Triage and complete an inquiry
Verify the sender, classify the request, connect real work, and close with a complete timeline.
Before you start
- •Inquiry open
- •Sender contact details available
You will finish with
- •The inquiry has verified ownership, linked work, recorded communication, and accurate status.
Safety and data checks
- • Inquiry actions may send replies or invitations; verify identity and destination first.
Complete the task
- 1Select
Open the oldest urgent inquiry
Use SLA and priority signals, then open the inquiry and read the complete source message before choosing an action.
- 2Enter information
Verify or link the customer
Search name, phone, email, address, and account number; link the existing customer or create only after duplicate checks.
- 3Choose an option
Confirm category and owner
Set Sales, Support, Admin, or Needs classification based on the message and assign a responsible active office user.
- 4Verify
Create or link the real work
Reply, log a call, create or link an estimate or ticket, or send scheduler options according to the verified request.
- 5Verify
Review the inquiry timeline
Confirm communication, linked records, ownership, notes, and delivery outcomes appear once and in the correct order.
- 6Verify
Close only when coordinated work is clear
Close the inquiry when the request is resolved or linked work owns the next step; otherwise snooze with an owner and reason.
If something does not look right
The expected button or field is not visible.
Confirm the record status, your role, and the selected tab; unavailable actions are often intentionally gated by those conditions.
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