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On an incident, which of the following conditions will trigger the Reopen Count field value to be incremented?

A. Submission of an incident by the same Caller with an identical short description
B. Assignment group changes from Service Desk to Software Group
C. Update to an associated problem record
D. State changes from Resolved to On Hold

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Final answer:

The Reopen Count in incident management is typically incremented when an incident's state is changed from Resolved back to an active state. None of the provided conditions in the question are standard triggers for incrementing the Reopen Count. A change from Resolved to Open or In Progress is a likely trigger.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question relates to incident management in a service management system, which includes tracking the number of times an incident is reopened via the Reopen Count field. The conditions for increasing the Reopen Count can vary depending on the specific system and its configuration. However, generally, the Reopen Count is incremented when an incident that was previously marked as Resolved is reopened due to the issue not being fully resolved or recurring. This is typically observed when an incident's state changes from Resolved back to an active state such as In Progress or Assigned. In the provided list of conditions:

  • Submission of an incident by the same Caller with an identical short description would likely create a new incident rather than reopen an existing one.
  • A change in the assignment group does not usually affect the Reopen Count.
  • Updates to an associated problem record typically do not directly impact the Reopen Count of incident records.
  • State changes from Resolved to On Hold would not usually increment the Reopen Count as the incident is being placed on hold rather than being actively reopened.

Therefore, none of the listed conditions are standard triggers for incrementing the Reopen Count. If an incident's state changes from Resolved to Open or In Progress, that would be a likely scenario for the Reopen Count to be incremented.

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