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Activities Subtask

Use this subtask to enter, manage, and track activities related to the opportunity.

You can use this subtask to schedule and manage milestones, meetings/touchpoints, phone calls, and other activities related to the opportunity. You can also add tasks and resources that are connected to or are involved with the activity. Contacts that you can associate with the activity include employees, vendors (both regular and prospective), customers (both regular and prospective), leads, and other resources.

You can do a query to see if you are an activity owner or a resource of any records, or if there are pending tasks assigned to you. You can track records based on activity date, completed date, and other options available on this subtask. You can also add the activity or task to your Outlook calendar.

This subtask is also available as a standalone screen, Manage Activities. Activity records added on this subtask are loaded in Manage Activities. Similarly, activities associated with opportunity records in Manage Activities (or through the Activities subtask in Manage Contracts, Manage Subcontracts, and Manage Leads and Contacts) will display on the Activities subtask of Manage Opportunities.

Click New to add an activity.

Contents

Field Description
Activity ID Enter a unique ID to identify the activity, or leave this field blank to have Costpoint automatically assign an ID if the Auto-Assign Activity IDs check box is selected on the Configure Contract Management Settings screen.
Description Enter a description for the activity.
Activity Date Enter, or click to select, the activity date. For new records, this defaults to the system date but can be modified.
Subject Enter, or click to select, an activity subject (for example, client visit, initial meeting, or post award debriefing). Valid values are only those that exist on the Manage Activity Subject screen. Codes that display in the lookup have the Show in Lookup check box selected in Manage Activity Subject. Only codes that are available in the lookup can be used for new records in Manage Opportunities.
Priority

Select the priority of the activity. Valid options are:

  • None
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
Activity Owner Enter, or click to select, the employee who is the owner of this activity.
Completed

Select this check box if the activity has been completed. Once you selected this check box, the Completed Date field becomes populated, and all the fields on this subtask as well as on the Resources subtask become disabled. You will not be able to delete, make additions to, or modify the activity or the resource. The Tasks subtask, however, will remain editable.

You can clear this check box at any time to allow additional changes to the activity. Clearing this box also clears the Completed Date field.

Method Enter, or click to select, an activity method (for example, email, meeting, phone call, or task). Valid values are only those that exist on the Manage Activity Methods screen. Codes that display in the lookup have the Show in Lookup check box selected in Manage Activity Methods. Only codes that are available in the lookup can be used for new records in Manage Opportunities.
Completed Date This field automatically populates with the date the Completed check box is selected.
Location Enter the location for the activity.
Opportunity ID

This field displays the opportunity ID from the header screen by default, but you can select another existing opportunity ID. The unlabeled field to the right displays the opportunity name.

Note: If you override the default opportunity ID in this field, the activity will not be associated with that opportunity and will instead be linked to the new opportunity selected. When you save the opportunity record you are currently accessing and reopen it, the activity will not display on the Activities subtask for that record; it will load on the Activities subtask of the new opportunity record selected.
Contract ID

Enter, or click to select, the contract ID that should be associated with this activity. The unlabeled field to the right displays the contract name.

Subcontract ID

Enter, or click to select, the subcontract ID that should be associated with this activity. The unlabeled field to the right displays the subcontract name.

Notes Enter additional notes or comments about the activity.
Download Outlook (.ics)
Note: This button is available only in Form view and displays once you have saved the record.

You can use this button to add the activity to your Outlook calendar. Click this button to download an .ics file containing information about the activity. And then, click the downloaded file on the browser window, or open it from your local Downloads folder. You can save the file as is or make modifications before adding the activity to your Outlook schedule.

The .ics file automatically sets the appointment as Busy. The other values get copied from the screen and include the following:

Screen Field .ics File
Activity Owner Organizer name
(None) If the activity owner has a corresponding email address stored in the system, that email address displays on the .ics file's Organizer email. Organizer email
Description Subject
Activity Date Start time and End time
Location Location
Notes Details/Body

Subtasks

Subtask Description
Resources Use this subtask to enter, edit, or view resources associated with the activity.
Tasks Use this subtask to enter, edit, or view tasks related to the activity.