Ideagen EHSQ Support Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Who is this article for?
Users requiring support with Ideagen EHSQ.
An Active support contract is required.
Our services encompass both system usage and implementation guidance, along with troubleshooting any issues you may encounter. Depending on your current package or plan, the available support options will vary.
If you are a customer with a Legacy support (formerly DevonWay support) and maintenance agreement (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond), you can find relevant support information in the Legacy tab.
If you are a customer on a Success Plan (Essentials, Standard, Premier), you can find relevant support information in the Essentials, Standard, or Premier tab.
Support overview
Legacy support and maintenance agreements (formerly the DevonWay Support packages) are specifically designed to effectively manage TrakWay support tickets and enhancements that extend beyond the scope of standard maintenance agreements. These agreements provide a structured methodology for addressing various customer needs that may arise, thereby ensuring that clients receive the requisite assistance and improvements to their services or products.
These agreements offer a comprehensive framework for addressing specific requests, which may encompass troubleshooting complex issues, implementing new features, or executing significant enhancements to existing systems.
A support agreement guarantees the availability of resources and expertise necessary to respond promptly and effectively to customer administrators. Furthermore, support agreements frequently include additional benefits such as prioritized response times, access to specialized support personnel, and customized solutions that align with specific requirements.
By default, all Legacy customers are on the Silver plan, which is available for no extra charge. Gold, Platinum, and Diamond support packages offer advantages such as more available support requests per period, shorter response times, and a lower Professional Services rate.
Platinum and Diamond customers also receive financial remedies for missed SLAs (see below for details).
| Feature | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue/Request management | X | X | X | X |
| Web/email support | X | X | X | X |
| Remote troubleshooting | X | X | X | X |
| Customer summary report | X | X | X | X |
| Business hours phone support (M-F, 6am-6pm PT) | X | X | X | |
| Off-hours phone support1 | X | X | X | |
| Credits for missing SLAs in Ideagen hosted environment2 | X | X | ||
| Dedicated, named support resource3 | X | |||
| Included support requests | 1/month | 36/year | 72/year | Unlimited for full-time Diamond employee + 72/year |
| Additional support request price | Standard | Less $75 | Less $125 | Less $125 |
| Professional Services rate | Standard | Less $10/hour | Less $20/hour | Less $20/hour |
| Priority position for same-severity incidents | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | N/A |
| Initial response time (M-F, 6am-6pm PT) | 2 days | 1 day | 4 hours | 4 hours |
| Included account meetings4 | 1/quarter | 1/month | 1/every other week | Unlimited |
| Included passes to CI or User Group Conference | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Included site visits (North America only)5 | 0 | Minimum 1/two years | Minimum 1/year | Minimum 1/year |
| Included | Request support | Request support | Request support |
- Each off-hour phone support call for non-critical issues will deduct two support requests.
- For Platinum and Diamond Support customers, Ideagen warrants that its hosted environment will be available 99.9% of the time, 24/7/365, calculated on a quarterly basis. Covered downtimes are exclusive of scheduled maintenance communicated ahead of time (typically 2 hours per quarter but may vary due to security-related or other important maintenance), non-environmental errors such as application configuration changes, unavailability lasting less than 15 minutes or due to factors outside our control, and events where the majority of users can still log on and view data. For further details, including financial remedies for missed SLAs, please reference your Master Service Agreement or request support.
- Diamond Support includes a dedicated support resource that can be located either at your location or at an Ideagen office. Since the resource is dedicated to your organization no Support Requests are deducted for work, they complete. All work completed by other Ideagen employees, e.g., Operations, Development, will require the use of Support Requests.
- Additional account meetings will decrease Support Requests unless they are in the service of resolving incidents.
- A site visit is a 1 or 2 day visit from a Ideagen customer success representative to discuss ongoing support and improvement opportunities, meet with end-users, and provide free training as time allows.
The initial response time for a support request is defined as the elapsed time from ticket initiation in TrakWay until it is assigned to an individual for investigation and triage.
