--- schema_version: "1" id: c4e5252c0372790655168e3dab011dd4bcbaf258cdb890a0f3a10a49c65a959d title: Entitlement Management Setup Checklist collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/service/264-0-0/entitlements_setting_up_entitlement_management.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.entitlements_setting_up_entitlement_management.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 0e8b55f58e6dafd8d1f8ce35b92d8fcd2c22a1f56919f4aa2d53c8a6ea582624 description: When you set up entitlement management, you decide which features to use. Use this checklist to confirm that you’ve set up entitlement management in a way that fits your support processes. products: - Service Cloud release: "264" --- # Entitlement Management Setup Checklist When you set up entitlement management, you decide which features to use. Use this checklist to confirm that you’ve set up entitlement management in a way that fits your support processes. ### Required Editions

User Permissions Needed
To set up entitlement management	Manage Entitlements

Step		Complete if...
Read Planning for Entitlement Management		You’re thinking about using entitlements in your org.
Set Up Entitlements		You want customer support eligibility to be determined at the account or contact level.
	Enable Entitlements	You want to use entitlements in your org.
	Customize Entitlements	You want to control which fields users see on entitlements, and how and where users associate entitlements with other records.
	Set Up Entitlement and Asset Lookup Filters on Cases	You want to control which entitlements and assets users can link to a case.
	Give Users Access to Entitlement Management	You want to give users the appropriate user permissions, field access, and tab access.
	Set Up an Entitlement Template	You want to predefine the terms of support for specific products.
	Automatically Add Entitlements to Cases from Web, Email, and Experiences	You want the correct entitlement to be added automatically to cases created using Web-to-Case, Email-to-Case, or experiences.
Set Up Milestones		You want to define required steps that support reps must complete to close a support record.
	Customize Milestone Page Layouts	You want to control which milestone-related fields users see.
	Enable Milestone Feed Items	You want automatic notifications to be added to the feed and the record owner’s profile page when a milestone is completed or violated.
	Set Up the Milestone Tracker	You want your support team to be able to see a list of upcoming and completed milestones and countdowns for active and overdue milestones.
	Limit User Updates to Milestones	You want to prevent users from updating milestones unless certain criteria are met.
	Create a Milestone	You want to define a required step in your support process.
	Auto-Complete Case Milestones	You want milestones to be automatically marked Completed on cases that match unique criteria.
Set Up Entitlement Processes		You want to be able to apply the required steps in your support process to specific records.
	Create an Entitlement Process	You want to create a timeline that includes all of the steps that your support team must complete to resolve support records.
	Customize Entitlement Process Fields	You want to control which entitlement process fields users see.
	Add a Milestone to an Entitlement Process	You want to specify which required support steps occur, and when, on your timeline.
	Add a Milestone Action to an Entitlement Process	You want to define time-dependent workflow actions that occur at every step (milestone) in an entitlement process when the milestone is nearing violation, violated, or completed.
	Apply an Entitlement Process to an Entitlement	You want a specific entitlement’s support records to follow the steps defined in your entitlement process.
Create a New Version of an Entitlement Process		You want to update an entitlement process.
Use a New Version of an Entitlement Process		You want to apply a new version of an entitlement process to new or existing entitlements.
Set Up Service Contracts		You want customer support eligibility to be determined at the service contract level.
Add Contract Line Items to Service Contracts		You want to be able to limit a service contract to cover specific products.
Set Up Entitlement Management in Experiences		You want customers or partners to be able to view their entitlements and service contracts and create support records from them.
Report on Entitlements		You want to view and share data on entitlements and service contracts.
Give your support team entitlement management guidelines.		You want your support team to understand: How to verify that a customer is entitled to support How to link cases or work orders to entitlements How entitlement processes affect the way they resolve cases or work orders

#### See Also - [Planning for Entitlement Management](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.entitlements_determining_set_up.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Entitlement management is highly customizable, which means you have many choices during setup. Before you begin the setup process, it’s essential to choose an entitlement management model.")