Concepts and Processes → Process Apps Overview → Service Management Process Apps → Incident Management → Incident Management Overview → 4. Incident Resolution and Closure
Incidents are resolved when service has been restored to normal. Incidents can be resolved in a variety of ways including attaching a Workaround or a Known Error. A Workaround includes the steps on how to circumvent the problem. A Known Error is a problem where there is no known fix. There might be a workaround for the Known Error.
When you resolve an incident, you can select a Known Error, a Workaround, or a Knowledge Center article as a solution.
The option to create a How To article in the Knowledge Center is available on the Resolve transition. Select Yes to launch the Submit form into Knowledge Management after you complete the Resolve transition.
The content fields in the Knowledge Center article are automatically populated with the content from the incident. Select Load Article Template to clear the populated information and replace it with the content from the template.
From the Resolved state, a user can close the incident by selecting the Close transition. The Close transition launches a survey form, where users can rate their service desk experience. The survey form has four selection fields and a text entry field for additional comments.
Administrators can change the weights by editing the fields in SBM Composer.
A second method of closing an incident from the Resolved state is the IT Close transition. This transition is not available to users in the User or Contact roles. This transition does not include a survey form.
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