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# Create a success case playbook

# Create a success case playbook {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated January 30, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read  
Create a success case playbook to define planned and unplanned activities that are required to support an engagement. The success case playbook is your starting point to configure the success processes required in your
organization.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_acct_lc.ale_success_agent

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspaceCSM/FSM Configurable Workspace and select the List icon.
2. Navigate to the Customer SuccessAll Success Cases and click New.
3. In the Initiate phase, you can perform the following activities:  
   * Select engagement: In the Number field, a unique number for the success case is auto populated. In the Engagement field, select the engagement for which the success case is being created and click Continue. A success case record is created.
   * Enter core information: In this page, enter the details for the success case record and click Mark Complete to move to the next activity. See [Create a success case record](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cXfjnFIwOh4heW5dZ6DifA "Create a success case to specify an unplanned activity required to support an engagement. Success cases can be monitored by the customer during the engagement lifecycle.") for a detailed description of this form.
   * Add squad: Select one or more squad members who will involved in the success case and the related activities and click Mark Complete to move to the next stage.
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4. In the Assist phase, you can perform the following activities:  
   * Communicate the intended outcome: Enter a comment to describe the expected outcome for this playbook. Click Send and continue to proceed to the next activity.
   * Define the action plan: Specify the action plan for this playbook. This will appear in the worknote. Click Send and continue to proceed to the next activity.
   * Related meeting: Create a meeting for this success case. See \<Create meeting\> for details.  
     Note:  
     Meetings that are in a Draft or Scheduled state displayed in the Related meeting page. To continue to the next activity, update the State to Complete or Canceled. After all meetings have been closed or canceled, you can click Mark Complete to continue with the next activity.
   * Related work: Click Create Task to create a success case task. See [Create a success case task](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/N6pI5DumS~yqdYuMkcm6bg "Create a success case task to define a planned action that a provider or customer must complete in support of a success case. A success case task must be clearly defined and can be visible to internal stakeholders or external customers.") for a detailed description of this form.  
     Note:  
     Success case tasks that are in a New, In-progress, or Paused state are displayed in the Related meeting page. To continue to the next activity, update the State to Complete or Canceled. After all success case tasks have been closed or canceled, click Mark Complete to continue with the next activity.
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5. In the Review \& Close phase, you can perform the following activities:  
   * Communicate the final outcome: Enter a comment to describe the final outcome for this playbook. Click Send and continue to proceed to the next activity.
   * Close record: Select the Closure code from the drop down list and Close notes for this playbook and click Mark Complete.
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6. When all the activities have been completed, you can click Close success case.  
   The success case record State is set Closed and Progress is set to Completed.  
   Note:  
   If after creating the success case playbook, you close or cancel the playbook, all pending activities and lanes are automatically canceled and playbook State is set to Canceled.

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