Nortec Central Client Console
(A Link to this Nortec Central documentation can be found in the Console Learning Centre or downloaded as a pdf from HERE)
Client Introduction
Nortec Central can be launched by a number of methods
- Short cut on your desktop
- From the windows menu
- Nortec Central button in the left-hand corner of the screen
The easiest way is to way to start is to click on the Nortec Central button in the bottom left hand corner of the task bar.
When launching Nortec Central you should be logged in automatically, however, if you’re prompted with a login screen please enter your email address and portal password. If you’re not sure what it is you can hit the Forgot Password button and it will be emailed to you. All else fails contact support on 02 9894 9514.
After logging in you are presented with the Open Tickets page. This shows all tickets that are currently open with Nortec.
Viewing Open Tickets
When viewing a ticket, you can see all the necessary details including updates to the ticket, a timeline of work done and options to change the ticket in certain ways including:
- Status of a ticket – the most common statuses are
- In Progress
- Waiting on Client
- Waiting on Parts/ Repairs
- On Hold
- Timeline of Work being carried out on a Ticket
- Details of who is working on the ticket
- Uploading a file to the ticket
- Adding a note to the ticket
- Closing the ticket
- And refreshing the ticket
The details tab shows
- Ticket ID
- Date Created
- Date Closed
- Status
- Assigned priority
Viewing Closed Tickets
Access closed tickets by selecting the menu item on the left-hand side of the screen.
The same timeline and details options are available from this menu.
Tickets can be reopened by clicking on . This will move the ticket back into the open tickets
Requesting Support
Request support by navigating to the Create Ticket section on the left and then choosing a support type.
Depending on the ticket there may be an additional sub-category to further narrow down the issue. In the example below Hardware as the main category – giving additional sub category options.
When requesting support simply enter both a brief Summary and full Description of the problem and select Create Ticket. This will take you to the Timeline View
From here you can also attach a file of up to 4 megabytes or take a screenshot and attach it to the ticket. You can also leave any additional notes.
This ticket can now be tracked as per the Open Tickets Tab.
Nortec Central Chat
You may also have the option to initiate a chat from the chat icon in the top right-hand corner of an open ticket, clicking the chat icon will initiate a chat request and when picked up by a technician a chat window will appear to the right of the ticket.
Clicking on this will bring up the waiting for for a tech box as per below
If an engineer is available a message will appear asking how they can assist you. You can then proceed with the online chat. This will be added to the ticket information. To end the chat, click the button on the chat screen.
If an engineer is unavailable a message will appear advising you that they are all busy.
Approval
In some situations, permission for Nortec to work on tickets is by Approval. Someone within the organisation is given the authority to Approve Nortec to work on tickets. No action is made on a ticket until it has been approved.
If you have access to Approvals, the section will display on the left along with the number of tickets that require approval. Inside the Approvals are all tickets that require approval, by clicking on a ticket you can then choose to Grant or Decline approval for that ticket.
Recommendations
If you have been given access to Recommendations you will be able to see all quotes for your company, clicking on one will allow you to view it.
Learning Centre
Stuck on how to do something or want step by step instruction open up our learning centre.
The Learning Centre is on the left-hand menu side of the Nortec Central App.
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