System ➔ General ➔ CRM ➔ Classifications
This document provides you the steps to create or maintain classifications.
Classifications are used to group accounts so that you can better monitor your operations and lay out business plans according to the classifications.
The information in this document is applicable to product update 407. If you have versions lower than this, certain features explained here will not be applicable.
Keep in mind: All fields with the “!” icon are mandatory.
Note: A person is considered as a sales employee if he is an employee, a contractor, student, temporary employee, or partner of an organization, who has been assigned with the Representative role, and is currently active. For more information, see Creating and maintaining resources and Overview of roles.
Type a code for the classification. You can type up to a maximum of three alphanumeric characters. This information cannot be edited once saved.
Select Associate, Customer, Lead, Prospect, Reseller, Supplier, or Suspect to link the classification to this account type. Select All to link the classification to all account types. This information cannot be edited once saved.
Click to attach a file on policy to the classification.
Type a description for the classification.
Note: The number of descriptions displayed depends on the languages defined in the Description in list boxes section of General Settings. For more information, see General settings. For example, if you only select English at Description field 1, then only the Description field will be displayed. If you also select Dutch at Description field 2 then the Description NL field will also be displayed whereby you can enter the description in Dutch. You can define up to five descriptions in five languages.
Click this to save the changes.
Click this to create another classification.
Click this to exit.
This section will be displayed only if you have selected the Use sales commission check box and Margin or Total sales amount at Commission method in the Sales commissions section of Order Settings.
For more information, see Order settings.
This column displays the full names of sales employees.
This column displays the job titles of sales employees.
This column displays the percentage of commission defined for the classification.
Note: It is possible that not all columns in this example are displayed. You can add or delete columns as required. For more information, see Inserting and deleting columns.
Click this to add a sales employee to a classification.
Click this to edit the details of the selected sales employee and/or the sales commission percentage.
Note: This icon is enabled only when a sales employee is selected.
Click this to delete the data of the selected sales employee.