In Salesforce Entitlement Management, Milestones represent specific time-based targets (for example, First Response or Resolution Time) that help support teams meet SLAs. Milestones are directly tied to Cases, as cases represent the individual service requests against which SLAs are tracked.
The Service Cloud Consultant Study Guide – Case Management Domain and Salesforce documentation specify that Milestones must be added to the Case object through an entitlement process. This process evaluates entitlement criteria and automatically monitors milestone actions and timers as cases progress.
Asset and Account objects may be related through Entitlement records (for tracking warranty or contract coverage), but milestones are executed and tracked on Cases only.
The Entitlement Process defines the sequence and timing of milestones that apply to cases under a specific entitlement.
Referenced Salesforce Materials:
Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant Exam Guide – Case Management Domain (Milestones and entitlements are configured on the Case object).
Salesforce Help: “Set Up Entitlement Management” (Milestones are added to cases through an entitlement process).
Salesforce Winter ’23 Release Notes – Service Cloud: Entitlement Management Enhancements (Describes improvements to milestone tracking and entitlement automation on Cases).
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