Problem Object
The following sections describe the default problem business objects.
Field name |
Type |
Size |
Comments |
Category |
Text |
60 |
Pick list for the category. |
ClosedBy |
Text |
100 |
$CurrentUserName() |
ClosedDateTime |
DateTime |
n/a |
$CurrentDateTime() |
CreatedBy |
Text |
100 |
$CurrentUserName() |
CreatedDateTime |
DateTime |
n/a |
$CurrentDateTime() |
Description |
Text |
4000 |
Details of the problem. |
ErrorMessage |
Text |
1000 |
Text of the error message. |
FirstIncidentLinked |
DateTime |
n/a |
|
Impact |
Text |
10 |
Pick list for the impact. |
IncidentToRootCause |
Number |
12 digits |
|
IsInFinalState |
Boolean |
Y/N |
|
IsWorkAround |
Boolean |
Y/N |
|
KnownErrorDate |
DateTime |
n/a |
Date when established. |
KnownErrorDuration |
Number |
10 digits |
Computed |
KPIAfterIdentification |
Number |
12 digits |
|
KPIBeforeIdentification |
Number |
12 digits |
|
KPITimeUntilRootCause |
Number |
12 digits |
|
LastModBy |
Text |
100 |
$CurrentUserName() |
LastModDateTime |
DateTime |
n/a |
$CurrentDateTime() |
OrganizationalUnit |
Text |
60 |
Impacted organization unit. |
Owner |
Text |
100 |
Assigned owner. |
OwnerEmailAddress |
Text |
100 |
Email address of the owner. |
OwnerLink |
Link |
n/a |
|
OwnerTeam |
Text |
100 |
Assigned owner team. |
OwnerType |
Text |
30 |
$DefaultUserType() |
Priority |
Text |
10 |
Based on the impact, urgency, and severity. |
ProblemDuration |
Number |
10 digits |
Known error date; the created date. |
ProblemLifetime |
Number |
10 digits |
Closed date; the created date. |
ProblemNumber |
Number |
10 digits |
Auto generated from counter. |
RecId |
Text |
32 |
Record ID. |
Resolution |
Text |
4000 |
When the problem is resolved. |
ResolutionAction |
Text |
100 |
Pick list for the resolution action. |
ResolutionEscLink |
Link |
n/a |
When auto resolved. |
ResponseEscalationLink |
Link |
n/a |
|
RootCause |
Text |
400 |
When RFC is submitted |
RootCauseDateTime |
DateTime |
n/a |
|
Service |
Text |
40 |
Impacted service |
Source Source |
Text |
25 |
|
Status |
Text |
40 |
Pick list for the status. |
Subject Summary |
Text |
100 |
Brief description of the problem. |
TargetResolutionTime |
DateTime |
n/a |
|
TotalWaitingDuration |
Number |
8 digit, 2 decimal |
|
TypeOfProblem |
Text |
60 |
Auto-filled. Values can be problem or known error. |
Urgency |
Text |
10 |
Pick list for the urgency. |
WaitingEscLink |
Link |
n/a |
|
Workaround |
Text |
4000 |
Describes a workaround. |
Relationship |
Type |
Cardinality |
ProblemAssociatesAnnouncement |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemContainsAttachment |
contains |
zero or one |
AuditHistoryRelationship |
contains |
exactly one |
BusinessServiceAssociatesProblem |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssociatesChange |
associated |
zero or many |
CIAssociatesProblem |
associated |
zero or many |
FAQAssociatedProblem |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssociatedEscalationWatch |
associated |
zero or one |
ProblemAssociatedByWorkflowInstance |
associated |
zero or one |
FRS_KnowledgeAssociatedProblem |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssociatedMyItem |
associated |
zero or one |
ProblemAssociatesIncident |
associated |
zero or one |
ProblemAssocInventoryItem |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemContainsJournal |
contains |
zero or one |
ProblemAssocKnowledge |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssocProblemWorkaround |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssociProfileEmployee |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssociatesReleaseProject |
associated |
zero or many |
ServiceCatalogAssociatesProblem |
associated |
zero or many |
ProblemAssocStandardUserTeam |
associated |
zero or one |
ProblemContainsTask |
associated |
zero or one |
Layout |
Context |
Roles |
Problem Layout |
Create, change, or view a problem. |
Service Desk Analyst Data provider (incident) Internal specialists |
Name |
Purpose |
Problem |
Main problem edit. |
Problem.Brief |
Brief preview below list (browse). |
Problem.PopUp |
Pop-up view. |
ProblemRootCause |
Shows the root cause of the problem. |
Problem.Workaround |
Shows a workaround for the problem. |
Problem.Detail |
Shows the details tab. |
Problem.DataEntry |
Shows the details tab plus the problem ID on the header . |
Name |
Invocation |
Description |
Request for change |
Manual |
Creates a new change using problem data. |
New Document Article |
Manual |
Creates a new knowledge article, based on the contents of the current problem. |
New Error Message Article |
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New Issue and Resolution Article |
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New Patch Article |
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New Q&A Article |
