Settings for service requests in Self Service
To enable clients to submit service requests, you must configure request definitions that act as templates to submit a service request in Self Service or the Remedyforce Console. For creating and configuring request definitions see Creating and configuring an SRD. Additional settings to configure behavior of service requests in Self Service are provided on the Remedyforce Administration > Configure Self Service > Service Requests page.
Note
All the settings on this page are supported in Self Service 2.0. However, few of these are not supported in Self Service 3.0. For all the settings that are not supported in Self Service 3.0, it is mentioned in the Description column of the table shown in this topic.
If you have installed BMC Remedyforce Winter 17 (20.17.01), you get Self Service 3.0 on the Remedyforce Self Service tab. However, if you have upgraded to BMC Remedyforce Winter 17, you continue to get Self Service 2.0 on the Remedyforce Self Service tab and you also get the option to upgrade to Self Service 3.0.
The following table explains the settings that control service request behavior in Self Service:
Setting | Description |
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Display service request definitions and incident templates together | Select this setting if you have well-defined incident templates and service request definitions in your organization. Even after you enable this setting, the Request a Service tab continues to show only the service request definitions. |
Enable service requests to be saved as drafts | Select this when you want the clients to save their service requests as drafts. Once enabled, the clients can access the draft to edit or submit the service request. Note: If you are enabling this setting, it is recommended not to keep the required fields at the object level, otherwise the users are forced to provide values for such fields even while saving the drafts. Keep them required at the fieldset level in the Request Detail. |
Enable My Cart | If you enable My Cart, clients can keep adding service requests to their cart and submit multiple service requests together. The Save to Cart and Add to Cart buttons are displayed when clients are submitting or previewing a service request. Enabling my cart also enables clients to update multiple service requests at the same time. This setting is not applicable to Self Service 3.0. Notes:
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Use the fields from Service Request Right Panel and Left Panel field set instead of Request Details Self Service 3.0 in Self Service 3.0 | You had added custom fields to the Service Request Left Panel and Service Request Right Panel field sets to display these fields on all service requests. Self Service 3.0 supports one column layout only. In Self Service 3.0, these fields continue to be displayed in one column where fields of the Service Request Left Column are displayed first and then fields of the Service Request Right Column field set are displayed. If you want to update the order of display of these fields in Self Service 3.0, add those fields in the required order to the Request Details Self Service 3.0 field set and clear this check box. |
Enable preview of service requests | Select the check box to show more information about a request definition to clients, such as description, images, price, and quantity. Such information helps clients decide which request definition best suites their purpose. This setting is not applicable to Self Service 3.0. However, the Rich Text Format (RTF) description field is displayed to show description of service requests. To display the RTF description in the search results, see Displaying RTF field description in service requests search. |
Enable editing of submitted service requests | If a service request is pending for approval, then the clients cannot edit the request. Clients can edit the request under any of the following conditions:
By default, when a client edits a submitted service request, the incident template used in the service request definition is not applied to the service request. However, if you want to reapply the incident template to the edited service request, create the AllowReapplyingTemplateValuesonEdit custom setting and set its value as True. For more information, see Managing custom settings. |
On the Service Requests tab, when users select a category in the category tree:
| If you have large number of request definitions for each category, to make it easier for clients, select Show request definitions of the selected category. However, if you want clients to navigate less through each category, you can show request definitions of child categories with the parent category by selecting Show request definitions of the selected category and its child categories. Only those categories for which request definitions are created and are enabled for Self Service are shown on the Self Service > Request a Service tab. |
Card height for SRD preview having Rich Text Description | You can set the height of the card to show the description on the Categories and search results pages. The height can vary from 50 to 500 pixels. |
Incident Field Set to show additional fields on the Service Request details page | After submitting a service request, clients do not get more information about the progress or resolution. To show more information about the service request, perform the following actions:
The information entered in this field is shown in Self Service as read only in the <Field set name> section on the Service Request details page. When a client edits a record, these fields are not displayed. |
Self Service Mobile | |
Enable preview of service requests | Select the check box to show more information about a request definition to clients, such as description, images, price, and quantity. Such information helps clients decide which request definition best suites their purpose. This setting is not applicable to Self Service 3.0. However, the Rich Text Format (RTF) description field is displayed to show description of service requests. To display the RTF description in the search results, see Displaying RTF field description in service requests search. |
Displaying rich text description for service requests in search results
To display the Rich Text Format (RTF) description for service requests in search results, add the Description field of type Text Area (Rich) to the Self Service: Service Request Details fieldset of Request Definition
object. Note that fieldset related configurations are not supported in Lightning Experience. To make fieldset related configurations, you must switch to the Classic view.
To add fields to the fieldset
- Click the Remedyforce Administration tab.
- On the Home page, click the Manage Objects > Create and Edit Objects.
- In the Object field, click All Custom Objects.
- On the Custom Objects page, search for
Request Definition
object and click it. - Go to the Field Sets section and click Edit for Self Service: Service Request Detail.
- Select and drag the Description field of type Text Area (Rich) from the object palette and drop it to the In the Field Set list. You can also add the Description field for the plain text, but priority is given to the rich text field if it contains a value.
- Click Save.
Related topics
Settings for configuring Self Service
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