Help & Support

Quick answers to common questions about using Portofdesk.

Quick start

You join Portofdesk through an invitation sent by a vendor. Follow the link in your email, set your name, password, language and time zone, and you're in. Invitation links are valid for 24 hours; if yours expires, ask the inviting administrator to send a new one.

Frequently asked questions

I forgot my password — what do I do?

On the sign-in page, click Forgot your password?, enter your email, and we'll send a reset link. Reset links are valid for 60 minutes and can be used once.

How do I create a new ticket?

As a client user, open New ticket, then fill in title, category, urgency, description, and optional attachments. Attachments are virus-scanned; PDF, JPG and PNG files are accepted (max 10 MB).

What is SLA and how is it computed?

An SLA (Service Level Agreement) is the time the vendor commits to first respond to and resolve a ticket. Time is measured only inside the vendor's business hours; weekends and holidays are skipped. SLA is checked every minute; once a deadline is missed, the ticket is flagged as "SLA breached".

Who can change a ticket's status?

It depends on the user's role and granted permissions. Typically:

  • Vendor agent: In progress, Pending, Resolved.
  • Vendor admin: every transition.
  • Client admin: Closed and Cancelled.
  • Client user: cancel a ticket they created.

Closed and Cancelled are terminal states — they cannot be reopened; create a new ticket if needed.

What are internal notes?

Comments shared among the vendor team only. They are never visible to the client — filtered at the database query layer, so even a UI bug cannot leak them.

How do I change my email address?

On your Profile page, use the Change email section. We send a confirmation link (valid for 1 hour) to the new address; clicking it swaps your account email.

Where do I find my monthly reports?

PDF reports for the previous month are generated on the 1st of each month and emailed to designated client recipients. Vendor admins can also generate ad-hoc reports for custom date ranges. Generated files are auto-deleted after 90 days.

My account is locked after several failed sign-ins.

After 5 failed attempts within 15 minutes, the account is locked for 15 minutes for security. Either wait it out or reset your password to be sure.

How do I manage notification preferences?

On the Profile page, the Notification preferences section lets you turn off all email or only the daily digest. Security emails (password reset, invitation, email-change verification) are always sent regardless.

Support

If you can't find an answer above, first contact your vendor's admin team (user management, ticket flow and the like are usually within the vendor's control). For platform-wide technical issues, write to support@portofdesk.com — typical response time is 1 business day.


Need help? Write to support@portofdesk.com and we will respond within one business day.