ACM HelpDesk Services
The Faculty/Staff HelpDesk has recently been upgraded. Please review the following information, as our process for providing technical assistance has changed:
- Faculty and Staff members are now required to submit a HelpDesk ticket for all support requests.
- All support requests are now prioritized using a classification system.
- Faculty and Staff members can now instantly check on the status of support requests via the online ticket system.
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Tutorial for Submitting
a ticket on HelpDesk:
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How Do I...
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Contact HelpDesk via the Web **Popular!** Submit a Helpdesk ticket online |
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Contact HelpDesk by Phone
Call extension HELP (4357) from any campus phone |
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Contact HelpDesk via Email
Send an email to helpdesk@allegany.edu |
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HelpDesk Classification System
All new support requests are classified as New issues. Computer Services will review your support request and will classify it based on a pre-determined scale. Your request ranks on the scale based on severity of the issue, number of persons affected, and the type of systems affected.
The following table outlines how issues are ranked:
| Priority | Meaning | Types of Issues that Qualify | Attempted Resolution Time |
| 1 - Critical | Any issue that affects college-wide systems or prevents college-wide business from being conducted. |
Network Outages Email Servers Offline |
1-2 Hours |
| 2 - Major | Any issue that affects department-wide systems or prevents department-wide business from being conducted. |
Network Switch Offline Department Server Offline |
1-4 Hours |
| A - Important | Any issue that prevents a user from conducting business. | PC will not start Email not working Critical program not working |
1 Day |
| B - High | Any issue that impedes ability to conduct business. | Printer not working Occasional program errors Phone programming change |
2 Days |
| C - Normal | Standard Classification - request that does not impede or prevent ability to conduct business. |
New PC Setup New Program Installation New Printer Setup |
1 Week |
| D - Low | Any issue that requires a minor configuration change. | Adjust software settings Adjust hardware settings |
2 Weeks |
| E - Trivial | Issues or requests not impacting conduct of college business | Installation of non-critical software Adjust software personalization settings |
1 Month |
