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Groups: Getting Started

Enabling forms allows your members to use the self-service app to apply for roles, positions or groups. Follow these steps to set up forms.

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Written by Joe Jeffries
Updated over a week ago

Before you begin

Some steps in the set-up will require SheepCRM's involvement, please make sure you have the following information to provide to us (or have already provided) before getting started:

  • URL to your organisation's Logo, hosted externally

  • HEX code colour for your organisation (used for the theme)

  • Term to be used to identify an item being applied for - i.e. 'Team', 'Role', 'Position'

  • Any important information you want to display for customers on the application process that applies to your applications

  • Terms & Conditions specific to handling applications

Creating groups

Groups can be created or updated by going to the Settings section. In the sidebar select the Teams, Regions & Groups tab. The Groups section will show any existing groups with the option to create a new one.

Click on Add new to start creating a new group. This will bring up a window to fill in the core information required for a new group. Once first saved, the group will have new fields to add additional information.

For more information on creating a group, please read this article:
โ€‹https://intercom.help/sheepcrm/en/articles/4579845-groups-creating-a-group

Adding existing users to groups

To add existing contacts to groups, or manage the groups that a contact is assigned to, locate the contact record that you wish to update and click on the Groups tab.

Any existing groups the contact has applied to will appear at the top. You can click on the card to expand it and see more details as well as change their application status, or click on Edit and remove them from the group entirely. To add the contact to another group, click on the Add to a group button. This will bring up a window that allows you to select a group and the application status.

For more information on managing groups for users, please read this article:
โ€‹https://intercom.help/sheepcrm/en/articles/4586218-groups-managing-group-applications

Creating lifecycle emails

In order to have SheepCRM send out emails automatically to your customers using the self-service app, you'll need to set up lifecycle emails and set them to the relevant triggers:

  • Application received

  • Application approved

  • Application rejected

For information on creating email templates, please read the following article: https://intercom.help/sheepcrm/en/articles/4532348-creating-email-templates

Once you've created the email templates, get in touch with our support team with the names of the new templates and we'll link them up for you.

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