Related Cases

When a case is associated with a parent case, it signifies a relationship between cases. The relationship can be a grouping of similar cases for easy tracking, or a division of one case into multiple cases for various users to resolve.

Required Editions

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User Permissions Needed
To view cases: Read on cases
To create cases: Create on cases

If set up by your administrator, case detail pages include a Related Cases related list, which displays all cases directly below a parent case in a case hierarchy. Cases can be associated with each other via the Parent Case lookup field on a case edit page.

From the Related Cases related list, click:

To perform mass actions from the Related Cases related list, select the checkboxes next to the cases you wish to update, and click:

  • Close to close the selected cases using the values you specify.
  • Change Owner to assign the cases to the one user or queue you specify.
  • Change Status to change the Status of the cases to the value you specify.

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