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Pre-fill from Pipedrive records

Automate the process of populating documents with data from Pipedrive, saving time and reducing the manual effort required to fill out documents.

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Written by Yuliia Biletska
Updated over 5 months ago

This is a paid bot, and its usage will be counted toward your plan's credit limit. For more information about credit usage, refer to this article.

General

Automate populating documents with data from Pipedrive, saving time and reducing the manual effort required to fill out documents.

Use case:Before providing services, use this bot to automatically populate a service agreement with the customer's details (full name, email, phone, company name, etc.), eliminating manual data entry.

How to set up

To add the bot:

1. In the step settings, select Add bot or click the plus icon after a specific action.

2. Choose Bot and search for the Pre-fill from Pipedrive records bot.

3. Click on the bot to install it.

Trigger

A trigger is an event that causes the bot to start working. The moment of the bot's activation depends on its placement in the flow:

  • If the bot is added after a step or any other element, it will run once that element finishes its job.

  • If within the step, the bot will run based on the trigger you specify. Choose the trigger type most relevant to your case:

According to this, select the bot's trigger type that will be most relevant to your case:

Trigger type

Description

Step started

The bot activates when you start the workflow

Document opened

The bot activates when signers start filling out the documents or switch between them.

Field changed

Use for cases where a response or action is needed immediately after a user enters or updates information in the specific field. Select the document and the field that the bot should pay attention to complete the setup.

Document completed

The bot activates once the signer completes a document you specify in the trigger settings.

Connection setting

In Source, select and connect your Pipedrive account.

Select a base object in Pipedrive (for example, Persons) where the data for pre-filling will be sourced.

Lookup

In Find record, set rules to locate the Pipedrive source record:

  • Sent by the airSlate Workflow integration app: The system auto-defines the record ID.

Tip: This option can be used only if you start the process from the Pipedrive record that you want to pre-fill from. For example, Persons is the base record, and the workflow starts from Persons as well.

  • By bot lookup: Match document fields to record fields or custom values, like matching Customer name.

Tip: This option can be used for workflows started outside or from HubSpot with different starting records. For example, if Persons is the base record but the workflow starts from the Organizations record.

Mapping

In Data mapping, select Map fields. Drag and drop Pipedrive fields onto document fields. Blue highlights show available fields. Mapped field names appear on the canvas.

To add new fields, select Edit document.

To cancel mapping, hover over the connected field name and select Unmap, or click the corresponding icon next to the mapped field in the document.

Testing

In the Test section, check how the bot works by selecting Test. You will see a success message if everything is set up correctly. If there are issues, review the connection, mapping, or trigger configuration.
If you skip testing by selecting Skip testing, you may miss issues with the bot setup. Testing is recommended to ensure everything works as expected.

  • Enter the ID of the record from which the document should be pre-filled, but only if the starting record matches the base record.

Tip: To find the Pipedrive record ID, go to the specific record and copy the ID from the URL.

  • Enter the matching value (like Customer name) if you have set up a lookup for your workflow.

Conditions

Set conditions to control when the bot activates, tailoring it to your specific needs for more efficient automation. For detailed guidance, refer to this article.

Without defined conditions, the bot will default to activating whenever recipients interact with documents or complete them.

Best practice: If you configured the lookup to locate the Pipedrive starting record, set conditions to ensure the lookup field is not empty.

Advanced settings

This section allows you to choose how the process proceeds in case the bot fails:

  • Select Proceed to allow the workflow to move to the next signer and automation if the bot isn't crucial.

  • Select Stop if the bot is critical; this prevents the next signer from receiving documents if data wasn't pre-filled from the source of your choice.

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