CIS-CSM Practice Exam 1 — 20 Questions

Question 1

A retail company is implementing ServiceNow CSM to support both individual retail shoppers and corporate business clients. Which foundational architectural difference distinguishes the consumer-based service model from the account-based service model?

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Accepted Answer

Consumer models use the csm_consumer table instead of the Account and Contact tables, representing individuals directly.. The consumer model uses the Consumer (csm_consumer) table without accounts, whereas the account-based model uses Account (ast_customer / customer_account) and Contact (contact) tables.

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Account-based models cannot track assets, whereas consumer models can.

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Consumer models use standard Incident management tables instead of the Case table.

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Consumer models require every individual to have a parent account for billing purposes.

Question 2

Which role is required for a user to create and manage Account records in ServiceNow CSM?

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sn_customerservice_agent. The sn_customerservice_manager or sn_customerservice_agent role is typically required to manage accounts, with manager having broader administrative control.

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sn_customerservice.consumer

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itil

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sn_customerservice_viewer

Question 3

When a contact submits a case through the Customer Service Portal, how is the Account field on the case automatically populated?

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It is automatically populated based on the contact's associated account. The system auto-populates the account based on the logged-in contact's primary account association.

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It defaults to the parent account of the entire instance

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It is left blank for agent review

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It requires manual entry by the contact

Question 4

A consumer calls support regarding an appliance they purchased. The agent needs to verify proof of ownership before opening a case. Which related list on the Consumer form should the agent check?

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Installed Base / Assets. Products owned by consumers or accounts are tracked in the Asset related list.

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Entitlements

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Cases

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Service Contracts

Question 5

Universal Telecom uses CSM and needs to ensure that contacts can only submit cases for assets that belong to their specific account, while preventing them from seeing assets of sibling accounts in the hierarchy. Where must the administrator configure this visibility restriction?

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In the Account form by defining the Customer Service Management Account Relationship rules. Asset visibility is controlled through the Account and Contact relationship configurations, specifically determining whether contacts can view child or sibling account assets.

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In the CSM Configurable Workspace properties under Asset Visibility

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Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the cmci_ci table

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By modifying the 'Consumer and Account Security' plugin settings

Question 6

What is the primary difference between a Customer Service Contact and a Customer Service Consumer?

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Contacts are associated with a business account, whereas consumers represent individual people. Contacts belong to corporate accounts; consumers are individual standalone users.

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Contacts can log in to the portal, whereas consumers cannot

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Contacts require the ITIL role

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Consumers can purchase products, whereas contacts cannot

Question 7

A Customer Service Agent is reviewing a case submitted by a contact from Acme Corp. The agent needs to verify if the contact is authorized to submit cases for this account. Where does CSM validate the relationship between a Contact and an Account?

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Through the Account field directly populated on the Contact record. The Contact table maintains the relationship to the Account via the Account field on the contact record.

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Through the Entitlement [ast_entitlement] table

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Through the Customer Relationship [customer_relationship] table

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Through the Account Contact [sn_customerservice_account_contact] relationship table

Question 8

Which TWO scenarios represent valid use cases for the Customer Relationship [customer_relationship] table rather than the standard Account Parent field? (Choose two.)

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Establishing peer relationships or joint ventures where neither account is a strict subsidiary of the other.. The customer_relationship table handles peer relationships, partnerships, and complex non-hierarchical ties.

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Assigning individual contacts to accounts.

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Creating a simple corporate headquarters to regional subsidiary tree structure.

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Linking consumers to business accounts.

Question 9

A customer service agent needs to create a new case for a caller who works at a subsidiary company, but the case needs to be billed to the parent corporation's service contract. How should the agent configure the Account and Entitlement fields on the case?

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Set Account to subsidiary and select an entitlement associated with the parent account via hierarchy. The Account field can be set to the subsidiary while utilizing account hierarchy inheritance for entitlements.

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Set Account to parent and Entitlement to parent

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Manually override the billing ledger outside of CSM

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Create a duplicate account record merging both entities

Question 10

Which THREE fields are typically required or standard on a Customer Contact record in CSM? (Choose three.)

