Tracking Travel Time and Time On-Site

In this guide we will cover: – Enable Tracking Travel and Distance  – Billing for Travel Time/Mileage Halo allows for both Travel Time and Mileage to be tracked and billed for. In general, MSP's tend to track travel time or distance travelled, although it is possible in Halo, tracking both is uncommon. Enabling Tracking Travel […]

Updating Workflow Step Based on the Stage that is Clicked

In this guide we will cover: – Setting up Chevron view – Editing the Workflow – Using on a Ticket Within the Details tab of the workflow, you can add in the step you would like to move to if the chevron view is enabled and a stage of the workflow progress visual is clicked […]

Actions

In this guide we will cover: – New Action Screen – Details Tab – Defaults Tab – Field List Tab – Other Uses Tab – Restricting Access – Action Groups Admin Guides: Actions Related Guides: Access Control Actions: System Uses  Custom Fields Actions define what you can do on a ticket. Performing an Action on […]

SLA and OLA Notifications

In this guide we will cover: – What are SLA and OLA Notifications? – Configuring Warning Thresholds  – Setting Up Warning Notifications Admin Guides: Notifications Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Related Guides:  Notifications  Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Advanced SLA Settings   Note: OLA Notifications have been introduced as of v2.234.1+, on versions prior to this only SLA […]

Shifts

In this guide we will cover: – What are Shifts and what can they be used for? – How to Create Shifts – Team Shifts – Shift Visibility – Shift Functionality – Importing Shifts from Microsoft Teams – Shift Clock In/Out – Ad-Hoc Shifts Admin Guides: Time Management What are Shifts and what can they […]

Approval Processes Overview

In this guide we will cover: – What are approval processes and when are they used?  – Creating an Approval Process – Additional Settings Against the Step – Triggering an Approval Process – Approving  – Overriding Approvals – Delegate approvals – Example Approval Process Admin Guides: Approval Processes What are approval processes and when are […]

Virtual Agents in the Chat Bot

In this guide we will cover:  – What are Virtual agents in Halo? – Functions of Virtual Agents – Using Virtual Agents – Creating a new virtual Agent – Plugging a Virtual Agent into a Chat Profile – Custom Functions (against the chat profile) – Customising Virtual Agent functions  – Disable System functions – Restrict […]

Problem and Change Management Using Fully Configured Workflows

In this guide we will cover: – Raising Problems – Dynamic Visibility of the Service Status Note – The Problem/Resolution Finder – Workflow Progression when the Cause is Identified – Workflow Progression when the Cause is Not Identified – Suggested Articles on the Ticket Creation Screen of the Portal Associated Guides: Workflows Change Management Ticket […]

Dynamic Custom Fields

In this guide we will cover: – Creating Dynamic Fields using a SQL Lookup  – Worked Example -SQL – Using Variables in Dynamic SQL Lookup Queries – Formatting as a Tree Dropdown – Default to the First Returned Value – Creating Dynamic Fields using a Custom Integration Method Custom fields of type "Single Selection" or […]

IPECS Integration

In this guide we will cover: – What is the IPECS Integration? – Enabling Call Management – Connecting IPECS What is the IPECS Integration? IPECS can be integrated with Halo to display the call screen when a call is received from IPECS. Enabling Call Management First, we want to ensure that your Call Management module […]