[Tips & Tricks] Share requests to make your helpdesk process simpler and help your technicians be more efficient
Hello folks, HelpDesk technicians involve handling different kind of issues everyday. Most of the times, a request needs to be handled by different groups. For example, when a user reports a laptop issue, it could be an issue with hardware or software and so on. Unarguably, this request has to be worked on a collaborative effort and this can be very beneficial for technicians and for users as well. As the title suggests, ServiceDesk Plus has a feature that allows technicians to share requests with
Revoking the service pack for build 14610
Dear users, We have revoked the service pack and installation file for build 14610 from our website as customers using ServiceDesk Plus connected to MSSQL server in their environment have reported issues due to inconsistent connectivity with the database
End-of-Life (EOL) Announcement for Mobile Apps from build 13013 and below
Dear users, From June 2024, ServiceDesk Plus mobile applications operating on build 13013 or below will reach end-of-life (EOL) after the release of iOS and Android mobile app version 6.0. Users who prefer to continue using the mobile app in build 13013
EOL of support to older Operating Systems
Dear Users, Please upgrade your operating systems to the latest versions to ensure application security and uninterrupted and efficient performance, as newer features get added to the application. Note that over the next 3 months, we will progressively
[Tips & Tricks] ServiceDesk Plus on Docker
Containerization is taking IT operations to a whole new level and If you are an IT Ninja or in to Enterprise IT, you've heard of Docker. With the increasing popularity of containerization\Docker, many of you are already thinking about hosting an SDP instance on Docker. Hence to make this transition simple and quick we have come up with a step by step instructions to install ServiceDesk plus on Docker for your reference and we hope our readers find this helpful. A quick overview on Docker and the
End of Life Announcement for Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) for Exchange Online
Dear users, We would like to bring to your attention that Microsoft will retire their Exchange Web Services (EWS) for Exchange Online and Office 365 starting from October 1, 2026. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/retirement-of-exchange-web-services-in-exchange-online/ba-p/3924440
[ESM setup users] Important announcement on mail fetching process after migrating to build 14600
Dear users, We have indentified that mail fetching schedule remains disabled post migration to build 14600, this occurs only in ESM setup and only in the default portal IT Helpdesk. Rootcause: A few unwanted schedules have been removed and disabled to
Important: SDP IOS Push Notification certificate has expired
Dear User ServiceDesk Plus IOS push notification certificate expired on 15th December 2023. Hence to overcome push notification issue, please follow the below steps : 1. Shut down the Servicedesk Plus application. 2. Navigate into <SDP_home>\conf folder.
[Free e-book] The ultimate guide to overcoming help desk hurdles
Hello folks, Is your help desk struggling? Are frequent issues affecting productivity and service delivery? Wield proven strategies to overcome widespread inefficiencies that weigh down most help desks. This e-book addresses the following major challenges
[Free webinar] 5 ways to measure and reduce your help desk's workload
Hello there, Is a near-constant flurry of tickets weighing down your help desk operations? When operating in a perpetual fire-fighting mode, we often fail to spot technicians' woes. Our latest webinar lays out strategies to catch the signs of a struggling
[Free webinar] How to make the help desk your first line of cyberdefense
Hi folks, We're happy to bring you our latest webinar on making the help desk your first line of cyberdefense. Date and time: October 30, 2023 2pm AEST | 10am GMT | 10am PST Why attend this webinar? Cybersecurity is no longer restricted to security teams.
[Blog] 4 Easy Ways To Boost Customer Satisfaction With IT ServiceDesk Software
Customer satisfaction is an often overlooked, but highly essential element of business growth. It’s simple: satisfied customers stick around longer and are more likely to cross-purchase and repurchase. They do display brand loyalty and typically increase
SCCM Connector For Servicedesk Plus and Assetexplorer
Hello Everyone, We are pleased to inform that SCCM connector for Servicedesk Plus and Assetexplorer is released, you can download it from the link and follow the steps mentioned in it to successfully set it up. Have any questions, do let us know, we will be happy to assist. https://resources.manageengine.com/resources/resource/sccm-connector-for-servicedesk-plus-and-assetexplorer Regards Charles
Announcement on discontinuation of support for MSSQL server 2008
Dear Users, This notification is relevant to customers having ServiceDesk Plus hosted on MSSQL server 2008 in their environment. To address several adversities, it is always a best practice in the technology industry to substitute old products with new
End-of-Life (EOL) Announcement for Change V1 APIs
Dear users, ServiceDesk Plus V1 APIs for the change module will reach its end-of-life (EOL) on January 31, 2024. Moving forward, any upcoming releases will not have access to the V1 Change APIs. Impact: Any external products, web clients or desktop applications
[Free e-book] Beyond performance: A guide to measuring your IT technicians' skillsets
We prioritize tracking and optimizing the performance of help desk technicians, but often fail to account for how closely performance is tied to technician skillsets. Identifying individual skill levels of technicians is vital in understanding and improving
ServiceDesk Plus 14500 Released !
