Creating a service request

Follow the steps given below to create a service request:

1. Click the Remedyforce Console tab.
2. From the View menu, select Service Requests and click New.
3. In the Client ID field, select the client.
   If a client is not available, to add a new client, click . Alternatively, in the Users lookup, click the Create New Client button. The option to add a new client is also shown when you type client ID in the Client ID field, and press Tab. 

4. In the Category field, select a category for the record.
   By default, you can view categories for service requests in the category tree. To view categories for incidents, click , select Incident Categories, and click Apply.

   If you do not select a category for the service request, the category of the selected request definition is saved in the Category field after you click Save.

5. In the Request Definition field, select the request definition for the service request.
   For example, you are raising the service request to issue a laptop to the client, select the request definition to issue a laptop. The details that you must provide to fulfill the service request are shown in the Service Request Details section.

   Note

   After saving the record, you cannot change the request definition.

6. In the Assignment Details section, select the owner of the request.
7. In the Service Request Detail: <Request Definition Name> section, enter the details required to fulfill the service request.

8. Click Save.

   If the system administrator has activated the Notify the client when a service request is created workflow, an email message is sent to the client when you create the record. If you select a lead as the client, no email message is sent.

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