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  • By Ankush Dureja in salesforce

December 6, 2018

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What are assignment rules in salesforce ?

Assignment rules in salesforce are used to automatically assign lead or Case to owner( User Or Queue ). Assignment rule is used to automate owner assignment on Case and Lead based on conditions on Case or Lead. For example, there could on lead assignment rule for web-generated leads and one case assignment rule for the holiday use.

Types of assignment rules

There are two type of assignment rules

Lead Assignment Rules

Case assignment rules.

Specify how leads are assigned to users or queues as they are created manually, captured from the web, or imported via the Data Import Wizard.

Determine how cases are assigned to users or put into queues as they are created manually, using Web-to-Case, Email-to-Case, On-Demand Email-to-Case, the Self-Service portal, the Customer Portal, Outlook, or Lotus Notes.

Create or Setup assignment rules

  • From Setup, enter Assignment Rules in the  Quick Find  box, then select either  Lead Assignment Rules  or  Case Assignment Rules .
  • Choose  New , and then give the rule a name. Specify whether you want this to be the active rule for leads or cases created manually and via the web and email. Then click  Save .
  • To create the rule entries, click  New . For each entry, you can specify:
  • Order : Sets the order in which the entry will be processed in the rule, for example, 1, 2, 3. Salesforce evaluates each entry in order and tries to match the criteria of the entry. As soon as a match is found, Salesforce processes the item and stops evaluating the rule entries for that item. If no match is found, the item is reassigned to either the default Web-to-Lead owner, the administrator doing a lead import, or the default case owner.
  • Choose criteria are met and select the filter criteria that a record must meet to trigger the rule.For example, set a case filter to Priority equals High if you want case records with the Priority field marked High to trigger the rule. If your organization uses multiple languages, enter filter values in your organization’s default language. You can add up to 25 filter criteria, of up to 255 characters each. When you use picklists to specify filter criteria, the selected values are stored in the organization’s default language. If you edit or clone existing filter criteria, first set the Default Language on the Company Information page to the same language that was used to set the original filter criteria. Otherwise, the filter criteria may not be evaluated as expected.
  • Choose formula evaluates to true and enter a formula that returns a value of “True” or “False.” Salesforce triggers the rule if the formula returns “True.” For example, the formula AND(ISCHANGED( Priority ), ISPICKVAL (Priority, “High”) ) triggers a rule that changes the owner of a case when the Priority field is changed to High. If your condition uses a custom field, the rule entry will be deleted automatically if the custom field is deleted.
  • User : Specifies the user or queue to which the lead or case will be assigned if it matches the condition. Users specified here cannot be marked “inactive” and they must have “Read” permission on leads or cases.
  • Do Not Reassign Owner : Specifies that the current owner on a lead or case will not be reassigned to the lead or case when it is updated.
  • Email Template : We can specifies the template to use for the email that is automatically sent to the new owner. If no template is specified, no email will be sent. When assigning a lead or case to a queue, the notification goes to the Queue Email address specified for the queue and all queue members.
  • Predefined Case Teams : Specifies the predefined case team(s) to add to a case when it matches the condition. A case team is a group of people that work together to solve cases.
  • Replace any existing predefined case teams on the case : Specifies that any existing predefined case teams on the case are replaced with the predefined case teams on the condition, when a case matches the condition.

After creating the entry, click  Save , or  Save & New  to save the entry and create more entries.

Assignment Rule Example

Following is sample Case assignment rule which assigns case to different queues based on Billing Country, Account SLA and customer type:

For more details about assignment rules please refer to assignment rules  official link.

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  • Stremove.com on August 2, 2020 at 9:10 am

Case Assignment Rules Determine how cases are assigned to users or put into queues as they are created manually, using Web-to-Case, Email-to-Case, On-Demand Email-to-Case, the Self-Service portal, the Customer Portal, Outlook, or Lotus Notes.

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  • Dayene on August 25, 2020 at 7:01 pm

Hi! What about when I want my assignment to change when the Lead status is changed? I’ve created two criterias. First when the status is new and second when the status has other values. But when the Lead is updated and the status changes the assignment doesn´t follow this change and it does not assignment the Lead Owner correctly. Thanks.

what is assignment rule

  • Vrushabh LEngade on October 27, 2020 at 3:51 pm

Use Escalation Rules and escalate the case to another user or queue

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  • subhasini on December 23, 2021 at 6:19 pm

Hi Ankush Dureja, there is a interview question on assignment and the question is : What will happen if the user becomes inactive(or user is deactivated) on whom the rule is assigned. Please reply me ASAP

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Assignment rules are a powerful feature within Salesforce to assist your team’s automation of its lead generation and customer support processes. Assignment rules in Salesforce are used to define to whom your leads and cases (customer questions, issues or feedback) are assigned based on any one of a number of specified criteria you determine. 

An organization would typically develop a rule for its GTM process or flow – for example, a lead assignment rule for inbound, website-generated leads, or a lead assignment rule for importing leads from an event, and so on. For case assignments, a company might establish one case assignment rule for weekdays and another assignment rule for weekends and holidays. 

A lead or case assignment rule often consists of multiple rule entries to specify exactly how leads and cases are assigned throughout your go-to-market teams. For example, related to customer service inquiries, a standard case assignment rule might have multiple entries – cases with “Type equals Gold” are assigned to the Gold Level service queue, cases with “Type equals Silver” are assigned to the Silver Level service” queue, and so on. 

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Here’s the thing, though: As organizations grow and scale, they operationalize multiple GTM motions – inbound, outbound, account-based, upsell/cross-sell, and hybrid – but are limited to having just one rule in Salesforce. As a work-around, many organizations resort to creating one massive lead assignment ruleset and then wedging all of their rule entries into that one big ruleset, regardless of how many different motions that represents (e.g., entries 1-15 are for the inbound motion, 16-23 are for event follow-up, 24-37 are segment-based, 38-60 are territory-based, etc.). Over time, the machinations in Salesforce can quickly become unmanageable.

This post covers the best practices for Salesforce lead and case assignment rules to get your team more fully engaging your hard-won leads and quickening your organization’s time-to-revenue.

How to Define Assignment Rules

Your Salesforce administrator can only have one rule in effect at any particular moment in your go-to-market motions, and that assignment rule is intended to both automate lead generation processes and other customer-facing processes routed through your CRM. 

Lead assignment rules specify how leads are assigned to users or queues as they are created manually, captured from your website, or imported via SFDC’s Data Import Wizard. Case assignment rules determine how cases are assigned to users or put into queues as they are created, either manually or through the use of Web-to-Case, Email-to-Case, On-Demand Email-to-Case, the Self-Service portal, the Customer Portal, Outlook, or other data generation applications.

Criteria for Lead Assignment Rules

Okay, so you’ve decided that lead assignment rules in Salesforce make sense for your revenue operations team – now what? Well, first, you’ll need to determine the edition of your Salesforce instance. Lead assignment rules are available in the Group, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions of SFDC. Case assignment rules, conversely, are available only in the Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions.

With regard to User Permissions, to view assignment rules, you’ll need View Setup and Configuration permissions. However, to create or change assignment rules, you’ll need Customize Application. If you are not your organization’s Salesforce administrator, you should check with her/him before attempting to head off on your own.

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How to Create Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules

Creating lead and case assignment rules in Salesforce is a relatively straightforward process. 

