PRIME Care
Primeleaf Consulting offers an annual technical support and product upgrade contract known as "PRIME Care". This agreement entitles the customer to an array of support and upgrade services to ensure maximum value from their document management software. This section describes the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Support Methodology
Customer are supported using remote support services such as the telephone, e-mail and, with customer approval, by logging on to the customers system using remote control software. Support is available from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM IST Monday to Friday and on weekends and evenings by prior arrangement.
The support process starts when a software user contacts their internal help desk or IT support department. If the customers internal support cannot help and determines the problem is related to the document management software they will register the issue by emailing to support@krystaldms.in. This service is available for customer’s technical support staff 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The support email is monitored by Primeleaf - KRYSTAL DMS technical staff up to 16 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Technical support is generally provided during regular business hours, between 10:30am IST and ending at 6:30pm IST.
Issue Severity Definitions
Following are the levels of issue severity:
- Level 1 - Global severity - affects all users
- Level 2 - User severity - affects one user
- Level 3 - Non-critical Severity - A cosmetic issue, no effect on users
Support Response Time
All support issues registered on the document management support email receives will be responded to, by a technical support team member, by no later than noon of the next business day. In the response it will be determined if the problem is related to the document management software or a 3rd party application and a Severity level will be established.
If the source of the problem is outside the control of Primeleaf, the customer will be advised accordingly and best efforts will be made to notify the party / parties responsible and cooperate with them to resolve such problem.
If the problem is within the control of Primeleaf the following responses are made:
- Level 1- Global severity: Technical e-mail communication will be initiated with the customer within 4 hours of severity determination. Continuous best efforts will be made to resolve the problem or until service is restored or until an interim remedy is implemented. The resolution objective is 1 business day.
- Level 2- User severity: The source e-mail communication will be initiated with the customer within 8 hours of severity determination. Best efforts to resolve the problem will be made with a resolution objective of 3 business days.
- Level 3- Non Critical severity. E-mail communication will be initiated with the customer within 16 hours of severity determination. Communication of the request will be made clear to the customers but resolution may wait until a future product release. If it is a product enhancement / future feature request the customer will be referred to Suggest a Feature .
Scope of Services
The scope of services for this agreement are as listed below.
Scope Inclusion:
- Scheduled maintenance and product upgrades (if any)
- Database optimization for performance gains
- Re-indexing of Document Classes
Scope Exclusion
- PRIMELEAF will not be responsible for the deployment of hardware or any system software or load balancer or database cluster etc.
- PRIMELEAF is not responsible for any software development / coding / customization in any existing third-party software like Microsoft Dynamics / SAP etc.
- Deployment of SSL Certificate on the KRYSTAL Document Management System
Escalation Policy
If a customer feels the support response times are not being met or the problem is not being addressed, they may initiate direct contact with following.
| Designation | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|
| support@krystaldms.in | Tech Support | +91 70210 40469 |
| gaurav.kubadia@primeleaf.in | Manager - Tech Support | +91 96996 16461 |
| prasanta.b@primeleaf.in | Head – Implementation & Projects | +91 99330 78295 |
| krystal@primeleaf.in | Director - Technology | +91 70210 40469 |
Customer Responsibilities
The PRIME Care document management support program is a powerful tool but to make it work best the customer must follow normal IT practices in protecting their data. The following are a few "best practice" suggestions:
- Report all problems to the support case reporting system immediately.
- Back up all data on a daily, weekly and monthly basis including SQL Databases, File Directory Storage Paths and other critical system files.
- Ensure routine maintenance is done to the server hardware.
- Ensure Microsoft and other service packs and updates are tested and applied to the server to maintain best practices operating conditions.
Other Features of the PRIME Care Program
Software Upgrades: Customers on PRIME Care have access to any hot-fixes, service packs, dot releases or major releases of software that become available while under contract. If there are no changes to the existing server or operating system the technical support for upgrades is provided at no additional charge.
Reporting: PRIME Care maintains a status report of open and past support issues including; issue number, problem category, severity, user name, territory code, date received, status, problem description and next action description. A customer may ask for a review of their support incidences including our response at any time.
Addition of licenses: Customers on PRIME Care can add new users to the system at any time, (a minimum of 5 users) at no administration charge other than the cost of the license. The cost of the PRIME Care contract is pro-rated on new licensing to the master agreement anniversary date.
Terms & Conditions
Term: The PRIME Care Agreement runs for 12 months from the day the KRYSTAL - DMS server software is installed (the license issued). The contract start and end date will be clearly stated on the invoice.
Termination of support services: The PRIME Care contract may only be terminated by Primeleaf Consulting in advance of the contract expiry in which case Primeleaf will refund a prorated portion of the annual service contract. The customer may terminate by not renewing the annual contract.
Eligibility: In order to remain on PRIME Care customers with standard version of KRYSTAL - DMS must remain no more than 1 release behind the most current release of KRYSTAL - DMS.
Server and Operating Systems Upgrades: PRIME Care does not cover the re-installation of KRYSTAL - DMS as a result of customer server or operating system upgrades or catastrophic failure. There will be professional service fees for assistance in this re-installation. If these upgrades are done at the same time as a KRYSTAL - DMS upgrade the charges may be reduced.
Understandings that bind Primeleaf Consulting that are not expressly stated: Notwithstanding any other provisions our total and exclusive liability is no more than the unused portion for the annual PRIME Care contract. The program is provided on an "as is" bases, we do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error free, or completely secure. As we do not control the flow of data or the performance of data over the Internet, which our software is dependent upon, actions or in actions of 3rd parties can impair or disrupt yours and our connections to the Internet.
If you have any questions or concerns about PRIME Care forward your comments to support@krystaldms.in. The V.P. of Customer Services will receive your message and respond.