Add an Organization to an Opportunity

You can add external organizations to an opportunity. These are the organizations that will be involved in the project, such as clients and contractors. When you link organizations to an opportunity, you can then add contacts from those organizations to the opportunity.

To add an organization to an opportunity:

1. Navigate to the opportunity.
   You can search for opportunities using the Advance Search Opportunities link in the Activity Zone.
2. In the External Organizations and Contacts band, click Add New Organization.
3. On the Add Organization window, enter the name of the organization in the Organization field. When the name of the organization appears, click it to select it.
   If the organization that you want to add does not exist in the system, click to add it.
4. If the organization is a key organization, select the Key Organization check box.
5. If the contact will be an active organization, select the Active Organization check box.
6. Optional: In the Role Details field, enter the organization's role.
7. From the Status list, select the status of the organization.
8. Optional: From the Role Type list, select the role of the organization.
9. Click Save.