Setting up self-help resources

To set up links to how-to resources

1. Navigate to Help Desk > How-To Management.
2. Click Add.
   
   

3. Configure the following properties for the how-to resource:

   Property	Description
   Name	The name of the resource. Enter a name that clearly describes its content.
   URL Type	Server-side URLs require that the device has access to the same network target to which the server has access.
   Source	URL to the web page that contains the How-To information.
   Description	Description of the how-to resource. The description appears under the How-To item name in the BMC Digital Workplace end user console.
   Keywords	Keywords and synonyms can help end users find how-to resources more easily. Tip: Consider using keywords that do not exist in the Name and Description field.

To import articles from BMC Knowledge Management

1. Navigate to Configuration > Application Features.
2. Select RKM Pluggable provider from the Providers list.
3. Select the RKM Pluggable provider row to view the settings.
   

4. Configure the integration with BMC Knowledge Management as follows:

   Property	Description
   Port	Enter the BMC Knowledge Management server connection details.
   Application password
   Hostname
   RKM templates	Provide a comma-separated list of knowledge management templates.
   rkm.searchResultOption	Specify how the preview excerpt of similar articles is displayed. The option you enter is set in the AR System Multi-Form Search (MFS) form. The options are: words (the default)— Returns excerpts that contain the text from the search as well as surrounding text. For example, if printer was searched for, a result might be setting up the printer in room 1B. The Words Around Hit field is set in the MFS form. excerpt—Returns the first 30 words of the resulting hit so that the user can read a summary of the content. The Excerpt field is set in the MFS form. count—Returns the potential number of matches for the search. (The count is taken before row level permissions are applied, which may reduce the actual result set.) The Count Only field is set in the MFS form. none—Returns only the text that was searched for. (It does not return an excerpt or the words surrounding the result.) The No Excerpt/WAH field is set in the MFS form. For more information about the MFS form, see Performing searches on multiple forms in the Remedy Action Request System documentation.
   use.must.have.search.term	Select the check box if the article must include the search term. The keywords that the user enters are directed to the Must Have field on the AR System Multi-Form Search (MFS) form. The results return only items that match all meaningful words (an AND search). If the check box is cleared (the default), the keywords are directed to the May Have field on the MFS form. The results return only items that match at least one meaningful word (an OR search). For more information about the MFS form, see Performing searches on multiple forms in the Remedy Action Request System documentation.

After you configure the integration with BMC Knowledge Management, the articles are automatically available when users search from the Catalog, and from the Global search.

BMC Digital Workplace users can provide feedback on knowledge articles. The feedback is sent to the knowledge author. See how to configure and localize feedback strings in Configuring feedback strings in the BMC Knowledge Management 9.1 documentation.

To include links in knowledge articles

In knowledge articles. you can include links that open a service request form or catalog section in the BMC Digital Workplace end user console. In the end user console, users can open a service request or catalog section and copy the link to their clipboard. Conversely, in BMC Knowledge Management, you can edit the knowledge article and add the link to the service request or catalog section. For example, at the end of an article about fixing printer problems, you might include a link to report an issue with the printer.

To create profile links to self-help resources  

Assets and services have profiles, which can include buttons that link to resources or to areas for setting the status of an asset or creating a service request.

To add actions to asset types

1. In BMC Digital Workplace, click Location Management, and open the asset type. For more information, see Managing asset types.
2. Add the actions to the Selected Actions list.
   
   
   
   For information about where the actions in the Available Actions list are created, see Managing assets on floor maps.
3. To localize actions, see Localizing titles and messages.

To add QR codes to assets 

1. In BMC Digital Workplace, click Location Management, and open the floor map that contains the asset.
2. Open the asset. For more information, see Managing assets on floor maps.
3. Add the QR code to the QR Code Data field.
4. Click Save Asset.

If an asset has a QR code, users can scan the asset to find its profile in BMC Digital Workplace. With asset actions, create buttons on the profile to link to self-help resources or to enable users to report that the asset has a problem. To add a QR code

https://youtu.be/_S5Amr9oxQ0

BMC Digital Workplace can use any type of code that mobile devices recognize. For example, Apple iOS devices can detect the following codes: UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 39 mod 43, Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, Aztec, PDF417, and QR.