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ServicePRO Home Page - Workbench User Interface

The Workbench Interface offers users many of ServicePRO's features and functions at a glance, organized into colored tiles on the Workbench Home Page.

Clients updating from ServicePRO versions prior to 14.2.7 are allowed to choose between the new Interactive interface and the Workbench User Interface from their System Options.

For more details on the alternative user interface, please consult the Wiki page on the Interactive User Interface.

  • For more details on switching between layouts, please consult the Wiki page on System Options.

Workbench Grid Items

The following is a list of Workbench Grid items in the ServicePRO Workbench, followed by a summary of the view opened.

Tile Icon        View/Function Name Description
AnnouncementsAnnouncements are listed here at a glance, and it will cycle through the current relevant announcements. Clicking on the box will open the Announcements window, allowing you to view announcements in full.
MessagesQuick Messages are listed here at a glance, and the Tile itself will preview the latest messages in a cycle. Opening this view will allow you to view Messages sent by other users in an inbox. You may also delete and respond to messages from this view.
My WorkspaceOpen the My Workspace window. View Service Requests you have been assigned to at a glance. View your Inbox, In Dispatch, and In Service folders, as well as other folders you have been assigned to work on.
My DocumentsOpens the My Documents window. View all documents you have uploaded and worked on. Use the left pane to filter the documents based on folders. Check In and Out documents for collaboration with other users.
My CalendarOpens the My Calendar window. View all appointments and meetings at a glance, selecting from a Daily, Weekly or Monthly views.
Email InboxOpen the Email Inbox. View Emails This view allows you to view your Email Inbox, provided your System Email account has been correctly set up in User Options.
ServicePRO IconOpens the Self-Service Portal.
Service RequestOpens the Create Service Request window. The bulk of all requests sent to Service Reps will be created here.
Quick RequestOpens the Quick Request window. You will be prompted to select a Quick Request Template.
Purchase RequestOpens the New Purchase Request window. Create Purchase Requests for company assets.
Project RequestOpens the New Project Request window. You will be prompted to select a Project Template.
Recent RequestsOpens the Recent Requests window. You will be presented with requests you have most recently logged memos in.
Recent DocumentsOpens the Recent Documents window. View documents you have worked on and uploaded to ServicePRO recently.
My ViewsOpens the My Views window. Select from set filters for how you would like to view your Workspace, or create a Custom View from the Query Listing.
Action ItemsThis window displays all Action Items at a glance. These indicate to you how many Alerts, Meetings and Reminders you have, and how many requests you have that are Overdue, In Dispatch, In Queue, and In Service.
FindThe Find window allows you to search ServicePRO using advanced field search criteria.
Knowledge BaseOpens the Knowledge Management window. Here you can select from the following functions: Find Best Solutions, Create New Best Solutions, and View the Best Solutions Listing
Training CenterOpens the Training Center window. Here, you can create and edit Training Modules to be used as guides throughout ServicePRO.
Setup/AdministrationOpen the Setup/Administration window. Here you can choose to edit ServicePRO Objects, Administrative properties such as RBAC and Users, Configure System settings, or alter Design aspects of ServicePRO.
Data AnalysisThe Data Analysis window features options for Reports, Charts, Queries, Workload organization, and Dashboards for an overview of Help Desk Performance.

Header Items

The top of the Workbench features additional options for Help Desk usage in ServicePRO. This includes Search functionality, access to Help Files, and editable User Options.

Search ServicePRO Bar

The search bar allows you to type in text/phrase to search within objects in ServicePRO.

Types of searchable items include:

The number in brackets next to the type of result indicates the total of items have been found for that type. Selecting one of these header type results (i.e. Best Solutions, Service Requests) allows the user to view all results for that category.

For advanced Search functionality, users can open the Find view, accessible from the Workbench Grid.

For more details on specifics of the Search Functionality, please view the page on Find - Search.

Workbench Search Functionality


Help and Support (Question Mark Icon)

  • ServicePRO Help - Opens the help file.
  • Technical Support - Opens the End User Portal.
  • About ServicePRO - Provides ServicePRO information such as ServicePRO’s current version number, License information, Default System Email Account and company Website URLs.

Options (Gear Icon)

  • User Options - Adjust and customize a variety of different user-specific options
  • Log In as a Different User - Log out of the current user account and return to the login screen.
  • Audit Current Workstation - This will perform an audit on the current computer.

Twitter

The Twitter icon links to ServicePRO’s Twitter page.

@ServicePROnews (https://twitter.com/ServicePRONews) will open in a new tab or window.

Creating new Training Modules

New Training Modules can be created by selecting the icon in the upper left corner.

Deactivate the module by clicking on the needle point of the documentation. For more details, please consult the Wiki page on the Training Center.