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Introduction
Never worked with Jira before? No problem. Please first read the Jira training Basics page.
This chapter is part of is part Jira training for Information Systems, below the Jira setup for Information Systems - Yamaha Applications Support Desk (SD) is explained.
Yamaha Applications Support Desk (SD)
In Yamaha Applications Support Desk all operational support (BAU- Business As Usual) requests are registered that relates to IT Application Issues/errors for existing functionality, data correction and authorization requests.
SD Issue creation
Users can create a new issue via the Yamaha Motor Europe support portal, via this portal you can go to the YME Information Systems Support Portal to submit a IT request.
Instructions of the portal forms can be found here: YME Information Systems Support Portal Guide
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button should NOT be used for creation of a SD issue.
Sub-Task creation explanation can be found under Jira training Basics - Subtask creation
After SD issue creation this is being addressed to a Solution group and Yamaha Team for handling the customer request. Instructions can be found in Jira training for Information Systems under Issue assignment.
Software Delivery BUG/Incident issue creation via SD 
If a bugfix is required to deliver a functional/technical solution for the original SD issue a linked Bug and for B2C Incident can be created in the Software delivery project.
The SD issue remains open until the fix has been applied and is used to keep the reporter and participants informed or to collect information from the requester.
When a SD issue has status In Progress select then Bugfix - XXXX via the workflow menu. This will trigger a linked issue creation in a Software delivery project.
Triggers a linked YIS Bug for Yamaha team Wolverine
Triggers a linked BL Bug for team B2B-Logistics
Triggers linked a YIS Bug, team will be copied from original SD issue
For B2C a similar processes is in place but then Create B2C-Incident can be selected via the workflow menu.
Triggers linked B2C Incident for Yamaha Team B2C-EPAM-BAU
After creation of the linked Software Delivery Project BUG/Incident the SD Issue will be automatically updated to status 
If the deployment issue is closed the original linked SD issue will automatically be updated to status: 
. Reporter and Requested participants can be informed that a fix has been applied and the SD issue can be closed with resolution: Done - Development.
SD Issuetypes
Incident: Reporting a incident or outage. Currently all incoming issues submitted via the Jira Customer portal - YME IT Support or YME E-Commerce support will have Issue type Incident.
Service Request: Request for information. (This issue type cannot be selected via the customer portal and is only visible after manual change )
Service request with approvals: Request for application access or AWS workspace, approval option included to request approval from users manager or YME IT management.
Audit: Used for J-sox change requests and IRY issues registered to deliver evidence for auditors.
Authorization request: Elevate user rights request used for Ympact to request YMXXITS1 access to have command line access and to operate in Ympact (Branch specific) Production environment.
RobotJob Change: Robot Job Change request used for Ympact Job scheduling
Deployment request: Triggered by Development software projects used by B2B teams for Ympact,Ympulse, Yamcom deployments.
Onboarding: Issue type used for Onboarding new Users and Admin account request
Task: A Task that needs to be done, currently used for Onboarding procedure
Sub-task: Smaller task within a larger piece of work, currently used for Onboarding procedure. A sub-task cannot being linked to a Customer portal request type and is only for internal use.
SD Issue types and Customer request type 
Request name is the Customer Request type.
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Issues with these (customer) request types are visible for customers but cannot be selected in the Customer support portal forms.
These Customer request types are set by automation rules or are triggered via a Servicedesk Workflow action. 
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SD Issues overview
SD Specific Fields
SD mandatory fields have been highlighted in Yellow
- Type: Issue type
- Priority: By default issues are set to Medium
- Solution group *: Drop down single select list to define which department will be working on the issue.
This is automatically set/changed when and issue is created via the customer portal or when a Yamaha team field value is changed.
- Team Yamaha: Label field, multi select, always starting with team# <team name>. This field is only automatically filled for Special processes like SQL Execution, Robot Job Changes.
Please do no not use it for team assignment but use field "Yamaha Team" instead.
- Yamaha Team*: Mandatory Drop down single select list to define which (agile) team will be working on the issue.
- Application-Module*: Mandatory Drop down single select list to indicate the involved Application-Module of the reported request (issue).
- Department: Department of the reporter of the issue.
- Company: Company of the reporter of the issue.
- Epic Link: Linked epic issue if a issue is related to a Project.
