ServiceDesk Plus MSP as Outlook Add-in
ServiceDesk Plus MSP is now available as an add-in for Microsoft Outlook (Office 365 mailbox). With this option, you can convert your emails into ServiceDesk Plus MSP requests right from your mailbox.
Enabling the add-in creates a ServiceDesk Plus MSP user pane in the outlook mailbox. From this user pane, you can raise requests and track their progress; pickup/assigns requests; or perform helpdesk tasks on requests that are assigned to you. Thus you need not access the application in a different window each time.
Implementing ServiceDesk Plus MSP as an Add-in for Outlook
Pre-requisites: A valid user account with login credentials in ServiceDesk Plus MSP, a valid account in Microsoft Outlook with admin permissions.
To implement the add-in for your organization users,
- Download the manifest file for SDP MSP Outlook Add-in by clicking here.
- In the downloaded file, replace the HostedDomainURL with your organization's domain URL wherever applicable.
- Save the file.
- Log in to your Microsoft Office Admin Center account.
- In the left pane, click Settings > Integrated Apps.
- In the displayed page, click Upload Custom Apps and choose Upload manifest file (.xml) from device.
- Click Choose and upload the file saved in Step 3.
- Click Next.
- In the page that displays, choose Entire Organization and click Next.
- On the next page, verify the permissions and click Next.
- Click Finish Deployment to complete the process.
You have now configured ServiceDesk Plus MSP as an add-in to your organization's Outlook mailbox.
Convert Emails to Requests
To convert an email as a request in ServiceDesk Plus MSP,
- Log in to your Outlook mailbox.
- Select the required email and click . The ServiceDesk Plus MSP user pane opens with a confirmation message. Click Yes to proceed.
- The request creation page opens with the email subject and the sender's email ID. You can reset the form by clicking .
- Enter the request details as you would do within in the ServiceDesk Plus MSP application.
- Click Add Request.
Other Actions
From the ServiceDesk Plus MSP user pane of your Outlook Mailbox, you can perform the following actions:
- Reply: Send replies to a user regarding the request by clicking .
- Edit: Click Edit in the bottom bar to edit the request details from within Outlook Mailbox.
- Add Notes: Click to add a note to the request.