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If you have Unite enabled for your Salesforce org, when Salesforce receives a message through a configured channel, Salesforce creates a new case. When Salesforce creates a new case and ContactWorld for Salesforce (CW4SF) routes the case to an agent, or if the original agent reassigns the case to another agent, you can notify the new agent, or case owner, that the case is assigned to them.

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  1. Go to the Administration Setup Page in Salesforce.
  2. On the left-hand side of the Salesforce window, in the App Setup or Build section, expand Create and then Workflow and Approvals.
  3. In the expanded list of items, click Workflow RulesAll Workflow Rules appears.
  4. Click New RuleNew Workflow Rule appears in edit mode.
  5. In Object, select Case. Click NextStep 2: Configure Workflow Rule appears.
  6. Provide the following information:

    Field
    Description
    Rule NameThe name of the rule. For example, Notify agent on case assignment.
    DescriptionA description of the rule. For example, this rule notifies an agent when a case is assigned to them.
    Evaluation Criteria

    When the rule evaluates its criteria. For information about the different options, see Salesforce help. In this example, the rule must evaluate the criteria against a case when the case is created or edited—click created, and every time it's edited.

    Info
    The rule action only runs if the record meets the rule criteria.
    Rule Criteria

    In the Rule Criteria area, define which objects the rule must run on. In this example, the rule must run on cases when their OwnerId field is changed. In the Run this rule if the following list, click formula evaluates to true. Type ISCHANGED(OwnerId) into the formula field.

    Click Save & NextStep 3: Specify Workflow Actions appears.

  7. Click Add Workflow Action and then New Email AlertNew Email Alert appears.

  8. To send an email when a case is assigned, provide the following information:

    Field
    Description
    DescriptionA description for the field update. For example, Send an email to an agent when a case is assigned to them.
    Unique NameThe unique name for the email alert. This name cannot contain spaces. For example, Case_assigned.
    Email TemplateThe email template to use for the email. For example, Support: Case Assignment Notification.
    Recipient TypeThe type of the recipient. In the Search list, click Owner. The Available Recipients list is updated and Case Owner appears in the list.
    Available RecipientsThe available recipients of the type clicked in the Recipient Type list. Click Case Owner and then click Add to add Case Owner to Selected Recipients.
    Selected RecipientsThe recipient or recipients of the email. Add Case Owner.

    Click Save, click DoneNotify agent on case assignment appears. To activate the workflow rule, click Activate. Now, when case is assigned to an agent, CW4SF ContactWorld sends an email to the agent.