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Actions

A guide on how to create and manage automated actions within Accelerate, including attaching them to specific statuses.

Funmilola Olorode avatar
Written by Funmilola Olorode
Updated over 6 months ago

Note: You will only be able to complete these steps if you have the Administrator role on your account.


Creating an Action

Click on 'Settings' on the menu. Then head into 'Workflow Settings' via the button on the top of the screen.

Scroll down until you get to the 'Actions' list. This is where you will create the reusable actions that your opportunities can trigger.

The action types available are:

Create task

Action type

Statuses

Description

Call Webhook with Contract

Call Webhook with Opportunity

Call Webhook with Order

Call Webhook with Quote

Create Commission Claim

Order

Create a commission claim object for the triggering order

Create Contract

Order
Contract

Create a contract for the triggering order

Create Contract Document

Order
Contract

Create a document for the triggering contract

Create Lost Deal Opportunity

Opportunity

Create a lost opportunity after a triggering opportunity is lost

Create Mailchimp Cart

Create Mailchimp Order

Order

Create Renewal Opportunity

Opportunity

Create Renewal Opportunity (RR)

Opportunity

Delete Commission Claim

Order

Delete all commission claim objects for the triggering object

Task Account Manager

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Create a task for the account manager (opportunity AM takes precedence over relationship AM)

Task Contract Administrator

Order
Contract

Create a task for the administrator for the triggering contract

Task Default Administrator

Any

Create a task for the default account manager

Task Order Administrator

Order

Create a task for the currently specified administrator for the triggering order

Task Underwriter

Order
Contract

Create a task for an underwriter after the triggering contract

Task User

Any

Create a task for a specific user

Email

Action type

Statuses

Description

Email Account Manager

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the account manager (opportunity AM takes precedence over relationship AM)

Email Contract Administrator

Order
Contract

Email the administrator to whom the triggering contract is attached

Email Contract Document

Order
Contract

Email the contract document after a contract status triggered

Email Dealer Contact

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the contact of the Dealer to which the triggering order is attached

Email Default Administrator

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the default administrator for the relationship account manager of the relationship to which the triggering object is attached

Email Funder Primary Contact

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the primary contact of the Funder attached to order

Email Introducer Contact

Opportunity

Email the introducer to which the triggering opportunity is attached

Email Opportunity Contact(s)

Opportunity
Quote

Email the contact(s) of which the triggering opportunity is attached (whether its multiple from a limited company or private individual)

Email Order Administrator

Order

Email the currently specified administrator for the triggering order

Email Primary Contact

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the primary contact (if a company relationship) or the relationship itself (if a private individual) of the relationship to which the triggering object is attached

Email Supplier Contact

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Email the contact of the supplier to which the triggering order is attached

Email Trustpilot Review

Any

Email a trust pilot review after a status is triggered

Email User

Any

Email a specific user

Email User Group

Any

Email users part of a specific group (i.e different brands, employee roles, mailboxes)

Generate and send PL/PDF documents

Any

Be able to generate and send PL/PDF documents

SMS

Action type

Statuses

Description

SMS Account Manager

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

SMS the account manager (opportunity AM takes precedence over relationship AM)

SMS Contract Administrator

Order
Contract

SMS the administrator of the triggering contract

SMS Default Administrator

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

SMS the default administrator for the relationship account manager of the relationship to which the triggering object is attached

SMS Opportunity Contact(s)

Opportunity
Quote

SMS the contact to which the opportunity is attached

SMS Order Administrator

Order

SMS the currently specified administrator for the triggering order

SMS Primary Contact

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

SMS the primary contact (if a company relationship) or the relationship itself (if a private individual) of the relationship to which the triggering object is attached

SMS User

Any

SMS a specific user

Update Status

Action type

Statuses

Description

Unset Relationship Account Mgr

Any

Remove an account manager from the triggering status attached

Update Contract Status

Change the status of a contract after an update is triggered

Update Ctr Stat post Duration

Any

Change the status of a contract after a number of days

Update Opp Stat post Duration

Any

Change the status of an opportunity after a number of days

Update Opportunity Status

Quote
Order

Set the status on the opportunity attached to the triggering object.

Update Ord Stat post Duration

Any

Change the status of an order after a number of days

Update Order Status

Quote

Set the status on any orders attached to the triggering object

Update Prop Stat post Duration

Any

Change the status of a quote or proposal after a number of days

Update Proposal Status

Order

Set the status on the quote attached to the triggering order

Update Relationship Status

Opportunity
Quote
Order
Contract

Change the status of a relationship after an update is triggered

Broadcast to staff

Action type

Statuses

Description

All Contacts to MailChimp

Broadcast to Staff (Email)

All

Send an email to all non-deleted, enabled users

CAZ Grant Payment File

Charge Fee

LendingMetrics Search

Lock Order

Order

Set a lock to a triggering contract

Mandrill Send Template

Primary Contact to MailChimp

Push to CMS

Send to Feefo

Order

Mark the triggering order as qualifying for the next Feefo upload

Create yourself an action or two by clicking on 'Add Action' and save the Action.

In the image below we are making an action that will email the account manager when a new opportunity is created on one of their accounts.


Adding Actions to Statuses

Still within workflow settings, go to the 'Statuses' list and click on your preferred status. You can either edit one of your existing statuses or add a new one.

Once you have chosen a status to edit, Click on the 'Add Action' button and select the action you created. You can add as many actions as you like to a status.

NOTE: If you have more than one action for a status, they will ALL be triggered when an opportunity/quote/order hits that status.

After clicking 'Add Action' you will be met with the following screen:


Here you can attach an action to fire when the Status is reached, you can also set a Lag - for instance 3 would mean the action wouldn't fire until the Opportunity has been at that Status for 3 days.

NOTE: If you have actions scheduled to happen for example "auto email after 3, 5 and 7 days" if the status is changed this will not stop these actions from firing, you will need to manually go into tasks and delete them.

If you want to make sure an action won't fire if the Status is changed you can click 'Suppress on Change'.

To apply the action, just click on 'Save'. When you revisit the status screen, you'll find the action listed under the 'Actions' section.


Editing Statuses

You can also use this screen to change the name of a status by selecting 'Edit Statuses'.

You will be met with the screen below:

Update the status you wish to modify in the 'To Be' column. Remember to click on 'Save' once you have finished making changes.

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