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TFSM Service desk

Resolving a user problem

The following example shows how Service Manager for Smart Business can be used in practice to resolve a user problem. Click on a user icon to see how they are using the tool.

1. Mike discovers a problem
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6. Sara closes the Incident and Service request Click on a person to understand how IBM Tivoli Foundations Service Manager is helping at each stage 2. Mike searches for a solution but can't find one. So he creates Service Request
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5. Sara remotely debugs Mike's problem 3. Bob searches other service requests, problems, etc. & discusses with Mike
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4. Bob opens Incident

Key

mike Mike - End User (or Self Service User) bob Bob - Service Desk Agent sara2 Sara - Subject Matter Expert (or Service Desk Administrator)