How To Raise Service Request In Metalink

Details required raising SR / TAR:

1.       Application

2.       Application version

3.       Database version

4.       Issue description

5.       Issue title

6.       Platforms

7.       Customer identification number

8.       Contact information

9.       Manager

10.     Siviority

Tools used to raise service requests:

  1.     Remedy      2. Clarify    3. Lotus

 

Web site link: https://support.oracle.com

Tabs in the window:

                              Dash Board

Knowledge

Service requests

Go to Service Requests tab, there are 6 steps in SR logging

1.     General Information

2.     Product and Problem

3.     Related Knowledge

4.     Upload files

5.     Problem Details

6.     Review then submit SR

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Enter problem summary

Enter Problem description

Explain the steps you followed

Enter the error message number if any

Choose Support Identification number

Fill using: Manual Entry

Go to Contact information:

Enter SR contact name

Choose contact method: update to SR / Email / Telephone number

Request Tracking:

Request Language: English

Say Next

PRODUCT AND PROBLEMS:

Product:                         Oracle Payables

Product version:   12.1.1

Product language: English

Platform:                        Linux

Platform version: Oracle Linux 5

Data base version:         11.2.02 (11g)

Security level:                1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Security levels:

1                   Very big serious issue – Production environment cannot run

2                   Big issue – Server loss, operations can continue in restricted manner

3                   Minor issue – Operations can run with work around

4                   General issue – Does not impact operations

If you choose security level 1,

System will ask for the following questions:

Does this issue occur in a customized application?  Yes / No

If your answer is “Yes”: Oracle won’t give support

If your answer is “No” we have to provide the below information:

-     Manager Name and Telephone number

-     Service request user name, phone number, Email and secondary contact

        Choose problem category and Sub category from list of values

Say “Next”

RELATED KNOWLEDGE:

In this step, system will suggest some suitable solutions to the above problem, if you found solution for the request you can stop the request, otherwise you can continue to raise service request

UPLOAD FILES:

You can upload screen shots and any other supporting files.

Click on Browse and then attach files.

Click on “Upload”

You can see message “Upload completed”

Say “Next”

PROBLEM DETAILS:

In this step we have to re produce all the details about the problem.

Answer all the below questions:

1.     Instance name:                    System ID or Server ID

2.     Type of system:                           Test or Development

3.     Describe any recent changes:        No up gradation and patch application has been done

4.     Describe any work around you are using to avoid this problem: No work around is possible.

5.     Describe how this problem impact your business:    We are unable to process payments to vendors

6.     If connection required to your system:  Oracle people can log in to our system through OWC (Oracle web Conference Session).                                                  Site name: http:conference.oracle.com

Enter conference ID & Conference key

Say “Join Conference”

Tool bar will be open with computer monitor icon

Place the cursor on monitor icon and share the desk top

7.     Please upload screen shots:          You can paste screen shots here

Say “Next”

REVIEW AND SUBMIT SR:

In this step you can view all the information you entered in the previous steps

Review the information

You can go back to previous screens and make changes

Say “Submit”

SR number will be generated

Go to “Service request tab” to see the SR number