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title: Create an outage from a major case
description: Create an outage from a major case to keep customers informed about any issues affecting their install base items.
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# Create an outage from a major case

Create an outage from a major case to keep customers informed about any issues affecting their install base items.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_customerservice\_manager, sn\_majorissue\_mgt.major\_issue\_manager

## About this task

If no outages exist, you can also create outages directly from a major case to inform affected customers.

## Procedure

1.  Open your workspace.

2.  Navigate to **Major Issue Management**.

3.  Create a major case or select an existing major case with no outages associated with it.

4.  Select **Create Outage**.

    **Note:** You can only create an outage from a case if there are no outages already associated with it and there is at least one affected install base item associated with the case. You can’t create an outage on a child case.

5.  Fill out the fields on the Outage form, as required.

6.  Select **Submit**.

    All services \(CIs\) associated with the install base items in the case are associated with the outage as **Affected CIs**.