How do you create a Overdue Ticket Notification?
Hey all, spent a lot of time researching a way to get this done but can't find anything definitive. We currently have 7 different queues setup for different departments. Each queue has a manager and team assigned to it. What we'd like to do is create a custom ticket rule that will scan each queue (at least daily) and e-mail both the ticket owner and their manager (static e-mail address), the ticket(s) which are overdue and some type of reference for the ticket (ticket#, etc).
I've tried using the wizard to create the select that basically selects a ticket with a due date which is > or = the CurDate(). Getting it to send the e-mail out is where I am currently stuck. I tried using the "send an e-mail for each result row" option, which I assumed with include an e-mail with some type of information in it. I did get it to fire using OWNER_EMAIL, but all I got was a blank e-mail. So what I need at this point is to figure out how to include the manager's e-mail and how to populate the e-mail with usefull information. Any advice? Below is the select I generated via the wizard.
select HD_TICKET.*, DATE_FORMAT(HD_TICKET.CREATED,'%b %d %Y %I:%i:%s %p') as CREATED, DATE_FORMAT(HD_TICKET.MODIFIED,'%b %d %Y %I:%i:%s %p') as MODIFIED,
HD_STATUS.NAME AS STATUS_NAME,
HD_STATUS.ORDINAL as STATUS_ORDINAL,
HD_IMPACT.ORDINAL as IMPACT_ORDINAL,
HD_CATEGORY.ORDINAL as CATEGORY_ORDINAL,
HD_PRIORITY.ORDINAL as PRIORITY_NUMBER,
STATE,
if((datediff(DUE_DATE, now()) = 0), 2, if((datediff(DUE_DATE, now())<0), 1, 3)) as SORT_OVERDUE_STATUS,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_OPENED) > 0, TIME_OPENED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_OPENED,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_STALLED) > 0, TIME_STALLED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_STALLED,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_CLOSED) > 0, TIME_CLOSED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_CLOSED,
if(unix_timestamp(ESCALATED) > 0, ESCALATED, 1<<62) as SORT_ESCALATED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.CREATED) > 0, HD_TICKET.CREATED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_CREATED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.MODIFIED) > 0, HD_TICKET.MODIFIED, 1<<62) as SORT_MODIFIED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE) > 0, HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE, 1<<62) as SORT_DUE_DATE,
case upper(STATE)
when 'CLOSED' then unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_CLOSED) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_OPENED)
when 'OPENED' then unix_timestamp(NOW()) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_OPENED)
else unix_timestamp(NOW()) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.CREATED) end as AGE,
if ((LENGTH(U1.FULL_NAME) = 0), U1.USER_NAME, U1.FULL_NAME) as OWNER_NAME,
U1.FULL_NAME as OWNER_FULLNAME,
U1.EMAIL as OWNER_EMAIL,
if (U1.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U1.FULL_NAME) = 0), U1.USER_NAME, U1.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_OWNER_NAME,
if ((LENGTH(U2.FULL_NAME) = 0), U2.USER_NAME, U2.FULL_NAME) as SUBMITTER_NAME,
U2.FULL_NAME as SUBMITTER_FULLNAME,
U2.EMAIL as SUBMITTER_EMAIL,
if (U2.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U2.FULL_NAME) = 0), U2.USER_NAME, U2.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_SUBMITTER_NAME,
if (U3.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U3.FULL_NAME) = 0), U3.USER_NAME, U3.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_APPROVER_NAME,
