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Simplified 'Search' that provides results to populate the Category, Sub-Category, Item fields in Incident Requests

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  • Jan 8, 2026 8:52 PM UTC
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We are wanting to have a field added so a requester can type a topic (ie. printers) and that will provide option(s) that when selected, fills in the fields at the “Category” level and should also extend into Subcategories / Items without having to search specifically at that level to assist the requester or agent in finding what they’re looking for.

Ideally, if I search “Printer”, I would be presented with the available items I can select from and choose the appropriate scenario.

Hardware (Top-level category containing search term)

   |_Printer

      |_Purchase

      |_Printer Jam

and

Software 

    |_Windows

        |_Add A Printer (Item-level category containing search term)

This would alleviate so much hunt/peck for requesters, especially new employees to the organization.

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  • Mar 17, 2026 1:49 PM UTC

How can I get this bumped up in the listing?  I’ve had multiple people ask about this idea and i’ve posted it in the comments, but those comments do  not seem to make it into the post.  

Thank you, 

Josh


superwofy95
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  • Community Debut
  • Mar 18, 2026 10:18 AM UTC

We are wanting to have a field added so a requester can type a topic (ie. printers) and that will provide option(s) that when selected, fills in the fields at the “Category” level and should also extend into Subcategories / Items without having to search specifically at that level to assist the requester or agent in finding what they’re looking for.

Ideally, if I search “Printer”, I would be presented with the available items I can select from and choose the appropriate scenario.

Hardware (Top-level category containing search term)

   |_Printer

      |_Purchase

      |_Printer Jam

and

Software 

    |_Windows

        |_Add A Printer (Item-level category containing teste xciptv player search term)

This would alleviate so much hunt/peck for requesters, especially new employees to the organization.

A simplified “Search” function for incident requests can significantly improve efficiency by quickly delivering relevant results to populate the Category, Sub-Category, and Item fields. Instead of requiring users to manually navigate through multiple dropdown menus, this feature uses intelligent keyword matching and predictive suggestions to display the most appropriate options as the user types.


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  • Mar 30, 2026 5:41 PM UTC

Bump for awareness.


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  • Apr 27, 2026 8:54 PM UTC

I would really like this too as it would simplify finding the subcategory if you don’t know the original category.