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[IMP] CRM: lost opportunities update
closes #12151 Signed-off-by: Justin Mallette (juma) <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Sam Lieber (sali) <[email protected]>
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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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===========================
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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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:align: center
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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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:align: center
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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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:align: center
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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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:align: center
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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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:alt: Search bar with custom filter added for lost reason.
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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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:alt: Add Custom Filter pop-up with multiple lost reasons selected.
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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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dashboard. Or, navigate to :menuselection:`CRM app --> Sales --> My Pipeline`. From here, click the
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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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Then, click on the Kanban card of the desired lost opportunity to restore, which opens that
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opportunity's detail form.
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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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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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To restore multiple opportunities at once, open the dashboard mega menu by clicking the
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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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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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.. 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, then they can be marked as *lost* in the same manner as
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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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list. Doing so reveals that lead's detail form. Then, click :guilabel:`Lost`, located at the top of
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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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(triangle pointed down)` icon to the right of the :guilabel:`Search...` bar to open the drop-down
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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 that contains the :guilabel:`Filters`, :guilabel:`Group By`, and
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Once the desired leads have been selected, click the :icon:`fa-cog` :guilabel:`(Actions)` drop-down
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menu at the top of the :guilabel:`Leads` page. From the :icon:`fa-cog` :guilabel:`(Actions)`
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:guilabel:`Lost` filter criteria. Delete the :guilabel:`Lost` filter from the search bar to reveal
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`../performance/win_loss`
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