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PHONE SCRIPT FOR GENERAL OPERATOR RECEPTION General Operator Phone Script 3.5.14.docx Page 1 of 22 Revised: 3/5/2014 INTRODUCTION: Greeting: “Thank you for calling Yardi Systems, this is <insert your name> how may I direct your call?" o If the caller asks for Sales, follow the steps under Software Inquiry to determine where the call should be routed. Typical Call Types: o Software Inquiry o Sales Representative o Accounting Question o User Limit Exceeded o License Expiration o Technical Support o Training o Conferences/Webinars Determine reason for call and follow appropriate procedures. SOFTWARE INQUIRY: Determine if they are a current client: “Are you a current Yardi user?” YES, Current Client: o Ask for their company name or client PIN (Personal Identification Number) to look up the name of their Sales Contact in yCRM (see “Looking Up Sales Contact Information in YCRM”). Once you think you have located the company in yCRM, ask the caller what city or state they are in or their main phone number to confirm that you have the correct company. Client Services Client Review Client Click “Company” hyperlink Sales Contact o Transfer Client to the sales representative listed. NO, Not a Current Client: Use the Lead Criteria/Sales Calculator o “May I ask you a few qualifying questions to assure I transfer you to the appropriate sales rep?” If the caller indicates they have already gone through this process, ask: “What is your company name?” o Look up the company name in yCRM to determine if they are already in our system as a prospect. If you think you have located the company in yCRM, ask the caller what city or state they are in or their main phone number to confirm that you have the correct company. Client Services Company Review Company select company Sales Contact o Transfer the caller to the Sales Contact listed. If this is a new Prospect inquiry: o Use the most current Sales Lead Qualification Criteria Calculator & Region Breakout charts when asking the following questions to find the correct sales person for the criteria/region: The Lead Qualification Criteria Calculator & Region Breakout charts are located on Client Central located under Sales Resources. https://support.yardi.com/sales.asp

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INTRODUCTION:

Greeting: “Thank you for calling Yardi Systems, this is <insert your name> how may I direct your call?"

o If the caller asks for Sales, follow the steps under Software Inquiry to

determine where the call should be routed.

Typical Call Types:

o Software Inquiry

o Sales Representative

o Accounting Question

o User Limit Exceeded

o License Expiration

o Technical Support

o Training

o Conferences/Webinars

Determine reason for call and follow appropriate procedures.

SOFTWARE INQUIRY:

Determine if they are a current client: “Are you a current Yardi user?”

YES, Current Client:

o Ask for their company name or client PIN (Personal Identification Number) to

look up the name of their Sales Contact in yCRM (see “Looking Up Sales

Contact Information in YCRM”). Once you think you have located the

company in yCRM, ask the caller what city or state they are in or their main

phone number to confirm that you have the correct company. Client Services Client Review Client Click “Company” hyperlink Sales

Contact

o Transfer Client to the sales representative listed.

NO, Not a Current Client: Use the Lead Criteria/Sales Calculator

o “May I ask you a few qualifying questions to assure I transfer you to the appropriate sales rep?”

If the caller indicates they have already gone through this process, ask: “What is your company name?”

o Look up the company name in yCRM to determine if they are

already in our system as a prospect. If you think you have located

the company in yCRM, ask the caller what city or state they are in

or their main phone number to confirm that you have the correct

company. Client Services Company Review Company select company

Sales Contact

o Transfer the caller to the Sales Contact listed.

If this is a new Prospect inquiry: o Use the most current Sales Lead Qualification Criteria Calculator &

Region Breakout charts when asking the following questions to find

the correct sales person for the criteria/region:

The Lead Qualification Criteria Calculator & Region Breakout charts

are located on Client Central located under Sales Resources.

https://support.yardi.com/sales.asp

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1) "What state is your company based in?” o If the caller is based in CA, ask “May I please have your zip code?”

2) "Do you have residential or commercial properties or both?”

o If Residential, ask “How many units do you manage?”

o “Are any of the units Affordable, HUD, Section 8 or Tax Credit

housing?” If more than 25% of the units are, select Affordable.

o If less than 25% of the units are Affordable, HUD, Section 8 or Tax

Credit housing or they are all Market Rate, select Multifamily.

o If Commercial, ask “How many square feet do you manage?"