- SD Classification: Drop down single select list, by default for incoming issues it is set to Business as Usual (BAU)
- Story Points: used to estimate (in a Fibonacci range) the complexity, effort, and risk inherent to the story. Story Points field available for issue type Change request, Task, Story, Bug, Defect, Spike.
- Business value: used to estimate (in a Fibonacci range) the value of that piece of development to the YME business.
- Sprint: Multi select field to link the issue to a sprint.
- Ticket group(s) Multi select field used to group stories and bugs under a YPM Programme/Project
- Type of work: Field used to track type of work activated for Issue type: Incident
Technical debt: Efforts spent on improving the codebase, enhancing its structure, refactoring, and optimizing it without adding new functionality.
New Development: Efforts dedicated to developing new features, functionalities, or significant enhancements.
Maintenance: Efforts involved in maintaining the system, which includes activities like routine updates, performance tuning, etcetera.
Bug Fixing: Efforts expended to identify and resolve defects or issues reported in the system.
- Division: (YME Division)
Multi select field to indicate the YME Division(s) involved/affected. By default empty, value can be entered via the customer portal form or via edit button.
Field is available for Issue type Incident and Service Request. Based on the value entered in this field stakeholders from the Business Divisions can be contacted by the YME IS teams.
- YME Root cause*: Mandatory field to be filled when closing an SD Incident, optional for other SD issue types.
Field is used for reporting to check where improvements can be made.
- Resolution: Resolution can be set when a issue will be closed.
* Combination of Solution group and Yamaha Team determines in which queue/board a issue is visible for non-agile teams.
For Agile teams only Yamaha team field determines in which board the issue is visible.
- Request Type: Customer portal request type, see for overview SD Issue types and Customer request type
- Customer status: Status visible in the Customer portal. This does not always corresponds directly with the issue workflow status.
- Channel: Portal or e-mail request
- View customer request: link directly to the Customer portal request. This link can be shared if a customer need to access a specific issue.
SD Workflow(s)
Basic information how to transition a issue through a Workflow can be found in: Jira Training Basics - Workflow
SD Default Workflow
SD Default Workflow V6 and SD Incident workflow V6 are similar, only difference is that for Incident YME Root Cause field is mandatory when closing the issue.
Statuses SD Default Workflow
Basic workflow statuses
1. Filling user attributes first status for incoming tickets. Background process is running to collect user data and fill other fields automatically. No action should be taken when a ticket has this status.
The ticket will automatically move to next status Awaiting assignment.
2. Awaiting assignment Ticket can be assigned to person, this need to be done via the Allocate button. Instructions for team assignment can be found in Jira training for Information Systems under Issue assignment.
For all other statuses the Assignee field can be used directly to re-assign a ticket to yourself or a colleague (instructions below).
3. Assigned to do Ticket is automatically transferred to this status after using the allocate button. Ticket will appear on to do list of a assignee (Filter number 4 in the dashboard)
4. In Progress When starting to work on a ticket use the Start progress button
4. Closed The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.
5. Reopened Re-open issue. Issue need to be re-assigned to a assignee and will be transitioned to status In Progress.
Other statuses
- Awaiting Customer Used when more information/response from a customer (Reporter or Requested participant) is required in order to move forward with a issue.
Detailed information for this status can be found further below under: Awaiting Customer status
- Awaiting Supplier Used when more information/response from a supplier is required.
Detailed information for this status can be found further below under: Awaiting supplier status
- Awaiting Authorization Used to request B2B manager approval for Ympact user/menu/program and Jira/Confluence YPM authorization.
SD Classification need to be manually set to: User authorization related. After approval/decline the issue will automatically be changed back to In Progress. Manager should leave a comment if approved or not.
Workflow statuses development required
Statuses SD Default Workflow detailed explanation
Awaiting Customer status 
The Awaiting Customer status is used when more information/response from a customer (Reporter or Requested participant) is required in order to move forward with a issue.
Please also read page Jira training Basics > Mentions (tagging) to tag a reporter or a commenter directly.
- Awaiting Customer status can be triggered via the Respond to customer button .
When selecting this option a pop up frame will be opened:
- Check Comment selection (see marked in red in the above screenshot).
