Transferring a case

You can transfer a case to a service group or to an agent by changing the Assigned To value in the case form.

Note: If you change the population or the topic in the case form, then the service group to which the case is assigned can change. This is determined by case routing configuration.

When a case is transferred, one of these rules applies:

  • When the case is transferred to a service group to which the transferring agent is a member, the case is automatically assigned to that agent.
  • When the case is transferred to a service group to which the transferring agent is not a member, the agent has two options:
    • assign another agent to the case
    • leave the case unassigned
    If the case is unassigned, then it appears in the queues of all agents in the new service group as unassigned.

If the transfer alert is configured for the service group that is performing the transfer, then the transferring agent is required to provide a reason. If the case is shown to the employee, then the agent can determine if the transfer reason note is shown to the employee. If the Inform Employee of Reassignment notification is configured, then the agent can determine the transfer email is sent to the employee.