If the sales person is in your office and asks to be notified prior to having a call

transferred, ask the prospect, "May I tell him/her who is calling?" and “What is your

company’s name?”, then place the caller on hold. Call the sales person to inform

them of the call, let them know the caller’s name and company name and that

they are on hold. If the sales person is on another line or is not available, offer to

connect the caller to that person’s voice mail or to take a message. If the caller

wants to go to voice mail, select the transfer key, dial the sales person’s extension

then hang up.

To call a salesperson in an outside office, select the transfer key, dial the person’s

4-digit extension, wait for the phone to ring once and then hang up.

o If the caller has been unsuccessful in their previous attempt to make

contact with their sales person dial 9+ the toll free or local number for the

corresponding office and wait for either an operator to pick up

(announce which salesperson the call is for and let the operator know the

caller wants to know if the sales person is available, hang up to complete

the transfer of the call). If you get an automated answer, dial the

extension, wait one ring & hang up.

When connecting to an offsite or mobile number, select the transfer key, dial 9 for

your outside line then 1+ the area code (if needed) and number, wait for the line

to ring once and hang up to complete the transfer.

When connecting to an international number, select the transfer key, dial 9 for

your outside line then 011+Country Code, City Code and Local Number. City Codes are not required on all calls. See example of calling Richard Gerritsen

(Director, European Sales) below: International Country Code City Code Local Telephone #

Access Code

011 31 20 565 0040

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

When to transfer a call to Accounts Receivable:

o Make a Payment

o Invoice Copy

o Invoice Question

o License File Expired or License File Expiration Message

Ask: "May I have your Client PIN or Company Name?" Use yCRM to look up the client’s Billing/Account Receivable Administrator’s

extension. This information can be found on the Client Screen under the Yardi

Contacts tab. Client Services Client Yardi Contacts

If the caller has not received a call back or must speak to a Billing/Account

Receivable and you are unable to make a “live” transfer; create a case in yCRM

and assign it to the Accounting Queue.

TECH SUPPORT:

Clients can enter a case via Client Central by visiting https://support.yardi.com/

(requires log-in credentials). The case will be sent directly to the team that

supports their account and an Application Specialist will make contact.

Clients not using Client Central can email support at

[email protected] and a case will be created.

Enter a support case in yCRM for the following Yardi Products:

o CTI/INSIGHT/RealmX

o Genesis

o Enterprise

o rCash

Transfer all support calls for the following Yardi Products as they offer Live Support:

See Commonly Requested Extension list with Yardi Product Support and extensions. o ASP/Conductor

o Beacon

o CB Richard Ellis (CBR Help Desk)

o Classic

o DIY

o HUD Home Store.com

o Lead Tracking Solutions (LTS) or PopCard

o PayScan

o Point2 Agent

o Point2 Property Manager/Clarus Property Manager

o Portal

o Property Shark

o rCash

o RentCafé

o Site Stuff

o Voyager

o Yardi Resident Screening

o YES Energy Management

In some cases, client cases may need to be escalated. See “Case Escalations”

for steps on how to create an Escalation email.

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FREQUENT INQUIRIES:

Q: Can you transfer me to ___________ (specific name)?

A: Look up person in the “Company Directory” on Client Central

(https://support.yardi.com/clientcentral.asp) or on the table with commonly

requested extensions on the next page.

Q: Can I buy Yardi software anywhere?

A: No, only Yardi sells Yardi software (actually it is leased to the client), it cannot be

purchased off the shelf at places like Best Buy, Office Max, etc.

Q: How much does Yardi cost?

A: We offer a suite of products and modules that range in price and functionality. The

person should talk to a sales rep to get program and pricing info; receptionists and

admin members should never quote pricing.

Q: How much does Yardi training cost or where can I get Yardi training?

A: Yardi does not provide/offer training for non-Yardi clients. The cost of training is

factored into the purchase price of the program.

