Maximizer CRM 11 CRM software User's Guide
Maximizer CRM 11 is a customer relationship management software that helps businesses manage their customer interactions. It provides tools for managing contacts, opportunities, campaigns, customer service cases, and more. The software enables businesses to track customer interactions, manage sales pipelines, and improve customer satisfaction.
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User's Guide
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This document applies to Maximizer CRM 11 software.
Maximizer Software Address Information
Corporate Headquarters
Americas
Maximizer Software Inc.
1090 West Pender Street – 10th Floor
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 2N7
+1 604 601 8000 phone
+1 604 601 8001 fax
+1 888 745 4645 support [email protected]
www.maximizer.com
Knowledge Base: www.maximizer.com/knowledgebase
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Maximizer Software Ltd
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Bracknell, Berkshire
RG12 2XH United Kingdom
+44-1344-766900 phone
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www.maximizer.co.uk
Asia
Maximizer Asia Limited
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88 Queen's Road Central
Central, Hong Kong
+(852) 2598 2811 phone
+(852) 2598 2000 fax [email protected]
www.maximizer.com.hk
Australia
Maximizer Software Solutions Pty. Ltd.
Level 10, 815 Pacific Highway
Chatswood NSW 2067
Australia
+61 (0)2 9957 2011 phone
+61 (0)2 9957 2711 fax [email protected]
www.maximizer.com.au
Contents
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Welcome to Maximizer...........................................................1
From Prospects to Leads to Repeat Customers............................................2
Anywhere Access....................................................................................3
Extend Maximizer CRM to Fit Your Needs............................................4
Maximizer Companion Applications ............................................................6
Getting Started .....................................................................11
Maximizer Windows ............................................................................15
Opening an Address Book ..........................................................................19
Connecting to an Address Book..........................................................20
Sample Address Books .........................................................................29
Address Book Entries............................................................31
About Address Book Entries .......................................................................32
Address Book Window ........................................................................33
Choosing an Address Book List ...........................................................34
Viewing Address Book Entries.............................................................35
Adding Address Book Entries .....................................................................36
Adding Companies and Individuals ....................................................36
Adding Contacts...................................................................................37
Adding Address Book Entries from Email ..........................................38
Access Rights for Address Book Entries ..............................................39
Modifying Address Book Entries ................................................................41
Adding Alternate Addresses for Address Book Entries .....................41
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Converting Individuals to Companies and Contacts to Individuals...42
Recording Relationships with Related Entries....................................42
Setting Up Territories ...........................................................................44
Assigning Territories.............................................................................46
Drawing Maps of Address Book Entries.....................................................49
Phoning Address Book Entries....................................................................50
Logging Phone Calls with Address Book Entries ................................50
Setting Up Automatic Dialing .............................................................53
Modifying Organizational Charts .......................................................55
Organizational Charts for Maximizer Users .......................................55
Maximizer Entries .................................................................57
User-Defined Fields Following Window..............................................59
User-Defined Fields Tab .......................................................................60
Types of User-Defined Fields................................................................60
Working with User-Defined Fields ......................................................61
Mandatory, System, and Key Fields.....................................................62
Setting Up User-Defined Fields...................................................................63
Sorting User-Defined Fields .................................................................64
Creating Folders for User-Defined Fields ............................................64
Creating User-Defined Fields ...............................................................65
Modifying User-Defined Fields ............................................................66
Adding Items to Table User-Defined Fields ........................................67
Modifying Items in User-Defined Fields..............................................68
Formula User-Defined Fields.......................................................................70
Arithmetic Expressions .........................................................................71
Alphanumeric Functions ......................................................................72
Numeric Functions................................................................................79
Conditional Expressions .......................................................................81
Searching by Basic Fields......................................................................84
Searching by All Fields .........................................................................85
Saving Searches in the Search Catalog ...............................................88
Retrieving Saved Searches from the Search Catalog..........................89
Undoing Searches.................................................................................90
Creating Favorite Lists..........................................................................94
Retrieving Favorite Lists .......................................................................96
Adding and Removing Entries in Favorite Lists ..................................96
Viewing Favorite Lists for Entries ........................................................97
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Creating Column Setups ......................................................................98
Retrieving Column Setups .................................................................100
Creating Coloring Rules .....................................................................101
Applying Coloring Rules ....................................................................103
Notes and Documents ........................................................105
Notes Window....................................................................................107
Journal Window .................................................................................111
Adding Journal Notes ........................................................................112
Documents Window ..........................................................................112
Viewing Documents ...........................................................................113
Adding Documents ............................................................................113
Maximizer Word Processor .......................................................................114
Maximizer Word Processor Window.................................................115
Documents and Templates ................................................................116
Creating Documents ..........................................................................117
Inserting Merge Fields in the Maximizer Word Processor ...............119
Microsoft Word and Corel Word Perfect Integrations............................121
Inserting Merge Fields in Microsoft Word........................................121
Sending Microsoft Word Documents................................................122
Unlinking Merge Fields in Microsoft Word ......................................123
Company Library Window .................................................................125
Organizing the Company Library......................................................127
Adding Documents and Notes to the Company Library..................127
Sending Documents by Email from the Company Library...............129
Calendar and Hotlist ...........................................................131
Hotlist Window ..................................................................................132
Viewing Hotlist Tasks .........................................................................133
Adding Hotlist Tasks...........................................................................134
Reassigning Hotlist Tasks ...................................................................135
Calendar Appointments............................................................................136
Calendar Window ..............................................................................136
Viewing Appointments......................................................................139
Adding Appointments .......................................................................141
Calendar and Hotlist Preferences .............................................................143
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Creating Action Plan Templates ........................................................144
Scheduling Action Plans.....................................................................146
Email ....................................................................................151
Email Window ....................................................................................152
Sending Email to Address Book Entries ............................................154
Send Email Options ............................................................................156
Email Templates..................................................................................157
Creating Appointments and Tasks from Email .................................158
Supported Email Clients.....................................................................160
Setting Up Novell GroupWise and Lotus cc:Mail/Mail .....................161
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook ...........................................................161
Microsoft Outlook Integration .................................................................162
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook Integration .......................................162
Selecting a Microsoft Outlook Address List for Integration ............164
Adding Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook ...................165
Adding Customer Service Cases from Microsoft Outlook................167
Sending Email to Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook ...168
Saving Email from Microsoft Outlook ..............................................169
Viewing Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook..................171
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization .........................................................172
Synchronizing Appointments and Tasks with Microsoft Outlook...173
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxSync for Microsoft
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxExchange
Synchronization..................................................................................174
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook for Synchronization .........................175
Configuring Microsoft Outlook Synchronization.............................175
How Phone Numbers are Synchronized with Microsoft Outlook ...177
Manually Synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook ............................178
Opportunities ......................................................................179
Opportunities Window ......................................................................180
Viewing Opportunities.......................................................................181
Sales Team Members ..........................................................................185
Strategy Components ........................................................................186
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Scheduling Strategies for Opportunities ..........................................189
Progress Indicator ..............................................................................192
Adding Currencies to the Currency Library ......................................193
Email Notification for Opportunities .......................................................195
Selecting Users for Opportunity Monitoring....................................195
Opportunity Pipeline Report ....................................................................197
Quotas Window .................................................................................198
Creating Quota Templates.................................................................199
Applying Quotas ................................................................................200
Campaigns ...........................................................................201
Traditional Campaigns .......................................................................203
Automated Campaigns ......................................................................203
Campaigns Window ...........................................................................204
Traditional Campaign Templates..............................................................206
Components of Traditional Campaigns ............................................207
Example of a Traditional Campaign..................................................208
Creating Traditional Campaign Templates .......................................209
Creating Traditional Campaigns...............................................................211
Marketing Teams in Traditional Campaigns.....................................212
Assigning Contacts to Campaign Roles.............................................213
Delegating Campaign Activities to Team Members and Roles .......214
Applying and Working the Steps in Traditional Campaigns ...........216
Pausing Traditional Campaigns .........................................................217
Automated Campaign Templates.............................................................218
Activities in Automated Campaign Templates .................................219
Creating Automated Campaign Templates ......................................219
Adding Activities to Automated Campaign Templates ...................221
Automated Campaign Messages..............................................................224
Creating Campaign Messages ...........................................................225
Campaign Message Editor .................................................................226
Campaign Merge Fields .....................................................................227
Example of a Campaign Email Message ...........................................228
Adding Automated Campaigns................................................................229
Viewing Automated Campaigns .......................................................232
Activities in Automated Campaigns.........................................................235
Viewing Statistics on Campaign Activities........................................235
Suspending Automated Campaign Activities...................................236
Reviewing Automated Campaign Activities.....................................237
Automated Campaign Subscribers ...........................................................238
Viewing Subscribers for Automated Campaigns..............................238
Adding Subscribers to Automated Campaigns ................................239
Removing Subscribers from Automated Campaigns .......................240
Status of Automated Campaigns .............................................................242
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Suspending Automated Campaigns..................................................242
Resuming Automated Campaigns.....................................................243
Testing Automated Campaigns ................................................................243
Customer Service ................................................................245
Customer Service Window .................................................................246
Viewing Customer Service Cases .......................................................247
Adding Customer Service Cases ................................................................249
Adding Customer Service Cases from Email .....................................251
Status of Customer Service Cases .............................................................252
Assigning and Escalating Customer Service Cases............................252
Resolving Customer Service Cases .....................................................254
Recording Case Solutions...................................................................256
Email Notification for Customer Service Cases ........................................257
Selecting Users for Case Monitoring .................................................257
Customer Service Merge Fields..........................................................259
Knowledge Base Window..................................................................261
Viewing Knowledge Base Articles.....................................................262
Searching for Knowledge Base Articles ............................................263
Status of Knowledge Base Articles....................................................264
Adding Articles to the Knowledge Base ..................................................265
Adding Standard Knowledge Base Articles ......................................265
Adding Document Knowledge Base Articles....................................266
File Formats for Document Knowledge Base Articles ......................267
Saving and Sending Knowledge Base Articles..................................267
Maximizer on the Web .......................................................269
Configuring Browsers for Maximizer Web Access............................271
Maximizer Web Access Interface.......................................................273
Viewing and Modifying Address Book Entries .................................276
Working with Opportunities, Notes, and Documents .....................277
Working with Customer Service Cases ..............................................278
Wireless Access ...................................................................281
Compatible Devices and Browsers ....................................................282
Logging In to Wireless Access............................................................283
Navigating Pages................................................................................284
Accessing Address Book Entries................................................................285
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Searching for Address Book Entries ..................................................285
Viewing Address Book Entries...........................................................287
Adding New Address Book Entries ...................................................287
Phoning Address Book Entries ..........................................................289
Drawing Maps ....................................................................................289
Associating Contacts with Entries .....................................................291
Selecting Products/Services and Categories......................................292
Sending and Saving Email Messages........................................................293
Searching for Opportunities..............................................................295
Viewing Opportunities ......................................................................296
Adding New Opportunities ...............................................................297
Assigning Sales Teams and Leaders to Opportunities......................298
Assigning Competitors and Partners to Opportunities....................298
Changing the Status of Opportunities .............................................299
Accessing Customer Service Cases ............................................................300
Searching for Cases ............................................................................300
Adding New Cases .............................................................................302
Assigning, Escalating, and Resolving Cases ......................................303
Accessing User-Defined Fields ..................................................................305
Accessing Calendar Appointments and Hotlist Tasks..............................309
Viewing the Calendar ........................................................................309
Viewing Appointments and Tasks.....................................................310
Adding Appointments and Tasks ......................................................311
Accessing the Company Library................................................................313
Searching for Documents in the Company Library ..........................314
Sending Company Library Documents to Address Book Entries .....315
Setting Wireless Access Preferences .........................................................318
Creating Shortcuts to Wireless Access Sites .............................................319
Installing the Wireless Access Shortcuts Application .......................319
Adding Shortcuts to Wireless Access Sites ........................................319
Opening Wireless Access Sites from Shortcuts .................................320
Customizing Maximizer......................................................321
Window Layout ..................................................................................324
Adjusting the Icon Bar .......................................................................325
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar .............................................326
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Custom Actions Tab............................................................................328
Creating Custom Actions Groups ......................................................328
Web Inquiry Forms for Websites...............................................................332
Requirements for Web Inquiry Forms ...............................................333
Creating Direct Insert Web Forms .....................................................334
Adding Income and Expense Accounts .............................................336
Recording Income and Expenses .......................................................337
Reporting.............................................................................339
Viewing Dashboard............................................................................340
Setting Up Dashboards ......................................................................341
Creating Dashboards..........................................................................342
About Indicators.................................................................................343
Adding Indicators to Dashboards......................................................346
Customizing Indicator Controls .........................................................350
Moving and Resizing Dashboard Indicators .....................................351
Modifying Dashboard Properties ......................................................352
Importing Dashboards .......................................................................352
Launching Crystal Reports .................................................................354
Creating and Accessing Corporate Reports ......................................354
Creating and Accessing Personal Reports .........................................356
Printing Reports from Maximizer .............................................................358
Exporting Entries to Microsoft Excel ........................................................360
Creating Graphs .................................................................................363
Selecting Fields and Values for Your Graphs ....................................364
Defining the Appearance of Graphs .................................................366
Title and Footnote Merge Fields .......................................................367
Customizing your Graphs ..................................................................368
Using Graphs in Other Applications..................................................369
Saving Graph Settings ........................................................................370
OrderDesk............................................................................373
Enabling OrderDesk ...........................................................................374
OrderDesk Window............................................................................374
Generating Sales Quotes ...................................................................375
Applying Discounts to Sales Quotes..................................................377
Adding Shipping and Tax to Sales Quotes........................................378
Creating Item Table Merge Fields .....................................................380
Inserting Item Table Merge Fields .....................................................381
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Adding Catalogs.................................................................................382
Adding Catalog Sections ...................................................................382
Adding Catalog Items ........................................................................383
Importing and Exporting Items in Catalogs .....................................384
Online Orders and Inquiries .....................................................................385
Credit Card Transaction Processing ...................................................385
MaxExchange Remote ........................................................387
How MaxExchange Programs Work Together.........................................388
MaxExchange Synchronization Server ..............................................388
MaxExchange Remote Synchronization Server ................................388
MaxExchange Server Manager..........................................................389
MaxExchange Remote .......................................................................389
MaxExchange Site Manager ..............................................................389
MaxExchange Administrator’s Guide .......................................................390
Glossary of MaxExchange Terms ..............................................................390
What Data is Synchronized? .....................................................................392
Synchronizing Third-Party Data ........................................................392
Synchronizing Opportunities and Campaigns..................................393
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxExchange
Synchronization .................................................................................393
How Do I Receive Updates? ......................................................................394
Starting MaxExchange Remote ................................................................395
Receiving the Address Book .....................................................................395
Initiating the First FTP Transport Session..........................................397
Starting a Processing Session from Maximizer ........................................398
Performing an Immediate Update ....................................................398
Converting Outgoing Packets for Internet Transport......................400
Restricting the Size of Packets ..........................................................401
Disabling the Partial Packet Warning Message................................401
Saving Outgoing Packets to Disk ......................................................402
Importing a Server Packet .................................................................402
Setting MaxExchange Preferences ...........................................................403
Setting Timing Preferences................................................................403
Viewing Synchronized Address Book Properties..............................405
Viewing Distribution Preferences .....................................................405
Retrying an Unsuccessful FTP Connection ........................................408
Connecting by Dial-Up Using FTP .....................................................409
Changing Your MaxExchange FTP Password....................................410
Changing Email Preferences..............................................................411
Changing Email from LAN to Dial-Up or Vice Versa ........................413
Setting Scheduling Options for Dial-Up Email .................................413
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Chapter A
Setting Up the Troubleshooting Logs ...............................................415
Checking the Troubleshooting Logs..................................................416
Administration for Maximizer...........................................417
Backing Up Address Book Data ................................................................418
Backing Up the Dictionary and Holiday Files....................................420
Exporting Address Book Data...................................................................421
Exporting Address Book Entries in XML Format ..............................421
Exporting Address Book Entries in Text Format ...............................423
Selecting Fields for Export .................................................................426
Exporting Customer Service Cases.....................................................426
Exporting Knowledge Base Articles ..................................................428
Importing Address Book Data ..................................................................429
Importing Address Book Entries........................................................430
About Two-Tier Imports .....................................................................432
Importing MXI and XML Files ............................................................433
The MaxExchange Distribution Field and XML Import ....................434
Importing Knowledge Base Articles..................................................435
Transferring Entries Between Address Books ..........................................436
What happens During Transfers? ......................................................436
Transferring Address Book Entries ....................................................437
Transfer Summary Reports and Logging...........................................438
Requirements for Caller ID ................................................................439
Phone Number Matching with TAPI .................................................440
Configuring Maximizer to Use TAPI ..................................................442
Updating Maximizer with Live Update ....................................................444
Changing Languages for the Maximizer Spell Checker ..........................445
Maximizer CRM 11 Ribbon Interface.................................447
The Maximizer CRM Ribbon Interface .....................................................448
Finding Commands in Maximizer CRM 11 ...............................................449
Window Menu....................................................................................461
Keyboard Shortcuts: Windows ..........................................................463
Keyboard Shortcuts: Ribbons ............................................................464
Keyboard Shortcuts: Dialog Boxes ....................................................465
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Keyboard Shortcuts: Entries ..............................................................465
Keyboard Shortcuts: Drop-Down Calendars.....................................465
Keyboard Shortcuts: Notes ................................................................466
Keyboard Shortcuts: Phone Calls ......................................................466
Keyboard Shortcuts: Macros..............................................................467
Keyboard Shortcuts: Other Tasks ......................................................467
Crystal Reports Database Views/Tables Reference ..........469
Data Population for the Current Window...............................................470
Database Views for User-Defined Fields ..............................................471
Microsoft SQL View Prefixes..............................................................471
Database Driver Used to Create Crystal Reports .....................................471
Customer Service Window Example .................................................474
Including Additional Views in Your Reports............................................474
User-Defined Fields Example .............................................................475
Notes Example....................................................................................476
SQL Views and Data Tables.......................................................................477
AMGR_Client View.............................................................................477
Company View ...................................................................................482
AMGR_Appointments View...............................................................486
AMGR_Hotlist View............................................................................492
AMGR_Resources Table......................................................................494
AMGR_Notes View .............................................................................495
CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts Table ..........................................498
AMGR_CSCases View..........................................................................498
Amgr_Opportunity View ...................................................................504
AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table ........................................................516
ADMN_User_Details Table .................................................................521
Glossary of Terms ...............................................................525
Index ....................................................................................531
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H A P T E R
1
Welcome to
Maximizer
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Introducing Maximizer CRM
In this chapter...
“From Prospects to Leads to Repeat Customers” on page 2
“Maximizer Companion Applications” on page 6
“Maximizer on the Web” on page 8
“Maximizer CRM Editions” on page 9
“Where to Go from Here...” on page 10
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From Prospects to Leads to Repeat Customers
You are a growing company, looking to take your organization to the next level. To reach this goal and create long-term, profitable relationships with your customers, you need a cost-effective, flexible
Customer Relationship Management solution to keep all your departments working together effectively.
Designed for small- and medium-sized businesses, Maximizer CRM 10.5 integrates sales, marketing, and customer service tools, enabling all customer touch points in your organization to face customers and prospects professionally through one voice.
Throughout the customer life cycle, as prospects from marketing are turned over to the sales department, and customers are passed onto service departments, Maximizer CRM makes it easy for your staff to share information, communicate with customers through multiple channels, and organize individual and team efforts. Making your customers feel like king, and giving you an edge over your competitors. After all, gaining new customers and retaining satisfied ones is what improving the bottom line and growing your business is all about.
Sales—Save Time, Close More Sales
Maximizer CRM enables your sales staff to manage, track, communicate, and report through all phases of the sales cycle to help them work more efficiently and close more sales. Only Maximizer
CRM enables you to view the big picture of your customers, as well as the details of each one, so you can leverage each customer opportunity and maximize your total revenue. It is the only solution in its class to offer extensive flexibility, workgroup security, and advanced sales automation and collaboration features. Further,
Maximizer CRM is easy to use for sales people so they spend less time on administrative tasks and more time on selling.
Marketing—Reduce Costs, Generate More Leads
Attracting attention and generating leads for the sales department is the foundation of marketing. Now Maximizer CRM integrates marketing in its total CRM solution to enable marketing departments to manage, track, and measure cost-effective marketing campaigns that deliver more qualified leads to your sales people. Using the
Campaigns window, you can create highly targeted campaigns through profiling and qualifying to retain customers and increase business.
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Customer Service—Increase Efficiency, Improve Customer Satisfaction
Attracting attention to your products and services is the foundation of Sales and Marketing, but consistent, high-quality customer service is the foundation for keeping your customers for life. After all, it is far more expensive to gain a new customer than it is to retain an existing one. Maximizer CRM enables you to cultivate and maintain long-term, profitable relationships by recording and quickly recalling every form of past contact with your customers, so you can exceed your customers’ expectations and recommend the right solutions, at the right time. Cross-selling and up-selling are easy when you know your customer's history better than they can remember it themselves!
Anywhere Access
Your staff is spread out around the continent or around the world, they're on the go at client locations, but you can't afford to have any downtime or inaccurate customer information. Maximizer CRM’s strength is in its capability to give your staff access to critical data from anywhere, at any time, on any device—at a remote office, through the web, or on a BlackBerry device.
Remote Access Through MaxExchange
For users in remote offices to effectively team-sell and face clients and prospects with accurate information, they need to have access to up-to-the-minute data. MaxExchange enables Maximizer CRM users to work from a single database that is regularly synchronized to keep everyone current.
BlackBerry Access Through MaxMobile
For the mobile sales force, MaxMobile enables you to easily access your Maximizer CRM information from a BlackBerry device. You can then update or add information while out of the office.
Refer to the MaxMobile online manual for more information.
Web Access
Maximizer’s web access sites are browser-based tools that improve your organization’s efficiency by enabling you and your staff to carry out everyday tasks, from wherever you are, with any computer. See the Maximizer on the Web chapter for more information.
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Extend Maximizer CRM to Fit Your Needs
The Maximizer CRM Customization Suite includes additional guides for integrating with Maximizer. The Customization Suite enables customers and business partners to customize the Maximizer interface and to integrate with other front-office and back-office solutions.
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Maximizer Modules
Maximizer
Maximizer CRM is a robust customer relationship management solution that tightly integrates your contact manager, customer service, and sales requirements.
Maximizer’s customer service, knowledge base, and order management features allow you to track and retrieve all customer queries, issues, resolutions, and purchases. Opportunities provide customizable sales strategies that can be used by your sales team to track, communicate, and report through all phases of the sales cycle, with the probability of close being calculated at every stage.
With the creation of meaningful graphs and charts, companies benefit from complete, detailed intelligence to fully understand their audience and evaluate the performance of their business.
The Campaigns window provides you with a tool to set up automated campaigns—a series of highly-targeted automated email, fax, or print documents—that introduce services, encourage product purchases, promote website visits, or distribute electronic newsletters. Once you have defined the various campaign pieces, and launched the campaign, the process is entirely automated. You can also create “traditional” marketing campaigns that coordinate the activities of marketing team members.
Administrator
Administrator is typically used by a system administrator or other technically-proficient staff to configure and manage the entire
Maximizer application. Among other administrative tasks,
Administrator is used to create and manage Maximizer users, apply licensing, and create new databases (or “Address Books”).
You can also do tasks that are common to both Maximizer and
Administrator such as back up data, import and export data, produce system reports, and set up and manage sales/marketing teams and security groups.
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Maximizer Companion Applications
There’s more to Maximizer CRM than just the main modules. See the following descriptions of our Maximizer companion products.
MaxMobile
Combined with Maximizer, MaxMobile forms a powerful suite of tools offering you all of the contact management features of
Maximizer with the portability and convenience of a BlackBerry device. Whether at work or on the road, you always have access to current information about your clients or customers—names, addresses, appointments, tasks, and notes, as well as opportunities and customer service cases. Simply use either application to record additions, changes, and deletions between the two products.
Accounting Link
Maximizer offers the following accounting integrations: Accounting
Link Designed for Use with QuickBooks®, Accounting Link for
Microsoft Dynamics™ GP, and Accounting Link for Sage 50 Accounts.
Accounting Link enables you to create estimates, invoices, and purchase orders from within Maximizer and share them with your
QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics GP, or Sage 50 Accounts software.
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Service Viewer
For more information on configuring Maximizer for use with Microsoft SQL Server
Reporting Services, see the
Administrator's Guide.
Maximizer CRM includes a Microsoft Report Viewer in the installation. Microsoft Reporting Services is a comprehensive reporting tool that integrates with a diverse set of data sources. The full installation for the SQL Server Reporting Services is available from the Microsoft SQL Server CD.
MaxExchange
MaxExchange is a separate Maximizer application that is opened from the Start menu. It allows you to synchronize Maximizer data between a server and remote computers.
For administrators of MaxExchange, refer to the MaxExchange
Administrator’s Guide.
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Workflow Automation Powered by KnowledgeSync
Workflow Automation Powered by KnowledgeSync is a separate
Maximizer application that allows you to monitor business data within the Maximizer database and other systems. Potential issues are identified before they create problems so that the people who need to know can act on the information. With Workflow
Automation, you can apply business rules to all of your data—no matter where it resides—and learn of potential issues while there is still time to act.
Using Workflow Automation, you can send flexible real-time alert messages via email, fax, pager, PDA (such as Palm or Handspring), and webcast. It’s easy to schedule and deliver reports. Lead qualification, lead assignment, and lead tracking are completely automated. Powerful and flexible, the Workflow Automation Suite is quickly deployed, simple to use, and easy to administer so you can focus on building successful, profitable customer relationships.
MaxAlarm
MaxAlarm is a Maximizer companion application that automatically monitors appointments for one or more people in any number of
Address Books. MaxAlarm automatically starts when you start your computer, and you can leave it running with or without running
Maximizer, and still be notified of appointments. You will know if
MaxAlarm is running because its icon appears in your Windows
System Tray, which is in the lower right corner of your screen.
MaxAlarm is easy to use. Simply add one or more Address Books to
MaxAlarm, minimize it and then forget about it—until the Alarm dialog pops up to remind you of an appointment. With MaxAlarm's
Review feature, you can review today's appointments without opening an Address Book in Maximizer.
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Maximizer on the Web
Maximizer’s web access sites give remote users access to the central
Maximizer database via the web.
Maximizer Web Access
Maximizer Web Access is a browser-based application providing you with the functionality of Maximizer from anywhere in the world.
You can work with Address Book entry information, notes, calendar appointments, Hotlist tasks, user-defined fields, opportunities, automated campaigns, customer service cases, knowledge base articles, and Company Library documents.
• Reporter improves your marketing and selling campaigns by reporting on the success of your current and past strategies.
Reporter provides you with several report templates allowing you to produce impressive results in just a few seconds.
• Dashboards are part of Maximizer and Maximizer Web Access and can be used for monitoring the activity occurring in your company. The information you see in dashboards is generated in
“real-time”, so you have an up-to-date view of the activities taking place in Sales and Marketing. Information such as how many opportunities are in the funnel and your daily revenue from online purchases can be accessed instantaneously.
Partner Access
Partner Access is a browser-based application providing a two-way flow of information between your organization and its business partners. This allows for a multi-tier distribution group to effectively distribute sales opportunities and leads, and to keep all involved parties informed about the latest news and customer service issues.
Customer Access
Customer Access is similar to Partner Access. It’s a browser-based application providing a two-way flow of information between your organization and its customers. Customers have access to news, events, and customer service issues.
Wireless Access
Wireless Access provides access to Maximizer through any wireless
Internet-enabled device.
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Maximizer CRM Editions
There are two Maximizer CRM Editions:
• Maximizer CRM Group Edition
• Maximizer CRM Enterprise Edition
The availability of some functionality varies, depending on the edition you are running.
Functionality
Territory Management
Sales Quotas
Fax/Print Campaigns
Web Reporting
Workflow Events
Dashboards
Enable/Disable Security a
Advanced Security b
Global/Local option c
Web access sites
Microsoft SQL Server Analytics
Module
Sales
Sales
Marketing
Business Intelligence
N/A
N/A
Security
Sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting N/A
Group Enterprise
See footnote d
a.
Set in Administrator. (Select File > Preferences > System Options.) If security is disabled, you cannot set the following options: Read Access, Full Access, and Creator. b. This option lets users select multiple users and groups for Full Access and Read Access in Address Book entries. c.
This option gives you access to Global and Local Address Book lists. Global Address Books are stored on the Maximizer server application. Local Address Books are stored locally on your computer.
d. Pertains only if MaxExchange Remote is installed.
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Where to Go from Here...
Explore Maximizer in a safe training ground
The Maximizer Training Guide is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of using Maximizer. Using the example of Escona
Estate Wines—a fictitious vintner in the Sonoma Valley—you can follow tutorials that take you through real-world examples of how to use the various components of Maximizer. Daily tasks in marketing, sales, and administration give you the springboard you need as a novice user to start you on your way to being a Maximizer expert.
To order the Maximizer Training Guide, contact your nearest
Maximizer office or your local Maximizer Business Partner.
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Start working in Maximizer CRM
In this chapter...
“Maximizer Interface” on page 13
“Opening an Address Book” on page 19
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Maximizer CRM
Throughout this document,
Maximizer CRM is referred to as Maximizer.
Maximizer CRM is specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate divisions of large companies. By integrating sales, marketing, and customer service tools into one affordable solution, Maximizer CRM helps organizations realize their primary customer management goal of having many profitable and satisfied customers.
Throughout the customer life cycle, as prospects move from the marketing department to the sales department, and as customers are passed onto service departments, Maximizer CRM enables an organization to communicate with its customers through multiple channels, to share information, and to organize individual and team efforts.
Maximizer CRM is a complete software solution that brings together elements of CRM, enterprise contact management, marketing automation, rapid website development, wireless access, and other related applications to meet the sales, marketing, and customer service challenges of modern businesses.
• Managing your company’s lists of Companies, Individuals
(people not associated with a Company), and Contacts (people associated with a Company or Individual).
• Keeping track of your scheduled appointments and tasks.
• Pursuing a sale using a structured sales strategy and team-based selling.
• Managing customer service and your knowledge base operations.
• Promoting your product through traditional and automated campaigns.
• Sending letters, faxes, or email messages to one or many recipients.
• Managing incoming orders and inquiries from your online catalog—payment, refunds, shipping, and reporting.
• Organizing and accessing your sales and marketing literature in a shared library.
• Generating reports from any of the lists—Address Book entries, opportunities, customer service cases, Hotlist tasks, and additional information you keep on your entries.
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Maximizer Interface
Information in Maximizer is displayed in lists, which means that it can be sorted and arranged in rows and columns. Lists make it easy to see many entries at once and customize your views. Different types of information are viewed in different windows in Maximizer. You can easily move from window to window to access different types of entries.
Keep the following points in mind when working with the Maximizer windows.
Select or open entries in the list to view information and perform tasks on the entries.
View information and attached entries for the current entry in the tabbed following windows.
Use the tabs at the top of the window to access all tasks that are available in the current window. Each tab organizes tasks into groups. Select an icon to perform the task. You can also right-click to select common tasks from the shortcut menu.
Select an icon in the icon bar to move to a different window.
At the top of the icon bar, use the button with the pin graphic on it to hide or display the icon bar view.
In the Recent Entries area, select an Address Book entry that you have recently viewed to add it to the current list quickly.
Use the view bars in a window or following window to filter your list and access common tasks and the column setup. You can also use the arrow buttons to move from one entry to the next.
In the top-left corner of the window, select the Maximizer icon to access additional tasks, such as opening and closing an
Address Book, printing reports, and viewing the online help.
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Watch the status bar to see the current user, date, and time.
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Maximizer Windows
The main Maximizer window is the Address Book window, which lists the Companies, Individuals, and Contacts in your Maximizer database
(Address Book). The following list provides a brief description of each main window accessible from Maximizer.
My Work Day
The My Work Day view is an area where everyone in your company using Maximizer can view Hotlist tasks, appointments, and company announcements, as well as access to dashboards.
Address Book
The Address Book window contains all the information about your prospects, customers, business and professional associates, or any other group of people you deal with on a regular basis. It links you to related information about each Address Book entry, such as
Contacts, Hotlist tasks, customer service cases, opportunities, campaigns, documents, user-defined fields, and orders and inquiries.
Opportunities
The Opportunities window helps you and your colleagues manage complex sales that involve the participation of more than one person in the buying decision and require the support of a sales team.
Use the Opportunities following window to view the opportunities associated with the entries selected in the Address Book window.
Quotas
The Quotas window allows you to keep track of your sales quotas.
