Order state changes the answer
Pre-purchase questions, fulfillment exceptions, returns, and charge disputes require different authority.
ROUTING RULEINDUSTRY FIELD DOCUMENT / E-commerce Brands
Coordinate support, recovery, retention, and operational exceptions.
Pre-purchase questions, fulfillment exceptions, returns, and charge disputes require different authority.
ROUTING RULECalls, forms, messages, and platform events create separate queues.
HUMAN GATERoutine and judgment-heavy work arrive in the same queue.
ROUTING RULESIGNAL ROUTE
Normalize inbound signals without losing source context.
Resolve identity, order, fulfillment, and policy state before automating a response.
Set the owner, response window, and escalation branch.
Keep exceptions and consequential decisions visible to a person.