However, individuals looking for training on Yardi products who are not interested in

purchasing the software can visit www.Yardi.com for a list of Independent Consultants

authorized to provide Yardi training. (Pricing varies – Consultants keep their own price

lists) www.Yardi.com Services Independent Consultants

Q: I am interested in becoming a Yardi Consultant:

A: Transfer to Lina Parra at x1276

Q: I am calling to get more information about the YASC Conference:

A: Information about our User Conferences is located at www.Yardi.com under Events. www.Yardi.com Events

Clients can also email [email protected] for more information.

Anna Markmann at x1190 coordinates all YASC events.

Q: I am a current client and would like to know more about online training.

A: Transfer client to Lina Castanon at x1276 or Lynn Fogel x1717

Q: I want to stop using Yardi or want to decrease (or increase) the number of

users/properties/licenses I am paying for.

A: This call would go to the current sales representative as paperwork will be needed for

either termination or a revised license agreement.

Q: I have a question about my invoice or need a copy of an invoice.

A: This call should be transferred to the client’s Billing/Account Receivable Administrator.

Use yCRM to look up the client’s Billing/Account Receivable Administrator’s extension.

This information can be found on the Client Screen under the Yardi Contacts tab.

If they client must speak with and Accounts Receivable rep but you are unable to make a “live” transfer, please create a case via yCRM. (see A/R Case Entry)

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Q: I am getting a pop-up on my Yardi program that says my program will expire at the

end of the month.

A: Ask the client if they have already submitted payment for their license renewal for the

year or made a payment.

If they have not made a payment or payment has been made but they have not

received their renewed license file & loading instructions the call goes to their

Billing/Account Receivable Administrator.

Q: I have received my new license file and tried to load it, and now my system is locked

or I’m getting a message telling me to call Yardi Sales.

A: Please follow the appropriate steps to get the caller Technical Support.

Q: I’m getting a pop-up on Yardi that says, “User limit has been exceeded, call Yardi

Sales to add more users.”

A: Refer the caller to Technical Support for the program they use.

As a note: This is an error message that usually comes in batches; if you get one call you may be getting several more. In other cases, clients have attempted to add a user and by doing so have exceeded their contracted user limited. In either case, please follow the appropriate steps to get the caller Technical Support to have their system unlocked. Technical Support will refer the caller to their salesperson if changes are needed to their license file.

Q: I am getting a message on Yardi that say “conductor restart.”

A: Please transfer to Technical Support at x1763.

Q: If you receive a call from someone who is interested in “intergrading their product with

Yardi”, this falls under the Yardi Standard Interface Partnership Program.

A1: Refer the caller to www.Yardi.com and have them look under the “Services” tab and

then click the “Interfaces” link. Information about the program is detailed on this

page. If the caller is interested in joining the program they will need to complete the

Program Membership Form by clicking the link. There are additional forms for other

requests on this page as well. The responses for these requests are handled by our

Programming group and unfortunately this is no extension to transfer the caller. If the

caller insists on speaking with someone, please transfer them to their assigned sales

person or the sales person who handles prospects for their area.

A2: If the caller has already completed the form but has not received a response, an

escalation email can be sent to Sam McCabe [email protected] for follow-

up. Please DO NOT transfer calls to Sam.

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Q: I have an unfamiliar charge on my credit card or bank statement for “property

payment – rent”. I don’t know what Yardi is.

A: As a note, sometimes the caller will start by asking “What is Yardi and what do you do?” Here’s an answer that may resolve the issue upfront: Yardi is a software company that provides solutions for property and asset managers. Some of those solutions include processing payments for rent, utilities and application fees.

Below is a list of questions we should begin asking callers with concerns about unfamiliar

charges to their credit cards:

Are you currently renting/leasing a house or an apartment?

Do you pay your utilities to your property manager, YES Energy Management or

ista-NA?

Have you recently submitted an application to a property manager for a new

house or apartment?

Does another family member have this credit card?

Do you have a son/daughter away at school who uses this credit card to pay

their rent, utilities, etc.?

If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, refer the caller back to the Property

Manager or utility company.

