--- sourceDocument: Yokohama Customer Service Management sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/yokohama/customer-service-management Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Yokohama Customer Service Management ft:clusterId : - csm bundleId : - csm workflow : - Customer and Industry --- # Internal Business Location form # Internal Business Location form {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Yokohama Updated January 30, 2025 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 4 minutes to read In the Customer Service Management (CSM) application, the Service Model Foundation uses the Internal Business Location (IBL) form to store information about an internal business location. This information includes the staff members assigned to that location, cases, sold products, and install base items created for customers. {#data-model-business-location-form__table_fyv_dtr_bs__entry__2} | Field | Definition | |-|-| | Number | Automatically generated number of the internal business location. By default, the location numbers start with the prefix IBL. | | Name | Name of the internal business location. | | Manager | Manager of the internal business location. Note: Only internal users can be added as managers for the internal business locations. | | Parent Internal Business Location | Parent of the business location. Use this field to create a parent-child hierarchy. | | Street | Street address of the internal business location. | | City | City where the internal business location is located. | | State/Province | State or province where the internal business location is located. | | Zip/Postal code | ZIP code or postal code for the internal business location. | | Customers served | Type of customers who are served at a business location. The customers served can be defined with two options: * All Customers: Allows service organization staff to create and resolve issues for all the customers. * Criteria-based: Allows service organization staff to create and resolve issues only for customers associated with the service organization using certain criteria. {#data-model-business-location-form__ul_x24_gcm_byb} | | Website | Web address for the internal business location. | | Email | Email ID used by the internal business location. | | Phone | Phone number for the internal business location. | | Open date | Date on which the business location becomes operational and available for customers. | | Close date | Date on which the business location becomes non-operational and unavailable for customers. Note: The closed date must not be earlier than the open date. | | Status | Current status of the business location whether In progress, Operational, non-operational, or closed. | | Description | Description of the business location. | [Table 1. Internal Business Location form fields] {#data-model-business-location-form__table_fyv_dtr_bs} ## Internal business location related lists {#data-model-business-location-form__section_wnc_m33_gmb} The Internal Business Location form includes the following related lists. {#data-model-business-location-form__table_wts_433_gmb__entry__2} | Related list | Description | |-|-| | Members | Internal users (users with the snc_internal role) who have been added as staff members at this business location. * Staff members can create cases for customers at their business locations. * Staff members can access customer cases and information where the Service Organization field on the Case form matches their business locations. {#data-model-business-location-form__ul_m5r_2j3_gmb} For more information, see [Add staff members to a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/032sUpXB16qpI2c8whWYYA "Add users as staff members to a business location so that they can support accounts, contacts, consumers, and households."). | | Child Internal Business Locations | List of internal business location of the current parent business location. For more information, see [Create an internal business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gOFn9Gf95L~kgxMFoGBErg "Create an internal business location to enable users and consumers to create accounts, contacts, consumers, and households."). | | Child External Business Locations | List of external business location of the current parent business location. For more information, see [Create an external business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/1KniGwBnDKfiEBXkKNZ_Wg "Create an external business location to enable users and consumers to create accounts, contacts, consumers, and households."). | | Assignment Groups | List of all associated assigned groups of the internal business location. For more information, see [Setting up assignment groups](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gVmLpYIy21qodMLBTGUzNA "Associate your assignment groups with an internal or an external business location. This association forms a one-to-many (1:M) relationship, which means, one or more groups can be associated with a service organization. This process makes it easier to route cases to the appropriate team member using the inter-organization support capability."). | | Available Services | List of services supported by the business location. For more information, see [Setting up products and available services at a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xBn_cHK2caWsa0seWVMddg "By setting up the relationships between organizations and users in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application, your organization can associate the products and services with the service organization (SO). The SO staff can then address the customer queries about the products and services at a business location and even raise a case on the behalf of their customers."). | | Service Organization Customer Criteria | List of customers that are supported by an internal business location. For more information, see [Define the configuration type for customers or business locations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gUehdKus~grV9IfuqHC72Q "Define the configuration type to provide service to customers or business locations within any service organization (SO) using the Customer Service Management (CSM) application."). | | Customer Projects | List of all projects assigned to the business location. Select a project to see Project Tasks, Sub Projects and Cases assigned to the project. Note: * A location contributor manager or location relationship manager can see projects of their respective and child business locations. To learn more about roles, see [Service Model Foundation roles](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/U6KLsR6aESvYfbEgPktXpw "Roles that are included with the plugins that enable the Service Model Foundation feature."). * List of project tasks under customer project tab is visible only if the Visible to Customer is selected during project task creation. {#data-model-business-location-form__ul_fd5_1cp_qdc} To learn more about project creation, see [Create customer projects](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/G6lCfeerMV~w_K347YBG1Q "Create customer projects at internal or external business locations to manage location openings, renovations, closings, or other location-specific initiatives."). To learn more about project task creation, see [Create a project task from a project](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_CreateATaskFromAProject&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US). | | Cases Requested by Location | List of all cases requested by the internal business location to work. For more information, see [Create and manage cases for a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2wTT~mtjn4zA6K7OshnfHg "As a staff member with the location agent role, create and manage cases for your business locations.") | | Cases Assigned to Location | Cases that have been created and assigned to this location. For more information, see [Create and manage cases for a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2wTT~mtjn4zA6K7OshnfHg "As a staff member with the location agent role, create and manage cases for your business locations."). | | Account Staff Relationships | Relationships that have been created between staff members and accounts at this location. Create account staff relationships by using the Account Manager responsibility. For more information, see [Create an account staff relationship](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/bDQwUs3ubZlQEr9wfBTgMA "Create a relationship between a staff member at a business location and an account."). | | Consumer Staff Relationships | Relationships that have been created between staff members and consumers at this location. Create consumer staff relationships by using the Relationship Manager responsibility. For more information, see [Create a consumer staff relationship](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XH0AYYB~ShTNVtKs2o99Gg "Create a relationship between a staff member at a business location and a consumer."). | | Household Staff Relationships | Relationships that have been created between staff members and households at this location. Create household staff relationships by using the Relationship Manager responsibility. For more information, see [Create a household staff relationship](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3giTnQbWifw0KrDP3UqIWg "Create a relationship between a staff member at a business location and a household."). | | Sold Products | Sold products that have been created for customers at this location. For more information, see [Create and manage sold products for a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EFUwtb_6zz1hMxlFS1podQ "Staff members with the location agent role can manage sold products for their business locations."). | | Install Base Items | Install base items that have been created for customers at this location. For more information, see [Create and manage install base items for a business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/uqEymeQ8eJiNMuiHSlLuXg "As a staff member with the location agent role, create and manage install base items for your business locations."). | [Table 2. Internal business location related lists] {#data-model-business-location-form__table_wts_433_gmb} **Related tasks** * [Create an internal business location](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gOFn9Gf95L~kgxMFoGBErg "Create an internal business location to enable users and consumers to create accounts, contacts, consumers, and households.") **Related reference** * [Service Model Foundation relationships](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_3vr7YV_dw~0IAp0qqB7fg "Create relationships between an agent and a customer or between two consumers that provide additional access to customer data.")