Call Management
Callsheets
Callsheets are the absolute heart of the ServiceDesk system, and in particular of its Call Management system. These are the forms, arrayed four to a p...
Assignment and status options
On the right side of each Callsheet, you'll notice there are two sets of option buttons ActiveDesk (which desk the Callsheet is currently assigned to...
Supplementary information
For most purposes, the Callsheet form in itself is quite complete. Right on its face, there are spaces for at least most the items of information that...
Creating addresses with Auto-StreetFind
As you begin typing in a street address, finish typing the number portion of the address, and begin typing the street name, ServiceDesk incrementally ...
ItemLocate and Auto-Dial
When you have a caller on the phone and are scheduling an appointment, you'll want to know where they’re located, especially as compared to other jobs...
Using the customer database
Abbreviated as CstmrDbase , the database is based, simply, on the entire history of all jobs written and managed through ServiceDesk. One of your opt...
Hibernating and Overdue Alarm
As you may have noticed, Callsheets not only store information, they also serve as a kind of to do note , like slips of paper you've placed on your d...
Scheduling from Callsheets
There are two contexts in which you may be making appointments with your customers. You’re originally scheduling the job, generally at the same time y...
Creating a Job/Sale
The purpose of the Callsheets, primarily, is to take down information from incoming callers, document the process, serve as a work-space for follow-th...
Miscellaneous utilities
There are several tools to aid in the manipulation of text on a Callsheet . First, you can use any of the normal Windows editing tools, which are as f...
Auto-insertion of special text
There are many tools designed to help you fill-in a Callsheet with minimum effort. In this section, we’ll discuss a selection of methods that are desi...
Archiving Callsheets
Like pages out of a note pad, individual Callsheets will eventually serve their purpose. Naturally, you don't want your workspace cluttered with Calls...