if(APPROVAL='rejected', 'Rejected', if(APPROVAL='info', 'More Info Needed', if(APPROVAL='approved', 'Approved', if(APPROVER_ID>0, 'Pending', '')))) as APPROVAL_STATUS,
Q.NAME as QUEUE_NAME
from (HD_TICKET, HD_PRIORITY, HD_STATUS, HD_IMPACT, HD_CATEGORY)
LEFT JOIN USER U1 on U1.ID = HD_TICKET.OWNER_ID
LEFT JOIN USER U2 on U2.ID = HD_TICKET.SUBMITTER_ID
LEFT JOIN USER U3 on U3.ID = HD_TICKET.APPROVER_ID
LEFT JOIN HD_QUEUE Q on Q.ID = HD_TICKET.HD_QUEUE_ID
LEFT JOIN MACHINE M1 on M1.ID = HD_TICKET.MACHINE_ID
where HD_PRIORITY.ID = HD_PRIORITY_ID
and HD_STATUS.ID = HD_STATUS_ID
and HD_IMPACT.ID = HD_IMPACT_ID
and HD_CATEGORY.ID = HD_CATEGORY_ID
and ((( HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE = 'CurDate()') OR HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE < 'CurDate()') and HD_TICKET.HD_QUEUE_ID = 11 )
Answers (1)
Assuming your Select query is working and showing results when you run the ticket rule, then all you need to do is to setup the email, which my examples will hopefully clarify and help you do. Here's a custom ticket rule I have that runs every hour and fires off an email when a ticket is unassigned:
Select Query:
Select 'it@company.com' as SUPPORT, T.ID as ID, T.TITLE as Issue, S.FULL_NAME as Submitter, T.CREATED as Created FROM HD_TICKET T
JOIN USER S ON (S.ID = T.SUBMITTER_ID)
WHERE T.CREATED < SUBDATE(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 HOUR)
AND T.OWNER_ID = 0
ORDER BY T.ID ASC
X Send an email for each result row
Subject:
ATTENTION - Unassigned Ticket in KBOX Helpdesk Queue
Email Column:
SUPPORT
Email Body:
Unassiged ticket in KBOX Helpdesk queue, please review.
Created: $created
Ticket ID: $id
Issue: $issue
Submitter: $submitter
If you cross check the email setup against the Select query, you'll see the variables defined in the Select query are referenced in the email. Support (where the email address is listed) is referenced in the Email Column field, and the variables created, it, issue and submitter are listed in the email so that they will be populated with the actual ticket data (pulled via the Select query) when the email is generated. You can build this out as much as you like, for example here's another rule I use for approval (setup is in reverse order to spare you from the long (wizard generated) Select query.
If you notice, every $variable in the email body section has a corresponding listing in the Select query - just use the same name format (for example $status_name, $status_ordinal, $impact_ordinal, etc from your own Select query) and these will populate the email with the actual ticket values pulled by the query.
X Send an email for each result row
Subject:
[TICK:$id] NEW TICKET: $status_name
Email Column:
APPROVER
Email Body:
A ticket in the HR Helpdesk queue needs your approval, please review.
Ticket ID: $id
Created: $created
Issue: $issue
Category: $category
Status: $status_name
Remote Access (VPN/Citrix): $remote
User: $fullname
Date of Hire: $dateofhire
Job Title: $jobtitle
Department: $department
Location: $location
Manager: $manager
___________________________________________________________________
To APPROVE opening this ticket, please click here:
<mailto:hr@company.com?subject=[TICK:$id]&body=@approval%20=%20Approved>
To REJECT opening this ticket, please click here:
<mailto:hr@company.com?subject=[TICK:$id]&body=@approval%20=%20Rejected>
___________________________________________________________________
Thanks,
Company IT
_____________________________________
Select Query:
