Skip to content

Commit e65181d

Browse files
[IMP] CRM: updating flow and screenshots of generating leads
1 parent 52d2792 commit e65181d

File tree

4 files changed

+42
-43
lines changed

4 files changed

+42
-43
lines changed

content/applications/sales/crm/acquire_leads/generate_from_website.rst

Lines changed: 41 additions & 42 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
1-
==============================
2-
Generating leads/opportunities
3-
==============================
1+
============================
2+
Generate leads/opportunities
3+
============================
44

5-
Automating the lead/opportunity generation will considerably improve your team's efficiency.
6-
Utilizing email aliases and a contact form in your database can aid in that improvement.
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.
78

8-
By default, any email sent to *sales@your_database_domain.ext* will create an opportunity in the
9-
default sales channel's pipeline associated with that particular email.
10-
11-
Configuring email aliases
12-
=========================
9+
Configure email aliases
10+
=======================
1311

1412
Each sales team can use their own email alias to automatically filter generated
1513
leads/opportunities into their pipeline. This functionality can be useful when managing several
@@ -20,83 +18,84 @@ under :menuselection:`CRM --> Configuration --> Sales Teams`.
2018
:align: center
2119
:alt: Configuring Sales Teams
2220

23-
Using the Contact Us page on your website
24-
=========================================
21+
Use Contact Forms on your website
22+
=================================
2523

26-
By default, your website's *Contact Us* page displays both your stored company information and
27-
Odoo’s ready-to-use contact form to generate leads/opportunities.
24+
By default, your website's *Contact Us* page displays Odoo's ready-to-use Contact Form. Whenever
25+
someone submits this form, a lead or an opportunity is generated in your database.
2826

2927
.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page.png
3028
:align: center
3129
:alt: Default Contact Us page
3230

33-
This can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Website --> Go to
34-
Website --> Customize --> Contact Form` on your website and toggling the option on or off.
31+
The Contact Form can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Website
32+
--> Go to Website --> Customize --> Contact Form`.
3533

3634
.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-toggle.png
3735
:align: center
3836
:alt: Contact Form toggle
3937

40-
When the form is toggled off, the *Contact Us* page lets visitors know that they can contact your
41-
company by email contact and display a button to send one directly. Any emails sent this way will
42-
generates a lead/opportunity.
38+
When the Form is deactivated, the *Contact Us* page simply displays a button to email your company
39+
directly. Any email sent this way will generate a lead/opportunity.
4340

4441
.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page-no-form.png
4542
:align: center
4643
:alt: Contact Us Page using email
4744

48-
To change the form to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration -->
49-
Settings.` Under *Communication,* you can change which *Sales Team* or *Salesperson* is assigned
50-
to any incoming leads or opportunities from your Contact Form.
45+
Choose which Sales Team or salesperson is automatically assigned to the leads/opportunities created
46+
from the Contact Form by going to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Settings -->
47+
Communication`.
5148

5249
.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-settings.png
5350
:align: center
5451
:alt: Contact Form settings
5552

56-
Creating a custom Contact Form
57-
==============================
53+
Customize Contact Forms
54+
=======================
5855

59-
Wanting more info from visitors using the Contact Form? Contact Forms can be customized for the
60-
specific information your team needs. They can generate multiple types of records in the
61-
system, such as emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk tickets, and more.
56+
Contact Forms can be customized for the specific information your team needs, using the free *Form
57+
Builder* module.
6258

6359
The free *Form Builder* module can be installed from either the apps page or automatically when
64-
adding a form to a page in the Website Builder. Adding a whole new form can be great if you are
60+
adding a form to a page in the Website Builder. Adding a whole new form can be useful if you are
6561
soliciting certain information that needs filtering, such as suggestions, bug reports, etc.
6662

6763
.. image:: generate_from_website/form-building-block.png
6864
:align: center
6965
:alt: Form Builder building blocks
7066

71-
However, if the Contact Us Page's available predefined form options can work with some editing,
72-
editing these options is the fastest way to customize the form to fit your needs.
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+
------------------------
7374

74-
Editing contact form fields
75-
---------------------------
76-
In edit mode, click on the field to change, and you can edit any of the following information for
77-
the specific field:
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:
7877

7978
- **Type**: Choose a custom field option or an existing field. Examples include phone, file
8079
upload, language, etc.
81-
- **Input Type**: This determines the type of entry customers should input. Available options are
82-
text, email, telephone, and URL.
80+
- **Input Type**: Determine the type of entry customers should input. Available options are text,
81+
email, telephone, and URL.
8382
- **Input Placeholder**: Type in an example to guide users how to input information where
8483
formatting is important, such as a phone number or email address.
8584
- **Label Name**: Type in the display name to show users what information is needed from them.
8685
- **Label Position**: Choose the way the label is aligned with the rest of the form. The label
8786
can be hidden, above the field, to the far left of the field, or right adjusted and closer to the
8887
field.
89-
- **Required**: Toggleable option for information that you absolutely need entered.
90-
- **Hidden**: Toggleable option to hide the given field for this form or not.
91-
- **Shown on Mobile**: Toggleable option to show the field to users on mobile devices.
88+
- **Required**: Toggle this option for information that you absolutely need entered.
89+
- **Hidden**: Toggle this option to hide the field without deleting it.
90+
- **Shown on Mobile**: Toggle this option to show the field to users on mobile devices.
9291

9392
.. image:: generate_from_website/editable-field-options.png
9493
:align: center
9594
:alt: Editable field options
9695

97-
A completed form's default action is to send you the customer's inputted information by
98-
email. You can change this to lead/opportunity generation in edit mode by clicking any of the
99-
form’s fields, and under the form options, selecting **Create an Opportunity** as the action.
96+
By default, when a Form is submitted, it sends you an email with the customer's inputted
97+
information. To have it automatically generate a lead/opportunity instead, edit the Form and select
98+
**Create an Opportunity** as the Action.
10099

101100
.. tip::
102101
If leads are activated in your CRM settings, selecting **Create an Opportunity** generates a
-60.8 KB
Loading
-75 KB
Loading

redirects.txt

Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -294,4 +294,4 @@ purchase/replenishment/flows/purchase_triggering.rst applications/inventory_and_
294294
purchase/replenishment/flows/setup_stock_rule.rst applications/inventory_and_mrp/purchase/products/reordering.rst # (#814)
295295
purchase/replenishment/multicompany/setup.rst applications/general/multi_companies/manage_multi_companies.rst # (#814)
296296

297-
content/applications/sales/crm/acquire_leads/generate_from_email.rst content/applications/sales/crm/acquire_leads/generate_from_website.rst # (#986)
297+
applications/sales/crm/acquire_leads/generate_from_email.rst applications/sales/crm/acquire_leads/generate_from_website.rst # (#986)

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)