Blog & Resources
Enhancing Activity Management with some Orchestrator and Powershell Magic
Activity Management in a Nutshell with some Orchestrator and Powershell Magic ITIL defines a process as a structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific set of objectives. System Center Service Manager 2012 takes this definition to heart and puts a significant emphasis on Activities. Although the topic of managing activities is not officially covered by ITIL or MOF,
SLA Caching explained on the new Cireson View Builder
Understanding SLA Caching on the Cireson View Builder Cireson recently released our new View Builder app, see the press release here. Amongst other things, this app allows you to add some custom columns to your views, including some that show SLA data: You can add these columns to any view to automatically show this SLA data like this: As you
Run As Different User Shortcut for SCSM Administrators
Purpose: To provide SCSM administrators an easy and quick shortcut way to login as a different user, such as a user with Administrator level permissions. Situation: If you are an SCSM administrator, you should still login to the SM console as a standard user. This way you can see any potential issues with your security roles, tasks, and views that you
DRS Replication no worky…
Ever wonder how DRS Replication works in SCCM? This is a “need to know” for all admins. To everyone who wants to know how to start troubleshooting a replication issue this blog’s for you! I installed a hierarchy for a customer a few weeks back consisting of a CAS and three Primary sites. I have heard all of the arguments for
Viewing a User’s Service Manager (SCSM) Permissions Using PowerShell, SMLets, and the Active Directory Module
Ever wondered exactly what permissions a given user has? A user can be a member of a user role directly, but a user can also be a member of a user via membership in an Active Directory group that is a member of a user role. Further, a user can be a member of a group which is a member
SCSM SDK Adventures – Trickle down User Role Security
Getting started with development using the Systems Center Service Manager (SCSM) SDK can be overwhelming. Thankfully there are plenty of great resources that go over the basics. In this post I am going to go over an extension of the basic functionality of connecting to the management server using specific user credentials. I will then demonstrate how this ensures that
Self-Service Portal for System Center Service Manager!
The Cireson Self-Service Portal On the back of the much loved and market leading Cireson Service Manager Analyst Web Console, the company today formally announces a full Self-Service Portal for System Center Service Manager. As expected, this portal will be completely browser, tablet, and smart phone compatible. The Cireson Self-Service Portal will provide end-users a friendly, personalized user experience to view
Recipes for Success in Service Manager!
Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager (SCSM) has been a very successful Information Technology (IT) management platform. It is an excellent tool for implementing the best practices and procedures found in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Beep! Beep! Back the truck up. I can’t do it, nope just can’t do it. There’s just too many acronyms in IT. So
Importing “to-many” relationship data with Asset Management Import
The latest version of the Cireson Asset Management Import app (v3) supports importing relationship data for “to-many” relationships such as related configuration items. This blog is a quick guide to this new feature, using “Windows Computer” and “Is Related to Configuration Item” as examples. To enable this new feature, you must first select this option within “AdministrationSettingsCireson – Asset Management
Building a dynamic Service Desk (Intro)
Building a dynamic Service Desk: 10 questions & areas to focus before and after deploying Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager (Intro) The purpose of these series of blogs is to explain some of the mysteries of how Service Manager is deployed successfully and what steps need to be taken to ensure your solution is one that fits the needs
Notify a Support Group of a SLO Warning/Breach
Purpose: Send an email notification to a specific Support Group based on a specific SLO Warning/Breach First, I would like to say a few words about Cireson’s attendance of Microsoft’s 2013 Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Texas. It was great to finally put a face to all the global partners we have been emailing and talking to recently. We saw some familiar
Data Warehouse – custom report Management Pack deployment can fail with Event Ids 33411, 33403 and 33410 during an upgrade
This problem was bugging me sometime back and I’ve only just got around to blogging about it… Suppose you create a SQL Server Reporting Services report and you bundle this report up into a Service Manager Management Pack and deploy it to the Data Warehouse. If you are watching the deployment process running under Data WarehouseManagement Packs, you may see
