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customerid field in Case entity

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Referring to the Case entity, there's a customerid field.

Is this customerid similar to that of Contact entity's contactid?

Who create this customerid in the Case?

Please advise, I am kind of confuse that does every case being created has a customerid?

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

Hi Kentana ,

Yes it creates the contact with the incoming email id (In Case of new) and tags that Contact to a Case.

In case of Existing Email - it searches and tags that contact with the created case.

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

I believe if it finds the contact or account with the same email address, it would attach it with the case, if not, it will create new.

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

Just a quick check, for "email to case" creation. The case will be auto created when there's incoming email to a Queue. The customerid will be created as well?

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

Hi Kentan,

New Data Type “Customer” has been introduced in CRM Online 2016 Update and can create in Custom Entity as well.

Customer Data Type is a combination of both Contact and Account Entities, one can choose either Contact or Account record.

See: arunpotti.wordpress.com/.../customer-data-type-in-crm-online-2016-update

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

It is default field.

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

Hi Kentan,

Customerid is the customer for whom the case is being created. Customerid can be either Contact or Account.

You can use existing Account/Contact record in customerid or you can also create a new contact using quick create form.

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

In CRM a customer could be either an account or a contact. So customer field displays both accounts and contacts and this is mandatory for every case.

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RE: customerid field in Case entity

Hi Kentan ,

Cases needs to be created against an account or contact.

Customer is mandatory to create a case.

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