Use the
Clients/Contacts tab to link
client or contact records to an opportunity record.
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Clients Grid
Use the
Clients grid to associate
clients with opportunities. You associate a
client record with an opportunity record when you add it to the
Clients grid. Both records reflect the association.
If you enter a
client name in the
Primary Client field on the General tab of the Opportunity Info Center, the
client's name and information display in the
Clients grid. A
client record must exist in your database before you can associate it with an opportunity record. However, you can create a new
client record on the General tab.
Vision inserts the
client name in that field and inserts the
client name and related
client information on the
Clients grid.
The fields on this grid display information from the current
client record in the
Client Info Center.
Field | Description |
Clients Drop-down
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Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
- To print grid data, click
Print. When the Print Preview form displays, click
to send the grid data to your default printer.
- To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click
Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
- To turn on grouping for a grid, click
Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into this field, in the sequence that you want them to display.
Not all options are available on all grids.
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Associate
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Click this option to add a
client to the
Clients grid.
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Remove
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Click this option to remove a
client from the
Clients grid.
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Name
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This field displays the
client's name.
Click the name to open the record in the current browser window or right-click the name and then click the
Open in new window option to open the record in a separate browser window.
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Client
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Select this option if the firm is a
client of the opportunity.
Vision selects this option by default.
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Vendor
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Select this option if the firm is a
vendor of the opportunity.
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Role
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Click in this field and use the drop-down list to select the
client's role for this opportunity. You define
client role options in Code Table Configuration.
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Role Description
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Use this field to enter additional information about the
client's role for this opportunity.
Click
Edit to use the Text Editor to enter information.
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Type
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This field displays the
client type.
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Status
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This field displays the
client's status, which reflects your company's current relationship with the
client. The
client's status can be Active, Dormant, or Inactive.
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Address Description
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This field displays the
client's address description. The address description determines the address that displays in the
Address field on the
Clients grid. By default,
Vision displays the address description that is associated with the
client's primary address. This means that the
client's primary address displays in the
Address field.
If you want to display an address other than the primary address in the
Address field, click
Search in the
Address Description field and select a different address description from the lookup. When you select a different address description, the address associated with that description displays in the
Address field.
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Address
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This field displays the
client's address. By default,
Vision displays the primary
client address in this field.
If you enter more than one address for a
client and you want to display an address other than the primary address in this field, use the
Address Description field to select a different address description. When you select a different address description, the address associated with that description displays in this field.
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Contacts Grid
Use the Contacts grid to associate contacts with opportunities. You associate a contact record with an opportunity record when you add it to the Contacts grid. Both records reflect the association.
If you enter a contact name in the
Primary Contact field on the General tab, the contact's name and information display in the Contacts grid. A contact record must exist in your database before you can associate it with an opportunity record. However, you can create a new contact record on the General tab.
Vision inserts the contact name in that field and inserts the contact name and related contact information on the Contacts grid.
The fields on the grid display information from the current contact record in the Contact Info Center.
Field | Description |
Contacts Drop-down
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Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
- To print grid data, click
Print. When the Print Preview form displays, click
to send the grid data to your default printer.
- To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click
Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
- To turn on grouping for a grid, click
Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into this field, in the sequence that you want them to display.
Not all options are available on all grids.
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Associate
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Click this option to add a contact to the Contacts grid.
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Remove
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Click this option to remove a contact from the Contacts grid.
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Name
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This field displays the contact's name.
Click the name to open the record in the current browser window or right-click the name and then click the
Open in new window option to open the record in a separate browser window.
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Client/Vendor
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If the contact is a
client or
vendor, this field displays the associated name.
Click the name to open the record in the current browser window or right-click the name and then click the
Open in new window option to open the record in a separate browser window.
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Role
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Click in this field and use the drop-down list to select the contact's role on this opportunity. You define contact role options in Code Table Configuration.
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Role Description
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Use this field to enter additional information about the contact's role on this opportunity.
Click
Edit to use the Text Editor to enter information.
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Title
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This field displays the contact's title.
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Phone
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This field displays the contact's phone number.
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Address
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This field displays the contact's street address.
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City
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This field displays the contact's city address.
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State/Province
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This field displays the contact's state or province.
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Zip/Postcode
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This field displays the contact's ZIP or postal code.
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