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UCL Service Desk Agent Playbook

UCL Service Desk Agent Playbook

 

This page documents the best practices in managing the service desk from the service desk agent perspective.

 

Tier 1

Tier 1’s role, etc.

 

Process For Handling Cases

  1. Confirm Contact details are correct on Case Submission

  2. Assign Case Reason

  3. Complete Case, if possible

  4. If not possible, assign to appropriate queue for Tier 2 processing.

  5. For Cases that belong to programs, change Record Type to Program Support and then assign to the appropriate program Queue.

 

Case Reasons

Reason

 

Reason

 

Configuration update

  • Minor modifications to existing tools/functionality

  • May include computer configuration or formatting

  • Changes not required to go through Change Management

  • Examples: Minor form modifications, updates to existing automation

Data request

  • Information from any of the systems we support (.csv, .xlsx, Tableau visualization, etc.)

Equipment request

  • Any issues, questions, or requests related to hardware, including purchasing requests & installation

  • Phone requests

Not Supported/Declined

  • Will not do & does not need to be added to the backlog

Permissions request

  • Providing access to a new system or new functionality within a system

  • Troubleshooting access that may need to be restored

  • Manager requests for elevated access

Scheduling request

  • Scheduling requests, including course and class changes, fee changes, cancellations, etc.

Software request

  • Software issues to be resolved

  • Examples: Outlook is down, update requests

Training

  • May include user errors which resulted in training

  • Creation or distribution of new/existing documentation

Project request

  • Somewhat major modification to existing tools, or new tool

  • May require additional conversation, prioritization, or development before undertaking

  • Examples: Creation of new forms, new automation, new tool request

Incident

  • Multiple cases related to the same root cause or that need to be resolved using the same steps

  • Create a Case Related Issue and associate the case with the parent incident. If the incident does not already exist, create new incident record

  • If the incident owner is known, assign cases to that incident owner. If it is not clear who can resolve the incident, assign cases to the the Incident Management queue.

  • Send emails to all original case requestors using Broadcast Communications on the incident record.

  • When resolved, close the incident record and all associated cases.

Other

  • Anything that does not fit in another reason

 

Queues

Queue

Description

Request Types

Queue

Description

Request Types

Operations

This queue is for incoming Operations cases.
Notification: Sent to Queue members, No Queue email.

  • Phone

  • Building security

    • keys/access to buildings

    • cameras

  • Copier Service

  • Furniture

  • Something is broken in the building

Technology Services Support

This queue is for incoming Technology Services Support cases.
Notification: Sent to Larry.

  • Purchasing IT (AV or plugs into computer)

  • General desktop support

    • New Equipment

    • Equipment troubleshooting

  • Printer Access

  • Connectivity

    • VPN Access

    • VPN troubleshooting

  • Outlook

    • Troubleshooting

    • Access to shared resources

    • Requests for resources

    • Calendar Access or Addition

  • Computer Lab

    • Installations

    • Troubleshooting

  • Desktop Security

  • Local client installations

  • Zoom

    • Zoom Recordings

  • Kaltura

  • What gets routed to UIT? (we would help with facilitate)

    • Network

Incident Management

Placeholder for ISM Incident Management.

Notification: Queue email address ce-systems@utah.edu

 

Information Systems Management

This queue is for incoming Information Systems Management cases.
Notification: Sent to Arainna.

  • Peoplesoft Scheduling (Angie or Halli)

    • Class Cancellations

    • Set up new classes, new instructors, time or day changes

    • Catalog Information, title changes, description changes, subject codes

    • Fee changes, item types

  • System Access, questions, training (CLSS, Astra, PS, Tableau) (Jim or Halli)

  • Systems Access (Box, Salesforce, Intranet, etc.) (Jim)

    • Question about Outlook access, centrally managed?

  • Access to web applications such as

    • Intranet (Halli)

    • Salesforce (Carrie)

      • Information for outside requesters

      • Salesforce email lists

    • Qualtrics (Jim usually)

  • Firewall Rules (Jim)

  • UCL Web/ Web Updates (Halli)

    • Class materials list

  • Mediaspace (Jim)

    • My Media Accounts

      • Video Storage and Future Access

  • System purchasing or unsupported systems (Arainna)

Data Analytics

This queue is for incoming Data Analytics cases.
Notification: Sent to Queue members, No Queue email.

  • Reporting

    • Tableau

      • Enrollments

      • Fees

      • Budget

      • Payroll

      • Grades

    • Heat Maps

    • Pace Graphs

    • Canvas

  • Market Analysis

    • Lightcast

Exam Services

This queue is for incoming Exam Services cases.
Notification: Sent to Queue members, No Queue email.

  • Assign to Mariah Nielson

    • Scheduling an online exam

    • Smarter Proctoring/Schedule Exams tool

    • Exam troubleshooting

Marketing

This queue is for incoming Marketing cases.
Notification: Sent to Andrew.

 

Media Production

This queue is for incoming Media Production cases.
Notification: Sent to Queue members, No Queue email.

  • Video recording requests

  • Look for “Media Production” in the request

  • Usually a stray email in a long chain

  • If questionable, ask Chris Dawson in chatter.

HR

This queue is for incoming HR cases.
Notification: Sent to Queue members, No Queue email.

  • Access inbox, box, (for recent departures)

  • question about access no longer needed.

  • Outlook grant access to former employees Inbox

Tier 1 Support

Placeholder for Service Desk Management.

 

Unknown

 

  • Training support for desktop applications

  • Teams setting up their own Outlook Calendars

 

Notes:

If a person named in the text of the case (example: Hello Angie, etc.), then the case can be directly assigned to said person. Always make sure the send email notification box is checked before assigning the case.

 

 

 

 

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