Overview
This article will guide you on how to contact the Silverband Help Desk and Service Team, create a Help Desk ticket, report issues and outages, place requests and updates, and communicate with the Help Desk Team using Slack (instant message service).
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For cases where you have a question that has an answer that we can immediately provide, contact us via Slack. Follow the instructions on this the workflow link below (If this is the first time that you’re making contact with us.):
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Anything that requires us to investigate further or provide detailed instructions or troubleshooting steps should be raised as a ticket. Follow the instructions on this the workflow link below (If you’re not yet familiar with our ticketing system.):
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| title | How to Contact the Silverband Help Desk - Instant Message Via Slack |
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Contact the Silverband Help Desk - Instant Message Via Slack
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INFO: Each institution's key authorised contact(s) is assigned a Slack profile to communicate with the Help Desk team via Slack (instant message). Slack is intended for cases where you have a question that has an answer that we can immediately provide. Anything that requires us to investigate or provide detailed instructions, should be raised as a ticket (see below instructions on How to Contact the Silverband Help Desk - Ticketing System). |
Click the link below (depending on your Operating System) to download Slack. https://slack.com/intl/en-au/downloads/windows https://slack.com/intl/en-au/help/articles/207677868-Download-Slack-for-Mac Sign in to the Silverband workspace by clicking on this link: https://silverband.slack.com/ Enter the login details assigned to you.NOTE: Each institution is assigned their own Channel to report issues, ask for help etc. | Info |
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INFO: Now that you are in Slack, you can now start communicating with us. You can address your message to one or more of our team members by typing the '@' sign before your message and choose a name. You can also check their availability by checking on the status circle beside their names: green indicates available. |
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Contact the Silverband Help Desk - Ticketing System
NOTE: Any issues that requires further investigation and detailed instructions should be raised as a ticket. https://silverband.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals Once you’re logged in, click the Common Requests option, and then Request Support.| Info |
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INFO You also have the option to add or remove existing Contact Persons in your institution by clicking the Change to nominated contact menu. You choose the Report system offline option for urgent assistance in restoring your system back online. |
  Summary: Enter a summary or title of the issue or request. Description: Describe in as much detail as possible the issue or request, include examples, student numbers, or URL of page as required. Attachment: Attach files, screen shots and examples as required.  Click the Send button. A duplicate copy of the request will be sent to your designated email address. |
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