Record assignment settings
This topic describes the settings for enabling shared ownership of records (by both queues and staff members) and configuring automated record assignment.
The following table describes the configuration settings for record assignment that are provided on the Remedyforce Administration > Application Settings > Record Assignment page.
Configuration setting | Description |
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Enable Queue and User Assignment | By default, each record can be assigned to either a queue or a staff member. The queue and user assignment feature enables shared ownership (Queue field) as well as individual assignment (Staff field) for a record simultaneously. Select this check box to enable the following actions:
When you select this check box, the Queue and Staff fields automatically replace the Owner field in the Assignment Details section of the forms in the Remedyforce Console. You must update existing QuickViews, email alerts, reports, and other settings to use the Queue and Staff fields instead of the Owner field. For more information, see Enabling assignment of records to both queues and staff members. Note: If the Enable Queue and User Assignment check box is not selected, do not include the Staff field in any field set of the forms in the Remedyforce Console. |
Configure Staff Auto Assignment | Click the Configure Staff Auto Assignment button to configure the automated assignment of records to staff members when the records are assigned to specific queues. For more information, see Configuring automated assignment of records to staff members. The Staff Auto Assignment tab displays the following options under the Staff Auto Assignment for Incidents and Service Requests section:
Notes:
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Assignment Automation | Assignment automation ensures that records are quickly routed to the appropriate group and can be resolved quickly. Click Start to initiate the automated assignment of records to queues and staff members based on the rules that you have configured. The Automation Assignment process runs every few minutes and applies all assignment rules to new records. For information about how the automated assignment of staff members and queues works, see Configuring automated assignment of records to queues and Configuring automated assignment of records to staff members. Notes:
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Auto Assignment | In this section, perform the following steps to configure the automated assignment of records to the logged-on user when the record status changes to one of the selected status values:
Example: Consider that you have selected the Accepted status for incidents. Whenever the status of an incident changes to Accepted, the incident is automatically assigned to the logged-on user. |
Click this button to configure the automated assignment of records to staff members when the records are assigned to specific queues. For more information, see Configuring automated assignment of records to staff members.
The Configure Staff Auto Assignment button is displayed only if you select the Enable Queue and User Assignment check box.
Note: The automated assignment of records to staff members is supported for the Incidents and Service Requests modules only.
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