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Input and output for Incident Management

Incidents can be triggered and resolved in several ways. The following table outlines the inputs and outputs for the Incident Management process.

Input and output for Incident Management

Input to Incident Management

Output from Incident Management

  • Customer interactions with the Service Desk, which can be triggered to incidents
  • Event management tool, which automatically opens incidents
  • Support staff
  • Resolved incidents
  • Documented workarounds, solutions, or knowledge articles
  • New problems, changes, or incidents

Incidents can also trigger several other Service Manager processes, as described in the next section.