You can view the forecast, weighted, and won revenue of your opportunities compared to your quota for each month, quarter, or year.
Campaigns
The Campaigns window allows you to create and manage both traditional and automated campaigns. Marketing efforts are easily coordinated amongst your marketing teams. And, through the use of campaign templates, you can create campaigns quickly by modifying the campaign elements.
The Automated Campaigns following window displays all automated campaigns for the current entry in the Address Book window.
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Customer Service
Knowledge Base
Hotlist
Calendar
The Customer Service window supports and enhances your existing customer service business processes. All Address Book entry issues can be recorded, categorized, and escalated appropriately to ensure issues are dealt with in a timely manner. The Customer Service window is tightly integrated with the Knowledge Base window.
When a case is resolved, you can enter an explanation of how the case was resolved and save the article in the Maximizer Knowledge
Base.
The Customer Service following window displays the customer service cases associated with the current entry in the Address Book window. You can add and modify cases for the selected entry only.
The Knowledge Base window provides you with a library-style tool to manage your customer service solutions. The window is tightly integrated with the Customer Service window. An article is typically created for each case solution, answered question, or guideline relating to your products or services.
The Hotlist is a to-do list of tasks and reminders that are usually timeless. The Hotlist is where you record actions and follow-up activities related to your interactions with Companies, Individuals, and Contacts. For example, you can use the Hotlist to schedule a phone call to a Contact who is out of town for a week. When the week is up, the Hotlist will remind you to call again.
The Calendar window allows you to schedule, print, and view your appointments with Maximizer users or Address Book entries. Because the calendar works with the Peg Board feature, you can make sure that when you have an appointment, others can see when you are busy or out of the office. If you need to be reminded of an appointment, Maximizer can sound an alarm in advance of the appointment or task.
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Company Library
Personal
OrderDesk
Contacts
The Email window provides you with the ability to send, receive, and preview email within Maximizer using your existing email system.
Maximizer allows email file attachments and supports the vCard standard for virtual business cards. You can send files, mail-merge documents, and vCards quickly and easily. Additionally, you can transfer data files by email.
The Company Library stores vital sales and marketing information for everyone to access. The Company Library window allows you to preview and open any note and many types of files in the preview pane.
The Personal window contains the Journal and Expenses windows, which provide a location to keep notes and financial records that are not associated with Address Book entries.
When you receive orders or inquiries from your website, you can manage them using the OrderDesk window. You can use the same
OrderDesk window to enter a new order, capture a payment for an order, pre-authorize a payment for an order, complete a pre-authorized payment for an order, and refund a payment for orders that come to you by telephone, mail, or other methods.
OrderDesk allows you to track the status of your inquiries and orders, whether your customers have received a response or had their order fulfilled.
Use the Address Book OrderDesk following window to view the orders and inquiries associated with the entries selected in the
Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service window.
The Contacts window displays the current Contacts for the Company or Individual selected in the Address Book, Customer Service,
Campaigns, Hotlist, or Opportunities window. You can use this window to add, update, or delete a Contact.
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Notes
User-Defined Fields
The Notes window records your Address Book activities and displays only those notes that belong to the selected Address Book entry, customer service case, campaign, or opportunity.
The User-Defined Fields window displays the custom fields for the selected Address Book entry, customer service case, campaign, or opportunity. You assign values to these fields, and, if your system administrator has given you the access rights, you can add, change, or delete user-defined fields.
Documents
The Documents window displays the document entries for the selected Address Book entry, customer service case, campaign, or opportunity. You can add new documents, as well as files not created in Maximizer, modify documents, or delete documents.
Accounting
You can access this window if you have the Accounting Link
Designed for use with QuickBooks®, the Accounting Link for
Microsoft Dynamics™ GP, or the Accounting Link for Sage 50
Accounts add-on component installed. This window contains all your invoices, estimates, and purchase orders for your Address Book entries. You can create these items in Maximizer and the transactions are automatically shared with your accounting application.
For information on using Accounting Link, see the online manual.
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Opening an Address Book
Address Books can be opened in Administrator or Maximizer. There are no conflicts if you open an Address Book while it is being used by other users.
If you are running Maximizer CRM Group Edition (or MaxExchange
Remote is installed), you must specify whether to access local or global Address Books in the drop-down list that is provided. A local
Address Book is located on your own computer, while a global
Address Book is located on a server computer other than yours. Use the global setting to access shared Address Books.
Under certain operating system configurations, your password may expire after a period of time. In this case, Maximizer will prompt you to change it. See your system administrator for more information.
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To open an Address Book
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Open Address Book.
The Open Address Book dialog box opens.
If the option is available, select Local List or Global List.
The default password for new users and for the users in the sample Address Books is
“maximizer”.
Select the Address Book to open, and click Open.
The Login dialog box opens.
Type your password and click OK.
The name of the Address Book appears in the application title bar.
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To log in to the current Address Book as another user
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Login.
– or –
At the bottom of the window, double-click in the User section of the Maximizer status bar.
The Login dialog box opens.
Enter a user ID and password.
Click OK.
Connecting to an Address Book
You can perform this procedure only if you have
Maximizer CRM Group Edition installed.
Maximizer allows you to connect to any shared Address Book on another computer. The computer can be a Maximizer workstation or a server. Once you have connected to an Address Book, you can access the Address Book from the Open Address Book dialog box.
Once the connection to an Address Book is established, it appears in the Open Address Book dialog box. You can use the Remove button in the Open Address Book dialog box to remove it from the available
Address Book list.
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To connect to an Address Book
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Connect to Address Book.
The Connect to Address Book dialog box opens.
Select the computer that hosts the Address Book to which you would like to connect.
Select an Address Book from the Available Address Books list and click Open.
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Once you connect to the Address Book, you are prompted with a message saying the connection was successful.
Click OK to close the message.
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Lists of Entries
After selecting the column to sort by, you can quickly move to an entry by typing the character(s) with which the entry starts. For example, to reach an entry called “Seismic
Explorations”, type “se”.
Maximizer is list-based. You can customize the information listed by changing the column setup, saving a Favorite List, or using a view filter. In some windows, you can tell how many entries and what types of entries are displayed in the current list by reading the title bar.
An important part of viewing information in a list-based window is sorting your list by different columns. By clicking on a column title, you can re-sort your list by that column. If you click the column title again, the list sorts in reverse order. Sorting entries by column works from left to right. For example, if you sort by a column that contains the City/Town field, entries with the same city/town will be sorted by the next column to the right. If you wish to change the order of the columns, change the column setup.
Filters are available for every window that has a View bar. Filters control the type and amount of data you want to see at any given time. Filters contain options that are specific to the type of data that is displayed in each window.
The following sections contain additional information on working with lists in Maximizer:
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“Selecting Entries” on page 23
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“Displaying Entries” on page 24
Types of Entries
Almost all of the information displayed in Maximizer is displayed in a list, including notes and documents attached to entries, email messages, and Calendar appointments. Maximizer contains main modules that list the following types of entries.
• Address Book entries – The main type of entry in Maximizer, they include Companies, Individuals, and Contacts that are attached to Companies or Individuals.
• Opportunities – Entries to keep track of sales opportunities, they are associated with Address Book entries.
• Customer service cases – Entries to keep track of customer service information, they are associated with Address Book entries.
• Campaigns – Entries to keep track of traditional and automated campaigns.
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Selecting Entries
You can customize the color of current and selected entries.
On the Setup tab, select
Window > Window Settings >
Set Color > Current/All
Window from the Workspace group.
When you click on an entry, it becomes the current entry, marked with an arrow to the left of the entry. Most commands are performed on the current entry. The entries listed in the following windows depend on the current entry.
You can also select multiple entries to perform commands on many entries at the same time. The current entry may or may not be one of the selected entries. The current entry is shaded with a different color than the selected entries.
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To select entries
• Click on the gray box to the left of an entry.
• To select multiple entries, click on the entries one at a time while holding down the Control key.
• To select all entries between two entries, select an entry and, while holding down the Shift key, select another entry.
• To select or clear all entries in the current list, click the gray box in the top-left corner of the list. Or on the Edit tab, select Select
All from the List group.
• To clear selected entries, on the Edit tab, select De-select All from the List group.
• To reverse which entries in the list are selected, on the Edit tab, select Invert Selection from the List group.
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Displaying Entries
Some actions can be performed on the entire list of entries in a window There are some ways to quickly display and remove entries in a list.
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To display only selected entries
Select the entries that you want to display.
On the Edit tab, select Make List Current from the List group.
The other entries are removed from the list.
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To remove all entries from a list
• On the View tab, select Clear List from the Filter group.
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My Work Day
You must be part of the
Company Announcement
Authors security group for your documents to display in the announcements list.
My Work Day is an area where everyone in your company using
Maximizer can see Hotlist tasks, appointments, company announcements, and Dashboards.
Select the My Work Day icon to open the My Work Day window.
Click on an appointment or a Hotlist task to view details of the activity.
Select a company announcement from the drop-down list to display it in the page.
To add an announcement to the list, insert the announcement as a note, or as a text or an HTML document in the Company
Announcements folder in the Company Library. You must refresh the window for the announcement to be visible in the list. (On the View tab, select Refresh from the Window group.)
Click Settings to show or hide company announcements, tasks and appointments, or dashboards.
Select the Print icons to print activities or company announcements for the day.
Select the Calendar icon and select a date to display tasks and appointments for a different day.
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Select the Dashboards tab to view your dashboards.
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Getting Help
F1 Help
Maximizer Help is your comprehensive guide to working with the
Maximizer modules. As you work with Maximizer, you probably already know what business task you want to accomplish—such as sending a fax to many recipients, building and publishing your online catalog, and recording your contact management information.
Maximizer’s help and guides have the answers you are looking for.
The types of documentation you can expect to find to help you with
Maximizer include:
• F1 Help – Context-sensitive help for all windows and dialog boxes.
• Contents Help – Online step-by-step instructions with a table of contents, an index, and search.
• Online manuals – On-screen versions of the printed documentation that you can read using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Whether you are looking for help using a particular dialog box or looking for instructions on how to perform an activity, you can always find what you are looking for in the Help. Maximizer Help provides not only step-by-step instructions for each module, but also detailed descriptions of every control in every dialog box and window.
The following sections contain additional information on getting
Help in Maximizer:
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“Sample Address Books” on page 29
If you come across a window or dialog box you don’t know how to use, press the F1 key to see brief descriptions of the window or dialog box options. Frequently, F1 Help topics have convenient links to related step-by-step instructions.
From the F1 Help window you can search the module’s F1 Help for information on other windows, dialog boxes, or features—simply enter a keyword.
Keep the following points in mind when using the F1 help:
Enter a keyword and click List Topics to search for topics containing the keyword.
Topics containing your search keyword are displayed in the list.
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Click Display to open the selected topic. You can also open a topic by double-clicking it.
Shortcuts link you directly to more information about what you are doing in the Contents Help.
Contents Help
You can look up Help topics the same way you would in a book—the table of contents lists the topics in a logical order, and the index lets you look up topics by keyword. Maximizer Help also lets you perform a search for any word or words in any topic.
You can access the Contents Help locally on your computer or online from the Internet. The local Contents Help opens as a separate application in its own window. The online Contents Help opens in a browser window.
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To open the Contents Help from Maximizer
• In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Help > Local/Online Contents.
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To open the Contents Help from another module
• Select Help > Local/Online Contents.
Online Manuals
A typical installation of Maximizer includes manuals in .PDF format that you can read online using Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
Having the Maximizer manuals in this format offers the advantage of full-text search, as well as hyperlinks on the table of contents, index, and any cross-references.
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To open an online manual
• In Maximizer, click the Maximizer button, and select Help.
Then, under Documents, select the guide that you want to open.
• In another module, select Help, and select the guide that you want to open.
• From the Start menu, select Programs > Maximizer CRM >
Documentation and Help, and select the guide that you want to open.
Sample Address Books
In a typical server installation of Maximizer, the Maximizer setup program creates several complete sample Address Books, one of which is named “Escona Tutorial”. This Address Book is designed to be used as an environment in which you can learn how to use
Maximizer.
Using the example of Escona Estate Wines, a fictitious vintner in
California’s Sonoma Valley, the Escona Address Book provides realistic examples of how Maximizer might be used to improve your customer relationship management.
The Escona Address Book includes detailed data related to all areas of Maximizer including the following:
• List of Address Book entries (Companies, Individuals, and
Contacts)
• Sample sales opportunities and marketing campaigns
• Sample customer service cases
• Appointments and Hotlist tasks
• Sample Company Library files
• Fully enabled web access sites
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In this chapter...
“About Address Book Entries” on page 32
“Adding Address Book Entries” on page 36
“Modifying Address Book Entries” on page 41
“Territory Management” on page 44
“Drawing Maps of Address Book Entries” on page 49
“Phoning Address Book Entries” on page 50
“Organizational Charts” on page 54
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About Address Book Entries
Maximizer’s focus is on Address Book entries—Companies,
Individuals, and Contacts. Address Book entries can also be designated as sales leads to help you organize your information.
The Address Book window gives you the ability to manage your daily activities with companies, and the people who work for them. In addition to the basic Address Book information, including addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, you can record other important information, such as relationships between companies or extra details, like the business type.
As you work with the Address Book entries in your Maximizer
Address Book, you can keep notes on your activities, so you can always have a history of your activities with your customers.
Company and Individual type A ddress Book entries contain Contacts
(people associated w ith a Company or
Individual). You can attach notes, userdefined fields, and documents to Address
Book entries.
A Company represents a company or organization.
Company
An Individual is a person not affiliated w ith any company or organization.
Individual
Contacts
Contacts
Notes
Documents
Notes
U ser-defined fields
Documents
The following sections contain information on working with Address
Book entries:
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“Address Book Window” on page 33
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“Choosing an Address Book List” on page 34
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“Viewing Address Book Entries” on page 35
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Address Book Window
Typically, most of the activities on your Address Book entries are completed in the Address Book window. Keep the following points in mind when working in the Address Book window.
Select the Address Book icon to open the Address Book window.
Differentiate the types of entries with the icons representing
Companies, Individuals, Contacts, Company Sales Leads,
Individual Sales Leads, and Contact Sales Leads.
Use the Columns drop-down list to select a column setup and change the fields displayed in the window.
Double-click on an Address Book entry to open it.
Use the tabbed following windows to view more information and attached entries for the current entry in the main window.
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Choosing an Address Book List
When you first open the Address Book window, you are prompted to choose an Address Book list to view.
The following options are available for viewing an Address Book:
• All Companies and Individuals in the Address Book
• All non-lead Companies and Individuals in the Address Book
• All lead Companies and Individuals in the Address Book
• An empty list (no Address book entries displayed)
• The list from your last Maximizer session
• A Favorite List
• A saved search
If you want the list you select to be displayed every time you open the Address Book window, select the “Make this my default and do not ask again” option. If you later decide that you don’t want the list to display by default, select the “Ask at Address Book startup which list to view” option in your preferences. (On the Setup tab, select
Preferences.)
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Viewing Address Book Entries
You can view and edit details of Address Book entries at any time.
You can access an entry from the Address Book page or from a customer service case or opportunity attached to the entry.
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To view an Address Book entry
In the Address Book window, double-click on the entry to open it.
The Address Book entry opens showing the information in the entry.
To modify the details of the entry, click Edit.
To view and modify other information related to the entry, select the User-Defined Fields and Activities tabs.
If necessary, click OK to save changes made to the Address Book entry.
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Adding Address Book Entries
You can add Companies, Individuals, and Contacts to your Address
Book. Typically, “Company” entries represent a corporate entity you would like included in your Address Book. “Individuals” represent a person who is not affiliated with a company or organization.
“Contacts” are entries that are always associated with Companies or
Individuals. “Address Book entries” refers to all Companies,
Individuals, and Contacts in your Address Book.
If you need to add people to your Address Book, add them as
Individuals or as Contacts of an Individual or Company. If you need to delete a Contact, its associated notes and documents are automatically transferred to the “parent” Company or Individual, which ensures you maintain a record of all interactions with a company, even during changes.
The following sections contain information on adding Address Book entries.
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“Adding Companies and Individuals” on page 36
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“Adding Address Book Entries from Email” on page 38
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“Access Rights for Address Book Entries” on page 39
Adding Companies and Individuals
When you add entries for Companies and Individuals, you must specify all of the details on the entry. You can add Companies and
Individuals as regular entries or as sales leads.
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To add a Company or an Individual
Select the Address Book icon to open the Address Book window.
On the Home tab, select Address Book Entry >
Company/Individual or Company/Individual Lead from the
Create group.
– or –
Right-click and select Add > Company/Individual or
Company/Individual Lead.
The Add Company or Add Individual dialog box opens.
Enter the basic information for the Company or Individual including name, address, phone numbers, and email
addresses.
Adding Contacts
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Select a Key Fields list and then select the appropriate fields for the entry.
Key Fields are important user-defined fields specific to the various types of Address Book entries. They are defined by your system administrator in the Key Fields preferences in
Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Key
Fields tab.) An unlimited number of Key Fields lists can be set up using up to eight user-defined fields for each list.
In the Company/Individual details area, enter the entry’s details such as the category. Click in the field, then click the ellipsis button to access possible values.
If this entry is marked as a Sales Lead, and you would like the entry accessible to a partner, make sure you set the category to partner.
Select the User-Defined Fields tab and specify values for any additional user-defined fields. Make sure you select the field and then click inside the field on the right to access the possible values for the field.
If necessary, select the Show blank fields option to display all fields in the Address Book, not only the fields with values defined in the entry.
Click OK to save the entry to the Address Book.
You can add Contact entries attached to existing Companies and
Individuals. When you add a new Contact to the Address Book, you need to specify only fields that are different than the Company or
Individual entry. You can add Contacts as regular entries or as sales leads.
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To add a Contact
In the Address Book window, select the Company or Individual entry.
On the Home tab, select Address Book Entry > Contact or
Contact Lead from the Create group.
– or –
In the Contacts following window, right-click and select Add >
Contact or Contact Lead.
The dialog box for the new Contact opens. Some fields are populated with values from the Company or Individual entry.
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Enter the basic information about the Contact, including the
name, position, and department. And specify any additional information that differs from the Company or Individual entry.
Click OK to save the entry.
Adding Address Book Entries from Email
You can create Address Book entries from email messages in the
Email window. Email messages are automatically saved as documents for the new Address Book entries. You can create Companies,
Individuals, or Contacts with Companies from email messages. You can also create entries as sales leads.
The document name cannot contain the following characters: \ / : * ? < > |
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To add an Address Book entry from an email message
In the Email window, select the email message.
On the Home tab, select Address Book Entry from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click, and select Create a New > Address Book Entry.
Select the type of Address Book entry, and click OK.
Enter the details for the new entry, and click OK to save the entry.
The Save Document dialog box opens.
Enter properties of the document including the name, owner, category, and description.
Click OK to save the email message with the Address Book entry.
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Access Rights for Address Book Entries
The Select Users for Full or
Read Access dialog box is available only in Maximizer
CRM Enterprise Edition.
For each Address Book entry, you can specify full access and read access rights for any Maximizer users or groups, or you can specify public access to grant access to all Maximizer users. Access rights to specific entries are shown in the Company/Individual/Contact details area of the Basic Information tab in the entry.
You can specify access rights while adding or modifying an entry. If you are using Maximizer CRM Group Edition, you can select a user, a group, or public from the Full Access and Read Access drop-down lists. If you are using Maximizer CRM Enterprise Edition, you can click the ellipsis button next to the Full Access or Read Access fields to select multiple users for full or read access rights.
Access rights for specific entries are granted in the Select Users for
Full or Read Access dialog box. Keep the following points in mind when working in this dialog box:
In the Available users and groups area, select a user or group to add to the list of users and groups with access to the entry.
Users are grouped by the departments, divisions, groups, and teams to which they belong if you have the “Display users by groups” option enabled in your preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences.)
Click the arrows to expand or collapse groups of users.
Click Add to move the user or group to the Selected users and groups list.
If you accessed the dialog box from the Read Access field, the user or group is automatically assigned read access. If you accessed the dialog box from the Full Access field, the user or group is automatically assigned full access.
In the Selected users and groups area, select a user or group to modify the access rights for the user or group.
Select or clear the Full Access or Read Access checkbox to modify the access rights for the selected user or group.
Click Remove to remove the selected user or group from the list, stripping all access rights for the user or group.
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Public cannot be removed from the list. Public access rights are automatically changed when users or groups are given access rights to the entry.
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Modifying Address Book Entries
When you open an Address Book entry, you can click Edit to modify the details of the entry. You can perform a number of other tasks to change the properties of Address Book entries, including adding alternate addresses to entries, converting Individuals to Companies and Contacts to Individuals, and recording relationships between
Address Book entries.
The following sections contain information on modifying Address
Book entries:
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“Adding Alternate Addresses for Address Book Entries” on page 41
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“Converting Individuals to Companies and Contacts to
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“Recording Relationships with Related Entries” on page 42
Adding Alternate Addresses for Address Book Entries
While the main address is specified in the Basic Information tab of an
Address Book entry, you can also add alternate addresses for entries from the same tab.
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To add an alternate address for an Address Book entry
Open the Address Book entry.
Click Edit.
Click the Address button next to the Address 2 field.
The Mailing Address dialog box opens.
Click Add to enter a new address.
You can also click Modify to change an existing alternate address.
Specify the new address, and click OK.
To set the address as the default (or main) address, select the address and click Select.
Click OK to return to the Address Book entry.
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Converting Individuals to Companies and Contacts to Individuals
If you originally created an entry as an Individual and now decide the entry is more appropriate as a Company with Contacts, you can convert the entry.
In the conversion, Maximizer copies the entire contents of the
Individual to a new Company entry with the Individual converted to a Contact for the Company. All data is converted, including the
Individual’s Contacts. The original Individual is automatically deleted in the process.
Additionally, you can convert Contacts to Individuals. You are asked to confirm if you want the new Individual to inherit the Contact’s address. All data is transferred to the new Individual entry and the original Contact is automatically deleted.
Any number of Contacts or Individuals can be converted at once.
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To convert Address Book entries
Select the Individuals or Contacts that you want to convert.
On the Edit tab, select Convert Individuals to Companies or
Convert Contacts to Individuals from the Relate & Convert group.
– or –
Right click and select Convert Individuals to Companies or
Convert Contacts to Individuals.
Click OK to confirm the change.
Recording Relationships with Related Entries
In the course of business, it’s common to have people and companies who are somehow related or connected to each other. For example, one of your contacts might be another’s accountant. Maximizer allows you to view these types of relationships in the Related Entries window.
Any Address Book entry can be related to another. All notes, user-defined fields, and documents associated with a related entry are then linked to the relationship. If an Address Book entry has entries related to it, these are displayed in the Related Entries following window.
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Occasionally, relationships that you set up between two Address
Book entries change, and you may want to remove relationships between entries. You can unlink two entries to remove the relationship.
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To relate two entries
Select the two Address Book entries you wish to relate to each other. Then, on the Edit tab, select Relate Entries from the
Relate & Convert group.
– or –
Drag an entry and drop it on to another entry. Then, select
Relate the source entry to the target entry, and click OK.
Specify the details of the relationship between the two entries, and click OK.
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To unlink Address Book entries
In the Related Entries following window, select the entry to unlink.
On the Edit tab, select Unlink Selected Entry from the Relate
& Convert group.
Territory Management
Territory Management is available only in Maximizer
CRM Enterprise Edition.
You cannot set up or align territories on MaxExchange
Remotes and Remote Servers.
You can, however, assign territories manually.
Use Territory Management to set up territories and assign them to
Company and Individual Address Book entries. You can assign the territories manually, or automatically through the application of territory rules.
To use Territory Management, you must be assigned the Sales
Manager user role.
Once territories are created and assigned, any Maximizer user can use the Territory and Territory Status fields in everyday tasks such as searching for entries, adding column setups, inserting merge fields, and creating reports.
Users who are not Sales Managers can manually assign territories while creating a new Address Book entry. They can also assign a territory to an existing entry if a territory is not assigned and the
Account Manager field is blank. When a user assigns a territory, “Set by user” is displayed in the Territory Status field.
The following sections contain additional information on Territory
Management.
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“Setting Up Territories” on page 44
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“Assigning Territories” on page 46
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“Aligning Territories” on page 47
Setting Up Territories
When you set up a territory, you can define rules that an Address
Book entry must match to be assigned to the territory during an alignment. To build the rules, use fields such as City, Country,
State/Province and Zip/Postal Code. You can also use user-defined fields.
During an alignment, entries are tested against territories in the order the territories appear in the Territory list. If an entry matches the rules of more than one territory, the territory appearing higher in the list is assigned to the entry.
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The Territory Management command is available only to users with the Sales Manager role.
All entries match a territory that does not contain any rules. So if you create such a territory, it is placed by default at the bottom of the
Territory list. Otherwise, entries matching the rules of territories appearing after it would not be matched to these territories. Instead they would be matched to the territory without rules.
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To set up a territory
On the Setup tab, select Territory Management from the
Territory group.
The Territory Management dialog box opens.
Click Add.
The Add/Modify Territory dialog box opens.
Enter a territory name and a description of the territory.
From the Account Manager drop-down list, select an account manager.
Click Add to select the fields you need to define territory rules.
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If an Address Book entry matches the rules of more than one territory, the territory appearing higher in the
Territory list is assigned to the entry.
Assigning Territories
Specify whether Address Book entries must match all, or one or more of the territory rules.
Click OK.
The new territory is added to the Territory list.
If required, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to move the territory in the list.
Users can manually assign territories and account managers to
Address Book Entries on the Edit Basic Information tab of open entries.
Changes to territory status are logged to an entry’s notes.
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To assign a territory to an Address Book entry
Open the Address Book entry to which you want to assign a territory.
From the Territory drop-down list in the Company details area, select the territory you want to assign to the entry.
The Territory status field now indicates that the territory is “Set by manager”.
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From the Account Manager drop-down list, select a user as the account manager.
Click OK.
Aligning Territories
Territories set by users are always overwritten by territory alignments.
Users with the Sales Manager role can automatically assign territories in the Alignment tab of the Territory Management dialog box.
Changes made when you align territories override territories set by
Sales Managers only if you select the “Overwrite territories set by manager” option.
If the alignment assigns a territory to an entry, the name of the territory is displayed in the Territory field, and the value “Set by rule” is displayed in the Territory Status field. If no territory is assigned to an entry (and one has not been set manually), the value in the
Territory Status field is “Unassigned”.
The value “Set by rule (unaligned)” is displayed in the Territory
Status field when:
• An entry previously assigned to a territory no longer matches the territory rules. (The rules or the entry have changed.) However, if the entry matches the rules of another territory, it will be aligned to that territory.
• A territory that was set by a user at the time of the entry’s creation does not match the rules of the territory it was assigned to or the rules of any other territory.
• A territory that was assigned to an entry by a Sales Manager does not match any territory rules, and the “Overwrite territories set by manager” option is selected.
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To align territories
On the Setup tab, select Territory Management from the
Territory group.
Select the Alignment tab.
Specify the territory alignment conditions.
For example, if you want territories aligned for all Address Book entries, select the All Address Book entries option.
Specify the alignment options.
• Select Unassign territories to unassign territories from
Address Book entries.
• Select Overwrite territories set by manager to overwrite territories that were set by Sales Managers.
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Click Align Territories.
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Drawing Maps of Address Book Entries
You can quickly draw a map showing the location of an Address
Book entry or of the Address Book entry associated with an opportunity or customer service case. You can choose to view only the location of the entry, or you can view directions to or from the
Address Book entry and your current address.
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To draw a map of an Address Book entry
Select an Address Book entry, opportunity, or customer service case.
On the View tab, select Map from the Show group.
The Draw a Map dialog box opens displaying the address of the current Address Book entry.
Under Draw this type of map, select the type of map that you want to view.
You can choose the following types of maps:
• Map of selected entry only.
• Map of travel route from current address to selected entry.
• Map of travel route from selected entry to current address.
If necessary, enter your address in the Current address fields.
Click OK.
A new browser window opens to a page displaying the address for the map.
Choose an online map site and click OK.
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Phoning Address Book Entries
You can enable logging for phone calls in your logging preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Logging tab.)
With Maximizer, you can quickly dial an Address Book entry, make a series of phone calls, receive calls, and record incoming and outgoing phone call activities in the Phone Log. Depending on your logging preferences, notes are automatically saved to the entries associated with the calls.
Users can transfer incoming calls to any other phone extension in the phone company’s system. If a note is logged for the phone call transfer, the logged note includes the transfer information.
Use the Previous and Next buttons in the Phone dialog box to work through the current Address Book entry list.
If you are using TAPI, you can phone entries directly from Maximizer.
Otherwise, you can still use Maximizer to log phone calls with
Address Book entries.
The following sections contain additional information on phoning
Address Book entries:
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“Logging Phone Calls with Address Book Entries” on page 50
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“Setting Up Automatic Dialing” on page 53
Logging Phone Calls with Address Book Entries
You can use Maximizer to log phone calls with Address Book entries.
When you phone an Address Book entry or receive a phone call from an Address Book entry, you can take notes while the call is timed.
Depending on your logging preferences, notes are automatically saved to the Address Book entries, customer service cases, or opportunities associated with the calls.
After completing a phone call, you have the option of scheduling a follow-up activity saved to your Hotlist.
If you are using TAPI, follow this procedure to phone Address Book entries directly from Maximizer.
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To phone an Address Book entry
Select the Address Book entry to call.
On the Tools tab, select Phone from the Other group.
– or –
On the Home tab, select Make a Call from the Phone group. Or right-click and select Phone > Make a Call. Then, skip to Step 5.
The first phone number associated with the Address Book entry is automatically selected as the number to dial.
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Specify the phone number and subject of the phone call.
• In the Subject field, select or type the subject of the call.
• In the Select a phone number to dial area, select the phone number to dial.
• In the Dial as field, select the format of the phone number.
Phone number formats are set up in your dialing preferences.
(On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Dialing tab.)
Click Dial.
In the Phone Call dialog box, choose a response.
For example, if the call is answered, choose Answered.
In order for the Phone notes dialog box to appear automatically, logging must be enabled for Phone Calls in your logging preferences. (On the
Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Logging tab.)
The Phone dialog box appears.
Record notes on your call as you talk.
When you are finished, click Hang Up, and then click Save.
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Optionally, record the result of the outgoing call in the Phone
Call Result dialog box, and click OK.
In order for the Phone notes dialog box to appear automatically, logging must be enabled for phone calls in your logging preferences. (On the
Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Logging tab.)
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To receive a phone call
Select the Address Book entry.
On the Tools tab, select Phone from the Other group. Then, click the Incoming button in the Phone dialog box.
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On the Home tab, select Receive a Call from the Phone group.
– or –
Right-click and select Phone > Receive a Call
Select or type a Subject for your phone call.
Record notes on your call as you talk.
When you are finished, click Hang Up, and then click Save.
Optionally, record the result of the outgoing call in the Phone
Call Result dialog box, and click OK.
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To transfer a phone call
When you have an incoming call that you would like to transfer, click the Transfer button in the Phone dialog box.
In the Display name list, select a user, or enter a valid extension for your company’s phone system.
Note that a phone extension does not have to be associated with a user in the current Address Book.
Click OK to complete the transfer.
Setting Up Automatic Dialing
If you have a modem installed in your computer, you can configure
Maximizer to dial the phone for you when you make a phone call using the Phone feature in Maximizer. Before Maximizer can use your modem, you must first make sure that your modem functions correctly with your computer system, then configure your modem in your dialing preferences in Maximizer.
Your modem preferences tell Maximizer where your computer’s modem is connected and how it performs. Some of these settings are more critical than others. For example, if you set up your port incorrectly, your modem will not work at all. But if you set up your baud rate incorrectly, the modem will operate but perhaps at a slower speed.
TAPI lets you use your Telephony Application Programming Interface modem to identify and direct signals received by your communications port to the appropriate application.
For more information on setting up dialing preferences, including documentation on using TAPI, refer to the Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide.
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To set up automatic dialing from Maximizer
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
In the Dialing tab, select Modem or TAPI.
If you selected TAPI, click Properties to configure the dialing properties for the modem, and click Device to configure the
Device properties for the modem.
– or –
If you selected Modem, fill in the remaining fields.
Click OK.
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Organizational Charts
Organizational charts display the hierarchical structure of a Company or an Individual entry. The chart shows the entry’s associated
Contacts in a hierarchical format. The Company’s organization is based on values in the Reports to field for each Contact.
Keep the following points in mind when working with an organizational chart:
Use the Print button to print the organizational chart.
Use the Previous entry and Next entry buttons to view the organizational chart for the previous or next entry in the
Address Book list.
Select or clear the Show details option to show or hide details or the Contacts.
Select the Fit in window option to fit the entire organizational chart into the dialog box.
