Important Terms in Customer Service for Dynamics 365 (Episode 11)

Overview

Customer Service Hub for Dynamics 365 can be utilized for:

  • Solving Issues
    • When a customer raises an issue, this module can be used to resolve those issues.
    • The customer may or may not have a service contract with you.
  • Answering Questions
    • When a customer has any doubts or questions about the purchased product/service.
    • This module can be used to send information and answering customer’s questions.
  • Feedback Analysis
    • When customer provides any feedback about your product/services.
    • This module can be used to capture feedback and improve your products/services.

Understanding Core Records

The following terms are essential for you to get acquainted with, before you can work with Customer Service Hub for Dynamics 365:

  1. Accounts

    An Account is an Organization. This includes:

  • Customer
  • Vendor
  • Partner
  • Affiliate or Other
  1. Contacts

    A contact is an individual:

  • Associated with maximum one Account (through contact form)
  1. Cases

    A case represents a single incident. A case can be:

  • An Issue
  • A Query
  • A Feedback
  • Activities
    • Activities are the interactions between customers and the business.
    • Activities are based on incidents.
    • Every activity should be resolved in order to close any incident.
  • Queues
    • Queues are the place or location where activities and cases are stored to be processed.
    • Queues are created based on users and teams.
  • KB Articles
    • KB Articles stand for Knowledge Based Articles.
    • These are Information Articles Repository to help resolve cases.
    • Used by the support users / service engineers.
  • SLA
    • SLA stands for Service Level Agreements.
    • SLA explains the level of service offer to customers.
    • Define Metrics and KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to attain service levels.
  • Subject Tree
    • Subject Tree helps you categorize Service Cases, KB Articles, Product Catalog Items, Sales Literature.
    • Makes it easy for users to search and use information to resolve cases.