FAQ

Account Management

What is the difference between Super user and Admin?

The main difference is that Super user can modify or delete the admin information, while admin do not have authority to change other admin’s information.

Is it possible to change the domain of "tms.earlyconnect.com" to other address?

Yes, but there will be fee for that.

How do I change my plan in EarlyTMS website?

To upgrade your plan, click "Change Plan" on your "My Plan" page in your profile. Then, it will direct you to the "Pricing" page where you can upgrade or downgrade your current plan.

Why does EarlyTMS ask for credit card information when I click on upgrade?

Credit card information is not required for Basic version, which supports basic EarlyTMS feature. But if you want to upgrade your plan to Standard or Premium version, then you would have to enter your credit card information to gain access to advanced features of EarlyTMS and extra agents.

Where can I see my current plan?

Click on your account in EarlyTMS website. Then go to "My Plan" under your profile page. You can have a look at your current plan on "My Plan" page.

User Management

Is there any way to retrieve user ID and password for User/Administrator?

On login page, there is "Forgot User ID" and "Forgot Password" buttons that help your user or administrator to retrieve their User ID and reset password. Both procedure requires email address.

My company have different branch across the nation. And I do not want user from one location to handle the calling from other location. (User location management)

Under "Administration" page, you can assign the specific location to administrator and user by setting "User Location Management" so that user and administrator can focus only on location they are assigned.

How do I make a read-only account that has no access to edit tickets?

On "Administration Management" under "Administration", you can create guest account in a same way you created admin account. Guest account will not be able to make any changes on anything on "Administration" page, however.

Is it possible to limit the access to EarlyTMS depending on user’s IP address? (Firewall management)

You can determine which IP address to have a permission to access EarlyTMS server on "Firewall Management."
Any IP address will be accessible to EarlyTMS if there is no IP address specifically assigned.

Ticket Management

How do I quickly verify customer information, such as phone number or address?

For phone number verification, create a field with input type as "Phone no" and check the "Lookup" option. It will allow you to verify customer’s phone number once you enter it.

In case of address, address verification requires minimum of four different information : street address, city, state and zip code. First, make four new fields that will have street address, city, state and zip code. Then, click the "Customer Information" and assign those fields into corresponding option in "Name / Address Fields Match" under properties. Once you are finished, you can verify the customer’s address every time tickets are made.

How to make drop down options for field?

You can set up "Master Data" for users so that they can simply choose one of the option that applies to the customers.

How to search for ticket with particular information?

Check "Yes" for "Search Condition" on properties of certain field, then you can search the ticket with corresponding field.

Is there any way to retrieve user ID and password for User/Administrator?

On login page, there is "Forgot User ID" and "Forgot Password" buttons that help your user or administrator to retrieve their User ID and reset password. Both procedure requires email address.

Is there any tools built in EarlyTMS that can help our outbound call users too? (survey management)

For outbound call user, we offer survey system to efficiently gather customer’s opinion on company or customers. You can organize your own question trees on "Survey Management" under Administration

How do I make certain fields to be ‘must fill’?

You can assign some of the fields to be "Mandatory" on "Ticket Template Management". It will prevent your users from advancing to save the ticket until the mandatory fields are filled out.

How do I add simple guide line next to field?

On "help text" under the properties, you can type your message regarding to certain fields so that every time user is working on that field, the message will pop up on top.

How do I set up my Knowledge Base using EarlyTMS?

You can set up a knowledgebase for your users by creating articles on knowledgebase and adding information related to the user’s problem solving.

Is it possible to have existing knowledge base articles pop-up when users are working on ticket?

While uploading your knowledge base articles, you can add ‘key word’ in knowledge base article to pop up by setting ‘Search KB’ to yes in field property.