Office 365 Service Request: Automatically create tasks for a Ticket based on Category and Issue Type (Ticket templates)

Automate creation of Ticket tasks based on the type of Ticket (serial and parallel tasks)

Example1: A task has to be created automatically if a new ticket has been created with “Email” Category and “Spam” Issue Type.

 

  – Create a Workflow using CrowCanyon Workflow Manager app.

 

   

 

  – Create an action “Create Item” like below:

 

   

 

Select Associated Tasks list as Target List, Add field mappings for the fields in Tickets list with Task Name, Related Ticket ID, Description, Due Date, Assigned To .

 

Refer to the Workflow Manager manual for field mappings

 

Example2 : A level-1 task to order a new printer has to be created automatically if a new ticket has been created with Hardware Request Category and Printer Type. On completion of level-1 task, create a level-2 task to install and configure printer.

 

– Create a workflow to create level-1 tasks like below:

 

  

 

– Create an Action like below:

 

  

 

– Create a workflow to create level-2 tasks like below:

 

  

 

– Create an Action like below:

 

  

 

Refer to the Workflow Manager manual for field mappings

 

Note:– Field Mappings for Due Date will be like: $add([Created],3:0:0:0)

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