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Learn how you can configure Leads Business Definition that will dictate overall behavior of Leads

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What are Leads  Definitions?

Leads  definitions definitions is a set of business rules used to control the behavior of Leads  throughout their whole life cycle.

A Lead Definition is a set of business rules which are used in order to create and maintain Leads throughout their whole life cycle. 

Creating, Editing & Deleting Validations & Restrictions

ActionValidationsRestrictionsAdditional Information
General   
  • Lead definitions are mandatory, if no active Lead definitions exists then no Leads processes can be performed.
Create 
  • Only one Lead definition is allowed to be active at a time. 
 
Edit   
Delete   

Leads  Definition attributes 

Name

Description

 NumberNumberAn auto generated number that uniquely identifies the accounts receivable definitionsthe Lead definition
 Name*The name of the definition
 Alternative Alternative code*An alternative code for the definition. On creating a new definition it defaults should default to the first letter of each word included in the name (in Capitals), if nothing else is specified
DescriptionA description for the definition
State*The state of the definition which can be active or inactive. Only one active definition can exist at any point
  
  
  
Allowed Lead Types

Defines which of the pre configured Lead types can be used.

Automatic Lead ConversionDefines the automatic conversion of any entities if the Lead is Won
Accounts Receivable

Check box determining if the automatic conversion is enabled or not

If enabled then the following need to be configured. If nothing is specified then the values are taken from the active accounts receivable definition:

  • Accounts Receivable Classification
  • Credit Rating
Supported Preferences
Supported Importance Levels*

They define a list of importance levels which should be supported by the system and the label that should be used for each level. The levels are selected from a predefined list which can be supported by the software and include the following:

  • IMPORTANCE1
  • IMPORTANCE2
  • IMPORTANCE3
  • IMPORTANCE4
  • IMPORTANCE5
  • CUSTOM1
  • CUSTOM2
  • CUSTOM3

Levels which should be loaded and displayed automatically can be specified by setting them as “Supported"

A default level should and must be selected.

Supported Priority Levels*

They define a list of Priority levels which should be supported by the system and the label that should be used for each level. The levels are selected from a predefined list which can be supported by the software and include the following:

  • PRIORITY1
  • PRIORITY2
  • PRIORITY3
  • CUSTOM1
  • CUSTOM2
  • CUSTOM3

Levels which should be loaded and displayed automatically can be specified by setting them as “Supported"

A default level should and must be selected.

Supported CompetitorsA table list that you can define the Competitors which should be supported by the system. The Competitors can be defined by providing a name and optionally a website and a description
Supported Lost Reasons*They define a list of Lost Reasons which should be supported by the system. The Lost reasons can be configured by providing the name and specifying which are supported by the software

Source Type*

They define a list of Source types to hold the source through which the lead was introduced or proposed to the company. Lead sources are predefined in the system and not configurable, but they can be overridden by specifying a different label. The following lead sources are supported:

  • Advertisement
  • Notifications
  • Communications
  • Recommended by contact
  • Recommended by employee
  • Recommended by partner
  • Website
  • Other
  • CUSTOM1
  • CUSTOM2
  • CUSTOM3
  • CUSTOM4

Defining your own Leads  Definition tailored to your company's needs

  1. Navigate to PATH
     
  2. Either search for an existing one or from the Top Menu click on NEW

     
  3. MAIN INFORMATION


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  4. LOG INFORMATION

  5. Include Page
    WIP:Log Information - Global
    WIP:Log Information - Global
  6. From the Top Menu click on Save

Deleting Leads  Definitions

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Deleting a record - Global
Deleting a record - Global

Changing the Life Cycle State of Leads  Definition

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Changing the Life Cycle State of a Definition - Global
Changing the Life Cycle State of a Definition - Global

 

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