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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide

By : Danny Varghese
Book Image

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide

By: Danny Varghese

Overview of this book

Managing any relationship can be difficult. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 enables an organization to manage their marketing, sales, and service efforts for a customer, and give users a 360 degree view of the customer."Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide" will assist individuals in passing the certification exam by reviewing each topic covered by the exam in depth, providing questions to test your knowledge at the end of each chapter, and finally by providing a 75 question practice exam including answers.You'll start with an introduction to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 along with an overview of the exam, benefits of certification, and helpful exam taking tips.The following chapters take a deeper look into the CRM application itself covering each of the key modules: marketing, sales, service, and service scheduling. At the end of the book, there is a 75 question sample certification exam.This book will help you attain the MB2-868 certification, making you more marketable.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Answers to Sample Certification Exam Questions
Index

Managing service cases


Service cases can include anything from customer service issues such as late or incorrect invoices, poor quality of products and services, inadequate delivery of products and services, and so on. In this section, we'll explore the case management process, including the following:

  • Creating cases

  • Assigning cases

  • Connecting cases to another record

  • Creating a subject tree

  • Adding case notes

  • Creating a recurring appointment

  • Resolving a case

  • Using case views

  • Searching for case records

  • Working with system charts for cases

The first step is for a user to create a case.

Creating cases

To create a case, perform the following steps:

  1. Start CRM and go to the Services module in the left-hand navigation area.

  2. Select Cases.

  3. On the contextual ribbon, click on New.

  4. Enter the following required fields:

    • Title: A clear, concise description of the case. This field is required.

    • Customer: The account or contact record against which the case is being logged.

    • Owner: This defaults to the user creating the record...