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Open and manage new cases
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Open and manage new cases
editOpen a new case
editOpen a new case to keep track of issues and share the details with colleagues.
- Go to Cases → Create new case.
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Give the case a name, severity, and description.
In the
Descriptionarea, you can use Markdown syntax to create formatted text. - Optionally, add assignees and tags. You can add users only if they meet the necessary prerequisites.
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Under External incident management system, select a connector. If
you’ve previously added one, that connector displays as the default selection. Otherwise, the
default setting is
No connector selected. - After you’ve completed all of the required fields, click Create case.
Manage existing cases
editYou can search existing cases and filter them by assignee, severity, status, and tags.
To view a case, click on its name. You can then:
- Add a new comment.
- Edit existing comments and the description.
- Add or remove assignees.
- Add a connector (if you did not select one while creating the case).
- Send updates to external systems (if external connections are configured).
- Edit tags.
- Change the status.
- Change the severity.
- Refresh the case to retrieve the latest updates.
- Close the case.
- Reopen a closed case.