If the answer is no to all of the above questions, please transfer the caller to either

Melanie Calbow x1448 or Martha Boneck x1729. Both Melanie & Martha have access to

look up detailed transaction information and give them answers. We DO NOT want to

tell the caller to “dispute” the charge; instead we want to leave that to Melanie or

Martha to determine.

Remember, our goal is to help the caller resolve their concern about the unfamiliar

charge to their credit card. These questions are less of a “script” but more of a way to

help the caller remember what may have been paid with their credit card.

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CLIENT CENTRAL: COMPANY DIRECTORY

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Commonly Requested Extensions:

Accounting Dept. Billing Related Calls ONLY

For product billing/invoice or license payment inquires – use yCRM to look up the client’s

Billing/Account Receivable Administrator’s extension. This information can be found on the

Client Screen under the Yardi Contacts tab.

If the caller has not received a call back or must speak to a Billing/Account Receivable Administrator and you are unable to make a “live” transfer; create a case in yCRM and assign it to the Accounting Queue. See steps for Accounts Receivable (A/R) Case Entry.

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Human Resources Dept.

1208 Sally Parks VP HR - very few calls

1477 Beth Tinsley HR Manager - Travel (back-up), Condos

1169 Christen Portillo HR Assistant – New Hire paperwork, Employee Change

Notices

1673 Taylor Lindberg

HR Assistant – New Hire paperwork, Employee Change

Notices, employee discount program

1529 Erica Munoz Employee Benefits

1561 Julia Hardcastle Staffing Agency Inquiries

1553 Esteban Jimenez Travel, business cards Job Inquires/Application Status Requests: Please forward calls to respective HR/Recruiting

personnel.

Atlanta, GA – Chastity Cook x6277

Boston, MA – Elana Popp x1056

Cleveland, OH – Julia Hardcastle x1561

Colorado Springs, CO – Eve Campbell x2160

Dallas, TX – Feven Tekie x4720

Glen Head, NY – Julia Hardcastle x1561

Irving, TX – Feven Tekie x4720

Raleigh – Jackie Jones x4401

Santa Ana – Julia Hardcastle x1561

Santa Barbara – Julia Hardcastle x1561

Toronto, Canada – Jason Sears 904.807.2354

Liz Corwin x1538 OR

Email: [email protected]

ALL Employment Verifications, FSA questions, and Payroll

questions

Marketing & Publicity Dept. for a list of Industry Events/Seminars, Tradeshows & User Group contacts see the Marketing Plan in the Operator Job Aid folder

1424 Brigitta Eggleston National Marketing Manager – Main contact for NAA & ALL

1176 Jillian Hall Company Store

718-332-3345 Alyssa Ohman Affordable Housing shows

6226 Amy Harrington Affordable Housing shows

1619 Griselda VanWinkle Yardi Product Webinars and Lead Entry

1224 Helena Race

Multifamily & Government/Military shows – tradeshow

booths/logistics. Government Campaign Writer

1239 Jennifer Vogel Multifamily events (NMHC, NAA), Client Events & User

Groups

1422 Laura Atallah Commerical/IM Events (BOMA, Realcomm, IMN, NCREIF,

PEI PERE, IREM), MultifamilyPro Brainstorming

1445 Michelle Wisniewski Canadian events & campaigns

1226 Marty Ortiz Senior Housing & Condo show, some Client Events,

Tradeshow shipping logistics

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Marketing & Publicity Dept. Cont’d for a list of Industry Events/Seminars, Tradeshows & User Group contacts see the Marketing Plan in the Operator Job Aid folder

1347 Amy Delong Marketing Operations Manager

1255 Joel Nelson Case Studies, press releases, profiles

1466 Melissa Sutton Advertising & Campaigns Coordination

1307 Bill Sugino VP Portal Services – very few calls

1346 Elizabeth Giles Social Media, Campaign Deployment, Bus.Dev.

Training Dept

1276 Lina Castanon Yardi Client Training

1717 Lynn Fogel Yardi Client Training

1137 Patty Evans Yardi Employee Training

YASC Conference

1190 Anna Markmann YASC conferences & invoices

Legal Counsel

1389 Matt Dentinger Director, Legal Operations

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Yardi Product Support

Support Team Ext./Phone Number

E-mail or Client Central Support (requires log-in)

