Support System Improvements - Unifying Cloud and Software Support
Maintenance window: May 30, 2016 01:30 UTC to May 30, 2016 06:30 UTCImpacted Cloud services:
- In our pursuit to improve the service experience for our customers, we are in the process of updating our Support system to provide an integrated view of your Cloud and Software-related tickets. The effective date for this change is: May 30, 2016 With the new system in place, the overall navigation experience would remain the same, but there are few important changes to be noted as below: 
- Ticket Number – Important Change - A new 5 digit Ticket Number will be assigned to your existing Open, Pending, & Solved tickets 
- Any new tickets created after the effective date will have a 5-digit Ticket Number 
 
- Ticket Subject, Description, and other Fields – No Change - Only Ticket number will be changed. All other fields will remain the same 
 
- Ticket Creation Process. Through https://manage.kony.com – No Change - Continue to use the “Open New Ticket” button on the Support tab 
 
- Through email channel – Important Change - Existing email – cloud_support@kony.com will be deactivated 
 
- Submit Request through “View My Tickets” button on the Support tab – No Change 
- Tickets History - Open, Pending, & Solved Tickets – No Change 
- Will remain visible via “View My Tickets” button on the Support tab 
 
- View Old Tickets – Important Change - Tickets closed before the effective change date will be archived separately. 
- A New button will be added on the “Support” tab to navigate to these for your reference 
 
- Closed Tickets “Create Follow-up” – Important Change - You will not be able to create Follow-up tickets from “Closed Tickets”. Please create a new ticket through the “Open New Ticket” button and reference the closed ticket number, if necessary 
 
- Email Notifications 
- Sending email address - Important Change - Our Support team email address will be changing from cloud_support@kony.com to support@kony.com 
 
- Once the system is updated, a confirmation email will be sent from support@kony.com for each of your open and pending tickets 
- Note: If you have any issues with access, please report your issue to developer.access@kony.com. 
Impact Level : minor
No significant downtime is expected. The scheduled maintenance is designed for minimal disruption of service availability; however, it is possible for your service(s) to be unavailable for a short period of time during the maintenance window.