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1 | | -=========================================================== |
2 | | -Generate leads/opportunities from your website contact page |
3 | | -=========================================================== |
4 | | - |
5 | | -Automating the lead/opportunity generation will considerably improve |
6 | | -your efficiency. Any visitor using the contact form on your website will |
7 | | -create a lead/opportunity in the pipeline. |
8 | | - |
9 | | -Use the contact us on your website |
10 | | -================================== |
| 1 | +============================ |
| 2 | +Generate leads/opportunities |
| 3 | +============================ |
11 | 4 |
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12 | | -You should first go to your website app. |
| 5 | +Two key ways to generate new leads or opportunities for your business are through email aliases and |
| 6 | +website contact forms. Odoo automatically creates leads in your CRM whenever someone sends a |
| 7 | +message to a Sales Team email alias or fills out a contact form on your website. |
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14 | | -|image0|\ |image1| |
| 9 | +Configure email aliases |
| 10 | +======================= |
15 | 11 |
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16 | | -With the CRM app installed, you benefit from a ready-to-use contact form |
17 | | -on your Odoo website that will generate leads/opportunities |
18 | | -automatically. |
| 12 | +Each Sales Team can use its own unique email alias to generate leads/opportunities. Any email sent |
| 13 | +to a Sales Team's email alias will automatically create a lead (if leads are activated in your CRM |
| 14 | +settings) or an opportunity in the pipeline for that particular team. Configure custom email |
| 15 | +aliases on the configuration page for each Sales Team by navigating to :menuselection:`CRM --> |
| 16 | +Configuration --> Sales Teams`. |
19 | 17 |
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20 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website03.png |
| 18 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/sales-team-config.png |
21 | 19 | :align: center |
| 20 | + :alt: Configuring Sales Teams |
22 | 21 |
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23 | | -To change to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website |
24 | | ---> Configuration --> Settings` under *Communication* you will find the |
25 | | -Contact Form info and where to change the *Sales Channel* or |
26 | | -*Salesperson*. |
| 22 | +Use Contact Forms on your website |
| 23 | +================================= |
27 | 24 |
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28 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website04.png |
29 | | - :align: center |
| 25 | +By default, your website's *Contact Us* page displays Odoo's ready-to-use Contact Form. Whenever |
| 26 | +someone submits this form, a lead or an opportunity is generated in your database. |
30 | 27 |
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31 | | -Create a custom contact form |
32 | | -============================ |
| 28 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page.png |
| 29 | + :align: center |
| 30 | + :alt: Default Contact Us page |
33 | 31 |
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34 | | -You may want to know more from your visitor when they use the contact form to |
35 | | -you will need to build a custom contact form on your |
36 | | -website. These contact forms can generate multiple types of records in |
37 | | -the system (emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk |
38 | | -tickets, etc.) |
| 32 | +The Contact Form can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Website |
| 33 | +--> Go to Website --> Customize --> Contact Form`. |
39 | 34 |
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40 | | -Configuration |
41 | | -============= |
| 35 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-toggle.png |
| 36 | + :align: center |
| 37 | + :alt: Contact Form toggle |
42 | 38 |
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43 | | -You will need to install the free *Form Builder* module, only |
44 | | -available in Odoo Enterprise. |
| 39 | +When the Form is deactivated, the *Contact Us* page simply displays a button to email your company |
| 40 | +directly. Any email sent this way will generate a lead/opportunity. |
45 | 41 |
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46 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website05.png |
| 42 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page-no-form.png |
47 | 43 | :align: center |
| 44 | + :alt: Contact Us Page using email |
48 | 45 |
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49 | | -Create a custom contact form |
50 | | ----------------------------- |
51 | | - |
52 | | -First, go to the page where you want to put your contact form. In edit mode, drag |
