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Create indications


An indication is a time counter automatically generated when the indicator start conditions are met. It shows all primary timings, time points, time indications and the current state of the agreement for a particular record, which allows you to track the level of the service quality target indicators.

When creating an indication -related record is created, the system fills in the fields of this it specifies key timestamps and a link to the related record. Time points and timings indicators are also automatically recalculated when the indicator with the periods specified in the settings. Also, the recalculation of time indicators occurs in cases of counting pauses, cancels, or when the indication stops.

To check the indication for a record, complete the steps below:

  1. Open the required record.
  2. In the Related Lists area, select the Timepoints Indication tab.
  3. Open the indication record you need to check.

To check the active indications, navigate to Service Level Management → Indication.



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Timings and percentages


The indication record contains two field sets containing timing information related to the task. These are:

  • Astronomical time elapsed
  • Astronomical time elapsed in %
  • Astronomical time left

and

  • Business time elapsed
  • Business time elapsed in %
  • Business time left

The difference between these values is that the "astronomical" values are always calculated on the 24x7 basis, while the "business" values take into account the schedule specified for the related indicator.



Calculation nuances


As mentioned above, the "astronomical" time values are always calculated on the 24x7 basis, unlike the "business" values. These fields "business"  fields consider the schedule specified in the parent indicator.

  • If the specified schedule is invalid or deleted, the 24x7 schedule is used for calculations.
  • A schedule is applied based on the timezone specified in the parent indicator.


Info

In formulas below, NOW stands for the current date and time.


The Astronomical time elapsed (AET) value is calculated as the difference between the current date and time and the Start time (ST) value.

AET = NOW - ST

The Astronomical time left (ALT) value is calculated as the difference between the Breach time (BT) value and the current date and time.

ALT = BrT - NOW


After the indication is breached, the Astronomical time left stops calculating (that is, no more time left). Also, the Astronomical time elapsed and Astronomical time left values are stored in the Duration format.

The Astronomical time elapsed in % (AE%) value is calculated by the formula below:

AE% = AET/AD* 100 (%)


The Business time elapsed (BET) value can be calculated using the formula below:

BET = (NOW - ST)^SCH - ( PT + mPT)


The Business time left (BLT) value can be calculated using the formula below:

BLT = (BrT - NOW)^SCH


After the indication is breached, the Business time left stops calculating (that is, no more time left).

The Business time elapsed in % (BE%) can be calculated using the formula below:

BE% = BET/D * 100 (%)

The working time consumption rate is calculated to maximum value for BE is 999% by default.

Configure indications


There are system properties that allow you to set indication records up recalculation configurations, such as the breach maximum percentage of actual time spent and recalculation period. To set them, complete the following steps:

  1. Navigate to System Properties → All Properties.
  2. Find the required property using the list search boxes or the condition builder and open it.
  3. Edit the Value field.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exit.
Property NameDescription

slm.calculation.period.after_breach

Specifies the recalculation period for breached indications. The default value is 7200 seconds (2 hours).

slm.calculation.period.before_breach_greater_than_1_day

Specifies the indication recalculation period when there is more than one day left before the breach. The default value is 7200 seconds (2 hours).

slm.calculation.period.before_breach_1_day

Specifies the indication recalculation period when there are from 6 hours to 1 day left before the breach. The default value is 3600 seconds (1 hour).

slm.calculation.period.before_breach_6_hour

Specifies the indication recalculation period when there are from 2 to 6 hours left before the breach. The default value is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

slm.calculation.period.before_breach_2_hour

Specifies the indication recalculation period when there are from 30 minutes to 2 hours left before the breach. The default value is 600 seconds (10 minutes).

slm.calculation.period.before_breach_30_minutes

Specifies the indication recalculation period when there are less than 30 minutes left before the breach. The default value is 60 seconds (1 minute).

slm.calculation.max.actual_elapsed_percentage

Specifies the percentage value for the Astronomical time elapsed in % field, after which the indication stops recalculation. This value should be greater or equal to 100%. The default value is 1100%.


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