  • Login to Salesforce and select Setup in the upper right corner of the horizontal navigation bar.
  • In the Setup search box , type “assignment rules” and then select either Lead Assignment Rules or Case Assignment Rules.
  • Select New to create a new assignment rule.
  • In the Rule Name box, type a name and specify whether it should be active for leads or cases created manually and by those created automatically by web and email. When done, click Save .
  • Click open your newly created rule and select New in the Rule Entries to specify your rule criteria.
  • Step 1 in the “Enter the rule entry” window requires you to enter an Order for your new rule (the Order is the order in which the entry is processed, like a queue).
  • In Step 2, you determine whether your new rule is based on meeting a set of criteria or a formula. In the Run this rule if the dropdown box, select either “criteria are met” or “formula evaluates to true.”
  • Lastly, in Step 3, select the user or queue to whom your rule will assign your new lead or case (use the lookup feature to find specific users or a queue). After completing Step 3, select Save .

Why Are Your Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules Not Working?

If you discover your lead or case assignment rules are not working, there are a couple of tips to follow to quickly troubleshoot the root cause.

First, check to ensure the assignment rule is active. Remember, only one case or lead assignment rule can be active at one time. Secondly, ensure the record is assigned to the correct user or queue and make certain the checkbox Assign using active assignment rule has been selected. In support of this step, you can enable field History tracking on case or lead owner, as well as add object History (case or lead) in your page layout. 

One common problem is overlapping rule entries, or rule entries in the wrong order. With dozens of rule entries, many will overlap, causing records to get assigned unpredictably. For example, if entry #1 assigns California leads to John, and entry #2 assigns Demo Request leads to Jane, then John might wonder why he’s receiving Demo Requests leads who are supposed to go to Jane. 

Assignment Rule Examples

The image, below, shows sample rule entries being entered into Salesforce for a variety of “what if” situations:

  • Junk leads containing “test” are sent to an unassigned queue
  • Demo requests are routed directly to SDR 3
  • Leads at accounts with over $100 million in annual revenue are routed to AE 1
  • Leads in certain states are sent to their respective representatives

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How LeanData Simplifies Salesforce Lead Assignment

Creating lead and assignment rules in Salesforce is relatively straightforward, but with limitations on having just one rule, as your GTM motions become more and more complex, it becomes necessary to populate that one rule with multiple defining rule entries. As you grow and scale, your rule threatens to become unwieldy, and is subject to the following:

  • Difficulty in both comprehending and managing
  • Poor visibility, making it difficult to troubleshoot and validate
  • Restrictions allowing only the criteria on the routed record

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LeanData’s lead routing flow and assignment solution is a native Salesforce application that allows users to create flows in an easy-to-understand visual graph. It’s visible representation of an organization’s desired lead flow affords many benefits to users, including:

  • Easier ability to visualize and understand complex flows
  • Real-time visibility of the routing of leads and the ability to quickly troubleshoot and make adjustments
  • At-a-glance ability to use information on matched records for routing decisions and actions

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Assignment rules in Salesforce are a relatively easy-to-learn feature that can be very quickly implemented, delivering a flexible and powerful logic to your CRM processes. Automating your lead and customer processes will accelerate your GTM motions and deliver your organization a sustainable competitive advantage.

For more best practices in the burgeoning field of revenue operations, read the eBook, “ Best Practices for a Winning B2B Marketing Data Strategy .”

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Creating and managing salesforce lead assignment rules .

In this Salesforce tutorial we are going to learn about What is an assignment Rules , How can we create and manage Salesforce lead assignment rules, and why should we create assignment rules in Salesforce.

What is an Assignment Rule?

Assignment Rules are used to assign Leads and Cases automatically to the assigned users based on criteria. There are two types of Assignment Rules in Salesforce they are

  •  Lead Assignment Rules and
  • Case Assignment Rules.

What are Salesforce lead assignment rules?

Salesforce lead assignment rules defines the administrators to assign a lead to users and queues based on criteria. A lead can be generated either by manually or generated from the web.

What are case Assignment Rules?

Salesforce lead assignment rules defines the administrators to assign a Case to users and queues based on criteria. A Case can be generated  by manually , generated from the web to case, Email to case etc.

How to create Salesforce lead assignment rules?

Salesforce lead assignment rules

Creating and Managing Salesforce lead assignment rules are very important. Let us learn how to create lead assignment rules in Salesforce.com. To create assignment rules login Salesforce and navigate to Setup | Build | Customize | Lead | Lead Assignment Rules.

  • Click on Lead assignment rules as shown above.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

Click on New Button to create new Salesforce lead assignment rule.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

  • Enter Rule name.
  • The assignment rule must be activated as shown above.
  • Click on Save button.

There are only one standard rule in our salesforce. If we create new Assignment rule in Salesforce the first standard rule will be automatically deactivated. At a single point of time only one assignment rule is active. For a single rule there can be multiple rule entries.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

  • When creating Rule entry we have to learn about these three Order number, Criteria and Assigned to.

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How to create New Rule entries in Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules.

In Salesforce we can create many rule entries for single Assignment Rule.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

  • Click on New Button to create new Rule entry.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

  • In step 1 :- Enter Sort order as #1.
  • In Step 2 :- Enter rule criteria as shown above.
  • In Step 3 :- Select the user or queue to assign the lead.
  • Select user and Email template as shown above.

Learn how to create Email template in Salesforce.

Salesforce lead assignment rules

We have created two Rule entries with order 1 and Order 2. In this Salesforce lead assignment rules, Generated leads will be automatically assigned to the country United State and Country United Kingdom.

Conclusion :

In this Salesforce Tutorial we have learned about What is Assignment rule and How to create Salesforce lead assignment rules. Like wise case assignment rules are also similar to lead assignment rules.

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How to Create Assignment Rules in Salesforce

Assignment rules are a great instrument to better organize your sales and support teams’ work.

Using assignment rules you can automate the process of assigning owners to Leads and Cases. 

Assignment rules description

There are two types of assignment rules in Salesforce: Lead Assignment Rules and Case Assignment Rules.

To better understand Salesforce terminology we’ll give you a short definition of what is a Lead and what is a  Case in Salesforce.

Lead – prospect, someone interested in your product or service, but not yet ready to buy.

Case – customer’s question, complaint, or suggestion about your product or service.

Assignment rules can help you to automatically deliver specific Cases to the right people in the team who are specialized in a certain area so that the customers receive timely and qualified responses.

It also enables you to sort cases by priority according to the customer’s support package (Platinum, Silver, etc.).

The same thing applies with lead assignment rules Salesforce – you can define which users will be assigned leads that come from your website and which users will be assigned leads that come from social media.

Assignment rules and Queue creation

Now you know what assignment rules are for, we’ll show you how to set them up.

As an example, we’ll use Case Queue and Case Assignment Rules creation in Salesforce.

To create a Case queue in Salesforce, do the following:

  • Setup -> type Queue in the Quick Find box -> enter the Name and Label. 
  • Leave the Queue Email field empty if you want the support employees included in the queue to receive emails when new cases are created or type the email addresses of the people who will receive this kind of notification.
  • Choose Case and add it to the Selected Objects column.
  • Choose members and add them to the Selected Members column -> click Save.

create a Case queue

To create a Case assignment rule do the following:

  • Go to Setup -> type Assignment Rules in the Quick Find box -> choose Case Assignment Rules -> click New -> enter the Rule Name and click Save.
  • Click on the rule you just created -> click  New in the Rule Entries section.
  • Sort Order – defines the order in which entries will be processed (entering “1” means that this entry will be processed first).
  • Select the criteria for this rule entry.
  • Choose the User to whom this rule entry will be assigned.
  • Choose the Email Template this user will receive when the new case will be assigned to him -> click Save.
  • Click Edit in the Rule Detail section -> mark this rule as Active ->click Save.

