United Kingdom · Operations · Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Customer Operations Assistant

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandMid-Level (2-5 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toCustomer Operations Manager
  • UK framework levelUsually a coordinator, or early in a professional job

Also advertised as Operations Support Specialist · Customer Service Analyst (Operations) · Operations Coordinator (Customer Focus)

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1What this role really is

This isn't just about answering phones; it's about making sure our customers actually get what they paid for, quickly and without a fuss. You'll be the person who sorts out the tricky bits, the orders that go a bit sideways, and the questions that need a bit more digging. Basically, you're keeping the customer happy and the operations running smoothly, which, let's be honest, is pretty vital for any business.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Zendesk / Salesforce Service Cloud (or similar)Intermediate

Managing ticket queues, updating customer cases, using macros for common responses, and following defined workflows to resolve issues.

SAP S/4HANA (SD Module) / Oracle NetSuite / MS Dynamics 365 Business Central (or similar ERP)Intermediate

Processing complex customer orders, troubleshooting 'order fallout', looking up inventory, verifying billing details, and generating standard reports.

Slack / MS Teams / Confluence / NotionIntermediate

Communicating status updates, participating in team channels, finding information in existing Confluence/Notion pages, and contributing basic updates.

Exporting data from our systems, using functions like VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP to combine information, and creating basic PivotTables and charts for analysis.

Aircall / Talkdesk / Genesys Cloud (or similar Contact Centre Software)Intermediate

Handling inbound and outbound customer calls, managing call dispositions, and using call scripts for consistent service.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Customer Refund/CreditEscalate all refund/credit requests to supervisor for approval.Approve minor refunds/credits up to £50 based on established policy. Escalate anything above this or outside standard scenarios.Approve refunds/credits up to £200, including handling escalated or complex cases. Consult with Finance for exceptions.
Order Modification/CancellationFollow strict process for standard modifications. Escalate any non-standard requests or cancellations.Independently action standard order modifications and cancellations within ERP. Escalate complex changes (e.g., after shipment) or those requiring significant financial adjustment.Approve and manage complex order modifications, including those impacting production or logistics. Consult with Sales/Logistics for strategic impact.
Process Improvement SuggestionSuggest minor improvements to supervisor during daily check-ins.Identify recurring issues, propose solutions, and help draft updated SOPs for manager review. Can implement small, non-critical changes with manager sign-off.Lead the design and implementation of significant process improvements for specific workstreams. Make recommendations to leadership on broader operational changes.
Escalation PathEscalate all customer complaints or technical issues beyond basic troubleshooting to supervisor.Determine appropriate internal escalation path (e.g., to Logistics, Finance, or Product) for complex issues. Escalate only truly novel or high-risk issues to manager.Define and refine escalation paths. Handle most complex customer escalations personally before involving director-level leadership.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

First Contact Resolution (FCR) Rate
The percentage of customer issues you resolve completely on the first go, without needing follow-up calls or emails.
Target · > 75%

If you handle 100 complex queries in a month and solve 78 of them without needing a second touch, your FCR is 78%. We want to see you getting it right first time, most of the time.

SLA Adherence for Complex Tickets
How often you meet the agreed-upon response and resolution times for the trickier customer issues that land in your queue.
Target · 95%+ adherence

If a critical order issue has a 4-hour resolution SLA, we'll track how consistently you close those out within that window. Missing it occasionally is understandable, but consistent breaches are a red flag.

Order Fallout Resolution Rate
The percentage of 'stuck' orders (order fallout) that you successfully unblock and push through the system.
Target · > 90%

Say 50 orders get flagged for manual review in a week. If you manage to fix 47 of them and get them moving, that's a 94% resolution rate. The goal is to keep our order pipeline clear.

Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score
The average satisfaction score from customers you've directly helped, usually collected via a quick survey after an interaction.
Target · > 85%

After you've helped a customer, they might get a 'How did we do?' email. We're looking for consistent high scores here, showing you're not just solving problems, but doing it in a way that leaves customers feeling good.

