Service Management Help

Service Request Management

You can add new Custom Fields using the Form Builder for the Service Request Management sub-module of the Service Management module.

To Configure Custom Fields for Service Request Management:

Select Admin > Basic > Infrastructure > Form Builder.
Select the Module name as Service Request. On the ACTIONS panel, click ADD NEW.
Under the FORM DETAILS tab, select Tenant from the Tenant list and the tab where you want to display the Custom Fields from the Display At list. Click NEXT.
Note:

If the Evaluation feature is enabled on the TENANT page, then a new drop-down value, Evaluation Area is displayed in the Display At drop-down list. The Custom Attributes configured under the Evaluation Area are displayed under the GENERAL tab.

Figure: FORM BUILDER page: FORM DETAILS tab
Under the FORM BUILDER tab, you can select the Custom Fields to be displayed on the page. From the left- hand side panel, select the type of field that you want to add from the Simple Controls, Group Templates, Form Templates sections. Drag and drop it in the central section of the page.
Based on the field type selected, the properties are displayed under the PROPERTIES section on the right-hand-side panel. Fill in the required property details.
Click the Plus icon to make a copy of the Custom Field and the Delete icon to remove the Custom Field. You can also change the sequence of the fields by dragging them up and down. For more information about the various types of fields and their properties, see 180454072.
Click SAVE AS TEMPLATE button to save the Form as template. On the Save Form pop-up page, type in the name for the Form in the Form Name text box and click SAVE. See Screen Shot. The saved Form is available under Form Templates and can be re-used.

Figure: Save Form pop-up page
If a Group is selected SAVE GROUP AS TEMPLATE button is displayed. Click the SAVE GROUP AS TEMPLATE button to save the selected Group. On the Save Group pop-up page, type in the name for the Group in the Group Name text box and click SAVE. See Screen Shot. The saved Group is available under Group Templates and can be re-used. Click NEXT.

Figure: Save Group pop-up page

Figure: FORM BUILDER page: FORM BUILDER tab
Under the PREVIEW tab, you can view the Custom Fields that you added.
Click SAVE. The Custom Fields are configured.

Figure: FORM BUILDER page: PREVIEW tab

Field Description

The following table describes the field types and their properties on the FORM BUILDER page under the FORM BUILDER tab:

