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Move a grievance, inquiry, incident or other UnionStack case through a consistent, connected process.

By Support Team · 12 min read · UnionStack 2.0 · Updated August 16, 2026

What this guide helps you accomplish

A complete case connects intake, the requestor, participant roles, assignments, progress, evidence, communication, meetings and the final result.

Before you begin

  • A documented case procedure with intake criteria, participant responsibilities, progress stages and closure expectations.
  • A fake member, organizational entity, agreement and supporting documents suitable for an end-to-end test.
  • Users representing intake, assignment, investigation and closure responsibilities.
  • A fake concern with enough information to progress through every configured stage and closure.

Procedure

  1. Select the correct case type

    Choose the type that matches the request and provides the appropriate fields, participant roles and progress model.

  2. Identify the requestor and details

    Record a useful summary, intake channel, source, category, impact and urgency using approved definitions.

  3. Add participants and roles

    Connect the people and users involved and assign explicit roles so responsibility is clear.

  4. Connect organizational context

    Relate entities, parent or child cases, agreements, articles and tags where they improve understanding.

  5. Progress the work

    Use configured stages, owners, notes, documents and meetings to record each material step.

  6. Link communication

    Relate relevant email conversations and attachments so evidence and decisions remain discoverable.

  7. Record the outcome and close

    Complete required progress, capture the outcome or award and confirm the record before closure.

Product view

UnionStack 2.0 test environment using fake data. Interface details may vary with configuration and permissions.

Video demonstration

Follow the principal workflow in this captioned demonstration using fake records.

Troubleshooting

The case looks complete but no one owns the next action

Separate participant involvement from assignment. Confirm the responsible user and progress stage, then record the next action in the maintained workflow.

The case cannot move to the expected stage

Check the selected case type, current progress state, required information and user access. Complete or correct the missing prerequisite before bypassing the designed path.

Participants are present but responsibility is unclear

Review each participant role and the assigned UnionStack users. Use roles to describe involvement and assignments to make operational ownership explicit.

Evidence is scattered across notes, files and email

Identify the authoritative source for each item, connect the conversation or document to the case, and use notes for analysis rather than duplicate copies of evidence.

Validation checklist

  • Another representative can reconstruct what happened, what is next and why without consulting a private inbox.
  • The requestor, participant roles and assigned users are unambiguous.
  • Progress accurately reflects the work completed and the next required action.
  • Material documents, conversations, meetings and governing articles are connected to the case.
  • Closure records the approved outcome or award and leaves a usable operational history.

Version applicability

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