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Knowledgebase  »  Volume 3 (2010)  »  Update 1

Quick Tip:
Improve Transaction Numbering to Avoid Gaps  Print

by Nathan Williams, Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP (January 2010)

Learn a fast, but effective, configuration setting that can help prevent redundant gaps between support notifications, change requests, and Change Request Management (ChaRM) identification numbers.

Categories: Administration, Change Request Management, Issue Management, Service Desk, Solution Manager

ChaRM, IT

When you open a business transaction in the Service Desk, you may notice that an identification number is immediately issued for you. You also may not have intended to save the transaction, but there is now an irreversible numerical gap between your actual business transactions. Either of the following scenarios can create a business transaction identification number that results in this gap:

  • You enter Transaction Processing (transaction CRMD_ORDER), but realize that you do not need to create a Service Desk message
  • You are performing a test within Transaction Processing and you click the Create Support Notification button or the Create Change Request button

Consequently, the total business transaction count across Issue Management, Service Desk, and Change Request Management (ChaRM) is inaccurate during reporting. Regardless of your intent, the next identification number in line is now taken and a gap exists between your actual Service Desk messages. In this article, I walk you through the steps to prevent these unnecessary gaps and avoid erroneous reporting data.

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