Description of Issue
What are the best practices when we go to submit a support case?
Are there areas of a support case that Support would like to see present on every submission?
Context
- tylertech.com
- Client Support
- Online Support Incidents
- Create a Case
Cause
Informational.
Resolution
- Please register for an online account: Register for Support Access on Tylertech.com.
Simply put, the best support cases are both detailed and specific.
What happened?
- I encountered an error message with this statement
When it happened?
- During a Payroll Process generation
Where it happened?
- In the Payroll Processing programs
What were you doing at the time?
- Generating the biweekly payroll process
What you expected to happen?
- Successful generation of the payroll process
Here are some additional items to consider:
- Entering a specific Case Title
- Avoid using generic or unhelpful descriptions like Error Encountered or Unable to Generate.
- When writing a description to the case, enter the Product Suite and Product Module that you are working through.
- The application support team may need to collaborate with other groups.
- Include the menu path of the program or module you are interfacing with.
- Include the onscreen error message if presented with one.
- Often error messages have direct resolutions, the specific error included may speed up your case resolution.
- Consider adding your step-by-step process to replicate the error, if possible.
- Include a screenshot or series of screenshots for Support to better understand the issue.
- If working with multiple screenshots, consider adding them do a word document or similar program to organize the screenshots into a narrative.
- Avoid large attachments or any attachment that contains PII (personally identifiable information).
- Entering a specific Case Title
- Set your Default Product Suite: How to add a default product suite to your online portal account.
Additional Information
Looking for additional documentation on submitting support cases? Review the Documentation for adding a new support case or How to log a support case through the Online Support Incidents portal for information.
Looking for more information on Online Support Incidents? Check out the Master Article - Online Support Incidents for related articles.
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