[otrs] RE: otrs Digest, Vol 51, Issue 65

Lars Stavholm stava at telcotec.se
Thu Nov 1 08:07:50 GMT 2007


Please don't reply to Digests!
/L

Mujtaba Karim wrote:
> HI
> I guess if he is running a one man's show or is comfortable with attaching
> notes and wise enough for to check time 
> There is no issue. I just want to comment that no one was able to figure
> this out.*odd*
> 
> 
> Take care
> No offence to any one 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Mujtaba Karim
> Customer Support Manager
> PixSense Inc.
> 172/P 3rd Floor Block-2 PECHS Tariq Road Karachi 75400 Pakistan
>  C: 92.300.821.8601 | F: 92.21.432.2721-4 | E: mkarim at pixsense.com
> www.pixsense.com
> 
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>    1.  RE: otrs Digest, Vol 51, Issue 64 (Mujtaba Karim)
>    2.  Assigning customers to companies via ldap (Baker, Greg)
>    3.  Frederic Fraudeau/FR/Schneider est absent(e).
>       (frederic.fraudeau at fr.schneider-electric.com)
>    4. Re:  RE: what is the best linux distro in my situation?
>       (Andy Lubel)
>    5. Re:  RE: otrs Digest, Vol 51, Issue 64 (Andy Lubel)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:36:25 +0500
> From: "Mujtaba Karim" <mkarim at pixsense.com>
> Subject: [otrs] RE: otrs Digest, Vol 51, Issue 64
> To: <otrs at otrs.org>
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> Guys leave it if you cant do it then don't suggest stupid alternates
> The guy clearly said he needs to disable the lock system
> 
> Here is how
> 
> 
> In SysConfig, you must disable RequiredLock in these pages
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewBounce
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewClose
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewCompose
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewForward
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewMerge
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewPending
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewPhoneOutbound
> 
> Frontend::Agent::Ticket::ViewPriority
> 
> 
> 
> In general, check all ..View.. pages to see wether RequiredLock is enabled.
> 
> 
> 
> Then, you can disable the links to locks: unchek
> 
> Ticket::Frontend::MenuModule###100Lock: 
> 
> Ticket::Frontend::MenuModule###400-Owner: 
> 
> in Frontend::Agent::Ticket::MenuModule
> 
> and Frontend::Agent::Ticket::MenuModulePre
> 
> 
> 
> I've done these modification and worked fine without locks for a while in
> the past
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Additionally, you might also want to disable 
> 
> Frontend::Module###AgentTicketLock:
> 
> Frontend::Module###AgentTicketOwner: 
> 
> in Frontend::Agent::ModuleRegistration
> 
> but I don't know if this can cause some issues
> 
> 
> Mujtaba Karim
> Customer Support Manager
> PixSense Inc.
> 172/P 3rd Floor Block-2 PECHS Tariq Road Karachi 75400 Pakistan
>  C: 92.300.821.8601 | F: 92.21.432.2721-4 | E: mkarim at pixsense.com
> www.pixsense.com
> 
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1.  Let OTRS mail external notify (henry at gamerzday.nl)
>    2. Re:  Remove lock option from tickets (Andy Lubel)
>    3. Re:  RE: what is the best linux distro in my situation?
>       (kerneljack)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:50:34 +0100
> From: henry at gamerzday.nl
> Subject: [otrs] Let OTRS mail external notify
> To: otrs at otrs.org
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> Hi,
> 
> Is it posible to let OTRS mail a customer when a external note is made?
> 
> --
> Henry,
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:31:51 -0400
> From: Andy Lubel <andy.lubel at gtsi.com>
> Subject: Re: [otrs] Remove lock option from tickets
> To: "User questions and discussions about OTRS.org" <otrs at otrs.org>
> Message-ID: <C34CC6A7.AE2B%andy.lubel at gtsi.com>
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> 
> How many agents, just you?  How many customers?  You simply may not have
> enough of either to justify using a HelpDesk system such as OTRS, which is
> geared towards SMB to enterprise customers.
> 
> Metrics also translate into SLA's. If you care about the customer then you
> would care to see how well you are responding to his needs?
> 
> Can you tell me one system/application you do think does a better job of
> making it convenient for the agent to work customer submitted issues?
> 
> -Andy
> 
> 
> On 10/29/07 9:36 PM, "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Unless you don't care about metrics but instead convenience of
>> answering the customer.
>>
>> OTRS makes everything inconvenient, as far as I can tell.
>>
>> On Oct 26, 2007, at 6:01 AM, Andy Lubel wrote:
>>> i absolutely agree.  people need to own (lock) the tickets they
>>> work on
>>> otherwise certain metrics you would want later cant be gotten.  like
>>> time open --> working (locked) --> close.
>>>
>>> unless of course you are a 1 man helpdesk :)
>>>
>>>
>>> -Andy Lubel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: otrs-bounces at otrs.org [mailto:otrs-bounces at otrs.org] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Richard Hinkamp - BeSite
>>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 5:06 AM
>>> To: User questions and discussions about OTRS.org
>>> Subject: Re: [otrs] Remove lock option from tickets
>>>
>>> Disabling locks is not the way to go imho. Locks are great for
>>> preventing double answers etc (2 people handling the same ticket at
>>> the
>>> same time and giving different answers to the customer for
>>> example :S).
>>> What you problably want is an auto unlock after an answer. What you
>>> can
>>> do is setting the default state after answering a ticket to "closed
>>> succesful", in config:
