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Make loaner functionallity useable

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  • October 17, 2023
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msconfig87
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We need a Loaner device library where we can select the device to be loaned to the users.

Currently the loaner functionality chooses automatically from all devices marked as loaner and takes the first available.  So please:

  • add another Menu point below “inventory” called Loaner Library
  • Let the agent check out and check in loaner items including the fields “from” and “to” bound to the asset item and not to the ticket. This way we can also influence which item can be borrowed because maybe not all are ready
  • If the Requester wants to borrow via self service, add filter options so that the we can choose mac or windows or multiple device types together instead of randomly assigning the first free item.
  • in the ticket associate assets fly in, use the same view as for a non loaner ticket:
    • non loaner:
    • loaner:

       

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msconfig87
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  • December 21, 2023

I have also opened a ticket at FreshService regarding the API issue:
https://support.freshservice.com/en/support/tickets/14933331

I was unable to view the Associated Asset of the loaner item even though I used "requested items" API call. 
It seems that this API Call does not support the "include=assets" in the url.

This must be a bug or weird implementation. The ticket is now in the state “Awaiting Developer Fix”


msconfig87
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  • February 13, 2024

can we please prioritize this feature request? It it one of the only ones which is worse today than it was in our old ticket system.
We would even pay for it go the that functionality. It should be an own module inside of assets


DanielRuff
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  • February 16, 2024

Please also take care of multiple sites. If one requests a loaner device every device is shown, even a loaner device from another country. This is the only reason why we absolutely can not use an functionality including loaner or hardware shop for employees.


msconfig87
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  • February 19, 2024

@DanielRuff  interestingly for us this is one of the things that actually works :) The device needs to have a Location and the request will display the Location field then and only select the first available device from that location.
But I need the loaner module to be completely manual and have the agents to be able to decide which device is ready to be loaned. Also the model needs to be a multi select and not one model per loaner service request item. We need all macOS and all Windows together for example. That’s another reason why I believe agents should decide about the device, not the requester.

Preferred procedure:

  1. List of loaner devices with status, location, model and loaned from and to date
  2. User requests a loaner item and selects Windows or Mac
  3. Agent consults list and assigns a device which is ready
  4. FreshService writes the loaning dates into the device asset so that a list can be made with an overview which device is where and how long.
  5. If the device is returned, agent resets device and sets availability from “returned” to “available” so that it can be loaned again

msconfig87
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  • May 3, 2024

Hopefully now, that FreshWorks bought Device42, they can integrate a powerful lending library


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  • May 3, 2024

Hopefully now, that FreshWorks bought Device42, they can integrate a powerful lending library

Let’s just hope it doesn’t cost a small countries GDP for the new functionality, but it’s very exciting!


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