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ZENworks Service Desk 24.4

1.0 What’s New in ZENworks Service Desk 24.4

ZENworks Service Desk 24.4 contains incremental improvements to ZENworks Service Desk 24.3 based on customer feedback received and other important enhancements.

Following is the list of enhancements that are introduced in ZENworks Service Desk 24.4:

  • Item Reconciliation

    Item reconciliation is available for all item categories while importing items from ZENworks or AMIE imports.

  • Request Update

    Customers can Reopen or Close requests via Email.

  • Chat Integration

    The Service Desk can be integrated with third-party chat software, enabling users to launch the chat application with a single click.

  • Update Ownership

    Supervisors can change the ownership of the knowledgebase.

  • Other UI Enhancements

2.0 Platform Support Matrix

For more information on platform support matrix, see Platform Support Matrix.

3.0 Deploying the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4

ZENworks Service Desk 24.4 does not support fresh appliance deployment. However, you can use ZENworks 24.1 to deploy fresh ZENworks Service Desk appliance, and then migrate to the latest version.

For more information, see ZENworks Service Desk 24.1 Appliance Deployment section in the Service Desk Appliance Deployment and Administration Reference.

After deploying, you can migrate to ZENworks Service Desk 24.4. For more information, see the Migrating the Appliance section in the Service Desk Appliance Deployment and Administration Reference.

4.0 Migrating to the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4

To migrate to the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4, see the Migrating the Appliance section in the Service Desk Appliance Deployment and Administration Reference.

5.0 Known Issues

This section displays the list of known issues in the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4:

  1. Azure AD user source details might not be imported from ZENworks

    If ZENworks Import is configured from the Getting Started page, the Azure AD user source details might not be imported into ZENworks Service Desk.

    Workaround: Manually create the user source.

  2. Unable to save AAF Source Configuration

    An error message might be displayed while saving AAF source configuration details.

    Workaround: Go to another tab from the main menu, go back to AAF Source Configuration, and then configure.

  3. Requests page is not loading in the user portal for Manager imported from LDAP or Directory Server

    In the User Portal, the Request page is not loading for managers imported from an LDAP user source or Directory Server. This might apply to managers to whom the request process is not yet assigned.

    Workaround: Assign any one of the request processes to the manager.

  4. Login with ZENworks might not work

    When you login to ZENworks Service Desk, Login with ZENworks might not work.

    Workaround:

    Ensure that you log into ZENworks first, and then try to Login with ZENworks.

    OR

    Upgrade ZENworks to the latest release (ZENworks 23.4 or later).

  5. Remember Login might not work for LDAP users

    Workaround: None

  6. In Android devices, unable to select date and time in the Dynamic Form

    In Android devices, when you open the portal in the Chrome browser, you will not be able to select the date field in the Dynamic Forms.

    Workaround: Open the portal in the Firefox browser.

  7. On mobile devices, you will not be able to resize the column width

    In the Request list and Knowledge Base list pages, you will not be able to resize the column width in the mobile devices.

    Workaround: None

  8. Unable to paste images in the Rich Text Editor

    While adding a content in rich text editor box, unable to paste an image that is available in the system.

    Workaround: Perform any one of the following:

    • Try with supported version of Mozilla Firefox.

    • Open the image in any image editor and copy the content, and then paste the image to the rich text editor.

  9. If ZENworks is configured with the Microsoft SQL Server Database, AMIE and ZENworks AMIE import might fail

    AMIE and ZENworks AMIE import fails when ZENworks is configured with the MS SQL Server and the database name has the special character, hyphen '-'.

    Workaround: None.

  10. Attachment previews might not be displayed as expected

    While previewing an attachment in a request, the attachment preview might not be available or the preview might not be displayed properly.

    Workaround: None

  11. When an incident is linked to a new request, status might not change

    When you link an incident request to a new request such as Incident or Problem, the current status field might not change to “On Hold - Process Escalated”.

    Workaround: None.

  12. On some devices, the barcode scanner might not work

    On some devices, while scanning the barcode, the camera might not open or the scan might give invalid or no results.

    Workaround: None (Manually specify the details)

  13. Unable to scroll horizontally in the Request, AMIE Snapshots and KBA list pages

    If the Request, AMIE snapshots or KBA page has more number of entries and columns, then you will not be able to scroll the page horizontally.

    Workaround: Perform any one of the following:

    • Using left or right arrow key

    • Shift + mouse scroll up/down

    • (if supported) Use any alternate horizontal mechanism, such as Using touchpad or Mouse wheel

    • Scroll until the end of the list, and then use the horizontal scroll.

    • Remove unwanted columns from the list.

  14. Unable to download ZCC Helper while remote controlling a device

    While remote controlling ZENworks devices from ZENworks Service Desk, the ZCC helper might not be downloaded.

    Workaround: Contact ZENworks Administrator to get the latest version of ZCC Helper.

6.0 Additional Documentation

This Readme includes information specific to the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4 release. For all other ZENworks Service Desk documentation, see the ZENworks Service Desk 24.4 documentation website.