SAP Solution Manager 7.2 · IT Service Management (ITSM)

What is an incident, and what's the goal of Incident Management?

An unplanned interruption to (or quality degradation of) an IT service.

Goal: restore normal operations fast and cost-effectively, minimizing business impact. Incidents can hit SAP or non-SAP components, but the resolution flow is standard regardless of the underlying infrastructure.

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