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Navigating to Activities
CRM > ACTIVITIES > MANAGE ACTIVITIES
Using Activities
Use Activities to:
- Navigate to Activities and explore existing records via the Summary page.
- Click on the link (name or number) of the record of your interest to enter the Data Entry page and see more detail.
- Use the Actions Menu to create a NEW Activities, modify (EDIT) or DELETE an existing one.
- Use BACK to return to the Summary page and CANCEL to revert any unwanted changes made to the Activities.
- Click on ACTIONS to discover other possibilities available for Activities.
- Click on the Audit Trail button to view a log of changes done on the Activity you are looking at
View the Attributes Table and the Action Panel Table below for a comprehensive description of the Activities fields. Check the Validations & Restrictions Table for a list of available Actions when working with Activities including each Action's related restrictions, validations, additional information and a description of its system process.
Action Panel is available from R10.0.0.
Up to R9.0.0, Actions can be selected and applied through the Action Menu, at the top of the page, and the following fields are found in the Activity's Data Entry Page sections
- Status
- Life Cycle State
- Owned by Group
- Shared Notes
- Assignments
Validations & Restrictions
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Start Progress |
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Accept |
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Cancel Activity |
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Complete Activity |
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Communicate Activity |
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Billing Activities |
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Attributes
An * indicates a field is mandatory.
Name | Description |
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Number | An auto-generated number that uniquely identifies each Activity |
Contact Information | |
Contact Information * | The person or company for which the Activity is planned for. New and existing contact information can be used |
Activity Information | |
Type * | The type of the Activity |
Category | The category of the Activity |
Description | A description of the Activity |
Performed For | The entities which are related to the Activity and can include one of the following:
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Key Dates * | The key dates of the Activity which include the following:
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Services To Be Provided | |
Services To Be Provided | The services that will be provided as part of the Activity and the time that was spent on each one, measured in minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. Only one time services can be specified, which should also be included in the list of the allowed services as specified in the related Activity Type. Services are optional, although they should be specified if they are defined as mandatory in the related Activity Type. All services have a billing directive, which is always set to "To Be Billed" if the Activity is performed for a job having a job type classified as billable. Finally services might be added automatically if they are configured to do so, again in the related Activity Type. |
Attachments | |
Attachments | The attachments associated with the Activity |
Log Information | |
Privacy Level | The privacy level of the Activity. It is always read only and can be changed through a dedicated action or it will be automatically set by the Privacy Level Assignment Rules (PLAR) |
Log Details | The standard set of Log Details information available in all entities |
Action Panel - AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R10.0.0
An * indicates a field is mandatory.
Name | Description |
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Status & Notes | |
Status * | The status of the Activity |
Life Cycle State | The life cycle state of the Activity which can be one of the following:
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Owned by group * | The group that owns the Activity which will automatically default to the Group of the signed in user or will be automatically set based on the geographical area of the contact as defined in Groups |
Shared Notes | Notes for the Activity. Each time the notes are amended, the user and the date are logged. |
Assignments | |
Assignments * | The assignment information for the Activity
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Activity Actions | |
View History | The action that provides information regarding the Activity, related to:
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Additional Actions for Activities
Accepting Activities
Accept action is required in order to be able to assign the Activity on a specific user or unit. The activity will be assigned to the logged in user
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to accept and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Menu click on ACTIONS > ACCEPT
Starting Progress of Activities
Start Progress action is required in order to be able to start working with the Activity. The action will set the Life Cycle State to "In Progress"
APPLICABLE UP TO CRM.COM R9.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to edit and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Menu click on ACTIONS > START PROGRESS
AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R10.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to edit and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Panel click on START PROGRESS
Canceling Activities
Cancel action is used to cancel Activities so that users are no longer allowed to work with the Activity. The action will set the Life Cycle State to "Cancelled".
APPLICABLE UP TO CRM.COM R9.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to cancel and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Menu click on ACTIONS > CANCEL ACTIVITY
AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R10.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to cancel and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Panel click on CANCEL ACTIVITY
Completing Activities
Complete Activity action is used to complete Activities to represent the completion of the Activity and restrict any user to modify further the Activity. The action will set the Life Cycle State to "Completed".
APPLICABLE UP TO CRM.COM R9.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to complete and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Menu click on ACTIONS > COMPLETE ACTIVITY
AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R10.0.0
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to complete and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Panel click on COMPLETE ACTIVITY
Communicating Activities
Communicate Activity action is used to create a Communication referring to the Activity. The contact information will be carried over, and the referring activity will be set automatically.
- Navigate to Activities
- Search for the Activity you would like to create a Communication for and click on its number in order to go to the Data Entry Page
- From the Action Menu click on ACTIONS > COMMUNICATE ACTIVITY
Billing Activities
Activities can be billed only if they are created as part of a specific Job having a Job type which is classified as billable, and if they are already completed. The billable information consists of the Services that were provided by the activity and the time that was spent on each activity.
- More information on billing the activities can be found on Billing Jobs.
- More information on scheduling activities as part of a specific job can be found on Scheduling an Activity
- More information on setting up rates for activity services can be found on Price Plans.
The table below provides information on the 2 types of Rate models that can be used for defining prices on one time services added on Activities
Flat rate, duration based | Applies a single fixed price based on the duration of the services, which starts from a base rate and changes as the duration that was required to provide the service increases. Multiple flat levels are supported |
Tiered rate, duration based | Applies a price which starts from a base rate and progressively changes as the duration that was required to provide the service increases. Multiple tiered levels are supported |
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