Advantage/Btrieve Transfer to sales using Sales Criteria

ASP connectivity/Conductor

Support 800.866.1124, opt. 3

Beacon Support X6146

BJ Murray (formerly Valiant) Transfer to sales using Sales Criteria

CB Richard Ellis (CBR

Helpdesk) x7547

CenterShift Self-storage software & service

provider

801.303.1300 (sales/service)

801.303.1333 (support)

(sales/service)

[email protected]

(support)

[email protected]

Classic – Live x6100 or 888.455.4714 [email protected]

Client Central

SB CSD Team can help retrieve log-in credentials for clients. Forward Client PIN and issue via email to Client Services.

[email protected]

Conductor restarts X1763

CTI/INSIGHT/RealmX

Enter a case via yCRM Clients can dial direct

800.390.7625, opt. 2

Genesis/Enterprise Enter a case via yCRM

HUDHome Store.com 866.777.2034

Lead Tracking Solutions (LTS) or

PopCard

X6569 or

866.800.9027

PayScan x4500 or 800.866.1124, opt. 1

Point2 Agent (property listing

service) 866.977.1777 [email protected]

Point2 Property

Manager/Clarus Property

Manager software (formerly

DIY) 866.602.9007

support@point2propertymana

ger.com

Portal 866.227.0222 x6

Professional/Btrieve Transfer to sales using Sales Criteria

Property Shark 718.715.1758 [email protected]

rCash X2051

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Support Team Ext./Phone Number

E-mail or Client Central Support (requires log-in)

RentCafé (Property Managers) 855-RENT Café (855-736-8223)

for Property Managers using

RentCafé as an Internet Listing

Service for their property.

Renter’s Insurance Companies

Peak Insurance Advisors, LLC - Resident Shield

ResidentShield Customer Service: 800.566.1186 Fax: 214.960.2834

[email protected]

Billing (Balboa Customer Care): 888.485.5525

24/7 Claims (Balboa Insurance Group): 800.323.7466

Physical Address

Peak Insurance Advisors, LLC

dba Multifamily Insurance Group

17738 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

Multifamily Insurance Group (for Property Managers)

[email protected]

Contact: 800.566.1186 Fax: 214.960.2834

Same Physical Address as above

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 794548

Dallas, TX 75379-4548

SiteStuff

877.778.7483

FAX – 800.214.5007 [email protected]

Voyager – Live x4500 or 800.866.1124, opt. 1 [email protected] http://support.yardi.com

Yardi Self Bill Program (For Residents making Rent or Utility on-line payments ONLY not service

questions or support) Billing

information updates and

payment confirmations.

Melanie Calbow x1448

Martha Boneck x1729 (if Melanie is unavailable)

Yardi Publications Publication Questions

MHN (Multi-Housing News)

CPE (Commercial Property

Executive) 212.977.0041

MHN & CPE Subscriptions New Subscriptions

Refer caller to:

for MHN:

www.multihousingnews.com

for CPE:

www.cpexecutive.com

Instructions:

Click “Subscriptions” on left

side of the page.

Click “Subscribe to our digital

magazine”

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Yardi Resident Screening (formerly RentGrow)

Clients: 800.736.8476

Applicant: 800.736.8476,

Option 2 or escalate to

Stephanie Giroux x3382 or

Jayme Yellin x3388

Client Concerns:

[email protected]

Applicant Concerns: [email protected]

YES Energy Management –

Resident Customer Service

Calls x2370 or 800.637.4242

YES Energy Management –

Administrative Calls

Property Meter Readings:

Matt Barrett (Manager - Installations) x2205

Jeramy Cannon (Sr. Manager – Field Operations) x2262

Property Manager Calls with YES General Questions:

Angie Houghton (Team Lead – Live Billing) x2222

Julie Bailey (Team Lead – UB Implementation) x2225

Dave Chown (Manager – CSD/Military) x2214

Amanda Lovelace (Team Lead – Live Utility Management) x2204

Annette Hubbell (Team Lead – Customer Svc.) 719-425-2102

Stan Pittman (Controller – Accounting) x2228

Alex Pedrazza (Team Lead – Live Billing) x2238

Martin Levkus (YES General Manager & Director of CSD) x2248 (Management issues and Escalated Client calls - ONLY)

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LOOKING UP SALES CONTACT INFORMATION IN YCRM:

To look up a Client’s sales contact, locate Client’s account in yCRM by either entering

the Client ID# or Client Name (you can enter the any portion of the client’s name using the

wildcard symbol (%) to search all records with those characters).

