Configuring Horizon for SeaLevel Operations / Pax8 Academy

Configuring Horizon for SeaLevel Operations / Pax8 Academy

Overview

This article walks you through configuring Horizon to follow the SeaLevel operations process as taught in Pax8 Academy. You will configure Helpdesk Actions to control what happens in your helpdesk when engineers and dispatchers interact with ToDos, and set up service call statuses for each ToDo lifecycle event.

Prerequisites

  • Your helpdesk (Autotask, ConnectWise, HaloPSA, etc) must be connected to Horizon.
  • The following ticket statuses must exist in your helpdesk: Scheduling Required, Working Issue Now, Scheduled Remote, Scheduled Onsite.
  • The following ticket queues must exist in your helpdesk: Accepted, Needs Attention, Pending Acceptance.
  • The following service call statuses must exist in your helpdesk: Tentative, Firm, and your completed and cancelled statuses.

Part 1: Ticket Helpdesk Actions — Floating (Tentative) ToDos

Where to find it: Admin Panel → Helpdesk Actions → Helpdesk Actions

These actions are provisioned by default. Open each one, add the specified fields, and save.

Helpdesk Action When it fires Status Board/Queue
Ticket ToDo - Created Dispatch creates a tentative appointment Scheduled Remote Pending Acceptance
Ticket ToDo - Accepted Engineer accepts Accepted
Ticket ToDo - Declined Engineer declines Scheduling Required Needs Attention
Ticket ToDo - Cancelled ToDo cancelled Scheduling Required Needs Attention
Ticket ToDo - Started Engineer starts work Working Issue Now

Part 2: Ticket Helpdesk Actions — Scheduled (Firm) ToDos

Where to find it: Admin Panel → Helpdesk Actions → Helpdesk Actions

These actions do not exist by default. You must create each one and wire it to the corresponding scheduled trigger in Post-Commit Actions (Admin Panel → Components → ToDos → Post-Commit Actions).

Helpdesk Action When it fires Status Board/Queue
Ticket ToDo - Created (Scheduled) Dispatch creates a firm appointment Scheduled Remote Pending Acceptance
Ticket ToDo - Accepted (Scheduled) Engineer accepts Accepted
Ticket ToDo - Declined (Scheduled) Engineer declines Scheduling Required Needs Attention
Ticket ToDo - Cancelled (Scheduled) ToDo cancelled Scheduling Required Needs Attention
Ticket ToDo - Started (Scheduled) Engineer starts work Working Issue Now

Part 3: Project Task Helpdesk Actions — Floating (Tentative) ToDos

Where to find it: Admin Panel → Helpdesk Actions → Helpdesk Actions

These actions are provisioned by default. Open each one, add the specified fields, and save.

Helpdesk Action When it fires Status
Project Task ToDo - Created Dispatch creates a tentative appointment Scheduled Remote
Project Task ToDo - Accepted Engineer accepts
Project Task ToDo - Declined Engineer declines Scheduling Required
Project Task ToDo - Cancelled ToDo cancelled Scheduling Required
Project Task ToDo - Started Engineer starts work Working Issue Now

Part 4: Project Task Helpdesk Actions — Scheduled (Firm) ToDos

Where to find it: Admin Panel → Helpdesk Actions → Helpdesk Actions

These actions do not exist by default. You must create each one and wire it to the corresponding scheduled trigger in Post-Commit Actions (Admin Panel → Components → ToDos → Post-Commit Actions).

Helpdesk Action When it fires Status
Project Task ToDo - Created (Scheduled) Dispatch creates a firm appointment Scheduled Remote
Project Task ToDo - Accepted (Scheduled) Engineer accepts
Project Task ToDo - Declined (Scheduled) Engineer declines Scheduling Required
Project Task ToDo - Cancelled (Scheduled) ToDo cancelled Scheduling Required
Project Task ToDo - Started (Scheduled) Engineer starts work Working Issue Now

Part 5: Configure Service Call Statuses

Where to find it: Admin Panel → Components → ToDos → To Helpdesk

These settings control what status Horizon sets on the helpdesk service call at each stage of the ToDo lifecycle.

Setting Floating (Tentative) Scheduled (Firm)
Create service call status Tentative Firm
Completed service call status [your completed status] [your completed status]
Cancelled service call status [your cancelled status] [your cancelled status]

Result

Once configured, Horizon will automatically update ticket statuses, queues, and service call statuses in your helpdesk to match the SeaLevel operations workflow taught in Pax8 Academy. Engineers will see tickets move through the correct queues and statuses as they accept, start, complete, and decline work.

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