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IT Helpdesk

Triage and resolve internal IT requests, with a rework loop for anything that needs more from the person who asked.

8steps: 6 automatic, 2 for a person
4stages on the board, plus Closed
4fields on every ticket
3people: requester, cc, approver

Stages

The board's columns. A stage is a label; the workflow decides when a ticket moves.

OpenIn ProgressWaiting on UserResolvedClosed

The workflow, step by step

Every step is a node in the template. Automatic steps run on their own. The highlighted ones park the ticket until a person acts.

  1. 1Trigger
    Ticket raisedA request arrives by email or is logged by an agent.
  2. 2Automatic
    AcknowledgeTell the requester it has been received.
  3. 3Automatic
    Mark in progressMove the ticket onto the board where agents work.
  4. 4Approval
    Agent resolves or escalatesThe agent confirms the fix, or sends it back for more work.Approved → step 5 · Rejected → step 7
  5. 5Automatic
    Tell them it's fixedClose the loop with the person who asked.
  6. 6Resolve
    Close the ticketEnds on the workspace's own Resolved status.
  7. 7Automatic
    Ask the requester for moreThe exception path: we need something before we can finish.
  8. 8Wait
    Wait for their replyParks until they answer; times out so nothing is forgotten.Reply → step 4 · No reply in 72 hours → step 4

Automatic runs on its ownApproval a personBranch a rule decides

What every ticket carries

Fields, the people involved, and one of the emails the workflow sends. Change any of it after you create the workspace.

Fields

  • Summaryrequired
  • CategoryAccess · Hardware · Software · Network · Other
  • ImpactOne person · A team · Everyone
  • Details"What were you doing when it happened?"

People

  • Requesterthe requester; gets the confirmations
  • CC
  • Approver

Tags

  • Reported viaEmail · Walk-up · Phone · Chat

One of the emails it sends

Step 2 · to Requester · from your mailbox

We have your request: Title

Hi,

Thanks, your request has been logged and we're on it.

What you told us:
Details

We'll email you as soon as there's an update.

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Printed from the RouteWrk template catalog, snapshot 2026-10-11. Everything on this page is what the template creates in your workspace.