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title: Accept or reject a case solution from the Consumer Portal
description: When an agent proposes a solution to your case, accept or reject it from the Consumer Portal to close or reopen the case.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/resolve-cases-on-consumer-portal.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use Consumer Portal, Customer communication, Use, Customer Service Management]
---

# Accept or reject a case solution from the Consumer Portal

When an agent proposes a solution to your case, accept or reject it from the Consumer Portal to close or reopen the case.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_customerservice.consumer

## About this task

When an agent proposes a solution, buttons to accept or reject it appear in the consumer actions section of the form.

## Procedure

1.  Log in to the Consumer Portal.

2.  Navigate to **Requests** > **View submitted requests** > **View cases and tasks** in the portal header to view a list of cases.

3.  Select **Action Needed**.

4.  Select any case to view more information about the case.

5.  Select one of the following from **Actions**.

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**Accept Solution**

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Accepts the solution proposed by the agent and changes the case state to **Closed**.

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**Reject Solution**

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Rejects the solution proposed by the agent after entering the reason for rejecting the solution. The case state changes to **Open** state.

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