select 'ceo@company.com' as APPROVER, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE2 as FULLNAME, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE6 as DATEOFHIRE, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE5 as MANAGER, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE3 as DEPARTMENT, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE4 as JOBTITLE, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE0 as LOCATION, HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE13 as REMOTE, HD_TICKET.TITLE as Issue, HD_CATEGORY.NAME as CATEGORY, HD_TICKET.*, DATE_FORMAT(HD_TICKET.CREATED,'%b %d %Y %I:%i:%s %p') as CREATED, DATE_FORMAT(HD_TICKET.MODIFIED,'%b %d %Y %I:%i:%s %p') as MODIFIED,
HD_STATUS.NAME AS STATUS_NAME,
HD_STATUS.ORDINAL as STATUS_ORDINAL,
HD_IMPACT.ORDINAL as IMPACT_ORDINAL,
HD_CATEGORY.ORDINAL as CATEGORY_ORDINAL,
HD_PRIORITY.ORDINAL as PRIORITY_NUMBER,
STATE,
if((datediff(DUE_DATE, now()) = 0), 2, if((datediff(DUE_DATE, now())<0), 1, 3)) as SORT_OVERDUE_STATUS,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_OPENED) > 0, TIME_OPENED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_OPENED,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_STALLED) > 0, TIME_STALLED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_STALLED,
if(unix_timestamp(TIME_CLOSED) > 0, TIME_CLOSED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_CLOSED,
if(unix_timestamp(ESCALATED) > 0, ESCALATED, 1<<62) as SORT_ESCALATED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.CREATED) > 0, HD_TICKET.CREATED, 1<<62) as SORT_TIME_CREATED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.MODIFIED) > 0, HD_TICKET.MODIFIED, 1<<62) as SORT_MODIFIED,
if(unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE) > 0, HD_TICKET.DUE_DATE, 1<<62) as SORT_DUE_DATE,
case upper(STATE)
when 'CLOSED' then unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_CLOSED) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_OPENED)
when 'OPENED' then unix_timestamp(NOW()) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.TIME_OPENED)
else unix_timestamp(NOW()) - unix_timestamp(HD_TICKET.CREATED) end as AGE,
if ((LENGTH(U1.FULL_NAME) = 0), U1.USER_NAME, U1.FULL_NAME) as OWNER_NAME,
U1.FULL_NAME as OWNER_FULLNAME,
U1.EMAIL as OWNER_EMAIL,
if (U1.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U1.FULL_NAME) = 0), U1.USER_NAME, U1.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_OWNER_NAME,
if ((LENGTH(U2.FULL_NAME) = 0), U2.USER_NAME, U2.FULL_NAME) as SUBMITTER_NAME,
U2.FULL_NAME as SUBMITTER_FULLNAME,
U2.EMAIL as SUBMITTER_EMAIL,
if (U2.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U2.FULL_NAME) = 0), U2.USER_NAME, U2.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_SUBMITTER_NAME,
if (U3.ID is null, 'z', concat('a', if ((LENGTH(U3.FULL_NAME) = 0), U3.USER_NAME, U3.FULL_NAME))) as SORT_APPROVER_NAME,
if(APPROVAL='rejected', 'Rejected', if(APPROVAL='info', 'More Info Needed', if(APPROVAL='approved', 'Approved', if(APPROVER_ID>0, 'Pending', '')))) as APPROVAL_STATUS,
Q.NAME as QUEUE_NAME
from (HD_TICKET, HD_PRIORITY, HD_STATUS, HD_IMPACT, HD_CATEGORY)
LEFT JOIN USER U1 on U1.ID = HD_TICKET.OWNER_ID
LEFT JOIN USER U2 on U2.ID = HD_TICKET.SUBMITTER_ID
LEFT JOIN USER U3 on U3.ID = HD_TICKET.APPROVER_ID
LEFT JOIN HD_QUEUE Q on Q.ID = HD_TICKET.HD_QUEUE_ID
LEFT JOIN MACHINE M1 on M1.ID = HD_TICKET.MACHINE_ID
where HD_PRIORITY.ID = HD_PRIORITY_ID
and HD_STATUS.ID = HD_STATUS_ID
and HD_IMPACT.ID = HD_IMPACT_ID
and HD_CATEGORY.ID = HD_CATEGORY_ID
and ((( HD_STATUS.NAME = 'Waiting On Approval') AND HD_TICKET.CUSTOM_FIELD_VALUE13 = 'Yes') and HD_TICKET.HD_QUEUE_ID = 2 )
Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction!
John