CIS-CSM Timed Practice Test 1 — 10 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?

10 minute time limit — choose an answer to begin.

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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.)

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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.)

Accepted Answer

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