SLA Rules Tab (v41.2)

This page describes the SLA Rules tab in v41.2. If you are using v41.0-v41.1, see SLA Rules Tab (v41.0-v41.1).

Use the SLA Rules tab under the Tasks section to define and maintain your SLA rules.

Navigating the SLA Rules tab

Filters

You can customize your view of the SLA Rules table by clicking the SLA Location filter and selecting one of the following options:

• Flow and Input Listener

• Layout Variation

• System Default

SLA Rules Table

The SLA Rules table allows you to view, edit, and delete all SLA rules in your instance.

System-default SLA rule cannot be deleted

You cannot delete the system-default SLA rule. To edit the system-default SLA rule, go to Administration > Settings.

The SLA Rules table has the following columns:

• Name – name of the SLA rule

• Location – where the SLA rule is applied. The possible values are:

  • Flow and Input Listener

  • Layout Variation

  • System Default

• Rule – definition of the SLA rule

• Actions – the following two actions are available:

  • Edit Rule ()

  • Delete Rule ()

Adding an SLA Rule

You can add two types of SLA rules:

• SLA rules that apply to a specific flow and a specific input listener

• SLA rules that apply to a specific layout variation

Follow the steps below to add a new SLA rule:

1. Go to Tasks > SLA Rules.

2. Click the Add SLA Rule button in the upper-right corner of the page.

3. Select where you want this SLA rule to be applied.

   • Flow and Input Listener

   • Layout Variation

     

4. Based on the option you’ve selected:

   • Select a flow and an input listener that is configured for this flow or

     

     • Select a parent layout and a layout variation.

       

5. Define how manual tasks get prioritized in the Task Queue. You can specify deadlines for each set of conditions that make sense for your business.

   Each condition is defined by submission-creation time. You can set conditions for submissions created At anytime or Before [a certain time of day].  

   • For each condition, you can set a deadline to be at a specific time of day or after a certain amount of time has passed since the submission’s creation.

     • Example: "New submissions created before 2:00 PM should be processed within 30 minutes of the time of submission."

       

       When determining which condition to use for a submission’s deadline, we start at the beginning of your list of conditions and use the first one that the submission qualifies for. In this way, your list can be thought of as an “if...else…” decision tree. Therefore, we recommend ordering your conditions in chronological order, based on the submission-creation times in their definitions. To learn more about prioritizing submissions, see Prioritizing Submissions.

6. Review and Save the SLA rule.

   

An SLA rule is applied only to these submissions that are created after the SLA rule was added to the system. SLA rules cannot be applied retroactively.