<h2>Government Service Case form</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2026" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2026" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="reference" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Government Service Case form" /><meta name="abstract" content="A government service agent creates a case to identify a constituent's request, and to track the activities related to resolving the issue. The Case form captures and displays detailed information about a constituent's issue or request." /><meta name="description" content="A government service agent creates a case to identify a constituent's request, and to track the activities related to resolving the issue. 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The Case form captures and displays detailed information about a constituent's issue or request.</p> <div class="section"> <div class="p"> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="government-service-case-form__table_ut3_b5r_crb" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap"><span class="table--title-label">Table 1. </span>Government Service Case form</span></caption><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead class="thead" style="text-align:left;"><tr class="row"><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d78715e59">Field</th><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d78715e62">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Number</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Auto-generated number for the case. Numbers for cases use the default prefix GOVCS.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Applicant type</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Type of applicant:<ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_gpm_yyp_dsb"><li class="li">Individual</li><li class="li">Business</li><li class="li">Agency</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Business</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the business. If the business does not exist, the agent can create a business record from the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Business contact</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the business contact. If the business contact does not exist, the agent can create a business contact record from the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Channel</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Method by which the constituent initiated contact and the case was opened:<ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_zmp_ryp_dsb"><li class="li">Web (default)</li><li class="li">Phone</li><li class="li">Email</li><li class="li">Chat</li><li class="li">Social</li><li class="li">Community</li><li class="li">Alert</li><li class="li">Virtual Agent</li><li class="li">In Person</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Constituent</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the constituent. If the constituent does not exist, the agent can create a constituent record from the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Requested by agency</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the agency that requested the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Assigned to agency</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the agency that is assigned with the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Service</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The requested service indicated in the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Opened</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Date and time that the case was opened.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Priority</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The assigned priority:<ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_f5g_xwq_g5b"><li class="li">1 — Critical</li><li class="li">2 — High</li><li class="li">3 — Moderate</li><li class="li">4 — Low (default)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Assignment group</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Assigned government service agent group.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Assigned to</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Assigned agent. If a group is selected in the <span class="ph uicontrol">Assignment group</span> field, the assigned agent must belong to this group.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Primary purpose</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The reason that the constituent created the case: <ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_w2c_yzp_dsb"><li class="li">Constituent Benefits: services that constituents can apply for.</li><li class="li">Governance Procedures: other types of cases such as Frauds, Appeals, Investigations, Complaints.</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Partner</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The name of the partner company.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Partner contact</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The name of the partner contact for this case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Short description</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Brief description of the question, request, or issue.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder sub-head" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 d78715e62 ">Applicant Information</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Primary identification type</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The type of document used as a constituent identification:<ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_ncz_k1q_dsb"><li class="li">Social Security Number</li><li class="li">State Identification Number</li><li class="li">Driver's License Number</li><li class="li">Medicare ID</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Identification field</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">One of the following fields based on the selection in the <span class="ph uicontrol">Primary Identification type</span> field: <ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_dbv_w1q_dsb"><li class="li">Social Security Number</li><li class="li">State Identification Number</li><li class="li">Driver's License Number</li><li class="li">Medicare ID</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Email</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The email address of the requester.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Street</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The street name for the primary address.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">City</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The city for the primary address.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">State/Province</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The state or province for the primary address.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">ZIP/Postal Code</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The ZIP code or postal code for the primary address.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Country</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The country of the requester.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder sub-head" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 d78715e62 ">Application Information</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Reported date</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The date that the case was submitted. This field defaults to the case creation date but can be changed.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Decision date</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The date that a decision about the case was reached.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Application status</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">The status of the application: <ul class="ul" id="government-service-case-form__ul_fpp_3dq_dsb"><li class="li">Approved</li><li class="li">Declined</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Description</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">A description about the case status.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder sub-head" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 d78715e62 ">Notes</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Watch list</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Users who receive notifications about this case when additional comments are added or if the state of a case is changed to <span class="ph uicontrol">Resolved</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Closed</span>. <p class="p">Click the add me icon to add yourself to the watch list.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Work notes list</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Internal users who receive a notification about this case when work notes are added. You can only add internal users to the work notes list.<p class="p">Click the add me icon to add yourself to the watch list.