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New Reference Article |
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Close Related Incidents |
Manual |
Closes all incidents related to the current problem. |
Problem Status to Closed |
Auto |
Updates the status of the problem to closed. Invoked from the "Problem Close Process" demo workflow via the "Close Related Problems" quick action. |
Resolve Incidents |
Manual |
Sets the incident status to resolved. Accomplished by invoking the "Resolve Incident Related to Problem" quick action against the related incidents. |
Name |
Description |
CI Owner Notification for Problem Cause Identification |
Sends notification to the related CI owner if the CI is identified as the root cause for the problem. |
Major Problem Root Cause Identification |
Sends notification to the Problem Review Board when the root cause of a major problem is identified. |
New Problem Notification |
Sends notification to the owner for a new problem. |
New Priority 1 Problem Notification |
Sends notification to the owner for a new problem. |
First incident is Linked |
Detects when the first incident is linked to the problem to populate the date and time to field Problem.FirstIncidentLinked. |
Major Problem Resolution Notification for Problem Review Board |
Major problem review. |
New Link On Problem Review Board |
New link on Problem Review Board. |
New Service Linked Add To Problem Review Board |
New service linked add to Problem Review Board. |
Resolve all Related Incidents when Problem Closed |
Closes any incident records linked to a parent problem record that has been closed. |
Root Cause has been Found |
Root cause has been found. |
Start Investigation of Problem |
Starts an investigation of the problem. |
Workaround Notification for Incident Owner |
Workaround has been created. |
Name |
Criteria |
Open problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Not in List Canceled, Closed |
Active problem with CIs |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Active AND CI# RecID IsNotEmpty |
Closed problem last 30 days |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Closed AND Problem# ClosedDateTime EqualTo $(LastThirtyDays()) |
Active problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Active |
Active problems with linked incidents |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Active AND Incident# RecID IsNotEmpty |
All problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# RecID Is Not Empty |
Closed problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Closed |
High priority problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Priority Equal To 1 |
Known error without workarounds |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Type of Problem Equal To Known Error AND Problem# Workaround IsEmpty AND Problem# Status NotInList Closed, Resolved |
Known errors |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Type of Problem Equal To Known Error |
Logged problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Logged |
My active problems |
Find 'Problem' where:Problem# Status InList Active AND Problem# Owner Equal To $(CurrentLoginId()) |
My problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Owner Equal To $(CurrentLoginId()) |
My team's problem |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# OwnerTeam Equal To $(CurrentUserTeam()) |
Priority 1 active problems |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Priority Equal To 1 AND Problem# Status Equal To Active |
Problem past target date |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# TargetResolutionDate Less Than $(CurrentDateTime()) AND Problem# Status Not In List Closed, Resolved |
Problem received today |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# CreatedDateTime Equal To $(CurrentDate()) |
Problem with root cause found |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Root Cause Created Greater Than $(StartOfThisYear()) |
Problems with change |
Find 'Change' where: Change# RecID Is Not Empty |
Problems with CIs |
Find 'CI' where: CI# RecID Is Not Empty |
Problems with incident to root cause duration calculated |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Incident To Root Cause Created Greater Than 0 |
Problems with linked incidents after identification of issue |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Equal To Identified AND Incident# RecID Is Not Empty |
Problems with linked incidents before identification |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Status Not In List Canceled, Closed, Identified, Investigation, Resolved, Waiting for 3rd Party, Waiting for Resource AND Incident# RecID Is Not Empty |
Problems with pending tasks |
Find 'Task' where Status In List Accepted, Waiting |
Problems with workarounds |
Find 'Problem' where: Problem# Workaround Is Not Empty |