Creating New Tickets – Hardware Service

This section describes how to create a new hardware service ticket.

Do the following:
1. From the Category drop-down list, select Hardware Service.

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2. Enter the relevant sub-level:
Repair (RMA): Devices that need to be returned for repair and then returned back to customer after repair. No replacement.
Advanced Hardware Replacement (AHR): Devices that have a contract for replacement prior to return.
Dead On Arrival (DOA): New devices that arrived on the site unworkable and need replacement.
Managed Spares (MGSP): Devices that have managed spares services requiring replacement on site.
On Site Spare Unit (OSSU): Devices that must be replaced as a spare after the main device has had a failure.
Subject: Short description of the reported issue.
Description: Use this field to accurately describe the type of Hardware failure. Provide details on the LED status, symptoms of HW failure and all relevant information to help the assigned engineer understand the issue and assist with processing the hardware service.
3. Priority: Choose from the following priorities.
Urgent:
System is down
Service is unavailable or severely degraded
No work around exists
High:
Service is affected
Partial outage
Ability to administer the product is lost
No workaround exists
Medium:
Calls are processing but an issue exists with a specific feature or function
Ability to administer the product is affected
Intermittent issue
Workaround exists
Low:
Service and/or Performance is unaffected
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