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title: "Impact"
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updated: 2025-12-17T09:29:25Z
published: 2025-12-17T09:30:07Z
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# Impact

Impact defines the affect of a Service Request (SR) on the users. You can configure and modify the Impact values for a Department.

### Configure Impact

To configure Impact, perform the following steps:

1. Select **Request** > **Configuration** > **SLA Configurations** > **Impact.** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Request_Impact_Navigation.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A31%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A31%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hQpCiHrwx7JEjAtJrop3sd4GoTu9rhr3%2F9K10Gu2nAY%3D)

Figure: Impact
2. Click **Add New** or ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/add_new_icon(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A31%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A31%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hQpCiHrwx7JEjAtJrop3sd4GoTu9rhr3%2F9K10Gu2nAY%3D) icon.
3. Select the Department and type in the new Impact details. For information about the fields on the **IMPACT** page, see Field Description below. If you are configuring Impact for a Department for the first time, **COPY RECORDS FROM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT** icon is present on the right-side panel to copy the records from Incident Management module (see: Copying Data from Incident Management).
4. Click **Submit.** A new Impact value is configured.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/SR_Impact_Details.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A31%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A31%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hQpCiHrwx7JEjAtJrop3sd4GoTu9rhr3%2F9K10Gu2nAY%3D) Figure: IMPACT Details Page

#### Field Description

The following table describes the fields on the Impact Details page:

| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Details** |
| Impact Name | Type in a name for the Impact. |
| Sort Order | Type in a numeric value, which indicates the sequence number in which the Impact will be displayed in the **Impact** list on the configuration pages of the application. |
| Default | Select this check box to display this Impact value as the default Impact value on the other pages of the application. |
| Active | Indicates the status of the Impact value. - If selected, the Impact value becomes an available option on the other pages of the application. - If not selected, the Impact value becomes an inactive value. The inactive Impact values are not displayed in the **Impact** list on the other pages of the application. |

**Show List** Click **Show List** or ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/show_list_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A31%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A31%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hQpCiHrwx7JEjAtJrop3sd4GoTu9rhr3%2F9K10Gu2nAY%3D) to display the **LIST** table showing all the **Deadline** values configured for the selected Department. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/SR_Impact_List.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A31%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A31%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hQpCiHrwx7JEjAtJrop3sd4GoTu9rhr3%2F9K10Gu2nAY%3D) Figure: IMPACT page: List of Impact values

**Impact ID** column in the **LIST** table displays the ID associated with every configuration.

- To edit an Impact value, click the **Impact Name**. Make appropriate changes and click **Submit**.
- To display the inactive Impact values, click the **Include Inactive** check box.
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> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> When the Impacts are displayed under the **LIST** table, the button **ADD NEW** and **IMPORT** are displayed on the right-side panel**.**
> 
> - Click **Add New** to configure a new Impact.
> - Click **Import** to update or create multiple Impacts, importing the Master Excel template. Upon clicking **Import**, you will be redirected to the ***EXCEL MASTERS IMPORT*** page, where you can download the excel template and fill the required data to update in the ***IMPACT*** page. For more information see **Importing Master Template** in SummitAI Platform.