Contacts
Form ID: (CR302000)
On this form, you can create a new contact record, or view and modify the settings of an existing contact record. In MYOB Acumatica, a contact represents a person. A contact record can have multiple settings, such as a name, address, and contact information, such as an email address and phone number.
Form Toolbar
The form toolbar includes standard buttons and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands can be shown as buttons on the form toolbar, as commands on the More menu, or in both places. These commands are listed in the following table in alphabetical order.
Command | Description |
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Check for Duplicates |
Checks for duplicate records according to the rules that have been specified for contacts on the Duplicate Validation (CR103000) form. If a duplicate has been found, the system inserts Possible Duplicate in the Duplicate box of the Summary area for the contact, and the Duplicates tab is displayed on the form. This command is available only if the Duplicate Validation feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Close as Duplicate |
Changes the status of the contact to Inactive and sets the duplicate status to Duplicated for the contact. This command appears on the More menu only if the Duplicate Validation feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. The command is available if the contact has the Active status. |
Create Account |
Opens the Create Account dialog box, where you can specify the required settings for the business account to be created and create the business account. By default, the contact record is associated with the new business account record (that is, the identifier of the business account is displayed in the Business Account box of the Summary area). |
Create Case | Opens the Cases (CR306000) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create a case that is associated with this contact. |
Create Email |
Opens the Email Activity (CR306015) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Email type that is associated with this contact. The systems inserts Contact in the Related Entity Type box and the contact ID in the Related Entity box on the Details tab of the Email Activity (CR306015) form. |
Create Lead |
Opens the Leads (CR301000) form in a pop-up window so that you can create a new lead. By default, the selected contact is associated with the new lead (that is, the contact is inserted in the Contact box of the Summary area and the contact-related settings are copied to the Leads (CR301000) form). |
Create Note |
Opens the Activity (CR306020) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Note type that is associated with this contact. The systems inserts Contact in the Related Entity Type box and the contact ID in the Related Entity box on the Activity (CR306010) form. |
Create Opportunity |
Opens the Opportunities (CR304000) form in a pop-up window so that you can create a new opportunity that is associated with this contact. By default, the selected contact is associated with the new opportunity (that is, the contact is inserted in the Contact box of the Summary area of the Opportunities (CR304000) form). |
Create Phone Call |
Opens the Activity (CR306020) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Phone Call type that is associated with this contact. The systems inserts Contact in the Related Entity Type box and the contact ID in the Related Entity box on the Activity (CR306010) form. |
Create Task | Opens the Task (CR306010) form in a pop-up window. On this
form, you can create a task that is associated with this
contact. The systems inserts Contact in the Related Entity Type box and the contact ID in the Related Entity box on the Details tab of the Task (CR306020) form. |
Mark as Validated |
Inserts Validated in the Duplicate box in the Summary area of the current form. This command is available only if the Duplicate Validation feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Validate Address |
Initiates address validation for this contact. Address validation is performed through third-party software or service integrated with MYOB Acumatica. This command is available only if the Address Validation Integration feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Create Account Dialog Box
By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create the business account that will be associated with the currently selected contact.
Element | Description |
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Business Account ID | Required. The identifier to be used for the new business account. |
Business Account Name |
The name of the new business account. The system initially populates this box with the value from the Account Name box in the Contact section of the Details tab. You can override this default value. If you do, the system updates the value in the Account Name box when the business account is created. |
Business Account Class |
The business account class of the business account you are creating. A business account class is defined on the Business Account Classes (CR208000) form. If the contact class selected for this contact on the CRM Info tab has a business account class specified in the Account Class ID box of the Contact Classes (CR205000) form, the system inserts this class ID. In any other case, the system inserts the default business account class, which is specified on the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form. The business account class determines the settings to be used for business accounts of the class, which may include the following: the default owner, the default assignment map, the default email address settings, and additional elements to be displayed on the Attributes tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form and this dialog box. Tip:
Note that only attributes
marked as required for the class are shown in the dialog box.
