Create a request definition

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Create a request definition and configure it into an order task to help your agents provide additional order attributes for the order fulfillment from the CSM/FSM configurable workspace.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to  Workspaces > CSM/FSM Configurable Workspace .
    2. Select the List icon .
    3. Navigate to Request Definition Setup > Request Definition.
    4. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Create New Request Definition form

      Field

      Description

      ID
      Unique identifier for the request definition.
      Note:
      You can't modify an ID after the request definition is created.

      Task type

      Task table that is associated with the service request.

      Note:
      You can create new order tasks only in the Order Task [sn_ind_tmt_orm_order_task] table.

      Name

      Name to identify the request definition.

      Task Fields

      Fields of the Task table.
    5. Select Save.
    6. Repeat Step 2.
    7. Navigate to Request Definition Setup > Request Definition Characteristic.
      Table 2. Request Definition characteristic form
      Field Description
      Request definition
      Specification Name of the product specification.
      Characteristic Name of the product characteristic that you want to capture the information from the customer order.
      UI Visible

      Option that designates if the UI Visible field appears as true in the Request Definition characteristics table and the characteristic appears in the Order Task form.

      If you clear the check box, the field value appears as false, and the characteristic doesn't appear in the order task form.
      Mandatory

      Option that designates if the Mandatory field appears as true in the Request Definition characteristics table. Your agent must provide the characteristic value in the order task form to close the order task.

      If you clear the check box, the field value appears as false and your agent can close the task without providing any characteristic value in the order task form.
      Read-only

      Option that designates if the Read-only field appears as true in the Request Definition characteristics table, and you can't edit the characteristic value in the order task form.

      If you clear the check box, the field value appears as false in the Request Definition characteristics table and you can edit the characteristic value in the order task form.
    8. Select Save.