Private Entry displays in place of the entry details if users do not have rights to view a particular Address Book entry.
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To view an organizational chart for an Address Book entry
Select the Address Book entry.
On the View tab, select Organization Chart from the Show group.
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Modifying Organizational Charts
You can modify the structure of organizational charts in two ways:
• Change the value in the Reports to field in the Contact details section of the Edit Basic Information tab in an open Contact or in the user’s general properties.
• Drag and drop an entry to the another entry the Contact or user reports to.
The Reports to field automatically updates showing the new value.
Organizational Charts for Maximizer Users
You can view Maximizer users within an organizational chart. As with organizational charts for Address Book entries, the hierarchy of the organizational chart shows users based on values in the Reports to field in the user properties. Organizational charts include disabled users along with all fully enabled Maximizer users.
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To view an organizational chart of Maximizer users
On the Setup tab, select Manage Users from the User
Management group.
Click Org Chart.
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The Organizational Chart dialog box opens displaying the chart for all Maximizer users.
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Manage All Types of Information
In this chapter...
“User-Defined Fields” on page 58
“Setting Up User-Defined Fields” on page 63
“Formula User-Defined Fields” on page 70
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User-Defined Fields
User-defined fields are custom fields used to record additional information on Maximizer entries. You can set up different user-defined fields for the different types of entries in Maximizer.
Each user-defined field can be associated with only one type of entry.
You can create user-defined fields for the following types of entries:
• Address Book – Classifies Address Book entries. You can view these fields in the Address Book window or in an open Address
Book entry.
• Opportunities – Classifies opportunities. You can view these fields in the Opportunities window or in an open opportunity.
• Campaigns – Classifies campaigns. You can view these fields in the Campaigns window or in an open campaign.
• Customer Service – Classifies customer service cases. You can view these fields in the Customer Service window or in an open customer service case.
• Users – Classifies Maximizer users. You can view these fields in the User Properties dialog box.
The following sections contain information on using user-defined fields:
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“User-Defined Fields Following Window” on page 59
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“User-Defined Fields Tab” on page 60
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“Types of User-Defined Fields” on page 60
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“Working with User-Defined Fields” on page 61
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“Mandatory, System, and Key Fields” on page 62
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User-Defined Fields Following Window
User-defined fields for the current Address Book entry, opportunity, campaign, or customer service case are displayed in the User-Defined
Fields following window. The following window displays only the user-defined fields for the type of entry, with values for the current entry. For example, when viewing Address Book entries, the
User-Defined Fields following window contains only the user-defined fields for Address Book entries. The values of the fields are for the current Address Book entry in the controlling window.
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User-Defined Fields Tab
You can access user-defined fields for open Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases from the
User-Defined Fields tab of the dialog box for the entry. The folders and field names appear in a list on the left, and the field values appear on the right.
Types of User-Defined Fields
Encrypted user-defined fields cannot be transferred, imported, or exported. They are also not searchable.
You can create different types of user-defined fields depending on the types of values required for the field. Maximizer defines the following types of user-defined fields:
• Alphanumeric user-defined fields – These fields record any alphanumeric text (letters and numbers) up to a specified maximum number of characters. You can encrypt alphanumeric fields for security protection. Note that you cannot disable or enable encryption once you have created the field.
• Date user-defined fields – These fields store a specific date or an annually recurring date.
• Formula user-defined fields – These fields calculate values based on other basic or user-defined fields. You can set up these fields with formulas that create alphanumeric, date, or numeric values. Because they are calculated from values of other fields, values for formulas fields can be viewed in entries but cannot be set manually.
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• Numeric user-defined fields – These fields record numeric values. You can specify a number of decimal places. For example, specify two decimal places to use this type of field for monetary values.
• Table user-defined fields – These fields enable you to select a value or values from a list. This type of field is very useful for multiple choice or multiple value fields. If you create a table user-defined field with the “single value only” attribute, only one value can be selected from the list.
• Yes/no user-defined fields – These fields record either yes or no values. Since the fields must contain one of these values, these user-defined fields are always mandatory.
Working with User-Defined Fields
Keep the following points in mind when working with user-defined fields:
By default, user-defined fields are displayed in a tree view, where fields are nested within folders. You can also display the fields in an alphabetical list, without their folder structure.
You can set your default user-defined field view in your preferences. On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the View User-defined fields in tree view option in the
System Defaults tab.
Double-click on a field to add or modify a user-defined field value.
When you select the Show blank fields option, all user-defined fields in the Address Book for the type of entry are displayed, not only the fields with existing values.
When you select the Show hidden fields option, fields and folders that are set to hidden appear shaded. When you clear this option, the fields and folders are completely hidden.
Mandatory fields are denoted with an asterisk displayed after the field name and type. System-defined fields are shown in bold, black text.
Opportunities and customer service cases display the user-defined fields for the associated Address Book entries, as well as the user-defined fields for opportunities or cases.
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Contacts display the user-defined fields for the associated
Companies or Individuals, as well as the user-defined fields for
Contacts.
Mandatory, System, and Key Fields
There are a number of types of fields in Maximizer. These fields display differently depending on some of their characteristics.
• Mandatory Fields – These fields must have values. System fields are set as mandatory in Administrator. User-defined fields are set as mandatory when creating the user-defined fields in the Set Up
User-Defined Fields dialog box. Mandatory fields are denoted with an asterisk displayed after the field type.
• System Fields – These fields are created by default and are not user-defined. They cannot be deleted or modified, though the values of some of these fields can be modified in Administrator.
Some fields in the User-Defined Fields tab are system fields. They are shown in bold, black text.
• Key fields – These user-defined fields are displayed in an entry’s
Basic Information tab. They are specified in the Key Fields preferences in Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Key Fields tab.)
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Setting Up User-Defined Fields
User-defined fields are usually set up by your system administrator using Administrator. However, any user may be assigned permission to create, change, or delete user-defined fields in Maximizer.
User-defined fields are created and modified in the Set Up
User-Defined Fields dialog box. You can access this dialog box from the Setup tab.
The dialog box contains five tabs, one for each category of user-defined field. The user-defined field structure can also be multi-tiered with multiple levels of user-defined field folders, each of which may contain other folders or user-defined fields. The folder structure may contain a maximum of three folder levels.
The following sections contain information on setting up user-defined fields:
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“Sorting User-Defined Fields” on page 64
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“Creating Folders for User-Defined Fields” on page 64
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“Creating User-Defined Fields” on page 65
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“Modifying User-Defined Fields” on page 66
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“Adding Items to Table User-Defined Fields” on page 67
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“Modifying Items in User-Defined Fields” on page 68
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Sorting User-Defined Fields
The order that user-defined fields display in the Set Up User-Defined
Fields dialog box determines the order that user-defined fields display for users.
Click the Move Up and Move Down buttons to move a field or folder up or down in the list. These buttons move fields only within their current folder level. You cannot use them to move items in or out of folders.
You can also use the mouse to drag and drop a field or a folder to a different position in the list. Dragging it onto a field places it immediately below that field. Dragging it onto a folder places it at the top of the list inside that folder. Holding the mouse on a folder for about a second expands the folder, and then you can continue dragging the item to a specific position in that folder.
Creating Folders for User-Defined Fields
You can group similar user-defined fields into folders and subfolders to a maximum folder depth of three levels. Grouping user-defined fields into folders is particularly useful if you have a large number of user-defined fields. Grouping them makes them easier to find and reduces the amount of scrolling needed to find the one you are looking for.
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To create a folder for user-defined fields
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined Fields.
– or –
In the User-Defined Fields following window, right-click and select Set Up User-Defined Fields.
The Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box opens.
Select the tab for the category of user-defined fields you want to work with.
To create a top-level folder, select the Address Book name at the top of the list.
– or –
To create a folder within an existing folder, select the existing folder.
Click Add Folder.
Enter a name for the new folder, and click OK.
User-defined field and folder names cannot contain forward slash or backward slash characters ( / \ ).
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The new folder now appears in the Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box.
If you set the folder to hidden, it is not displayed on the
User-Defined Fields tab when you clear the Show hidden fields option.
User-defined field and folder names cannot contain forward slash or backward slash characters ( / \ ).
Move the new folder to a different position in the list, if desired.
Creating User-Defined Fields
You can create user-defined fields for Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, customer service cases, and user accounts in the Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box. This dialog box is available from the Setup tab in Maximizer or the File menu in
Administrator. Users can create user-defined fields only if they have insert permission for User-defined field setup.
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To create a user-defined field
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined Fields.
– or –
In the User-Defined Fields following window, right-click and select Set Up User-Defined Fields.
The Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box opens.
Select the tab for the category of user-defined fields you want to work with.
Select an existing folder, inside which you want to create a new field.
– or –
Select a user-defined field to create the new field at the same level as the selected field.
Click Add Field.
In the Field Name field, type a name for the user-defined field.
From the Type drop-down list, select the type of user-defined field you want to add.
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If you are adding a formula user-defined field, select the type of value the formula should return from the Return type drop-down list.
Specify the properties of the user-defined field.
For formula user-defined fields, click the ellipsis button next to the Formula field to specify the formula. Then, click Insert
Field to add basic or user-defined fields to the formula.
Click OK.
The user-defined field is added to the list.
Modifying User-Defined Fields
You can change most properties of existing user-defined fields.
However, you cannot change the type of user-defined field.
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To modify a user-defined field
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined Fields.
– or –
In the User-Defined Fields following window, right-click and select Set Up User-Defined Fields.
The Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box opens.
Select the user-defined field and click Properties.
– or –
Double-click the alphanumeric, date, or numeric user-defined field.
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Change the properties as required.
Click OK to save the changes.
Adding Items to Table User-Defined Fields
Table user-defined fields contain a list of similar items from which a user may select one or more items. As part of the process of creating a new user-defined field of this type, you should add the items to the table.
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To add items to a table user-defined field
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined Fields.
– or –
In the User-Defined Fields following window, right-click and select Set Up User-Defined Fields.
The Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box opens.
Select the table user-defined field, and click Items.
– or –
Double-click the table user-defined field.
The Set Up Items dialog box opens.
Click Add.
Type a name for the item, and specify the other properties of the item.
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If you set the item to hidden, you can hide it from the
Available Values list by clearing the Show hidden items option.
Click OK.
Repeat steps 3 to 5 to add any additional items to the table
user-defined field.
Modifying Items in User-Defined Fields
You can change the properties of existing items in table or yes/no user-defined fields. For yes/no user-defined fields, you can specify one of the items as the default value that is automatically set for the field in all new entries.
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To modify an item in a user-defined field
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined Fields.
– or –
In the User-Defined Fields following window, right-click and select Set Up User-Defined Fields.
The Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box opens.
Select the table or yes/no user-defined field, and click Items.
– or –
Double-click the table or yes/no user-defined field.
The Set Up Items dialog box opens.
Double-click the item you want to modify.
– or –
Select the item and click Modify.
Modify the properties of the item.
For yes/no user-defined fields, you can select Default value to set this item as the default value for the field.
Click OK.
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To modify an item in a table user-defined field from the User-Defined Fields following window
Select the User-Defined Fields following window.
Double-click the table user-defined field that contains the item you want to modify.
The Table Values dialog box opens.
Select the item you want to modify and click Modify.
Modify the properties of the item and click OK.
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Formula User-Defined Fields
When you create a new or modify an existing formula user-defined field, you can click the ellipsis button next to the Formula field to specify the formula for the user-defined field. You can write the formula using existing basic and user-defined fields. Click the Insert
Field button to select fields to add to the formula.
You can add arithmetic expressions to your formulas. You can also add functions and conditional expressions to create more complex formulas.
Formula user-defined fields can return alphanumeric, date, or numeric values. You specify the type of return value while creating the user-defined field. The functions available depend on the types of fields that you want to manipulate.
The following sections contain information on writing formulas for user-defined fields:
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“Arithmetic Expressions” on page 71
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“Alphanumeric Functions” on page 72
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“Numeric Functions” on page 79
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“Conditional Expressions” on page 81
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Arithmetic Expressions
You can create basic arithmetic expressions for formula user-defined fields using the basic arithmetic symbols. Multiple expressions can be combined to create complicated arithmetic formulas.
To write arithmetic expressions for formula user-defined fields, you can use the following symbols:
• + for addition.
You can add any numeric values to each other, add integers to date values, and add alphanumeric fields or strings separated with quotation marks to each other.
• - for subtraction.
You can subtract any numeric values from each other, and subtract date values from each other. Date values return integers representing the number of days between the dates.
• * for multiplication.
You can multiple any numeric values together.
• / for division.
You can divide any numeric values together
• ( ) for nested operations.
You can use parentheses to create more complex operations on several numeric values.
Example: Numeric Values
Formula: ([Numeric field] + [Numeric field]) * [Numeric field]
Return value: Numeric
Example: Date Values
Formula: [Date 1] - [Date 2]
Return value: Numeric, the number of days between the two dates.
Example: Date and Numeric Values
Formula: [Date 1] + [Numeric field]
Return value: Date
Example: Alphanumeric Values
Formula: [FirstName] + “ “ + [LastName]
Return value: Alphanumeric, the two words listed together, separated by a space (FirstName LastName).
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Alphanumeric Functions
Use alphanumeric functions to manipulate alphanumeric fields.
When you use alphanumeric functions, you can insert alphanumeric fields as the parameters for the function or you can use any text strings. When you insert strings into functions, enclose the text of the string in quotation marks.
You can add the following functions to formulas using alphanumeric user-defined fields.
• Len – Returns the number of characters in a text string.
• Mid – Returns a specific number of characters from the text string starting at the position you specify.
• Search – Searches for text in a string and returns the position of the text.
• Substitute – Substitutes existing text with specified text.
• Text – Changes a numeric value to an alphanumeric text string.
You can manipulate the returned string using any of the other alphanumeric functions.
• Value – Converts an alphanumeric value to a numeric value.
Alphanumeric values beginning with alphabetical characters return a value of 0. You can manipulate the string using any of the numeric functions.
Len
Returns the length of a string.
Syntax
Len (Alphanumeric)
Parameters
Parameter
Alphanumeric
Data Type
String
Description
The string to return the length of.
Example
Len ([Company])
This example returns the number of characters in the company’s name.
Mid
Search
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Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at a specified position.
Syntax
Mid (Alphanumeric, StartInt, LengthInt)
Parameters
Parameter
Alphanumeric
Data Type
String
StartInt
LengthInt
Integer
Integer
Description
The string that you want to search through. Normally, this would be a merge field.
The position of the first character in the string you want to return.
(Optional) The length of the string you want to return.
Example
Mid(“First Last”, 7)
This example returns the text starting at the 7th position in the field.
In this case, it returns “Last”.
Searches a string for text and returns the position of the text in the string.
Syntax
Search (SearchString, Alphanumeric, StartInt)
Parameters
Parameter
SearchString
Alphanumeric
StartInt
Data Type
String
String
Integer
Description
The text to search for in the string.
The string to search through.
(Optional) The starting character to search.
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Substitute
Text
Example
Search (“Wine”, [Company_Name])
This example searches for the text “Wine” in the company name and returns the place in the name where the text starts as an integer.
Substitutes existing text with specified text. This function returns the entire string containing the new text.
Syntax
Substitute (Alphanumeric, OldText, NewText)
Parameters
Parameter
Alphanumeric
Data Type
String
OldText
NewText
String
String
Description
The string containing the text you want to change.
The text you want to change.
The text substituted into the string.
Example
Substitute([Address], “St”, “Street”)
This example returns the address with the abbreviation “St” substituted with the text “Street”.
Converts a numeric value to a string. You can then use the other alphanumeric functions to manipulate the returned string.
Syntax
Text (Number, DecPlace)
Value
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Parameters
Parameter
Number
DecPlace
Data Type
Decimal
Integer
Description
The numeric value that you want to convert.
(Optional) The number of decimal places to return.
Example
Text ([Revenue], 2)
This example returns the revenue as an alphanumeric string with two decimal places. If revenue, a numeric field, is 50000, the Text function in the above example returns 50000.00 as an alphanumeric value.
Converts an alphanumeric value to a numeric value. If the value contains alphabetic characters, it returns 0. You can then manipulate the numeric value using any numeric functions.
Syntax
Value (Alphanumeric)
Parameters
Parameter
Alphanumeric
Data Type
String
Description
The alphanumeric string to convert.
Example
Value ([Contract Number])
This example returns the alphanumeric user-defined field, Contract
Number, as a numeric value. If the field contains an alphabetical character, it returns 0.
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Date Functions
Date
Use date functions to manipulate date fields. When you use date functions, you can use date fields as the parameters for the function or you can supply date values for the functions. When you supply date values, use the Date function to format the values as dates.
You can add the following functions to formulas using date fields.
• Date – Converts integers to date values.
• Day – Returns the day of the month as an integer from a date value.
• Dayofweek – Returns the day of the week expressed as an integer.
• Month – Returns the month as an integer from a date value.
• Year – Returns the year as an integer from a date value.
Converts integers to date values.
Syntax
Date (Year, Month, Day)
Parameters
Parameter
Year
Month
Day
Data Type
Integer
Integer
Integer
Description
The four-digit year.
The one- or two-digit month.
The one- or two-digit day.
Example
Date (2009, 7, 9)
This example returns July 9, 2009 as the date value.
Day
Dayofweek
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Returns the day of the month as an integer from a date value.
Syntax
Day(Date)
Parameters
Parameter
Date
Data Type
Date
Description
The date to return the day for.
Examples
Day(Date(2009, 7, 9))
This example returns 9 as the day of the month in the date value.
Day([Creation Date])
This example returns the day of the month that an entry was created.
Returns the day of the week expressed as an integer for a specified date value, with 1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, 3 = Tuesday, and so on.
Syntax
Dayofweek(Date)
Parameters
Parameter
Date
Data Type
Date
Description
The date value for which to return the day of the week.
Examples
Dayofweek(Date(2009, 7, 9)
This example returns 5, for Thursday, as the day of the week for the given date.
Dayofweek([Creation Date])
This example returns the day of the week that an entry was created.
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Month
Year
Returns the month as an integer from a date value.
Syntax
Month(Date)
Parameters
Parameter
Date
Data Type
Date
Description
The date from which to return the month.
Examples
Month(Date(2009, 7, 9))
This example returns 7, for July, as the month in the date value.
Month([Creation Date])
This example returns the month that an entry was created.
Returns the year as an integer from a date value.
Syntax
Year(Date)
Parameters
Parameter
Date
Data Type
Date
Description
Date value for which to return the year.
Examples
Year(Date(2009, 7, 9))
This example returns 2009 as the year for the date value.
Year([Creation Date])
This example returns the year that an entry was created.
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Numeric Functions
Ceiling
Use numeric functions to manipulate numeric fields. You can add the following functions to formulas using numeric fields.
• Ceiling – Rounds a number up to the nearest integer or up to a specified number of decimal points.
• Floor – Rounds a number down to the nearest integer or down to a specified number of decimal points.
• Round – Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to a specified number of decimal points.
Rounds a number up to the nearest integer or up to a specified number of decimal points.
Syntax
Ceiling (Number, DecPlace)
Parameters
Parameter
Number
DecPlace
Data Type
Decimal
Integer
Description
The numeric value to round.
(Optional) The number of decimal places to round up to.
Example
Ceiling(2.32, 1)
This example returns 2.4.
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Floor
Round
Rounds a number down to the nearest integer or down to a specified number of decimal points.
Syntax
Floor(Number, DecPlace)
Parameters
Parameter
Number
DecPlace
Data Type
Decimal
Integer
Description
The numeric value to round.
(Optional) The number of decimal places to round down to.
Example
Floor(2.36, 1)
This example returns 2.3
Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to a specified number of decimal points.
Syntax
Round (Number, DecPlace)
Parameters
Parameter
Number
DecPlace
Data Type
Decimal
Integer
Description
The numeric value to round.
(Optional) The number of decimal places to round to.
Example
Round (2.45687, 2)
This example returns 2.46.
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Conditional Expressions
You can create conditional expressions in your formula user-defined fields. Conditional expressions use the If expression to evaluate comparison statements and return values based on the results of the statements.
Conditional expressions use the following syntax:
If (Comparison Statement, True Value, False Value)
• Comparison Statement – Uses comparison operators to compare two values. It can be combined with logical operators
(and, or, and not), as well as additional conditional expressions
• True Value – The value of the expression when the comparison statement is true. It can also be combined with other expressions.
• False Value – The value of the expression when the comparison statement is false. You can include other conditional statements to supply different answers for different values.
Comparison Statements
You can use symbols to create comparison statements for formula user-defined fields. You can compare any values including alphanumeric, date, and numeric values. Alphanumeric values are compared by checking the alphabetical order of the string.
You can create comparison statements with the following symbols.
• == to check that two values are equal to each other.
• > to check that the first value is greater than the next value.
• < to check that the first value is less than the next value.
• >= to check that the first value is greater than or equal to the second value.
• <= to check that the first value is less than or equal to the next value.
Comparison statements are often combined with logical operators to add multiple statements together. They’re added to conditional expressions using If statements.
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Logical Operators
You can use logical operators to help build comparison statements for your formula user-defined fields.
• Or – Combines two comparison statements where either one of the statements is true.
• And – Combines two comparison statements where both of the statements is true.
• Not – Negates a comparison statement.
Examples of Conditional Expressions
The following examples illustrate complex formula user-defined fields using conditional expressions.
Example 1
If ([Creation Date] > Date(2009, 7, 9), "New", "Old")
This example compares a date field with a constant date, using the
Date function to format the date properly. The formula returns an alphanumeric value. If the date is later than the supplied date, the field has a value of “New”. If the date is earlier than the supplied date, the field has a value of “Old”.
Example 2
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 1, "Sunday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 2, "Monday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 3, "Tuesday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 4, "Wednesday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 5, "Thursday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 6, "Friday",
If (Dayofweek([Creation Date]) == 7, "Saturday", " ")))))))
This example uses the Dayofweek function to get the day of the week expressed as an integer value for a date field. It compares the value with integer values and outputs a string representing the day of the week in. If it does not have a value, it outputs an empty string.
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Default Entries
You can set up default entries in the Address Book, Opportunities, and Customer Service windows. When you create new entries, fields specified in the default entry are already filled in for you. For example, if you know all your Address Book entries will have the same city and state, you can specify these fields in the default
Address Book entry.
Default entries are user-specific, so each user in the Address Book can have different default entries.
➤
To modify a default entry
On the Setup tab, select Default Entry from the Default Entry group.
The Default Entry dialog box opens.
Specify default values for fields in the Basic Information and
User-Defined Fields tabs.
For the opportunity default entry, you can also select the Sales
Plan and Competitors & Partners tabs to specify more default fields.
For the customer service case default entry, you can also select the Solution Information & Billing tab to specify more default fields.
Click OK to save the changes to the default entry.
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Searching
Many of the actions you can perform with Address Book entries, customer service cases, campaigns, and opportunities apply to the entire list of entries in the active window. For instance, when you print a report from the Address Book window, you are generally given a choice between printing the selected entry (or entries) or printing the entire list. When you perform a mail merge, for instance, you generally use the entire current list.
Maximizer’s search features let you search any field for the data you specify and modify your current list with the matching entries. If you wanted to create a list of Address Book entries in Washington State, for example, you would search the State/Province field for entries with “WA” in that field.
A search retrieves any entries that match the search criteria and that you have the rights to view.
The following sections contain additional information on searching for Maximizer entries:
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“Searching by Basic Fields” on page 84
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“Searching by All Fields” on page 85
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“Saving Searches in the Search Catalog” on page 88
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“Retrieving Saved Searches from the Search Catalog” on page 89
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Searching by Basic Fields
Maximizer makes it easy to search for entries by basic field, such as
Last Name, Company, City/Town, or Email for Address Book entries or
Status, Team Leader, or Revenue for opportunities. The items in the
Search tab vary depending on what window is selected. You can search for entries matching a single field or multiple fields.
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To search for entries by a field
On the Search tab, select the field you are searching for from the Search by group.
Select Other to see additional fields to search for.
For customer service cases, you can also select Basic Fields to search for entries matching multiple basic fields.
The Search By [field] dialog box opens.
Specify the search criteria.
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If you change the maximum entries field to a value less than the system default value, the value will remain as your default value for subsequent searches. If you change this field to a value more than the system default value, it will return to the system default value for subsequent searches.
The default values for the number of entries returned in a search is set in Administrator.
Select how you want to update the current list with your search results.
• Add search results to list displays the entries that match your search criteria, without removing any currently displayed entries from the list.
• Narrow list searches only selected entries (or all currently displayed entries if none are selected), and removes any entries that do not match your search criteria.
• Replace list with search results removes all entries currently displayed in the list and replaces them with entries that match your search criteria.
If applicable, specify the Range of the items to search.
Specify the Maximum entries to be returned in your search.
This number is important to note because it affects what is displayed in your list after your search.
Click OK to run the search.
Searching by All Fields
Maximizer’s Search by All Fields feature is useful when you need to search by fields that are not listed in the Search tab or when you want to search by more than one field. In the Search by All Fields dialog box, you can build complex search arguments and even save your search in the catalog for later use.
Use the Search by All Fields feature to find user-defined fields or a combination of user-defined fields and basic fields to produce a custom list of Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases.
In the Opportunities or Customer Service window, you can search by
Address Book entry fields, as well as opportunity or customer service fields. The search returns opportunities or customer service cases associated with the Address Book entries matching the field values.
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To search by all fields
On the Search tab, select All Fields from the Search By group.
The Search by All Fields dialog box opens.
Click Add.
The Select Fields for Search dialog box opens.
Select one or more fields and click OK.
For each field selected in the previous step, select or specify values in the dialog box that is provided.
• For date fields, select Rolling date range to specify date values relative to the current date or select Specified date
range to specify the exact values of the date.
• For alphanumeric, date, and numeric fields, specify values in the From and To fields to return any values within the range.
• If applicable, indicate under Search conditions whether to return entries that match all values, or that match one or more values.
• Select the Search for no value checkbox to search for entries where no value is assigned to the selected field.
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Use Last Search and Catalog for previously defined searches.
Specify the remaining search criteria in the Search by All Fields dialog box.
To build a list of entries that excludes a certain group, as in a list of all Address Book entries except those in a certain state or province, use the Not Equal button.
In the Modify current entries list area, select one of the options.
• Add search results to list displays the entries that match your search criteria, without removing any currently displayed entries from the list.
• Narrow list searches only selected entries (or all currently displayed entries if none are selected), and removes any entries that do not match your search criteria.
• Replace list with search results removes all entries currently displayed in the list and replaces them with entries that match your search criteria.
You can choose to further narrow the search by specifying options to include or omit sales leads.
Specify the Maximum entries you would like to be returned.
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Click OK to start the search.
Saving Searches in the Search Catalog
You can save values in the Search by All Fields dialog box to the search catalog to retrieve at a later time. While saving the search, you can select a column setup to display automatically whenever the search is retrieved.
While setting up the search criteria, you can specify generic values in your searches to make them reusable for different users and at different times. For fields that take Maximizer users as values, you can specify the current user as the value of the field. For date fields, you can specify values in relation to the current date, such as today, next month, and current fiscal quarter. Each time the search is run, values for the current user and values relative to the current date are retrieved.
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To save a search in the search catalog
On the Search tab, select All Fields from the Search By group.
Enter your search criteria in the Search by All Fields dialog box.
Click Catalog and click Add.
Specify the properties of the search.
• In the Full Access and Read Access fields, select a
Maximizer user or group with access to the saved search.
• In the Associated Column Setup area, select an existing column setup to display when the search is retrieved.
Click OK.
The search is added to the search catalog.
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Retrieving Saved Searches from the Search Catalog
You can quickly retrieve saved searches from the search catalog. You can retrieve a recent search directly from the Search tab. You can access other saved searches from the Search by All Fields dialog box.
If the saved search has a column setup associated with it, the column setup is automatically displayed when the search is retrieved.
➤
To retrieve a recent search from the search catalog
• On the Search tab, select Recent Catalog Searches from the
Catalog group, and select the name of the saved search.
➤
To retrieve a search from the search catalog
On the Search tab, select All Fields from the Search By group.
Click Catalog.
Select the saved search and click Retrieve.
The search criteria from the saved search is displayed in the
Search by All Fields dialog box.
Click OK to run the search.
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Undoing Searches
You can quickly undo the most recent search in the Address Book,
Opportunities, and Customer Service windows.
➤
To undo the most recent search
• On the Search tab, select Undo Search from the Options group.
The entries in the current list are replaced with the entries in the previous list.
Global Edits
You can update a number of entries at the same time with the Global
Edit command. The changes are applied to all entries included in the global edit. You can either select the entries to apply the edits to or apply the edits to all entries in the current list.
When working with a global edit, keep the following points in mind:
• Specify values in most fields available for the type of entry you are working with.
• Specify Remove to remove values from basic and user-defined fields, leaving the fields blank.
• In the Remove column of a table user-defined field, select specific field values to remove from the field without removing all values.
• In the Global Edit Rules tab, specify how to add values to modified user-defined fields and some basic fields, such as category.
• In the Note tab, specify a note that is logged to all entries included in the global edit.
Global Edit is a very powerful feature, so you might consider backing up your Address Book before making significant changes. You can perform global edits on Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases.
➤
To perform a global edit
Create a list of entries to modify.
– or –
In the current list, select the entries you want to modify.
On the Edit tab, select Global Edit from the Replace group.
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The Global Edit dialog box opens.
Apply your edits in the Basic Information and User-Defined
Fields tabs.
You can also apply changes to the Sales Plans,
Competitors/Partners, and Status tabs in opportunities, and the Solution Information & Billing tab in customer service cases.
For many basic fields, you can select Remove to remove existing values for a field without specifying alternative values. For user-defined fields, use the Remove column to remove all values or specific values from a field.
Select the Note tab and add a description for the global edit.
The note is logged to all affected entries. You can also specify the Access Rights for the default note and a Category.
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Select the Global Edit Rules tab.
If you are working with Address Book entries, set the mailing address options under Mailing rules.
You can specify Do not change, Yes, or No for each of the options.
• In the Receives mail sent to Company or Individual drop-down list, specify if you want to send mailings to the associated Contacts when sending mail to the Company or
Individual.
This option applies only to Contacts.
• In the Use Address Book entry’s name in mailing
address drop-down list, specify if you want to list the
Address Book entry name as well as the Contact name (if applicable) in the mailing address.
Under Update options, specify how you want to use the current list.
In the other sections of the Global Edit Rules tab, specify how you want the edits applied to specific basic fields and table user-defined fields.
• To add the selected values to the existing values, select Add
table field values or Add user/group field values.
If the table user-defined field is
“single-value only”, the Add
Table Field values option does not apply. The new value always replaces the existing one.
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• To replace the existing values with the selected values, select
Replace table field values or Replace user/group field
values.
• To remove the selected values from the existing values, select
Remove table field values or Remove user/group field
values.
This option is available only for specific basic fields. You can specify to remove table field values from user-defined fields in the Remove column of the User-Defined Fields tab.
Click OK to perform the global edit.
You are prompted with a message to verify that you want to continue with the operation.
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Favorite Lists
Favorite Lists keep track of lists of Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases. You can easily create new
Favorite Lists and retrieve the lists at any time. You can also add and remove entries from existing Favorite Lists to keep track of changes to the list.
The following sections contain additional information on Favorite
Lists:
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“Creating Favorite Lists” on page 94
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“Retrieving Favorite Lists” on page 96
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“Adding and Removing Entries in Favorite Lists” on page 96
•
“Retrieving Favorite Lists” on page 96
Creating Favorite Lists
You can quickly create a new Favorite List from a list of entries in the
Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service window. While creating the Favorite List, you can select a column setup to display automatically when the Favorite List is retrieved.
➤
To create a Favorite List
Create a list of the entries you want saved in the Favorite List.
– or –
From the current list, select the entries to save in the Favorite
List.
On the View tab, select All Lists from the Favorite Lists group.
The View Favorite Lists dialog box opens displaying all existing
Favorite Lists.
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Click Add.
The Favorite List dialog box opens.
Specify the properties of the Favorite List.
• In the Full Access and Read Access fields, select a
Maximizer user or security group with access to the Favorite
List.
If you select Public, all users can modify or retrieve the
Favorite List. If you select a group or user, only members of that group or that particular user can perform these actions.
• In the Associated Column Setup area, select an existing column setup to display when the Favorite List is retrieved.
Click OK.
The new Favorite List is added to the list in the View Favorite
Lists dialog box.
To set the Favorite List as the default Favorite List, select the
Retrieve this list when an Address Book is opened option in the View Favorite Lists dialog box.
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The default Favorite List is retrieved automatically when you first open the Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service window.
For Address Book entry Favorite Lists, this option overrides the
“Ask at Address Book startup which list to view” setting in your preferences.