Default for comment is set to Internal comment. The Internal comment option can be used for only triggering a status update to Awaiting customer.
Use comment: Respond to customer if your message should be shared with the the reporter and requested participants. - Optional: Add comment to the comment section.
- Select the Respond to customer button.
- After using the Respond to customer button is pressed the comment will be added to the ticket and status will be changed to Awaiting customer. Description area is optional.
- Response from customer received:
- Via issue: Status will automatically changed back to status In Progress.
- Manually: Select status In Progress.
Awaiting supplier status 
The Awaiting Supplier status is used when a supplier has been contacted either via the issue directly or via other communication canals to purchase/request assistance for products/services.
Please also read page Jira training Basics > Mentions (tagging) to tag a reporter or a commenter directly.
- Awaiting Supplier status can be triggered via the Awaiting Supplier button .
When selecting this option a pop up frame will be opened:
- Check Comment selection (see marked in red in the above screenshot).
Default for comment is set to Internal comment. The Internal comment option can be used for only triggering a status update to Awaiting Supplier
Use comment: Respond to customer if your message should be shared with the the reporter and requested participants. - Optional: Add comment to the comment section.
- Select the Awaiting supplier response button.
- After reply from the Awaiting supplier response button is pressed the comment will be added to the ticket and status will be changed to Awaiting Supplier. Description area is optional.
- Response from supplier received:
- Via issue: Status will automatically changed back to status In Progress.
- Manually: Select status In Progress.
SD: Software Authorization Workflow
The Software Authorization Workflow is triggered for Elevated User right requests:
The process is explained on the following pages:
SD: Access Request Onboarding Workflow
Training material for this Onboarding Workflow can be found on the following page: Jira training for (SD) - Onboarding.
This workflow is applied for all new onboarding requests and Admin Account request.
SD: Simple 3 step workflow
Workflow used for Issue Type Task and Sub-Task.
Task creation is only used by automatic procedures for Onboarding: Jira training for (SD) - Onboarding.
Sub-Task creation explanation can be found under Jira training Basics - Subtask creation
Statuses SD: Simple 3 Step workflow
- To do: work has not started, issue can be assigned (work can always move back to this status);
- In progress: Issue is in Progress (work can always move back to this status);
- Done: the work is completed, resolution is automatically set to "Done";
- Canceled: No further work will be done on this issue, it is not required anymore or has become obsolete. Resolution is automatically set to "Canceled" a comment Screen will pop up to include information why the issue has been canceled (can be selected from any status).
If a Issue is already closed and will be moved back to status "To Do" or "In Progress" the resolution will be cleared.
SD: Service Request with Approvals Workflow
Workflow used for Application access request and for Onboarding to request a new AWS workspace.
Instructions how to create an Application Access request can be found on the following page: Creating an Application Access request.
Instructions for AWS workspace can be found under: Jira training for (SD) - Onboarding.
Filling user attributes first status for incoming tickets. Background process is running to collect user data and fill other fields automatically. No action should be taken when a ticket has this status.
The ticket will automatically move to next status Awaiting assignment.
Awaiting assignment Ticket can be assigned to person, this need to be done via the Allocate button. Instructions for team assignment can be found in Jira training for Information Systems under Issue assignment.
For all other statuses the Assignee field can be used directly to re-assign a ticket to yourself or a colleague (instructions below).
- In Progress: When starting to work on a ticket use the Start progress button
- Waiting for Customer Used when more information/response from a customer (Reporter or Requested participant) is required in order to move forward with a issue.
Detailed information for this status can be found further below under:
- Waiting for Supplier Used when more information/response from a supplier is required.
Detailed information for this status can be found further below under:
- Waiting for Approval Used for requesting approval (can be selected from any status);
Enter the approvers in the screen that will pop up when using this transition. Multiple approvers can be selected but only one is mandatory to approve/decline the request.
Approvers can approve or decline via the e-mail notification, in the customer portal or as an agent in the ticket. Approved or Declined ticket is set to status In Progress.
Validation: Check with Stakeholder/customer/requester if request is fulfilled correctly had user has access.
Closed The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.
- Canceled: No further work will be done on this issue, it is not required anymore or has become obsolete. Resolution is automatically set to "Canceled" a comment Screen will pop up to include information why the issue has been canceled (can be selected from any status).