Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-08 Thread Joe D'Souza
Can't really blame management for that for reasons of liability.. If what
you are supporting is a B2C environment, where the customer is external to
your organization, there is a possibility the customer could call back
regarding an event that is related to the incident that may have occurred 2
or 3 years ago. If an external customer does call citing previous incidents,
it would be useful to have their claims cross verified with previous records
rather than take their word for it, as in some occasions such calls could
cost servicing the customer, money which may or may not be billable,
depending on a previous record of that problem (good example is when
warranties/guarantees for previous repairs/fixes are in effect).

It is nice if these can be archived for a reasonable time frame. Lots of
financial organizations keep their information available for 7 years for
legal reasons.

So archiving instead of deleting may be a smarter option for a lot of
businesses. At least that way there is no direct performance hit to the
actual incident or problem table. The archives could then be deleted after a
reasonable time frame such as 7 years or so.

Joe
  -Original Message-
  From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arsl...@arslist.org]on Behalf Of LJ LongWing
  Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:57 AM
  To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
  Subject: Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their
Audits


  **
  There is nothing other than management paranoia.  I have worked in shops
where management is paranoid to not have EVERYTHING that ever happened
available to them..



  From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Begosh
  Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:39 AM
  To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
  Subject: Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their
Audits



  ** well that kind of what I was thinking as well.  I have a customer who
wants to only keep 12 months of incidents and wants to delete the rest out
of the system.  So why would I not just delete the incidents and everything
else related to them, including associations, worklogs, audits etc...

  On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Donald Morton d1mo...@gmail.com wrote:

  **

  Why is it bad to delete them?



  Sent from my iPod


  On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:

**

You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them
instead.



Robert Fults

Remedy Admin/Dev

Florida International University






From: Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

**

Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
etc...



Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem



Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk
record to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ =
'Entry ID'



Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone
does

--
Kevin Begosh

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-07 Thread Donald Morton

Why is it bad to delete them?


Sent from my iPod

On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:


**
You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving  
them instead.


Robert Fults
Remedy Admin/Dev
Florida International University

From: Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their  
Audits


**
Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk  
tickets specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going  
to have an escalation that went through and remove all of the based  
on that cirteria, have a delete flag or something, but how is  
everything removing the Audit logs and for that matter all other  
forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements etc...


Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is  
HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem


Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the  
helpdesk record to do a delete on the Audit log record if the  
$Original Request ID$ = 'Entry ID'


Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what  
everyone does


--
Kevin Begosh
_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_
_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_


___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-07 Thread Kevin Begosh
well that kind of what I was thinking as well.  I have a customer who wants
to only keep 12 months of incidents and wants to delete the rest out of the
system.  So why would I not just delete the incidents and everything else
related to them, including associations, worklogs, audits etc...

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Donald Morton d1mo...@gmail.com wrote:

 **
 Why is it bad to delete them?


 Sent from my iPod

 On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:

  **
   You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them
 instead.



 Robert Fults

 Remedy Admin/Dev

 Florida International University

  --
 *From:* Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
 *Subject:* Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

  **
 Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
 specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
 escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
 have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
 logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
 etc...

 Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
 HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem

 Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk
 record to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ =
 'Entry ID'

 Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone does

 --
 Kevin Begosh
 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_
 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

  _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




-- 
Kevin Begosh

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-07 Thread LJ LongWing
There is nothing other than management paranoia.  I have worked in shops
where management is paranoid to not have EVERYTHING that ever happened
available to them..

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Begosh
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:39 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

 

** well that kind of what I was thinking as well.  I have a customer who
wants to only keep 12 months of incidents and wants to delete the rest out
of the system.  So why would I not just delete the incidents and everything
else related to them, including associations, worklogs, audits etc...

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Donald Morton d1mo...@gmail.com wrote:

** 

Why is it bad to delete them?



Sent from my iPod


On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:

** 

You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them
instead.

 

Robert Fults

Remedy Admin/Dev

Florida International University

 


  _  


From: Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

** 

Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
etc...

 

Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem

 

Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk record
to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ = 'Entry
ID'

 

Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone does

-- 
Kevin Begosh

_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com http://www.wwrug.com/  ARSlist: Where the
Answers Are_ 

_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com http://www.wwrug.com/  ARSlist: Where the
Answers Are_ 

_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com http://www.wwrug.com/  ARSlist: Where the
Answers Are_




-- 
Kevin Begosh
_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_ 


___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-07 Thread Robert Molenda
In version 7.5 the delete filters pretty much cleanup everything - however I
did notice that the Audit is not deleted (bug or feature? eh')...

Anyway concerning the Deletion of records - it all depends upon the
customer requirements.

Are there any Regulatory Requirements for the retention of data? ie: SOX,
Gaming Commission, DOD / DOJ Audits?

What are the Trending Report Requirements?

Unavailability of CI information is important for The Life of the product
- which is generally 3 to 5 years.

If their storage requirements are met via a archive/reporting - read - Data
Warehouse - type of solution then it is OK to keep the production system
lean...