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Don’t miss the benefits you can get from using assignment rules – give them a try on your organisation!

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Effective lead management in Salesforce’s changing environment is essential for boosting sales. They are automated processes within Salesforce that determine how newly created leads are assigned to users or queues. Lead assignment rules in Salesforce are essential for making sure that leads are managed and dispersed in your company correctly.

This technical blog will walk readers through the nuances of Salesforce’s lead assignment rules, look at actual cases, and comprehend the significant advantages they provide.

What are Lead Assignment Rules?

Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules are used to automatically assign lead records to a particular user or queue based on different conditions. It can contain many rule entries that determine the assignee of a lead. Rule entry specifies the following:

  • Sort Order, which determines the order of evaluation of rule entries.
  • Entry criteria determine which rule entry the response will be sent through.
  • Name of the user/queue to which the record should be assigned.
  • An email template will be used to send the response.

We can create as many assignment rules as we want, but only one can be active at a time. “Don’t Reassign Owner” determines if the user whose process stack is in use becomes the owner of the rule entity or if it remains owned by its creator user.

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Source-Based Assignment –  Leads originating from the company’s website forms are assigned to the inside sales team. These leads are automatically directed to the relevant representatives based on the web form source, ensuring a quick response.

Territory-Based Assignment –  For leads generated from trade shows, assignment rules are configured to assign them to the field sales representatives responsible for the respective geographic territories. This ensures that local representatives handle leads effectively.

Round-Robin Assignment –  Marketing campaigns yield a large volume of leads. To distribute these leads equitably, the organization uses round-robin assignment rules. Leads are systematically rotated among the sales representatives, ensuring a fair distribution of opportunities.

How to Create Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules? 

Creating lead and case assignment rules in Salesforce is a relatively straightforward process. 

  • After logging in, go to the horizontal navigation bar’s upper right corner and choose Setup.
  • Type “assignment rules” into the Setup search box, then choose Lead Assignment Rules.
  • To add a new assignment rule, select New.
  • Enter a name in the Rule Name box and Click Save when finished.
  • Here, the “Enter the rule entry” window requires you to enter an Order for your new rule (the Order is the order in which the entry is processed, like a queue).
  • Next, you need to determine whether your new rule is based on meeting a set of criteria or a formula. In the “Run this rule if the” dropdown box, select either “criteria are met” or “formula evaluates to true.”
  • Lastly, select the user or queue to whom your rule will assign your new lead (use the lookup feature to find specific users or a queue)
  • After completing these steps, select Save.

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Benefits of Lead Assignment Rules

Implementing lead assignment rules in Salesforce provides several key benefits:

  • Leads are automatically routed to the most suitable representatives or teams, reducing manual assignment efforts.
  • It is used to assign the owner to a lead record, which is stored from Web-to-Lead. But while creating lead records manually, the ‘Assign using active assignment rule’ option is visible, which lets the owner be assigned as per the criteria defined in the assignment rule. The owner will be the creator of the record.
  • With source-based rules, organizations can ensure that leads are promptly attended to, resulting in faster response times and increased lead-to-opportunity conversion rates.
  • Territory-based rules allow organizations to align leads with representatives who have in-depth knowledge of specific regions, increasing the chances of successful conversions.
  • Round-robin assignment rules prevent the overload of leads on a single representative and ensure that all sales team members have an equitable opportunity to engage with potential customers.
  • Automation reduces the likelihood of manual errors in lead assignment, ensuring that no lead is overlooked.

Lead assignment rules in Salesforce are potent tools for optimizing lead management. Whether it’s routing leads by their source, assigning them to the proper territory, or equitably distributing them among your sales team, these rules streamline the process and enhance efficiency.

By understanding the principles of lead assignment rules and harnessing their capabilities, organizations can ensure that no lead goes unattended, resulting in increased conversion rates and driving sales success.

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Assignment rules are a powerful Salesforce feature that can help automate your organization’s lead generation and support processes. Assignment rules dictate to whom a lead or case is assigned based on criteria specified within Salesforce. Typically, your organization will have one rule for each overall purpose — like one lead assignment rule for importing leads and a different lead assignment rule for web-generated leads. Each rule can consist of multiple entries to specify precisely how leads or cases are assigned.

Rule Assignment Setup:

First, be sure you have the software’s group, professional, enterprise, unlimited, or developer edition. Other versions will not let you do this. Additionally, ensure you have permission to ‘customize the application.’ If you do not, speak to your Salesforce Admin before continuing.

1. Log in to your Salesforce Org and press Setup on the top proper Setup

2. type “assignment rules” in the setup search box and select “leads assignment rules” or “case assignment rules.”, 3. select a new entry for the assignment rule, 4. give the rule a name and specify if you want it active for leads or cases that are manually made and by those created automatically by web and email. click save., 5. you should now create the rule criteria. click on the rule you just created and click on “new” in the rule entries., 6. enter an order for the rule and the rule that you want to specify for lead or cases. this rule can either be based on a “set of criteria” or a “formula.”, 7. select the user or queue to assign the lead or case rule. you can use the magnifying glass to look up specific users or queues. then press save., criteria for rules:.

  • Order: This is the order in which the entry is processed, like a queue.
  • Criteria: These are various conditional criteria. You can use “criteria are met” or “formula evaluates to true.”
  • User: This specifies which user’s process queue to use.
  • Do not Reassign Owner: This determines if the user whose process stack is in use becomes the owner of the rule entity, or if it remains owned by its creator.
  • Email Template: This specifies email template settings if the rule triggers an email transmission to a prospect or a user within the group.
  • Some case definitions and team management settings can be customized, but they are pretty complicated and will be discussed in a future blog post.
  • After you specify all the rules you want to use for the entry, you can click “Save” or “Save & New” if you wish to keep, and then build more.

Assignment rules in Salesforce are quick to learn, and while easy to implement, they nonetheless bring powerful and flexible logic to an already robust CRM.

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Assignment rules are used to automate your organization’s lead generation and support processes .

  • Lead Assignment Rules – Specify how leads are assigned to users or queues as they are created manually, captured from the web, or imported via the lead import wizards.
  • Case Assignment Rules – Determine how cases are assigned to users or put into queues as they are created manually, using Web-to-Case, Email-to-Case, On-Demand Email-to-Case, the Self-Service portal, the Customer Portal, Outlook, or Lotus Notes.

Aim : All the cases created by user ‘jZaa’ should be assigned to ‘Jitendra Yahoo’.

To create this Assignment rule, go to Setup | App Setup | Cases | Assignment Rules and on right hand side click on New.

In first step, give the assignment rule name, lets say name is ‘to jitendra Yahoo’. You may have noted the check box which says “ Set this as the active case assignment rule ” click on this.

After creating rule, click on that rule and click on New.

Rule Entry for the Case Assignment in Salesforce

As you can see in above screen shot, at step 1 enter the order in which this rule should be run, as there may be multiple rules in assignment.

in step 2 we can choose criteria or formula. here i have choose the option to create formula.

