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Service catalogs allow creating an ordered structure of internal and external services provided to consumers. Within the Service Catalog, you'll be able to deliver valuable benefits literally any time and from any device. Also, Service Catalog helps in standardizing corporate processes, in particular, request fulfillment.
Нужно создать структуру
- Запись сервис каталога
- Внутри него категорию
- Внутри них таск темплейты. На базе их можно строить любые запросы.
- И еще реквест темплейты (itsm_request_template). ITSM запросы идут через них. Они унаследованы от таск темплейтов.
Request Templates и Request Categories - зачем-то в Service Request Management
В Request Template:
Request Description, Request Model, Request Category - ссылки на соответствующие справочники.
Request Description - статья с описанием шаблона запроса (content item class = request descriptio n)
Request Model - Article {content item class = request model} AND state is published
Для отображения категории каталога на портале надо:
создать категорию, создать таск темплейты. категории связаны друг с другом через парента.
отредактировать портальную ноду
создать симпл-ноду (карточку), которая будет точкой доступа для каталога, в дереве Portal Main Cards, поменять в ней URL. По этому урлу должна быть размещена портал нода. Должны быть страницы каталога (список запросой и форма запроса, portal pages Service Catalog и Catalog Request Form, их можно скопипастить )Tip |
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Role required: admin, catalog_admin. |
To create and configure a Service Catalog displayable within the Self-Service Portal, you need to follow the procedure:
- Create a service catalog record.
- Create a catalog category. You can create as many categories as you need.
- Create task templates or request templates, depending on your business needs.
The scheme below displays the catalog hierarchy as is. The legend is as follows:
- Green is the service catalog record.
- Blue are service categories.
- Yellow are request templates.
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Entity | Description | ||
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Catalog | A high-level entity uniting all other items such as categories and templates. | ||
Category | Element group joined with some common attributes. You can create a hierarchical structure of categories.
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Task template | A fieldset allowing to make a request of any type on its basis (for example, vacation request or invoice request). | ||
Request template | A particular case of task templates, implementing aservice request model and featuring an expanded fieldset. |
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Service Catalog records
Service Catalog records | |
Service Catalog records |
The service catalog record is the highestthe highest-level entity aggregating all other items below (categories, subcategories, items).
To create a service catalog record, please complete the steps below:
- Navigate to Catalogs Configuration → Service Catalogs.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
Service catalog form description
Field | Mandatory | Description |
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Name | N | Specify a catalog name. |
Image | N | Specify an image for portal catalog record decoration. |
Description | N | Specify some descriptive text for this service catalog. |
Active | N | Select this checkbox to make the catalog active or inactive. |
Anchor Service categories Service categories
Service categories
Service categories | |
Service categories |
Catalog category is an entity allowing containing child items (subcategories and task templates) of a similar theme together, like a folder in a filesystem. For example, you can create the category "IT Assistance" , and after that, you can create request templates models "New Laptop Request", "Equipment replacement" in this category. So, this category will be a container for these request templates.
To create a service category, please complete the steps below:
- Navigate to Catalogs Configuration → Service Categories.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
Service category form description
Field | Mandatory | Description | ||
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Name | Y | Specify a category name. | ||
Service Catalog | N | Specify a catalog to which this category relates to. If a category is created out of any existing catalog related lists, this field populates automatically with the catalog name. | ||
Parent categoryСategory | N | Specify a parent category for this category if you are creating a multilevel category structure. If a category is created out of any other category, this field populates automatically with the parent category name. | ||
Image | N | Specify an image for portal category record decoration. | ||
Description | N | Specify a category description. | ||
Order | N | Enter the number allowing to define category order in a catalog | Active | N. Catalog items sorting can be defined by the Category Condition field within the Portal Node record binding the Service Catalog page and the Self-Service Portal page. To define items sorting, just specify it in the condition, like shown on the screenshot below:
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Active | Select this checkbox to make categories active or inactive.If a category is not active, all items and subcategories in it will not be available on the Self-Service Portal. Items displaying conditions can be defined by the Category Condition field within the Portal Node record binding the catalog page and the portal page. |
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If you have some business tasks performed on a daily basis, then you can create a template for them and use it in your service catalog. For example, "New Laptop Request" or "Vacation Request" are relevant examples of such templates.
To create a task template, please complete the steps below:
- Navigate to Catalogs Configuration → Task Template.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
Field | Mandatory | Description | |||||
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Name | Y | Specify a task template name. | |||||
Table | Y | Specify a table to process by this template. | This The table permission should | be opened allow to create new records in it | and ; also, it should contain all necessary fields implementing business logic for a template. For example, the Absences and Vacations table. Also, when the Create table checkbox is selected and a new table creates, this field becomes read-only and populated automatically.
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Create table | Select this checkbox if a new table for catalog items should be created in addition to existing ones.