Retrieving Favorite Lists
You can quickly retrieve an existing Favorite List and replace the current list of entries with the entries in the Favorite List. If the
Favorite List has a column setup associated with it, the column setup is automatically displayed when the Favorite List is retrieved.
You can retrieve Favorite Lists from the Address Book, Opportunities, and Customer Service windows.
➤
To retrieve a Favorite List
On the View tab, select All Lists, from the Favorite Lists group.
– or –
On the View tab, select Recent Lists from the Favorite Lists group, and select a Favorite List that you have recently accessed.
Select the Favorite List, and click Retrieve.
Adding and Removing Entries in Favorite Lists
You can add and remove entries from existing Favorite Lists at any time. You can select entries in the current list to add to or remove from the Favorite List, or you can add or remove an open entry.
➤
To add or remove entries in a Favorite List
In the Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service window, select the entries to add to or remove from the Favorite
List.
– or –
Open an entry to add to or remove from the Favorite List.
On the View tab, select Add to List or Remove from List from the Favorite Lists group.
– or –
In an open entry, select Favorite List > Add to Favorite List or
Remove from Favorite List.
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The Add to Favorite List or Remove from Favorite List dialog box opens.
Select the Favorite List and specify the details as to what entries you are adding or removing.
For example, to add or remove only the selected entries in the current Address Book list, select Selected Entries.
Click OK to save the changes to the Favorite List.
Viewing Favorite Lists for Entries
You can view a list of the Favorite Lists to which the current Address
Book entry, opportunity, or customer service case belongs.
➤
To view a list of Favorite Lists for an entry
Open the entry.
Select Favorite List > View Favorite Lists.
The View Favorite Lists dialog box opens listing all the Favorite
Lists that the current entry belongs to.
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Column Setups
Maximizer provides a selection of column setups you can use for the
Address Book, Opportunities, Campaigns, Customer Service, and
Hotlist windows. You can also create your own column setups to display different fields in various combinations.
Column setups contain basic and user-defined fields specific for the type of entry displayed in the window. You can specify the fields displayed in each column of the window, as well as the width and heading of the columns.
In the Opportunities or Customer Service window, column setups can contain fields for Address Book entries, as well as for opportunities or cases. Columns with Address Book entry fields display values for the Company or Individual associated with the entry.
After creating a column setup, you can associate it with a saved search in the search catalog or with a Favorite List. The column setup is automatically displayed whenever the saved search or Favorite List is retrieved.
The following sections contain additional information on column setups:
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“Creating Column Setups” on page 98
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“Retrieving Column Setups” on page 100
Creating Column Setups
You can create custom column setups displaying any of the basic or user-defined fields in your list of entries. You can create column setups for the Address Book, Opportunities, Campaigns, Customer
Service, and Hotlist windows.
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To create a column setup
On the Setup tab, select Column Setup from the Display group.
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On the View bar, click the Column Setup icon.
The Column Setup dialog box opens.
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Click Add.
The Defined View Properties dialog box opens.
In the Details of View area, specify the basic properties of the column setup.
• Enter a Name for the column setup.
• Specify the access rights in the Full Access and Read Access drop-down lists.
If you leave Public selected, all users can modify or retrieve the column setup. If you select a group or user, only members of that group or that particular user can perform these actions.
In the Columns in View area, click a column header.
In the Available fields list, click the plus symbol to expand a folder, select a field, and click Add to add the field to the selected column.
You can repeat this step to add multiple fields to the selected column.
Fields in the current column appear in display order in the
Selected Fields list.
If you add multiple fields to the column, specify the field label for each field, or select field separator characters from the Field
Label drop-down list to place multiple fields on the same line.
If necessary, click Properties and modify the heading and width of the column.
Repeat steps 4–7 for each column in the column setup.
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Click OK to save the column setup.
Retrieving Column Setups
You can retrieve existing column setups to change the fields displayed in the current window. In some windows, you can retrieve a column setup directly from the View bar. Otherwise, you can retrieve a column setup from the Column Setup dialog box.
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To retrieve a column setup
• In the View bar, select a column setup from the Columns drop-down list.
• On the Setup tab, select Column Setups from the Display group. Then, select the column setup, and click Use Now.
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Coloring Rules
Coloring rules shade entries with different colors depending on the values of specific fields. You can set up coloring rules in the Address
Book, Opportunities, Customer Service, and Hotlist windows. Each coloring rule includes a set of values for a specific field. You can choose a background color and a text color for each value in the rule.
When you apply a coloring rule, the entries that have the same value for the field are colored even if the value is hidden in the current column setup.
You can also set up the color of current and selected entries. These colors override the coloring rules.
The following sections contain additional information on coloring rules:
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“Creating Coloring Rules” on page 101
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“Applying Coloring Rules” on page 103
Creating Coloring Rules
You can create coloring rules from the Address Book, Opportunities,
Customer Service, and Hotlist windows.
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To create a coloring rule
On the Setup tab, select Coloring Rule from the Display group.
Click Add.
The Rule Properties dialog box opens.
Enter a name for the coloring rule.
You can also enter a description and specify values in the Full
access and Read access fields.
Next to Match entries using this field, click the ellipsis button.
From the Basic Fields or User Defined Fields list, select the field for the rule, and click OK.
Click Add.
The Set Up Criterion dialog box opens.
Select a value for the field, choose text and background colors, and click OK.
In the Customer Service window, the text color of overdue cases is always red. To distinguish overdue cases from other cases,
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Repeat steps 6–7 for other values of the field.
Click OK to save the coloring rule.
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Applying Coloring Rules
You can apply any existing coloring rule to the current list in the
Address Book, Opportunities, Customer Service, or Hotlist window.
In the Customer Service window, the text color of overdue cases is always red, regardless of the text color assigned by the coloring rule.
However, the background color of overdue cases matches the background color assigned by the coloring rule.
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To apply a coloring rule
On the Setup tab, select Coloring Rule from the Display group.
The Coloring Rules dialog box opens.
Select an existing coloring rule, and click Apply.
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Notes and Documents
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Store Notes and Documents in your Address Book
In this chapter...
“Maximizer Word Processor” on page 114
“Microsoft Word and Corel Word Perfect Integrations” on page 121
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Notes
Notes are used to record activities associated with Address Book entries, customer service cases, campaigns, and opportunities. Use notes to jot down “manual” notes—your ideas and impressions about a customer, a case, a campaign, or an opportunity. You can enter manual notes for short company profiles or summaries of contracts and business agreements.
You can search for entries by notes. (On the Search tab, select Other
Fields > Notes from the Search By group.) And you can view notes reports. (On the Reports tab, select Notes from the Associated Entries group.) Simply select the types of notes you want in your search or report.
The following sections contain additional information on working with notes in Maximizer:
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Types of Notes
By default, notes are logged for all of the main activities you can perform in Maximizer.
You can adjust logging in your logging preferences. (On the
Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Logging tab.)
Maximizer automatically creates different types of notes, providing a history of all your activities. Maximizer creates the following types of notes:
• Accounting – Created when you create or modify accounting transactions using Accounting Link.
• Customer Service – Created when you add a customer service case.
• Email – Created when you send an email message to one or more Address Book entries. Email notes are also created when you send a campaign.
• History – Created when opportunities, cases, and campaigns are added or changed.
• Incoming call – Created when you receive a phone call.
• Mail-outs – Created when you print documents, labels, envelopes, or letters using the Maximizer Word Processor's merge feature. Also created when campaign activities are sent out as email, fax documents, or printed documents.
• Manual – Added manually to entries.
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• Opportunity – Created for Address Book entries when opportunities are added or changed. Opportunity notes can be printed or searched only from Address Book entries.
• Other – Third-party or custom notes created by your system administrator. Also, notes created by web access sites.
• Outgoing call – Created when you phone an Address Book entry.
• Task – Created when appointments or Hotlist tasks are scheduled, modified, deleted, or completed. For Hotlist task notes, the current owner of the Hotlist task is included in the note, even when a task is reassigned. For appointment notes, details of the appointment are included when the appointment is scheduled. And when an attendee list is modified, an additional note is logged.
• Timed – Created when you use the Timer
• Transfer log – Created when you transfer entries between
Address Books.
The Notes window is a following window, which means it displays notes only for the selected Address Book entry, customer service case, campaign, or opportunity.
Keep the following tips in mind when working in the Notes window:
Identify notes marked as important with the Important icon. By default, notes are sorted by the Important column, but you can sort by any column.
Use the Filter drop-down list to narrow the entries to a specific note type (for example, “Manual” or “Email”). Choosing
<Custom…> enables you to search for notes that contain certain text, notes that were created by a particular user or accessible by a particular user or group, notes in a specific date range, and/or a combination of note types.
Use the up and down arrows to view the notes for the previous or next Address Book entry.
Use the Show All option to display all notes for the current
Address Book entry. This includes notes belonging to the selected Company/Individual and all associated Contacts. If this checkbox is not enabled, only notes belonging to the
Company/Individual or the selected Contact are displayed.
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Double-click on an entry to view the entire note.
Adding Notes
You can also add a note by copying text from the
Windows Clipboard. In the
Notes window, right-click and select Paste Link.
When you add or edit a note, you can add formatting and hyperlinks in the note. You can also view and edit the HTML source of the note.
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To add a note
Select the entry to which you want to add the note.
Notes for the entry are displayed in the Notes following window.
Drag the entry to the Notes following window.
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On the Home tab, select Note from the Write group.
– or –
In Notes following window, right-click and select Add Note.
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In the Notes following window, double-click a blank note cell.
The Add Note dialog box opens.
Enter the content of the note.
Use the options in the toolbar to format the note.
To view the HTML source of the note, select the View
Source/HTML icon.
You can use the icons in the Menu bar to perform other tasks in the note. For example, you can click the Spelling icon to check the spelling in the note.
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You can choose to always check spelling when saving changes in a dialog box in your preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences.)
The Category field is available for only manual notes.
If necessary, select the Important icon to mark the note as important, and adjust the Full access, Read access, and
Category fields in the note.
Click OK.
Default Notes
You can create default notes for different types of entries. Default notes are specific to the current user. The content of the default note automatically appears when you create a new note. The Full Access,
Read Access, and Category fields can also have default values.
You can add default notes in the Address Book, Opportunities,
Campaigns, Customer Service, and Journal windows.
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To add a default note
On the Setup tab, select Default Note from the Default Entry group.
The Default Note dialog box opens.
Enter the content of the note.
If necessary select a user or group for the Full Access and Read
Access fields, as well as a note category.
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Click OK to save the default note.
Journal
The journal provides you with a location to keep personal records.
Journal entries can be business activities, reference notes, and personal ideas. These entries are similar to notes, except they are not attached to Address Book entries.
You can add journal entries up to 9,216 characters in length. By default, journal entries are stamped with today’s date. You can change the date stamp if you want to add an entry for a past or future time period.
You can automatically log your Address Book activities as journal entries and search most Maximizer note types from the Journal window if you choose the Journal or Both options in your logging preferences.
The following sections contain additional information on journal entries.
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You can access the Journal window by selecting the Personal icon and clicking the Journal tab. You can also access the Expenses window from the Journal window. Keep the following points in mind while working in the Journal window:
Select the Personal icon, and select the Journal tab to open the
Journal window.
Use the Filter drop down list and filter your journal entries displaying only entries in a specific date range—List All, Today,
Yesterday, This Week, or This Month.
Select one of the search icons to search for a note by date or text.
Double-click on a journal note to open it and view its details.
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Adding Journal Notes
You can add manual journal notes to the Journal window at any time. These notes are not attached to any entries and are accessible only to you.
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To add a Journal note
Select the Personal icon, and select the Journal tab to open the
Journal window.
On the Home tab, select Journal Note from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click and select Add Journal Note.
Enter the text of the note, and click OK.
Documents
You can import into Maximizer files that are created in other applications. You can attach any files as documents to Address Book entries, opportunities, customer service cases, and campaigns. You can also save email messages to entries as documents directly from the Email window. The documents are stored with the entry to be accessed at any time.
The following sections contain additional information on working with documents in Maximizer:
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“Documents Window” on page 112
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“Viewing Documents” on page 113
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“Adding Documents” on page 113
Documents Window
You can view all of the documents attached to entries in the
Documents following window.
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Viewing Documents
You can view documents attached to entries from Maximizer. The file opens in the default application for the file extension of the document.
➤
To view a document
Select the entry to which the document is attached.
Select the Documents following window.
All documents attached to the entry are displayed.
Double-click on the document that you want to open.
Adding Documents
You can add any type of files as documents in your Address Book entries, opportunities, customer service cases, and campaigns.
➤
To add a document to an entry
Select the entry to which you want to add the document.
Select the Documents following window.
On the Home tab, select Insert File from the Insert/Print group.
– or –
Right-click and select Insert File.
Specify properties for the document, such as name,
description, and owner.
Click Browse and browse to the location of the file, and click
Open.
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Click OK to save the file with the entry.
Maximizer Word Processor
To create documents and templates, you can use the Maximizer
Word Processor, which is always installed as part of Maximizer. You also have the option of using Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect as your word processor.
The Maximizer Word Processor is a separate application with a toolbar and menus that are similar to other commonly used word processors.
The word processor includes fax, invoice, letter, and memo templates. You can customize these templates or create your own custom templates.
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To open the Maximizer Word Processor
• Drag an Address Book entry to the Documents following window.
• On the Home tab, select Letter, Fax, or Document from the
Write group.
The Maximizer Word Processor opens the template for the type of document selected.
• On the Tools tab, select Maximizer Editor from the Other group.
• Press F8.
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You can choose to always check spelling when saving changes in your preferences.
(On the Setup tab, select
Preferences.)
When you open the Maximizer Word Processor, it opens a separate window where you can create and edit documents and templates.
Keep the following points in mind when working in the Maximizer
Word Processor window:
Use the toolbars for common tasks and formatting text and paragraphs.
To run a spell check, place your cursor at the top of the document, and click the Spell Check button on the toolbar.
If your template has merge fields, the information for the selected Address Book entry—like the address—is inserted in place of the merge fields.
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Documents and Templates
Understanding how templates and documents are used and how they communicate with each other is the key to working efficiently with this correspondence system.
Templates
A template is a standard design meant to be used repeatedly to create new documents. Templates are generally designed to be used with a company’s stationery, including default page margins, standard fonts, and merge fields.
For example, a template might be used for the following:
• Create form letters for bulk mailings to clients and prospects.
• Provide a default structure for letters and faxes.
• Provide a consistent company image.
You can create a template in the Maximizer Word Processor by designing a document then selecting “Template” when you save your work. When you next create a new document, you can use your saved template as the basis for the document. You can also customize existing templates to suit your needs.
Documents
A Maximizer Word Processor document is always specific to an
Address Book entry, customer service case, campaign, or opportunity.
Typically, documents are created from one of the templates created with the word processor. A document can be a letter, a fax, a flyer, or anything you write with the word processor and send by mail, fax, or email.
Location of Templates and Documents
When you use the Maximizer Word Processor to save your templates and documents, they are automatically stored in the Microsoft SQL or
Microsoft SQL Express database, not the Address Book folder.
Therefore, they can be viewed only through the Maximizer Word
Processor and not Windows Explorer or another file management tool.
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Creating Documents
You can open the Maximizer Word Processor and create documents at any time while working with Maximizer. You can base the documents on existing templates, or you can start from a blank document. The document is attached to the currently selected
Address Book entry.
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To create a document
In Maximizer, select the entry that the document is associated with.
On the Home tab, select Document from the Write group.
Select the template to base the document on and click OK.
In the Maximizer Word Processor, modify the document as required.
Select File > Save.
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Specify the properties of the document and click OK.
Merge Fields
Ensure the start and end of the merge field reside on a single line. The start of a merge field is denoted by the left brace ({) character and the end of a merge field is denoted by the right brace (}) character.
Merge fields are simply place-holders in your document that can be replaced by basic Address Book entry or user-defined field information when you perform a merge. For example, in the body of a letter, you can insert a merge field for a Contact’s name:
{First_Name?}
When you perform the merge, the name of each recipient is displayed in place of the merge field. If the entry does not have an assigned value for the chosen merge field, the field does not display.
Merge fields are not restricted to Address Book entry information—you can insert merge fields for your own user information, opportunities, and customer service cases as well.
You can insert merge fields in email templates, email messages,
Maximizer Word Processor templates, and Microsoft Word documents.
The following sections contain additional information on working with merge fields in Maximizer:
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“Inserting Merge Fields in the Maximizer Word Processor” on page 119
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Inserting Merge Fields in the Maximizer Word Processor
You can insert merge fields into documents and templates in the
Maximizer Word Processor, letting you add information for specific entries to generic documents and templates.
➤
To insert a merge field in the Maximizer Word
Processor
In the Maximizer Word Processor, place your cursor where you want to insert a merge field.
Select Tools > Merge Field.
– or –
On the toolbar, click the Merge Field icon.
The Insert Merge Field dialog box opens.
Select the type of merge field you would like to insert.
Select a merge field from the list and click Insert.
Select the Blank if Not Used checkbox if you prefer.
During a mail-merge, this option leaves a blank space if there is no information available for a field. (By default, if there is no information in the field, the Maximizer Word Processor simply omits the field and leaves no space; it also adjusts the position of the other merge fields accordingly.)
Click Insert.
The selected merge field is inserted in the template.
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Mail Merge
You can also send a mail merge from Microsoft Word or
WordPerfect using the
Maximizer toolbar embedded in the word processor to insert the merge fields.
Use mail merge in the Maximizer Word Processor to send a letter, an email message, or a fax to many recipients. The merge feature allows you to send a single document to multiple Address Book entries by fax, email, or regular mail. This type of merge is called a “broadcast” merge.
Because the word processor has merge fields for your Address Book information, you can create a document with a merge field in place of a specific name. These merge fields are replaced with the recipient’s information when you perform the merge and send the document.
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To send a mail merge
In Maximizer, create a list of Address Book entries that should receive your merged document.
You can create a list by searching for the appropriate entries or simply selecting entries in your current list.
In the Maximizer Word Processor, select File > Merge > to
Printer, to Email, or to Microsoft Fax.
Specify your merge options, and click OK to continue with the merge.
Depending on what window you have active, the available merge entries vary
Select Print or Send to merge the document with the first entry in the list of entries, or select Send All or Print All to merge the document with all of your selected entries.
Click Skip to go on to the next entry.
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Microsoft Word and Corel Word Perfect Integrations
You can use Microsoft Word or Corel Word Perfect as your word processor while working with Maximizer. With the integration, you can launch your word processor directly from your Address Book with a toolbar button in the custom toolbar.
Word or Word Perfect integration installs a Maximizer toolbar in the word processor. The options in the Maximizer toolbar integrate
Address Book entries in Maximizer with the word processor.
The following sections contain additional information on working with Word Integration:
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“Inserting Merge Fields in Microsoft Word” on page 121
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“Sending Microsoft Word Documents” on page 122
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“Unlinking Merge Fields in Microsoft Word” on page 123
Inserting Merge Fields in Microsoft Word
You can insert merge fields into documents in Microsoft Word, letting you add information in your Address Book to your document.
When you add merge fields to Word documents, you have the option of adding the merge field as a link. When the merge field is added as a link, the merge field syntax is added to the document. When you merge the document, the syntax is replaced with values for the current entry. If you add merge fields without linking them, the value of the merge field for the current entry is added to the document.
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To insert a merge field in a Word document
With a document open in Word, place your cursor where you want to insert the merge field.
From the Maximizer toolbar, select the Insert Merge Field icon.
The Insert Merge Field dialog box opens.
In the top of the dialog box, select the type of merge field to insert.
Select a merge field from the list.
To add the merge field as a link, select the Link checkbox.
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Click OK to finish adding the merge field to the document.
Sending Microsoft Word Documents
Word integration is available only in Microsoft Internet
Explorer.
When you use Microsoft Word with Maximizer, you can send a Word document to the printer, fax, or email, automatically merging the document with one or multiple entries in Maximizer. When you send the document, you can choose to merge the document with the current entry, with all selected entries, or with all entries in the current list in Maximizer. You can also log a note to all entries included in the merge.
If you are sending the document to the printer or fax, the document is automatically sent to the printer or fax that is currently set up in
Word.
If you are sending the document by mail, you can compose an email message to accompany the document.
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To send a Word document to the printer
Open the document in Word.
Create a list or select the entry or multiple entries in Maximizer.
From the Maximizer toolbar in Word, select Send Document.
The Send Document dialog box opens.
Under Merge with, select how you want to use the current list.
• Select Current Entry to merge the document with only the current entry.
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• Select Selected List to merge the document with all selected entries in the current list.
• Select Entire List to merge the document with all entries in the current list.
To filter the current list so that it does not include Address Book entries marked as sales leads, select the Ignore Leads option.
Under Log Message, enter a note to log with each of the selected entries.
Click OK to send the document to the current printer.
Unlinking Merge Fields in Microsoft Word
Dynamic links are created in the Word document only if the
Link checkbox is selected in the Insert Merge Field dialog box.
After inserting merge fields into Microsoft Word documents, the links between the Maximizer fields and the corresponding fields in the Word document are dynamic. The field values in the document change depending on the Address Book entry that is selected.
If you do not want the document’s merged values to change when a different Address Book entry is selected, you can break the merge field links and save the document with the information from the current entry.
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To break links to merge fields in Word
On the Maximizer toolbar in Word, click the Break Links and
Save icon.
Browse to the location to save the document, and click Save.
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Company Library
You know the value of keeping an organized database of your marketing materials and other company collateral. Brochures, price lists, photos, magazine reviews—all of these materials should be easy to find when you need them. The Company Library provides shared access to a central library of these materials with the security offered by the Maximizer environment.
If you use another word processor—such as Microsoft Word or Corel
WordPerfect—for your correspondence, you can even open a document from the Company Library, merge it with one or more
Address Book entries, and print or send it as an email message.
Most file types are supported in the Company Library if you have the associated application installed on your computer. These include the following file types:
• .DOC and .RTF files – Microsoft Word
• .XLS files – Microsoft Excel
• .PPT files – Microsoft PowerPoint
• .HTM and .HTML
• .BMP files – bitmaps
• .TXT files – text and Company Library notes
• .JPG, .GIF, and .TIF files – graphic files
• .PDF files – Adobe Portable Document Format files
• .MXD files – Maximizer Documents
• .MSG files – Outlook Email Messages
The following sections contain additional information on working with the Company Library:
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“Company Library Window” on page 125
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“Organizing the Company Library” on page 127
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“Adding Documents and Notes to the Company Library” on page 127
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“Sending Documents by Email from the Company Library” on page 129
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Company Library Window
The Company Library window is divided into two areas: the left side is a tree view, which displays the folders and files in your library; the right side is a preview area, in which you see a preview of certain file types or type text notes.
Keep the following points in mind when working in the Company
Library window.
Select the Company Library icon to open the Company Library window.
In the area on the left side of the window, view your folders and files in a tree view.
To view the contents of a folder, click the plus sign on the left side of the folder.
Use the toolbar for common tasks.
Select the Preview checkbox to display a preview of notes and most file types in the right part of the window.
Double-click on a document or note to open it.
Write new notes and edit existing notes in the pane on the right-side of the window.
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Use the shortcut menu to perform common tasks in the window such as adding, deleting, or renaming files.
• Save files on your computer or a network location by right-clicking on the file and choosing Save As.
• Print documents and notes, by right-clicking and choosing
Print.
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Organizing the Company Library
The files in the Company Library are organized in a folder structure to help you keep track of your corporate documents and notes.
Folders, documents, and notes are listed in alphabetical order in the
Company Library. You can create new folders and move existing documents and notes to other folders to organize this structure.
You can drag documents and notes to other folders to move them.
You can also drag folders to other folders to move the folder and all of its contents.
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To add a folder to the Company Library
In the Company Library window, click on the parent folder that you want to add the new folder to.
– or –
To add the folder at the root level, click the Company Library folder.
On the Home tab, select Add Folder from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click and select Add > Folder.
Enter the name for the new folder.
Adding Documents and Notes to the Company Library
The Company Library can store many different file types. Provided that your system administrator has given you access to the Company
Library, you can add documents and notes as either private or public entries. If you add a document, you can browse for an existing file on your hard disk drive or network.
You can choose to either “link” or “embed” files in the Company
Library. Embedding is usually a better choice, as a link is only a
“shortcut” to the original file, which may get moved, renamed, or may not be accessible to all Maximizer users.
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To add a document to the Company Library
In the Company Library window, click on the folder to which you want to add the document.
On the Home tab, select Article > Document from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click, and select Add > Document.
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The Insert File dialog box opens.
Click Browse to select a file.
Locate the file, and click Open.
Specify a Name, Category (optional), and Owner for the document.
Click OK.
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To add a note to the Company Library
In the Company Library window, click on the folder to which you want to add the note.
On the Home tab, select Article > Note from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click, and select Add > Note.
Enter a name for the note.
Click in the right pane of the window, and type the content of the note.
In the toolbar, click the Save Note icon.
To specify properties of the note, right-click and select
Properties.
Specify a Category (optional), and Owner for the note.
Click OK.
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Sending Documents by Email from the Company Library
You can send documents by email directly from the Company Library window. The Company Library documents are attached to the email message. You can select one or multiple documents and notes to attach to the email message.
You can send the documents to the currently selected Address Book entry, or you can select Address Book entries while sending the documents.
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To send documents by email from the Company
Library
If you want to send the documents to an Address Book entry, in the Address Book window, select the Address Book entry to send the documents to.
In the Company Library window, select any documents and notes you want to send.
You can hold down the Control key to select multiple documents and notes.
In the Home tab, select Article from the Email group, and select the name of the document.
Depending on your email preferences, the Send Email dialog box may open with options for logging the email message with
Address Book entries.
If necessary, adjust the email options, and click OK.
Enter the details of your email message.
Click Send.
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Calendar and Hotlist
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Track Your Appointments and Tasks
In this chapter...
“Calendar Appointments” on page 136
“Calendar and Hotlist Preferences” on page 143
“Viewing Activities for Entries” on page 148
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Hotlist Tasks
The Hotlist is a timeless “to-do” list of tasks and reminders. Tasks include calling and writing to customers. Use the Hotlist window to record actions and follow up on personal activities, such as producing expense reports, or those related to your interactions with Address
Book entries. For example, you can use the Hotlist to schedule a phone call to a Contact who is out of town for a week. When the week is up, the Hotlist will remind you to call again.
Hotlist tasks can be associated with opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases, as well as Address Book entries. When you schedule strategies for opportunities or templates for traditional campaigns, Hotlist tasks are created for all of the activities in the opportunities and campaigns. When you create new customer service cases, Hotlist tasks are created for the assigned users based on the follow-up deadlines of the cases.
The following sections contain information on working with Hotlist tasks:
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“Viewing Hotlist Tasks” on page 133
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“Adding Hotlist Tasks” on page 134
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“Reassigning Hotlist Tasks” on page 135
Hotlist Window
On the View tab, select Carry
Forward Unfinished Activities from the Filter group to view old tasks that are not yet complete in your current
Hotlist.
You can view all of your Hotlist tasks in the Hotlist window. Because the Hotlist is a controlling window, the following windows update with information on the Address Book entry associated with the task.
Keep the following points in mind when working in the Hotlist window.
Select the Hotlist icon to open the Hotlist window.
Use the Filter drop-down list or click the Build Hotlist icon to select the date range you want to show.
Click the Column Setup icon to add or modify a column setup in the Hotlist window.
From the User drop-down list, select a Maximizer user to view another user’s Hotlist.
You must have access to other users’ Hotlist to view their Hotlist tasks. You can give other users access to your Hotlist in your
Calendar/Hotlist preferences.
Select Show Appointments to view your appointments in the list with your tasks.
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Double-click on a task to view its details.
Viewing Hotlist Tasks
You can click on a Hotlist task in the Hotlist window to open the
Hotlist Task dialog box where you can view and edit details of the task. Keep the following points in mind when working in the Hotlist
Task dialog box.
Specify a date and, optionally, a time for the task.
Select Set alarm to remind yourself of the task before the scheduled time.
Enter the activity or select a predefined activity from the drop-down list.
Mark the task as completed when you are finished with the task.
From the Assigned to drop-down list, select a user to assign the
Hotlist task to another user.
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Select Personal Hotlist task if you want to make the task personal and remove the Address Book entry associated with the task.
Adding Hotlist Tasks
You can create Hotlist tasks for Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases. You can also create personal Hotlist tasks.
Personal Hotlist tasks are not associated with Companies, Individuals, or Contacts.
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To add a Hotlist task
Select or open the entry associated with the task.
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To add a personal task, select the Hotlist icon to open the
Hotlist window.
In an open entry, select Actions > Schedule a To-do.
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On the Home tab, select To-do from the Schedule group.
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Right-click and select Schedule > To-do.
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In the Hotlist window, on the Home tab, select Task from the
Create group.
The Add Hotlist Task dialog box opens.
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Enter the Hotlist task details.
Click OK to save the Hotlist task.
Reassigning Hotlist Tasks
You can reassign Hotlist tasks to different Maximizer users directly in the Hotlist window. You can reassign one or multiple Hotlist tasks at the same time.
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To reassign Hotlist tasks
In the Hotlist window, select the tasks you want to reassign.
On the Edit tab, select Reassign from the Manage Activity group.
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Right-click, and select Reassign.
The Reassign Hotlist Tasks dialog box opens.
Select a user and click OK.
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Calendar Appointments
The Calendar lets you schedule meetings and appointments with other Maximizer users and Address Book entries. Calendar appointments can be associated with Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases, or they can be personal.
The following sections contain information on working with
Calendar appointments:
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“Viewing Appointments” on page 139
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“Adding Appointments” on page 141
Calendar Window
You can view, add, and modify your appointments in the Calendar window. Appointments and Hotlist tasks are displayed in a daily, weekly, weekly list, or monthly view. All views allow you to see your appointments at a glance.
To assist you with scheduling, color bars and icons indicate the attendees and booked resources and locations for the appointment.
You can display the appointments for other users if they have given you access to their calendars. Calendar access is set in your
Calendar/Hotlist preferences.
Here are some tips for working with the Calendar window.
Select the Calendar icon to open the Calendar window.
In the top-left corner of the window, select the arrow buttons to navigate from day to day, week to week, or month to month.
Select the Daily, Weekly, Weekly List, or Monthly icon to change the calendar view.
View details of appointments directly in the Calendar window.
• In the monthly view, hold your mouse pointer over a day to display all the appointment details for that day in a pop-up window. Then, hold your mouse over a particular appointment to view the appointment details. Or, click on the appointment in the pop-up window to open it.
• In the weekly, weekly list, and daily views, hold your mouse over an appointment to display the appointment details.
Double-click on an appointment to open it.
• In the weekly list view, view appointment details directly in the calendar, where details such as start/end time and location are listed in an easy-to-view format.
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Select the Open Address Book entry icon to view the Address
Book entry associated with the selected appointment.
From the User drop-down list, select a user to display another user’s appointments. You can also select a location or resource to view the booked time for meeting locations and resources.
Select dates in the miniature calendar view to navigate to different dates in the calendar. Use the arrow buttons to move between months or years.
In the Hotlist Tasks section, view the day’s Hotlist tasks.
You can click on a Hotlist task to open it and view its details.
In the Legend section, select the checkbox beside other users and locations/resources to view the availability of users and locations/resources.
You can use the Check All or Uncheck All icon to quickly select or clear all users and resources in the list. Use the Edit List icon
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to add users and resources to the calendar and to set icon colors for these users and resources.
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Viewing Appointments
You can click Options to specify that email reminders are also sent to Address Book entries.
Appointments for a day, week, or month, are displayed in the
Calendar window. You can hold your mouse pointer directly over an appointment to see more information. You can also click on an appointment to open it and view its details.
When you open an appointment, its details are displayed in the
Modify Appointment dialog box. Here are some tips for working in the Modify Appointment dialog box.
Click Options to set lead times for alarms and email reminders, to specify that email reminders be sent to Address Book entries, and to sign yourself out of the Peg Board.
Default settings for alarms are specified in your Calendar/Hotlist preferences.
Click Recurring to view details of recurring appointments.
Select Completed to mark the appointment as completed.
View information on the entry associated with the appointment in the information bar.
If the appointment is linked to an opportunity, a case, or a campaign, the entry is displayed as a link in the appointment.
You can click the link to retrieve the entry in the associated controlling window.
If the appointment is personal, you can link it with the current entry.
Specify the date and time of the appointment.
If the end time of the appointment is earlier than the start time, the appointment spans into the next day.
After clicking in one of the time fields, you can click the ellipsis button next to the field to view the availability of selected users, locations, and resources.
Select Private to keep the appointment details private.
When this option is selected, even users with access to your calendar cannot see the appointment details. The appointment appears in the calendar with the subject displayed as “Private appointment”.
