Service features
The following table provides an overview of key topics to assist you with getting started with your BMC Helix services:
Feature | Description |
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Activation | During the activation phase, BMC prepares the service for use. The BMC SaaS Operations team provisions the required environments and loads basic customer-specific content. Activation activities commence at contract execution and are overseen by your assigned Customer Success Specialist (CSS). Your activities during this phase are focused on preparing for the Onboarding phase. As activation activities are completed for each environment, BMC sends you an email message with login credentials and general information about accessing the service. Activation activities include: BMC-Helix-Continuous-Optimization-activation BMC-Helix-Client-Management-activation BMC-Helix-Cloud-Cost-and-Cloud-Security-activations BMC-Helix-Innovation-Studio-activations BMC Helix Digital Workplace Basic and Advanced activations BMC-Helix-Discovery-activation |
Subscribe to services | For more information, see:
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Service entitlements | For information on service entitlements, select the appropriate service from BMC-Helix-services, then navigate to the License entitlements section. |
Environments | Your BMC Helix services come with a standard set of environments. To review the standard environments for your service, select the appropriate service from BMC-Helix-services, then navigate to the Standard environments section. See also Service-environment-details. |
Supported devices and browsers | |
Helix customizations | Customizations can be developed for BMC Helix using Developer Studio. For more information, see Accessing BMC Developer Studio. Customizations are always created in the development environment and are subsequently promoted by BMC SaaS Operations to the QA and production environments via the Request-for-Change-process. For more information, see BMC-Helix-ITSM-Customization-policy and BMC-Helix-ITSM-customization-guidelines-and-promotion-process. |
Change management | The Change Management process is used to plan, coordinate, implement and monitor changes affecting any customer QA or production environment within the control of BMC SaaS Operations. The Change Management process uses RFCs to manage the work. For more information, see the BMC-Helix-Change-Management-policy. |
Lifecycle Requests | BMC provides fulfillment of certain operational and self-service requests as part of your subscription service. These requests, referred to as Lifecycle Requests, include functions such as FTP directory setup, integration connectivity assistance, and so on. These items may be requested at any time by submitting a service request through your support portal. For more information, see Lifecycle-Requests. |
Self-service functions | For customers who use the BMC SaaS support portal, BMC provides several utilities to enable customer self-service. Access to these utilities requires registration. For more information, see BMC SaaS Service Desk self-service functions. |
Upgrades | For more information, see BMC-Helix-Upgrade-policy. |
Connecting to the BMC cloud | For more information, see BMC-Helix-Client-Gateway-connectivity. |
Roles and responsibilities | For information about key BMC and customer roles and their respective responsibilities, see Roles-and-responsibilities. |
Contacting BMC Support | Contact BMC Support via BMC Support Central. BMC Support ensures that you receive the highest quality of application and technical support assistance at a level that is right for your current business needs. Helix customers receive 24 hours a day and 7 days a week continuous support as part of their service subscription. You can submit an incident, service request, or change request using your support portal. For more information, see Support-information. |
Product enhancement ideas | To submit a product enhancement idea, log into BMC Community (registration is required) and navigate to the Ideas section of your respective product community. See also Ideas FAQs. |