Proactive Problem Identification
You're not just fixing problems; you're spotting patterns and flagging potential systemic issues before they blow up.
  • You'll be bringing recurring issues to your manager's attention, suggesting improvements, or even drafting a new process. We'd see this in team meetings where you're raising concerns, or in your suggestions for knowledge base articles. Basically, you're thinking beyond the immediate fix.
Process Improvement Contributions
Actively suggesting and, where appropriate, helping to implement small improvements to our operational workflows.
  • This means you're documenting a better way to handle a specific type of query, or you've helped update an outdated SOP. It's about making our lives (and the customer's) easier. We'll see this in contributions to our Confluence pages or discussions in our team's Slack channel.
Informal Mentorship & Support
You're the go-to person for junior team members when they're stuck, offering advice and helping them learn the ropes.
  • This isn't a formal management role, but we'd notice newer team members often coming to you with questions. Your manager might also mention you've helped train someone on a tricky process, or that you're always willing to share your knowledge. It shows you're a valuable resource to the team.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Solving Tangible Problems

You get a real kick out of taking a messy, complicated customer issue and untangling it, seeing it through to a happy resolution. It's about the satisfaction of closing a tough ticket, knowing you've made a real difference.

Successfully tracking down a lost high-value shipment that was stuck in transit, getting it to the customer, and receiving a 'thank you' email.

Building & Improving Systems

You enjoy figuring out how things work and, more importantly, how they could work better. You're motivated by contributing to clearer processes, better documentation, and generally making operations more efficient for everyone.

Identifying a recurring 'order fallout' reason and working with your manager to update the order entry process, reducing future manual interventions.

Being a Trusted Go-To

You like being the person others come to when they're stuck or need a reliable answer. You enjoy sharing your knowledge and helping junior colleagues navigate tricky situations, becoming a valuable resource for the team.

A new associate asks for help with a complex billing query, and you guide them through the steps in the ERP, empowering them to solve it themselves next time.

What frustrates people
  • Constantly fixing problems that stem from other teams' mistakes or unclear communication.
  • Spending too much time on repetitive, manual data entry tasks that feel like they should be automated.
  • Being stuck in 'firefighting' mode, knowing you *could* be improving processes but never having the time.
  • Dealing with 'garbage in, garbage out' – trying to solve issues with incomplete or incorrect data from other systems.
  • The 'simple' request from a stakeholder that actually requires re-configuring three different systems and a week of testing.
What this role does not give you
  • A quiet, predictable, and entirely independent work environment.
  • A role where you set the strategic direction or manage a team of people.
  • A job where you're constantly working on brand-new, cutting-edge projects (there's a lot of routine here).
  • Freedom from dealing with frustrated customers or internal stakeholders.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts customer retention and satisfaction by resolving complex issues efficiently. You'll help reduce operational friction, which means less time spent firefighting for other teams and a smoother overall customer experience. Getting it right means happier customers, fewer complaints, and a better reputation for the business.

Inside the business
  • Sales Team (for order accuracy and customer expectations)
  • Logistics & Fulfilment (for shipping issues and delivery times)
  • Finance Department (for billing queries and credit notes)
  • Product Team (for feedback on recurring issues)
  • Junior Customer Operations Associates (for informal guidance)
Outside the business
  • Direct Customers (handling their queries and issues)
  • Delivery Partners (coordinating on lost or delayed shipments)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • At least 2 years of experience in a customer-facing role, ideally within an operations or support environment.
  • Demonstrable experience using a CRM or ticketing system to manage customer interactions.
  • Proven ability to solve problems independently and manage a workload with competing priorities.
  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables) for simple data analysis.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Data Extraction & Reporting

As we collect more data, the ability to pull specific information from our ERP and CRM, then present it clearly, will become even more crucial. You'll need to go beyond basic lookups and start building more complex reports to spot trends.

Complex Query Building · Data Visualisation Principles · Report Automation Basics

  • This month: Take an online course on advanced Excel functions (Power Query, more complex PivotTables).
  • Next 3 months: Work with your manager to identify one weekly report you currently pull manually and try to semi-automate it.
  • Month 4-6: Explore basic dashboard creation in Power BI or Tableau, even if it's just for your own use.

Quick win: Practise using Power Query in Excel to clean up messy data exports from our systems. It's a game-changer for efficiency.

Basic System Configuration & Automation

We're always looking to make our systems work smarter, not harder. You'll need to understand how to make small tweaks to our CRM or contact centre software, or even set up simple automation rules, to improve efficiency.