Select Alarm and Reminder to set an alarm and to send email reminders to yourself and to selected users.
This generic message lists the basic appointment details; you cannot edit this message. This feature is available only if the
Maximizer Email Service is running.
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Select a location for the appointment and specify the needed
resources.
These values are set in Administrator, but you can specify any value as a location.
Select the Users and Address Book Entries tabs to assign
Maximizer users and Address Book entries to the appointment.
You can view the current users and Address Book entries assigned to the appointment in the Attendees and response list.
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Adding Appointments
You can easily schedule an appointment with Address Book entries, other users, or yourself. The Add Appointment dialog box gathers all the information for the appointment—the date and time, the description, and who will be in attendance.
When scheduling appointments, you can set an alarm in advance of the appointment, mark yourself out of the Peg Board, set the priority, and send notifications to the selected users.
You can schedule appointments from the Address Book,
Opportunities, Campaigns, Customer Service, or Calendar window. If you add an appointment from one of the main windows, the appointment is linked by default to the current entry. If you add an appointment from the Calendar window, it is by default created as a personal appointment.
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To add an appointment
In the Calendar window, select a day, and on the Home tab, select Appointment from the Create group.
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In a main window, select an entry, and on the Home tab, select
Meeting from the Schedule group.
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In a main window, open an entry, and select Actions >
Schedule a Meeting.
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In the Address Book window, select an entry, right-click, and select Schedule > Meeting.
The Add Appointment dialog box opens.
Specify the details of the appointment.
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If necessary, select the Users and Address Book Entries tabs and add other Maximizer users or Address Book entries to the appointment.
In the Appointment tab, you can select Notify other users to notify other attendees of the appointment and prompt them to select a response when they next open Maximizer.
Click OK to save the appointment.
Depending on your Calendar/Hotlist preferences and the details of the appointment, you may be prompted to send an email message to the other users added to the appointment.
If necessary, customize the email notification, and click Send.
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Calendar and Hotlist Preferences
Hotlist and calendar preferences can also be controlled in Administrator using the user preferences
Use the Calendar/Hotlist preferences to change your Hotlist task and calendar preferences. Most of the options on this tab apply to the calendar.
You can control which users can view or modify your tasks and appointments using the Full Access and Read Access options. For example, if you want a user or group to be able to view your tasks and appointments, select the name from the Read Access drop-down list. The selected user or members of the group can then view your tasks and appointments by selecting your user name from their
Hotlist window View bar. If you want them to be able to add or modify your existing tasks and appointments, use the Full Access option.
The Full Access option also controls your ability to reassign tasks and appointments to other users, as you can only assign tasks and appointments to other users if they have given you permission.
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To set calendar and Hotlist task preferences
On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the
Calendar/Hotlist tab.
Set your calendar and Hotlist default options, and click OK when you are finished.
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Action Plans
Action Plans are lists of pre-determined appointments and Hotlist tasks that can be scheduled all at once. Each appointment or task is scheduled to occur a specified number of days before or after the
Action Plan start date. Action Plans can be scheduled as personal appointments and tasks for Maximizer users or scheduled for Address
Book entries, opportunities, customer service, and campaigns.
The following topics contain information on working with Action
Plans:
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“Creating Action Plan Templates” on page 144
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“Scheduling Action Plans” on page 146
Creating Action Plan Templates
You can create Action Plan templates, which can later be scheduled to create appointments and Hotlist tasks for Maximizer users and for specific entries. You must have the corresponding permissions for the
Action Plan Library as a user to create Action Plan templates.
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To create an Action Plan template
On the Setup tab, select Template Library > Action Plan
Library from the File Management group.
The Action Plan Library dialog box opens.
Click Add.
The Add Plan Template dialog box opens.
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Enter the template name and description.
Click Add and select Appointment or Task to add an activity in the template.
Enter the appointment or Hotlist task details.
• In the Schedule activity fields, specify when to schedule the activity in relation to the start date of the Action Plan.
• In the Assigned to field or the Users tab, select a Maximizer user (or multiple users in appointments) to assign to the activity.
By default, the activity is assigned to the user who schedules the Action Plan.
• Select the Personal or Personal Hotlist task option to mark the activity as personal, not associated with an Address
Book entry.
Click OK.
The activity is listed as part of the template.
Repeat steps 4–6 for each activity in the template.
In the Full Access and Read Access fields, select a user or group to make this Action Plan template accessible to only a particular user or group.
Click OK to save the Action Plan template.
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Scheduling Action Plans
You can schedule Action Plans for Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases, as well as personal Actions Plans not associated with any entries. You can select a single entry or multiple entries. You can choose any existing Action
Plan template for the Action Plan.
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To schedule an Action Plan for entries
Select or open the entry or entries to associate with the Action
Plan.
In an open entry, select Actions > Schedule an Action Plan.
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On the Home tab, select Action Plan from the Schedule group.
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Right-click and select Schedule > Action Plan or Schedule an
Action Plan.
If necessary, select how you want to use the current list.
You can schedule the Action Plan with only the current entry, with all selected entries, or with all entries in the current list.
If no entries are selected, the Action Plan is automatically scheduled with the current entry.
From the Plan template drop-down list, select an existing
Action Plan template.
Details of the selected template are displayed. Optionally, you can modify the plan name and description.
In the Start plan on field, specify the start date of the Action
Plan.
You can click inside the field and then click the arrow button to choose a date from a pop-up calendar.
If necessary, click Advanced to toggle between the advanced and simplified view of the dialog box.
In the Replace current user with drop-down list, select the user to schedule the main Action Plan activities for.
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All template activities assigned to the current user are scheduled for the selected user. Template activities assigned for specific users continue to be scheduled for the users specified in the template.
You can also assign specific appointments and tasks to other users by editing the details of the appointment or task.
If necessary, click More to modify or add activities to the Action
Plan.
You can click Save As to save a modified Action Plan as a new template.
Click OK to finish scheduling the Action Plan for the selected entries.
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Viewing Activities for Entries
You can access all appointments and Hotlist tasks scheduled for specific entries directly in open entries. Appointments and tasks are displayed in the Activities tab for Address Book entries and customer service cases, in the Sales Plans tab for opportunities, and in the
Marketing Plans tab for campaigns. If activities are scheduled for opportunities and customer service cases, they are also listed in the associated Address Book entries. You can also add and modify activities directly in entries.
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To view activities scheduled for an entry
Open the entry.
Select the Activities, Sales Plans, or Marketing Plans tab.
If necessary, select Show activities.
Optionally, select Show appointments or Show completed
activities to view more activities scheduled for the entry.
You can also filter the activities displayed for the entry. You can choose to view only Action Plan activities. And you can filter activities by date and user.
To add, modify, or delete activities for the entry, click More.
Peg Board
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In a medium to large office, it’s not always obvious when people are in, out, or busy with an appointment. The Peg Board works with
Maximizer’s calendar to show you each user’s current status.
When users create appointment, they can automatically sign out of the Peg Board during the appointment. The Peg Board displays users that are currently available. You can also override the calendar status, and change your status directly in the Peg Board.
You can see other users’ busy periods in the Peg Board if they have allowed you to view their calendars in the Calendar/Hotlist preferences. If you have permission to view users’ calendar appointments, you can also click the Appointment button to view appointment details.
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To view the Peg Board
• On the View tab, select Pegboard from the Availability group.
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World Clock
The World Clock is a utility that allows you to view the time in various locations around the world. You determine which locations are displayed. It’s great if you have international dealings of any kind—from the occasional phone call to regular contact with your international clients.
You can set the time for up to six remote locations around the world by adjusting the dials shown in the Clock frame in the World Clock window.
Keep the following points in mind when using the World Clock:
To select a time zone, right-click on one of clocks.
To view time zone information, click in the corresponding area of the world map.
To shade the area of the clock where it’s night time, right-click and select Show night.
To change the time zone displayed in the large clock, click on any time zone in the world map and select the time zone.
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To view the World Clock
• On the Tools tab, select World Clock from the Other group.
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Send Email to Address Book Entries
In this chapter...
“Setting Up Email” on page 160
“Microsoft Outlook Integration” on page 162
“Microsoft Outlook Synchronization” on page 172
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Email Window
You can use the Email window to send and receive email using your existing email system. You can also send email to Address Book entries directly from the other main windows.
Email preferences are set in Maximizer and in Administrator. To set email preferences, on the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Email tab.
The following sections contain additional information on using email in Maximizer:
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“Sending Email to Address Book Entries” on page 154
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“Send Email Options” on page 156
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“Creating Appointments and Tasks from Email” on page 158
Use the Email window to perform your email tasks. You can send email messages, reply to messages, move messages, and perform other common email tasks. You can also save messages to associated
Address Book entries.
Keep the following points in mind when working with the Email window.
Select the Email icon to open the Email window.
Select email folders on the left side of the Email window.
To search for email messages by subject, select Custom from the
Subject drop-down list, and enter the text to search for.
Select email messages in the top-right area of the window.
Toggle the preview pane on and off with the Preview checkbox in the top-right corner of the window.
View the currently selected email message in the preview pane.
Move the upper preview border up and down to adjust the size of the preview pane.
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Use the icons to perform common tasks—such as reply and
forward—on the selected email message.
Sending Email
You can compose email messages in HTML or plain text format depending on your email preferences. You can attach files to your message. If you are using the HTML format, you can also insert hyperlinks. To check the spelling in your message, click the Spell
Checker button.
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To compose and send an email message
In the Email window, select the Compose icon.
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In the Email window, right-click, and select Compose New
Email.
Depending on your email preferences, the Send Email dialog box may open with options for logging the email message with
Address Book entries.
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To display the Send Email dialog box, select the “Always display the Send Email options before composing an email” option in your email preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Email tab.)
If necessary, adjust the email options, and click OK.
The Compose Email Message dialog box opens.
Enter email addresses in the To, Cc, or Bcc fields, separating email addresses with semicolons.
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Click the To, Cc, or Bcc buttons and select the type of entry you want to add.
You can select a contact from your email service provider or from your Maximizer Address Book.
Enter a subject and your email text.
If the email recipient is associated with an Address Book entry, set the logging options.
Click Send.
Sending Email to Address Book Entries
You can send email to Address Book entries directly from the Address
Book, Opportunities, Customer Service, and Hotlist windows. If you send the email message from the Address Book window, the message is sent to the selected Address Book entries. If you send the email message from another window, the email message is sent to the
Address Book entries associated with the selected entries.
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To send an email message to Address Book entries
Choose the entry or multiple entries for the email message by doing one of the following:
• Select the entries.
• Open an entry.
• Create a list of entries.
On the Home tab, select Email from the Write group.
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Right-click and select Write > Email.
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Depending on your email preferences, the Send Email dialog box may open. For information on the options in the Send Email
dialog box, see “Send Email Options” on page 156.
To add more email recipients, click the To, Cc, or Bcc buttons.
You can search the current Address Book or your global address list.
These options are available only if the One email option is selected in the Send Email dialog box.
Enter a subject and the text of the email message.
Use the toolbar icons and font drop-down lists in the Format
Text group to format your message.
If you are sending email to Address Book entries separately, you have the option of inserting merge fields into the message text.
To add a merge field, select Merge Fields from the Insert group, select the field and click Insert. When the message is sent, the field value corresponding to the Address Book entry, opportunity, or customer service case is merged into the message.
Select Attachment from the Insert group to select file attachments to send with the email message.
In the Note for Address Book entry field, enter any additional text you would like to log as part of the note created by the email message.
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Click Send.
Send Email Options
In the Send Email dialog box, you can specify how the email will be sent and set logging options. Here are some points to keep in mind:
• Select Separately to send a separate email message to each
Address Book entry.
If you want to send the email message to more than 1,000 entries at a time, you must either select the Separately option or select the entries in groups of 999 or less.
• Select One email to send one email message to all the selected entries at once.
• Select the Save copy to entry’s documents option to save the message as a document for the entry.
• Select the Log to notes and Include message body options to save the message to the note created.
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These options are unavailable if logging is disabled for email in your logging preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Logging tab.)
• Click the Logging Details button and then the Assign More button to log the email details to additional Address Book entries.
Email Templates
You can create email templates that you can reuse to send to many
Address Book entries at different times. An email template can include merge fields that are populated with information from the selected Address Book entries, or from the Address Book entries associated with the selected opportunities or customer service cases, when email messages are sent using the template.
You can create email templates from the Compose Email Message dialog box whenever you compose a new email message. If you want to add merge fields to the email template, you must first select
Address Book entries, opportunities, or customer service cases, and select to send the email message separately to the selected entries.
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To create an email template
From the Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service window, select the entries to send the email to.
On the Home tab, select Email from the Write group.
Depending on your email preferences, the Send Email dialog box may open. For information on the options in the Send Email
dialog box, see “Send Email Options” on page 156.
If you want to add merge fields to your email template, you must select the All selected entries and Separately options in the Send Email dialog box.
Compose the text of the email message.
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You can compose the email message in HTML or in plain text.
You can use the formatting toolbar to apply additional formatting to the email text.
Select Merge Fields from the Insert group to insert merge fields in your template.
Select Email Template from the Insert group.
The HTML Email Templates or Text Email Templates dialog box opens.
Click Add to add a new email template.
Enter a name, description, and owner for the template and click
OK.
To reuse this template in the future, select the template in the
Available email templates list, and click Retrieve.
To save changes made to the template, select the template in the Available email templates list, and click Save.
To retrieve this template automatically each time you compose an email message, select Retrieve this template when the
Compose Email Message dialog is opened.
Click Close to return to the email message.
Creating Appointments and Tasks from Email
You can create appointments and tasks directly from the Email window. You can create the appointment or task for the Address
Book entry associated with the email message or for the currently selected Address Book entry, customer service case, opportunity, or campaign. You can also create a personal appointment or task that is not associated with an entry.
The subject of the email message becomes the subject of the appointment or the activity of the task. The body of the email message becomes the body note of the appointment.
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To create an appointment or task from an email message
In the Email window, select the email message you want to create an appointment or a task for.
On the Home tab, select Meeting > Appointment for <entry> or To-do > Task for <entry> from the Schedule group.
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Right-click and select Create a New > Appointment/Task for
<entry>.
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Depending on the email message, you can select either the
Address Book entry associated with the message or the currently selected Address Book entry, customer service case, opportunity, or campaign.
Enter the appointment/task details and click OK.
To save the email message as a document with the entry, specify the properties of the document and click OK.
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To create a personal appointment or task from an email message
In the Email window, select the email message you want to create an appointment or a task for.
On the Home tab, select Meeting > Personal Appointment or
To-do > Personal Task.
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Right-click and select Create a New > Personal
Appointment/Task.
Enter the appointment or task details and click OK.
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Setting Up Email
The Email window in Maximizer provides you with the ability to send and receive email within Maximizer. The Email window works with your existing email system so that you can take advantage of some of the benefits of sending and receiving email. Maximizer allows email file attachments and supports the vCard standard for virtual business cards. You can send files, mail-merge documents, and vCards quickly and easily.
Maximizer’s Email window works much the same as any email application, but has additional functionality that enables you to easily integrate your Address Book entries with your email.
The following sections contain information on setting up Maximizer for email:
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“Supported Email Clients” on page 160
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“Setting Up Novell GroupWise and Lotus cc:Mail/Mail” on page 161
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“Setting Up Microsoft Outlook” on page 161
Supported Email Clients
To use these features, you must already have a Messaging
Application Programming Interface (MAPI) or Vendor Independent
Messaging (VIM) email client. Email clients that should work with
Maximizer when properly configured include the following:
• Lotus cc:Mail
• Lotus Mail
• Lotus Notes
• Microsoft Exchange Sever
• Microsoft Outlook
• Novell GroupWise
For the latest version information of compatible email programs, see the Maximizer website at www.maximizer.com.
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Setting Up Novell GroupWise and Lotus cc:Mail/Mail
If you are using Novell GroupWise, Lotus cc:Mail (MAPI), or Lotus
Mail (MAPI), select the corresponding option in the advanced email preferences in Maximizer. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Email tab. Then, click Advanced.) If you do not select the correct option, a program fault error will occur when you use the
Email window. For Lotus cc:Mail and Lotus Mail, you also must have the “Override Extended MAPI” option selected in your email preferences.
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook
Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2002 are
Extended MAPI programs. This means the Maximizer Email window will show the same folders as Outlook.
Maximizer cannot use Extended MAPI with the Internet Mail Only installation type. Ensure the installation type is Corporate or
Workgroup.
When you open the Email window, folders such as Inbox, Outbox,
Sent Items, Deleted Items, and your personal folders are displayed.
For more information on configuring Maximizer for Outlook
Synchronization, refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide and to Maximizer Help.
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To set up Maximizer for Outlook
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
Select the Email tab.
Find the Override Extended MAPI option and verify this setting is disabled (the checkbox should be cleared).
Click OK.
Exit Maximizer.
Restart Maximizer.
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Microsoft Outlook Integration
Outlook integration works with Outlook XP, 2003, or higher.
In Outlook, select View >
Toolbars to view and modify the toolbars that are currently enabled.
Outlook integration is not the same as Outlook synchronization, which synchronizes information in
Outlook and Maximizer.
Microsoft Outlook integration for Maximizer installs toolbars in the
Mail, Contacts, and Contact information windows in Outlook.
To access Maximizer commands, the Maximizer Add-In toolbar must be enabled. From the toolbar, you can complete the following tasks in Maximizer:
• Create Address Book entries.
• Create cases.
• Save email messages to Address Book entries.
• View Address Book entries.
Before you can use Outlook integration, you must specify which
Address Book to save the contacts and email messages to.
The following sections contain additional information on using
Outlook integration for Maximizer:
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“Setting Up Microsoft Outlook Integration” on page 162
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“Selecting a Microsoft Outlook Address List for Integration” on page 164
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“Adding Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook” on page 165
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“Adding Customer Service Cases from Microsoft Outlook” on page 167
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“Sending Email to Address Book Entries from Microsoft
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“Saving Email from Microsoft Outlook” on page 169
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“Viewing Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook” on page 171
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook Integration
You must configure the Outlook integration to communicate with your Address Book. You must specify the Address Book and the
Maximizer user ID that logs in to the Address Book. You can also set some default preferences for creating new Address Book entries.
Each Windows user can integrate Outlook with only one Maximizer
Address Book on a single machine. If you use Maximizer on more than one machine, you must specify the Address Book for integration on each machine. If you want, you can specify a different Address
Book for integration on each machine.
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If multiple users log in to the same machine using different Windows login accounts, each user must specify the Address Book for integration in Maximizer on that machine.
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To set up Outlook integration
In Maximizer, on the Home tab, select Preferences. Then, click
Other Options on the System Defaults tab.
Click Address Book.
If the option is available, choose to display the local or global
Address Book list.
Select the Address Book to integrate with Outlook, and click
Open.
Enter your User ID and Password.
If your Maximizer password changes, or if you ever need to change the User ID you use for Outlook integration with
Maximizer, open the Other System Options dialog box, click the
Login button, and change your login credentials.
Click OK.
Select the options for creating Address Book entries and saving email messages:
• Select the Confirm when saving email and the Confirm
when creating Contact options to specify details before saving email or contact information to Maximizer.
• In the Default Contact type drop-down list, select the type of Address Book entry that is created when you add contacts from Outlook.
If the “Confirm when creating Contact” option is selected, you can select a different type of Address Book entry while creating the entry.
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Click OK to close the Other System Options dialog box, and click
OK again to close the Preferences dialog box.
Selecting a Microsoft Outlook Address List for Integration
Outlook integration with Maximizer only works with address lists in the Outlook Address Book (such as Contacts), and only with one address list at a time. It does not work with the global address list or other address lists.
If Outlook is set to use the global address list or another address list, which might be the case if your organization uses Microsoft
Exchange, you will see an error message when you try to save an
Outlook contact to Maximizer. If you see such an error message, use the procedure below to select an Outlook address list.
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To select an Outlook Address Book list
In Outlook, select Tools > Address Book.
The Address Book dialog box opens.
Select Tools > Options.
Open the Show this address list first drop-down list, and select one of the items under Outlook Address Book.
Typically, there is only one item in this list, called Contacts. In that case, select Contacts.
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Click OK, and then close the dialog box in Outlook.
Adding Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook
You can create Address Book entries in Maximizer directly from
Microsoft Outlook. You can create Address Book entries from
Outlook contacts or from email messages in Outlook. If you create the entry from an email message, the entry is created from the email sender (From address).
You can access the command from the Save Contact to Maximizer button in a contacts window or from the Save Sender As Contact to
Maximize button from a mail window in Outlook.
If you cleared the “Confirm when creating Contact” option when setting up Outlook integration, Maximizer automatically creates entries as follows:
• If Individual is selected as the default contact type, Maximizer creates an Individual Address Book entry.
• If Company/Contact is selected as the default contact type,
Maximizer creates a Company/Contact Address Book entry. If the
Outlook contact information does not include a company name, you are prompted to provide one when saving the Contact to
Maximizer.
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To add an Address Book entry from Outlook
In Outlook, select the contact or the email message.
Select the Save Contact to Maximizer or the Save Sender As
Contact to Maximizer icon.
If the “Confirm when creating Contact” option is disabled, the
Company or Individual Address Book entry is created automatically in Maximizer.
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If the “Confirm when creating Contact” option is selected, the
Save Contact to Maximizer dialog box opens.
To enable or disable the
“Confirm when creating
Contact” option, click Other
Options in the system defaults preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences.)
If necessary, change the Address Book entry type.
If you are creating a Contact for an existing Company/Individual, click Search to find and select the Address Book entry for which you want to create a Contact.
Edit the information in the available fields as required.
Click OK to save the entry.
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Adding Customer Service Cases from Microsoft Outlook
You can create customer service cases in Maximizer from email messages in Microsoft Outlook. You can create a new Address Book entry while creating the case or create the case for an existing
Address Book entry.
You have a number of options when creating customer service cases in Outlook:
• Create a new contact and a new customer service case at the same time.
• Create a new case from a related Address Book entry. This option lets you search your Address Book for an entry.
• Create a case for the selected Address Book entry. This option is available only if an Address Book entry is currently selected in
Maximizer.
• Save the email message to an existing customer service case. This option is available only if a customer service case is currently selected in Maximizer.
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To add a customer service case from Outlook
Select an email message in Outlook, and select the Create CS
Case icon.
The Maximizer Customer Service Case dialog box opens.
Select the type of entry you want to create, and click OK.
If you are creating a new Contact at the same time as the customer service case, enter the information for the Contact.
If necessary, select the Address Book entry to which you want to save the email message.
If there is an associated Address Book entry for the selected email message, it is displayed in the Entries assigned for Case
Creation list. If necessary, search for entries and assign them to the case.
Specify the most important information about the case.
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The Subject and Description fields default to the subject and content of the email message. To specify Products/Services or
Categories for the case, select the ellipsis button next to the appropriate field and select values for the field.
Other fields for the case must be specified in Maximizer.
Sending Email to Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook
You can use Microsoft Outlook to send email messages to Maximizer
Address Book entries, even if the Address Book entries do not have related contact records in Outlook.
This method may not be available if you are using Word as your email editor. To determine if Word is your email editor, select Tools >
Options from the menu in Outlook, and click the Mail Format tab. If the “Use Microsoft Office Word to edit e-mail messages” checkbox is selected, the Maximizer Addresses button may not be available in the new email message dialog box.
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To send an email message to Address Book entries from Outlook
In Outlook, open a new email message.
Click the Maximizer Addresses button.
The Maximizer Addresses dialog box opens.
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Select Last Name or Company and enter the full or partial last name or company name to search for.
Click Search.
The names and primary email addresses of the matching Address
Book entries appear in the “Entries available for assignment from search results” list.
Select the Address Book entry from the list, and click the To, Cc., or Bcc. button.
You can select multiple entries by holding down the Ctrl key or
Shift key.
Click OK.
Saving Email from Microsoft Outlook
You can save email messages in Microsoft Outlook directly to Address
Book entries in Maximizer. Email messages are saved in the documents tab of the Address Book entries. You can save and send a new email message to an Address Book entry, or you can save an existing email message to an Address Book entry.
If there are no Address Book entries associated with the email message, you either create an entry yourself or let Maximizer create it for you, depending on your preference settings. The email message is then saved to this entry’s documents. If the email address does not have a record in Outlook contacts, Maximizer creates a corresponding Outlook contact.
If you are using Outlook Synchronization for Address Book entries,
Outlook integration also adds the newly created Address Book entries to the synchronized Favorite List in Maximizer and category in
Outlook, so they will get synchronized in the future.
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To save an email message to an Address Book entry from Outlook
In Outlook, select the email message, and select the Save Email
to Contact in Maximizer icon.
– or –
In Outlook, compose a new email message, and select the Send
email and save to Contact in Maximizer icon.
If the “Confirm when saving email” option is disabled, the email message is saved as a document to the Address Book entry that contains the email address of the sender or recipient.
If the “Confirm when saving email” option is selected, the Save
Email to Maximizer Address Book Entry dialog box opens. The
Entries assigned for save list displays Address Book entries that contain the email address of the sender or recipient. If no such entries exist, this list is empty.
To enable or disable the
“Confirm when saving email” option, click Other Options in the system defaults preferences. (On the Setup tab, select Preferences.)
If necessary, click Add to create an Address Book entry to save the email message to. Then, enter and edit information as required and click OK.
To remove an entry from the Entries assigned for Email Save list, select the entry and click Remove.
If necessary, select other Address Book entries to save the email message to:
• Search for the entries by Company or Last Name and click
Search.
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• Select the entries from the Entries available for
assignment from search results list and click Assign.
Click OK.
Viewing Address Book Entries from Microsoft Outlook
You can automatically open Maximizer to view Address Book entries from Microsoft Outlook. You can view Address Book entries associated with Outlook contacts or with email messages.
Which Maximizer Address Book entry is associated with the Outlook contact depends on how the association was created:
• If you are using Outlook Synchronization, and the Outlook contact is synchronized with Maximizer, the View Contact in
Maximizer button takes you to the synchronized Address Book entry.
• If the Maximizer Address Book entry was created from Outlook using the Save Sender as Contact in Maximizer button, the View
Contact in Maximizer button takes you to the Maximizer Address
Book entry that was created previously.
• Otherwise, Outlook Integration uses email addresses to associate
Outlook contacts with Maximizer Address Book entries, so if more than one Maximizer Address Book entry has the same email address as the selected contact, all matching Address Book entries are highlighted in Maximizer. It matches based on Email
1, 2, or 3 in the Maximizer Address Book entry.
When you view Address Book entries from Outlook, Maximizer opens displaying the Address Book window. The window lists all matching entries.
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To view an Address Book entry from Outlook
In a mail or contacts window in Outlook, select an email message or contact.
Select the View Contact in Maximizer icon.
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Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization mirrors select appointments, tasks, and Address Book entries between Maximizer and Microsoft
Outlook to ensure the entries exist in both programs and that they both contain the same information.
Outlook Synchronization settings are configured on a per-user basis, and each Maximizer user has one set of configuration settings.
Outlook Synchronization preferences enable you to select which entries will be synchronized:
• For appointments and tasks, only entries scheduled within the specified date ranges will synchronize, with the exception of recurring appointments and tasks, as described in the following section. These settings apply to appointments and tasks in both
Maximizer and Outlook.
• For Maximizer Address Book entries, only the entries belonging to the selected Favorite List will synchronize with Outlook. Those entries will be assigned to the specified Outlook category.
• For Outlook contacts, only the contacts assigned to the specified category will synchronize with Maximizer. Those entries will be assigned to the selected Favorite List in Maximizer.
• Products/Services and Categories are synchronized to Outlook.
Attendees, resources, and any notes you add to an appointment are also synchronized. These items appear as part of the appointment dialog box in Outlook.
Outlook Synchronization preferences also enable you to specify how often to synchronize and how to handle conflicts when the same entry has been modified in both Outlook and Maximizer.
The following sections contain additional information on Outlook
Synchronization:
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“Synchronizing Appointments and Tasks with Microsoft
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“Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxSync for Microsoft
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“Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxExchange
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“Setting Up Microsoft Outlook for Synchronization” on page 175
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“Configuring Microsoft Outlook Synchronization” on page 175
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“How Phone Numbers are Synchronized with Microsoft
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“Manually Synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook” on page 178
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Synchronizing Appointments and Tasks with Microsoft Outlook
When Outlook Synchronization is configured, it can synchronize select appointments and tasks between the Maximizer Address Book and Microsoft Outlook. Only those appointments and tasks scheduled within the specified date ranges will synchronize, with the following exceptions:
• If an instance of a recurring appointment occurs within the specified date range, all instances of the recurring appointment will be synchronized.
• If a task is scheduled prior to the specified date range, but the
“Carry forward unfinished tasks” option is selected, the task will be synchronized.
You can also specify whether to synchronize private appointments and/or tasks.
Recurring Appointments
Recurring appointments in Microsoft Outlook synchronize to
Maximizer as recurring appointments unless they have no end date.
If the recurring appointment has no end date, only the first occurrence synchronizes with Maximizer, not the recurrences. To synchronize recurring appointments with Maximizer, always provide an end date.
Note that while it is possible to modify the Private property of a single instance of a private appointment in Maximizer, this property can be changed only for the entire series of recurring appointments in Outlook. Therefore, if you change the Private property of a single instance of a recurring appointment in Maximizer, this change will not be synchronized to Outlook.
Recurring Tasks
If you synchronize a recurring task from Outlook, and then mark the task as complete in Maximizer, Maximizer cannot create the next instance of the recurring task. You should mark the task as complete in Outlook, which will create the next instance of the task, and then re-synchronize with Maximizer.
If you synchronize a recurring task from Outlook, and then delete the task in Maximizer, all instances of the recurring tasks are deleted.
If you want to delete a single instance of a recurring task, you should delete the task in Outlook and then re-synchronize with Maximizer.
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Group Appointments
When using Outlook Synchronization, group appointments in
Maximizer synchronize to Outlook for the current user only.
However, the synchronized appointment in Outlook includes all the locations, resources, and attendees information in the appointment notes. To fully synchronize group appointments between Maximizer and Outlook, use MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange.
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange
If MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange is installed and configured for the current Address Book, Outlook Synchronization no longer synchronizes appointments or tasks. However, Outlook
Synchronization still handles Address Book entry synchronization. If
MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange is active, the appointment and task synchronization sections of the Outlook Synchronization configuration properties are disabled.
Refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide or Administrator
Help for more information about MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange.
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxExchange Synchronization
In a MaxExchange environment with Microsoft Outlook
Synchronization enabled, Maximizer can synchronize with Outlook on a single server or remote only. Otherwise, duplication of entries may occur.
When MaxExchange is installed, and at least one MaxExchange remote has been added as a distribution site, a MaxExchange
Location button appears at the bottom of the Outlook
Synchronization tab. Clicking this button opens a dialog box containing a drop-down list of MaxExchange servers and remotes for the current Address Book. Select the MaxExchange server or remote where Maximizer will synchronize entries with an Outlook profile for the selected user.
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Setting Up Microsoft Outlook for Synchronization
Microsoft Outlook contacts are synchronized with Maximizer based on their assigned categories. Each Outlook contact that you want to synchronize, must be assigned to a category.
The following procedures describes how to assign a new category named Maximizer to selected Outlook contacts.
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To assign a category to Outlook contacts
In Outlook, open the Address Book list to synchronize with
Maximizer.
For example, open the Contacts Address Book list.
Select Edit > Select All to select all entries in the list.
– or –
Or select specific entries in the list to assign for synchronization.
Select Edit > Categories.
Click Master Category List and add a new category called
Maximizer.
In the Available categories list, select the checkbox beside the
Maximizer category and click OK.
Configuring Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
Maximizer Address Book entries are synchronized with Microsoft
Outlook based on Favorite Lists. Before configuring Outlook synchronization in Maximizer, you must create a Maximizer Favorite
List that specifies which Address Book entries are to be synchronized with Outlook.
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To configure Outlook synchronization
On the Setup tab, select Preferences, and select the Outlook
Synchronization tab.
Under Synchronization frequency, specify how often
Maximizer should synchronize with Outlook.
If you select Never (manual synchronization), the user must synchronize manually. (On the Add-Ins tab, select Synchronize with Outlook from the Office group.)
Under Conflict resolution, select the desired method of handling entries that have been changed in both Maximizer and
Outlook since the last synchronization.
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Do not select Ignore computer name if you use multiple computers and synchronize to a different Outlook profile on each computer.
Under Options, specify the remaining settings.
• In the Outlook profile field, enter the name of the user’s
Outlook profile.
This information must be obtained from the user’s computer.
• To ignore the computer name when synchronizing, select the
Ignore computer name checkbox.
• To synchronize appointments, select the Synchronize
appointments checkbox and specify the date range of appointments to synchronize.
