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Users with appropriate privileges can create and manage the limits used to identify if someone is a frequent filer and the timing for certain activities, like time to assignment, time to resolution, time in escalation, etc. These threshold limits are set up per case category.

Administration Guide

Who Can Use this Feature?

Management and use of this feature is available to all users with an Administrator license, by default. Users with a Standard license who have been granted Thresholds site rights also have access to this feature.

Where Is It Set Up?

To access the Manage Thresholds page, click Settings on the vertical sidebar menu. Then go to System SetupThresholds.

Key Terms

  • Frequent Filer

    • This is defined as a number of requests made by a particular customer over a certain number of days. For example, if 6 cases come in for an account over 60 days, the customer may be flagged as a frequent filer.

  • Time to Assignment

    • The length of time it should take for case to be manually dispatched (in hours).

  • Time to First Action

    • The maximum length of time it should take for a case to have its first action taken after it has been assigned (in hours).

  • Time Between Activities

    • The maximum length of time that should pass between each activity on a case (in hours).

  • Time to Resolution

    • The maximum length of time it should take to fully process/resolve a case (in hours).

  • Time On Hold

    • The maximum length of time a case should be on hold, if it is on hold (in hours).

  • Time in Escalation

    • The maximum length of time a case should be in escalation, if it is in escalation (in hours).

  • Time with QA Manager

    • The maximum length of time a case should be with a QA Manager, if it requires QA approval (in hours).

Helpful Tips

One Set per Category

Each Category can only have one set of Thresholds set up for it. If you try to select a Category that already has Thresholds configured, you will receive an error message.

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Visual Indicators

When Thresholds are exceeded or in danger of being exceeded, color indicators will be displayed on the Case Details page and the Case Tracker cards.

Currently, email notifications are not sent out when Thresholds are exceeded, but this functionality is expected to be released in the future.

ManagingThresholds

  1. Click the Add - Plus Sign - no border shade icon in the upper right-hand side of the Manage Thresholds screen to open the Add Threshold panel.

  2. Select the Category for which you want to set the threshold.

  3. Enter the timeframes for each of the threshold settings.

    1. Enter the count and select the number of days used to define a Frequent Filer.

    2. Enter Time to Assignment. Time should be entered in hours.

    3. Enter Time to First Action. Time should be entered in hours.

    4. Enter Time Between Activities. Time should be entered in hours.

    5. Enter Time to Resolution. Time should be entered in hours.

    6. Enter Time On Hold. Time should be entered in hours.

    7. Enter Time in Escalation. Time should be entered in hours.

    8. Enter Time with QA Manager. Time should be entered in hours.

  4. Set the Status of the threshold. By default, the Status is Inactive.

    1. To make the threshold Active, click the Toggle Off icon to move the toggle switch to the right Toggle On position.

    2. To make a threshold Inactive, click the Toggle On to move the toggle switch to the left Toggle Off position.

  5. Click Save.

  1. Click the Edit - Pencil blue on white icon in the Actions column on the Manage Thresholds page to open the Edit Threshold panel.

  2. Update the Threshold settings as needed.

    Note

    The Category field is not editable after it has been selected and the Add Threshold process has been completed. However, all other fields are available for editing.

  3. Click Save.

  1. To disable a Threshold, click the Toggle On icon in the Actions column to move the toggle switch to the left Toggle Off position.

  2. To enable a Threshold, click the Toggle Off icon in the Actions column to move the toggle switch to the right Toggle On position.

Note

You can also enable or disable a Threshold by updating the Status field on the Edit Threshold panel.