Service Details

Introduction

The details of a service provides some key values and settings to make a service operational. These options include setting the name, description, status, visibility, and more. Some of this information is mandatory on the creation of a Service so it is important to plan your service before starting.

Name

The name of your Service is a simple yet very important aspect of a service. The Service Name is mandatory on the creation of a service. When naming your service, some things to consider are:

The name is visible to subscribed customers on the Self Service Portals
The name is visible to support staff within Progressive Capture when using the Services Progressive Capture form
The name is visible within the Services column of the Request List
The name is visible on each request that has been raised for that service
Consider the length of the name and how it may be displayed in these different areas.
A unique service name is not enforced so it is possible for two distinct areas of a business to have a service by the same name.

Description

A brief description of your service can be added to your Service. This allows you to add some additional information to describe the purpose or use of the service. This description is available for customers to read on the Self Service Portals when viewing their service information. It is also available to support staff on the Services Progressive Capture form when raising a request to provide that bit of extra information to make sure they are selecting the correct service.

Portfolio Status

The Service Portfolio Status uses some industry standard conventions for determining the state of the service. These statuses include Pipeline, Catalog, and Retired

Pipeline This status is generally used as a planning state. While the status is Pipeline, the service will remain hidden from customers and support staff to allow for planning and setup of the service.
Catalog Once all of the required configuration and setup is complete a service status can be set to Catalog. Once in the status of Catalog, the service will be live and available for selection by support staff when raising a request on the Services form in Progressive Capture, or for subscribers of the Service raising requests via the Self Service Portals.
Retired When a service is no longer required the status can be changed to Retired. This will remove the service from support staff and subscribers of the service.

Portal Visibility

If the Service will be visible on the Customer and Service Portal for subscribed users.

Visible Subscribed users will see, and have access to their requests raised against the Service, even if they you have restricted their ability to raise tickets from the portals for this Service.
Hidden Subscribed users will not see the Service on the Customer or Service portal - Useful when defining a technical Service rather than a business Service.

Service Icon

The Icon which will be used to represent the service on the Service and Customer Portals for the subscribers to this service