Just ensure that all the requirements are understood, WELL DOCUMENTED, and
signed off by the customer before beginning the delete process.

Just my thoughts - HTH
Robert Molenda

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM, LJ LongWing lj.longw...@gmail.com wrote:

 **

 There is nothing other than management paranoia.  I have worked in shops
 where management is paranoid to not have EVERYTHING that ever happened
 available to them….



 *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Begosh
 *Sent:* Monday, June 07, 2010 8:39 AM
 *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 *Subject:* Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their
 Audits



 ** well that kind of what I was thinking as well.  I have a customer who
 wants to only keep 12 months of incidents and wants to delete the rest out
 of the system.  So why would I not just delete the incidents and everything
 else related to them, including associations, worklogs, audits etc...

 On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Donald Morton d1mo...@gmail.com wrote:

 **

 Why is it bad to delete them?



 Sent from my iPod


 On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:

  **

 You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them
 instead.



 Robert Fults

 Remedy Admin/Dev

 Florida International University


   --

 *From:* Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
 *Subject:* Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

 **

 Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
 specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
 escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
 have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
 logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
 etc...



 Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
 HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem



 Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk
 record to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ =
 'Entry ID'



 Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone does

 --
 Kevin Begosh

 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

   _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




 --
 Kevin Begosh
 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_
  _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




--

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-07 Thread Kevin Begosh
you are right and I agree 100%.  I did look through the workflow and notice
that when you delete an incident it does delete a lot of things like
associations and HPD:Worklog, but it does miss somethings like Audit logs,
SLM stuff etc...

Thanks everyone for thier responses.

Kevin Begosh

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Robert Molenda robert.mole...@gmail.comwrote:

 ** In version 7.5 the delete filters pretty much cleanup everything -
 however I did notice that the Audit is not deleted (bug or feature? eh')...

 Anyway concerning the Deletion of records - it all depends upon the
 customer requirements.

 Are there any Regulatory Requirements for the retention of data? ie: SOX,
 Gaming Commission, DOD / DOJ Audits?

 What are the Trending Report Requirements?

 Unavailability of CI information is important for The Life of the product
 - which is generally 3 to 5 years.

 If their storage requirements are met via a archive/reporting - read - Data
 Warehouse - type of solution then it is OK to keep the production system
 lean...

 Just ensure that all the requirements are understood, WELL DOCUMENTED, and
 signed off by the customer before beginning the delete process.

 Just my thoughts - HTH
 Robert Molenda


 On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM, LJ LongWing lj.longw...@gmail.com wrote:

 **

 There is nothing other than management paranoia.  I have worked in shops
 where management is paranoid to not have EVERYTHING that ever happened
 available to them….



 *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
 arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Begosh
 *Sent:* Monday, June 07, 2010 8:39 AM
 *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
 *Subject:* Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their
 Audits



 ** well that kind of what I was thinking as well.  I have a customer who
 wants to only keep 12 months of incidents and wants to delete the rest out
 of the system.  So why would I not just delete the incidents and everything
 else related to them, including associations, worklogs, audits etc...

 On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Donald Morton d1mo...@gmail.com wrote:

 **

 Why is it bad to delete them?



 Sent from my iPod


 On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Robert Fults rfu...@fiu.edu wrote:

  **

 You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them
 instead.



 Robert Fults

 Remedy Admin/Dev

 Florida International University


  --

 *From:* Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
 *Subject:* Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their
 Audits

 **

 Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
 specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
 escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
 have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
 logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
 etc...



 Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
 HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem



 Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk
 record to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ =
 'Entry ID'



 Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone
 does

 --
 Kevin Begosh

 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

  _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




 --
 Kevin Begosh
 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_
  _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




 --

 _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_




-- 
Kevin Begosh

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-04 Thread Kevin Begosh
Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets
specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an
escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria,
have a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit
logs and for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements
etc...

Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is
HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem

Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk record
to do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ = 'Entry
ID'

Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone does

-- 
Kevin Begosh

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are


Re: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

2010-06-04 Thread Robert Fults
You generally don't want to delete the records.  Consider archiving them 
instead.

Robert Fults
Remedy Admin/Dev
Florida International University


From: Kevin Begosh [kbeg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Deleting Remedy Records Specifically Incidents and Their Audits

**
Just wondering how everyone out there removes records, HelpDesk tickets 
specifically and it's audits from the system.  I was going to have an 
escalation that went through and remove all of the based on that cirteria, have 
a delete flag or something, but how is everything removing the Audit logs and 
for that matter all other forms related, Worklogs, SLM:Measurements etc...

Just for the audit logs though for help desk, form is 
HPD:HelpDesk_AuditLogSystem

Is the best way to in the same workflow that is deleting the helpdesk record to 
do a delete on the Audit log record if the $Original Request ID$ = 'Entry ID'

Not looking so much for a hey do this but just wondering what everyone does

--
Kevin Begosh
_attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are_

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: Where the Answers Are