Field	Properties
Group	Click Group to create a group under the tab. Use this to group related fields. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name of the group. No. of Columns: Select the number of columns that can be added under the group. You can add maximum of two columns. Multivalued Group: Click Is Multivalued Group to indicate that multiple fields can be added under the group. If this check box is selected, you need to also specify a value for Page Size. The Page Size indicates the maximum number of fields allowed on a single page.
Text/ Text Area	Click Text to create a text box field. Click Text Area to create a text box field that allows more characters compared to text box field. For example, for User Name, use Text and for User Comments, use Text Area. Text and Text Area have the following fields: Label: Type in the label name for the text box or text area. Required: Select the Required check box to make the text box or text area a mandatory field. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in typing in details in the field. Watermark Text: Type in the watermark text that should appear in the text or text area field if the user does not enter any information in the field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Length Limit: Specify the length of the field by entering values in Min and Max fields.
Check Box	Click Check Box to create a check box field. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the check box. Required: Select the Required check box to make the check box a mandatory field. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in typing in details in the field.
Drop-down	Click Drop-down to create a drop-down field. Use this field to add an attribute for which the user needs to select from multiple available options. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the check box. Required: Select the Required check box to make the check box a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Parent: Select the parent for this drop-down list. The values of this drop-down list depends upon the value selected in the Parent drop-down list. Options: Select the appropriate data source option for the drop-down list. Following are the available options: Common Master: If selected, the Type field is displayed. Search and Select the required Common Master Type from the Type drop-down list. The Drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Note: If the selected Common Master Type configured with Domain-specific values, then the Drop-down custom field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page (Request > User > Manage Service Requests > Service Request List > Click an SR ID) displays the Tenant's Domain-specific values. Customer Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The Drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Service Request Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The Drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Manual: If Selected, a new text box is displayed, where you can type in the options manually. This options are displayed in the Drop-down list on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page. User Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The drop-down list on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Auto Populate: Select the check box to auto-populate the configured values. Note: The following fields are displayed only if the Auto Populate check box is selected. Dependent Attribute: To auto-populate the Custom Fields, map the Dependent Attribute field value to the user fields. A drop-down can be only mapped to another drop-down or any custom drop-down configured in the user master. Value Attribute: To auto-populate the Custom Fields, map the field value to the user fields. Editable: If selected, the End Users can edit the values in the drop-down list.
Date	Click Date to add a date field. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the date field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the date field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in selecting date for this date field. Include Timestamp: If selected, the users can configure the time along with the date.
Number	Click Number to add a number field. For example, Maximum Approvals Required. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the number field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the number field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in entering number values for this field. Minimum/ Maximum: Specify the range of numbers that can be entered in this field by entering values in the Above and Below fields. Integer Only: Select the Only accept integers check box to allow users to enter only integers. Any number without any decimal value is called an integer. For example, 121, 57, 23 are integers. However, 20.1, 56.8, 13.01 are not integers.
E-mail	Click E-mail to add a field for entering e-mail ids. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the e-mail field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the e-mail field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in entering value for this e-mail field.
File	Click File to add a field where files can be added. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the file field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the file field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in entering value for this file field.
Price	Click Price to add a field where prices can be added. For example, Project Cost. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the price field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the price field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in entering price for this field. Units: Type in the unit based on which the price should be calculated, for example, per hour or per piece.
Website	Click Website to add a field where website URLs can be added. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Label: Type in the label name for the website field. Required: Select the Required check box to make the website field a mandatory field. Size: Select the size of the field, Small, Medium, Large. Tooltip Text: Type in the tooltip text for the users to help them in entering website URL for this field.
MV Drop-down	Click MV Drop down to configure a multi-valued drop-down list for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the MV Drop down list. Required: Select the check box to configure the field as mandatory. Size: Select the size of the drop-down list, Small, Medium, or Large. Parent: MV Drop-down control for the Service Catalog Management modules can be configured with the parent-child relation. For example: The India can be configured as Parent location, however, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, and so on can be configured as child location under India as parent location. If configured, the MV drop-down custom attribute with parent-child relation is displayed on the respective pages of the modules. The values can be added from the Common Master also. Parent-child relation can be configured as Drop-down to drop-down, Drop-down to Multi drop-down, and Multi drop-drop-down to Multi drop-down. Options: Select appropriate data source option for the drop-down list. Following are the available options: Common Master:If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The MV drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Note: If the selected Common Master Type configured with Domain-specific values, then the MV Drop-down custom field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page (Request > User > Manage Service Requests > Service Request List > Click an SR ID) displays the Tenant's Domain-specific values. Customer Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The MV drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Service Request Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The MV drop-down list, on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category. Manual: If Selected, a new text box is displayed, where you can type in the options manually. This options are displayed in the MV drop-down list on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page. User Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the sub-category in the Type drop-down list. The MV drop-down list on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the sub-category.
Autofill	Click Autofill control to configure the Autofill control to auto-populate values while searching. Type in the required values for the following properties: Label: Type in the label name for the Autofill field. Required: Select the Required check box to configure the field as mandatory. Size: Select the size of the drop-down list: Small, Medium, or Large. Parent: Select the Parent for this drop-down list. It is applicable only when the Autofill control is configured with the Parent-Child relationship. Options: Select appropriate options for the drop-down list. Following are the available options: Common Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the value in the Type drop-down list. The Autofill field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the selected status. Custom Table: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the required Custom Table from the Type drop-down list. If selected, the Dynamic Column drop-down list is displayed. Select the required column from Dynamic Column drop-down list. Note: The Custom Table, which is created from the Dynamic Web Services (See: Configuring Web Services in SummitAI Platform) is populated in the Type drop-down list. Customer Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select a value in the Type drop-down list. The Autofill field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the selected status. Service Request Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select a value in the Type drop-down list. The Autofill field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the selected status. Manual: If selected, a new text box is displayed, where you can type in the options manually. These options are displayed in the Autofill field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page. User Master: If selected, the Type drop-down list is displayed. Select the subcategory in the Type drop-down list. The Autofill field on the SERVICE REQUEST DETAILS page is populated with all the configured options for the selected status.
Group Templates	This section displays all the saved Group Templates. Drag and drop a Group Template to add a group of fields to the Form.
Form Templates	This section displays all the saved Form Templates. Drag and drop a Form Template to add a group of fields to the Form.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the FORM BUILDER page.

SHOW LIST

Click SHOW LIST to display the LIST table showing all the configured Custom Fields for the selected Tenant.

Figure: FORM BUILDER page: List of Service Request Management Custom Fields

To update a Custom Field, select the respective tab name check box and click the EDIT icon on the ACTIONS panel. Make appropriate changes and click SUBMIT.
To display the inactive Custom Fields, click the Include Inactive check box.

Note:

When the Custom Fields are displayed under the LIST table, the ADD NEW action is displayed on the ACTIONS panel. Click ADD NEW to configure a new Custom Field.

EDIT

Click EDIT to edit a Custom Field. Select the check box for the tab name whose Custom Fields you want to edit and click the EDIT icon.

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