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Troubleshooting Service Automation

Below are common Service Administration issues, their solutions, and links to other helpful resources.

For user management issues, see HelloID portal and user administration.

Incidents

The following are Service Automation Incidents which are reported on the Admin dashboard.

1.

Service Automation Agent is down

Restart the Agent services. Make sure the necessary domains are whitelisted, the agent is the latest version, and the agent is running with a service account that has enough permissions (see Agent requirements).

2.

Task failed

Note that tasks may fail when HelloID Directory Agent service is down, if any dependent system is unavailable, or if connectivity is lost.

Common issues

1.

Incorrectly approved product request

A user received a product but should not have it, or should no longer have it.

Override approval of the request

Revoke access to the product

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Administration

Product administration

If the Governance module is available:

Recertify product requests

Recertification 

Recertification)

2.

Incorrectly denied product request

A user was denied a product but should get access to it.

Override denial of the request

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Administration

Product administration

3.

Product request unanswered

Find and contact the approver

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Request history > Open details > Request timeline

View product request history

Review/edit the approval workflow

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Products > Edit product > Approval workflow

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Approval workflows

Approval workflows

Temporarily replace a designated approver with a delegated approver

Admin dashboard > Directory > Users > Edit user > General > Enable delegated approver

Set a delegated approver for a user

Approve/deny the pending product request

Admin dashboard > Self Service > Administration

Product administration

4.

Service desk not visible to a user

Give the user permission, or put the user in a group that has the right to view the service desk

Admin dashboard > Security > Roles

Roles & rights