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What type of record should you raise when a problem diagnosis is complete and a workaround is available?

The correct answer is D. A known error. In ITIL Problem Management, a Known Error record is created once a problem's root cause has been diagnosed and a workaround has been identified.

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Question

What type of record should you raise when a problem diagnosis is complete and a workaround is available?

Options

  • AA service object
  • BAn incident
  • CA change
  • DA known error

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    93% (28)

Why each option

In ITIL Problem Management, a Known Error record is created once a problem's root cause has been diagnosed and a workaround has been identified.

AA service object

A service object is not a standard ITIL record type used within the problem management process.

BAn incident

An incident record is raised to restore normal service operation as quickly as possible and is not used to document a completed problem diagnosis with an available workaround.

CA change

A change record is raised when an authorized modification to the IT infrastructure is required, which would be a subsequent step after the Known Error is logged, not the record raised at diagnosis completion.

DA known errorCorrect

A Known Error is defined in ITIL as a problem that has a documented root cause and an identified workaround. Once problem diagnosis is complete and a workaround is available, a Known Error record is logged in the Known Error Database (KEDB) so the service desk can apply the workaround to reduce the impact of related future incidents. This is a formal handoff point in the problem management lifecycle.

Concept tested: ITIL problem management known error record creation

Source: https://www.axelos.com/best-practice-solutions/itil/

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#problem management#known error#workaround#problem diagnosis

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