Client ID search view

Client Name search view

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LOOKING UP SALES CONTACT INFORMATION IN YCRM (cont’d):

Click the Company name hyperlink

Click the Sales Contact tab

A list of sales/service contacts will be displayed. Select the appropriate “Active – Yes”

contact. Please see a description of the various contacts below.

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The following should be the basic transferring protocol for the various types of contacts

(in Sales only, CSD rules haven’t changed):

Salesperson – Basic sales inquiries, inquiries about core products, various types of

products; this is the main person to transfer to, and is most closely associated with

the original GoldMine Salesperson field

Services Rep – Only for sales inquiries regarding Call Center, Help Desk, or Cloud

Services

Screening Rep – Only for sales inquiries regarding Resident Screening / Credit

Screening services

Revenue Management Rep – Only for sales inquiries regarding RENTmaximizer or

revenue management

Utility Billing Rep – Only for inquiries regarding utility billing, Yardi Energy Services

SiteStuff Rep – Only for SiteStuff specific inquiries

Interfaces Admin – not for transfer unless they are an interface client (Vendor in

the ID/Status) – if it is a property management company interested in an

interface, they should go to the standard salesperson above

Presales – Shouldn’t transfer directly to presales, communication should go

through the salesperson (unless the Presales rep is asked for by name)

Global Rep – shouldn’t receive transfers

RVP – shouldn’t receive transfers

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Accounts Receivable (A/R) Case Entry

If a caller must speak with an A/R Administrator but you are unable to make a

“live” transfer. Please follow these steps to create a case in yCRM:

Locate Client record in yCRM using the Client’s PIN, name search, etc.

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From the Client Screen: Click on “Add Quick Case”

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Quick Case Entry Screen

The blue shaded areas are “required’ fields. Please pay close attention to the following areas:

Case Priority: Select “Medium” unless the caller indicates they urgently need a

call back. If the request is urgent, set case to “High”

Issue Type: Select “Accounting”

Module: Select “Other”

Case Contact: Enter the contact person for the Client

Phone Number: Enter a contact number in the event the A/R has any questions.

Assigned To: Highlight the ID number in the box and hit delete

The following information box will appear: Click OK This will clear the “Assigned To” and “Notify by Email” fields

Assign To Team: Select “Accounting”

Brief Description: Enter a brief summary of the caller’s request.

Primary Status Change To: Change from “Closed” to “In Progress”

Secondary Status Changed To: Change from “Resolved” to “Servicing”

Activity Type: Select “Admin”

Quick Case Entry Screen: Once required fields are complete, click Save.

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The following “message box” will appear:

Click OK and the case will be saved.

There is no need to provide the caller with the Case ID number. The Accounting

Department will be monitoring their queue frequently and will make resolve the

case accordingly.

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CASE ESCALATIONS: When to send an Escalation:

1. TECH ON SITE

2. Case Unreviewed for more than 4 hours

3. Check Printing Issues/ Micr line Issues

4. Cannot Login/ Server is Down 5. Angry/Frustrated Client

From the “Case Screen”

Under Functions, click “Notification Email”

From the “Case Log Activity” screen

Select Activity Type: Escalation Email

In the Subject line, please type “ESCALATION” (all CAPS) along with a short

description. This is helpful to the techs. Enter To-Email: Enter email that corresponds to the clients Program (see below)

Genesis: [email protected]

Voyager/ Enterprise: [email protected]

Classic: [email protected]

Professional: Refer to Sales Representative

Add a brief Message explaining reason for escalation

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CASE ESCALATIONS (cont’d):

Click Save