Configuring automated assignment of records to queues

You can configure automated assignment of records to queues based on specific conditions. Automated assignment of records can be defined based on different conditions, such as category or priority of the records. For example, you can configure a rule to automate assignment of records with the Network category to the IT Group - Network Issues queue.

How automated assignment of records to queues works

Consider the following points about how the automated assignment of records to queues works:

• Automated assignment of queues works only if you have enabled the queue and user assignment feature, configured rules for the automated assignment of records, and started assignment automation.
• Records are not assigned to queues as soon as they are created. The Assignment Automation process runs every few minutes and checks for new records. Only records that meet one of the following conditions are considered for further processing:
  • New records in which the Queue field is not populated.
  • New records in which the Queue field is populated but stores the default queue that is configured for Self Service, Ticket layout, or email.
  All rules for automated assignment of records to queues are then applied to the new records that are identified for further processing. Records that meet the defined rules or conditions are automatically assigned to the configured queues. You can define the rules or conditions on the Remedyforce Administration > Configure Application > Suggested Owners & Queue Auto Assignment page.  
• If a record meets the defined rules or conditions for automated queue assignment, the queue is populated in the Queue field even if the role, account, or profile of the staff member assigned to the record is not entitled to that queue. For information about queue entitlement, see Managing queues availability and assignment.
• If a record meets multiple rules (or sets of conditions) for automated queue assignment and different queues are configured in each of these rules, any one of the rules is applied and the corresponding queue is assigned to the record.
• In some cases, the Staff field might already be populated in records before they are automatically assigned to queues. After the automated assignment of a record to a queue, only a staff member that belongs to the assigned queue is retained in the Staff field. Otherwise, the Staff field is cleared.
• The automated assignment of records to queues does not work if a queue is no longer active after automated assignment is configured.

The following figure summarizes how the automated assignment of records to queues works:

Before you begin

The following table lists the actions that you must perform before configuring the automated assignment of records to queues.

To configure the automated assignment of records to queues

1. Click the Remedyforce Administration tab.

2. On the Home page, click the Configure Application tile, and from the menu select Suggested Owners & Queue Auto Assignment.

3. On the Suggested Owners & Queue Auto Assignment tab, click New .
4. On the Suggested Owner & Queue Assignment Rules form, in the Suggestion Title field, enter a unique title.

5. Define the set of conditions for assigning records to a queue.
   

   Best practice

   Ensure that the set of conditions you define is unique. If you create multiple queue auto assignment records with the same set of conditions but different queues, any one of the queues is assigned to the records that meet the defined conditions.

6. In the Queue Auto Assignment section, in the Queue field, select the queue to which you want to automate the assignment of records that meet the defined conditions.
   All incident queues that are active are displayed in the Select From Queue lookup window.

7. (Optional) In the Suggested Owners section, select the suggested owners (queues, staff, or both) for records that meet the defined conditions.
   Based on your requirements, you can also select the queue that is selected for automated assignment. When records meet the defined conditions, staff members can assign these records to one of the suggested owners. For more information, see Configuring suggested owners.

8. Click Save .

After you have configured rules for the automated assignment of records to queues, you must start the Assignment Automation process.

To manage the automated assignment of records to queues

You can modify the conditions that you have defined for automated assignment of a queue, copy the conditions of a queue configured for automated assignment, and delete a queue configured for automated assignment.

1. Click the Remedyforce Administration tab.
2. On the Home page, click the Configure Application tile, and from the menu select Suggested Owners & Queue Auto Assignment.
   The Suggested Owners & Queue Auto Assignment list view displays both the queue auto assignment and the suggested owners records. For the queue auto assignment records, the Assigned Queue column displays the queue to which records that meet the defined criteria are automatically assigned. In case of the suggested owners records, this column does not display any value.

3. Perform one of the following actions:

   Goal	Step
   Modify conditions defined for the automated assignment of records to a queue.	Click the queue auto assignment record that you want to modify and click Edit . Click the condition that you want to modify. Make the required changes in the condition and click Update . (Optional) In the Queue Auto Assignment section, in the Queue field, select a different queue. Click Save.
   Copy conditions defined for the automated assignment of records to a queue.	Click the queue auto assignment record whose conditions you want to copy and click Copy . In the Suggestion Title box, enter a unique name. Update the required condition and click Update. (Optional) In the Queue Auto Assignment section, in the Queue field, select a different queue. Click Save.
   Delete a queue auto assignment record.	Click the queue auto assignment record that you want to delete and click Delete .
   Temporarily inactivate a queue auto assignment record.	Click the queue auto assignment record that you want to inactivate, and click Edit. Click the Inactive check box. Click Save.

To start or stop assignment automation

After you have configured rules for the automated assignment of records to queues, you must start the Assignment Automation process. This process runs every few minutes and applies all assignment rules to new records. For more information, see How automated assignment of records to queues works.

1. Click the Remedyforce Administration tab.
2. On the Home page, click the Application Settings tile, and from the menu select Record Assignment.

3. In the Assignment Automation section, perform one of the following actions:

   • To start assignment automation, click Start.
   • To stop assignment automation, click Stop.

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