DEX Self-service issue configuration form

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The DEX Self-service issue configuration form contains the fields that define an issue configuration.

Field

Description

Title

The name of the issue configuration. It is used to identify the issue in the system.

Action Applicability

Option that determines how the issue configuration is used.- Diagnose: Used for diagnostic device health checks.

  • Device actions: Used for device actions.

Note: If you select Device actions, the Evaluation criteria and Evaluation metrics fields are not available.

  • Both: Used for both diagnostic checks and device actions.

Category

The device health category that classifies the issue.

Subcategory

The subcategory that further classifies the issue within the selected category.

Type

Option that indicates whether the issue relates to a device or an application.

Device OS

The operating system the issue applies to.- Windows

  • macOS
  • Both Windows and macOS

User applicability

Users who can view and use the issue configuration.- End user: The action is visible to employees in Employee Center, Desktop Assistant, and ServiceNow Otto.

  • Service desk agent: The action is visible to agents in the agent workspace only.
  • Both end users and service desk agents.

Enabled in DEX ServiceNow Otto topic

Option that determines whether the issue is available in Virtual Agent interactions.

Enabled in EC Self-service

Option that determines whether the issue is available in the Employee Center self-service portal.

Evaluation metric

The metrics used to evaluate the issue. You can select multiple metrics. DEX Self-service checks all selected metrics and determines whether the device health status is Good, Average, or Poor. For more information, see Customize metric definitions.

Evaluation criteria

The metric configuration ID and threshold value used to evaluate the issue condition.

Issue Description

A description of the issue that appears in the end-user experience.

Resolution

The resolution code that defines how the issue is resolved. Resolutions are configured in Proactive Engagement. For more information, see Configure Proactive Engagement resolutions with DEX.

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