In step 3, i have written the formula that if user alias is ‘JZaa’

In step 4, i have assigned the case to user “Jitendra Yahoo” if formula comes true

and in step 5, i have assigned the email template which should be sent after assignment.

The working example of above rule is shown in below screen shot:

Assignment rule of salesforce in action

As you can see in above figure, Case created by JZaa is automatically assigned to the “Jitendra Yah00” and those our assignment rule is working as expected.

Note : If there is no assignment rule then case is assigned to Creator itself.

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13 responses to “create and manage assignment rules in salesforce”.

Durga Prasad Avatar

Hi jitendhra,

I have created the assignment rule as u mentioned, I have given assignment rule name, user and email template. After creating as case owner is assigned to the user which is provided in assignment rule, but mail is not sending to case owner. Please advise

Bhushan Patil Avatar

Hey, I was getting the same problem but it could not be solved so finally I moved toward workflow rule and its working fine..

JitendraZaa Avatar

There checkbox at bottom of page, which says Run active assignment rule. You need to check that

Ayush Garg Avatar

Hi jitendhra, I have created the assignment rule as u mentioned, I have given assignment rule name, user and email template. After creating as case owner is assigned to the queue which is provided in assignment rule, but mail is not sending to queue . Please advise

Jitendra Zaa Avatar

Are you using Sandbox ? Can you check your email logs if email is sent or not ? Check this article, which explains how to use email log – https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=email_logs_format.htm&language=en_US

Yes, I am using Sandbox..

I dont receive any email from Sandbox in my company email address and most of time endup using personal email like gmail for testing purpose.

So , you mean to say that I will only get mail when it will work in production and not in sandbox?? i think similar to escalation rules..correct?

It happens in my case because my Email server of my employer restricts email from Sandbox, I only receive system emails from Sandbox like password reset. I would suggest you to check it by providing your personal email

Ok.. But I verifed in email logs, there is no email which was sent on today’s date.. i think i am missing out on some configuration part.

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Rachel Avatar

Most Sandboxes have Deliverability set to System Email Only to prevent emails from sending out to clients and users when testing functionality. Check to see if this is the case and then change it to All Email temporarily if you actually want to get the email while testing – be careful not to email actual users/clients – recommended to switch it back to System Email Only when done testing the email piece.

nishant dhote Avatar

Hi let me now assignment rule work on developer Edition I was trying but its not working my developer org.

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Your marketing team works hard to generate leads for your company.

As a salesperson, it's your job to capitalize on these leads and produce as many paying customers as possible. Thankfully, this burden doesn't rest on your shoulders alone.

In all likelihood, you're one of several sales reps who've been tasked with implementing your department's sales process . This is good news—as long as you have a lead assignment plan in place, of course. If you don't, you and your colleagues will waste time fighting over leads.

In this article, I'll explain what lead assignment is and why it's beneficial. Then I'll share a few best practices you can use to make sure leads are always assigned to the right rep.

What Is Lead Assignment?

Here's how the process normally works:

  • Your marketing team implements various marketing strategies to drive leads
  • Leads enter your CRM of choice and are automatically assigned to specific reps
  • Said reps access incoming lead records, then use the information there to connect with, nurture, and eventually sell to the individual leads assigned to them

A strong lead routing process will improve your sales team's productivity , increase the trust your reps have in your organization, and ultimately, result in more sales.

Benefits of Having a Clear, Transparent Lead Routing Process

Effective lead distribution seems simple…

Leads come in, your CRM routes them to certain reps based on the specific lead assignment rules you've created, then each rep works to turn their leads into long-term customers.

Simple? Yes. But the truth is, your lead routing process can make or break your sales department. Get it right, and your sales team will succeed. Get it wrong, and your reps will lose productivity, become distrustful of their superiors, and drive less revenue.

With that in mind, let's explore the benefits of a proper lead assignment in more detail:

Productivity

A rock-solid lead routing workflow will help your sales reps get more done faster.

Think about it: when your reps don't have to fight each other for leads, they'll have more time (and energy!) to spend nurturing prospects . This will almost always result in more deals.

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What about trust? Transparent case assignment rules will help you build it.

How so? When your reps know how the sausage is made, so to speak, they won't ask themselves why so-and-so was assigned X lead and not them. They'll just know.

When your reps trust your organization, they'll enjoy their work more. When they enjoy their work, they'll put in more effort. And when they put in more effort, they'll make more sales. They'll probably stick around for longer, too, which will improve your team's turnover rate.

Lastly, a proper lead assignment process will generate more revenue for your company.

As mentioned earlier, your reps will focus on closing deals , not wrestling leads away from their colleagues. This will allow them to pour more effort into their sales processes, helping them connect with and sell to more customers. More customers generally means more revenue.

I should also mention response time. When leads are automatically assigned to reps, they'll reach out to them faster. Since 78 percent of customers buy from the company that responds to their inquiry first, your team's response time has a huge impact on the revenue it brings in.

Lead Assignment Rules: 5 Ways Top Sales Teams Assign New Leads to Their Team

A strong lead assignment process is essential to the success of your sales department. The question is, how do you distribute leads to reps in a way that's logical and fair?

It's pretty easy: just implement a few lead assignment rules, a.k.a. a set of criteria that determines where and when incoming leads are routed in real-time.

Every CRM software handles this process differently. In Close, for example, you can assign leads manually. You can also assign them automatically based on information such as the location and/or priority of the lead, as well as the qualifications of your reps.

Let's look at the most popular lead assignment rules available to your team:

1. Manual Assignment

The manual assignment rule is exactly what it sounds like: sales reps manually assign leads to themselves in their CRMs. This approach is best when sales reps do their own prospecting .

In Close , sales reps can manually assign themselves leads by simply adding their name to the corresponding custom field inside the Close CRM platform. Or, sales managers can manually assign new leads to their team.

One of the best things about this lead assignment rule is how easy it is to set up.

The downside? It won't work for every team—especially large teams that employ multiple kinds of reps, i.e. sales development reps (SDRs), inside sales reps , account executives, etc.

2. Bulk Assignment

The bulk assignment rule is pretty self-explanatory, too. Leads are uploaded to a CRM, then assigned in bulk to specific users, which allows for peak productivity levels.

In Close, sales managers can bulk assign leads by first creating a "lead owner" column in the document they plan to upload. That way, when said file is integrated into their Close account, leads will automatically be routed to the proper sales rep.

Lead Assignment Rules - Bulk Assignment

Why should you use this lead assignment role? Because it will save you a ton of time!

Unfortunately, it only works for sales teams that either store leads outside their CRMs (why would you do that?) or purchase leads lists from third-party companies (also not recommended).

3. Round Robin Lead Assignment

The round robin assignment rule will automatically assign leads to specified sales reps in your organization in a circular manner, hence the name "round robin."

In Close, sales managers can implement a round-robin lead assignment process by connecting their Close, Python, and Zapier accounts . Once they do, inbound leads will get sent to their sales reps in order. When the last rep receives a lead, the cycle will start over.

Lead Assignment Rules - Round Robin Lead Assignment

A round-robin lead assignment approach will allow you to automate the lead routing process. Just know that it's more complicated to set up than other lead assignment use cases.

Check out this template to use a round-robin lead assignment approach for your team.

4. Rule-based Assignment

The rule-based assignment process will help you to assign inbound leads to reps based on specific criteria, such as where the lead lives and/or the product/service they're interested in.