All attributes of the class are shown on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form. You can override the default value. |
Column | Description |
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Name | Read-only. The name of a required attribute of the business account that you are creating by using this dialog box. |
Value |
The value of the attribute for the business account being created. You must specify a value in this column if there is a row for the attribute and the Name column of the row is filled in. |
Column | Description |
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Name |
The name of the user-defined field. |
Value |
Required. The value of the user-defined field. The specified value will be inserted for the new business account. If on the User-Defined Fields tab of the current form, a value has been specified for the same user-defined field, this value is inserted into this column by default, but you can override it. |
Button | Description |
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Create and Review |
Creates the business account whose settings you have specified in the dialog box and navigates to the Business Accounts (CR303000) form, where you can add information about the new business account, update the existing information about the business account, and view contacts and leads associated with the business account. The system also updates the current form with the business account, inserting its identifier in the Business Account box of the Summary area. |
Create |
Creates the business account whose settings you have specified. The system closes the Create Account dialog box and returns you to the current form, where it also inserts the identifier of the new business account into the Business Account box of the Summary area. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a business account associated with the contact. |
Address Lookup Dialog Box
Element | Description |
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Enter a Location |
A box for searching for the company's address. You can do the following by using this box:
The web service selected as an address provider on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form searches for the information that matches your search criteria and lists all the search results below this box. You can click the needed value in the list, and the web service populates the box with this value and displays the address in the map area. |
Map area | The area that displays the map, which takes most of the space of the dialog box. Depending on the address provider, Google Maps or Bing Maps can be used. In this area, you can view the existing company location. If you click the Address Lookup button, the company address is shown in the dialog box as a location on the map. |
This dialog box has the following buttons. | |
Select | Closes the dialog box and populates the current section with the address details that you have selected in this dialog box. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog box and cancels the selection of the company address. |
Associate the Contact with the Lead Dialog Box
By using this dialog box, you can associate the selected contact with the lead and select the contact-related settings to be updated for the contact and the lead when they are associated.
The dialog box opens when you associate a contact with a duplicate lead on the Duplicates tab of the current form by selecting the duplicate lead and clicking Associate on the table toolbar of the Records for Association table.
The table in the dialog box lists any field values (that is, values of the UI elements) that differ in the lead and the contact. For the contact, the values are specified on the Details tab of the current form, and for the lead, the values are specified on the Contact Info tab of the Leads (CR301000) form.
Element | Description |
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The dialog box has the following element above the table. | |
Sync with Lead |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you finish associating the lead and contact with each other, they will have the same contact settings. The table below this check box lists fields that differ and their values in the lead and the contact. (Values can be considered as different if a value is specified for one entity but not the other.) If this check box is selected, you can specify in the table whether the value of the lead or the value of the contact will be used for both entities. Based on these settings, the differing settings of the lead and contact will be updated as follows:
The check box is selected by default. Note:
If you clear the Sync with Lead check
box, the check boxes in the table become unavailable for
changing. In this case, after the lead has been associated with
the contact, the contact settings on the current form remain
unchanged, the Override check box becomes
selected on the Contact Info tab of the
current form, and the lead's settings on the Leads (CR301000) form are not updated with values
from the associated contact. |
The table of the dialog box lists each field (UI element) for which the selected lead and contact have different values. This table has the following columns. In each row, you select the check box left of the value to be used for the contact. | |
Field |
The field name (that is, the name of a UI element) from the Contact Info tab of the Leads (CR301000) form and the Details tab of the current form. |
Selected Value |
An unlabeled check box left of the field value of the lead that you select for this value to be used for both the lead and the contact. |
Lead | The field value from the Contact Info tab of the Leads (CR301000) form. Select the check box left of this value for it to be used for both the lead and the contact. |
Selected Value |
An unlabeled check box left of the field value of the contact that you select for this value to be used for both the lead and the contact. |
Contact | The field value from the Details tab of the current form. Select the check box left of this value for it to be used for both the lead and the contact. |
This dialog box has the following buttons. | |
Associate |
Closes the dialog box, associates the lead with the contact (inserting the values for these entities based on your selections), and returns you to the current form. On the current form, the system adds a row with the summary settings of the lead on the Leads tab of the current form (thus associating the contact with the lead). |
Cancel | Closes the dialog box and cancels the association of the lead with the contact. |
Merge Conflicts Dialog Box
Element | Description |
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The dialog box has the following box above the table. | |
Target Record |
The record to be kept after the merge. You can select one of the following options:
Important:
If you select a contact with the
Inactive status as the target record, the system
displays a warning message. |
The table lists each field for which the records have conflicting values. (Values can be considered as different if a value is specified for one record but not the other.) In each row, you select the check box left of the value to be used for the target record. The table has the following columns. | |
Field | The field name (that is, the name of a UI element) with conflicting values in the currently viewed record and the duplicate record. These UI elements are located on the Details tab of the current form, the Contact Info tab of the Leads (CR301000) form, and the General tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form. |
Selected Value |
An unlabeled check box left of the field value of the currently viewed record that you select for this value to be kept after the merge. If the Target Record box contains the Current Record option, this check box is selected by default if either of the following conditions is met:
Note:
If both check boxes are cleared for a particular row, the
field in the target record will be empty after the merge. |
Current Record |
The value of the listed field in the record that is currently viewed on the form. |
Selected Value |
An unlabeled check box left of the field value of the duplicate record that you selected for this value to be kept after the merge. If the Target Record box contains the Duplicate Record option, this check box is selected by default if either of the following conditions is met:
Note:
If both check boxes are cleared for a particular row, the
field in the target record will be empty after the merge.
