Creating information requests

Create information requests whenever customers call in requesting additional information.

To create information requests:

  1. Select Work > Service Request > Information Requests.
  2. Click New Record.
  3. Specify this information:
    Organization
    Specify the organization to which the service request belongs if you use multi-organization security.
    Find Caller By
    Select the desired search criteria.
  4. Specify a value for that contains, and then click Search. A caller record that matches the search criteria is searched for, and one of the following results is returned:
    • One matching caller record is located
      Requestor Name, Requestor Phone, Requestor E-mail, Customer, Customer Type, and Property are populated.
    • An exact match to the search criteria is not located but several caller records that begin with the same criteria are located
      If you see the caller record you need in the list, select the caller record for which to create an information request, and then click OK. Requestor Name, Requestor Phone, Requestor E-mail, Customer, Customer Type, and Property are populated if available.
    • No caller records that match the search criteria are located
      Create a new caller record.
  5. Specify this information:
    Information Request
    Specify a description of the information request in the adjacent field.
    Customer
    Specify the name of the customer store requesting information.
    Property
    Specify the property for which to view information.
    Information Type
    Select the category of information to view.
    Requestor Name
    Specify the name of the person requesting service.
    Requestor Phone
    Specify the phone number of the person requesting service.
    Requestor E-mail
    Specify the e-mail address of the person requesting service.
  6. Click Save Record.