A Salesforce administrator needs to configure a custom case lifecycle for a newly established tier of technical support. The team requires a specific sequence of Case Status picklist values that differs from the default support process. Which feature must the administrator create first so that these custom status values can be assigned to a new Case Record Type?
- Support ProcessAnswer
- BCase Assignment Rule
- CCustom Page Layout
- DCase Escalation Rule
Answer
The administrator must create a Support Process first.
On the Case object, the Case Status field is controlled by Support Processes. Administrators must create a Support Process to select which status values are active before creating a Case Record Type that links to that process.
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Key Concept
Support Process prerequisite for Case Record Types