Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Service Management

Use > Build > Service Asset and Configuration Management > Actual services > Edit an actual service record

How to edit an actual service record

You can edit an actual service record to add new information or change existing information.

You can edit multiple records simultaneously by selecting them in the grid and updating them in the Preview pane on the right. For more information, see Mass update.

From the main menu, select Build > Service Asset & Configuration.
From SACM Home, select Actual Services.
Select the actual services record you want to edit or view.

To filter the record list, click the Add filter button. For more information, see Filters.

Click the record identifier in the ID column to display the selected record.

In the right pane, the Related Contracts widget displays all of the contracts related to the record you are viewing.
- Click the down arrow to expand the list of related contracts.
- Click a contract to see its full details.
The icon in the left of the contract indicates the type of contract:

By default, the record is displayed with the General tab selected. Click the tab you want to edit or view.

Tab	Description
General	Displays detailed information about the Actual service. For more information about the General tab, see General tab.
Workflow	Displays the workflow metaphase and phase for the current record. For more information about workflows, see Actual service workflow.
Related CIs	Displays links to other SACM service components or system elements. For more information about related CIs, see Related CIs tab.
Time periods	Displays time periods which are relevant to the current record. For more information about time periods, see Time periods tab.
Subscribers	Displays subscribers to the service. For more information, see Subscribers tab.
Agreements	Displays all agreements that are directly related to the service. The agreements can be active or inactive. For more information about agreements, see SLAs tab.
Discussions	Displays any relevant conversations about the current record. For more information about discussions, see Discussions.
History	Displays changes to the selected record. For more information about history, see History.

Click Save on the toolbar.

General tab

Section	Field	Description
Overview	Display label	A meaningful name that describes the actual service.
	Subtype	A level of categorization. For example, Business service, or Infrastructure service.
	Model	The asset model of the service.
	Business criticality	A value that reflects how essential the service is to the enterprise environment. For example, email has a very high business criticality.
	Owner	The person who manages or monitors the service.
	Environment	Business elements belong to a type of environment, such as Production or Test.
	Asset tag	If you use Service Management to manage assets, you can use this field to assign an asset tag value.
Details	Managed externally	Service Management checks this box if your organization manages actual services with third-party applications or databases. If Service Asset and Configuration Management manages your actual services, do not check this box.
	Missing	Service Management checks this box when third party applications or databases report that the actual service is not in service. If the actual service is missing, Service Management automatically sends an email message to the owner. You can enhance the workflow to open new change or incident records, send additional notifications, or make customized phase transitions.
	Description	Detailed component description.
	Global ID	A globally unique identifier.
	1st level support	Level 1 support is the group assigned to support the actual service.
	2nd level support	Level 2 support is the next level of escalation when an issue is not resolved by the level 1 group.
	3rd level support	Level 3 support is the final escalation level when an issue is not resolved by the level 2 group.

Attachments

If necessary, expand the Attachments section to attach relevant documents to the record.

Note

The following file formats are supported: jpg; jpeg; gif; png; doc; docx; ppt; pptx; xls; xlsx; pdf; txt; xml; zip; msg; sql; gz; rar; tar; 7z.
The maximum file size of an attachment is 10 MB.
If the Attachments field has been defined as encrypted for this record type and you are a member of an encryption domain, click Add encrypted attachments to attach an encrypted file to the record.
Attachments are not visible in the Service Portal.

Related CIs tab

Section	Description
Usage	Displays other actual services that use this actual service. To add a linked record: Click Add or the grid icon . Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow. Click Save. To remove a linked record: Select the record(s). Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text. Click Save.
Containment	Enables you to specify a parent service definition or a child service component that applies to the current actual service record. Service definition To add a service definition, do one of the following Click the List icon to display a simple list of eligible values. When the list of values is long, you can type a few characters into the search field to limit the results. Click the Expanded list icon to display a list of eligible values in a record list format. Other field values appear in this view that are useful information. Choose the record that is the parent service definition. Service component To add a linked record: Click Add or the grid icon . Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow. Click Save. To remove a linked record: Select the record(s). Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text. Click Save.

Section

Description

Usage

Displays other actual services that use this actual service.

To add a linked record:

Click Add or the grid icon .
Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow.
Click Save.

To remove a linked record:

Select the record(s).
Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text.
Click Save.

Containment

Enables you to specify a parent service definition or a child service component that applies to the current actual service record.

Service definition

To add a service definition, do one of the following

Click the List icon to display a simple list of eligible values. When the list of values is long, you can type a few characters into the search field to limit the results.
Click the Expanded list icon to display a list of eligible values in a record list format. Other field values appear in this view that are useful information.

Choose the record that is the parent service definition.

Service component

To add a linked record:

Click Add or the grid icon .
Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow.
Click Save.

To remove a linked record:

Select the record(s).
Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text.
Click Save.

Time periods tab

Section	Description
Associated time periods	Displays those time periods which are not relevant to all services, but which are relevant to the current service record. You can add or remove an association to an existing time period: To add a linked record: Click Add or the grid icon . Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow. Click Save. To remove a linked record: Select the record(s). Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text. Click Save. To create a time period, click New time period . Service Management displays the New Time period form. Note If you create a time period in this manner, Service Management automatically populates the Applies to section of the form with the current service record. For more information, see How to create a time period record.
All services time periods	Displays those time periods which are relevant to all services. Click the Id of a time period to view its details.

Section

Description

Associated time periods

Displays those time periods which are not relevant to all services, but which are relevant to the current service record.

You can add or remove an association to an existing time period:

To add a linked record:
1. Click Add or the grid icon .
2. Select the record(s). The added items appear in yellow.
3. Click Save.
To remove a linked record:
1. Select the record(s).
2. Click Remove. The selected items appear in strikethrough text.
3. Click Save.
To create a time period, click New time period . Service Management displays the New Time period form.

Note If you create a time period in this manner, Service Management automatically populates the Applies to section of the form with the current service record.

For more information, see How to create a time period record.

All services time periods

Displays those time periods which are relevant to all services.

Click the Id of a time period to view its details.

For more information about time periods, see Time periods.

Subscribers tab

This tab displays details of subscribers to the actual service. The tab is split into the following sections:

Individual subscribers
Group subscribers

In each section, you can:

Add a subscriber.
1. Click Add a subscriber.
2. In the New Subscription dialog box, provide all requested information. For more information about how to complete the dialog box, see New Subscription dialog box.
  
  Note When you add a subscriber, the service field is automatically populated with the current actual service record. You can change this in the dialog box. If you do change it, details of the subscriber are saved to the record of the other selected actual service.
Remove a subscriber.
1. Select the subscriber.
2. Click Delete.
Remove all subscribers.

Click Clear all.
Export the subscriber details in CSV format.

Click Export to CSV.
Export the subscriber details in XLS format.

Click Export to XLS.
Filter the display by clicking Subscription status and selecting the appropriate values.

Agreements tab

Section	Description
Applicable Agreements	Displays the current applicable SLA or OLA of this service. It can be the active agreement in the Related Agreements section, or the system default agreement if no active agreement is connected to the service.
Related Agreements	Displays all agreements that are related to the service.