|
Duplicate Record |
The value of the listed field in the record that you have selected in the Records for Merging table of the Duplicates tab. |
This dialog box has the following buttons. | |
Resolve |
Merges the records into one record and closes the dialog box. As a result, the target record is assigned the Validated duplicate validation status and the duplicate record is assigned the Duplicated status. For the duplicate record, the UI elements that have contact information become unavailable for editing. |
Cancel | Cancels the merging of records and closes the dialog box. |
Summary Area
This area contains the summary settings of the contact, such as its status and owner. In the Contact ID box, you can select an existing contact to view and edit its settings.
Element | Description |
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Contact ID |
The unique identifier of the contact, which the system generates automatically. When you add a new contact, leave this box blank. After you have added a new contact, the system hides the unique identifier and shows the name of the contact in this box. |
Status |
The status of the contact. You can select one of the following options:
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Business Account |
The business account that the contact is associated with. |
Owner |
The owner of the contact. If a workgroup has been specified on the CRM Info tab of this form, you can select the owner from only its members; if no workgroup is specified, you can select any user. Based on the contact class of this contact (which is also specified on the CRM Info tab of the current form), the system fills in the default setting as follows, based on the option selected in the Default Owner box (in the Data Entry Settings section of the Details tab) of the Contact Classes (CR205000) form for the contact class:
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Duplicate |
Read-only. The duplicate validation status of the record. The default value is Not Validated, indicating that the record has not been validated yet. If a user clicks Check for Duplicates on the More menu, the system searches for duplicates of the record and inserts one of the following:
This box is displayed on the form only if the Duplicate Validation feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Details Tab
Element | Description |
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First Name | The first name of the person. |
Last Name | The last name of the person. |
Account Name | The legal business name of the person's company. |
Job Title | The person's job title or position. |
The email address of the contact. | |
Type and Phone Number |
The phone number and the type; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number. You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant, Fax, Home, or Home Fax. Tip:
There are four elements to enter phone number
types and phone numbers on this tab. |
Web | The URL of the website associated with the contact, if applicable. |
Element | Description |
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Override | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact's address settings on the current form can differ from the address settings of the business account. If the check box is cleared, the address settings on the current form and on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the associated business account are synchronized (the address settings are inherited from the Business Accounts (CR303000) form). |
View on Map |
A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab. This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Address Lookup |
A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box. For the description of the dialog box, see Address Lookup Dialog Box. This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integrating MYOB Acumatica with Web Map Services. |
Address Line 1 | The first line of the contact's address. |
Address Line 2 | The second line of the contact's address, if necessary. |
City | The city of the contact's mailing address. |
State |
The state or province of the contact's mailing address. If a list of states is available for the country that is specified in the Country box, select a state from the list, which is based on the states defined for the selected country on the Countries/States (CS204000) form. |
Postal Code |
The postal code of the contact's address. |
Country |
The two-letter code representing the country of the contact’s mailing address. You can select a code from the predefined list of countries. The system populates this box with the default country, which is defined on the Branches (CS102000) form (in the Default Country box in the Configuration Settings section of the Branch Details tab). You can override this value. |
Validated |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the address has been validated with a third-party specialized software or service. This check box is cleared by default, read-only, and updated by the system after the address has been validated. The check box is displayed on the form only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Element | Description |
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Consented to the Processing of Personal Data | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the individual whose contact information has been entered on this tab has given consent to the processing of the individual’s personal data. The check box is cleared by default. |
Date of Consent | The date when the individual gave consent to personal data processing. This box is empty by default if the Consented to the Processing of Personal Data check box is cleared. If a user selects the check box, the system inserts the current business date in the box. This box is available if the Consented to the Processing of Personal Data check box is selected, and the current business date is specified in it by default. |
Consent Expires |
The date when the individual's consent expires. If this box is empty, the system treats the individual's consent as perpetual (that is, never expiring). |
Element | Description |
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Override Teams ID |
The email address that the system should use as the Teams identifier for the user instead of the email addresses specified in the Email box of the Contact Info section of the General tab on the Employees (EP203000) form, and in the Email box of the Contact section of the General tab on the current form. |
Activities Tab
This tab lists activities associated with the contact; you can associate emails, tasks, events, phone calls, and other activities with the contact. These activities are also listed on the Activities tab of the following forms:
- Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account associated with the contact (if any)
- Leads (CR301000) form for the leads associated with the contact (if any)
- Opportunities (CR304000) for the opportunities associated with the contact (if any)
Button | Description |
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Create Task | Opens the Task (CR306020) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new task. |
Create Event | Opens the Event (CR306030) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new event. |
Create Email | Opens the Email Activity (CR306015) form in a pop-up window, on which you can create a new email. |
Create Activity |
Contains a menu with commands that correspond to the list of activity types configured on the Activity Types (CR102000) form. By clicking a menu command, you open the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window, which you use to create an activity of the corresponding type. The following commands are available by default: Create Note, Create Chat, Create Escalation, Create Message, Create Phone Call, Create Teams, and Create Work Item. To change the list of menu commands, you can add or remove activity types by using the Activity Types (CR102000) form. |
Column | Description |
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Type |
The type of the activity. The type can be one of the following options: Event, Task, Email, Email Response, Note, Chat, Escalation, Message, Phone Call, or Work Item. |
Contact | The current contact. You can click the link to open the contact record in a pop-up window. |
Summary | The description provided for the activity. |
Status |
The status of the activity. This column contains one of the following options: Draft, Open, Processing, Completed, Approved, Rejected, Canceled, Pending Approval, or Released . |
Start Date | The start date and time of the activity. |
Created At | The date and time when the activity was created. |
Time Spent | The total time spent on the activity. |
Workgroup | The workgroup that the activity is assigned to (if any). |
Owner | The user name of the employee the activity is assigned to. |
The tab also has the Activity Description area below the table. The area displays the full description provided for the activity selected in the table. To edit the description, click the link in the Summary column of the activity. This opens the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window; on this form, you can add a description and edit other settings corresponding to the activity.
CRM Info Tab
This tab holds basic CRM settings, contact preferences and activity information about the contact. The elements of this tab are described below.
Element | Description |
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Contact Class |
The contact class that the contact belongs to. A contact class, which is defined on the Contact Classes (CR205000) form, determines which additional elements are displayed on the Attributes tab of this form, so that you can enter information pertinent to the contact. |
Workgroup |
The workgroup for the contact. If a value is selected in this box, you can select an owner (in the Summary area of the current form) from only the group members. |
Override Territory |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the sales territory can be selected manually and is not updated automatically based on the selected state and country on the Details tab of this form. If this check box is selected and a lead, business account, or opportunity is created based on this contact, the system copies the state of this check box and the selected sales territory to the target lead, business account, or opportunity. If the check box is cleared (the default state), the system
assigns the sales territory to the record automatically based on
the value in the State box or in the
Country box (if the
State box is empty) on the
Details tab of the current form each
time one of the following has happened:
If the check box is cleared, the system does not copy the state of the check box and the selected sales territory to the target lead, business account, or opportunity that is created based on the contact. This box is available if the Sales Territory Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Sales Territory ID |
The identifier of the sales territory associated with this contact. This box is available only if the Override Territory check box is selected. In this case, if a lead, business account, or opportunity is created based on this contact, the system copies the selected sales territory to the target lead, business account, or opportunity. If the sales territory was previously selected but has since been deactivated, the system shows a warning message next to the box. If the Override Territory check box is cleared and no active sales territory has been found based on the value in the State box or in the Country box (if the State box is empty) on the Details tab of the form, the system removes the previously specified sales territory. This box is available if the Sales Territory Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Parent Account | The parent business account—that is, the business account of the parent company, if applicable. |
Ext Ref Nbr | The external reference number of the contact. You can specify any additional number of the contact if it is required by your work processes. |
Source |
The source of the contact. If a contact was created from a lead, the value is copied from the lead associated with the contact. You can select an option from the predefined list, which typically contains the following options:
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Synchronize to Exchange |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact's details should be synchronized with Microsoft Exchange. Synchronization is performed if the Exchange Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, and the integration with the Microsoft Exchange Server has been configured. |
Element | Description |
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Last Incoming Activity | Read-only. The date and time of the latest incoming activity that is associated with the contact. The value is filled in by the system. |
Last Outgoing Activity | Read-only. The date and time of the latest outgoing activity that is associated with the contact. The value is filled in by the system. |
Element | Description |
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Contact Method | The person's preferred method of contact. The following options are available: Any, Email, Mail, Fax, and Phone. |
Do Not Call | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact should not be called. |