In Close, use Smart Views to identify leads that fall within your specified criteria. Then assign them to the most qualified rep on your team.

Rule-based assignments are perfect for global companies that serve customers in many different locations around the world, as it allows them to route leads based on geographical location or time zone, the specialties of their sales reps, and the priority level of their leads.

5. Random Lead Assignment

True to its name, the random lead assignment rule assigns leads to sales rep at random. The best part is, this process happens automatically, so you don't have to worry about it!

In Close, you can also set up Sequences and have a random user assigned to each new lead in that sequence. You can also do this in groups, which means you can separate groups of reps and assign leads randomly within that group.

Lead Assignment Rules - Random Lead Assignment

To randomly assign all leads continuously, sales managers can integrate their Close accounts with Zapier. When this happens, inbound leads will automatically get sent to one of your sales reps, but there won't be any rhyme or reason to the assignments.

Lead Assignment Rules - Random Lead Assignment Close

Random lead assignment is easier to set up than round robin lead assignment (mentioned above) but will still help you evenly distribute leads across your sales team . When that happens, fewer leads will fall through the cracks, which will help you drive more revenue .

Check out this template to quickly build a random lead assignment approach for your team.

Best Practices for Lead Assignment

There are a bunch of ways to assign leads. No matter which approach you choose, make sure you keep these five best practices in mind. Doing so will help you find more success.

Keep It Simple

First, do your best to simplify your lead assignment rule entries.

Ask yourself, "Do we really need to have 17 criteria to route leads?" Unless you're a mega, enterprise-level organization, the answer is probably no. So why do it?

Trust me, most companies don't need to route the leads that come from LinkedIn and the leads that come from Facebook to different sales reps. There's no point in complicating processes that don't need to be complicated. Sales is already hard enough.

Be Transparent about How Leads Are Assigned

Trust is important in sales. As we discussed earlier, reps that trust their organizations work harder, which almost always translates to more sales and revenue.

Trust is especially important when it comes to lead routing. Your reps need to believe that they get a fair amount of leads. The easiest way to ensure this is to be perfectly transparent about your lead routing processes. That way each rep knows exactly how leads are split up.

If you aren't transparent, your sales reps will question your lead assignment approach, which is less than ideal when most companies pay reps on commission . Basically, your reps might feel like you're "stealing" money from them if they don't understand how leads are divided.

Handle Lead Scoring and Qualification Before Assigning Leads

Next, take care of your lead scoring and qualification procedures before you assign leads.

This will ensure you only send quality prospects to your sales reps, saving them valuable time. One of the worst things you can do in sales is spend an afternoon nurturing a lead that will never buy from you. It's completely unproductive and, honestly, kind of demoralizing.

Fortunately, this isn't that hard to do. Simply use an inbound form to learn more about your leads. Then give each lead a score based on the information you receive. (Note: You can use Close to help automatically score your leads, which will save you boatloads of time.)

Once your leads have been vetted, send them to your reps. Trust me, this simple process will boost team productivity to new heights and help you close way more deals.

Develop a Process to Reassign Leads When Necessary

Guess what—leads can be reassigned to new sales reps if and when necessary.

Maybe a lead is first routed to Dwight. Uh oh, Dwight is on vacation and won't be able to follow up with the lead in a timely manner. No problem, just send that bad boy to Jim instead.

You can do this manually, of course. But I suggest building reassignment rules into your CRM. That way, the tech at your disposal will handle this tedious task for you. Doing so will help your entire team reach the apex of their potential, which is exactly what you want.

Analyze and Optimize Your Lead Assignment Protocols

Last but not least, always look for ways to improve your lead routing approach.

What can you do better? Is there a way to eliminate complexity from your process? Maybe you need to go the opposite way, get a little fancy, and use automation to your advantage. (Just don't get too fancy. Like I said earlier, simple is generally best for lead assignment.)

The point is you might not build the perfect lead routing system on the first try. Even if you do, your sales team might grow in the future. Or adopt a new sales strategy. Either way, you'll want to develop a new process to assign leads. Just to make sure everything works right.

Remember, lead routing isn't a one-time checkbox. You can't set it and forget it. You need to continually analyze your approach and look for ways to optimize it. That's how you win.

Close More Deals with the Right Lead Assignment Process

Lead assignment is critical to the ultimate success of your sales department.

Once you implement a few active assignment rules, your reps will become more productive, trust your organization more, and, most importantly, drive more revenue. Win!

You just need to learn how to create new rules in your CRM of choice. That way the robots can handle the lead distribution process for you, while you focus on other tasks. Win, Win!

If you're a Close user, check out this tutorial . In it, Matt Bonde, one of our esteemed product managers, will show you how to assign leads to an automated sequence. Hello, productivity!

If you're not a Close user, what's stopping you? Sign up for a free 14-day trial today to see everything our platform offers, including its lead assignment capabilities.