CRM Workflow Rules · Contact Centre IVR Basics · Integration Concepts

  • This month: Ask to shadow someone from our IT or Systems team who configures our CRM or ERP.
  • Next 3 months: Take an online tutorial on basic workflow automation within Zendesk or Salesforce Service Cloud.
  • Month 4-6: Propose and, with supervision, implement one small automation rule in our CRM to save time on a repetitive task.

Quick win: Learn how to create and manage macros in our ticketing system. It's a simple automation that makes a big difference.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly engage with online communities or forums for operations professionals to stay updated on best practices and new tools.
  • Seek out opportunities to shadow colleagues in other departments (e.g., Logistics, Finance) to better understand the end-to-end customer journey.
  • Take online courses on advanced Excel, data visualisation (Power BI/Tableau), or basic CRM administration to deepen your technical skills.
  • Actively contribute to our internal knowledge base and offer to train new team members on processes you've mastered.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI-Assisted Problem Solving

AI is already starting to take over the most repetitive tasks in customer operations. Your value will shift from simply executing to critically reviewing AI outputs, validating solutions, and knowing when to step in with human judgment. Those who embrace AI will be far more productive.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

Your PlanIllustration

Built for Customer Operations Assistant

4 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Customer Service in a Contact CentreNOCN · covers 3 of 10 standardsEntry Level
  2. Deliver customer service through a contact centreFuture (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd · covers 5 of 10 standardsLevel 2
  3. Contact centre operationsPearson Education Ltd · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 2
  4. Providing callers with specialised assistance in a financial services environmentiCan Qualifications Limited · covers 2 of 10 standardsLevel 3
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Assisted Problem Solving

AI is already starting to take over the most repetitive tasks in customer operations. Your value will shift from simply executing to critically reviewing AI outputs, validating solutions, and knowing when to step in with human judgment. Those who embrace AI will be far more productive.

  • Prompt Engineering Basics
  • AI Output Validation
  • Ethical AI Use
  • Human-in-the-Loop Processes

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Order-to-Cash (O2C) Lifecycle Management
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Process Documentation (SOP Creation)
  • Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) Principles

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Customer Operations Associate (L1) to Assistant (L2)

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Mastering all standard operating procedures, consistently hitting individual performance targets, demonstrating independent problem-solving for routine issues.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently exceeds basic performance metrics (FRT, Order Accuracy).
    • Can independently resolve 90% of routine customer queries without escalation.
    • Trusted by peers for advice on standard operational processes.
    • Proactively identifies and flags minor issues or process gaps.
  2. 2

    Customer Service Representative (External Company) to Assistant (L2)

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Adapting to our specific systems (CRM, ERP), understanding our product catalogue and operational processes, demonstrating strong problem-solving in a new context.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Proven track record of resolving complex customer issues in a previous role.
    • Quickly picks up new software and internal workflows.
    • Shows initiative in learning our specific product and service offerings.
    • Can demonstrate strong communication and de-escalation skills.
  3. 3

    Junior Administrator / Data Entry (Internal) to Assistant (L2)

    2-4 years

    Skills to master

    • Developing customer-facing communication skills, understanding the full customer journey, moving from data entry to problem resolution, mastering our core operational systems.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Deep understanding of internal systems and data integrity.
    • Demonstrates strong attention to detail and process adherence.
    • Expresses a clear interest in customer interaction and problem-solving.
    • Has taken initiative to learn about other operational functions.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey here is really what you make of it. We're committed to supporting your growth, whether that's becoming a leader of people, a master of processes, or a specialist in operational technology. The opportunities are there for those who are willing to learn, adapt, and get stuck in.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Customer Operations Assistant is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Customer Service in a Contact CentreEntry Level

Applied to your work in Customer Operations Assistant

This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of customer service principles within a contact centre environment. Learners will explore effective communication techniques and demonstrate the ability to deliver quality customer service while adhering to organisational procedures.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in Customer Operations Assistant