Private appointments will not be synchronized unless the
Include private appointments checkbox is also selected.
• To synchronize tasks, select the Synchronize tasks checkbox and specify the date range of tasks to synchronize.
Private tasks will not be synchronized unless the Include
private tasks checkbox is also selected.
To also synchronize incomplete tasks that are scheduled prior to the specified date range, select the Carry forward
unfinished tasks checkbox.
• To synchronize Maximizer Address Book entries and Outlook contacts, select the Synchronize Address Book entries checkbox.
• To specify the mapping between Outlook and Maximizer phone number fields, click Phone Mapping, and select the
Maximizer phone number field to map to each Outlook phone number field.
If necessary, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to prioritize the fields in the phone mapping list.
Maximizer supports only four phone numbers for an Address
Book entry, so when you synchronize from Outlook to
Maximizer, only four Outlook phone numbers are synchronized.
• In the Synchronize Address Book entries from Favorite
List drop-down list, select the Maximizer Favorite List to synchronize.
• In the Synchronize Contacts from Outlook Category drop-down list, select the Outlook category to synchronize.
If you are a MaxExchange user, click MaxExchange Location, select the MaxExchange server or remote where your Outlook profile can synchronize with Maximizer, and click OK.
Click OK.
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How Phone Numbers are Synchronized with Microsoft Outlook
In an Outlook to Maximizer synchronization, Maximizer first tries to synchronize mapped phone numbers whose descriptions exist in the default Address Book entry. Maximizer then tries to synchronize mapped phone numbers that appear highest in the phone mapping list. Only mapped phone numbers are synchronized to Maximizer.
In the following examples, the phone number descriptions in the default entry are Main, Fax, and Cell, and the mapped phone numbers are as follows:
Maximizer Field
Main
Pager
Cell
Home
Direct
Fax
Outlook Field
Primary
Pager
Mobile
Home
Business
BusinessFax
Example: Outlook values exist for all mapped phone numbers
If Outlook values exist for all mapped phone numbers, the following phone numbers would be included in the synchronized entry.
Main, Fax, Phone, Pager
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Because the fourth phone number description is empty in the default entry,
Maximizer fills it with the Pager phone number description. Main is higher in the phone mapping list, but it has already been synchronized.
Example: Outlook values exist for three mapped phone numbers
If Outlook values exist for all mapped phone numbers except Fax, the following phone numbers would be included in the synchronized entry.
Main, Home, Cell, Pager
As in the previous example, Maximizer uses Pager for the fourth phone number description. In a later pass, Maximizer determines that there is not an Outlook value for Fax, so it replaces the Fax phone number description with Home, the highest phone number that is not synchronized in the phone mapping list.
Manually Synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook
You can manually synchronize your Maximizer Address Book with
Microsoft Outlook at any time. After synchronizing, you can retrieve the Favorite List used for synchronization to view the changes.
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To synchronize with Outlook
• On the Tools tab, select Synchronize with Outlook from the
Office group.
Depending on how many Outlook contacts you are synchronizing, the processing time will vary. A message box appears when the synchronization is complete.
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Opportunities
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Organize Your Sales with Opportunity Management
In this chapter...
“About Opportunities” on page 180
“Adding Opportunities” on page 183
“Email Notification for Opportunities” on page 195
“Opportunity Pipeline Report” on page 197
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About Opportunities
Opportunity management helps you and your colleagues manage complex sales. Complex sales involve the participation of more than one person in the buying decision and require the support of a sales team. Prospects for complex sales can range from single businesses to multiple corporations or governments.
• Create strategies—detailed plans that identify the factors that influence a sale and the activities you must perform to close the opportunity.
• Apply these strategies to opportunities.
• Effectively schedule and coordinate the selling process among all members of your sales team.
• Ensure that all the right people in your organization have up-to-date information about the status of your opportunities.
• Forecast the probability of successfully closing your opportunities.
• Analyze the effectiveness of your strategies and create new ones for new opportunities.
In short, Maximizer helps you define and strengthen your selling methodology. Your sales team can define a strategy—what you need to do to close a sale and how to address the issues and obstacles involved—and then apply this strategy to opportunities.
Opportunities Window
Keep the following points in mind when working with the
Opportunities window:
Select the Opportunities icon to open the Opportunities window.
Use the view bar buttons for common opportunity tasks.
Use the Filter drop-down list to show all opportunities, team-updated opportunities, or current opportunities.
Double-click an opportunity to view or modify it.
Click the View in Address Book button in the View bar or choose the option from the shortcut menu to view the Address
Book entry associated with the current opportunity.
View additional information for the selected opportunity in the
following windows.
View notes that Maximizer automatically creates to record opportunity activity.
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Viewing Opportunities
You can view and modify existing opportunities in your Address
Book from the Opportunities window or from the Address Book entry associated with the opportunity.
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To view an opportunity from the Opportunities window
Select the Opportunities icon to open the Opportunities window.
The Opportunities window opens.
If necessary, select an option from the Filter drop-down list.
• All Opportunities displays all opportunities that you have the rights to view.
• Current Opportunities displays the opportunities that are in progress.
• Team Updated Opportunities displays opportunities that have been updated by remote sales teams.
Double-click on an opportunity to open it.
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The opportunity dialog box opens displaying the details of the opportunity.
Select the other tabs to view more information on the opportunity.
If necessary, click OK to save changes made to the opportunity.
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To view an opportunity from an Address Book entry
Select the Address Book entry.
Select the Opportunities following window.
All opportunities for the current Address Book entry are displayed in the list.
Click on an opportunity to open it.
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Adding Opportunities
If you have upgraded opportunities from a previous version of Maximizer, ratings are transferred to the Stage field.
Mandatory opportunity fields are denoted by an asterisk.
All opportunities have an associated Address Book entry. You can add new opportunities by selecting an Address Book entry in the
Address Book window, then adding the new opportunity. You can also select existing opportunities, customer service cases, tasks, or appointments associated with the Address Book entry.
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To add an opportunity
Select or open the Address Book entry or an opportunity or case associated with the Address Book entry.
On the Home tab, select Opportunity from the Create group.
– or –
Drag and drop the entry to the Opportunities following window.
A new opportunity dialog box opens.
Specify the basic fields for the opportunity.
• Enter the opportunity Objective. The objective should describe the goal of this opportunity.
• Select the applicable Products/Services and Categories.
• Enter the Description of the opportunity.
• Select the Stage of the opportunity.
For example, if you feel confident the opportunity is a good investment of your time, you may select a value such as
“Initiate Contact”. The stage coincides with the Probability bar. Note that stages are set up in the opportunity preferences in Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Opportunity tab.) If you are using a strategy, this rating is updated automatically based on the completed success factors in the strategy (steps and activities). If you are not using a strategy, this field is set manually by selecting a stage.
You can also enter the Confidence rating. This field is similar to the Stage field. However, it is not linked to the probability of close and is set based on the sales representative’s feeling about the opportunity.
Select a Key Fields list and then select the appropriate Key
Fields for the opportunity.
Key Fields are important user-defined fields specific to opportunities and are defined in the Key Fields preferences in
Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Key
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If multi-currency is enabled for your Address Book and currencies other than the default currency have been set up, you can select a specific currency for the opportunity revenue field.
Fields tab.) An unlimited number of Key Fields lists can be set up using up to eight opportunity user-defined fields for each list.
Enter the opportunity’s details such as the revenue, cost, sales team and leader.
Work through the remaining tabs, entering the opportunity’s details including the user-defined fields, strategy, competitors, partners, and status.
Click OK to save the opportunity.
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Sales Teams
Maximizer offers you the ability to assign an opportunity to any sales team your system administrator has set up in Administrator. Teams allow you to delegate individual activities of the opportunity to members of the team. These activities appear in the team member’s
Hotlist for completion by the scheduled time. For information on setting up sales teams, see the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s
Guide.
Sales Team Members
Sales team are composed of the following types of members:
• Team leader – In a team, one person is designated as a team leader who has the right to make changes to the opportunity as well as the opportunity’s team.
• Team member – A regular team member does not have the right to change the opportunity or the team. The member’s role is to perform the tasks the team leader assigns.
• Team member with edit rights – In Maximizer, the team leader can grant any member the right to edit the opportunity, which essentially gives the same abilities of the team leader. This right must be granted on a per-opportunity basis, unless your system administrator specifies otherwise.
If you are working on an opportunity as a team leader or a team member with edit rights, you have the ability to delegate the opportunity’s activities to individual team members. You can modify the team’s membership or members’ rights at any time. After you assign a team to work on an opportunity, you can then delegate activities and modify the team.
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Strategies
Strategies use multiple factors to assess the probability of winning opportunities. They provide a way of forecasting based on defined metrics for the criteria of closing an opportunity. If your company has existing methods of calculating the probability of winning opportunities, they can be translated into strategies.
Strategies are most often used in complex projects involving large risk or long-term planning.
After you have gathered your organization’s strategy information, you can enter this information into the Strategy Library. You can enter an unlimited number of strategies, and you can use the components of one strategy to build other strategies.
The following sections contain additional information on strategies:
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“Strategy Components” on page 186
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“Strategy Library” on page 188
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“Scheduling Strategies for Opportunities” on page 189
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“Progress Indicator” on page 192
Strategy Components
Strategies are made up of the following components:
• Steps – A step is a milestone in the strategy that reflects actions that must be taken when pursuing the opportunity. Each step represents one or more activities that must be accomplished before the step is considered complete.
• Activities – An activity is an action that forms the smallest building block in the strategy. As your organization works through an opportunity, activities are sent to the team members.
An activity contains a description of the action, an estimate of the time it will take, and an estimate of its cost.
• Roles – A strategy probably will be applied to many different opportunities, so you may not know the names of the people who will directly influence the outcome of an opportunity. You should, however, identify the key roles that will be assumed by key people. You will then assign each role a weight in the same way that you assign weights to the strategy’s success factors.
• Success Factors – Factors such as cost, features, and customer needs will influence the sale of your product or service. When you develop a strategy, choose success factors that you believe will play a large part in determining the successful outcome of an opportunity. Then assign each success factor a weight based on your assessment of how much it will influence the outcome of the opportunity.
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Steps and Activities
Roles
Some steps may be so simple that there is no need to break them down further. In most cases, however, you will find it easier to develop a strategy that works if you first define the major steps and then break down each step into a series of activities that you can schedule and assign to team members.
For instance, for Escona you may use something like the following:
Steps
Arrange tour and preliminary meeting
Write and present agreement
Close deal and sign agreement
Activities
Send price list and Escona information.
Call distributor to arrange meeting and tour.
Finalize reseller agreement
Create final draft of agreement
Present agreement to distributor
Coordinate signing of agreement
Fill out product order
Arrange partnership dinner
Each activity is assigned to a single user or sent to a team member.
When the team members mark an activity as completed, Maximizer updates the status of the opportunity accordingly.
The Strategy Library requires you to define activities separately from steps. This allows you to use an activity in several different steps.
When you assign activities to a step, you simply select from a list of available activities.
The next step in developing your strategy is to determine the key roles—positions assumed by key people that will directly influence the outcome of an opportunity that is assigned to this strategy.
When you are defining a strategy, you don’t necessarily know who will fill these roles for each opportunity. If you can define generic roles for your strategies—for instance, the CEO and Purchasing
Agent—you can later use people’s names for those generic roles for individual opportunities.
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Success Factors
Strategy Library
Strategies include influences called success factors. Choose success factors with care—they are used to estimate the probability of a successful outcome of an opportunity. Success factors should be defined based on the experience of your sales people. After choosing a success factor, you also assign a weight to the success factor based on your assessment of importance. Success factor definitions let
Maximizer tell you how the opportunity is progressing and how you can improve your probability of success. Once you have defined a success factor, you can use it in any number of different strategies.
Maximizer includes two success factors:
• Political Alignment – This success factor measures the impact of the key people who can influence the outcome of an opportunity.
• On Schedule – Maximizer uses this success factor to determine whether an opportunity is ahead or behind schedule.
Success Factors are defined in Administrator. These two factors, along with the others that you define, must be weighted according to their importance in pursuing the opportunity. You can’t delete the predetermined success factors—if these success factors have no significance, assign the success factors a weight of zero, or don’t assign them to the strategy.
Once you have your strategy planned on paper, entering it into
Maximizer is easy. The Strategy Library is a tabbed dialog box in which you can create a library of roles, success factors, activities, and steps. You use these elements when you add a new strategy to the library. After designing a strategy, you can apply it to any new opportunity you create.
Each tab lets you construct a different strategy element. Start with the Roles tab and finish with the Steps tab before you construct your strategy in the Strategies tab. These elements are then selected and assembled into your new strategy.
Cost and duration are automatically calculated from the cost and effort of the component activities.
Use the buttons in the Strategies area of the dialog box to add, copy (Save As), rename, or delete strategies.
When you are ready to put together the strategy, use the Steps,
Factors, and Roles buttons to add these components to the strategy.
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Click Print to print the selected strategy.
Scheduling Strategies for Opportunities
Once strategies are defined in the Strategy Library, you can schedule a strategy for an opportunity. This will ensure you keep up to date with all of the roles, success factors, and steps that influence an opportunity’s success.
Note that if you change the scheduled strategy for an opportunity, all incomplete activities for the initial strategy are removed from the opportunity. Complete activities remain in the opportunity. After a different strategy is scheduled for an opportunity, the activities associated with that strategy are applied to the opportunity. If you had standings associated with roles in the previously scheduled strategy, the standings are carried over to the newly scheduled strategy.
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To schedule a strategy for an opportunity
Open the opportunity, and select the Sales Plans tab.
The Show strategy option should be selected by default.
From the Strategy template drop-down list, select a strategy.
You can click Details to view specific properties of the strategy such as the description and cost.
Click Schedule and specify the Start date for applying the strategy. Then, click OK to return to the Sales Plans tab.
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For each role in the strategy, click in the Standing column and select a standing for the role. You can also click in the Contacts column to select a Contact for the role.
For each success factor in the strategy, click in the Standing column and select a standing for the success factor. Note that the “On Schedule” and “Political Alignment” success factors are calculated automatically.
Select a step and click the plus sign to view all activities for this step.
If a team is assigned to the opportunity, delegate team members to specific activities in steps. Double-click on an activity and choose a user from the Team member responsible for
completion drop-down list.
You can update the strategy as roles become more influential, success factors change, and steps are completed. The progress indicator changes automatically in alignment with the success of the opportunity.
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• To mark an activity as complete, click inside the box displayed after the activity. Overdue activities are denoted by a warning symbol after the activity.
• Use the Show follow-ups option to display follow-up activities related to an activity within a step.
• Use the Show completed activities option to display completed activities. (Otherwise, completed activities are removed from the step.)
• Use the More button to add, modify, or delete roles, success factors, steps, and activities or you can use the shortcut menu.
Click OK to save the changes to the opportunity.
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Progress Indicator
The progress indicator for the probability of close is updated based on the weighted sum of the standing/score of the roles and success factors, as well as the number of completed activities within a step.
The standings of the roles affect the Political Alignment success factor. The completed activities affect the On Schedule success factor.
All success factors contribute to the probability of close.
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Multi-Currency
Enabling multi-currency in an Address Book enables users to enter opportunity revenue in other currencies. All other currency fields are displayed in the default currency for the Address Book, otherwise known as the corporate currency. Additional currencies added to the
Address Book can be applied to opportunity revenue on a per-entry basis.
Multi-currency is enabled in Administrator. If this functionality is not enabled, all related fields, menu items, and dialog boxes are not visible in Maximizer. Once multi-currency is enabled for an Address
Book, it cannot be disabled. The corporate, or default, currency for the Address Book is also set in Administrator. For more information on enabling multi-currency, granting users rights to manage multi-currency, and setting the corporate currency, see the
Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
The corporate currency acts as the exchange rate baseline for other currencies. The corporate currency always has an exchange rate of
1.0, and other currencies have their own exchange rates. The exchange rates determine the revenue conversion from one currency to another. By default, the corporate currency is US, but this can be changed in Administrator.
Adding Currencies to the Currency Library
Currencies are managed in the Currency Library in Maximizer. When designated users are given the “Allow manage currencies” security right in their user access rights, they can add, modify, and delete currencies in the Address Book.
Once you add a currency, you can use it as the revenue currency for any opportunity entry. The cost fields in the opportunity are always displayed in the corporate currency.
In addition to adding currencies, you can also modify and delete currencies from the currency library using the buttons in the Currency
Library dialog box. When you modify an exchange rate for a currency, the new rate is applied only to new opportunities.
The format of currency symbols and ISO codes are determined by settings in your operating system. You can adjust the currency formats from the Control Panel. Any changes to the currency formats are applied immediately to Maximizer currency fields.
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To add a currency to the currency library
On the Setup tab, select Template Library > Currency Library from the File Management group.
The Currency Library dialog box opens.
If you change your corporate currency, all currency rates are set to 1.
Click Add.
From the Currency drop-down list, select a currency.
The ISO code is entered automatically, but you can change this field or leave it blank if necessary. For example, you may want to use US, rather than USD, for the US Dollar.
Enter the currency Exchange rate.
This is the value of the currency in comparison with the corporate currency. By default this is set to 1.
If necessary, from the Requested by field, select a user.
Click OK.
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Email Notification for Opportunities
When opportunities are created, modified, abandoned, lost, suspended, or won, email messages can be automatically sent to partners and users notifying them of the changes. Maximizer automatically inserts the basic details of the opportunity in the message so you don’t have to write the email message with opportunity details each time.
To set up opportunity email notification, you must create email notification templates in Administrator. You can create separate templates for each action (create, abandon, lost, suspended, or won).
Each action can also have separate templates for sending email to partners and users. User notification email is sent to the users identified as monitors for the opportunity.
For detailed information on how to create email templates for opportunity notification, see the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s
Guide.
Selecting Users for Opportunity Monitoring
A default list of opportunity monitors is set up in the opportunity preferences in Administrator. You can select this default list, or you can select any other users to monitor specific opportunities. You can also choose not to monitor a specific opportunity.
All users with modify permissions for opportunities can add or remove opportunity monitors. Opportunity monitoring access rights are not separate from general opportunity rights. If a particular user should not be modifying opportunity monitors, all opportunity modification rights can be removed in Administrator.
Opportunity monitors receive email messages based on templates set up in Administrator. You can create different templates for each type of action. See the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide for details.
You can also specify how to monitor new opportunities in the default opportunity entry.
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To select a user for opportunity monitoring
Select or open the opportunity.
On the Edit tab, select Opportunity from the Monitor group.
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Right-click and select Opportunity Monitoring.
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In an open opportunity, select the Monitoring icon.
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Select one of the opportunity monitoring options.
• Select Do not monitor this opportunity to remove all users from the list so no user receives email regarding this opportunity.
• Select Use the system default opportunity monitoring
user list to display the users specified in the system default opportunity monitoring list.
• Select Use the custom list below to modify the list of users who monitor the opportunity.
If you select to use a custom list for opportunity monitoring, click
Add to add a user to the list.
The Users dialog box opens displaying the users that are available to add to the list.
Select a user and click OK to add the user to the list.
Click OK to save the changes to the opportunity monitoring list.
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Opportunity Pipeline Report
With a single click, you can view the current opportunities in the pipeline. The report graphically displays all opportunities that you select to include grouped by opportunity stage. The Opportunity
Pipeline report can also be modified using Crystal Reports.
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To view the Opportunity Pipeline report
In the Opportunities window, click the Display Opportunity
Pipeline Report button in the View bar.
You are prompted for which entries to include in the report.
Select the entries to include, and click OK.
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Quotas
Quotas are available only in
Maximizer CRM Enterprise
Edition.
You can manage sales quotas for teams, territories, and leaders assigned to opportunities. Sales quotas keep track of the revenue from opportunities compared to the quota applied to the team or leader assigned to the opportunities.
Sales managers can create quota templates. And all users with adequate quota permissions can apply quotas to sales teams, territories, and opportunity leaders.
The following sections contain information on working with quotas:
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“Creating Quota Templates” on page 199
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Quotas Window
The year shown in the Period column refers to the fiscal year not the actual year. If the fiscal year does not begin in January, the year shown for the months before January refers to the next year, when the fiscal year ends.
You can view your current sales quotas in the Quotas window. Keep the following points in mind when working in the Quotas window:
Click the Quotas icon to open the Quotas window.
In the main area of the window, view the progress of opportunities for users, sales teams, and territories compared to the quotas.
Use the Filter drop-down list to display all of your quotas, all of your quotas for the current fiscal year, or all quotas that you have the right to view.
Use the Show drop-down list to display quotas by month, quarter, or year.
Select the Quotas Report icon to generate a report on the current quotas.
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Creating Quota Templates
Maximizer users must have the
Sales Manager user role to access quota templates.
The beginning of the fiscal year is set in Administrator.
Sales Managers can create quota templates that can be applied to many teams, territories, and leaders.
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To create a quota template
On the Setup tab, select Template Library > Quota
Templates from the File Management group.
Click Add.
Specify a name for the quota template.
In the Quota field, enter the total amount of the quota for the fiscal year.
In the Fiscal Year drop-down list, specify the year that the quota applies to.
Under Milestones, select Month or Quarter as the milestones in the fiscal year.
By default, an equal percentage of the quota is applied to each milestone.
To modify the percentage applied to a milestone, select the milestone, click Modify, and enter the new percentage.
If you modify the percentage for one milestone, you must modify all other milestones, so that the percentages add up to
100.
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Click OK to save the quota template.
Applying Quotas
You can apply sales quotas to teams, territories, and leaders. You can apply existing quota templates or create new quotas. Maximizer users must have the Insert permission for Quotas in order to apply quotas.
Only one quota can be applied to a team, territory, or leader for each fiscal year. If you use MaxExchange, ensure that multiple quotas are not applied at different MaxExchange distribution sites to the same team/territory/leader and fiscal year.
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To apply a sales quota
Select the Quotas icon to open the Quotas window.
On the Home tab select Quota from the Create group.
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Right-click, and select Add Quota.
In the Template name drop-down list, select a quota template to base the quota on.
Select the leader, team, or territory that the quota applies to.
If necessary, adjust the other properties of the quota.
Click OK.
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Campaigns
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Market Your Products and Services
In this chapter...
“Traditional Campaign Templates” on page 206
“Creating Traditional Campaigns” on page 211
“Automated Campaign Templates” on page 218
“Automated Campaign Messages” on page 224
“Adding Automated Campaigns” on page 229
“Activities in Automated Campaigns” on page 235
“Automated Campaign Subscribers” on page 238
“Status of Automated Campaigns” on page 242
“Testing Automated Campaigns” on page 243
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About Campaigns
Step 5
Step 4
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Campaigns help you and your colleagues promote your company and manage complex marketing campaigns.
With automated campaigns, you can broadcast your marketing message to anyone in your Address Book. A campaign can reach out to your entire Address Book or to a group of entries by email, fax, or print.
Traditional campaigns allow you to coordinate your marketing team for a common goal—producing an ad in television, radio, or print.
Activity 5
Activity 4
Activity 3
Activity 2
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Traditional Campaign Template
A traditional campaign template provides a strategy for your teams that can be reused many times for various marketing campaigns.
Automated Campaign Template
You can send out automated campaign message by email, fax, or printed document. An automated campaign template defines when and what is sent and can be reused for many automated campaigns.
Tracking campaigns helps you define and strengthen your marketing methodology. As a marketing team, you define campaign templates—what you need to do to launch a marketing campaign and how you will address the issues and obstacles involved. Then, you apply the campaign template to your campaign.
The following section contains additional overview information about campaigns:
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“Traditional Campaigns” on page 203
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“Automated Campaigns” on page 203
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“Campaigns Window” on page 204
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Traditional Campaigns
Complex marketing campaigns require a well-planned strategy.
When you launch a new product or promote your website, for example, you need a coherent plan and you need to coordinate the members of your marketing team towards a common goal. traditional campaigns help you and your team manage your marketing campaigns.
Using traditional campaigns, you can do the following:
• Create traditional campaign templates—detailed plans that identify the factors that influence a marketing campaign and the activities you must perform to complete a campaign.
• Apply these campaign templates to one or more marketing campaigns.
• Effectively schedule and coordinate the marketing process among all members of your marketing team.
• Ensure that all the right people in your organization have up-to-date information about the status of your campaigns.
• Analyze the effectiveness of your campaign templates and create new ones for new campaigns.
The Campaigns window also allows you to record a marketing campaign without a campaign template. Without a campaign template, a campaign simply records the campaign’s goal and allows you to assign a marketing team to achieve the goal. No activities or steps are defined to help your team to achieve the goal. You can use this type of campaign for simple marketing campaign objectives.
Automated Campaigns
Fax and print campaigns are available only in Maximizer
CRM Enterprise Edition.
Use automated campaigns when you want to have Maximizer automatically send out email messages, faxes, or printed documents on a pre-defined schedule. An automated campaign is very useful if you want to inform customers of a new or upgraded product that you are marketing, encourage a repeat visit to your company’s website, or even just to keep in contact with the customer.
You can include merge fields in your outgoing campaign media so all recipients get messages that are customized with their names, companies, or any other fields in their Address Book entry information.
You can “broadcast” email to any number of Address Book entries to support your marketing campaign. Ask your Internet Service Provider if there is a limit on how many email messages that can be sent concurrently. You can control the cycle time check in the automated services preferences in Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Automated Services tab.)
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Automated services are not available for MaxExchange
Remotes.
There are two main types of automated campaigns:
• Fixed-Date – These campaigns run for a specified time period.
When you apply this type of campaign to a new Address Book entry, all activities of the campaign are applied within the fixed time period. For example, if you launched a campaign comprising five activities, and the first two activities were already completed when a new Address Book entry is added to the campaign, these two activities are applied immediately. The remaining activities are applied as scheduled.
• Ongoing – These campaigns repeat indefinitely unless you change the status to suspended. You can add a new Address
Book entry at any time during the campaign cycle. When a new
Address Book entry is added, the entire campaign is run from start to finish, at the set time intervals. For example, if there is a duration of one week between a set of four email messages, each message will be sent one week apart, regardless of when an Address Book entry is added to the campaign.
Campaigns Window
You can work with your campaigns in the Campaigns window. Like the other main windows, the Campaigns window is list-based, which means your entries are displayed as items in a list. All of your campaign-related activities are done in the Campaigns window.
Here are some tips for working in the Campaigns window:
Select the Campaigns icon to open the Campaigns window.
Click the Column Setup icon to select a column setup and change the information displayed about each campaign.
Use the Filter drop-down list to filter the list of campaigns.
Use the icons in the Type column to quickly distinguish automated campaigns from traditional campaigns.
The tabbed following windows show additional information for the selected entry. Note that the Campaign Roles following window applies only to traditional campaigns.
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Double-click on a campaign to open it.
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Traditional Campaign Templates
Traditional campaigns allow you to launch structured marketing campaigns in a marketing team environment. A new traditional campaigns is created using one of the campaign templates in the
Traditional Campaign Template Library. Campaign templates are approaches your organization uses in a marketing campaign.
A campaign template is a detailed plan that defines the procedures that contribute to a successful marketing campaign. A traditional campaign template is composed of steps, which are in turn composed of scheduled activities. For example, you could create a simple campaign template that defines the steps, activities, and roles required to place an ad in a magazine
Once you create a campaign template in the Traditional Campaign
Template Library, you can apply the campaign template’s particular marketing plan to any new traditional campaign you create.
Before you can enter your organization’s marketing strategies as campaign templates, you need to gather information from your marketing people. The best campaign templates combine the knowledge and experience of everyone in your organization; therefore, you should involve as many people in this process as possible. The result will be a pattern of success that you can follow like a road map.
Your first step is to design a general plan—a campaign template—that describes your company’s steps, activities, and roles involved in completing the campaign. The most difficult step in creating a new campaign template is in the planning stage. Once you know what the steps, activities, and roles will be, you may then enter the information in the Traditional Campaign Template Library.
A campaign template consists of several steps to achieve the goal.
Step 1
A ctivities
Step 2
Activities
Step 3
Activities
Each step is composed of activities— individual tasks to be performed by a member of the team.
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The following sections contain additional information on traditional campaign templates:
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“Example of a Traditional Campaign” on page 208
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“Creating Traditional Campaign Templates” on page 209
Components of Traditional Campaigns
Traditional campaigns and traditional campaign templates consist of the following components:
• Steps – Steps are milestones in the campaign that reflect actions you should take when pursuing a campaign. Each step represents one or more activities. One of the steps for placing an ad in a magazine might be to contact the magazine’s advertising department to buy the ad space.
• Activities – Activities are actions that form the smallest building block in a campaign. Once a step is started, each activity is turned into a scheduled Hotlist task in Maximizer. An activity in contacting the magazine’s advertising department, for example, might be to make the initial phone call to get pricing information.
• Roles – Roles are the known influences caused by people that affect the probability of marketing your product or service. For placing an ad, one of the roles would be your contact person at the magazine’s advertising department.
Steps and Activities in Traditional Campaigns
Some steps may be so simple that there is no need to break them down further. In most cases, however, you will find it easier to develop a campaign template that works if you first define the major steps and then break down each step into a series of activities that you can schedule and assign to marketing team members.
Each activity is assigned to a single user or delegated to a team member as a Hotlist task. As the team members mark activities as complete, Maximizer updates the status of the campaign accordingly.
The Traditional Campaign Template Library requires you to define activities separately from steps. This allows you to use an activity in several different steps. When you assign activities to a step, you simply select them from the list of available activities.
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Roles in Traditional Campaigns
The next step in developing your campaign template is to determine the key roles—positions assumed by key people that will directly influence the outcome of a marketing campaign.
When you are defining a traditional campaign template, you don’t necessarily know who will fill these roles for each campaign. If you can define generic roles for your campaign templates—for instance,
Printer or Graphic Artist—you can later use people’s names for those generic roles for individual campaigns.
Example of a Traditional Campaign
The following is an example of a campaign template for placing an ad in a magazine.
Ad for Magazine
Cost: $17,700.00 Duration: 2.47 week(s)
Objective: To create new ad for a trade publication
Steps
Develop new advertising campaign
Cost: $4,500.00 Duration: 1.19 week(s)
Develop new advertising campaign
Follow-up program
Cost: $1,200.00 Duration: 4.00 day(s)
Organize necessary follow-up for marketing program
Activities - Develop new advertising campaign
Identify appropriate advertisers
Identify trade publications and magazines suited for print advertising
Cost: $2,000.00 Effort: 1.14 week(s) Priority:
With: Advertising Agency
Submit ads for the season
Submit completed print ads to all advertisers being used
Cost: $2,000.00 Effort: 5.00 hour(s) Priority:
With: Advertising Agency
Brainstorming
Brainstorming with entire marketing team and agency for new ideas and new offers for the upcoming season
Cost: $500.00 Effort: 3.00 hour(s) Priority:
With: Advertising Agency
Activities - Follow-up program
Telemarketing campaign
Develop a telemarketing campaign for the marketing program
Cost: $200.00 Effort: 2.00 day(s) Priority:
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Identify target market
Compile list of geographic territories of high income 30–55 yrs & identify retailers in the area
Cost: $1,000.00 Effort: 2.00 day(s) Priority:
With: Advertising Agency
Roles
Advertising Agency
Printer
Creating Traditional Campaign Templates
Once you have planned your traditional campaign template, you can easily enter it into the Campaigns window. The Traditional Campaign
Template Library is a tabbed dialog box in which you can create a library of steps, activities, and roles. You then use these elements when you add a traditional campaign template to the library.
In the Traditional Campaign Template Library, you add all of the components of the campaign, start with the Roles tab and finishing with the Steps tab. Then, you construct the campaign template in the
Templates tab, pulling together the various components into one template.
After you have designed a traditional campaign template, you can then apply it to any new traditional campaign that you create.
The Save As button in each tab lets you save the selected campaign template or element under a new name. This can be useful if you want a new campaign template (or template element) but you don’t want to create it from scratch.
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To create a traditional campaign template
On the Setup tab, select Template Libraries > Traditional
Campaign Templates from the File Management group.
Click Add and enter a name for the template.
Use the other buttons to copy (Save As), rename, or delete campaign templates.
Fill in the general description for the campaign template.
The cost and duration are automatically calculated from the cost and effort of the activities.
In each tab, construct the different template elements in the campaign.
• In the Roles tab, enter the roles in the campaign.
• In the Activities tab, enter the activities in the campaign.
You can assign each activity to an existing role.
• In the Steps tab, enter the steps in the campaign.
You can assign existing activities to the steps.
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In the Templates tab, click Steps, and assign the steps to your new campaign template.
Click Roles, and assign the roles to the campaign templates.
Click Launch to create a traditional campaign based on this template.
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Click OK to save the campaign template to use later.