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State | Y | Task template state. Available options:
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Order | N | Enter a number allowing to define item order in a catalog. | Items are sorted in ascending orderItems sorting can be defined by the Category Item Condition field within the Portal Node record binding the catalog page and the portal page. | ||||
Active | N | Select this checkbox to make this template active or inactive. | If the template is inactive, then it will not be displayed on the Self-Service PortalItems displaying conditions can be defined by the Category Item Condition field within the Portal Node record binding the catalog page and the portal page. | ||||
Image | N | Specify an image for portal catalog record decoration. | |||||
Description | N | Specify a task template description to display on a | |||||
These fields are displayed when the Create table checkbox is selected | |||||||
Parent table | Y | Specify a parent table for a newly created table. | |||||
Service catalog | Y | Specify a service catalog record parent for this task template. | |||||
Service category | Y | Specify a service category record parent for this task template. | |||||
These fields are displayed when the Create table checkbox is unselected | |||||||
Service catalog | Y | Specify a service catalog record parent for this task template. | Service category | Y | Specify a service category record parent for this task template.
Anchor Request templates Request templates
Request templates
Request templates | |
Request templates |
Request template is a particular case of the task template implementing a service request model and featuring an expanded fieldset.
To create a implement request template used on the portal, you need to go through the steps given below:
- Create request description.
- Create request model.
- Create request category.
- Create request template
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Anchor Creating request description Creating request description
Create request description
Creating request description | |
Creating request description |
Technically, request description is a Knowledge Base article storing brief information about service delivered within the specified request.
To create a request description, please complete the steps below:
- Navigate to Knowledge Base → All Articles.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
See Setting up knowledge base for more information.
Create request model
Request model, like a request description, is a
Knowledge Base article
number. This field is populated automatically.. Request models define approved steps (such as approvals, including canceled approvals management) that will be performed for a service request of a particular type or category. The request model also contains rules for routing the request to the appropriate group.
To create a request model, repeat previous steps, but choose the Request Model value in the Content Item Class field.
Create request category
Request Categories help users organize request templates into groups.
For more information about request categories
, please refer to the Create a
Content Item ClassRequest Category article.
This field is responsible for the article displaying on Self-Service Portal and populated automatically. Available options:
- External
- Internal
Articles with Object Category = External are displayed on the portal, unlike Internal ones. This attribute can be adjusted within related content item class.
Specify article state. Available options:
- Draft
- Published
- Retired
Articles with the Published state are displayed on the portal, unlike all other states.
Create request template
Request template is a key element of a Service Catalog, allowing raising requests of different types and destinations, helping users efficiently operating service requests.
To create a request template, please complete the steps below:
Navigate to the Service Request Management → Request Templates.
Click New and fill in the fields.
Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
Field | Mandatory | Description |
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Name | Y | Template name. |
Table | N | Specify a table containing necessary columns for this template. |
Service | Y | Select a service from the list. |
Request Description | Y | Specify a request description by choosing a previously created Knowledge Base article. |
Request Model | Y | Define specific agreed tasks or steps to follow for fulfilling this service request or any service request related to this category. |
Request Category | Y | Specify a request category that classifies your service request. |
Order | N | Specify the order for this request template to display in the list. |
Active | N | Select this checkbox if you want to activate a template and make it available for selection. If this check box is not selected, then a template is inactive and cannot be used. Also, if a request template is not active, then the Service Catalog item of the Service Portal that allows creating relevant service requests is not displayed. Service Catalog elements visibility dependencies can be configured in the related Portal Node record binding a Portal record and a "Service Catalog" page. |
State | N | Displays the state of a request template. There are three possible values:
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Image | N | Specify an icon to display on the request template card.
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Description | N | Specify the brief description to display on the request template card. To see how this field works on task templates, please see the screenshot above. |
Service Catalog | N | Specify a Service Catalog where this template should be located. For service catalog configuration, please navigate to Catalogs Configuration → Service Catalogs and create one that fits your needs and tasks. Generally, service catalogs are records of the Service Catalogs (sc_catalogs) table. |
Service Category | N | Specify a Service Category clarifying a template purpose. For service category configuration, please navigate to Catalogs Configuration → Service Categories and create one that fits your needs and tasks. Generally, service categories are records of the Service Category (sc_category) table |
Create a request model
Request model, like a request description, is a Knowledge Base article. Request models are intended for spe
Определяет конкретные утвержденные шаги (например, шаги согласования, включая управление отклоненными запросами), которые будут выполняться для запроса на обслуживание определенного типа или категории. Также модель запроса содержит правила для маршрутизации запроса в соответствующую группу выполнения
Repeat previous steps, but choose the Request Model value in the Content Item Class field.
Create request category
Request Categories help users organize request templates into group.
For more information about request categories, please refer to the Create a Request Category article.
Create request template
For more information about request templates, please refer to the Create a Request Template article. |
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