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  • Add Campaign Members with Manage Members
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  • Enable Connected Campaigns
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  • Leads Created from Your Company’s Website
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  • Convert Qualified Leads
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  • Things to Know About Merging Duplicate Leads
  • Merge Duplicate Leads in Lightning Experience
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  • Update Leads with Third-Party Data
  • Reassign Leads from a Queue
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  • Guidelines for Creating Leads
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  • Lead Fields
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  • What Is a Lead?
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  • What happens when I convert leads?
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  • What status is assigned to web-generated leads?
  • Who owns new web-generated leads?
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  • Considerations for Creating and Maintaining Price Books
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  • Set a Default Product Quantity of 1 on Opportunities
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  • Opportunity History
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  • Define Competitors
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  • Set Up Quotes
  • Enable Quote Creation Without a Related Opportunity
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  • Add Rich Text to a Quote Template
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  • Add an Image to a Quote Template
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  • Add a Signature Block to a Quote Template
  • Create and Manage Quotes
  • How Quote Syncing Works
  • Sync Quotes and Opportunities
  • Create a Quote PDF from the Standard Template
  • Create a Quote PDF by Selecting a Template
  • Email Quote PDFs
  • Considerations for Creating Quote Templates
  • Guidelines for Using the Quote Templates Editor
  • Considerations for Adding Images to Quote Templates
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  • Considerations for Deleting Quotes
  • Considerations for Creating and Managing Quotes and Quote Line Items
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  • Quotes Fields
  • Troubleshooting Quote Syncing
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  • Set Up Contracts
  • Activate Contracts
  • Contract History
  • Delete Contracts
  • Contract Fields
  • Enable Orders
  • Enable Negative Quantities for Order Products
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  • Share Orders
  • Order History
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  • Add Products to an Order
  • Reduction Orders
  • Reduce Orders
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  • Guidelines for Creating Orders
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  • Things to Know About Merging Duplicate Accounts Associated with...
  • Merge Duplicate Accounts in Lightning Experience
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  • Update Accounts with Third-Party Data
  • View and Convert Leads on an Account
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  • Set Up Account Hierarchy in Salesforce Classic
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  • Enable Automated Account Fields
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  • Add Teams to Your Accounts
  • Set Up a Default Account Team
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  • Customize Account Team Roles
  • Maintain Your Users’ Account Teams
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  • Considerations for Customizing Account Teams
  • Account Team Fields
  • Guidelines for Creating Accounts
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  • Considerations for Using Account Hierarchy in Lightning Experience
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  • Account Fields
  • Considerations for Creating Contacts
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  • Merge Duplicate Contacts in Lightning Experience
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  • Retain Recently Updated Data Privacy Records for Merged Leads and...
  • Considerations for Merging Duplicate Contacts
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  • Update Contacts with Third-Party Data
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  • Display Contacts in an Org Chart in Salesforce Classic
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  • Comparing Contacts to Multiple Accounts to Other Options
  • Set Up Contacts to Multiple Accounts
  • Account Contact Relationship Fields
  • Create Custom Report Types for Account Contact Relationships
  • Validation Rules for Account Contact Relationships
  • Create and Edit Relationships Between Contacts and Accounts
  • Considerations for Relating a Contact to Multiple Accounts
  • Set Up Contact Roles
  • Add and Manage Contact Roles in Lightning Experience
  • Add and Manage Contact Roles in Salesforce Classic
  • Considerations for Using Contact Roles
  • Contact Role Fields
  • Set Up and Customize Opportunity Contact Roles in Lightning Experience
  • Considerations for Customizing Opportunity Contact Roles
  • Set Up Opportunity Contact Roles in Salesforce Classic
  • Add and Manage Opportunity Contact Roles
  • Guidelines for Using Opportunity Contact Roles
  • Opportunity Contact Role Fields
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  • Turn On Collaborative Forecasts and Define Forecasts Settings
  • Forecast Types
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  • Create and Activate Forecast Types
  • Schedule and Product Date Forecasts
  • Territory Forecasts
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  • Forecast Rollup Methods
  • Select a Forecast Rollup Method
  • Give Users Access to Collaborative Forecasts
  • Set Up Your Forecast Hierarchy
  • Enable Partner Portal Users to Add Opportunities in Collaborative...
  • Activate and Assign Custom Forecasts Pages
  • Considerations and Guidelines for Custom Forecasts Pages
  • Define Your Company’s Forecast Date Range
  • Customizing Forecasts Categories
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  • Select a Forecast Currency in Collaborative Forecasts
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  • Managing External Data to Include in Collaborative Forecasts
  • Add Custom Columns That Include External Data
  • Set Up Historical Data for Forecast Charts
  • Manage Opportunity-State-to_Forecast-Category Mappings
  • Considerations for Disabling Collaborative Forecasts Features
  • Guidelines for Using Collaborative Forecasts
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  • Who Can Apply Manager Judgments and Adjust Forecasts
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  • Preparing Sales Leaders to Report on Forecasts
  • Guidelines for Using Collaborative Forecasts Reports
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  • Designing Territory Models
  • Managing Territories
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  • Collaborate on Territory Models
  • Create Territory Types
  • Create a Territory Model Record
  • Create Territories
  • Assign Forecast Managers to Territories
  • Customize Territory Labels
  • Assign Users to Territories
  • Define a Picklist for Territory User Roles
  • Assign Territory Roles to Users
  • Identify Users in Territories Assigned to Accounts
  • Identify Territory Users by Territory Role
  • Show Your Reps Other Users Assigned to Their Leads’ Territories
  • Track Historical User Assignments in Territories
  • Create Rules to Assign Accounts to Territories
  • Assign Accounts Directly to Territory Records
  • Preview Territory Assignments for Accounts
  • Assign Accounts and Leads to Territories Manually
  • Add Assignment Rules to Territories
  • Requirements for Assigning Opportunities to Territories Manually
  • Assign Opportunities to Territories Manually
  • Run the Opportunity Territory Assignment Filter
  • Clone Territory Models
  • Activate a Territory Model
  • Configure Territory Permissions and Access for Salesforce Admins and...
  • Run Assignment Rules for a Territory
  • Find Out Which Territories an Assignment Rule Applies To
  • View and Manage Assignment Rules at the Territory Model Level
  • Activating Assignment Rules and Applying Them to Descendant...
  • Preparing Sales Management for Territory Reporting
  • Report on Accounts Assigned to Territories
  • Report on Territories Without Assigned Accounts
  • Report on Users Not Assigned to Territories
  • Report on Territories with Assigned Users
  • Report on Summarizable Account Fields by Territory
  • Archive a Territory Model
  • Delete a Territory Model
  • Disable Enterprise Territory Management
  • Explore Your Company’s Territory Model
  • Identify an Account’s Sales Territories
  • View a List of the Accounts or Opportunities in Your Territories
  • Report on the Accounts and Opportunities in Your Territories
  • Enterprise Territory Management Allocations
  • Enterprise Territory Management: What’s Different or Not Available...

How Account Assignment Rules Work

  • Add Teams to Your Opportunities
  • Set Up a Default Opportunity Team
  • Use Reports to Track Teams
  • Considerations and Guidelines for Using Teams
  • Guidelines and Considerations for Using Opportunity Splits and...
  • Enable Opportunity Teams
  • Customize Team Roles
  • Maintain Users’ Opportunity Teams
  • Disable Opportunity Teams
  • Considerations for Customizing Teams
  • Opportunity Teams Fields
  • Get Ready to Enable Splits
  • Enable Opportunity Splits
  • Edit Splits Layouts
  • Customize Split Types
  • Add Opportunity Product Splits
  • Deactivate or Delete Opportunity Split Types
  • Disable Opportunity Splits and Opportunity Product Splits
  • Set Up Audit History for Splits and Opportunity Teams
  • Considerations for Managing Audit History
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  • Considerations for Enabling Multiple Currencies
  • Activate and Deactivate Currencies
  • Enable or Disable Advanced Currency Management
  • Edit Dated Exchange Rates
  • Enable Path
  • Create a Path
  • Configure the Last Path Step
  • Considerations and Guidelines for Creating Paths
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  • Assign a WDC Administrator
  • Recommended WDC Permission Sets
  • Recommended WDC Profiles
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  • Assign WDC User Feature Licenses
  • Configure Thanks in the Chatter Publisher and Salesforce Mobile App...
  • Assign Publisher Layout to Profiles
  • WDC Editions and Permissions
  • Enable or Disable WDC Settings
  • Create a Support Case
  • Skills Customization
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  • Create a Badge
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  • Add a Skill Via Record Detail Pages
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  • Einstein Features in Sales Cloud
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  • Deleting Partners
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Before you create and use account assignment rules, make sure that you review how they work.

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  • A territory can have inherited account assignment rules, meaning that the rules were created somewhere higher in the territory hierarchy and also impact the given territory.
  • A territory can have locally defined account assignment rules, meaning that the rule was associated at the given territory.
  • If a territory doesn't have any inherited or locally defined account assignment rules, then it only contains accounts that were associated manually.
  • If an account matches all inherited and locally defined account assignment rules for multiple territories on the same branch of the hierarchy, the account is assigned to the lowest matching territory.
  • If a territory has multiple locally defined account assignment rules, an account is assigned to the territory only if it matches all locally defined account assignment rules on the territory.
  • When referring to picklist values in your account assignment rules, specify the API name instead of its corresponding value. That way, your account assignment rules reflect any updates to picklist values. For example, you refer to the picklist API name Agriculture_Sales. You change its corresponding value from Agriculture Sales to Agriculture. Account assignment rules now reflect Agriculture.

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  • Territory C has two rules.

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Create Case Queues and Assignment Rules

Now that you have your basic support processes and layouts configured for cases, create case queues and assignment rules to route your cases to the correct support teams at Ursa Major Solar.

Create Product Support Tier 1 and Product Support Tier 2 queues so product support cases can be routed to one of these queues based on case criteria and how long the case has been open.