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Creating Traditional Campaigns
The ID number uniquely identifies a campaign. Your system administrator uses
Administrator to control whether or not ID numbers are automatically generated.
In order for campaigns to be synchronized with
MaxExchange, the campaign must belong to a team.
If you have planned and correctly entered your traditional campaign template, it’s easy to implement a traditional campaign.
You can also create a campaign without using a campaign template.
When creating the campaign, specify “Not using a campaign template” in the Template tab.
After creating the campaign, you can begin working the campaign at any time.
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To create a traditional campaign
In the Campaigns window, on the Home tab, select Traditional
Campaign from the Create group.
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In the Campaigns window, right-click select Add Traditional
Campaign.
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After creating a traditional campaign template in the Traditional
Campaign Templates dialog box, click the Launch button on the
Templates tab.
Enter the details for the campaign working your way through the tabs from left to right.
• Enter the campaign’s potential revenue.
The budget is automatically calculated from the total cost of the activities (part of steps) in the campaign.
• Assign the marketing team and leader.
You can have different team members for each campaign.
This assignment determines where the campaigns are synchronized if you are using MaxExchange.
• On the Templates tab, select a pre-defined template, which includes a selection of roles and steps for a campaign.
After assigning a template, you cannot modify the campaign to use a different template.
• In the User-Defined Fields tab, specify values for user-defined fields that are specific to campaigns.
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When a campaign is created, the status is automatically marked as In Progress. You update this when the status is changed.
Click OK to save the campaign.
Marketing Teams in Traditional Campaigns
Marketing teams allow you to delegate individual campaign activities to members of the team. These activities appear in the team member’s Hotlist to be completed by the scheduled date. Marketing and sales teams are set up in Administrator. For more information on setting up teams, see the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
Members of Marketing Teams
A marketing team is composed of three types of members: a team leader, a team member, and a team member with edit rights.
• Team Leader – In a team, one person is designated as a team leader who has the right to make changes to the campaign as well as to the campaign’s team.
• Team Member – A regular team member does not have the right to change the campaign nor the team. The member’s role is to perform the tasks the team leader assigns.
• Team Member with Edit Rights – A team leader can grant any member the right to edit the campaign, which essentially gives the same abilities of the team leader. This right must be granted on a per-campaign basis, unless your system administrator specifies otherwise.
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Assigning Marketing Teams to Traditional Campaigns
Use the Assign button on the campaign’s General tab to assign a traditional campaign to any marketing team that has been set up by your system administrator. If a traditional campaign does not have a marketing team assigned, the user who created the campaign is automatically designated as the leader.
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To assign a marketing team to a traditional campaign
Open the traditional campaign.
In the General tab, click Assign.
Select the team and click OK.
Assigning Contacts to Campaign Roles
Before delegating campaign activities to team members and roles, select the traditional campaign and then assign Contacts to your campaign roles.
You can share the same roles among all your campaigns. However, when you assign a Contact to a role, it only applies to the selected campaign.
Note that roles apply to only traditional campaigns using campaign templates.
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To assign a Contact to a campaign role
Select the traditional campaign.
On the View tab, select Roles from the Review group.
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In the View bar, select the Review Roles icon.
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Select the role you want to delegate and click Assign.
Search your Address Book for the desired Contact.
Select the Contact you are assigning to the role and click OK.
Click OK again when you are finished assigning campaign roles.
Delegating Campaign Activities to Team Members and Roles
If you are working with a marketing team on a traditional campaign, and you are a team leader or a member with edit rights, you have the ability to delegate the campaign’s activities to individual members in the team. You can modify the team’s membership or member’s rights at any time.
You may have some activities in your campaign that are appropriate for team members with particular skills. The editing of an agreement document, for example, might fall to your writer.
In addition to assigning activities to marketing team members, you also can schedule roles and Contacts for each activity. But first, assign a Contact to each campaign role.
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To assign a campaign activity to a team member
Select the traditional campaign.
On the View tab, select Steps from the Review group.
Select the step that contains the activity you want to delegate, and click Review.
Double-click the activity you want to delegate.
Select the team member to whom you are assigning the activity, and select the role and Contact with which the activity is scheduled, and click OK to save the change.
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Click OK to close the step.
Applying and Working the Steps in Traditional Campaigns
After you have delegated the activities to team members and
Contacts, you can begin working through the steps of your campaign and marking each Hotlist task as complete.
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To apply and work the steps in a traditional campaign
Select the traditional campaign.
On the View bar, select the Marketing Steps Summary icon.
– or –
On the View tab, select Steps from the Review group.
Select the step, click Apply, and specify the start date of the step.
Activities appear in the Hotlist as soon as the step is applied.
After applying a step, double-click the step or click Work.
The Work button is not available until you have applied the step
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Select an activity and click Modify to change or delegate an activity.
Double-click the last column of an activity to mark the activity as complete.
You may also mark the task as complete in your Hotlist.
Click OK to close the Work Step dialog box.
Click OK again to close the Marketing Steps Summary dialog box.
Pausing Traditional Campaigns
Sometimes you need to suspend your efforts in a marketing campaign due to changing conditions or other factors. You can pause a traditional campaign from the Status tab of an open campaign. Once the campaign is paused, any Hotlist tasks are archived (not available from the Hotlist) until you reset the campaign to “In Progress”.
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To pause a traditional campaign
Open the traditional campaign, and select the Status tab.
Under Current working status, select Suspended, enter a reason and comment.
Click OK to save the change to the campaign.
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Automated Campaign Templates
Creating automated campaigns requires that you first define campaign templates. Automated campaign templates define the actions that occur when you implement a campaign. Each template contains a series of scheduled activities that must be performed in order to complete the automated campaign.
You can think of a campaign as a single implementation of one of your automated campaign templates. Each time you create an automated campaign, you are applying an instance of an automated campaign template. The same automated campaign template can be implemented over and over in the form of several campaigns.
Automated campaign template
F irst scheduled activity
Second scheduled activity
X
Campaign
Y
Campaign
Third scheduled activity
Fourth scheduled activity
Z
Campaign
The following sections contain additional information on automated campaign templates:
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“Activities in Automated Campaign Templates” on page 219
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“Creating Automated Campaign Templates” on page 219
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“Adding Activities to Automated Campaign Templates” on page 221
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Activities in Automated Campaign Templates
An automated campaign template determines the actions that occur during a campaign. The campaign template sets out in precise terms which activities to use and when to send the campaign media (email, fax, or printed document). You can schedule as many activities in a campaign template as you need.
When adding activities to a campaign template, you will need to plan some details ahead of time, including the following:
• How many email messages, faxes, or printed documents you want to send.
• Which file types to use for the campaign activity.
• How many days after the campaign is launched that the campaign message is sent.
Creating Automated Campaign Templates
Once you have a plan worked out, you can create an automated campaign template in the Automated Campaign Template Library.
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To create an automated campaign template
On the Setup tab, select Template Library > Automated
Campaign Templates from the File Management group.
The Automated Campaign Templates dialog box opens.
Click Add to add a new template.
Choose whether you are creating an entirely new campaign template or one that is based on an existing campaign template.
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If you choose to base the new campaign template on an existing campaign template, Maximizer copies the content of the existing campaign template into your new campaign template.
Type a name and description for the new campaign template and click OK. Then, click Next.
In the Activities wizard page, use the Add, Properties, and
Delete buttons to define the series of activities that comprise this template.
When adding activities, you are prompted to specify the type of activity—email, fax, or print.
When you are finished defining activities, click Next.
If you want to immediately launch an automated campaign based on the template, select the Launch a new campaign
based on this template option.
Click Finish to save the template.
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Adding Activities to Automated Campaign Templates
Fax and print campaign activities are available only in
Maximizer CRM Enterprise
Edition.
An activity is an email message, a fax, or a printed document that is sent out a certain number of days after an automated campaign is launched using a campaign template. You can add as many activities as you want.
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To add an activity to an automated campaign template
On the Setup tab, select Template Library > Automated
Campaign Templates from the File Management group.
Select the automated campaign template to which you want add the activity, and click Next.
The Activities wizard page opens.
Click Add, and select the type of activity—Email, Fax, or Print.
The Add Email/Fax/Print Activity dialog box opens.
Enter the details of the activity.
• Enter the Name and Description.
• For fax and print campaigns, select a printer.
The list includes all printers and fax applications installed on the Maximizer Automated Services computer (Maximizer server) that are initialized for the fax/print service through
Administrator.
• For email activities, enter an Email subject.
You can click the ellipsis button to insert a merge field in the email subject.
• Enter the delayed start date, which defines the number of days after the campaign template is launched that the activity occurs.
• Specify the start time, which defines the time of day the activity occurs.
• Click Select Message Body File to access the list of saved templates (body files).
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New email activities can include Maximizer documents
(.ETF files) or .HTML files. Fax and print activities can include
Maximizer documents or
Microsoft Word documents
(.DOC file). Message body templates are stored in the
Address Book (database), so everyone can access them from the library.
• Choose your Logging options.
A note is created for the Address Book entries involved in the campaign if the campaign activity is successful or if the activity fails.
If you are adding a print or fax activity, click OK and continue through the campaign template wizard to finish adding the activity to the campaign template.
If you are adding an email activity, continue with the remaining steps.
Select the Email Addresses tab, and specify the email addresses associated with the message.
• The sender’s name and email address are visible in the email message.
• The reply to name and address are used when email recipients reply to the email message.
• The Cc and Bcc fields define a carbon copy or blind carbon copy recipient. Use these options to send a copy of the email message to someone in your company, as well as to the targeted recipients.
• Use the Include in all the emails or Include in the first
email only options to specify that the cc and bcc recipients receive the message for each Address Book entry or for just the first Address Book entry in a batch.
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Select the Attachments tab and click Add to add any attachments to the email message.
Select the Landing Page URLs tab, and specify up to five landing page URLs in the email message.
If you include a Campaign_Redirect_URL merge field in your email message template, customers are redirected to a landing page URL when they click on the Campaign_Redirect_URL merge field.
Click OK and continue through the campaign template wizard to finish adding the email activity to the automated campaign template.
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Automated Campaign Messages
The principal action of an automated campaign is to send a message to one or more recipients by email, fax, or printed document. When you create automated campaign templates, you choose a message for each activity. You can also add messages to new activities in existing automated campaigns.
These messages are stored in the Message Body Library, accessible from the Automated Campaign Template Library, and from an activity in an existing automated campaign. You can create campaign messages using the Campaign Message Editor (.HTML files), the Maximizer Word Processor (.ETF text files), a text editor
(.TXT text files), an HTML editor (.HTML files), or Microsoft Word
(.DOC files).
For email activities, Maximizer is capable of sending text and HTML email messages, in addition to the email template file (.ETF) format created by the Maximizer Word Processor. You can create HTML files in Maximizer, or you can use an editor of your choice to create HTML or text files. You can choose to use your default HTML editor in the system default preferences.
Email messages can contain merge fields that are replaced with the recipients’ information when the email message is sent. For example, your template’s salutation might be “Dear {Mr_Ms?} {Last_Name?}” or “Dear {First_Name?}”. These merge fields are replaced with a
Contact’s name, as in “Dear Ms. Kaworski”.
The following sections contain additional information about automated campaign messages:
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“Creating Campaign Messages” on page 225
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“Campaign Message Editor” on page 226
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“Campaign Merge Fields” on page 227
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“Example of a Campaign Email Message” on page 228
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Creating Campaign Messages
You can create email messages for your automated campaigns using the Campaign Message Editor or the Maximizer Word Processor in
Maximizer or using an external HTML editor. You can create fax and print messages using the Maximizer Word Processor or Microsoft
Word. You can create a new message while adding or modifying campaign activities in existing campaigns or in campaign templates.
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To create a campaign message
In the General tab of the Activity dialog box in a campaign or campaign template, click Select Message Body File.
The Message Body Library dialog box opens displaying all existing campaign messages.
Click New and select Maximizer Template, HTML Template, or Microsoft Word Template.
If you select Maximizer Template in an email message, you can send the message only as a plain text file without formatting.
Enter the name of the template and click OK.
If you are creating a Maximizer template, the Maximizer Word
Processor opens.
If you are creating an HTML template the Campaign Message
Editor or your default HTML editor opens.
If you are creating a Microsoft Word Template, Microsoft Word opens.
Compose the content of the message in the editor.
If you are using the Maximizer Word Processor or the Campaign
Message Editor, click the Insert Merge Field icon to add merge fields to the message.
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In the Maximizer Word Processor or in an external editor, save the message and close the editor.
– or –
In the Campaign Message Editor, click OK to save the message and close the editor.
Campaign Message Editor
You can use the Campaign Message Editor to create email messages for your automated campaign email activities.
The Campaign Message Editor lets you create messages in HTML format. You can add merge fields, formatting, images, and hyperlinks to the email message. You can also edit the HTML source of the message.
Keep the following tips in mind when working in the Campaign
Message Editor:
Select the Insert Fields icon to add merge fields to the message.
Use the toolbar to apply formatting to the content of the email message.
Select the Picture and Hyperlink icons to insert images and hyperlinks in your message.
Select the View Source icon to view and edit the HTML source of the email message.
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Campaign Merge Fields
Although some of these merge fields can be used in .ETF and
.TXT files, they are best suited for HTML.
The campaign merge fields are specific to automated campaigns.
These merge fields can be extremely useful for tracking customer information regarding resulting visits to your website and opened campaign email.
The easiest way to use merge fields in HTML is to create an email template using the Campaign Message Editor and to insert the merge fields into the content of the HTML file using the Insert Merge
Field toolbar icon. You can also add the syntax for the merge fields to files created with external HTML editors.
• Campaign_Opened_Email_Tracking_URL – This merge field tracks the number of customers that have opened an automated campaign email message. It can be used with only HTML message templates. When a customer opens a campaign email message, the email opened count is updated in the automated campaign statistics.
You should add the syntax for this merge field to an image tag in your HTML message.
• Campaign_Redirect_URL – This merge field tracks how many customers hit your website as a result of an automated campaign email message. The redirect URL calls an ASP page, which is installed and configured at the time of installing Maximizer. If necessary, the redirect script location can be modified in
Administrator. When a customer clicks on the link, the URL visited count is updated.
You can add up to five redirect URL merge fields to your campaign messages. You should add the syntax for this merge field to a hyperlink in your HTML message. You specify the actual URL of the web page directly in the campaign template.
• Campaign_Remove_Subscriber_URL – This merge field unsubscribes customers from an automated email campaign.
When a customer clicks on this URL, the Do Not Solicit By field is updated for the entry, so the customer’s entry is marked to not be solicited by email.
You should add this merge field to a hyperlink in your HTML message.
• Service_Computer_Name – This merge field identifies the automated services computer (Maximizer server) from which the automated email message was sent. Typically, you could use this internally through a hidden tag in your HTML. This field would be useful when you have more than one automated services computer running campaigns.
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Example of a Campaign Email Message
In this example, an email message will be sent to notify the recipients of a product discount. The message template uses the four automated campaign merge fields.
<HTML>
<body>
<img src="{Campaign_Opened_Email_Tracking_URL?}">
<p>Since 1995, Escona Estate Wines has produced some of the finest wines in
Northern California. We invite you to try our wines. For a limited time, we are offering a select discount to promote our new line of fine wines for 2010.
<p>Please wisit our website at <a href=”{Campaign_Redirect_URL?}>Landing
Page</a>.
<p>To unsubscribe from this campaign, please <a href="{Campaign_Remove_Subscriber_URL?}">click here</a>
<p>You are receiving email from this Service Computer,
{Service_Computer_Name?}.
</body>
</HTML>
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Adding Automated Campaigns
Automated campaigns are implementations of automated campaign templates. You can add as many campaigns as you like using the same campaign template and manage them in the Campaigns window.
An automated campaign is always associated with one or more
Address Book entries—the Address Book entries are the recipients of the messages sent in the campaign. Before you attempt to launch an automated campaign, you must select the Address Book entry recipients.
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To add an automated campaign
In the Campaigns window, on the Home tab, select Automated
Campaign from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click in the Campaigns window and select Add
Automated Campaign.
Choose the type of campaign you want to create—Fixed-Date or Ongoing and click Next.
Select the template on which this campaign is based. Enter the
name, description, budget, and expected revenue. And click
Next.
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Select the subscribers to add to the campaign. Click Next.
You can choose how to use the current list of Address Book entries. You can select a Favorite List. Or you can choose to search for Address Book entries directly.
Select the date to begin the campaign, and click Next.
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Select the Validate email addresses option to be notified of any blank email addresses or those missing the @ symbol, or choose Validate fax numbers to be notified of invalid fax numbers. Click Next.
Click Finish to save and launch the campaign.
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Viewing Automated Campaigns
You can view and modify the details of existing automated campaigns.
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To view an automated campaign
In the Campaigns window, double-click on the automated campaign.
The Campaign Entry dialog box opens at the Basic Information tab.
In the Basic Information tab, modify the campaign’s basic information.
• Select products/services and categories related to the campaign.
• In the Key fields area, select values for important user-defined fields.
• In the Campaigns details area, view statistics on the campaign activities.
Unique opened emails measures the number of subscribers that open one of the email messages in a campaign. A subscriber in a campaign can increment this count only once in a campaign.
Unsubscribes measures the total number of subscribers who have unsubscribed from the campaign in all activities.
Total unique clicks measures the number of unique visits to landing page URLs in the campaign by subscribers. A subscriber in a campaign can increment this count only once per landing page URL, even if the subscriber visits the landing page URL multiple times from different campaign activities.
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Select the User-Defined Fields tab to view and modify the campaign user-defined fields.
These user-defined fields are specific to campaigns and are defined as user-defined fields for campaigns (the type is specified in the Set Up User-Defined Fields dialog box). You can add new campaign user-defined fields by clicking New Field.
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Select the remaining tabs to view more details on the campaign, and click OK to save changes made to the campaign.
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Activities in Automated Campaigns
All automated campaigns contain activities that are scheduled to occur during the campaign. Activities are email messages, faxes, or printed documents that are sent as part of automated campaigns.
Activities are scheduled to occur a specified number of days after a campaign starts at a specific time. You can also associated personal activities such as Hotlist tasks and appointments with your automated campaigns.
The following sections contain additional information on automated campaign activities:
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“Viewing Statistics on Campaign Activities” on page 235
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“Suspending Automated Campaign Activities” on page 236
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“Reviewing Automated Campaign Activities” on page 237
Viewing Statistics on Campaign Activities
You can view statistics on all of the activities in your campaign from the Activities tab in an open campaign. The information you can view includes the number of messages that were sent and that had errors. For email messages, you can also view the numbers of subscribers who opened the email, who unsubscribed from the campaign, and who visited each of the URLs included in the email message.
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To view statistics on campaign activities
Open the campaign, and select the Marketing Plans tab.
Select Show campaign.
Scroll to the right to view more statistics for the activities.
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The Email Opened and URL Visited statistics display the total number of times all subscribers open the email or visit the URL.
The Unsubscribed statistic displays the number of subscribers who have unsubscribed from the campaign in this activity.
The Email Opened Unique and the URL Visited Unique statistics display the number of subscribers who have opened an email or visited the URL.
The Total URL Visited statistics add up the statistics for all URLs in the activity.
Suspending Automated Campaign Activities
You can suspend and resume individual activities in your campaign at any time.
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To suspend an automated campaign activity
Open the automated campaign, and select the Marketing
Plans tab.
Click the Show campaign option.
Select the activity you want to suspend, click More, and select
Suspend.
To resume an activity once it has been suspended, select the activity, click More, and select Resume.
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Reviewing Automated Campaign Activities
You can review the status of automated campaign activities for each subscriber and retry activities that have failed.
The Set Counters button is available for only print and fax campaign activities. You use the Opened and Clicked columns for tracking fax and print collateral customer responses. Email activities cannot be reset as the count is updated dynamically.
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To review campaign activities for a subscriber
In the Address Book window, select the Address Book entry for which you want to review activities.
Open the Automated Campaigns following window.
Select a campaign, right-click, and select Open Automated
Activities List.
If a campaign activity has failed, select the activity, and click
Retry to perform the activity again.
To reset the counters for print and fax campaign activities, click
Set Counters.
These counters are set up through merge fields available for email campaigns.
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Automated Campaign Subscribers
Each automated campaign targets one or more Address Book entries.
You can subscribe and unsubscribe Address Book entries to existing campaigns. You can also retrieve a list of Address Book entries that are subscribed to a campaign.
The following sections contain additional information on automated campaign subscribers:
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“Viewing Subscribers for Automated Campaigns” on page 238
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“Adding Subscribers to Automated Campaigns” on page 239
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“Removing Subscribers from Automated Campaigns” on page 240
Viewing Subscribers for Automated Campaigns
Each automated campaign targets one or more Address Book entries.
You can quickly retrieve a list of the Address Book entries subscribed to a campaign and display it in the Address Book window.
You can also view lists of Address Book entries who have opened an email message for an automated campaign, clicked on a campaign landing page URL, and unsubscribed from an automated campaign.
Yet another option is to view a list of Address Book entries for a selected campaign activity.
You can access these commands from the Campaigns window or the
Automated Campaigns following window.
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To retrieve a list of subscribers for a campaign
• Select the automated campaign, right-click, and select Retrieve
Address Book Entries.
The Address Book window opens and displays the list of the
Address Book entries subscribed to the campaign.
You can also retrieve the Address Book entries for which the campaign was not successful by selecting Retrieve
Unsuccessful Address Book Entries.
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To retrieve a list of subscribers who have opened email or clicked URLs
• Select the automated campaign, right-click, and select an item from the shortcut menu as follows:
• To retrieve Address Book entries who have opened email messages, select Retrieve Opened Emails Address Book
Entries.
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• To retrieve Address Book entries who have clicked on a landing page URL, select Retrieve Clicked-Through
Address Book Entries.
Depending on the option you select, the Address Book window opens and displays a list of entries who have opened email or clicked on a landing page URL.
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To retrieve a list of entries who have unsubscribed from a campaign
• Select the automated campaign, right-click, and select Retrieve
Unsubscribed Address Book Entries.
The Address Book window opens and displays the list of entries who have unsubscribed from the automated campaign.
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To retrieve a list of subscribers for a campaign activity
Select the automated campaign, right-click, and select Retrieve
Address Book Entries by Activity.
Select the activity, and select the subscribers you want to retrieve.
Options for specifying which entries are retrieved include: All
subscribers, Unsuccessful entries, Opened email entries,
Unsubscribed entries, and Clicked-through entries.
If you select Clicked-through entries, you can also specify which landing page URLs are visited.
Click OK.
Adding Subscribers to Automated Campaigns
You can add any Address Book entries as subscribers at any time to existing automated campaigns. You can search for an Address Book entry to add it individually, or you can add all Address Book entries from the current list.
If you add a subscriber to a fixed-date campaign, all activities that are already completed in the campaign are sent at once to the Address
Book entry. If you add a subscriber to an ongoing campaign, the campaign is run from the beginning and all activities are completed at their scheduled intervals.
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To add a subscriber to an automated campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Subscribers tab.
Click Add and select Search for Address Book Entries or Add
from Address Book List.
Search for an Address Book entry by last name or Company
name, select the entry, and click OK.
– or –
Click OK to confirm that you want to add all Address Book entries in the current list.
➤
To add a subscriber from the Address Book window to an automated campaign
In the Address Book window, select the Address Book entry that you want to add to the campaign.
On the Home tab, select Assign to Automated Campaign from the Subscribe group.
The Subscribe Address Book Entry to Automated Campaign dialog box opens displaying all automated campaigns in progress.
Select the campaign to which you want to subscribe the entry, and click Subscribe.
You can continue selecting campaigns to subscribe the entry to multiple campaigns.
Click Close to close the dialog box.
Removing Subscribers from Automated Campaigns
You can flag Address Book entries to not be included in specific types of campaign activities by using the “Do not solicit by” field on the Basic
Information tab.
You can remove Address Book entries that are already subscribed to a campaign. You can remove the current Address Book entry in the
Address Book window, you can select entries to remove from the campaign directly in the Subscribers tab, or you can remove all entries in the current list of Address Book entries.
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To remove a subscriber in the Address Book window from a campaign
In the Address Book window, select the Address Book entry that you want to remove from the campaign.
Select the Automated Campaigns following window.
Right-click on the automated campaign, and select Unsubscribe
from Selected Campaign.
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To remove subscribers from a campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Subscribers tab.
Select the subscribers that you want to remove.
Click Remove, and select Remove Selected Entries.
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To remove subscribers in the current list from a campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Subscribers tab.
Click Remove, and select Remove Based on Address Book
List.
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Status of Automated Campaigns
You can view the current status of your automated campaigns in the
Status column in the Campaigns window. You can also change the status and view more details on the status of campaigns in the Status tab of an open campaign.
The following sections contain additional information on the status of automated campaigns:
•
“Suspending Automated Campaigns” on page 242
•
“Resuming Automated Campaigns” on page 243
Suspending Automated Campaigns
You can suspend automated campaigns that are in progress at any time. When a campaign is suspended, all of the activities in the campaign are also suspended.
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To suspend an automated campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Status tab.
In the Current working status area, select Suspended.
Optionally, in the Completion details area, specify the date and reason, and enter a comment.
Click OK.
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Resuming Automated Campaigns
You can resume any existing automated campaigns that are completed, abandoned, or suspended at any time. Any incomplete activities in the campaign also resume.
➤
To resume a campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Status tab.
In the Current working status area, select In progress.
Click OK.
Testing Automated Campaigns
You can add subscribers that test all of the activities in the automated campaign at once. When you run the test, all of the activities in the campaign are sent to the subscribers ignoring the date and start time of the activity.
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To test an automated campaign
Open the campaign, and select the Test tab.
If necessary, add Address Book entries to the test:
• Click Add and select Search for Address Book Entries or
Add from Address Book List.
• Search for an Address Book entry by last name or Company
name.
Click Run Test.
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Customer Service
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Provide the Key to Success with Customer Service
In this chapter...
“Customer Service Cases” on page 246
“Adding Customer Service Cases” on page 249
“Status of Customer Service Cases” on page 252
“Email Notification for Customer Service Cases” on page 257
“Adding Articles to the Knowledge Base” on page 265
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Customer Service Cases
The customer service features in Maximizer help support and enhance your existing customer service business processes. All
Address Book entry customer service communication can be recorded, categorized, and escalated appropriately to ensure issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
The following sections contain overview information on working with customer service cases:
•
“Customer Service Window” on page 246
•
“Viewing Customer Service Cases” on page 247
Customer Service Window
The Customer Service window is list-based like the other Maximizer windows. Keep the following points in mind while working with the
Customer Service window:
Select the Customer Service icon to open the Customer Service window.
Use the Show drop-down list to display cases assigned to you or show other queues. You can also use the Status Filter button to filter cases by status (the filter is also available through View >
Status Filter).
Use the View in Address Book button to view the Address
Book entries associated with a single case or multiple cases.
Use the View bar buttons to resolve, assign, and escalate cases.
Use the Deadline drop-down list to view cases according to deadline.
Double-click on a customer service case to view or modify it.
Use the following windows to view additional information for the selected customer service case.
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When the Address Book window is active, you can select the
Customer Service following window to display the customer service cases associated with the selected Address Book entry.
Viewing Customer Service Cases
You can view and modify existing customer service cases in your
Address Book from the Customer Service window or from the
Address Book entry associated with the customer service case.
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To view a case from the Customer Service window
Select the Customer Service icon to open the Customer Service window.
The Customer Service window opens.
If necessary, select an option from the Show drop-down list.
Double-click on an entry to open it.
The Case dialog box opens displaying the details of the case.
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Select the other tabs to view more information on the case.
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To view a case from an Address Book entry
Select the Address Book entry.
Select the Customer Service following window.
All customer service cases for the current Address Book entry are displayed in the list.
Click on a customer service case to open it.
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Adding Customer Service Cases
You can create customer service cases to track and resolve customer service issues. Customer service cases are always associated with
Address Book entries. When creating a new case, you can select an
Address Book entry or select an existing customer service case or opportunity associated with the Address Book entry.
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To add a customer service case
Select the Address Book entry or an opportunity or case associated with the entry.
On the Home tab, select Case from the Create group.
– or –
Drag the entry to the Customer Service following window.
– or –
Right-click and select Create a Customer Service Case.
If necessary, click the ellipsis button next to the Contact field to search for a Contact for the case.
The Contact can be associated with any Company or Individual in the Address Book, and not only with the selected Address Book entry.
Specify the basic fields for the customer service case.
• Select the applicable Products/Services and Categories for the case.
• Enter a Subject and a Description of the case.
Select a Key Fields list and select the appropriate key fields for the customer service case.
Key Fields are important user-defined fields specific to customer service cases and are defined in the Key Fields preferences in
Administrator. (Select File > Preferences, and select the Key
Fields tab.) An unlimited number of Key Fields lists can be set up using up to eight customer service user-defined fields for each list.
Specify the remaining case details.
• In the Follow-up by field, select the follow-up deadline for the case.
• In the Case Owner field, select the Maximizer user who is ultimately responsible for the closure of the case.
• In the Assigned to field, select the Maximizer user who the case is assigned to.
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A Hotlist task, based on the follow-up deadline, is automatically created for the assigned user. The task is automatically modified when the follow-up deadline or assigned user is modified. And when the case is resolved, the task is marked as complete.
Select the User-Defined Fields tab to specify additional values for case fields.
The User-Defined Fields tab contains Address Book user-defined fields in the Fields for [Address Book entry] folder and Customer
Service user-defined fields in the Fields for this case folder.
If you cannot see one of the user-defined fields you need, select the Show blank fields checkbox to display all fields.
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Click OK to save the new customer service case.
Adding Customer Service Cases from Email
You can create customer service cases related to existing or new
Address Book entries right from the Email window.
Note that the Customer Service window must be open before you can create a case from the Email window.
➤
To add a customer service case from an email message
In the Email window, select the email message.
On the Home tab, select Case from the Create group and select the Address Book entry to create the case for.
– or –
Right-click and select Create a New > Case for [Address Book
entry].
You can create a case for either the currently selected Address
Book entry or for the Address Book entry matching the email address of the email message.
Enter the case details.
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By default, the email subject becomes the case subject, and the email body becomes the case description.
Click OK to save the customer service case.
Status of Customer Service Cases
You can change the status of a customer service case at any time.
When you assign a case to another representative or escalate a case to a manager, you can specify a new status for the case. The status also changes when you resolve a cases.
You can also set up custom statuses for cases and select which statuses are available when you assign, escalate, and resolve cases in the customer service preferences in Administrator. (Select File >
Preferences, and select the Customer Service tab.)
The following sections contain additional information about the status of customer service cases:
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“Assigning and Escalating Customer Service Cases” on page 252
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“Case Hotlist Tasks” on page 254
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“Resolving Customer Service Cases” on page 254
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“Recording Case Solutions” on page 256
Assigning and Escalating Customer Service Cases
Customer service cases should be assigned to the customer service team member who is best able to handle the type of issue. A customer service team member is categorized in Administrator as a customer service representative or a customer service manager, though a manager can serve both roles. Cases are assigned to representatives and escalated to managers when representatives are unable to resolve the cases.
Cases can be assigned and escalated as often as required. When a case is assigned or escalated, you can type a message to record why the case is assigned or escalated. This message is then included in the logged note.
You can send email to the user who is now responsible for the case when you assign or escalate a case. The email message is system-generated and cannot be edited in Maximizer or
Administrator.
The customer also can be notified by email when a case is assigned or escalated so the customer always knows who is handling the case although the owner of the case is the person who is ultimately responsible for the closure of a case. If a Contact is associated with
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the case, the email message is sent to the Contact. Otherwise, the message is sent to the Company/Individual.
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To assign or escalate a customer service case
Select or open the customer service case.
Select the Assign or Escalate icon.
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On the Edit tab, select Assign Case or Escalate Case from the
Process group.
The Assign Case or the Escalate Case dialog box opens.
In the Assign to or Escalate to drop-down list, select a
Maximizer user.
To be listed in this dialog box and to access the Customer Service window, users must be assigned to the Customer Service
Manager or the Customer Service Representative role in
Administrator.
In the Status drop-down list, select the status of the case, or leave the default status.
The default status is Assigned or Escalated. But you can select any status that is set up to display in Administrator.
Enter a Note about the case assignment or escalation.
In the Actions area, select the corresponding option to notify the assigned user and/or case owner.
Click OK to finish assigning or escalating the case.
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Case Hotlist Tasks
Hotlist tasks are automatically created when users and follow-up deadlines are assigned to cases. When a case is assigned or escalated, a Hotlist task is created for the user to which the case has been assigned or escalated. The original user’s task remains. If a case is assigned or escalated to yet another user, a task is created for that newly-assigned user and so on for each assigned user. When a case is resolved, the original task is automatically marked as complete.
