No ticket slips
past its due date
unseen

Priority plus due date set the promise. Follow-up scheduling, ageing views and reminder alerts keep it. Every pending ticket shows who has it, what was last done, and when the next action falls due — and overdue tickets escalate instead of hiding.

Priority
+ due date = the SLA on every single ticket
Ageing
pending vs completed views show the real backlog
3 channels
email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders and escalation
Pending Ticket Schedule & Follow-up
Fast Complaint · SLA view
Open tickets
18 pending · 3 overdue
Escalation active
Next follow-up due
CMP-0405 — follow-up due 11:00 Reminder sent to owner on WhatsApp and email
Ticket
Owner
Age
SLA
CMP-0398High priority — due Mon
R. Patil
6 days
Overdue
CMP-0405Medium — follow-up today
S. Kulkarni
2 days
Due today
CMP-0412High — assigned this morning
A. Shaikh
4 hrs
On track
CMP-0398 escalated Overdue nudge sent — email, SMS, WhatsApp
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Mutha Ventures
Mubea Automation
Igloo Frozen
BioResource Biotech
GLO-IND
Supertex Industries
MMB Bahrain
MMB Kuwait
Finolex Industries
How it works

The SLA loop: promise, track,
remind, escalate, prove

SLA management here isn't a separate module to configure — it emerges from the discipline every ticket already carries: a priority, a due date, an owner, and a scheduled next action.

Set the Promise
Priority from the priority master plus a due date define the SLA expectation on the ticket
Schedule Follow-up
The Pending Ticket Schedule & Follow-up view plans the next action on every open ticket
Record the Action
Each follow-up logs responsibility, the action taken and the result — no vague "in progress"
Remind & Escalate
Email, SMS and WhatsApp alerts prompt owners; overdue tickets escalate to the manager
Prove It
Pending vs completed reports and ticket MIS show ageing, throughput and the retained history
01 — Priority + Due Date = SLA

The SLA lives on the ticket,
not in a policy document

A high-priority complaint from a key customer and a routine billing query should not wait in the same line. Priority — High, Medium, Low, or levels you define — combines with the due date to set each ticket's response and resolution expectation. From that moment the ticket is measured against its own promise on every pending view and dashboard.

Priority levels maintained in a shared priority master
Due date on every complaint and service ticket
Category + priority drive routing to the responsible owner
Works identically for complaints (CMP) and service tickets (SEQ)
SLA set at intake
CMP-2026-0412
High priority · due in 48 hours Routed to service engineer · reminder set
High
Thu, 17:00
R. Patil
Wed, 11:00
02 — Pending Ticket Schedule & Follow-up

One view of everything open —
and its next scheduled action

The Pending Ticket Schedule & Follow-up view is where SLA management actually happens. Every open ticket appears with its owner, its due date and its next follow-up. Working the list means recording what was done and scheduling what happens next — so a ticket can be behind, but it can never be forgotten.

All pending tickets against their due dates in one screen
Next follow-up scheduled as part of every update
Click-to-dial follow-up calls straight from the ticket
The same view runs service-visit follow-up for field teams
Today's follow-up list
6 due
CMP-0398 · call customer
Overdue
CMP-0405 · confirm replacement
11:00
SEQ-0233 · visit report
14:30
CMP-0412 · root-cause update
16:00
03 — Ageing & Workload Views

Pending vs completed —
the backlog with nowhere to hide

Pending and completed report views split the world honestly: what is still open (and how old it is), and what actually got done. Slice the open workload by responsibility, customer, category and period — the complaint ticket MIS and periodic history summaries turn day-to-day follow-up into a management view of throughput and ageing.

Pending vs completed ticket views, for complaints and service
Ageing of open tickets against due dates
Responsibility, action and result columns on the dashboards
Ticket MIS summary and periodic history for management review
Open complaint ageing
Live
0–2 days
9 tickets
3–7 days
6 tickets
8–14 days
2 tickets
15+ days (escalated)
1 ticket
04 — Reminders & Escalation

Nudges on the channels
people actually read

A due date only works if someone feels it approaching. Email and SMS alerts notify owners of assignments and due follow-ups, and WhatsApp automation sends follow-up and escalation nudges plus status updates to customers. When a ticket goes overdue, it doesn't sit quietly — it escalates so a manager sees it while recovery is still cheap.

