keeps the investigation and author visible
    • Updates Incidents, Incident updates, People
  4. Resolve incident Service Desk Agent

    The agent records the resolution time when service has returned.

    • Records the resolution time
    • Updates Incidents
  5. Close incident Service Manager

    The Service Manager checks the final record and closes the case.

    • Ends the working case after review
    • Updates Incidents
Service Desk Agent
, Service Manager, Asset Manager.

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