Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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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. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Open and Closed Problems by Service
Description
The Open and Closed Problems by Service report breaks down all problems in a given time period by status (open and closed) and then by service type (Applications, E-mail/Webmail, Intranet/Internet, My Devices, Printing, Service Management, etc.). This report contains a graphical representation of the breakdown of open versus closed problems using a pie chart. You can double-click any piece of the pie to display a detailed breakdown of that status by service. This report organizes the information using groups and sub-groups to help users quickly view percentages and total counts by status and service.
Customer Value
This report provides a quick view of open versus closed problems for a given time period. The total number of the problems indicates the availability and quality of the service delivery. After a problem is detected and accepted, it should be recorded in Service Manager. Based on the information of the report, the Problem Coordinators can be aware of their workload and make decisions about the resources needed for the Problem Management process.
