Create an incident from the app landing page

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-incident-mobile.md
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Create an incident directly from your ITSM Mobile Agent app landing page with a single tap.

Before you begin

Role required: itil, sn_incident_write, or admin

Procedure

  1. On your agent mobile app landing page, tap the add icon [Omitted image "add-icon.png"] Alt text: to create an incident directly from the landing screen.

  2. Fill in the fields.

Field

Description

Caller

Caller for the incident. Tap the arrow to search for and select a caller.

Short description

Brief description of the incident.

Urgency

Urgency of the incident. The available options are:- 1 - High

  • 2 - Medium
  • 3 - Low

Impact

Measure of the effect of the incident on business processes. The available options are:- 1 - High

  • 2 - Medium
  • 3 - Low

Priority

Level that identifies how quickly the service desk should address the task.Note:

  • This field is auto-populated based on the values defined in Urgency and Impact.
  • When updating Urgency and Impact, you must add the work notes. In such case, the value in this field is updated based on the modified Urgency and Impact values. For more information on configuring the auto-populated values, see Configure auto-fill inputs on input form screens.

Description

Detailed description of the incident.

Service

Service to which the incident belongs. Tap the arrow to search for and select the service.

Configuration item

Configuration item for the incident. Tap the arrow to select it.

Assignment group

Group to which the incident is assigned. Tap the arrow to search for and select the group.

Assigned to

Person from the assignment group who works on the incident. Tap the arrow to search for and select the person.

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