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Last name. Contact records require basic user information such as first name, last name, email, and a parent account.

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Hardware serial number

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Billing ledger code

Question 11

An administrator needs to allow a partner organization to view and manage cases for multiple distinct end-customer accounts they support. Which CSM record type is specifically used to establish this business-to-business support network?

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Customer relationship [customer_relationship]. Partner accounts and relationships allow external partners to manage end-customer accounts.

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Contact association map

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Account hierarchy tree

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Consumer relationship

Question 12

A system administrator is setting up entitlements for a major account. The account has a total of 100 support hours per year, regardless of which contact submits the case. Which field on the Entitlement form should be configured to enforce this account-wide limit?

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Account. Entitlements can be tied to accounts and restrict consumption globally for that account.

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Service contract

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Product

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Contact

Question 13

An organization has a complex account structure where subsidiary accounts report to a regional parent account, which in turn reports to a global headquarters. A CSM administrator needs to ensure that cases created by contacts at a subsidiary account can be viewed by agents managing the global parent account. Which feature should be configured?

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Account hierarchy roll-up. Account hierarchies allow visibility rules to roll up cases from child accounts to parent accounts.

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Consumer linkage rules

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Account relationship definitions

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Account escalation rules

Question 14

A company uses both the B2B account model and the B2C consumer model in ServiceNow CSM. A customer service agent receives a case and needs to determine whether the request came from a business contact or an individual consumer. Which form field indicates this distinction?

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Account / Consumer reference fields. Cases feature reference fields for both Account/Contact and Consumer.

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Caller Category

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Service Model Indicator

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Customer Type [customer_type]

Question 15

An administrator is configuring restricted access to assets. A contact at an account should only be able to view assets that are explicitly assigned to them, while other contacts at the same account can view all account assets. Where is this visibility controlled?

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Asset contact relationship table [alm_asset_contact]. Asset contact visibility can be controlled through asset contact relationships and associated security rules.

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Account form related lists

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Customer Service Properties

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Entitlement rules

Question 16

A Customer Service Manager wants to establish a B2B service model where multiple subsidiaries report to a single global enterprise account. Which ServiceNow CSM feature should be configured to support this parent-child account relationship?

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Account hierarchy related list on the Account form. Account hierarchies allow organizations to structure accounts in parent-child relationships, enabling visibility of cases, assets, and entitlements down the hierarchy.

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Enterprise service mapping module

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Consumer relationship management rules

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Contact relationship mapping table

Question 17

An enterprise customer has purchased a contract that covers support requests only during standard business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM). Where should this time restriction be linked to ensure cases adhere to the contract terms?

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SLA Definition / Schedule. Entitlements are tied to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) which incorporate schedules.

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Account Operating Hours

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Entitlement Schedule

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Contact Time Zone

Question 18

An enterprise account has reached its maximum allowed number of cases under its active entitlement. When a contact from this account submits a new case, what happens by default in CSM if 'Enforce by number of cases' is enabled and limit is exceeded?

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The case is created but flagged as out-of-entitlement or requires manager approval depending on configuration. Enforcing entitlement limits prevents case creation or flags the case based on configuration when limits are reached.

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The system automatically creates a billable quote

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The case is routed to the system administrator

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The case is automatically rejected and deleted

Question 19

Which THREE security and compliance practices should be enforced within peer-to-peer customer communities? (Choose three.)

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Enforcing User Criteria to restrict proprietary forums to authorized accounts only. Community security requires access control enforcement, automated moderation for sensitive data, and clear terms of use.

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Granting admin rights to all active community posters

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Allowing any anonymous user to view internal financial discussions without logging in

Question 20

An organization has implemented custom security constraints for community content using custom scripting in User Criteria. When a user navigates to a community forum, performance is degraded. What is the recommended best practice to optimize script-based User Criteria in communities?

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Ensure user criteria scripts are optimized, lightweight, and leverage caching to prevent performance bottlenecks. Script-based user criteria should be cached where possible and kept lightweight, as they execute frequently during portal rendering and search queries.

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Replace all user criteria with synchronous client-side JavaScript

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Disable security checks entirely for community content

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Store user criteria results in client browser cookies