IT Service Management
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Problem management
Problem task fields and their behaviour
2 min
field label field type field behaviour purpose assignee reference (user table) mandatory on closure or cancellation user must be a part of the assignment group, be active and have the itsm agent role or administrator role is automatically cleared if the assignment group changes and they are not a member of the group this is the individual responsible for the completion of the task assignment group reference (group table) mandatory group must be selectable, have problem task listed in the accessible from table field or the accessible from table field must be empty this is the group that is responsible for the completion of the task closed at date and time read only automatically set this is automatically set based on the date and time that the problem task is closed or cancelled closed by reference (user table) read only automatically set this is automatically set based on the person that closes or cancels the problem task collaborator multiple reference (user table) users must be active and have the itsm agent role or administrator role these are any users who may be assisting in the completion of the task or want / need to be kept up to date as to the progress of the task completion notes string mandatory when cancelling or closing a problem task used to provide information as to how a problem task was completed or why it was cancelled description string extra information that can be provided as part of the problem task parent problem reference (problem table) read only automatically set this is the problem that this task is the sub task of priority choice values p1 | critical p2 | high p3 | medium p4 | low p5 | planning mandatory the priority of a problem task used for reporting purposes or conditional logic purposes reference number auto sequence (prefix is prbt) read only automatically set display value used as a unique reference to a problem task and its display value short description string mandatory the short description is used as the primary classifier source for sofi sofi conversation id string not visible on form used to hold the sofi conversation id, which is used by the sofi continuation point dialog manager element work journal journal used for internal communication between other members of the service desk other fields hidden from form and un used the below are fields that come off one of the tables problem tasks extend from, which it does not use or have on the form some will have some behaviours tied to them (due to existing on the work table), but some will have nothing tied to it as a result, you can use them, but they will likely have no functionality tied to them note that there are other fields, but they are not recommended to be used due to the potential impact field label field type field behaviour purpose approver multiple reference (user table) no approval process exists in problem task, so this field currently has no functionality tied to it classification reference (classification table) mandatory no reference qualifier exists at the moment, so this will currently show all classifications in the system can have one created and can be used as required client journal journal as clients are recommended not to view problem tasks, this field is not visible on the form and is not used completed at date and time read only as problem tasks do not have a two step closure process, this field is not used and currently not set completed by reference (user table) read only as problem tasks do not have a two step closure process, this field is not used and currently not set follower multiple reference (user table) as clients are recommended not to view problem tasks, this field is not visible on the form and is not used parent reference (work table) read only not used for any purpose at the moment, but can be used in the future related configuration items multiple reference (cmdb table) used to highlight any configuration items related to an problem task not currently on the form, but easily added to the form and used if desired requested by date date and time not currently used, but easily added to the form and used requested for reference (user table) mandatory as clients are recommended not to view problem tasks, this field is not visible on the form and is not used requestor reference (user table) mandatory as clients are recommended not to view problem tasks, this field is not visible on the form and is not used service reference (cmdb service table) used to highlight a service related to an problem task not currently on the form, but easily added to the form and used if desired