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Resolve ServiceNow problems only when every task is done
For problem managers who want a ServiceNow problem resolved with fix notes once its tasks are finished, by asking their AI assistant.
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Connector
Connect ServiceNow, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.
The problem
Problems resolved while work is still open
A ServiceNow problem should be resolved only once every task under it is finished. Resolving early hides outstanding work, and known error articles keep describing a workaround for an issue already fixed.
Without PopdockAI
- Resolve the problem from the form
- Skip checking its open tasks
- Guess at the resolution code
- Leave the known error article describing an old workaround
With PopdockAI
- Resolved or closed problems stop the job
- Any open task blocks resolution and is listed
- A resolution code is proposed from the accepted list
- One update after you confirm, with any known error article flagged
The prompt
Use this prompt
Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.
**Objective:** Resolve problem `{problem-number}` with fix notes `{fix-notes}`, but only if nothing is left open under it.
**Step 1: Read the problem and tasks**
* Call `servicenow-get-problem` with number `{problem-number}`. Keep sys-id, state, known-error and cause notes context. If already Resolved or Closed, stop.
* Call `servicenow-get-problem-task` with problem `{problem-number}`.
**Step 2: Gate**
If any problem task is still open, list them and stop: the problem cannot be resolved while work is outstanding. Offer the user the choice of finishing those tasks first.
**Step 3: Confirm**
List the resolution-code values the tool accepts and propose the one that fits (for example Fix applied). Show the problem, current state, new state Resolved, the resolution code and `{fix-notes}`. Ask for an explicit yes.
**Step 4: Write once**
Call `servicenow-update-problem` once with sys-id, state Resolved, resolution-code, fix-notes `{fix-notes}` and work-notes "Resolved: `{fix-notes}`".
**Step 5: Verify and follow up**
Re-read with `servicenow-get-problem`. If known-error was true, call `servicenow-get-knowledge` with short-description.contains set to key words from the problem and remind the user that any known-error article should be updated or retired.
**Rules & Guidelines:**
* The only write tool this prompt may call is `servicenow-update-problem`, once, after confirmation. Do not call `servicenow-update-problem-task`, `servicenow-update-knowledge` or `servicenow-update-incident`.
**Validation:**
* If `{problem-number}` is not found, stop.Who it's for
One answer, three teams that use it
Problem managers
Close problems with confidence
Know every task is finished before the problem is resolved.
Resolve PRB0040311, the certificate renewal is automated now.
Knowledge managers
Retire outdated workarounds
Get flagged when a known error article needs updating after the fix.
Resolve PRB0040287 with notes: print service patched in version 3.4, and tell me which article to update.
Infrastructure engineers
Wrap up after the fix ships
Record the fix and resolve the problem once your work is complete.
The fix for PRB0040350 is live. Resolve it if all tasks are closed.
How it works
What PopdockAI does when you ask
You give the problem and fix notes, and your AI assistant checks every task is done first. The problem is resolved only after you confirm.
01
Ask
You give the problem number and fix notes.
02
Check
It reads the problem and tasks, and any open task blocks the resolution.
03
Confirm
It proposes a resolution code, shows the change and you say yes.
04
Resolve
It updates the problem once, re-reads it and flags any article to update.
What PopdockAI provides
The tools behind the answer
Ready made tools for ServiceNow and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.
servicenow-get-problem
servicenow-get-problem-task
servicenow-update-problem
servicenow-get-knowledge
This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.
The outcome
Problems close only when the work is done
Related use cases
More ways to put this data to work
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