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Additional comments (Customer visible)</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Comments for the case that are visible to the constituent.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Work notes</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 "> <p class="p">Information about how to resolve the case or steps taken to resolve it, if applicable.</p> <p class="p">Internal users who have been added to the Work notes list receive a notification that Case work notes have been added.</p> <p class="p">You can configure the notification, as required. The notes are viewable by the admin, agent, and agent manager.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder sub-head" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 d78715e62 ">Contributors</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Contributor Users</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">When a user with the case task agent role (sn_customerservice.case_task_agent) is assigned to a case task, the user is added to the <span class="ph uicontrol">Contributor Users</span> field.<p class="p">If this user is removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Assigned to</span> field on the Case Task form, and this user is not assigned to any other tasks for the case, the user is also removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Contributor Users</span> field.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Contributor Groups</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">When a user with the case task agent role (sn_customerservice.case_task_agent) is assigned to a case task, the user's assignment group is added to the <span class="ph uicontrol">Contributor Groups</span> field.<p class="p">If the user is removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Assigned to</span> field on the Case Task form, and no other member of their assignment group is assigned to any other tasks for the case, the assignment group is removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Contributor Groups</span> field.</p> <p class="p">If a group is removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Assignment group</span> field on the Case Task form, and the group is not assigned to any other tasks for the case, the assignment group is removed from the <span class="ph uicontrol">Contributor Groups</span> field.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder sub-head" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 d78715e62 ">Resolution Information</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Resolved by</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Agent that the case is assigned to when the case is resolved.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Resolved</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Date and time that the case was resolved.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Resolution code</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">List of the resolution states for the case.<p class="p">This field is mandatory when an agent proposes a solution for a case.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Closed by</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Name of the user who closed the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Closed</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Date and time that the case was closed.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Cause</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Details about the cause of the resolution.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e59 ">Resolution notes</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e62 ">Details about how the case was closed. This field is mandatory if a customer service agent or agent manager closes a case. If a constituent closes a case, it is not mandatory.</td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="related-links"> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://servicenow.com/docs/bundle/yokohama-government-industry/page/product/public-sector/reference/psds-case-forms.html" title="Agents can create case forms to display detailed information about questions, requests, and issues that constituents, business stakeholders, or agents have. Constituents, business stakeholders, or agents can also view the form to see the status of their requests and service cases.">Public Sector Digital Services Core Case Forms</a></div> </div> </div><div class="topic reference nested1" id="ps-case-form-related-lists"> <h2 class="title topictitle2" id="ariaid-title2">Government Service Case form related lists</h2> <div class="body refbody"><p class="shortdesc">The Case form includes related lists that store case information and that agents can use to perform case-related tasks. Government agents are able to access a service request case, information request case, or license and permit case and view the following related lists.</p> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="ps-case-form-related-lists__table_wlv_sab_tt" class="table" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><span class="tablecap"><span class="table--title-label">Table 2. </span>Government service case form related lists</span></caption><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead class="thead" style="text-align:left;"><tr class="row"><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d78715e719">Related List</th><th class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d78715e722">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Case Tasks</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">Tasks that have been created for this case by the government service agent or agent manager. When you create a task or change the state of a task, the information is recorded in the case <span class="ph uicontrol">Activity</span> field. <p class="p">When you create a case task, the system generates a task number with a prefix. New and existing case tasks, regardless of state, both use the CSTASK prefix.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Related Parties</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A list of related parties, such as contacts or constituents added to the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Related Cases</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A list of cases created for the same account or contact.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Work Orders</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A list of work orders created for this case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Interactions</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A comprehensive list of interactions created between constituents and government service agent for this case. Interactions use the IMS prefix.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">SLAs</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">The service level agreements that are associated with this case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Draft Emails</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">Emails that are unsent.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Emails</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">The case email log. A list of the emails that are sent or received as part of resolving this case. <p class="p">The government service agent or agent manager can send email from within the case, such as updates and inquiries to constituents or other agents or parties. A change in the state of the case triggers an automatic email to be sent to the constituent.</p> <p class="p">Constituent contacts can create and update cases by email as well as receive updates from government service agents.</p> </td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Blocked Tasks</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A list of blocking tasks that have been created for this case. A blocking task is something that prevents the agent from making progress toward case resolution.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Escalations</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">A list of escalation records that are related to this case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Attached Knowledge</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">Knowledge articles attached as a proposed solution to the case.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Knowledge Gaps</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">Feedback tasks that are created when a knowledge gap is reported.</td></tr><tr class="row"><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e719 ">Appointments</td><td class="entry cellrowborder" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d78715e722 ">Appointments that the government agent makes with the constituent or others as part of resolving this case. <p class="p">When you create an appointment, an appointment creation message is recorded in the case <span class="ph uicontrol">Activity</span> field. The user selected in the <span class="ph uicontrol">To</span> field on the appointment form receives an email with the appointment details.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body></html></div>