Support requests are valid for the entirety of the support contract period. For example, if you purchase one year of Platinum support, then you have the entire year to use your allotted seventy-two requests.
Phone support
Phone support is limited to the Main Administrator for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond level support package customers.
To ensure an accurate response, please submit a TrakWay ticket, then follow up with a phone call by dialing 415-671-7950 and reference the ticket number. This phone support request is available Monday through Friday, 6am-6pm PT, excluding holidays.
After hours support and on-call escalation
When a Severity One incident occurs, and the initial incident triage has confirmed there is an issue that is causing production functions to cease, or to be severely degraded, and there is no relevant posting on the technology and release updates, the incident should be escalated by calling the on-call after-hours support number, 415-671-7950.
Support hours
North America
Monday - Friday
06:00 - 18:00 (PT) - excluding holidaysEurope, the Middle East and Africa
Monday - Friday
08:30 - 17:30 (CET) - excluding holidays
Support hours for customers with a Diamond support package may differ.
First response times
| Urgent | High | Normal | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 hour (response) |
2 hours (response) 8 hours (resolution) |
8 hours (response) 24 hours (resolution) |
12 hours (response) 48 hours (resolution) |
All hours listed above are business hours. Where a permanent fix is not possible, we aim to provide a workaround or a plan of resolution within the timelines stated.
Triage matrix
|
Impact → Severity ↓ |
1 user | 2-3 users | 4+ users | All users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Lowest | Lowest | Lowest | Lowest |
| Non-critical issue | Low | Normal | Normal | Normal |
| Problematic behaviour | Normal | Normal | High | High |
| Component failure | Normal | High | High | Urgent |
| System outage | High | High | Urgent | Urgent |
First response times
| Urgent | High | Normal | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
1 hour P1 |
8 hours P2 |
48 hours P3 |
All hours listed above are business hours. Where a permanent fix is not possible, we aim to provide a workaround or a plan of resolution within the timelines stated.
Triage matrix
|
Impact → Severity ↓ |
1 user | 2-3 users | 4+ users | All users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
| Non-critical issue |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
| Problematic behaviour |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
| Component failure |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
High P1 |
| System outage |
Normal P2 |
High P1 |
High P1 |
High P1 |
First response times
| Urgent | High | Normal | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
1 hour P1 |
4 hours P2 |
8 hours P3 |
All hours listed above are business hours. Where a permanent fix is not possible, we aim to provide a workaround or a plan of resolution within the timelines stated.
Triage matrix
|
Impact → Severity ↓ |
1 user | 2-3 users | 4+ users | All users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
| Non-critical issue |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
Low P3 |
| Problematic behaviour |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
| Component failure |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
Normal P2 |
High P1 |
| System outage |
Normal P2 |
High P1 |
High P1 |
High P1 |
First response times
| Urgent | High | Normal | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
|
20 minutes P1 |
1 hour P2 |
5 hours P3 |
- |
All hours listed above are business hours. Where a permanent fix is not possible, we aim to provide a workaround or a plan of resolution within the timelines stated.
Triage matrix
|
Impact → Severity ↓ |
1 user | 2-3 users | 4+ users | All users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
| Non-critical issue |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
Normal P3 |
| Problematic behaviour |
High P2 |
High P2 |
High P2 |
High P2 |
| Component failure |
High P2 |
High P2 |
High P2 |
Urgent P1 |
| System outage |
High P2 |
Urgent P1 |
Urgent P1 |
Urgent P1 |
Exceptions
If a fix cannot be provided within the target time, an estimate will be provided.
Exceptions to the resolution time may include:
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Software Issues (e.g. bugs, defects, design issues)
Turnaround time and delivery method of software fixes or changes is based on the severity of the issue.
Should your issue be confirmed as requiring development input, the Support team will provide an estimate as to when the issue will be resolved by way of solution update or workaround. Your support case will remain open until the issue is resolved. -
Enhancements
Enhancement or wish list requests to make changes to the solution will be reviewed on a case by case basis.