53 | | -the form builder onto the page, and you will be able to add all the fields |
54 | | -you wish. |
| 46 | +Choose which Sales Team or salesperson is automatically assigned to the leads/opportunities created |
| 47 | +from the Contact Form by going to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Settings --> |
| 48 | +Communication`. |
55 | 49 |
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56 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website06.png |
| 50 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-settings.png |
57 | 51 | :align: center |
| 52 | + :alt: Contact Form settings |
58 | 53 |
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59 | | -By default, any new contact form will send an email. You can switch to |
60 | | -lead/opportunity generation in *Change Form Parameters*. |
| 54 | +Customize Contact Forms |
| 55 | +======================= |
61 | 56 |
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62 | | -.. note:: |
63 | | - If the same visitor uses the contact form twice, the second |
64 | | - entry will be added to the first lead/opportunity in the chatter. |
| 57 | +Contact Forms can be customized for the specific information your team needs, using the free *Form |
| 58 | +Builder* module. |
65 | 59 |
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66 | | -Generate leads instead of opportunities |
67 | | -======================================= |
| 60 | +The *Form Builder* module is installed automatically when a Form element is added to a web page via |
| 61 | +the Website Builder. It can also be installed manually from the :guilabel:`Apps` page. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/form-building-block.png |
| 64 | + :align: center |
| 65 | + :alt: Form Builder building blocks |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +.. tip:: |
| 68 | + Forms can be created from scratch to serve a wide variety of purposes. However, Odoo's default |
| 69 | + *Contact Us* page is designed to fit most users' needs. Start with the default form and modify |
| 70 | + from there. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +Edit Contact Form fields |
| 73 | +------------------------ |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +In Edit mode on your website, click on any field to start editing it. The following information can |
| 76 | +be edited for each field on the Contact Form: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +- :guilabel:`Type`: Choose a custom field option or an existing field. Examples include phone, file |
| 79 | + upload, language, etc. |
| 80 | +- :guilabel:`Input Type`: Determine the type of entry customers should input. Available options are |
| 81 | + text,email, telephone, and URL. |
| 82 | +- :guilabel:`Input Placeholder`: Type in an example to guide users how to input information where |
| 83 | + formatting is important, such as a phone number or email address. |
| 84 | +- :guilabel:`Label Name`: Type in the display name to show users what information is needed from |
| 85 | + them. |
| 86 | +- :guilabel:`Label Position`: Choose the way the label is aligned with the rest of the form. The |
| 87 | + label can be hidden, above the field, to the far left of the field, or right adjusted and closer |
| 88 | + to the field. |
| 89 | +- :guilabel:`Required`: Toggle this option for information that you absolutely need entered. |
| 90 | +- :guilabel:`Hidden`: Toggle this option to hide the field without deleting it. |
| 91 | +- :guilabel:`Shown on Mobile`: Toggle this option to show the field to users on mobile devices. |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/editable-field-options.png |
| 94 | + :align: center |
| 95 | + :alt: Editable field options |
68 | 96 |
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69 | | -When using a contact form, you should use a qualification step |
70 | | -before assigning the form to the right sales people. To do so, activate *Leads* |
71 | | -in CRM settings and refer to :doc:`convert`. |
| 97 | +By default, when a Form is submitted, it sends you an email with the customer's inputted |
| 98 | +information. To have it automatically generate a lead/opportunity instead, edit the Form and select |
| 99 | +:guilabel:`Create an Opportunity` as the Action. |
72 | 100 |
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73 | | -.. |image0| image:: ./media/generate_from_website01.png |
74 | | - :width: 1.04401in |
75 | | - :height: 1.16146in |
76 | | -.. |image1| image:: ./media/generate_from_website02.png |
77 | | - :width: 1.43229in |
78 | | - :height: 1.16244in |
| 101 | +.. tip:: |
| 102 | + If leads are activated in your CRM settings, selecting :guilabel:`Create an Opportunity` |
| 103 | + generates a lead instead. To learn more about activating leads in the CRM settings, head over to |
| 104 | + :doc:`convert`. |
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