Creating a Change Calendar and Link

Question

  • How do I create a change calendar or maintenance calendar in TDNext?
  • Can I link to a change calendar or outage calendar?

Environment

  • Creating the Change Calendar
    • TDNext access
    • Technician level access or higher to a ticketing application, with "Add Global Searches and Global Report Folders in Ticketing" permission granted

Answer

  1. In TDNext​​​​​​​ open the Ticketing Application the change tickets are tracked in
  2. Click the Ticket Calendar report in the Standard Reports section on the left hand navigation pane
  3. Click the Filter button in the toolbar above the calendar to adjust what displays on the change calendar and click +Apply
  4. Click the Save Search button in the toolbar
    1. Name the search
    2. Check the Global checkbox
    3. Click Save
  5. Click the Refresh button in the toolbar inside of the ticket application
  6. Click the My Searches button
  7. Click Edit My Searches
  8. Right-click on the name of the calendar you'd like to link to and copy the link

These links can be used as needed, for example to create buttons on a TDNext technician desktop.  The saved search can be placed on a public desktop which can be embedded on a page in the client portal (see related articles).