Working with Service Level Packages

a service level package describes the level of service offered to a customer service owners create service level packages and customers subscribe to them the service level package specifies the target times for you as the service provider to respond and resolve incidents the service level package specifies which request offerings are available and the target time for service request delivery you can link any number of service level packages to a single service by varying the parameters in the service level packages that are linked to the same service, you can offer different levels of service to different customers while keeping all of the parameters (such as owner, provider, and so on) that are defined in the service the same for example, you could define service level packages named gold, silver, and bronze for the mobile phone request service, each with a different price, response time, hours of operation, and so on by default, all organizations have one level of service (a single service level package) in this case, all request offerings are automatically linked to the service level package you can offer more levels, but this is optional for example, an organization that provides an airline service has the core service of taking passengers from point a to point b supporting services would include ticket sales, baggage handling, food service, and security the service level package would determine the level in which to deliver the services, such as first class passengers might receive access to a lounge, kid glove baggage handling, better food and free drinks, and expedited security business class passengers might receive special food requests and extra leg room economy class passengers might receive a seat on the plane, but required to provide their own food and pay extra for baggage you must define the request offerings before defining service level packages you should be familiar with the following terms a core service is an it service that delivers basic outcomes desired by one or more customers a service level package is a defined level of utility and warranty for a particular service package each service level package is designed to meet the needs of a particular pattern of business activity viewing service level packages log in to as a service owner open the service package workspace the application displays a list of service level package records open a service level package to view its details for a broader description of the target tabs listed below, refer to about service level targets docid\ kjjgszifhx1ls4mu bqom records in the service package workspace contain the following tabs delivery target the delivery target is based on the delivery target of the request offering and is configured in the service level target workspace click go to to open the originating record refer to defining delivery targets docid\ kjjgszifhx1ls4mu bqom response target the response target is based on the incident response target and is configured in the service level target workspace refer to defining response targets docid\ kjjgszifhx1ls4mu bqom resolution target refer to defining resolution targets docid\ kjjgszifhx1ls4mu bqom service agreements refer to working with service level agreements docid\ qlexyf 1o5ht1c9ashibk request offering link refer to linking a request offering to a service level package docid\ ze6k jwvqz4azpcm6g69b creating a service level package you must define the services offered by your organization before creating a service level package a service can have one or many service level packages linked to it by varying the parameters of a service level package, you can offer different levels of services to different consumers for the same service after you create the service level package, you must configure the service level targets for it refer to working with service level targets docid\ kjjgszifhx1ls4mu bqom log in to as a service owner open the services workspace open a service click the service level package tab click new from the toolbar the system displays the new service level package dialog box enter information into the fields field description status status draft a new service level package appears in this state keep in this state until you are ready to publish published the service level package is available for subscription expired the service level package is not available for subscription because the date specified in the expiration date field has passed obsolete the service level package is no longer used name name of the service level package description a brief description of the service level package price the price charged when a service owner subscribes to the service level package price description a description of the features that are included in the price service automatically generated if you are creating the service level package from a service hours of operation the hours of operation compliance target expiration date the expiration date enter a date or click the calendar icon review date a date prior to the expiration date by which the service level package must be reviewed for renewal enter a date or click the calendar icon click save to close the dialog box click save the system creates the service level package and adds it to the list of service level packages the system displays this service level package on the service level package tab of the services workspace linking a request offering to a service level package log in to as a open the service package workspace open a service level package click the request offering link tab click link request offering the system displays the new request offering condition dialog box enter information into the fields field description request offering the request offering to link to the service level package delivery target the target delivery time for this request offering price ($) the price charged for the request offering click save to close the dialog box click save unlinking a request offering from a service level package log in to as a open the service package workspace open a service level package click the request offering link tab click unlink request offering the application displays a reference warning dialog box that displays all the references to the request offering go through all the references before unlinking click continue on unlinking the request offering in the service level package, the entry created in the escalation schedules will not be deleted for the escalation schedules to be properly updated, delete the associated request offering and service level agreements and then create new service level agreements