Incident Tracking - Settings and Permissions

How to grant user permissions and customise your Incident Tracking settings.

Written by Alicia Roberton

Updated at July 27th, 2024

 

User Permissions

 

You can assign specific permissions for users based on what they need access to. To edit these permissions for an existing user, navigate to Settings>Organisation Menu>Users and then double-click the user you wish to edit. From here, you can toggle on the below permissions:

 

Click ‘Save Changes’ when done.

 


 

Settings for Incident Tracking

 

To edit the settings for Incident Tracking, navigate to Settings>Add-Ons>Incident Tracking where you will be able to add and edit Tags, Categories, Severities, and Statuses.

 


 

Settings - Tags

 

The incident tags enable you to record the type of incident that has occurred. We have four default tags for this:

 

 

You can edit any of the default tags by double-clicking on the name to open the tag editor, where you can amend the Name, Description, and Colour:

 

 

You can also add your own custom tags if you need to. To do this, on the 'Tags' tab, click '+ Add Tags' in the top right-hand corner. You can then give your custom tag a Name, Description, and choose a colour as below:

 


 

Settings - Categories

 

The incident categories enable you to categorise an incident. We have 6 default categories shown below:

 

 

You can edit any of the default categories by double-clicking on the name to open the category editor, where you can amend the Name, Description, and Colour:

 

 

You can also add your own custom categories if you need to. To do this, on the 'Categories' tab, click '+ Add Categories' in the top right-hand corner. You can then give your custom category a Name, Description, and choose a colour as below:

 


 

Settings - Severities

 

The incident severities enable you to record the severity of an incident. We have 4 default severities shown below:

 

 

You can edit any of the default severities by double-clicking on the name to open the severity editor, where you can amend the Name, Description, and Colour:

 

 

You can also add your own custom severities if you need to. To do this, on the 'Severities' tab, click '+ Add Severities' in the top right-hand corner. You can then give your custom severity a Name, Description, and choose a colour as below:

 


 

Settings - Statuses

 

The incident statuses enable you to record and track the current status of an incident. We have 5 default statuses shown below:

 

 

You can edit any of the default statuses by double-clicking on the name to open the status editor, where you can amend the Name, Description, and Colour:

 

 

You can also add your own custom statuses if you need to. To do this, on the 'Statuses' tab, click '+ Add Statuses' in the top right-hand corner. You can then give your custom status a Name, Description, and choose a colour as below: