How to Create a Parent Opportunity
Add a new Parent Opportunity in one of two ways:
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In the Opportunities tab of a Contact or Household.
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In the Opportunities workspace.
Click the Add button and select Parent Opportunity. Then select the template you want.
Fill in the fields you need:
Detail Tab
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Description – The name of the opportunity. This should include enough detail to tell it apart from other opportunities in a list.
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For – The Household or Contact this opportunity is for.
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Owner – The User in charge of managing this opportunity. The opportunity workspace has a default filter to show you all opportunities you own. This is the field that determines that.
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Campaign – Use this field to connect this opportunity to a campaign, if it came from one.
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Stage – The progress of the opportunity towards closing.
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Probability – How likely this opportunity is to close. This field is used for long term budgets.
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Expected Amount – How much the opportunity is potentially worth.
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Expected Close – The due date of the opportunity.
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Priority – How important this opportunity is compared to other ones.
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Overview – Enter the full details of the opportunity here.
Products Tab
Click Add to add a product.
Note:
- This will not work until Products have been set upin the Customize Workspace.
Choose the type of Product, then select the name of the one you want to add.
Team Tab
Add Users or a Coverage Group to the opportunity.
Check all assigned Users to make sure they have been assigned a role.
Use the Edit button to assign a User a role if it is missing one.
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By default, opportunities have the User creating them assigned in this tab, with no role.
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The opportunity will not be able to be created unless all Users assigned in this tab have roles.
Contacts Tab
Click the Add button to add any additional Contacts or Households in this tab.
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