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Institution-level feature — managed from your institution dashboard at deandesk.com/dashboard. Cases sit at the institution level so they can span across schools.
The Cases module is a lightweight ticketing system for tracking the questions, requests, and disputes that come into your institution — from members, families, prospective applicants, or staff. Each case has a lifecycle, an audit log, and can be linked to the relevant identity.

Open the cases workspace

Go to Cases in the institution dashboard sidebar. The workspace shows:
  • Stat cards at the top — counts of cases by status (new, open, in progress, waiting, resolved, closed)
  • A filterable list of cases with type, status, priority, contact, and tags
  • Quick filters to narrow by status or priority

Case fields

Each case carries the following fields:
FieldWhat it stores
Reference codeAuto-generated short ID for citing the case in conversations
TitleA short summary of what the case is about
DescriptionThe longer-form details
TypeQuestion, request, dispute, billing, support, or other
StatusNew, open, in progress, waiting on admin, waiting on member, resolved, closed
PriorityLow, medium, high, urgent
ContactName and email of the person the case is about (for cold leads)
Linked identityThe DeanDesk identity the case is for (if known)
TagsFree-form labels for categorization
NotesA timeline of internal notes added by staff
Activity logA timestamped audit trail of every status change, note, and edit

Create a case

Open Cases → New Case (/dashboard/cases/new). At the top of the form is a segmented control that switches between two intake modes:
ModeWhen to use
ManualYou already know the title, description, and other details
AIYou have raw text (email, chat log, phone notes) and want DeanDesk to extract a structured draft for you

Manual mode

1

Fill in the basics

Enter the title, description, type, status, priority, and tags.
2

Link an identity (optional)

Use Identity Search to find and link the case to a known identity in your institution. Once linked, the case appears on that identity’s detail page.
3

Add the contact info

If the person isn’t yet a known identity, enter their name and email so you have a way to follow up.
4

Add an initial note

Optionally add an opening note that captures the conversation that prompted the case.
5

Save

Save the case. It appears in the list with its reference code.

AI mode

1

Switch to AI

Toggle the AI / Manual control at the top of the form to AI.
2

Paste your raw text

Paste the original email, message, or notes from the conversation into the source text area.
3

Generate the draft

Click Generate draft. DeanDesk extracts a suggested title, description, type, status, priority, contact name and email, tags, an initial note, and a triage summary that captures the key facts in 2–3 sentences.
4

Auto-link an identity

DeanDesk also attempts to auto-link the draft to an existing identity by matching the contact name and email against your institution’s people directory. If a likely match is found, it’s pre-selected on the linked-identity field.
5

Review and save

Edit any field, then save. If you change the source text after generating, you’ll see a stale-draft warning prompting you to regenerate.
The identity detail page has a Create a case for this identity card with a Create linked case button. Clicking it opens the new-case form pre-filled with that identity’s name, email, and identity link — so you don’t have to search again.
AI intake is also available from the Institution AI Chat — ask the assistant to “open a case for the message I just shared” and it will draft and link the case for you.
AI Intake is also available from the Institution AI Chat — ask the assistant to “open a case for the message I just shared” and it will draft and link the case for you.

Working a case

Every case has a direct URL at /dashboard/cases/<id> (clicking a case title or visiting the URL both work), so you can share or bookmark a case link. The cases workspace header includes the global people-search bar so you can jump to a related identity without leaving the page.
1

Open the case

Click the case title in the list to open the detail view.
2

Update the status

Move the case through its lifecycle: new → open → in progress → waiting → resolved → closed. Status changes are recorded in the activity log.
3

Add notes

Drop internal notes as you make progress. Notes are timestamped and attributed to the staff member who added them.
4

Adjust priority and tags

Re-prioritize or re-tag the case as you learn more.
5

Resolve and close

When you’re done, mark the case Resolved (and later Closed). Closed cases stay on the linked identity’s detail page for historical context.

Case lifecycle reference

StatusMeaning
NewJust created, not yet triaged
OpenTriaged, work has not yet started
In progressActively being worked
Waiting on adminBlocked on internal action
Waiting on memberBlocked on the member providing more info
ResolvedIssue addressed, awaiting confirmation or grace period
ClosedDone — no further action expected