Service management in Microsoft Dynamics NAV has features to help you configure and set up your service management system. Use these tools to set defaults, numbering series, and the required fields that you want a customer service representative to fill in. The information stored in the underlying tables determines how to manage certain aspects of the service management activities.

In addition, you can establish coding for standard services, symptom, and fault codes, and set up service item types that your company's customer service needs require.

When you define a service, you can associate it with the skills required to perform the service. To help your service representatives be efficient, you can also set up real time troubleshooting guidelines and assign typical startup costs, such as travel costs or other fees.

The following table describes a sequence of tasks, with links to the topics that describe them. These tasks are listed in the order in which they are generally performed.

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Learn more about the key features of the Service Management Setup window.

Service Management Setup

Standardize coding for the service lines that underlie all service items.

Service Coding

Standardize coding for fault reporting and resolution status.

Fault Reporting

Define and map the skills that a service requires to people and other resources.

How to: Set Up Skill Codes

Set up guidelines to support the Troubleshooting window.

How to: Set Up Troubleshooting Guidelines

Associate specific costs with service items. Examples of costs include travel costs and support costs.

How to: Set Up Service Costs

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