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NOTE: If SupportAssist is unable to process your request, an appropriate error message is displayed. In such a
scenario, you can run the case creation test to verify connectivity to Dell, and then retry the operation.
Related links
Testing the case creation capability
Requesting to resume support activities
Prerequisites
Ensure that you are logged in to SupportAssist with elevated or administrative privileges. See SupportAssist user groups and
Granting elevated or administrative privileges to users.
About this task
You can request Dell Technical Support to resume activities for a support case, if you had previously requested to suspend activities
for the support case.
Steps
1. Click the Cases tab.
The Cases page is displayed.
2. From the list of cases, select a case that you had requested for suspending case activities.
NOTE: The Case Options list is enabled only if the support case that you have selected was opened by
SupportAssist.
NOTE: The Resume support for this case option is enabled only if you had previously requested to suspend
notications for the selected support case.
3. From the Case Options list, select Resume support for the case.
The Resume support for the case window is displayed.
4. (Optional) Type your reason for requesting to resume activities for the support case.
5. Click OK.
The Updating Case message is displayed. After the case is updated successfully, the Case Updated message is displayed.
6. Click OK.
The support case displays the appropriate status.
NOTE: If SupportAssist is unable to process your request, an appropriate error message is displayed. In such a
scenario, you can run the case creation test to verify connectivity to Dell, and then retry the operation.
Related links
Testing the case creation capability
Requesting to close a support case
Prerequisites
Ensure that you are logged in to SupportAssist with elevated or administrative privileges. See SupportAssist user groups and
Granting elevated or administrative privileges to users.
About this task
If you have resolved a problem with a device, you can request Dell Technical Support to close the corresponding support case.
NOTE: You can request Dell Technical Support to close a support case only if the support case was opened by
SupportAssist.
NOTE: You can request Dell Technical Support to close a support case that is in any status, except the Closed and
Closure Requested status.
Steps
1. Click the Cases tab.
The Cases page is displayed.
2. From the list of cases, select a case that was opened by SupportAssist.
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