Do Not Email | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the email address of the contact will not be included in the mass email process. This contact will not receive any notification emails. |
No Marketing | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the email address of the contact will not be included in the marketing campaigns. |
No Mass Mail | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the email address of the contact will not be included in the mass email process. |
Language/Locale |
The language in which the contact prefers to communicate. By default, the system fills in the box with the locale specified for the contact's country. This box is displayed on the form only if there are multiple active locales defined on the System Locales (SM200550) form. |
Element | Description |
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Browse | A button you click to open the file selection window, where you can select an image to upload. |
File Name | The name of the file you selected, which is filled in automatically by the system. Initially, this box contains Select an image to upload. |
Upload | A button you click to upload the selected image to the system. |
Photo area |
An area that contains the selected image of the contact. You can drag an image to this area or select the file with this image by clicking Browse. |
Element | Description |
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Date of Birth | The birth date of the person. You can select the value from the calendar. |
Gender | The gender of the person: Male or Female. |
Marital Status |
The marital status of the person. The following options are available: Single, Married, Divorced, and Widowed. |
Spouse/Partner Name | The name of the person's spouse or partner. |
Duplicates Tab
You can use the tab to manage duplicates of the currently selected contact. This tab has the following tables:
- Records for Merging table, which lists the duplicate contacts of the currently selected contact
- Records for Association table, which lists the duplicate leads and business accounts that can be associated with the currently selected contact
This tab is displayed only if the Duplicate Validation feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the system found at least one possible duplicate while checking for duplicates. The system searches for duplicates based on the settings that are specified on the Duplicate Validation (CR103000) form.
Button | Description |
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Merge |
Opens the Merge Conflicts dialog box, which you use to merge the record that is selected on the form with the record that is selected in the table. This button is available only if a record has been selected in the Records for Merging table. |
Column | Description |
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Display Name |
The display name of the duplicate contact, which is also a link. If you click this link, the system opens the current form with the duplicate contact selected in a new browser tab. |
Account Name | The legal business name of the duplicate contact's company. |
Business Account |
The identifier of the business account associated with the duplicate contact. The ID is also a link you can click to view the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form, which the system opens in a new browser tab. |
Phone 1 | The phone number of the duplicate contact. |
The email address that is specified in the contact settings of the contact. | |
Owner | The owner of the duplicate contact. |
Button | Description |
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Associate |
Opens one of the following, depending on whether you have selected a lead or a business account in the table:
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Column | Description |
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Type | The type of the duplicate record, which can be Lead or Business Account. |
Display Name |
The display name of the duplicate record, which is also a link. If you click this link, the system opens the record on its data entry form in a new browser tab. |
Business Account |
The identifier of the business account. The ID is a link you can click to view the account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form, which the system opens in a new browser tab. |
Account Name | The legal business name of the lead's or business account's company. |
Phone 1 | The phone number of the lead or business account. |
The email address that is specified in the lead or business account's settings. | |
Owner | The owner of the lead or business account. |
Attributes Tab
On this tab, you can view, specify, or change the settings specified for the attributes that have been defined for the contact class on the Attributes tab of the Contact Classes (CR205000) form; for each required attribute, enter the setting of the contact.
Attributes are company-defined properties of the contact class that can be used as additional elements to hold information about the contact, such as the industry or the number of employees. This tab contains a table with the attributes listed; the columns of this table are described below. For more information, see Managing Attributes and User-Defined Fields.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Attribute | The name of the attribute used for the contact. |
Required |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that this attribute is defined as required. If the check box is selected, you must select a value for the attribute in order to save the contact. |
Value | The value of the attribute for the contact. |
Relations Tab
You can use this tab to indicate the one-way and two-way relations between the selected contact and the records that are associated with it; the type of each relation is determined by the relational role selected in the Role column for the listed record.
One-way relations are shown only on the Relations tab of the form where the relation was initially added to the selected record. Bidirectional relations are shown on this tab of the forms of both the record where the relation was initially added and the associated record. For details, see Managing Relations.
If the Row-Level Security feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, you may not have access to a particular record on this tab. For records that have business accounts specified in their settings, this may occur if access to the business account that is related to the record is restricted for your current user account. This may also occur if your user account does not have access to the particular record due to other security rules that have been established in the system.
