Defining Service Request Escalation Levels

Updated on May 16th, 2025

This article will teach you how to define escalation levels by work type for service requests.

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Settings.
  2. From the Settings page, navigate to the Service Requests section and click Escalations.
  3. From the Escalations page, ensure the applicable property and building is selected in the upper-right corner of the page.
  4. For each Work Type, or work category, click the drop-down list under each escalation level (Level 1 - Not StartedLevel 2 - Still Not StartedLevel 3 - Not Closed) and select the desired time threshold (in hours).
    • Note: The default settings are: Level 1: 4 hours, Level 2: 8 hours, and Level 3: 24 hours.
    • Note: If you do not desire to implement escalation notifications, set the time treshold to Choose for the escalation levels of each Work Type.
  5. Once the selected thresholds are crossed, a notification will be distributed via email to the applicable building staff users.
  6. The escalation levels for service requests have now been defined.