Dear Users, We're happy to announce that ServiceDesk Plus version 14500 is now available. The latest version introduces behaviour changes , new features and several enhancements to further improve your experience with ServiceDesk Plus. Change Module Enhancements
Introducing free report bundles
Hi there, Are improper change implementations causing an avalanche of incidents? Are asset procurement delays hindering productivity? Who are the slackers on your help desk team? Get immediate answers to all these questions and more with Analytics Plus'
ServiceDesk Plus 14000 Released !
Dear Users, We're happy to announce that ServiceDesk Plus version 14000 is now available. The latest version introduces behaviour changes , new features and several enhancements to further improve your experience with ServiceDesk Plus. Timer Actions for
Masterclass 2023: Season 2 Episode 2 - Setting up automations for critical ITSM practices in ServiceDesk Plus [On-premises]
Hi there, Greetings from ManageEngine! Registrations for the second episode of ServiceDesk Plus Masterclass 2023 are now open! The focus of this episode will be on exploring how to effectively utilize automations in ServiceDesk Plus for important ITSM
[Tips & Tricks] Event & Task Reminders from ServiceDesk
Hello folks, How often does your technicians forget a task/event? From a business perspective, missing them cannot be overlooked. Most of us use reminder apps to remind us on attending an event, work on a task and so on. ServiceDesk Plus provides you with the option of tracking your events/tasks by adding reminders within the application. It can be a general reminder or reminders related to a request, change or a problem. An event reminder can be added from Quick Actions > Reminders. A reminder
Revoking SLA privileges for system role "SDSiteAdmin"
Dear Users, As a next subsequent step to remove site dependency configurations in ServiceDesk Plus, SLA entity privileges will be revoked for SDSiteAdmin from upcoming build 14305. As per the current design, technician with SDSiteAdmin role can create,
[ForYourInformation -35] Page Scripts
The UI of ServiceDesk Plus is built over the hundreds of js and CSS contents. Every element/content that you see in the UI is a part of these js files. Wouldn't it be nice if you can customize the UI based on your needs? Would you believe that if you can customize the UI with your scripts? The Page Scripts option is one of the enhancements that was released in the 11100 builds of the application. With Page Scripts in place, you can customize the UI to suit your business needs. Where to access this
Masterclass 2023: Season 2 Episode 1 - Crafting dynamic templates in ServiceDesk Plus [On-premises]
Hi there, Hope you and yours are doing well. We are delighted to invite you and your team to the second season's first episode of the ServiceDesk Plus masterclass series 2023. In this episode, we'll look at how IT service desk teams can save time and
[Security advisory] Authentication bypass vulnerability in ServiceDesk Plus versions 11305 and below
Hi there, This is a security advisory regarding an authentication bypass vulnerability in a few application URLs in ServiceDesk Plus, which has been identified and rectified. On-premises users of ServiceDesk Plus (all editions) with versions 11305
[Security advisory for CVE-2021-44526 and CVE-2021-44515] Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in ServiceDesk Plus and Desktop Central
Hi there, This security advisory addresses two authentication bypass vulnerabilities that affect ServiceDesk Plus versions up to 12002 [CVE-2021-44526] and ServiceDesk Plus customers who use the Desktop Central agent for asset discovery [CVE-2021-44515].
Old Attachment V3 API Deprecation
Dear users, We would like to inform you all that we have revamped the attachment V3 API (api/v3/attachments) for better security and performance. The older version will be deprecated from version 12000 and the support will be completely removed by April
EOL Announcement for ServiceDesk Plus & AssetExplorer 32bit installations.
