ITAM / Asset Tickets

Comments & Activity

Keep Sophie in the loop on her keyboard replacement through comments, and use Activity to see every status change Carlos made.

Real-world scenario

Sophie Park · Software Engineer at Bluewave Labs

Sophie checks her keyboard ticket Thursday afternoon. Carlos's comment says the keyboard arrived; she replies "Installed. works great" so he can close the ticket without a Slack ping.

Before you begin

  • Access to the ticket (creator, assignee, or admin)

Overview

Comments are for human conversation; Activity is the system audit log. Together they replace scattered Slack threads on tickets like Sophie's keyboard replacement.

Comments

  1. 1

    Open the ticket detail view

    Navigate to Sophie's keyboard ticket from the list or a notification link.

  2. 2

    Go to the Comments tab

    Read existing thread. Sophie's original description may appear as the first entry.

  3. 3

    Add a comment

    Carlos posts updates: "Ordered Logitech MX Keys. tracking #1Z999..." Sophie replies when it arrives.

  4. 4

    Submit

    Comments are timestamped and visible to everyone with ticket access.

Activity timeline

  1. 1

    Switch to the Activity tab

    See chronological events: created, priority changed, assigned, status updates.

  2. 2

    Review the audit trail

    Each entry shows actor, action, and timestamp, useful when Maya asks who approved spend.

Notifications

Assignees and ticket creators often get alerts on new comments and status changes. Sophie enables ticket notifications so she does not need to refresh the list constantly.

Example thread

Sophie's keyboard ticket. comment + activity

Comments

  • Carlos (Wed): MX Keys ordered. ETA Thursday
  • Carlos (Thu): Keyboard at front desk Austin 3F
  • Sophie (Thu): Installed. works great

Activity (selected)

  • Mon 9:00. Sophie created ticket (OPEN, MEDIUM)
  • Mon 9:30. Carlos changed priority to HIGH
  • Mon 10:00. Carlos assigned to self; status → INPROGRESS
  • Fri 15:00. Carlos status → RESOLVED → CLOSED

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