Understanding Notes
Summary / TL:DR: This article will help you understand the Notes screen in Advantage.
This is a review of the Customer Notes screen.  This is where customer contact notes are viewed.  This screen is accessed through the Customer Service ribbon icon Notes
- 1 Recommended Display
- 2 Searching Customer Notes
- 3 Note Actions
- 4 Notes Detail
- 4.1 Details
- 4.2 Note Letters
- 4.3 Note History
- 4.3.1 Note History
- 4.3.2 Note Events
- 4.4 Documents
- 5 Wrap up
Recommended Display
There are 2 ways to view customer account notes. Â The recommended view is Diary view. Â From the Customer Notes screen, select Diary under the search area and at the bottom left of the search results box, select Set as default tab. Â This will ensure the display is always Directory view when performing searches.
Searching Customer Notes
Depending on the number of contacts a customer makes, there may be many notes on an account. Â There are various search methods available to limit search results.
Additional filters are available from this screen.  For more on filters, go here.
Search By | Advantage will automatically pull up notes for the customer selected.
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Note Text | Searches by text within a note. Can be used to search by a keyword/item listed in the note text. |
Note Actions
Add Note | Used to add a new note to the customer account. |
Add Ticket | Not used. |
Change Note | Used to change an existing note. |
Delete Note | Used to delete an existing note. |
Inquire Note | Used to inquire on a note for more details. |
View Document | Used to view a document associated with a note. This is generally used for viewing a letter or e-mail that has been created and sent from Advantage by customer service. |
Overview | Displays the Customer Overview dialog box for more details on the customer's account. |
Notes Detail
When Inquire Note is selected, the Notes Detail dialog box will appear. The Ticket Details, Chronic Tickets and Extension Holds tabs are not used.
Customer | The customer number and name associated with the note. |
Note ID | Unique identifier of the note. |
Customer Type | Displays type of customer. |
Details
The details tab is the default tab that displays when Inquire Note is selected.
System Name | Defines the module associated with the note. This fills in based on what screen the Notes icon was accessed from.
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Reason Category | Groups together a category of contact reasons. Generally these are setup by affiliate or customer service group. |
Reason | Identifies the customer's reason for contacting. Reasons are attached to Reason Categories. |
Subject | Subject for the note. |
Communicated by | Identifies the method of contact by the customer.
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Cross-Sell Path | Identifies either the phone number or product line/affiliate the call is associated with. |
Docket Number | Used to display incoming email/scanned mail. When available, displays |
Regarding Product | Identifies the item number associated with the contact. |
Action | Identifies the follow-up action associated with the contact. Actions are tied to reasons. This is generally used to associate a letter with a note. |
Done | Date action complete |
Send Response | When entering a note, used to generate a letter from the note directly. |
Follow Up Date/Time | Displays date and time for follow-up if a note was marked to follow-up. |
Follow Up User | User associated with the note. |
Done | Used to designate the date a note was completed. Used when managing contacts in the NAC. |
Inbound Email Address | Displays the inbound email address associated with a note generated from an email. |
Inbound Email Subject | Displays the inbound email subject associated with a note generated from an email. |
Note Text | Free form entry of notes detailing the contact. |
Note Letters
Note Letters displays letters generated from a note to a customer from Advantage.
These are the recommended customized columns from this screen. Â There are more columns available.
Letter Code | Identifier of the letter. |
Letter Status Description | The description of the status of the letter.
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Transmission Method Description | How the letter was sent to the customer.
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Done Date | Used to designate the date a note was completed. |
Email Address Used | When letters are sent by email, displays the email address the letter was sent to. |
Outbound Email | Email address the letter was sent from. |
Email Subject | Subject line associated with the letter. |
Add Note Letter | Not used. |
Change Note Letter | Not used. |
Delete Note Letter | This button deletes the letter from the account. Not recommended. |
Inquire Note Letter | Not used. |
Review Note Letter | This button will open a view of the letter sent to the customer. |
Send Note Letter | When a letter is in 'Letter Ready to be Sent,' this button will send the letter. |
View Note Letter Document | Not used. |
Note History
Displays history of the note. Â Used for tracking note history associated with NAC.
These are the recommended customized columns from this screen. Â There are more columns available.
Note History
Customer Number | Account number associated with the note. |
Update Time | Date of update. |
Note Action Code | Action code associated with note. |
Action Performed On | Date action was performed on. |
Reason | Follow-up Reason associated with note. |
Note Events
Creation Time | Date of creation. |
Note Activity Event | Event associated with the note. |
Agent Name | Agent associated with the event. |
Folder Name | Folder in NAC note was in for the event. |
Order Number | Order Number assoiciated with the event. |
Transfer Reason | Displays reason for transfer if the note has been transferred. |
Documents
This tab is a view of any documents associated with the note. Â Documents include letters sent to a customer from Advantage.
These are the suggested customized columns from this screen. Â There are more columns available.
Type | Type of document. |
Date Recorded | Date the letter was sent to the customer. |
Path/File Name | Unique identifier of the letter sent. |
Add Document Link | Not used. |
Delete Document Link | This button deletes the letter from the account. Not recommended. |
View Document | This button will open a view of the letter sent to the customer. |
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