Dear Users, This announcement is to inform you that, from August 2022 we will withdraw the support for the 32bit installation of ServiceDesk Plus and AssetExplorer (both Linux and Windows servers). This is in line with several application dependencies,
Masterclass 2023: Episode 4—Optimize IT budgets with a comprehensive IT asset management strategy [May 24]
Dear Customers, You and your IT team are invited to join us for the fourth episode of our ServiceDesk Plus Masterclass series. In this episode, you will learn about the various aspects of an efficient asset management practice using ServiceDesk Plus Cloud.
Change Management - report to generate details of change request
SELECT chdt.changeid "Change ID", chdt.title "Title", Longtodate(chdt.createdtime) "Created Time", Longtodate(chdt.scheduledstarttime) "Scheduled Start Time", Longtodate(chdt.scheduledendtime) "Scheduled End", Longtodate(chdt.completedtime) "Completed Time", orgaaa.first_name "Requested by", ownaaa.first_name "Technician", priodef1.priorityname "Priority", urgdef.NAME "Urgency", ctdef.NAME
[Free webinar] How analytics-driven IT service management improves employee productivity
Hello folks, Is your organization plagued with endless IT challenges and declining productivity? Analytics-driven service management provides an effective solution. Join our webinar today to overcome IT bottlenecks, and improve organizational productivity
ManageEngine User Conference 2023 - North America & Canada
Hi all, We are delighted to inform you that the ManageEngine User Conf is back! Why attend this conference? Learn from the Leadership forum on what's happening on the industry. Get personalized one on one session with product experts Connect with like
Configuration Management - view/export the list of preventive maintenance tasks with their next scheduled time
This report helps to view/export the list of preventive maintenance tasks with their next scheduled time configured in the application. SELECT swo.WORKORDERID "Scheduled WOID", ti.SCHEDULE_TIME "Next Schedule Time", aau.FIRST_NAME "Requester", sdo.NAME "Site", dpt.DEPTNAME "Department", cd.CATEGORYNAME "Category", scd.NAME "Subcategory", icd.NAME "Item", qd.QUEUENAME "Group", ati.FIRST_NAME "Technician", swo.TITLE "Subject",
[Analytics Plus e-book] Are you losing money on your IT?
Hey there, Are you unknowingly losing money on inefficient IT operations? As organizations fortify themselves against a looming economic downturn, removing costly inefficiencies in IT operations is critical. Read our e-book to uncover and overcome various
[DidYouKnow - 23] Script to Auto Merge tickets with same subject line
Scenario: An Organization has a Network Monitoring tool, whenever any issue occurs in the network, the tool will trigger an email to ServiceDesk Plus and will be raised as a ticket. However, if the action is set to run every minute, then numerous tickets
[Security advisory] Important fix released for ITSM products
Hello customers, A critical security vulnerability issue was reported in ServiceDesk Plus, ServiceDesk Plus MSP, AssetExplorer, and SupportCenter Plus in late October, and has been addressed on October 27th, 2022. We had earlier communicated the security
[Security advisory] Important fix released for ITSM products
Hey there ! A critical security vulnerability issue was reported in ServiceDesk Plus, ServiceDesk Plus MSP, AssetExplorer, and SupportCenter Plus in late October, and has been addressed on October 27th, 2022. We had earlier communicated the security advisory
Request Management - service template resource questions
Service templates resource questions. This report helps to find the resource questions and values chosen in the request. SELECT WO_Resources.WOID "RequestID",
CatalogResource.TITLE "Resource Question",
Questions.QUESTION "Question",
ResourcesQAMapping.ANSWER "Answer" FROM WO_Resources
LEFT JOIN ResourcesQAMapping ON WO_Resources.UID=ResourcesQAMapping.MAPPINGID
LEFT JOIN CatalogResource ON wo_resources.RESOURCEID=CatalogResource.UID
LEFT JOIN Questions ON Questions.QUESTIONID=ResourcesQAMapping.QUESTIONID
LEFT
Change Management - report on change approval details
SELECT chdt.changeid AS "Change ID", chdt.title AS "Title", orgaaa.first_name AS "Change Requester", qd.queuename AS "Group", ownaaa.first_name AS "Change Owner", catadef.categoryname AS "Category", priodef1.priorityname AS "Priority", Longtodate(chdt.createdtime) AS "Created
[What's Cooking] Upcoming New Features and Enhancements for Build 14000
Dear Users, We are pleased to inform you that the following features are scheduled for inclusion in one of the upcoming service packs. Timer Actions for Requests: Introducing timer actions to trigger time-delayed custom actions on requests. You can configure
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