Column | Description |
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Role |
Required. The relational role of the associated record, which describes the way it relates to the record selected on the current form. One-way and bidirectional roles are available for selection. You can select any of the following one-way roles:
You can select any of the following bidirectional roles:
For a one-way role, the row that has the information about the relation is shown only on this tab of the current form. For a bidirectional role, the row is shown on both this tab and the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record (if the associated record has the Relations tab). After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing. |
Primary |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the current row is considered the primary relation of the selected role. This check box can be selected for multiple listed relations, but only one relation can be primary for each role. This check box is informational; no system functionality is connected to its use. |
Type |
Required. The type of the associated record. This box contains one of the following options:
Depending on the role selected for this row, you select the type of the record as follows:
After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing. |
Document |
The identifier or display name (or both) of the document (that is, the record) related to the record selected on the current form. The lookup table includes the documents or records of the type that is selected in the Type column of this row. Once this column has been filled in, the specified record becomes a link that you can click to open the record on its creation form in a pop-up window. This column is available for editing only if a bidirectional role or Related Entity is selected in the Role column. If the selected type is Customer or Vendor, the list of customers or vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records and Visibility of Vendor Records. |
Description |
A brief description of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table. The system copies the description of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created. If the data entry form does not contain a description for the record, this column is empty. |
Status |
The status of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table. The system copies the status of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created. |
Owner |
The owner of the record whose identifier or display name is specified in the Document column of the table. The system copies the owner of the record to this column from the data entry form on which the record has been created. If the Owner box is not filled in for this record or if the data entry form does not have this box, this column is empty. |
Account |
The identifier of the business account associated with the selected record (if a record has the associated business account). The specified identifier becomes a link that can be clicked to open the business account on the Business Accounts form in a pop-up window. |
Name |
The name of the business account. The name is inserted by the system if a business account is selected for the row. |
Contact |
The contact associated with the role (if the Type is Contact) or the contact associated with the record selected in the Document column. The specified contact becomes a link that you can click to open the contact on the Contacts form in a pop-up window. You can change the contact if in this column, the Lead, Business Account, or Customer option is selected. |
The email address of the contact person. | |
Add to CC |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact should receive a copy of emails. If a bidirectional role is selected in the Role column of a row, on the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record the check box is cleared for the corresponding row. |
Document Date |
The date associated with the record specified in the Document column. By default, this column is hidden. Depending on the type of record, this date can vary as follows:
When the system inserts a date in this column, it copies this date from the box that holds the record’s date on the data entry form where the record was created. |
Leads Tab
On this tab, you can view the information about the leads that are associated with the contact and create a new lead. The elements of this tab are described below.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Display Name |
The link that displays the name of the lead. You can click the link to open the lead in a pop-up window on the Leads (CR301000) form and view the details of the lead. |
Created On | The date that the lead associated with the contact was created. |
The email address of the lead. | |
Phone 1 |
The phone number of the lead. The default value is transferred from the related lead record. The available values are: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant, Fax, Home, Home Fax. By default, the system fills in the box with the Business 1 value. |
Source Campaign | The identifier of the marketing campaign as a result of which the lead has been generated. |
Status |
The status of the lead. The status can be one of the following:
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Owner | The owner of the lead. |
Opportunities Tab
The table on this tab holds the list of opportunities associated with this contact. You can also create a new opportunity associated with the contact by clicking Add New Opportunity on the table toolbar. The elements of this tab are described below.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Opportunity ID |
The identifier of the opportunity. You can click the identifier, which is also a link, to open the opportunity in a pop-up window on the Opportunities (CR304000) form and view the details of the opportunity. |
Subject | The subject or description of the opportunity. |
Stage |
The current stage of the opportunity. The list of available options is determined by the settings specified for the opportunity class on the Stages tab of the Opportunity Classes (CR209000) form. The column may contain any of the following predefined stages, as well as any custom stage that has been defined for the opportunity class:
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Probability | The probability of the winning the deal associated with the stage. |
Status | The status of the opportunity, which can be one of the following: New, Open, Won, or Lost. |
Total | The total of the potential deal. |
Currency | The currency of the opportunity. |
Estimated Close Date | The date the opportunity is estimated to be closed. The default value is the current business date that is specified in the system. |
Workgroup | The workgroup the opportunity is assigned to (if any). |
Owner | The owner of the opportunity. |
Cases Tab
This tab has a table that displays the list of cases associated with the contact. You can also create a new case by using the table toolbar.
