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description: Accelerate problem resolution and improve accuracy by using problem actions. Problem fulfillers and managers use problem actions to streamline diagnostics and automate collaboration workflows to resolve issues efficiently throughout the problem lifecycle.
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# AI Actions for Problem Management

Accelerate problem resolution and improve accuracy by using problem actions. Problem fulfillers and managers use problem actions to streamline diagnostics and automate collaboration workflows to resolve issues efficiently throughout the problem lifecycle.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Agentforce IT Service.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Find and Update Problem Records

Problem fulfillers or managers can use the agent actions to quickly access and update record details, which streamlines their investigation and prepares them for the next step.

Here’s how a problem fulfiller quickly find and update the problem record for an ongoing investigation into slow system performance.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e82">Instructions</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e85">Example Utterance or User Input</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e88">Agent response</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e91">Standard Action Engaged</th>
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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e82 ">Update the Problem record's status and assign it to the responsible
              team.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e85 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Change the status of this problem</li>

                <li>Update the problem status</li>

                <li>Change the current status of this problem</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e88 ">The agent updates the problem record with the specified changes and confirms
              that the status is now in progress and the owner is the infrastructure team.</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e91 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.copilot_actions_ref_update_record.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Update Record Fields</a></td>

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## Investigate and Resolve a Problem

Problem fulfillers can use Agentforce actions to summarize problems, identify their scope, document root causes, propose permanent fixes, and record resolutions.

Here’s how a problem fulfiller can investigate a slow system performance problem from end-to-end using Agentforce.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e159">Instructions</th>
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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e165">Agent response</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e168">Standard Action Engaged</th>
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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">Generate an overview of the slow system performance problem.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Summarize this Problem for me.</li>

                <li>Give me a summary of the problem.</li>

                <li>Briefly explain the problem.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent summarizes the problem record (for example, investigation: slow
              system performance, status: root cause analysis, impact: multiple users reporting
              application slowness and timeouts).</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_summarizeproblem.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Summarize Problem</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">Verify attributes of the problem.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Should I modify the urgency and impact?</li>

                <li>Is the category selection appropriate?</li>

                <li>Should I adjust the subcategory for this problem?</li>

                <li>Are the urgency and impact correctly set?</li>

                <li>Can you check attributes of this problem?</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent displays the key attributes of the problem (for example, category:
              hardware subcategory: laptop impact: high, urgency: high).</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_checkproblemattributes.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Check Problem Attributes</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">Find new and unlinked incidents related to the slow performance issue.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Find related incidents to this problem.</li>

                <li>Are there other similar problems to this problem?</li>

                <li>Locate related records associated with this problem.</li>

                <li>Show me problems similar to this one.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent performs a semantic search and identifies 3 new incidents logged in
              the last four hours that contain the keywords slow and unresponsive. It then
              suggests linking these incidents to related records related to the problem.</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_associterltdrcdrsforprblms.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Associate Related Records for
                Problems</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">
              <div>
                <p>After generating summary and linking to related records, identify the root cause
                  of the problem.</p>
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                    <div class="slds-media__figure"><span class="slds-icon_container slds-icon_container_circle slds-icon-note-note"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-it_service-264-0-0-production-enus/0a574a10-4c7a-4681-aacf-0767f8beaad4/images/icon_note.png" alt="Note"></span></div>
                    <div class="slds-media__body" style="padding-top:.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;"><span class="slds-text-title_caps">Note</span> The problem fulfiller must copy the resolution summary from
                      Agentforce to the resolution summary field before marking the problem as
                      resolved or closed. This step ensures that the problem record is updated with a
                      clear summary of the resolution.</div>
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            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Create RCA for this issue.</li>

                <li>Create a root cause analysis for this problem.</li>

                <li>Generate the root cause analysis.</li>

                <li>Perform RCA for this issue.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent summarizes root cause of the problem. A misconfigured database query
              cache causes the primary application servers to use high levels of CPU and memory,
              which results in overloads during peak business hours.</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_crteprblmrootcausesumry.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Create Problem Root Cause Summary</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">Propose a permanent fix for ‌overloaded servers based on best
              practices.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>How could I solve this problem?</li>

                <li>Can you suggest ways to solve this problem?</li>

                <li>Can you suggest ways to solve this incident?</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent finds a solution in knowledge article KA-0003. Based on knowledge
              article KA-0003, the proposed fix is to change the database query cache and use a
              load balancer to distribute traffic across a new server.</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_proposeresltionsumryforprblm.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Propose Resolution Summary For
                Problem</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e159 ">After the fix is implemented, document the resolution summary.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e162 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Draft a resolution summary for this problem detailing the steps taken.</li>

                <li>Summarize the resolution process based on all actions performed.</li>

                <li>Create a concise resolution summary for this problem.</li>

                <li>Generate a final resolution summary using the steps taken.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e165 ">The agent analyzes the change request notes and generates a draft summary. The
              problem was fixed by changing the database cache and installing a new load balancer. </td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e168 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_createprblmrsltionsumry.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Create Problem Resolution Summary</a></td>

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## Collaborate and Communicate on a Problem

Problem fulfillers can use Slack swarming to troubleshoot critical issues, and Agentforce summarizes the conversations, posting key findings directly to the problem record.

Here's how a problem fulfiller documents the swarming session focused on resolving the overloaded server issue and records its impact.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e405">Example Utterance or User Input</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e408">Agent response</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d11530e411">Standard Action Engaged</th>
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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e402 ">Generate a summary of the live troubleshooting discussion from the dedicated
              swarm channel.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e405 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Summarize the swarm channel.</li>

                <li>Can you summarize the discussion on the swarm channel?</li>

                <li>Provide a summary of the swarm channel conversation.</li>

                <li>Give me a summary of the swarm channel discussion.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e408 ">The agent summarizes the linked Slack conversation (for example, problem: 95%
              server CPU usage, cause: misconfigured query cache, contributors: Mark (DBA), Smith
              (infrastructure), actions: Mark to optimize cache, Smith to prep change request for
              load balancer, decision: optimize cache now, plan load balancer for
              long-term).</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e411 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_slack_summarize_channel.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Summarize a Slack Channel</a></td>

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            <td data-label="Instructions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e402 ">Post the generated summary to the problem record feed to document the findings
              and the action plan.</td>

            <td data-label="Example Utterance or User Input" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e405 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Post the summary to the feed.</li>

                <li>Share the summary on the record feed.</li>

                <li>Post the swarming summary to the feed.</li>

                <li>Update the feed with the summary.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Agent response" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e408 ">The agent posts the generated swarming summary and problem resolution as a new
              Feed Item on the current record for visibility and historical tracking.</td>

            <td data-label="Standard Action Engaged" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d11530e411 "><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_ref_it_srvcs_postswarmngsummarytofeeditem.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Post To Feed</a></td>

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