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • First Contact Resolution (FCR) RateThe percentage of customer issues you resolve completely on the first go, without needing follow-up calls or emails.If you handle 100 complex queries in a month and solve 78 of them without needing a second touch, your FCR is 78%. We want to see you getting it right first time, most of the time.> 75%
  • SLA Adherence for Complex TicketsHow often you meet the agreed-upon response and resolution times for the trickier customer issues that land in your queue.If a critical order issue has a 4-hour resolution SLA, we'll track how consistently you close those out within that window. Missing it occasionally is understandable, but consistent breaches are a red flag.95%+ adherence
  • Order Fallout Resolution RateThe percentage of 'stuck' orders (order fallout) that you successfully unblock and push through the system.Say 50 orders get flagged for manual review in a week. If you manage to fix 47 of them and get them moving, that's a 94% resolution rate. The goal is to keep our order pipeline clear.> 90%
  • Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) ScoreThe average satisfaction score from customers you've directly helped, usually collected via a quick survey after an interaction.After you've helped a customer, they might get a 'How did we do?' email. We're looking for consistent high scores here, showing you're not just solving problems, but doing it in a way that leaves customers feeling good.> 85%
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Customer Operations Assistant to Senior Customer Operations Assistant (L3), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Customer Operations Assistant (L3)→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey here is really what you make of it. We're committed to supporting your growth, whether that's becoming a leader of people, a master of processes, or a specialist in operational technology. The opportunities are there for those who are willing to learn, adapt, and get stuck in.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Customer Operations Assistant
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C) Lifecycle Management
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Process Documentation (SOP Creation)
  • Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) Principles
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Customer Operations Assistant is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. You'll be moving from independently solving problems to actively improving processes and mentoring others. You'll own entire workstreams and handle our most critical customer accounts.

    • Advanced Process Documentation & Optimisation
    • Complex Reporting & Dashboard Building (Power BI/Tableau)
    • System Configuration (basic automation rules in CRM/ERP)
    • Customer Journey Mapping (basic input)
  2. Operations Process Specialist (L3)

    3-5 years

    This path focuses less on direct customer interaction and more on deep-diving into our operational processes. You'll become an expert in specific workflows, identifying bottlenecks and designing more efficient ways of working.

    • Lean Six Sigma Methodologies (Green Belt)
    • Advanced ERP/CRM Configuration (workflow automation)
    • Business Requirements Gathering (for system enhancements)
    • Technical Documentation (for process design)
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a lot of operations work can feel a bit like Groundhog Day. But what if you could ditch the repetitive tasks and focus on the really interesting stuff? Our AI Productivity Hub is designed to do just that, giving you back precious hours every week.

As a Customer Operations Assistant, you're constantly juggling customer queries, order issues, and internal coordination. Imagine if a smart assistant could handle the grunt work, leaving you free to solve the truly tricky problems and make a bigger impact. That's exactly what these tools help you do.

Automated Ticket Triage

AI automatically reads incoming emails and tickets, figures out what the issue is (e.g., 'billing query', 'shipping delay'), assigns the right priority, and routes it straight to the correct queue or person. No more manual sorting through hundreds of emails.

Sentiment & Trend Analysis

Our AI tools can analyse thousands of customer interactions to spot emerging problems or unhappy customers. It'll flag a spike in complaints about a new feature or identify customers who are at risk of leaving, giving you a heads-up before things escalate.

Instant Knowledge Retrieval

Got a complex customer query? Our AI-powered search assistant will instantly pull up the exact SOP, policy, or past ticket resolution from our knowledge base, Confluence, or even Zendesk. No more endless searching for answers.

Empathetic Response Drafting

AI can generate draft responses to common customer questions, tailored to our brand voice and tone. You just review, personalise it a bit, and hit send. This means quicker, more consistent replies and less time spent typing out the same answers over and over.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Customer Operations Assistant?

Common routes in include Customer Operations Associate (L1) to Assistant (L2) (1-2 years), Customer Service Representative (External Company) to Assistant (L2) (2-3 years) and Junior Administrator / Data Entry (Internal) to Assistant (L2) (2-4 years). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Customer Operations Assistant progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Customer Operations Assistant (L3) (3-5 years) and Operations Process Specialist (L3) (3-5 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Customer Operations Assistant in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 3 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Customer Operations Assistant?

Increasingly, AI-Assisted Problem Solving. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Customer Operations Assistant, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 10 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Customer Operations Assistant: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 3

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Operations

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll gain here—problem-solving, process management, customer empathy, and system knowledge—are highly transferable. You could move into other operations roles in different industries (e.g., FinTech, e-commerce, SaaS), or even transition into roles like Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, or even junior Product Management, especially if you focus on operational tools.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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