Assigning Service Requests Using Dealer Assignment

Use this procedure to automatically assign a service request to a dealer or set up an appointment time with a dealer to deal with a service request.

To use Dealer Assignment to assign service requests

  1. Navigate to the Service Requests screen, then the Service Requests List view.

  2. Drill down on the SR # field link for a selected service request record.

  3. Click the Dealer Assignment view tab and perform actions appropriate for your situation, as described in the following table:

    To... Then...

    Assign the service request

    Select one of the following options from the Automatically Assign Service Request to a Dealer drop-down list:

    • Preferred Service Dealer

    • Selling Dealer

    Note: For a service request to be assigned to either of the two values, they should have been set for the vehicle.

    For more information about setting values for a vehicle, see Editing a Vehicle Record.

    Manually pick the dealer to assign this service request

    Select the dealer from the Pick a Dealer field.

    Set an appointment

    Create a new record in the Appointment Time form and enter the time and date of the appointment.