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SLA Policies

Define service level agreement templates

Create SLA policy templates to assign to contracts. Admin only.

Policy Fields

  • Name - Policy name (e.g., "Premium SLA", "Standard SLA")
  • Response Time - Maximum time to first response
  • Resolution Time - Maximum time to complete (optional)
  • Business Hours - Start and end time for SLA calculation
  • Effective Days - Which days count toward SLA (e.g., Mon-Fri)
  • Active - Enable/disable the policy

Creating a Policy

  1. Click Add Policy
  2. Enter name
  3. Set response time (hours and minutes)
  4. Set resolution time (optional)
  5. Configure business hours
  6. Select effective days
  7. Save

Example Policies

PolicyResponseResolutionHoursDays
Premium 24/71 hour4 hours00:00-23:59Mon-Sun
Premium2 hours8 hours08:00-20:00Mon-Fri
Standard4 hours24 hours08:00-18:00Mon-Fri
Basic8 hours48 hours09:00-17:00Mon-Fri

SLA Calculation

Timers only count during business hours on effective days.

Example: 4-hour response SLA

Policy: Business hours 09:00-17:00, Mon-Fri

Work order created: Friday 16:00

  • Friday 16:00-17:00 = 1 hour
  • Saturday-Sunday = 0 hours (not effective days)
  • Monday 09:00-12:00 = 3 hours
  • SLA deadline: Monday 12:00

Linking to Contracts

  1. Create or edit a contract
  2. Select SLA policy from dropdown
  3. All work orders under this contract use the SLA

Work orders without a contract use no SLA tracking.

SLA Status on Work Orders

Work orders show SLA status:

  • Green - Within SLA
  • Yellow - Approaching deadline
  • Red - SLA breached

Breach Tracking

When SLA is breached:

  • Work order marked as breached
  • Visible in dashboard metrics
  • Included in SLA compliance reports
  • Affects technician performance score

Deleting Policies

Policies linked to contracts cannot be deleted:

  • Remove from contracts first
  • Or mark as inactive instead

Inactive policies:

  • Cannot be assigned to new contracts
  • Existing contracts continue using them

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