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CRM Setup

CRM Setup collects the configuration records the workspace runs on, so a CRM manager can set the platform up without needing a billing backend login. It sits in the Settings group of the menu.

Each entry either opens the record list directly in the workspace, or opens the workspace’s own page for it where one exists.

What you need: access to CRM Setup, plus the permission for each record type. Most of these answer to the CRM Configuration settings permission; a few have their own.

SettingWhat it controls
Deal PipelinesSales pipelines and their default-selection rules
Deal StagesStages, probabilities, forecast categories and close outcomes
Deal Product FamiliesProduct groupings used to classify opportunities
Deal Loss ReasonsConsistent reasons for lost and dropped deals
Deal Quick ActionsReusable actions shown against deals
Renewal RulesRules that identify expiring services and prepare renewal deals
PackagesReusable product bundles offered on deals
Stock NumbersMemorable and premium number inventory held for sale
Attachment LibraryShared documents attached to proposals and confirmations, per dealer or platform-wide
TeamsSales teams, membership and display settings
Sales TargetsTargets used by forecasting and team scoreboards
SettingWhat it controls
CampaignsCampaign audiences, linked deals and correspondence sends
SequencesSales outreach sequences and how their steps run
Sequence StepsOrdered emails, calls and tasks within sequences
SettingWhat it controls
Chase PipelinesDebt-chasing pipelines, entry rules and operating windows
Chase StagesTimed collection stages and their required actions
Late Payment ProfilesLate-payment charge and interest policies used by chasing
Late Payment RatesEffective-dated interest rates assigned to late-payment profiles
Late Payment BandsEffective-dated fixed-fee bands assigned to late-payment profiles

A few CRM settings live in the backend Settings menu, under a CRM heading, rather than in CRM Setup:

  • Case categories - the categories that route a case to a section, with their default department and SLA targets.
  • Canned case replies - reusable reply snippets, per category or for every category.
  • Complaint categories - the fixed categories from your complaints code of practice.
  • Credit request reasons - the reason list on a credit request.
  • Usage profiles - how a block of minutes splits across call types. See Usage and pricing.

The backend CRM settings menu also lists everything above, so a backend user can reach it all from one place.

Several things that change how the CRM behaves are ordinary platform parameters rather than records, and are usually set per dealer:

SettingEffect
Enabled CRM SectionsWhich sections the platform or a dealer offers at all
Inbound Mail Opens CasesUnmatched customer email opens a case instead of a ticket
Inbound Case Address CategoriesWhich recipient address maps to which case category
Inbound Enquiry AddressesWhich addresses feed the Enquiries inbox
Proposal Approval Mode and its margin floorWhether proposals need approval before sending
Proposal Acceptance SignatureWhether a typed signature is required, optional or off
Confirmation Expiry Grace DaysHow long after expiry an acceptance can still be recorded
Finance Release Required, Finance Release Warning Hour and Finance Forced Release HourThe Finance release gate on the daily Credit Control run
Chase Promise Grace DaysHow long after a promised date before a promise counts as broken
Stock Number Reservation Nudge DaysWhen a stock number hold is badged stale
Commit Deal Idle Days and Probability Drift PercentThe forecast-integrity nudges in Deals needing attention
ADR Scheme Name and ADR Scheme Contact DetailsNamed on the ADR and deadlock letters
Telephone (MOTO) paymentsWhether card payments over the phone are offered. Set under the Payment Cards module
CRM Daily Tasks Sections Required and Daily CRM Tasks Send HourWhich sections a user’s digest covers, and when each edition goes out

The CRM has its own Display (CRM) and Edit (CRM) columns in Form Fields, so you can trim a record for the workspace without changing what the backend shows. Where they are not set, your normal Display and Edit settings apply. See Access and roles.