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title | Escalation Methods for Work Items |
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There are two escalation methods for a Work Item (WI): Expedited and Priority. # | Escalation Method | Flow | Example |
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1 | Expedited | Calculates target dates based on expedited SLA timings to move the WI through the process within a shorter time frame. To set the expedited escalation method, perform the following action: | Defining the Expedited escalation method | 2 | Priority | Moves a WI to the front of all other non-priority WIs for faster processing time. To set the priority, perform the following action: | Defining the priority level |
Skill priority is subdivided into five levels. They are the following: Priority | Suggested Uses | Description |
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1 | Priority 1 | Reserved for escalation of individual WI. | The escalation of individual WI: | 2 | Unique Skills | Exist for WIs with the established bottlenecks in the skilled resources. | There are the following prerequisites: | 3 | Rare Skills | These should be for skills that are out of norm or temporarily scarce. | Examples of rare skills include: | 4 | Uncommon Skills | Used for the time-sensitive items or items of importance. | Example skills include: | 5 | Common Skills | Baseline priority | The common skills make up the vast majority of your skills. |
Domain ElementsYou can enable skill-based filtering with help of the following domain elements. Work Item: Domain 209Field ID | Name | Field type | Definition | Example |
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130049 | Expedited | Boolean | If the field is set to: | Work Items domain | 130048 | Is Priority | Boolean | If the field is set to Yes, it will assign WI.Priority = 1 and prevent skills from changing. If the field is set to No, it will set WI.Priority = 5 by default
Note: When the field is set to No, the “Set Priority By Skills” is overwritten. Setting priority by skills sets a priority for a WI. | 42401 | Priority Level | Existing | Is uneditable by a user via UI from the client’s side (except Docupace admins). This field defines the WI priority and is part of the Get from Pool logic. Info |
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Note: Barcode Mapping and Document Type Work Item Priority can interfere with priority assignment from skills in the Skills domain. |
| 120008 | SLA Start Time | Existing | This is a standard functionality that is set by a transition in the workflow. This field calculates the Work Item SLA Due Date. | 120015 | SLA Due Date | Existing | Work Item Due Date for completion through the workflow. It is used for reporting and tracking purposes only. | 120010 | Task Due Time | Existing | Is calculated each time the WI enters a new task node. It is used for reporting and tracking purposes only. | 120014 | Task Target Start Time | Existing | Is calculated each time the WI enters a new task node. This field defines the conjunction with priority and is part of the Get from Pool logic. | 84001 | Skills | Existing | Is a system of calculations. This matches data elements of WI to fields in the Skill domain. Once the data elements are matched, an appropriate skill is assigned to the WI. | 84002 | Suitable Skills | Troubleshooting | This field indicates all skills that have matched the current WI. The highest-ranked skill is assigned to the appropriate WI. |
Skills: Domain 840Field ID | Name | Type | Required | Notes | Example |
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100201 | Name | STRING | True - Unique | Unique name of a Skill that will be used to select the skill assigned to a user via User Access. For more information, view Move User Access/User Preferences to User Settings. | Skills domain Image RemovedImage AddedRequest Type field in the Skills domain | 23001 | Workflow | REFERENCE (230 - Workflows) | True | Defines the workflow skills that should be applied. | 42001 | Request Type | REFERENCE (420 - Request Types) | True | Defines skills that must apply to the Request Type. | 100297 | Node Name | STRING | True | Defines the task node skills that should be applied. Task node dedicates how the WI is processed. | 84101 | Skill Rarity | REFERENCE (841 - Skill Rarity) | True | Deals with bottleneck skills and assigns a WI to users that may have rare (specialized) skills. Rare-skilled WI will be delivered to a user with that rare skill before the common-skill WI. | 110102 | Skill Rank | NUMBER(38) | -
| Applies a skill with the highest “Skill Rank” to a WI when there are multiple suitable skills for the WI. | 110404 | Work Item Hours Due | NUMBER(38) | -
| SLA field - number of business hours to complete all the WI tasks. | 110406 | Work Item Hours Due Expedited | NUMBER(38) | -
| SLA field - expedited number of business hours to complete all the WI tasks. | 120204 | SLA Same Day | TIME | -
| SLA field - ignores Work Item Hours Due and Task Due times. The SLA field also sets SLA due to the same day at the specified time. If SLA Same Day is set to 3PM, then any work item created before 3PM, will have a due date of 3PM the same day. After 3PM, SLA is set to 3PM the next business day. | Varies | Additional Product Fields for Skill Matching | -
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| Default Product Fields that will be included for all clients. These fields are used for defining a skill in addition to the Request type, such as Product Type, Internal Replacement, Anticipated Premium Minimum, or others). | +++ | Docupace Client Defined Fields for Skill | -
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| Additional fields for defining skill records that are added by Docupace Clients. Tip |
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Tip: You need a Change Request to modify this domain and the Set Work Item Skill action by engineering. |
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Skill Rarity: Domain 841Skill Rarity Domain defines and holds values for the Skill Priority Pyramid. Field ID | Name | Type | Notes | Example |
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100001 | Name | STRING(50) | - | Skill Rarity domain | 110102 | Priority | Number(38) | Note |
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Attention: Do NOT add a record with priority value = 1. It is excluded from this domain to allow users to escalate individual work items as needed. |
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User Access: Domain 300The following field is stored in the User Access domain and allows assigning multiple skills to the appropriate user. Field ID | Name | Type | Notes | Example |
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84001 | Skills | REFERENCE (840 - Skills) | This field narrows down the type of work items a user will pull from the Get from Pool button. | Skills section in the User Access domain |
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Tip: When a user clicks the Get From Pool button, the system performs the following actions: Assigns WIs based on the user’s skills and the highest priority. Compares a skill assignment of the top-queued work item against the provided skills. Assigns the highest priority of a WI to the preferred user.
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Holidays: Domain 390This domain defines the holidays when a business is closed. Note |
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Warning: Weekends are automatically excluded from the SLA calculations. |
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Tip: If your firm is open on weekends, add weekends as a holiday record. |
To exclude the entire day from SLA calculations: To enter a half-day: Field ID | Name | Type | Notes | Example |
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120101 | Holiday Date | DATE | Date of the holiday. | Holidays domain | 120202 | Start Business Time | Time | -
| 120203 | End Business Time | Time | -
| 100201 | Name of Holiday | String(254) | -
| 110183 | Number of Business Hours | Number(38) | This value is calculated by the system in the following way: End Business Time minus Start Business Time. | 130094 | Falls on the weekend | Boolean | Calculated by the system using Holiday Date. |
Rw tab |
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title | Application Preferences |
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Information: To set the Start / End of normal business hours for calculating SLA, set the numeric field in the following application preferences: |
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