Problem management properties

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title: Problem management properties
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# Problem management properties

Problem Management properties are used to control features such as creating problem task on a closed problem and reanalyzing a closed or a canceled problem.

These properties are available at **Problem** > **Administration** > **Problem Properties**.

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Property

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Description

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Problem State Transition Properties

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Accept Risk moves the Problem to Closed state instead of Resolved stateproblem.acceptrisk.move\_to\_closed

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Default value: true

</td></tr><tr><td>

Can create a Problem Task on a Closed Problem?problem.closed.can\_create\_tasks

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Value: true or false
-   Default value: false

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Who can Re-analyze a Canceled Problem?problem.closed.role.reanalyze\_from\_canceled

</td><td>

-   Type: choice list
-   Default value: problem\_manager

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Who can Re-analyze a Risk Accepted \(Closed state\) Problem?problem.closed.role.reanalyze\_from\_closed\_riskaccepted

</td><td>

-   Type: choice list
-   Default value: problem\_manager

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Who can Re-analyze a Completed Problem?problem.closed.role.reanalyze\_from\_completed

</td><td>

-   Type: choice list
-   Default value: problem\_manager

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Problem Task State Transition Properties

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Cancel open Problem Tasks when closing a Problemproblem.closed.cancel\_open\_tasks

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Value: true or false
-   Default value: true

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Who can Re-assess a Completed or Canceled Problem Task?problem\_task.closed.role.reaassess\_from\_closed

</td><td>

-   Type: choice list
-   Default value: problem\_coordinator

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Can Re-Assess a Problem Task on a Closed Problem?problem\_task.closed.can\_reassess\_on\_closed\_problem

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Default value
    -   Upgrade: true
    -   New instances: false

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Problem Related List Properties

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List of related task records \(comma-separated\) to track as fixes for this Problem. Used to notify the Coordinator when all the related fix records are Completed or Canceled. E.g. change\_request.parentproblem.fix.records

</td><td>

-   Type: string
-   Default value: change\_request.parent, rm\_defect.parent, rm\_release.parent, rm\_enhancement.parent, sn\_cim\_register.source\_id

</td></tr><tr><td>

List of related task records \(comma-separated\) to move over when a problem is marked as a duplicate of another. E.g. incident.problem\_idproblem.duplicate.records\_to\_move

</td><td>

-   Type: string
-   Default value: incident.problem\_id, sn\_customerservice\_case.problem, problem\_task.problem

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Who can relate closed Incidents to a Problem?problem.role.relate\_closed\_incidents

</td><td>

-   Type: choice
-   Default value:
    -   Upgrade: Nobody
    -   New instances: Problem coordinators

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Problem Created from Incident Properties

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List of attributes \(comma-separated\) that will be copied from the incident to create a new problemcom.snc.problem.create\_from\_incident.attributes

</td><td>

-   Type: string
-   Default value: number, description, short\_description, cmdb\_ci, impact, urgency, priority, company, sys\_domain, business\_service, category, subcategory

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Problem Created from Interaction Properties

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Create saved problemcom.snc.problem.create\_from\_interaction.save

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Default value:
    -   Upgrade customers: No
    -   New customers: Yes

</td></tr><tr><td>

Allow problem creation from interactionglide.problem.interaction.allow\_create

</td><td>

-   Type: true or false
-   Value: true or false
-   Default value: false

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