This tab is available only if the Case Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Case ID |
The unique identifier assigned to the case. You can click the identifier, which is also a link, to open the case in a pop-up window on the Cases (CR306000) form and view the details of the case. |
Subject | The subject of the case. |
Class ID | The class of the case. |
Severity | The case's severity level, which is one of the following options: Urgent, High, Medium, or Low. |
Status |
The status of the case. This box contains one of the following options:
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Reason |
The reason for the status of the case. A user working with the case on the Cases (CR306000) form selected the reason from the set of available options for the status or the action the user took to change the status. The reason can be one of the following:
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Date Reported | The date when the case was created. |
Init. Response | The time (in hours) it has taken for an employee to send the initial response to the case. |
Estimation | The time required for case resolution according to the SLA associated with the contact. |
Closing Date | The date when the case should be closed. |
Workgroup | The workgroup associated with the case. |
Owner | The owner of the case. |
Campaigns Tab
This tab contains the history of campaigns the contact has been a member of. Each time the contact has been added to a marketing campaign, the system has added a row to the table with the basic settings of this marketing campaign.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Campaign ID | The marketing campaign the contact is a member of as a lead or
contact. The identifier is also a link that you can click to open the Marketing Campaigns (CR202000) form in a pop-up window and view the settings of the campaign. |
Campaign Name |
The name of the marketing campaign. |
Marketing List ID |
The unique identifier of the marketing list included in the campaign and through which the contact became a member of the campaign. If the contact was added to the campaign manually, this column is blank. |
Start Date |
The start date of the campaign. |
End Date |
The end date of the campaign. |
Promo Code |
The promotion code used in the campaign. |
Owner |
The name of the person to whom the campaign is assigned. |
Type |
The type of the contact when it was used in the marketing campaign. The contact can have one of the following types: Contact, Sales Person, Business Account, Lead, or Employee. |
Account Name |
The legal business name of the company for the business account the contact is associated with. |
Phone 1 |
The phone number of the contact. |
Member Since |
The date when the contact was added to the campaign either manually or through the addition of its marketing list. |
Marketing Lists Tab
This tab has a table that lists all the active static and dynamic marketing lists for which the selected contact fits the filter settings or in which the selected contact is included, based on the generic inquiry and filter used to produce to the list. The set of the marketing lists in the table is unavailable for editing.
You can subscribe the contact selected on the form to the needed static or dynamic marketing lists by selecting the Subscribed check box for the lists and saving these changes.
The elements of this tab are summarized below. For details about marketing lists, see Managing Marketing Lists.
Element | Description |
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Manage Subscription |
Contains a menu with commands that you can click to change the subscription status of the contact. The menu has the following commands:
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Column | Description |
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Subscribed |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact is subscribed to the marketing list. Marketing lists with this check box selected are displayed at the top of the list. The rest of the marketing lists are sorted by the Marketing List ID setting in the ascending order. |
Marketing List ID | The identifier of the marketing list the contact is a member of. The ID is also a link; if you click this link, the system opens the Marketing Lists (CR204000) form in a pop-up window, so that you can view the settings of the marketing list. |
List Name |
The name of the marketing list. The system populates this column based on the value selected in the Marketing List ID column. |
List Type |
The type of the marketing list. The list can be assigned either of the following types:
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Notifications Tab
This tab has a table that contains mailings the contact is subscribed to. On this tab, you can remove a mailing from the list or make it inactive if necessary.
To subscribe a customer contact to mailings defined for the customer, use the Recipients table on the Mailing & Printing tab of the Customers (AR303000) form.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Module | The functional area of the product where mailing settings are defined. This area is the source of emails for the mailing. |
Source | The entity, Vendor or Customer, that is the source of the emails for the contact. |
Mailing ID | The unique identifier of the mailing. |
Class ID | The identifier of the class the mailing is associated with. |
Description | The business account that the customer belongs to and the company name (if any). |
Report | The report to be used as the email's body for this mailing, if the mailing uses a report rather than an email template. |
Notification ID |
The notification template that is used to generate emails for the mailing. For each mailing, either a report or a template may be specified. |
Format |
The format in which the document based on the report will be send to the contact (if the mailing uses a report rather than a template). The following options are available: PDF, HTML, and Excel. |
Active |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that this mailing is active. Only active mailings are used to generate emails. |
User Info Tab
You can use this tab to view and edit information about the user account (if any) associated with the contact. You can create a new user account if none exists, select the user type, manage the user's password, and assign roles to the existing user. To activate, enable, disable, or unlock the user account, click the available command.
Alternatively, you can perform these commands by using the Users (SM201010) form.
If the selected contact is associated with an internal user account, this tab is not displayed on the form.
Element | Description |
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Status |
The status of the user account. The following options are available:
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User Type | The user type of this user, which defines the set of roles available to the user and the creation rules of the user account. |
Login | The user name for authorization within the system. |
Password |
The password the new user should use when initially signing in. This box is displayed (and is required) for newly added users and is available only if you clear the Generate Password check box. |
Generate Password |
A check box that you select to have the system generate the password automatically. This check box is displayed only for newly added users. The information to sign in will be sent to the user's email address when you save the user account. |
Button | Description |
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Reset Password |
Opens a dialog box to let you reset the password for the selected user. This button appears on the form after the user account has been created. |
Activate User |
Activates the new user account if the account requires activation. This button appears on the form only if the user account has the Pending Activation status. |
Enable User |
Enables the selected user account. This button appears on the form only if the user account for the contact is disabled. |
Disable User |
Temporarily disables the selected user account. This button appears on the form only if the user accounts for the contact is enabled. |
Unlock User |
Unlocks the selected user account. This button appears on the form if the account has been temporarily locked. |
This tab has a table that contains the list of roles assigned to the user and their descriptions.
