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Create a problem task in Service Operations Workspace

When you need to engage another team or agent for help, create and assign a problem task.

Before you begin

Role required: itil or problem_coordinator

Procedure

  1. Open a problem.

  2. From the problem record page, create a problem task in the one of the following ways.

    • Select Create problem task.
    • From the Problem Tasks tab, select New.
    • In the Create problem task dialog box, select the problem task type.

    • Root cause analysis: Tasks to investigate the root cause of a problem and to find a resolution for the problem.

    • General: Tasks other than root cause analysis tasks. For information about creating additional task types, see Create a task type for problem or change in Service Operations Workspace.
  3. Select Create.

  4. On the problem task form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see Problem task form.

  5. Select Save.

Parent Topic:Problem Management in Service Operations Workspace

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