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When a help desk officer picks up a call, he will need to find out quickly all the outstanding tickets reported by caller. He can find it via 2 methods.

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  • Create a new Canned Filter by adapting an existing filter 
    • A possible filter could be: (1) to list out all the Delivery issues from (2) Support Project that has (3) not been resolved (Resolution is empty) and the (4) Customer Name contains Bruce

      Code Block
      project = support and issuetype = delivery and "Customer Name" ~ "Bruce" and resolution is empty


    • Let's called this saved filter as Outstanding Delivery Issues
    • Select Manage Canned Filters under the Issues menu 


    • Click on Add Canned Filter 
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    • Select the filter to be adapted from (e.g. Outstanding Delivery Issues). It is also possible to draft the JQL directly too


    • Then click on the Select Variables link to proceed to step 2 


    • Set the Customer Name field to be dynamic by clicking on the corresponding Select checkbox 

      Note

      A) -> The original value is replaced with an underline
      B) -> It is possible to select the type of input box in the search gadget for that field
      C) -> It is possible to display another name in the search gadget for that field 




    • Click on Access Rights link for step 3
    • You can configure which user or groups will be able to use that Canned Filter. Remember to check the Restrict Access to List box if you want to restrict viewing.
       

    • Click on Save button to save. The list of Canned Filters is updated
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  • Create a dashboard named Customer Support 
    • Select  from the Tools menu at any dashboard
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    • Enter the details as shown in the screen below and click on the Gray Add button

      Tip

      If you want to limit access of this dashboard to the Customer Support Helpdesk, rememember to click on the + Add button indicated by the red arrow




  • Add a Canned Search Gadget into the dashboard
    • Click on the Add Gadget link to bring up the Gadget Directory 
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    • Type in Canned to filter the search and click on the Add it Now gadget button to add it to the dashboard
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    • Click on the Close link at the bottom right to go back to the dashboard
  • Configure the Canned Search Gadget
    • Fill in the configuration as below

      Tip

      You can add instructions which will appear on the gadget. You can also add fields to display for the search results.




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    • Result on Dashboard
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  • To search, you only need to enter the name of the customer and click Search