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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

User management

Configure the internal and external users for Customer Service Management to provide the correct access to features, capabilities, and case data. Create relationships that facilitate case management and fulfill support roles for specific accounts.

TaskDescription
Configure users and groupsConfigure the individual users and the user groups who can access your instance.
Assign roles to CSM usersAssign roles to individual users and user groups to control access to features, capabilities, and data.
Create multiple consumer profiles for a userIndividual consumers can have multiple profiles for different needs. You can create these profiles to identify and differentiate profile-specific data.
Configure a unified userEnable users to maintain multiple profiles within the Customer Service Management \(CSM\) application and other ServiceNow applications with one login.
Create customer relationshipsEstablish different types of relationships between partners, customers, and contacts, to make case and account management easy and flexible:- Bi-directional account relationships - Contact relationships - Account hierarchies
Create account teamsCreate teams made up of employees and customer contacts who fulfill the roles and functions to support specific accounts.
Configure Contributor UsersConfigure contributor users to engage middle office teams in resolving customer issues and requests.
Configuring customer access managementConfigure customer access management to support multiple contacts and consumers on cases and sold products, providing them with varying levels of access to the case.
Fix external user role assignmentsFix the issue with external users assigned with internal user roles.