Best practices on reopening Service Request?

Suggy
Giga Sage

What is the best practices on reopening Service Request?

Today in our org, we ask to reopen a new request if the old request is not fulfilled as per expectation but users are complaining that they have to again wait for a long time to fulfil get their request fulfilled. So they want an option of reopening. In case of reopening, we see challenges as request is workflow driven, so which record to open? REQ/RITM/x number of SCTASKS?

 

How are you handling this today? What are the best practices around this?

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Dr Atul G- LNG
Tera Patron
Tera Patron

Hi @Suggy 

 

Practically there is no way to reopen any closed record neither INC not the REQ. and in your case Reopening of REQ  is not possible and not recommend. If the old request not fulfilled properly, user ned to raise a new request only.

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HIROSHI SATOH
Mega Sage

I think it's best practice to break down a single service request into multiple service requests and create an "order guide."

 

https://docs.servicenow.com/ja-JP/bundle/washingtondc-servicenow-platform/page/product/service-catal... 

How is this linked to my question 🙂

Re-requests are not possible "OOTB". To reduce the waiting time, we recommend splitting the current service request into smaller service requests and allowing the service requests to be executed mid-request.

 

Order Guides are a feature that allows you to execute the split service requests at once.