Supported and unsupported roles and features
Explore the capabilities and limitations of the unified consumer role (sn_customerservice.unified_consumer) to understand the roles and features it supports. This analysis helps you can enhance the user experience and streamline administration, supporting a unified identity across different user contexts.
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Supported or unsupported |
Persona and role [Role Name] |
Internal role(s) |
External role(s) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Supported |
Administrator |
Admin [admin] |
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Administrators who can set up unified consumer users. |
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Internal unified consumer |
Internal employee [snc_internal]Note: Can have other internal roles across non-CSM applications. |
Unified consumer [sn_customerservice.unified_consumer] Note: The unified consumer role doesn't contain snc_external roles. |
An employee (internal user) who is also a consumer (external). | |
|
External unified consumer |
|
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A user who is similar to a consumer [sn_customerservice.consumer], but has the unified consumer role. | |
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Unsupported |
Customer Service Management (CSM) fulfiller as a consumer |
|
Unified Consumer [sn_customerservice.unified_consumer] |
A customer service agent who is also a consumer. |
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CSM contributor as a consumer |
|
Unified Consumer [sn_customerservice.unified_consumer] |
An employee (internal contributor) who can create cases on behalf of themselves and others, but is also a consumer. | |
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Employee as an account-consumer (B2B2C) |
Internal employee [snc_internal] |
Account consumer [sn_acct_consumer.consumer] |
An employee who is also a consumer for a business-customer (B2B2C). |
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Features |
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Configuring a user as a Unified Consumer
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title: Supported and unsupported roles and features
description: Explore the capabilities and limitations of the unified consumer role \(sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\) to understand the roles and features it supports. This analysis helps you can enhance the user experience and streamline administration, supporting a unified identity across different user contexts.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/customer-service-management/features-supp-and-unsupp-by-unified-consumer.html
release: brazil
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Configuring a user as a Unified Consumer, Configuring a Unified User, User management, Set up your environment, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---
# Supported and unsupported roles and features
Explore the capabilities and limitations of the unified consumer role \(sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\) to understand the roles and features it supports. This analysis helps you can enhance the user experience and streamline administration, supporting a unified identity across different user contexts.
<table id="table_ijx_tjq_vzb"><thead><tr><th>
Supported or unsupported
</th><th>
Persona and role \[Role Name\]
</th><th>
Internal role\(s\)
</th><th>
External role\(s\)
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">
Supported
</td><td>
Administrator
</td><td>
Admin \[admin\]
</td><td>
</td><td>
Administrators who can set up unified consumer users.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Internal unified consumer
</td><td>
Internal employee \[snc\_internal\]**Note:** Can have other internal roles across non-CSM applications.
</td><td>
Unified consumer \[sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\]
**Note:** The unified consumer role doesn't contain snc\_external roles.
</td><td>
An employee \(internal user\) who is also a consumer \(external\).
</td></tr><tr><td>
External unified consumer
</td><td>
</td><td>
- Unified Consumer \[sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\]
- External users \[snc\_external\]
</td><td>
A user who is similar to a consumer \[sn\_customerservice.consumer\], but has the unified consumer role.
</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">
Unsupported
</td><td>
Customer Service Management \(CSM\) fulfiller as a consumer
</td><td>
- Customer service manager \[sn\_customerservice\_manager\]
- Relationship agent \[sn\_customerservice.relationship\_agent\]
- Case task agent \[sn\_customerservice.case\_task\_agent\]
- Account customer agent \[sn\_acct\_consumer.agent\]
- Location consumer agent \[sn\_customerservice.svc\_location\_consumer\_agent\]
- Location agent \[sn\_customerservice.svc\_location\_agent\]
- Location manager \[sn\_customerservice.svc\_location\_manager\]
- Location relationship manager \[sn\_bus\_loc.location\_relationship\_manager\]
- Customer service agent \[sn\_customerservice\_agent\]
- Consumer service agent \[sn\_customerservice.consumer\_agent\]
</td><td>
Unified Consumer \[sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\]
</td><td>
A customer service agent who is also a consumer.
</td></tr><tr><td>
CSM contributor as a consumer
</td><td>
- Account contributor \[sn\_customerservice.account\_contributor\]
- Consumer contributor \[sn\_customerservice.consumer\_contributor\]
- Relationship contributor \[sn\_customerservice.relationship\_contributor\]
- Self-contributor \[sn\_customerservice.self\_contributor\]
- Service organization contributor \[sn\_customerservice.service\_organization\_contributor\]
- Location manager contributor \[sn\_customerservice.svc\_location\_manager\_contributor\]
</td><td>
Unified Consumer \[sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\]
</td><td>
An employee \(internal contributor\) who can create cases on behalf of themselves and others, but is also a consumer.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Employee as an account-consumer \(B2B2C\)
</td><td>
Internal employee \[snc\_internal\]
</td><td>
Account consumer \[sn\_acct\_consumer.consumer\]
</td><td>
An employee who is also a consumer for a business-customer \(B2B2C\).
</td></tr></tbody>
</table><table id="table_djy_plq_vzb"><thead><tr><th>
Features
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
- Case Management
- Case Tasks
- Install Base Management
- Inbound/Outbound Email Notifications
- Targeted Communications
- Service Catalog Product Case
- Consumer Profile and Consumer Profile Locations
- Household
- Case Application Programming Interface \(APIs\)
- Asset \(IT Asset Management\)
- Contracts and Entitlements
- Contracts on Sold Product or Install Base Items
- Virtual Agent or Agent Chat
- Live Agent Chat
- Look up and Verify
- Case Digest
- Case Escalations
- Case Types
- Case Playbooks for Complaint
- Case Playbooks for Onboarding
- Order Management
- Omnichannel Callback
- Engagement Messenger
- ServiceNow Voice for CSM
- Business Location
- Walk-up Experience for Customer Service Management
- Knowledge Management
- Communities
- CSM Integrations
- Customer Service Management and Field Service Management Integration
- Customer Service Management and Request Management Integration
- Customer Service Management and Asset Management Integration
- Field Service Management
- Work Orders and Work Order Tasks
- Appointment Booking
- Conversational Appointment Booking
</td></tr></tbody>
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| title | Supported and unsupported roles and features |
| description | Explore the capabilities and limitations of the unified consumer role \(sn\_customerservice.unified\_consumer\) to understand the roles and features it supports. This analysis helps you can enhance the user experience and streamline administration, supporting a unified identity across different user contexts. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/customer-service-management/features-supp-and-unsupp-by-unified-consumer.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Configuring a user as a Unified ConsumerConfiguring a Unified UserUser managementSet up your environmentConfigureCustomer Service Management |