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Serval has two levels of settings: Organization Settings (for Org Admins) and Team Settings (for Team Managers).

Organization Settings

Access organization settings by clicking your organization name at the top of the sidebar, then selecting Settings.
Only Org Admins can access organization settings.

Users

Manage everyone in your organization:
  • View all users and their org roles (Member or Admin)
  • Invite new users
  • Deactivate users
  • Change organization roles

Teams

Create and manage teams:
  • Create new teams with a name and prefix
  • View team membership
  • Delete teams

Groups

Organize users into groups for easier management:
  • Create groups
  • Add/remove users from groups
  • Use groups for assignment rules and access policies

Security

Configure authentication for your organization:
  • SSO Configuration — Connect your identity provider (Okta, Azure AD, etc.)
  • Domain Verification — Verify your email domain for SSO
  • SSO Required — Toggle to require SSO login for all users
  • SCIM Configuration — Set up automatic user/group sync from your IdP

API Keys

Manage programmatic access to Serval:
  • Create API keys with specific scopes
  • View and revoke existing keys
  • See last usage timestamps

Audit Logs

View a record of actions taken in your organization:
  • Filter by user, action type, or date range
  • Export logs for compliance

Team Settings

Access team settings by navigating to a team, then clicking the gear icon or going to Settings.
Only Team Managers can access team settings.

Channels

Configure how your team receives requests:
  • Slack — Connect Slack channels and configure the help desk agent
  • Email — Set up email intake addresses
  • Phone — Configure phone support (if enabled)
  • Ticket Links — Customize ticket URL format

Team Members

Manage who’s on the team:
  • Add users to the team
  • Set team roles (Agent or Manager)
  • Remove users from the team

Assignment

Configure how tickets get assigned:
  • Create assignment groups
  • Set up round-robin or load-balanced assignment
  • Define assignment rules

Statuses

Customize ticket statuses for your team’s workflow:
  • Add custom statuses
  • Reorder statuses
  • Set default status for new tickets

Priorities

Configure priority levels:
  • Customize priority names and colors
  • Set default priority

Labels

Create labels to categorize tickets:
  • Add custom labels with colors
  • Labels help with filtering and reporting

SLA

Set service level agreement rules:
  • Define response time targets by priority
  • Define resolution time targets
  • Configure business hours for SLA calculations

Feedback

Configure customer satisfaction surveys:
  • Enable/disable CSAT surveys
  • Customize survey timing

Access Profiles

Define who can request access to what:
  • Create profiles that control access eligibility
  • Link profiles to specific applications or roles

CSV Import

Import data in bulk:
  • Upload CSV files for bulk operations
  • View import history

Assets

Configure asset management for this team:
  • Enable/disable asset tracking
  • Configure asset schemas

Quick Reference

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Invite a new user to ServalOrg SettingsUsersInvite
Create a teamOrg SettingsTeamsCreate Team
Set up SSOOrg SettingsSecurity
Create an API keyOrg SettingsAPI Keys
Add someone to my teamTeam SettingsTeam Members
Configure Slack channelsTeam SettingsChannels
Set SLA targetsTeam SettingsSLA
Create ticket labelsTeam SettingsLabels