>>> $Self->{'Ticket::DefaultNextComposeType'} = 'closed successful';
>>>
>>> This way a ticket is closed by default after answering. When a new
>>> reply
>>> comes from the customer, it will show in the main queue again,
>>> without a
>>> lock. This way you can share all tickets with all people and only lock
>>> the ticket when you are handling the ticket (and this way prevent
>>> double
>>> handling of same ticket).
>>>
>>> Richard
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:00:50 +0000
> From: kerneljack <kerneljack at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [otrs] RE: what is the best linux distro in my situation?
> To: "User questions and discussions about OTRS.org" <otrs at otrs.org>
> Message-ID:
> 	<e1e9e88d0710310400x58797d1cie5fcfe283f8c1c94 at mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> Thank you for all your answers, one other question I have:
> 
> How do I migrate an older OTRS database to a new installation? The
> older one is at version 2.0.4 and i am trying to migrate to 2.2.3.
> 
> The older installation was on a OSX Server and the new one will
> probably be on a Centos 5 machine with OTRS 2.2.3.
> 
> Looking at the manual at http://doc.otrs.org/2.2/en/html/c2528.html,
> I'm thinking a simple
> 
> /opt/otrs/scripts/backup.pl -d ...
> 
> on the the older machine, and then a:
> 
> /opt/otrs/scripts/restore.pl ....
> 
> on the new box will work?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> On 10/28/07, Agim Cami <agimcami at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Otrs runs fine under CentOS.
>> Actually I use otrs under CentOS 4.4.
>> So, no need to Install obligatory Suse or Fedora.
>>
>> --
>> Agim Cami
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>> => http://www.otrs.com/
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:19:18 -0230
> From: "Baker, Greg" <gbaker at mun.ca>
> Subject: [otrs] Assigning customers to companies via ldap
> To: <otrs at otrs.org>
> Message-ID: <EA07FBD8F3AF6D40B52083BD715FF81A0A8F6D at GAVIN.wds.mun.ca>
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> Is there any way to use ldap to assign customers to companies?  We have
> many departments and our active directory is organized according to
> these departments.  I am hoping to use this ldap organization to
> automatically assign customers to companies in otrs.  Has anyone figured
> out how to do this yet?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Greg
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:03:05 +0100
> From: frederic.fraudeau at fr.schneider-electric.com
> Subject: [otrs] Frederic Fraudeau/FR/Schneider est absent(e).
> To: "User questions and discussions about OTRS.org" <otrs at otrs.org>
> Message-ID:
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> 
> 
> Je serai absent(e) ` partir du  31/10/2007 de retour le  05/11/2007.
> 
> Bonjour,
> Je suis actuellement absent et serai de retour le 05/11/07 ` mon bureau.
> Pour toute question technique, merci d'ouvrir un ticket OTRS ` l'adresse
> "http://support.ilevo.com/customer" ou de de contacter le Support Technique
> Ilevo : +33 4 76 60 50 00
> Pour toutes autres questions, merci de contacter Alice Avila au : +33 4 76
> 60 54 05
> 
> Hello
> I'm currently out of office and I will be back on 11/05/07. For all
> technical question, please open an OTRS ticket using the following address
> "http://support.ilevo.com/customer" or contact the Ilevo Technical Support
> : +33 4 76 60 50 00
> For all other questions, please contact Alice Avila: +33 4 76 60 54 05
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:40:12 -0400
> From: Andy Lubel <andy.lubel at gtsi.com>
> Subject: Re: [otrs] RE: what is the best linux distro in my situation?
> To: "User questions and discussions about OTRS.org" <otrs at otrs.org>
> Message-ID: <C34E282C.AE72%andy.lubel at gtsi.com>
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> 
> No that wont work.. Read the upgrade docs.  You need to run scripts if you
> plan on changing the version.
> 
> 
> Also, our environment runs flawlessly on OSX, why change?
> 
> -Andy
> 
> 
> On 10/31/07 7:00 AM, "kerneljack" <kerneljack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thank you for all your answers, one other question I have:
>>
>> How do I migrate an older OTRS database to a new installation? The
>> older one is at version 2.0.4 and i am trying to migrate to 2.2.3.
>>
>> The older installation was on a OSX Server and the new one will
>> probably be on a Centos 5 machine with OTRS 2.2.3.
>>
>> Looking at the manual at http://doc.otrs.org/2.2/en/html/c2528.html,
>> I'm thinking a simple
>>
>> /opt/otrs/scripts/backup.pl -d ...
>>
>> on the the older machine, and then a:
>>
>> /opt/otrs/scripts/restore.pl ....
>>
>> on the new box will work?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>>
>> On 10/28/07, Agim Cami <agimcami at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Otrs runs fine under CentOS.
>>> Actually I use otrs under CentOS 4.4.
>>> So, no need to Install obligatory Suse or Fedora.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Agim Cami
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> OTRS mailing list: otrs - Webpage: http://otrs.org/
>>> Archive: http://lists.otrs.org/pipermail/otrs
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>>> Support or consulting for your OTRS system?
>>> => http://www.otrs.com/
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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> 
> Andy Lubel
> Application Administrator / IT Department
> 
> GTSI Corp.
> 3901 Stonecroft Boulevard
> Chantilly, VA 20151
> Tel: 1.800.999.GTSI ext.2309
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