Assignment and follow-up-due alerts to the owner
Overdue escalation so managers see stalled tickets
Customer status updates on WhatsApp — fewer "any news?" calls
Feedback-due alerts close the loop after resolution
Alert log
Today · email / SMS / WhatsApp
Follow-up due → owner (WhatsApp)
08:30
Overdue CMP-0398 → manager (email)
09:00
Status update → customer (WhatsApp)
10:15
Feedback due → customer (SMS)
Queued
Full capability set

Everything SLA & follow-up covers

Priority Master

High / Medium / Low or your own levels, maintained centrally — the first half of every ticket's SLA expectation.

Follow-up Scheduling

Every open ticket carries its next scheduled action — the Pending Ticket Schedule & Follow-up view is the desk's daily worklist.

Responsibility Tracking

Responsibility, action and result recorded per follow-up — the dashboards show who has what and what was last done.

Ageing Views

Pending vs completed lists with age against due date, for complaints and service tickets alike — the honest backlog.

Reminder & Escalation Alerts

Email, SMS and WhatsApp nudges for owners, escalation for managers, and status updates for customers.

Ticket History MIS

Complaint ticket summaries and periodic history reports — throughput, ageing and follow-up discipline for management review.

"The morning pending list changed the conversation. It's no longer 'has anyone heard about that complaint?' — it's 'this one is due today, and it has your name on it.'"
QM
Quality manager
Auto-components manufacturer — Fast Suite user
Due today
every open ticket appears on the pending schedule with its owner and next action
Escalated
overdue tickets are pushed to managers on email, SMS and WhatsApp — not discovered at month-end
Why SLA discipline

Best-effort follow-up vs. Fast Complaint SLA

Most complaint backlogs aren't caused by hard problems — they're caused by tickets nobody was reminded about. Curious about the fundamentals? Read what is complaint management?

Capability
Best effort
Fast Complaint
Response expectation per ticket
Implicit, argued later
Priority + due date
Next action scheduled
When someone remembers
On every open ticket
Ageing visibility
Month-end spreadsheet
Live pending views
Owner accountability
Collective responsibility
Responsibility / action / result
Overdue handling
Found when customer calls
Auto reminder + escalation
SLA evidence afterwards
Reconstructed from memory
Retained follow-up history
Common questions

SLA & follow-up FAQs

How does SLA management work in Fast Complaint Software?

Each ticket carries a priority from a maintained priority master and a due date — together they define the SLA expectation for response and resolution. The Pending Ticket Schedule and Follow-up view tracks every open ticket against its due date, schedules the next follow-up, and surfaces overdue tickets for escalation. Pending vs completed reports show the open workload and its ageing.

What happens when a ticket goes overdue?

Overdue tickets stand out on the pending and ageing views, and notification alerts on email, SMS and WhatsApp prompt the owner and escalate the ticket so a manager sees it. Because every follow-up records responsibility, action and result, an overdue ticket always shows who has it and what was last done.

Can reminders and escalations go out on WhatsApp?

Yes. Alongside email and SMS alerts, WhatsApp automation sends follow-up and escalation nudges as well as ticket status updates — so reminders reach people on the channel they actually read.

Can I see complaint ageing by owner or by customer?

Yes. Pending vs completed views and the complaint MIS slice open tickets by responsibility, customer, category and period — so you can see who is sitting on what, which customers are waiting longest, and how the backlog is trending.

Is the follow-up history kept after a ticket closes?

Yes. Every follow-up entry — responsibility, action taken, result, and the next scheduled date — is retained on the ticket along with its status history and audit trail, giving a complete, audit-ready record of how the SLA was met (or missed and recovered). That record is part of what makes the system work for ISO 9001 organisations.

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