The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.
Column | Description |
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Selected | A check box that you select to assign this role to the selected user. |
Role Name | The name that identifies the role. |
Role Description | The description of the role. |
Sync Status Tab
This tab is available only if the Salesforce Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
On this tab, you can review the synchronization status of the record. If the record has not been synchronized with Salesforce, you can initiate the synchronization process by clicking the Sync to Salesforce button. For more details, see Overview of Synchronization with Salesforce.
Button | Description |
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Sync with Salesforce |
Synchronizes the data with Salesforce. This button is available if the Salesforce Sync data provider is marked active on the Data Providers (SM206015) form and only for entities listed on the Salesforce Sync (SF205020) form. |
Column | Description |
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Data Provider | The data provider used for data synchronization with the external system. |
Ext. Ref. | The external reference to the corresponding synchronized record in the external system. |
Status |
The synchronization status of the record. The following options are available:
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Operation |
The operation that modified the record data. The following options are available: Update, Insert, and Delete. |
Error | The error message displayed for this record if synchronization has failed. |
Latest Attempt | The date and time of the latest synchronization attempt. |
Import Scenario | The import scenario used for importing this entity's data from the external system. |
Export Scenario | The export scenario used for exporting this entity's data to the external system. |
HubSpot Tab
On this tab, you can monitor real-time synchronization with HubSpot. If a particular record in the table has not been synchronized with HubSpot, you can initiate the synchronization process by clicking Sync with HubSpot on the table toolbar.
This tab is available only if the HubSpot Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Button | Description |
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Sync With HubSpot |
Synchronizes the data with HubSpot. During this synchronization, the system checks whether there are any data changes in either HubSpot or MYOB Acumatica. Then the system either pulls the data from HubSpot or pushes the data to HubSpot from MYOB Acumatica, so that the latest version is used for both entities. If there are data changes in both HubSpot and MYOB Acumatica, then the system checks what is set as the master source for the entity type in the Master Source column on the HubSpot Sync (HS205020) form and applies the changes from the master source. This button is available if the HubSpot Sync data provider is marked active on the Data Providers (SM206015) form and only for entity types listed on the HubSpot Sync form. |
Push to HubSpot |
Pushes the data from MYOB Acumatica to HubSpot for the selected record (that is, the record you clicked in the table before clicking this button). While pushing the data, the system replaces the current version of the item in HubSpot with the selected item from MYOB Acumatica. |
Pull from HubSpot |
Pulls the data from HubSpot to MYOB Acumatica for the selected record. While pulling the data, the system replaces the current version of the item in MYOB Acumatica with the selected item from HubSpot. |
Column | Description |
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Record ID | The ID of the synchronization state record. |
Data Provider | The data provider used for data synchronization with the external system. Data providers are specified on the Data Providers (SM206015) form, |
Ext. Ref. |
The external reference number of the corresponding synchronized record in HubSpot. Tip:
This column contains a link to the synchronized
HubSpot record. If you click the link, the system opens the
HubSpot record in a new browser tab. |
Ext. Modified | The date and time of the latest modification of the record in HubSpot. |
Status |
The synchronization status of the record. This box contains one of the following options:
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Last Modified In | The date and time of the latest modification. |
Last Operation | The operation that modified the data of this record, which is one of the following options: Update, Insert, and Delete. |
Error | The error message displayed for the record if synchronization has failed. |
Raw Error | The unprocessed error message as it was received by the system. |
Last Sync Attempt | The date and time of the most recent synchronization attempt. |
Attempts Made | The number of synchronization attempts the system performed. |
Import Scenario | The import scenario used for importing this entity's data from the external system. |
Export Scenario | The export scenario used for exporting this entity's data to the external system. |
Locations Tab
In the table of this tab, you can specify the contacts associated with the customer location and assign roles to them.
This tab is available only if both the Shopify Connector feature and the Business-to-Business Entities feature are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Column | Description |
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Location |
The customer location that the contact is associated with. |
Role |
The role assigned to the contact in the location. The contact can be assigned either of the following roles:
These roles are specified for informational purposes and are only used for the export of business customers and sales orders that have been created for business customers to a Shopify store. |