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- Manage lost opportunities
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+ Lost opportunities
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Not every opportunity results in a successful sale. To keep the pipeline up-to-date, *lost *
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- opportunities need to be identified. Specifying why an opportunity was lost provides additional
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- insight that can prove useful for future opportunities.
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+ opportunities need to be identified. Specifying why an opportunity was lost helps identify recurring
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+ issues, reveal coaching opportunities, and can assist with improving overall sales strategy.
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+ .. note ::
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+ :doc: `Merging lost opportunities <merge_similar >` with active ones will pull them back into the
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+ pipeline.
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Mark an opportunity as lost
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- To mark an opportunity as lost, first open the :menuselection: `CRM app `, and select an opportunity
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- from the pipeline, by clicking on its corresponding Kanban card. Doing so reveals that opportunity's
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- detail form.
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+ To mark an opportunity as lost, first open the :menuselection: `CRM app `, and then select an
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+ opportunity from the pipeline by clicking on its corresponding Kanban card. Doing so reveals that
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+ opportunity's detail form.
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Then, click :guilabel: `Lost `, located at the top of the opportunity's detail form.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-lost-button.png
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:alt: Buttons from the top of an opportunity record with the lost button emphasized.
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This opens the :guilabel: `Mark Lost ` pop-up window. From the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` drop-down menu,
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- choose an existing lost reason. If no applicable reason is available, create a new one by entering
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- it into the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` field, and clicking :guilabel: `Create `.
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+ choose an existing lost reason. If no applicable reason is available, then create a new one by
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+ entering it into the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` field, and then clicking :guilabel: `Create `.
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Additional notes and comments can be added below the lost reason in the designated
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:guilabel: `Closing Note ` field.
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:guilabel: `Mark as Lost `.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-lost-reason.png
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:alt: Lost reasons popup with sample reasons.
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After clicking :guilabel: `Mark as Lost `, a red :guilabel: `Lost ` banner is added to the upper-right
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corner of the opportunity.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-banner.png
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:alt: A lost opportunity with the lost banner added.
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.. note ::
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To create a new lost reason, or edit an existing one, navigate to :menuselection: `CRM app -->
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Configuration --> Lost Reasons `.
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- To edit an existing lost reason:
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- #. Click on the reason to be edited to highlight it.
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- #. Change the selected lost reason by editing the :guilabel: `Description ` field.
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- #. When finished, click :guilabel: `Save ` in the upper-left corner.
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+ To edit an existing lost reason, click the reason to be edited to highlight it. From here, change
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+ the selected lost reason by editing the :guilabel: `Description ` field.
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- To create a new lost reason:
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- #. Click :guilabel: `New ` in the upper-left corner of the :guilabel: `Lost Reasons ` page.
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- #. In the new blank line, click in the :guilabel: `Description ` field, then type the new lost reason.
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- #. When finished, click :guilabel: `Save `.
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+ To create a new lost reason, click :guilabel: `New ` in the upper-left corner of the :guilabel: `Lost
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+ Reasons ` page. Then, type the new lost reason in the :guilabel: `Description ` field.
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View lost opportunities
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- To retrieve lost opportunities in Odoo *CRM *, open the :menuselection: `CRM app `. On the main
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- :guilabel: `Pipeline ` dashboard, click into the :guilabel: `Search... ` bar at the top of the page, and
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- remove all of the default filters.
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+ To retrieve lost opportunities, go :menuselection: `CRM app --> Sales --> My Pipeline `, then click on
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+ the search bar at the top of the page, and then remove all of the default filters.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-lost-filter.png
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:alt: Search bar with lost filter emphasized.
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- Open the :guilabel: `Filters ` drop-down menu, by clicking the :guilabel: ` 🔻(triangle pointed down) `
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- icon to the right of the :guilabel: ` Search... ` bar to open the drop-down menu containing
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+ Open the :guilabel: `Filters ` drop-down menu by clicking the :icon: ` fa-caret- down `
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+ :guilabel: ` (dropdown) ` icon to the right of the search bar to open the drop-down menu containing
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:guilabel: `Filters `, :guilabel: `Group By `, and :guilabel: `Favorites ` options, designated into
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respective columns.
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Sort opportunities by lost reason
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- To filter opportunities by a specific lost reason, click the :guilabel: ` 🔻(triangle pointed down) `
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- icon to the right of the :guilabel: ` Search... ` bar again to open the drop-down menu. In addition to
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- the :guilabel: `Lost ` filter, under the :guilabel: `Filters ` column, click :guilabel: `Add Custom
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- Filter `, which opens an :guilabel: `Add Custom Filter ` pop-up window.
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+ To filter opportunities by a specific lost reason, click the :icon: ` fa-caret- down `
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+ :guilabel: ` (dropdown) ` icon to the right of the search bar again to open the drop-down menu. In
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+ addition to the :guilabel: `Lost ` filter, under the :guilabel: `Filters ` column, click :guilabel: `Add
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+ Custom Filter `, which opens an :guilabel: `Add Custom Filter ` pop-up window.
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- On the :guilabel: `Add Custom Filter ` pop-up window, click in the first field, and type `Lost Reason `
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- in the :guilabel: ` Search... ` bar, or scroll to search through the list to locate it. Then, click
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- into the next field, and select :guilabel: `= ` from the drop-down menu. Click into the third field,
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- and select a lost reason from the drop-down menu. Finally, click :guilabel: `Add `.
