SLA Target Times
SLA Target Times calculate the duration of time in which a technician must resolve or respond to a ticket.
SLA Target Times can be set in Days, Hours, or Minutes. They can either allow or not allow Stop the Clock. Target Times can also be tied to a Working Hours calendar. They define the behavior of an SLA and are based on:
- Priority: A P1 should have faster target times than a P5.
- Record Type: A disruption (Incident) should have faster target times than a Request.
- SLA Type: SLAs can be bound to a Customer, a Service, and a CI. A critical CI (server) should have faster target times than a non-critical system.
Use this comprehensive processing to ensure that Incidents and Requests involving Customers, Services, and CIs are appropriately serviced according to the needs of your organization.
For example, set a Resolve Target Time of 90 hours for a P3 Corporate
Request, such as a software upgrade. Consider a faster resolve time (example: 8
hours) for executives. Reserve your most aggressive Respond target times
(example: 5 minutes) for a critical P1 Config Item Incident, such as the
Primary Server going down.
See
SLA/Priority Spreadsheet for
Response/Resolve Target Times by Work Hours and Priority.