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  • From Service Setup, enter Queues in the Quick Find box and select Queues .
  • Label: Product Support Tier 1
  • Queue email: [email protected]
  • Supported Objects: select Case and click Add .
  • Queue Members: Click  User: (Your Name) in the Available Members list, and click Add to add yourself to the Selected Members list.
  • Click Save .
  • Label:   Product Support Tier 2
  • Queue email: [email protected]

Add Queue Members

Now, create the Inquiry queue for inquiry cases.

  • From the Queues page, click New .
  • Label: Inquiry
  • Queue Email: [email protected]
  • Queue Members: Click User: Ada Balewa in the Available Members list, and click Add to add her to the Selected Members list.

So, now you have case queues set up and ready to handle different types of cases as they’re created. Next, create and activate a standard case assignment rule to assign cases to the correct team members. This is how cases get sent to specific case queues, like the ones you just created.

  • From Service Setup, enter Case Assignment Rules in the Quick Find box and select Case Assignment Rules .
  • Rule Name: Standard Case Assignment
  • Select the Active checkbox to make this the active case assignment rule.

Add a rule entry that assigns Product Support cases to the Product Support Tier 1 queue.

  • Click the Standard Case Assignment link.

Create and customize a Case Assignment Rule by entering the rule details.

  • Click Save & New .

Next, add a rule entry that assigns inquiry cases to the Inquiry queue.

Now rename the Automated Case User to System. Every time there’s an automated case change from an assignment rule, for example, the automated case user name will show up in the case history. It will now show an automated “system” change, rather than showing your name as the admin, whenever an automated case change occurs.

  • Enter Support Settings in the Quick Find box and select Support Settings .
  • Click Edit .

Rename the Automated Case User to System

You want to make sure the assignment rules work for Ursa Major Solar by creating a case.

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  • Click the Contacts tab.
  • Select Recently Viewed from the dropdown, and click the Pat Stumuller link.
  • In the Cases   related list, click New .
  • Select a record type: Product Support .
  • Click the Case Number for the case you just created. Ensure that the Case Owner is Product Support Tier 1.

By setting up case queues and assignment rules, cases are now automatically routed to the correct teams. Next, escalate higher priority cases to the Product Support Tier 2 team by creating an Escalation Rule.

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The primary step in a business is to gather quality leads from multiple sources, and engage them in different marketing activities. For a good conversion rate, it is important to pay attention to every lead that is gathered.

With large number of leads entering the business through multiple sources such as webforms, trade shows, channel partners, etc., it can be challenging to ensure that each one is contacted, followed, and pursued.

Assignment Rules is a tool that can address this by optimally distributing the leads among the sales reps based on conditions. It can also be used to automatically assign Contacts, Deals, Cases or custom records to the respective CRM users.

In this video, you will learn the process of automatic distribution of records among CRM users based on the specified criteria. Additionally, you will learn to add follow-up tasks that must be carried out by the sales rep when a record is assigned.

Useful link: Creating Assignment Rules

What is the first step to set an assignment rule?

Set a criteria for the rule.

Well done! You have identified the first step in setting up an assignment rule.

Add a follow-up task

Sorry! You need to set a criteria first.

Select an owner for the record

What does an assignment rule help in, change ownership of records.

Sorry! An assignment rule does not help to change ownership of records.

Assignment of records to sales reps

Well done! An assignment rule helps to assign records to sales reps.

Assigning of tasks to reps

Sorry! An assignment rule does not help to assign tasks to reps.

An assignment rule can be applied to:

Only records that match certain conditions.

Sorry! An assignment rule can be applied to all records or records matching certain conditions

All records or records matching certain conditions

Well done! An assignment rule can be applied to all records or records matching certain conditions

Records can be assigned to:

Individual users.

Sorry! Records can be assigned to more than just individual users.

Users in groups

Sorry! Records can be assigned to more than just users in groups.

Users in roles

Sorry! Records can be assigned to more than just users in roles

All of the above

Records can be assigned to individual users, users in groups, and users in roles.

What happens when multiple users are selected in an assignment rule?

The system will throw an alert.

Sorry! Records will be assigned based on round robin pattern

Records will be assigned based on round robin pattern

Well done! Records will be assigned based on round robin pattern

Selected records can also be assigned using the Assignment rules.

Sorry! Records matching specified conditions can also be assigned using the Assignment Rules.

Well done! Records matching specified conditions can also be assigned using the Assignment Rules.

Assignment rule can be set for the following:

Sorry! Assignment rules can be set for leads, contacts, deals, and records from custom modules.

Only Leads entering CRM from other sources

Leads, contacts, deals and records from custom modules.

Well done! Assignment rules can be set for leads, contacts, deals, and records from custom modules.

Records can only be assigned to selected users.

Sorry! Records can be assigned to users matching specified conditions.

Well done! Records can be assigned to users matching specified conditions.

While setting up an assignment rule, you can also:

Add a follow-up task for the record owner.

Well done! You can also add a follow-up task for the record owner.

Choose an alternative user who will be assigned the record if the criteria does not match with any user.

Sorry! You cannot choose an alternative user who will be assigned the record if the criteria does not match with any user.

Update a field in the record

Sorry! You cannot update a field in the record.

You cannot use Assignment Rules if you are creating the records manually.

Well done! You can only use Assignment Rules for records generated through import, Webform, and API.

Sorry! You can only use Assignment Rules for records generated through import, Webform, and API.

On what basis does one check the availability of a user?

Only online status.

Sorry! The availability of a user is checked based on their online status and/or shift timing.

Online status and/or shift timing

Well done! The availability of a user is checked based on their online status and/or shift timing.

Only shift timing

Who is a default user, a user who is assigned by default, such as the record owner.

Sorry! A default user is not one who is assigned by default.

A user who is assigned when the specified criteria is not met

Well done! A default user is one who is assigned when the specified criteria is not met.

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AssignmentRules

File suffix and directory location.

Assignment rules for an object have the suffix .assignmentRules and are stored in the assignmentRules folder. For example, all Case assignment rules are stored in the Case.assignmentRules file.

AssignmentRules components are available in API version 27.0 and later.

AssignmentRule

Specifies whether the rule is active or not and its definition. Rules are processed in the order they appear within the AssignmentRules container.

Represents the fields used by the rule.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example file showing two assignment rules on the Case object:

Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

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Case Assignment Rule in Salesforce

In this Salesforce tutorial, we will learn the case assignment rule in salesforce . In addition to this, we will also see step-by-step how to create case assignment rules in salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic.

While working in an organization that uses salesforce, I got a requirement where I need to assign cases to a specific team and team member. So, to fulfill this requirement, we create a salesforce case assignment rule.

If you want to learn How to create case assignment rules in Salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic , you have come to the right place.

The following are the topics that we will cover in this salesforce tutorial:

  • Case assignment rule in Salesforce
  • Component of case assignment rule in Salesforce
  • Fields used in case assignment rule in Salesforce
  • How to create case assignment rule in Salesforce Lightning
  • How to create case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic

Table of Contents

Case assignment in Salesforce is the process of allocating a case to a certain team or teammate within an organization. A case assignment can be assigned in a variety of ways, either manually or in accordance with assignment criteria.

But, in this article, we will only focus on the case assignment rule in salesforce. So, a case assignment rule in salesforce is a process that automatically assigns cases to the appropriate team or teammate based on specific criteria.