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+ On the :guilabel: `Add Custom Filter ` pop-up window, click in the first field and type `Lost Reason `
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+ in the search bar, or scroll to search through the list to locate it. Then, click into the next
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+ field, and select :guilabel: `= ` from the drop-down menu. Click into the third field, and then select
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+ a lost reason from the drop-down menu. Finally, click :guilabel: `Add `.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-lost-custom-filter.png
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this operator makes it possible to choose multiple lost reasons in the third field.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/multiple-lost-reasons.png
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Restore lost opportunities
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- To restore a lost opportunity, open the :menuselection: `CRM app ` to reveal the :guilabel: `Pipeline `
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+ To restore a lost opportunity, open the :menuselection: `CRM ` app to reveal the :guilabel: `Pipeline `
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- :guilabel: `🔻(triangle pointed down ) ` icon to the right of the :guilabel: ` Search... ` bar to open the
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+ :icon: ` fa-caret-down ` : guilabel: `(dropdown ) ` icon to the right of the search bar to open the
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drop-down menu that contains :guilabel: `Filters `, :guilabel: `Group By `, and :guilabel: `Favorites `
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To see all opportunities in the database, remove the default :guilabel: `My Pipeline ` filter from
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- the :guilabel: `Search... ` bar.
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- Then, click on the Kanban card of the desired lost opportunity to restore, which opens that
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From the lost opportunity's detail form, click :guilabel: `Restore ` in the upper-left corner. Doing
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so removes the red :guilabel: `Lost ` banner from the opportunity form, signifying the opportunity has
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-restore.png
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Restore multiple opportunities at once
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- To restore multiple opportunities at once, navigate to the main :guilabel: `Pipeline ` dashboard in
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- the *CRM * app, open the :guilabel: `Filters ` drop-down menu, and select the :guilabel: `Lost ` option.
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+ :icon: `fa-caret-down ` :guilabel: `(dropdown) ` icon (to the right of the search bar) and select the
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+ default :guilabel: `Lost ` option located under the left-side :guilabel: `Filters ` column.
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- Next, select the list view option, represented by the :guilabel: `≣ (list) ` icon in the upper-right
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- corner. Doing so places all the opportunities from the :guilabel: `Pipeline ` page in a list view.
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- With the list view chosen, select the checkbox to the left of each opportunity to be restored.
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+ Next, select the list view option, represented by the :icon: `fa-bars ` :guilabel: `(list) ` icon in the
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+ upper-right corner. Doing so places all the opportunities from the :guilabel: `Pipeline ` page in a
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+ list view. With the list view chosen, select the checkbox to the left of each opportunity to be
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- Once the desired opportunities have been selected, click the :guilabel: ` ⚙️ Actions ` drop-down menu
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- at the top of the :guilabel: `Pipeline ` page. From the :guilabel: ` ⚙️ Actions ` drop-down menu, select
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- :guilabel: `Unarchive `.
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+ Once the desired opportunities have been selected, click the :icon: ` fa-cog ` :guilabel: ` Actions `
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+ drop-down menu at the top of the :guilabel: `Pipeline ` page. From the :icon: ` fa-cog `
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+ :guilabel: `(Actions) ` drop-down menu, select :guilabel: ` Unarchive `.
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Doing so removes those selected opportunities from the :guilabel: `Pipeline ` page because they no
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longer fit the :guilabel: `Lost ` filter criteria. Delete the :guilabel: `Lost ` filter from the search
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bar to reveal these newly-restored opportunities.
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.. image :: lost_opportunities/lost-opps-unarchive.png
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Manage lost leads
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- If *Leads * are enabled on a database, they can be marked as *lost * in the same manner as
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+ If *Leads * are enabled on a database, then they can be marked as *lost * in the same manner as
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opportunities. Leads use the same :ref: `lost reasons <crm/lost-reasons >` as opportunities.
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To enable leads, navigate to :menuselection: `CRM app --> Configuration --> Settings ` and check
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- the :guilabel: `Leads ` checkbox. Then, click :guilabel: ` Save `. This adds a new :guilabel: `Leads `
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- menu to the header menu bar at the top of the page.
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+ the :guilabel: `Leads ` checkbox. This adds a new :guilabel: `Leads ` menu to the header menu bar at
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To mark a lead as lost, navigate to :menuselection: `CRM app --> Leads `, and select a lead from the
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This opens the :guilabel: `Mark Lost ` pop-up window. From the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` drop-down menu,
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- choose an existing lost reason. If no applicable reason is available, create a new one by entering
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- it into the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` field, and clicking :guilabel: `Create `.
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+ choose an existing lost reason. If no applicable reason is available, then create a new one by
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+ entering it into the :guilabel: `Lost Reason ` field, and selecting :guilabel: `Create `.
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- To restore a lost lead, navigate to :menuselection: `CRM app --> Leads `, then click the :guilabel: `🔻
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- menu that contains the :guilabel: `Filters `, :guilabel: `Group By `, and :guilabel: `Favorites ` columns.
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+ To restore a lost lead, navigate to :menuselection: `CRM app --> Leads `, and then click the
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+ :icon: `fa-caret-down ` :guilabel: `(dropdown) ` icon to the right of the search bar to open the
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+ drop-down menu, select :guilabel: `Unarchive `.
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Doing so removes those selected leads from the :guilabel: `Leads ` page because they no longer fit the
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.. seealso ::
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:doc: `../performance/win_loss `
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