Salesforce Integration Data Mapping
You can import opportunity, contact, and account data from Salesforce into Vantagepoint.
Opportunities
The following table identifies the fields that are automatically mapped from Salesforce opportunities to Vantagepoint projects. You can view these field mappings on the Salesforce form in Vantagepoint (
).All projects created from opportunities imported from Salesforce have their Status set to Active, with the exception of those created from opportunities with a probability of 0 percent (those are marked as Inactive).
Salesforce Field Source | Vantagepoint | Notes |
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Account Name | Firm | Auto-mapped and not editable so it does not display in the user interface. |
Amount | Estimated Fee | How much the work is worth if you win. |
Close Date | Won/Lost Date | The date when the opportunity was won or lost or when you decided not to pursue it further. |
Description | Description | Additional details about the actual scope of the opportunity. |
Lead Source | Source | Describes where you first learned of this opportunity. This might be a past colleague or a neighbor. |
Name | Name | Name of the opportunity. Often includes the name of the client. |
Owner ID | Business Development Lead | Business Development Lead is a Vantagepoint employee field. If an employee record is not found in Vantagepoint that matches the Salesforce owner, this information will not be imported and will result in a warning. |
Probability (%) | Probability | How likely you are to win the work. In Vantagepoint, the probability and stage fields are not connected as they are in Salesforce. They must be set individually. |
Stage | Stage | The opportunity's stage in the new business pipeline. |
Opportunity Type | Project Type | A user-defined opportunity type that typically describes the type of engagement. For example, workshop, upgrade, new customer, etc. |
Contacts
The following table identifies the fields that are automatically mapped from Salesforce to Vantagepoint contacts. You can view these field mappings on the Salesforce form in Vantagepoint (
).All contacts imported from Salesforce to Vantagepoint have theirStatus set to Qualified.
Salesforce Field Source | Vantagepoint | Notes |
Account Name | Firm | Auto-mapped and not editable so it does not display in the user interface. |
Owner ID | Owner | If an employee record is not found in Vantagepoint that matches the Salesforce Owner, this information will not be imported and will result in a warning. |
Description | Memo | Additional details about the contact |
Contact's email | ||
Fax | Fax | Contact's fax |
First Name | First Name | Contact's first name |
Last Name | Last Name | Contact's last name |
Home Phone | Home | Contact's phone number. This will often be their office number |
Lead Source | Source | Where did you first learn of this lead? |
Mobile Phone | Mobile | Contact's mobile phone |
Salutation | Salutation | Contact's salutation |
Title | Title | Contact's title |
Accounts
The following table identifies the fields that are automatically mapped from Salesforce accounts to Vantagepoint firms. You can view these field mappings on the Salesforce form in Vantagepoint (
All firms imported from Salesforce to Vantagepoint should be marked as ). . Clients (select the Client checkbox) . This is necessary because Vantagepoint combines clients and vendors into firms.Salesforce Field Source | Vantagepoint | Notes |
Account Name | Firm | Auto-mapped and not editable so it does not display in the user interface. |
Annual Revenue | Annual Revenue | Firm's annual revenue |
Account Description | Description | Additional details about the firm which may include historical information such as when they were founded, location, offices, or industry details. |
Employees | Employee Count | Number of employees at the firm. |
Industry | Market | The firm's market or industry. For example, Healthcare, Engineering or Technology |
Parent Account ID | Parent | If this firm has a parent firm, this allows you to keep track of that data. |
Website | Web Site | Firm's website. |