The EOSC-hub Helpdesk allows users to submit their requests through a single-entry point.
The unified system acts as first level of support, which automatically forwards tickets to the appropriate underlying support system.
(https://helpdesk.eosc-hub.eu/) is the entry point and ticketing system/request tracker for issues concerning EOSC services. New service providers of EOSC can integrate into the Helpdesk and this results in:
- a corresponding support topic listed on the Helpdesk user interface (for users to ask questions or raise issues directly to the provider)
- the provider support team to receive notifications about tickets that are assigned to this topic by the users, or by the ticket handler team of EOSC-hub.
The Helpdesk therefore serves two groups, offering the following features to them:
- Main features offered to users:
- Creation of a ticket for any of the EOSC Services (Hub and EOSC Portfolios)
- Display all the tickets created by the owner
- Find previously created tickets
- Receive notifications about answers and changes to the tickets
- Login with the EOSC AAI system
- Main features offered to the provider Helpdesk Team:
- Notification when a new ticket is created
- Classification of the tickets
- Escalation of the tickets to the ticket handler team of EOSC-hub
- Creation of a new support unit with assignation of an administrator role to specific users
- Management of incident or disruption of Hub services
- Interface for communicating with other service providers ticketing systems
- First level support for EOSC integrated services as a service
- Interface with a Known Errors Database and with a Change Management Database
EOSC services can use the EOSC Helpdesk choosing one of the following integration options:
- Direct Usage: Use directly the EOSC helpdesk as the ticketing system for the service.
- Ticket Redirection: Use the EOSC helpdesk only as a contact point to redirect the entry request for the specific service to a mailing list.
- Full Integration: Integrate an external ticketing system with the EOSC helpdesk infrastructure to enable transfer of tickets between them.
Why to use it
- Have a central point of contact for support of your EOSC users
- Route/reroute issues to where they can be solved within EOSC
Features
Main features offered to the user are:
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3. Apply for support permissions from the helpdesk web page selecting it in the "Support Staff" menu.
4. When it will be granted, join one or more SUs, with the consensus of the SU responsible:
- The SU responsible should communicate the changes to be done in the SU mailing list, asking for updating the members e-mail addresses. The new SU members have to be added to the list in order to receive notifications by e-mail of tickets assigned to their SU.
- The SU responsible should ask for adding new members to the SU in the ticketing system. The members of a SU correctly registered in the ticketing system can access visualize and modify the tickets assigned to their SU.
Operation handbook for service providers Documentation about how to operate the Helpdesk
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