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Developer Services - Frequently Asked Questions
This article covers frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding the Developer Services subscription.
Subscription
Q: What is Liferay Developer Services?
Liferay Developer Services is a subscription-based offering designed to help your team create intelligent, connected solutions utilizing custom code or integrations. We have a team of Liferay experts whose sole focus is assisting developers with new or continued development efforts in and around the Liferay platform. Our team will help guide and advise your team through best practices, inform them of pitfalls and constraints, and provide examples to help you meet your needs.
Q: What do I get with a Developer Services subscription?
You will also receive direct contact with our expert developers to help you with your custom needs, along with access to tutorials, sample code, and FAQs to help assist you through commonly encountered scenarios.
Q: What is covered under Developer Services?
A Developer Services case can be a question about the best way to do something, or an issue or roadblock that is preventing your development team from moving forward in your Liferay project. These are situations where the advice or guidance from a Liferay expert would greatly increase your team's chances for success. We request that you put a reasonable amount of detail when creating a case so we can align the best possible resource to meet your needs. We will not be able to help you with requests that are too large. Those may be redirected to another Liferay team.
Q: I have a contract vendor that is doing Liferay work for me. Can they contact you with questions or issues?
If the contract vendor is associated with your Liferay account and has the appropriate access, they should be able to create a ticket on your behalf asking us a question or issue. If the contract vendor does not have the appropriate access, but you would like them to, reach out to your Account Manager as you may need to purchase access for them.
Q: I have a partner that is doing Liferay work for me. Can they contact you with questions or issues?
If the partner is associated with your Liferay account and has the appropriate access, they should be able to create a ticket on your behalf asking us a question or issue. If the partner does not have the appropriate access, but you would like them to, reach out to your Account Manager as you may need to purchase access for them.
Q: Can I contact Developer Services engineers directly?
As our team works on your ticket, you will be in direct contact with one or more Developer Services engineers. This interaction will be through a ticket, emails, and through conference calls. All updates will be put into the ticket as that will be the tool Developer Services uses for tracking status and communication. We are limiting the direct communication with our engineers outside of the context of a ticket to allow them to the focus on active tickets.
Q: What happens if I get low or run out of available cases and want to purchase more?
Good News! You have the option to purchase more cases. Contact your Account Manager for more information.
Q: Can I pay for Developer Services engineers to do work for me?
Unfortunately, our Developer Services team is not for sale outside of the subscription. However, our Global Services team is! Contact your Account Manager to gain more information about starting an engagement.
Tickets
Q: How do I open a Developer Services ticket?
Before you go ahead and create a ticket for the Developer Services team, we recommend that you take a look in our documentation and knowledge base and make sure that your need for support is not covered in our documentation. If your issue is not in our documentation, simply create a ticket in the Customer Portal. In order to help you utilize your subscription for Developer Services, our Subscription Services team will help to vet whether or not the ticket is actually a product issue that they will address or a development issue where the Developer Services team can help. Once a ticket is in the hands of a Developer Services team member, know that we will be with you until an agreeable resolution is reached.
Q: here do I go to see the status of my ticket?
You can go to the Customer Portal to find your ticket and ticket status.
Q: How do I know my ticket is being worked on by Developer Services?
When your ticket qualifies as a Developer Services case, our Subscription Services team will comment that your ticket will be moving to the Developer Services queue. Once in the Developer Services queue, we will work to make sure the status is updated regularly.
Feedback
Q: Where do I go to provide feedback on Developer Services?
When your Developer Services ticket is Solved and Closed, you will receive a brief survey to provide feedback. Please provide your comments about Developer Services there. Otherwise, if you miss the survey, feedback can be provided to your Account Manager.
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