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4 Calendar and Activities
The vtenext calendar allows you to award a priority to your activities, specifying the users or contacts involved and the subject connected to the activity. A simple click is sufficient to access the related content, postpone an activity that you have been un...
4.1 Add a calendar event
In the Calendar module you can click the green create button or click on the agenda area, dragging the mouse in accordance with the event duration (drag & drop). Activity Type Select Call, Meeting or other customised values Visibility ...
4.1.1 Edit and Duplicate an Event
You have two ways to edit or duplicate an event: BY DRAGGING If you drag an event to a different hour or day a pop-up appears. In this pop-up you can choose 3 actions: MOVE: moves the event into the new position (day and hour)- SHIFT + MOUSE DUPLICATE...
4.2 To-Dos
To-dos are always assigned to a user or a group of users; it is not however possible to invite other users or link more than one contact. The to-do can be transferred to another user by changing the assignee. The input procedures are the same as for the event...
4.3 Shared Calendar and preferences
The user can set up several fields from the calendar settings icon (accessible also from User Preferences): Default Calendar View Defines the default calendar view (daily, weekly, etc.) Date Format The user selects the date format ...
4.4 Shared calendar access and events visibility
To manage privileges to view and edit the calendar it is essential to know the Sharing Access (from the Settings menu) and visibility of the event. In Settings > Sharing Access there are various possible configurations for the Calendar (explained below with...
4.5 Import and export activities
To import or export Activities between vtenext and other applications, the standard iCalendar format is available (.ics extension). To export the activities of the vtenext calendar, you must display it in list mode, select the records to be exported, press ,....
4.6 Book me - Make an appointment
Version 21.01 onward includes the new Book me function to make appointments based on the calendar slots made available by crm users. Let’s take a look at how it works and how to configure this new feature properly. A new block entitled Book me configuration h...
5 Personal communication tools
The main purpose of a CRM system is management of customer relationships, in regard to which communication tools take on a role of critical importance. vtenext offers different kinds of tools to manage communication towards customers (existing or potential) an...
5.1 Outbound mail configuration (SMTP)
To activate the transmission of emails from CRM, fill in the SMTP server data in Settings > Mail server > Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Account choose the server type from among the ones on the list; if your mail server type is not incl...
5.2 Messages Module
The vtenext Messages module uses the IMAP email account. You can work on emails through vtenext as if you were working on the server, namely without any downloading of emails to a folder. Any operations that you do in the messages module will be carried out di...
5.2.1 IMAP configuration and folders
To proceed with the email configuration you need to open the module Messages: First of all you need to click the "Configure" button (only the first time). Once you have set the SMTP server (see above), the IMAP server can be set up here or directly from th...
5.2.1.1 Set Centralized Signature
The Centralized Signature makes it possible to set a default signature, identical for all crm users, with the same graphic layout and characteristics. Go to SETTINGS > OTHER SETTINGS > COMPANY DETAILS and scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the "Sign...
5.2.2 Writing and reading emails
There are three equivalent options to send an email, e.g. to a contact: 1. clicking on the email address shown in the record or in any vtenext page;2. clicking on the icon in the light blue toolbar, selecting Write3. from the Messages module interface, clicki...
5.2.3 Email Functions
Compose a new email. Download emails from the email server Messages module settings (user's personal settings) Mark message as read/unread Mark message as important Move e...
5.2.4 Emails Sharing
To share an email with another user, simply open a conversation on the email concerned. The “Conversations” tool (see specific chapter) is located at the bottom of the page, under the body of the email. Emails shared by means of a Conversation are flagged wit...
5.2.5 .ics support for calendar
Attachments in .ics format are identified as invitations to attend an appointment and they create a pre-linked calendar event. The recipient can specify his/her intention of participating/not participating in the event. The message interface appears as shown b...
5.2.6 Other Settings
Layout: change the emails list layout Filters: set up filter rules for automatic transfer of emails into folders POP3: set up a secondary account in POP3 mode Warning! Once a secondary account has been configured in POP3 mode, a copy of th...
5.2.7 Mass email
A mass mailing tool is available send an email to multiple recipients (20 max) in a single shot. Select the email recipients from the list view of the desired module, e.g. Leads, then click on the button followed by Email, located above the records list. T...
5.3 Email Templates
The vtenext admin user can make email templates available to other users for use for single emails and for newsletters. The general characteristics of email templates applicable to both mails and newsletters are described below, while specific functions concer...