This help in handling the case management procedure, speeding up responses, and boosting customer satisfaction. Also, it aids in enhancing both general effectiveness and customer service.

With this, we got an overview of the case assignment rule in salesforce. Now, we will move forward and understand its main components.

In Salesforce, the case assignment rule revolved around two main components such as case rule and case criteria.

  • Case Rule: A case rule defines one or more than one condition that must meet to be assigned to a specific user. We can add as many rule entries as we want to a single assignment rule.
  • Case Criteria: Case criteria are the conditions that are based on different factors such as case origin, status, type, etc.

In conclusion, the case assignment rule matches the case criteria first and then the case rule assigns the case to the appropriate user or queue.

With this, we got an overview of how the case assignment rule works in salesforce. Now, we will move ahead and try to understand the common fields used in the case assignment rule.

Some of the common fields used in Case Assignment Rules are given below:

  • Order: This field is used to specify the order of the case entries in which we want to execute the case rule.
  • Criteria: This field is used to specify the case condition that must meet with the case to whom it is assigned.
  • User: This field specifies the salesforce user or team to whom the case is assigned.
  • Email Template: This field is used to specify the email template that we want to use to send emails.
  • Predefine case team: This field defines predefined case teams to add to the case.
  • Replace existing predefine case team: This field replaces the existing predefined case team with a specified case team if the case condition meets.

With this, we have learned some common fields used in the salesforce case assignment rule. Now, we will move further and learn how to create case assignment rules in Salesforce Lightning .

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Here are the steps to create a case assignment rule in Salesforce Lightning:

Step 1:  Log in to your Salesforce account and go to  Setup .

Step 2:  In the Quick Find box, type  Assignment Rules , then select  Case Assignment Rules located under Services.

How to create case assignment rule in Salesforce Lightning

Step 3:  Click  New  to create a new case assignment rule.

How to create case assignment rule in Salesforce Lightning Example

Step 4:  Enter a  Rule Name  for the case rule. Here, I create the Rule “High Priority Case” .

Step 5:  Activate the rule by clicking the  Activate  button. Activating this rule will deactivate the current case assignment rule automatically as at one time only one rule is activated.

Step 6:  Click  Save  to save the rule.

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Step 7:  Select the  Rule Name  and open it to add case assignment rules.

Step 8:  Click  New  to create multiple rule entries under this rule.

Step 9:  Set the  Rule Order  in which these rule entries will process.

Step 10:  Define the criteria that will trigger the rule. This can include fields like case origin, cause status, and cause type. Here, I set the criteria for “Case Priority equal to High” .

Step 11: Specify the user or queue to whom we assign the case when a case meets the criteria. Here, I assign it to the “ User “.

Step 12: Optionally, we can also choose the email template for the case assignment rule.

Step 13: In addition to this, we can select predefined case teams and also replace existing predefined case teams.

Step 14: Click  Save  to save the case assignment rule.

Step 15:  Test the rule by creating a test case that meets the criteria, and ensures that it is assigned correctly.

Note: Always check the checkbox “Assign using active assignment rule” to assign newly created case according to case assignment rule.

How to create case assignment rule using Salesforce Lightning

Once our case assignment rule is created and tested, Salesforce will automatically assign incoming cases based on the criteria we’ve defined.

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With this, we learned to  create the case assignment rule in Salesforce Lightning . Now, we will move and learn to create the case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic .

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Here are the steps to create a case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic:

Step 1:  Log in to your Salesforce Classic account. Click on  Avtar  and then select  Switch to Salesforce Classic .

How to create case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic

Step 2:  Go to the  Setup  menu in Salesforce Classic and click on the  Build  section.

Step 3:  Click on the  Case  object under the  Customize  section.

Step 4:  Then, click on  Case Assignment Rules .

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Step 5:  Click  New  to create a new case assignment rule.

create case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic Example

Step 6:  Enter a  Rule Name . Here, I create a rule with the name Case Number Assignment .

Step 7:  If we want to activate the rule click on the  Activate  button.

Step 8:  Click  Save  to save the rule.

How to create case assignment rule using Salesforce Classic

Step 9:  In order to add case assignment rules, select the  Rule Name .

Step 10:  Click  New  to create new rule entries.

How to create case assignment rule using Salesforce Classic Example

Step 11:  Specify the  Rule Order  in which the rule should be evaluated if we have multiple rules.

Step 12: Define the criteria that the lead record must satisfy in order for the rule to be triggered. Any field on the lead record can be used to define your criteria. Here, I set criteria Case Number should be greater or equal to 00001001.

Step 13: Define the actions that should be taken when a case meets the rule criteria such as assigning the case to User, Queue, and Partner User. Here, I define an action that case should be assigned to Case Queue.

Step 14: As an additional option, we can select the email template to whom we want to assign the case assignment rule.

Step 15: We also have the option of choosing predefined case teams or changing the current predefined case teams on the case.

Step 16: To save the case assignment rule, click Save .

Step 17: By developing a test case that meets the requirement, we can confirm that our rule is functioning correctly.

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With this, we learned how to create the case assignment rule in Salesforce Classic.

You may also like to read the following Salesforce tutorials.

  • How to Delete a Case in Salesforce
  • How to Close a Case in Salesforce
  • How to Create a Case in Salesforce

In conclusion, Salesforce’s case assignment rules let us automatically allocate incoming cases to the right sales team members or queues based on predefined criteria.

Both Salesforce Classic and Salesforce Lightning provide a simple procedure to create a case assignment rule which will help our sales team work more effectively and efficiently.

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Handling Assignment Rules in ServiceNow

In ServiceNow, if one is looking for automatic assignments then he can rely on the instance’s ability to assign the tasks automatically to different users and groups depending on the specified conditions. In order to achieve this, ServiceNow has the following modules:

  • Assignment Lookup Rules
  • Assignment Rules

Assignment Lookup Rules:

This module appears under the ‘System Policy application’ menu. This table is basically generated out of the box as its definition is provided in the ‘Data Lookup Definition’ table in the instance, specifically for field assignments in the incident table. Assignment lookup rules mainly provide the functionality of changing any field value and not just the assignment fields.

Assignment Rules:

This module appears under the ‘System Policy application’ menu. It helps to automatically assign the tasks to a particular user or a particular group using the assigned_to and assignment_group fields respectively, depending on the specified set of conditions. One can define these assignment rules readily for their desired table.

Following are the steps for defining the assignment rule:

  • Navigate to System Policy -> Assignment -> New

Handling Assignment Rules in ServiceNow

  • From the above figure, one can see that the dot-walking can also be done in the condition builder field. Just select the ‘Show Related Fields’ option in the condition and then select the appropriate attribute.
  • Further, in the ‘Assign To’ tab, select the appropriate user and group to whom the task is to be assigned.

If two assignment rules conflict, then the assignment rule with the lowest execution order runs first. The lower the execution order, the higher is the precedence.

Distinguishing Factors between the Data Lookup Rules and Assignment Rules:

Precedence among the assignment rule and business rule:.

In certain circumstances, the business rules gain precedence over the assignment rules.

The business rules and assignments rules run in the following order:

  • All the ‘before record insert’ business rules having order less than 1000.
  • First and foremost, assignment rule with lowest execution order and matching condition.
  • All the ‘before record insert’ business rules having order more than 1000.
  • All the ‘after record insert’ business rules.

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