The task date and time correspond with the case follow-up deadline.
The assigned user, the associated Address Book entry, and the case subject are included as the task details. Case tasks are created regardless of Hotlist access rights.
Resolving Customer Service Cases
When you solve a customer’s issue, you can resolve the customer service case in Maximizer. You can document the details of how the case is resolved, add a new solution (if any) to the knowledge base, and notify the customer and user to whom the case is assigned. You can perform these tasks right in the Resolve Case dialog box.
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To resolve a customer service case
Select or open the customer service case.
Select the Resolve icon.
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On the Edit tab, select Resolve Case from the Process group.
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Note that you can include this information in automated email templates for customers by using the
Case_Solution_Note merge field.
Specify the billing information for the case.
• Select a Billing type.
• Specify the number of hours worked on the case in the
Billable time (hrs) field.
• Enter the hourly rate in the Billing rate field.
• If Maximizer prompts you to update the Case fee automatically by multiplying the Billing rate by the Billable time, click either Yes or No to specify your preference.
Otherwise, enter the Case fee.
Enter the Solution notes for the case. These notes would include any specific information about how the case was resolved.
You can also select a knowledge base article to link to the case, or create a draft knowledge base article from the solution note.
If desired, select one or more of the options in the notification areas to send email to other Maximizer users who worked on the case or to the Address Book entry associated with the case.
Click OK to finish resolving the customer service case.
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Recording Case Solutions
While resolving a customer service case, you can keep track of the solution to the case in the knowledge base. You can choose from the following options:
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Solution involves information from an existing
knowledge base article – Select this option if an existing knowledge base article resolved the case. Enter the knowledge base article number.
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Create a draft knowledge base article from solution notes
and link it to this case – Select this option if the case was resolved without the assistance of an existing knowledge base article. Type a concise, detailed explanation of how the case was resolved in the Solution notes text box. If the status is set to
Abandoned, this option is unavailable.
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Email Notification for Customer Service Cases
When customer service cases are created, assigned, escalated, or resolved, email messages can be automatically sent to customers and users notifying them of the changes. Maximizer automatically inserts the basic details of the case in the message so you don’t have to write the email message with opportunity details each time.
To set up case email notification, you must create email notification templates in Administrator. You can create separate templates for each action (create, assign, escalate, or resolved). Each action can also have separate templates for sending email to customers/partners and users. Partners can receive the same email notification as their associated customer. User notification email is sent to the users identified as monitors for the case.
For detailed information on how to create email templates for case notification, see the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
The following sections contain additional information on email notification for customer service cases:
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“Selecting Users for Case Monitoring” on page 257
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“Customer Service Merge Fields” on page 259
Selecting Users for Case Monitoring
A default list of case monitors is set up in the Customer Service preferences in Administrator. You can select this default list, or you can select any other users to monitor specific customer service cases.
You can also choose not to monitor specific customer service cases.
All users with modify permissions for cases can add or remove case monitors. Case monitoring access rights are not separate from general customer service rights. If a particular user should not be modifying case monitors, all case modification rights can be removed in Administrator.
Case monitors receive email messages based on templates set up in
Administrator. You can create different templates for each type of action. See the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide for details.
You can also specify how to monitor new cases in the default case entry.
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To select a user for case monitoring
Select or open the customer service case.
On the Edit tab, select Monitor Case from the Process group.
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Right-click and select Case Monitoring.
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Select the Monitoring icon in an open customer service case.
Select one of the case monitoring options.
• Select Do not monitor this case to remove all users from the list so no user receives email regarding this case.
• Select Use the system default case monitoring user list to display the users specified in the system default case monitoring list.
• Select Use the custom list below to modify the list of users who monitor the case.
If you select to use a custom list for case monitoring, click Add to add a user to the list.
The Users dialog box opens displaying the users that are available to add to the list.
Select a user and click OK to add the user to the list.
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Click OK to save the changes to the case monitoring list.
Customer Service Merge Fields
The question mark in a merge field is used to alert users to not leave a space if no value is assigned to the related
Address Book entry for the merge field.
Merge fields in the email template personalize the message for each recipient by replacing the merge field code with the actual field value for that Address Book entry. For example, including the
{First_Name?} merge field in an email template would replace that code with each email recipient’s actual first name.
You can create templates in either .ETF (Maximizer Word Processor) or .HTML format. When creating templates in the Maximizer Word
Processor, simply click the Merge Field button and select the merge field to insert into your email template. However, HTML templates are created in an HTML or text editor, which does not contain the
Maximizer merge field selection dialog box. While you can manually type the merge field codes into your HTML document, it’s easier to first create the template in the Maximizer Word Processor and then copy the template (including the merge field codes) into an HTML template.
For a complete list of available merge fields to include in the email templates, see the Insert Merge Field dialog box in the Maximizer
Word Processor. Press F1 when a field is selected to view its description. Commonly used customer service merge fields are described below:
• {My_Name?} – Full name of the logged-in user (first name, initial, and last name).
• {My_Company?} – Name of the logged-in user’s company.
• {CS.Case_Number?} – Case number.
• {CS.Client_Name?} – Name of the associated Address Book entry (Company or Individual).
• {CS.Contact_Name?} – Name of the Contact associated with the case. Because this field is not mandatory in customer service cases, a value may not display in case notification emails.
• {CS.Subject?} – Case subject.
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• {CS.Assigned_To?} – Name of the user who the case is assigned to. Applies to case assignment or escalation emails only.
• {CS.Resolved_By?} – Name of the user who resolved the case.
Applies to case resolution emails only.
• {CS.Resolved_Date?} – Date when the case was resolved.
Applies to case resolution emails only.
• {CS.Resolved_Time?} – Time when the case was resolved.
Applies to case resolution emails only.
• {Case_Solution?} – Knowledge base article number associated with the case resolution. Applies to case resolution emails only.
• {Case_Solution_Note?} – Notes from the Solution Notes field in the Solution Information & Billing tab of the Case dialog box.
Applies to case resolution emails only.
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Knowledge Base
The knowledge base keeps track of the solutions to your customer service cases. Each separate case solution is stored in a knowledge base article. An article is typically created for each case solution, answered question, or guideline relating to your products or services.
Articles in the knowledge base are stored in a standard (text) format or in a document (file attachment) format.
The following sections contain information about the knowledge base:
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“Knowledge Base Window” on page 261
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“Viewing Knowledge Base Articles” on page 262
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“Searching for Knowledge Base Articles” on page 263
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“Status of Knowledge Base Articles” on page 264
Knowledge Base Window
The Knowledge Base window provides you with a library-style tool to manage your knowledge base articles. The window is tightly integrated with the Customer Service window.
The Knowledge Base window displays articles according to number, last modified date, product, category, title, and status. Click on a column heading to sort the articles by the column subject matter. To pop up a convenient list of commands to manage articles, click your right mouse button.
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Viewing Knowledge Base Articles
The knowledge base ensures that valuable case solutions are recorded, reviewed for quality assurance, and made available to the appropriate users. You can view and modify existing knowledge base articles as long as you have the required permissions.
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To view a knowledge base article
Select the Knowledge Base icon.
The Knowledge Base window opens.
If necessary, select an option from the Status drop-down list to filter the list of articles.
Double-click on an article to open it.
The Knowledge Base Article dialog box opens displaying details on the articles.
If the article is in standard format, the entire content of the article is displayed.
If the article is in document format, a preview of the article is displayed.
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To view the content of a document article, click Open.
To replace the content of the article, click Browse and select the new article.
If you are modifying the article, click OK to save the changes.
Searching for Knowledge Base Articles
You can search the knowledge base for any article that matches the basic article fields you specify, such as creator, owner, and last modification date. To find all articles, leave all the fields blank.
You can also search for articles by phrase. Once selected, the three search options just described apply to the article content, as well as to the title and keywords. The Search by Phrase option searches the article title and keywords and can be fine-tuned using the following options:
• Article contains all of the words in phrase – Searches for every word you specify.
• Article contains the exact phrase – Searches for the words in the exact order you specify.
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Article contains at least one of the words in phrase –
Searches for at least one of the words you specify.
You can choose to search the article content, as well as the title and keywords, using the “Include article body contents when executing search” option.
If you are running Maximizer on a SQL server, the Full-Text Search engine must be installed in order to search article content. If this option is grayed out, contact your system administrator or see the
Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide for information on how to enable the full-text search in SQL.
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Status of Knowledge Base Articles
The status of knowledge base articles determines which users can read or modify articles. Articles can also have the following statuses:
• Draft – Articles can be viewed and modified by creators, owners
(users or security groups), and approvers.
• Internal – Articles can be viewed by all users who have knowledge base read rights, excluding external web access users
(customers and partners).
• Published – Articles can be viewed by all users who have knowledge base read rights, including external web access users
(customers and partners), and modified by approvers.
• Expired – Articles can be viewed and modified by creators, owners (users or security groups), and approvers.
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Adding Articles to the Knowledge Base
When you resolve customer service cases, you can create new knowledge base articles automatically from case solution notes.
Cases are automatically linked to their new knowledge base articles.
You can also add knowledge base articles directly to the Knowledge
Base window. These articles are not linked to specific customer service cases, though you can link the articles to cases in the future.
You can add articles to the knowledge base in standard (text) format and in document (file attachment) format. If the article content is short and straightforward, standard format should suffice. However, if you want to carefully compose the article over a day or two, confirm data with an external source, or run a spell check, you may wish to write the document in Microsoft Word, for example, and then attach the article as a document.
A newly created article is assigned a draft status until it is opened and assigned a different status by the appropriate users.
The following sections contain information on adding articles to the knowledge base:
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“Adding Standard Knowledge Base Articles” on page 265
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“Adding Document Knowledge Base Articles” on page 266
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“File Formats for Document Knowledge Base Articles” on page 267
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“Saving and Sending Knowledge Base Articles” on page 267
Adding Standard Knowledge Base Articles
Standard format knowledge base articles contain only text. You can specify all details and content of the article directly in the Knowledge
Base Article dialog box.
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To add a standard knowledge base article
In the Knowledge Base window, on the Home tab, select
Knowledge Base Article > Standard Format from the Create group.
– or –
Right-click and select Add Knowledge Bas Article > Standard
Format.
Specify details on the article, including the Title, Keywords,
Products/Services, and Categories.
In the Article content area, enter the complete content of the knowledge base article.
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Click OK to save the article to the knowledge base.
Adding Document Knowledge Base Articles
You can add any type of file to the knowledge base as a document article. When attaching the file, you can browse to folders on your computer or network.
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To add a document knowledge base article
In the Knowledge Base window, on the Home tab, select
Knowledge Base Article > Document Format from the
Create group.
– or –
Right-click and select Add Knowledge Bas Article >
Document Format.
Browse to and select the file, and click Open.
Specify details on the article, including the Title, Keywords,
Products/Services, and Categories.
Click OK to save the article to the knowledge base.
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File Formats for Document Knowledge Base Articles
Files of any format can be attached to the knowledge base as a document article. However, the content of only the following file formats can be searched:
• Microsoft Word (*.DOC)
• Microsoft Excel (*.XLS)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (*.PPT)
• Text (*.TXT)
• HTML (*.HTM or *.HTML)
Saving and Sending Knowledge Base Articles
Any article can be saved or sent by email. However, due to a file naming convention, an article title containing the following characters cannot be saved or sent by email:
? / * : “ | \ < >
If you want to save or send the contents of an article that contain these characters in the file name or article title, Maximizer automatically replaces them with underscores so the file can be saved or sent by email.
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Use Maximizer Around the Globe
In this chapter...
“Maximizer on the Web” on page 270
“Maximizer Web Access” on page 271
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For many organizations, it’s impractical to send an entire database to each remote machine—the database may be too large; there may be concerns about distributing valuable lead and customer information; or there may be a concern about connection times and the amount of data being sent.
Maximizer’s web access sites give remote users access to the central
Maximizer database via the web. Remote users can access and work with Address Book entries as they would in Maximizer at the office.
Remote users need only a web browser, Maximizer user ID, and password. A travelling business person could step into a web café or borrow someone’s computer to quickly connect to the home office
Address Book. Once online, it’s easy to work with contact data, check
Hotlist tasks and calendar appointments, customer service cases, and opportunities.
The web access sites provide Maximizer database access to people who don’t have Maximizer installed. A company could have its distributor list in Maximizer and allow web access to that list so any other member of the channel—with the proper password—could go online and browse the distributor directory.
Maximizer on the Web has four components—Maximizer Web
Access, Wireless Access, Partner Access, and Customer Access.
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Maximizer Web Access
You can access the sample
Escona Tutorial Address Book using “jnapoli” as the user ID and “maximizer” as the password.
If you are using Microsoft
Internet Explorer, you should not run Maximizer Web Access in multiple tabs at the same time.
You can access Maximizer Web Access through the Start menu or by entering its URL in a browser.
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To access Maximizer Web Access
To access Maximizer Web Access through its URL, enter the URL in any web browser. The URL is set by your system administrator.
Typically, the URL would look like the following: http://[YourServerName]/MaximizerWebAccess/Default.aspx
– or –
To access the site through the Start menu, select Start >
Programs > Maximizer CRM > Web Access > Maximizer
Web Access.
Select the Address Book you want to open, and enter your
User ID and password.
Configuring Browsers for Maximizer Web Access
Maximizer Web Access runs in Microsoft Internet Explorer and
Mozilla Firefox. For an up-to-date list of supported browsers, visit the
Maximizer website: www.maximizer.com
If you use Internet Explorer, you may need to adjust your security settings to access the full functionality of Maximizer Web Access. In
Internet Explorer, you must add the Maximizer Web Access server to the Trusted sites zone with the security level set to Medium-low.
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To configure Internet Explorer to use Maximizer
Web Access
In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options, and select the Security tab.
Select the Trusted sites security zone, and click Sites.
If necessary, clear the Require server verification (https:) for
all sites in this zone checkbox.
Enter the URL for the Maximizer Web Access server and click
Add.
Click Close.
Maximizer Web Access is added to the Trusted sites security zone.
With the Trusted sites zone still selected, click Custom Level.
In the Reset custom settings area, select Medium-low from the Reset to drop-down list.
Click OK to save the changes in the Security Settings dialog box, and click OK again to save your Internet options.
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Navigation Tips
Because Maximizer Web Access runs inside your browser, you navigate its pages the same way you navigate a website. Here are some tips for navigating Maximizer Web Access:
• To move back a page, click the Back button on your browser’s toolbar. Click the Forward button on the browser's toolbar to move forward. (On the keyboard, you can move backwards and forwards by pressing Alt + left or right arrow key.)
• If you repeatedly run Maximizer Web Access from the same computer, create a Favorite or Bookmark to the Login page so you never have to re-enter the URL.
Maximizer Web Access Interface
Like in Maximizer, information in Maximizer is displayed in lists, which means that it can be sorted and arranged in rows and columns.
You can easily move from page to page to access different types of entries. For detailed information on using Maximizer Web Access, see the Maximizer Web Access User’s Guide. (In Maximizer Web Access, select Help > User’s Guide.)
Keep the following points in mind when working with the Maximizer
Web Access pages.
Select or open entries in the list to view information and perform tasks on the entries.
Use the menus to access all tasks that are available in the current page.
Select an icon in the icon bar to move to a different page.
At the top of the icon bar, use the button with the arrows on it to hide or display the icon bar view.
Use the view bars in a page to filter your list and access common tasks and the column setup.
Hover your mouse over an entry and click the Summary icon to view additional information on the entry in a pop-up window.
Use the controls at the bottom of a list to choose the number of entries displayed on a page and to navigate from page to page.
Click on a page number to move to a different page. The arrow buttons take you to the next and previous pages, as well as to the first and last page. The ellipsis buttons take you to the next and previous 10 pages.
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Hover your mouse over the links in the left navigation pane to access additional commands in pop-ups including the following:
Recent Entries to select an Address Book entry that you recently accessed.
User Information to view phone lists and status of other
Maximizer users.
Links to access external links.
Administration to access administrative tasks.
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Partner Access
Maximizer users can access the sample Escona Tutorial
Address Book using “Paul” as the user ID and “password” as the password.
Partner Access is a web application that creates a two-way flow of information between your organization and its business partners.
Organizations with an extended sales force of resellers or dealers need a way to distribute and monitor sales opportunities to these partners. Partner Access allows business partners to access Address
Book entries, sales opportunities, customer service cases, and news/ events over the Internet.
Staff can publish news to the site. News items can be filtered for partners based on their interest areas.
Customer service cases may be associated with a Contact of a
Company or an Individual. Partners (the Contact associated with the case) can then follow the progress of the case. Partners can also search the knowledge base for related articles.
Partners access Partner Access using the URL and setup PIN sent by email by the site administrator. See the Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide for more information about setting up Partner
Access.
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Viewing and Modifying Address Book Entries
Partners can view and modify associated Address Book entries in the site.
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To view and modify Address Book entries
In Partner Access, click the Address Book icon.
All the Address Book entries that are associated with a partner appear (these entries have the partner assigned to them in the
Basic Information tab of an entry).
Click on an Address Book entry to open it.
Click Edit to make modifications to the entry.
Use the buttons on the menu bar to print a Detailed report, view the properties of the entry, copy information to the
Windows clipboard, and create new opportunities.
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Working with Opportunities, Notes, and Documents
Opportunities are assigned to partners by selecting a partner on the Partner tab of the opportunity. Leads are assigned by assigning the partner to the lead on the
Basic Information tab of the
Address Book entry. Each time a partner is assigned an opportunity or a lead, the partner is notified by email.
Opportunities, notes, and documents for those Address Book entries can also be created, modified, or deleted (if provided the necessary right to do so). Partners may view and update opportunities that have been assigned to them in Maximizer. Assigned leads are also available to partners.
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To add and modify opportunities, notes, and documents
While an Address Book entry is open, click on the corresponding tab—Opportunities, Notes, or Documents tab.
Click Add to add a new opportunity, note, or document.
To open an opportunity, a note, or a document, click on it.
To edit an opportunity, a note, or document, click the Edit button.
Use the Download button to open a document.
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Working with Customer Service Cases
Partners can view and enter cases in Partner Access. Cases can be limited by the site administrator to only those cases associated with the partner or to all cases in an Address Book.
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To view and enter cases
Open the Customer Service page by clicking on the corresponding icon.
To add a case, click Edit and choose Create a Customer
Service Case. A wizard appears where you enter the case details.
To open a case, click on it.
To print a detailed report of the case, view the case
properties, or view a knowledge base article associated with a case, click the corresponding button.
Click on the Notes and Documents tabs of a case to see the related notes and documents.
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Customer Access
Maximizer users can access the sample Escona Tutorial
Address Book using “Mary” as the user ID and “password” as the password.
Customer Access offers customers a number of web-based services.
The site’s functionality is very similar to Partner Access in that
Customer Access can be customized to display information essential to your customers. Staff can publish to the site news such as new products or services; news items can be filtered for customers based on their interest areas.
Customers can follow the progress of their customer service cases and even enter cases if given the proper access rights by the site administrator. The knowledge base can also be searched for related
articles. For more information, see “Partner Access” on page 275.
As with Partner Access, customers use the URL and setup PIN sent by email by the site administrator to access Customer Access. They then set up their own login information. See the Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide for more information about setting up
Customer Access.
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In this chapter...
“Accessing Address Book Entries” on page 285
“Modifying Entries” on page 290
“Sending and Saving Email Messages” on page 293
“Accessing Opportunities” on page 295
“Accessing Customer Service Cases” on page 300
“Accessing User-Defined Fields” on page 305
“Accessing Documents” on page 308
“Accessing Calendar Appointments and Hotlist Tasks” on page 309
“Accessing the Company Library” on page 313
“Using Favorite Lists” on page 316
“Viewing Dashboards” on page 317
“Setting Wireless Access Preferences” on page 318
“Creating Shortcuts to Wireless Access Sites” on page 319
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Wireless Access
Wireless Access is installed as part of the Maximizer
Components for IIS. Check with your system administrator for further information.
Instructions for installing, enabling, and configuring
Wireless Access are in the
Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide .
Wireless Access is a website that lets you access your Maximizer
Address Books from wireless devices. You can access the following types of information in Wireless Access:
• Address Book information
• Opportunities
• Customer service cases
• Hotlist tasks and appointments
• User-defined fields
• Notes
• Company Library documents
• Dashboards
Depending on the type of device you are using, the screens and procedures may vary slightly.
Compatible Devices and Browsers
In order for Wireless Access to display properly on devices, you should enable JavaScript and HTML tables in your web browser.
Several devices are compatible with Wireless Access. Check with either Maximizer Software Inc. or your Business Partner for compatibility before deployment. Any HTML web browser is compatible with Wireless Access including the following:
• Go.Web for RIM devices
• Palm Web Pro for Palm devices
• Pocket Internet Explorer for Windows CE devices
• Opera for SmartPhones/PDAs
• Safari for Apple iPhone
Visit the Maximizer website at www.maximizer.com for the most up to date list of supported browsers.
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Logging In to Wireless Access
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To log in to Wireless Access
On your device, enter the URL for the site into your browser as follows:
<Server Name>/MaximizerWireless e.g., http://wirelessweb.maximizer.com/maximizerwireless
Select the Address Book, enter your User ID and Password
(Maximizer User ID and Password), and then click Enter.
The Wireless Access home page appears.
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Navigating Pages
From each of the main Wireless Access pages, you can use the navigation footer to move to the Address Book, Opportunity,
Customer Service, Calendar/Hotlist, and Company Library pages. You can also use the Back and Home buttons to navigate the site.
You can navigate pages in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click the associated link to access the Address Book, Opportunities, Customer Service,
Calendar/Hotlist, Company Library, Dashboard and Preferences pages.
From the navigation footer on any of the main pages in Wireless
Access, click the Address Book, Opportunity, Customer
Service, Calendar/Hotlist, or Company Library icons.
Click the Back and Home icons to return to a previous page or go to the Wireless Access home page.
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Accessing Address Book Entries
You can access the Address Book page in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click Address Book.
From the navigation footer on the main pages, click the
Address Book icon.
Searching for Address Book Entries
You can search for Address Book entries by last name, first name, company name, phone number, or email address in Wireless Access.
You can also perform a Quick Search to search for Companies,
Individuals, or Contacts directly from the main page. With the Quick
Search you can search by Company name or by last name. You can
also retrieve all Address Book entries in a Favorite List. See “Using
Favorite Lists” on page 316 for more information.
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To search for Address Book entries
Open the Address Book page.
In the Search By drop-down list, select the field that you want to search for.
In Search For field, enter the text to search for.
In the Matching area, select the types of entries you want to retrieve—Company, Individual, or Contact.
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Click Search.
The page displays a list of matching Address Book entries.
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To perform a Quick Search
In the Search Company by Name or Search Person by Last
Name field on the Wireless Access home page, enter the name of the Company or person.
Click Search.
The page displays a list of matching Address Book entries.
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Viewing Address Book Entries
You can view the details of existing Address Book entries in Wireless
Access. You can access Address Book entries from searches, from
Favorite Lists, or from open opportunities, customer service cases, appointments, and tasks associated with the Address Book entries.
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To view an Address Book entry
• After performing a search or retrieving a Favorite List, click on the entry to open it.
– or –
• In an open opportunity, case, or appointment, click the link to the Address Book entry.
– or –
• From the Actions drop-down list in an open task, click View
Company/Individual/Contact.
The page displays all the fields that have values for the Address
Book entry.
Adding New Address Book Entries
You can add new Companies and Individuals from the main Address
Book page. You can add Contacts from existing Address Book entries.
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To add a Company or an Individual
From the Address Book page, click Add New Company/
Individual.
The New Company or New Individual page opens.
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Enter the basic information for the Company or Individual.
When you are finished, click OK.
The Company Information or Individual Information page opens displaying all the fields that have values for the Company or
Individual.
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To add a Contact
Open an existing Company or Individual.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Add > Contact and click Go.
The New Contact page opens.
Enter the basic information about the Contact.
When you are finished, click OK.
The Contact Information page opens displaying all the fields that have values for the Contact.
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Phoning Address Book Entries
You can phone Address Book entries from the list of entries after performing searches or retrieving Favorite Lists or from open entries.
Entries’ phone numbers are displayed only if the column setup includes a phone number field. Your administrator can specify the column setup used in Wireless
Access.
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To phone an Address Book entry
• In a list of entries, click on the phone number next to the entry.
– or –
In an open entry, click on the phone number that you want to call. You can choose any phone number that’s specified for the entry.
Drawing Maps
You can quickly draw a map showing the location of an Address
Book entry or of the Address Book entry associated with an opportunity or customer service case.
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To draw a map of an Address Book entry
Open an Address Book entry, opportunity, or customer service case.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Draw a Map and click
Go.
Choose an online map site and click Go.
The map to the Address Book entry’s location appears.
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Modifying Entries
You can modify Address Book entries, opportunities, customer service cases, appointments, tasks, and notes in Wireless Access.
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To modify an entry
Open the entry.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Modify and click Go.
Modify any of the fields.
When you are finished, click OK to save the changes.
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Associating Contacts with Entries
You can change the Contact associated with an existing opportunity or case or add a Contact to an opportunity or a case that is associated to only a Company or Individual.
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To associate a Contact with an entry
Open the entry.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Edit > Contact and click Go.
The Modify Contact page opens showing the currently selected
Address Book entry and Contact. You can search for other
Contacts to associate with the entry.
In the Search by drop-down list, select Last Name or
Company.
In the Search for field, enter the text to search for, and click
Search.
The page refreshes and displays the Contacts matching the search criteria.
Select the Contact, and click OK.
The Contact is added to the entry.
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Selecting Products/Services and Categories
For more information on displaying products/services and categories see Maximizer
Help and Administrator Help.
You can select products/services and categories for opportunities, customer service cases, and appointments.
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To select products/services and categories for an entry
Open the entry.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Edit > Products/
Services or Edit > Categories and click Go.
The Select values for Products/Services or the Select values for
Categories page opens.
Select values for the products/services or categories for the entry.
Click OK.
The items you select are displayed in the entry.
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Sending and Saving Email Messages
In Wireless Access you can send email to Address Book entries and save the email messages in Maximizer. In addition to the typical email functionality of your wireless device, you can save email messages as notes or documents with Address Book entries.
You can send email to Address Book entries in Wireless Access from open entries or from the list of entries after performing a search or retrieving a Favorite List.
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To send an email message to an Address Book entry
In a list of entries, click on the email address next to the entry.
You can choose only the main email address for the entry.
– or –
In an open entry, click on an email address. You can choose any email address that’s specified for the entry.
The Send Email page opens. By default, the current Address
Book entry’s email address is included in the To field.
To add additional Address Book entries, click the To, Cc, or Bcc button, and search the Address Book.
• In the Search by drop-down list, select Last Name or
Company.
• In the Search for field, enter the text to search for, then click
Search.
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• In the Entries available for assignment section, select the Address Book entries that you want to add to the email.
Click OK when you are finished.
Your logging options for email must be enabled for notes in your user preferences in
Maximizer (Preferences >
Logging tab) for the logging options to work properly.
Specify a subject and body text for the email message.
In the Logging section, specify your logging options.
• Save body text of an email message that is sent to an Address
Book entry as a note in the Notes window or as a document in the Documents window.
• Specify default text to be included as part of a note.
Click Send.
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Accessing Opportunities
You can access the Opportunities page in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click Opportunities.
From the navigation footer on the main pages, click the
Opportunities icon.
Searching for Opportunities
You can search for Opportunities by Company name and you can filter your searches by opportunity status in Wireless Access. You can
also retrieve all opportunities in a Favorite List. See “Using Favorite
Lists” on page 316 for more information.
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To search for an opportunity
Open the Opportunities page.
In the Status drop-down list, select the status of the opportunity or select All Opportunities.
In the Company field, specify the name of the company that the opportunity is associated with.
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Click Search.
All opportunities matching the search criteria are displayed.
Viewing Opportunities
The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > Opps from the
Actions drop-down list.
You can view the details of existing opportunities in Wireless Access.
You can access opportunities from searches, from Favorite Lists, or from Address Book entries associated with the opportunities.
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To view an opportunity
From the Opportunities page, perform a search or retrieve a
Favorite List.
– or –
In the View section at the top of an open Address Book entry, click Opps.
Click on the opportunity to open it.
The page displays all the fields that have values for the opportunity.
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Adding New Opportunities
You can add new opportunities from Address Book entries or from existing opportunities. When you create a new opportunity from an existing one, the Address Book entry associated with the original opportunity is also associated with the new opportunity.
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To add a new opportunity
Open the existing entry.
From the Actions drop-down list in an Address Book entry, select Add > Opportunity, and click Go.
– or –
From the Actions drop-down list in an opportunity, select
Create a New Opportunity, and click Go.
If Products/Services is a mandatory field, select the products/ services for the opportunity, and click Next.
If Categories is a mandatory field, select the categories for the opportunity, and click Next.
The remaining information is displayed. Mandatory fields are marked with asterisks (*).
Enter the remaining fields for the opportunity.
Click OK to save the opportunity.
The opportunity is created.
In Wireless Access, you can associate Contacts, sales teams, leaders competitors, and partners to opportunities only after creating them.
For more information, see the following sections:
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“Associating Contacts with Entries” on page 291
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“Assigning Sales Teams and Leaders to Opportunities” on page 298
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“Assigning Competitors and Partners to Opportunities” on page 298
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Assigning Sales Teams and Leaders to Opportunities
You can assign sales teams to opportunities in Wireless Access. While selecting a sales team, you can also select a leader for the opportunity.
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To assign a sales team to an opportunity
Open the opportunity.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Edit > Sales Team, and click Go.
The Select a sales team page opens.
From the Sales team drop-down list, select a sales team, and click OK.
The Select an opportunity leader page opens. The designated team leader is selected by default.
Select a leader for the opportunity, and click OK.
The opportunity is displayed with the Sales team and Leader fields updated.
Assigning Competitors and Partners to Opportunities
You can assign competitors and partners to opportunities in Wireless
Access. You can select any Address Book entries as competitors and partners. But you can also filter the Address Book to display only entries that are designated as competitors or partners. You can also remove competitors and partners that are already assigned to opportunities.
If the opportunity already has competitors or partners assigned to it, you can click the
Remove button to choose competitors or partners to remove from the opportunity.
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To assign a competitor or partner to an opportunity
Open the opportunity.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Edit > Competitors or
Edit > Partners and click Go.
The Search for Competitor or the Search for Partner page opens.
In the Search by drop down list, select Last Name or
Company.
In the Search for field, enter the text to search for.
Select the Ignore leads, Competitors only, or Partners only options to refine the search.
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All matching Address Book entries are retrieved.
Select the entry and click OK.
The opportunity is displayed with the Competitors or the
Partners section updated.
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Changing the Status of Opportunities
You can change the status of opportunities in Wireless Access.
Changing the status lets you complete your current opportunities.
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To change the status of an opportunity
Open the opportunity.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Edit > Status, and click
Go.
The Current working status page opens.
Select the new status of the opportunity, and click OK.
If the new status completes the opportunity, the Completion details page opens. Otherwise, the opportunity is saved with the new status.
Enter the details for the opportunity completion. Mandatory fields are marked with asterisks (*).
Click OK.
The opportunity is displayed with the Status section updated.
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Accessing Customer Service Cases
You can access the Customer Service page in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click Customer Service.
From the navigation footer on the main pages, click the
Customer Service icon.
Searching for Cases
To view customer service cases, you can search by the case status and by the assigned user. You can also retrieve a Favorite List. For more
information on Favorite Lists see “Using Favorite Lists” on page 316.
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To search for a case
Open the Customer Service page.
In the Status drop-down list, select the status of the case that you want to retrieve or select All Cases.
In the Assigned to drop-down list, select the Maximizer user that the case is assigned to, or select the empty field to retrieve cases assigned to all users.
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The page displays all cases matching the search criteria.
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Viewing Cases
The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > Cases from the
Actions drop-down list.
You can view the details of existing customer service cases in Wireless
Access. You can access cases from searches, from Favorite Lists, or from Address Book entries associated with the cases.
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To view a case
From the Customer Service page, perform a search or retrieve a
Favorite List.
– or –
In the View section at the top of an open Address Book entry, click Cases.
Click on the case to open it.
The page displays all of the fields that have values for the case.
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Adding New Cases
You can add new cases from Address Book entries or from existing cases. When you create a new case from an existing case, the Address
Book entry associated with the original case is also associated with the new case.
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To add a new case
Open the existing entry.
From the Actions drop-down list in an Address Book entry, select Add > Case and click Go.
– or –
From the Actions drop-down list in a case, select Create a New
Case.
The Select Values for Products/Services page opens.
Select the Products/Services for the case, and click Next.
If Category is a mandatory field, the Select Values for Categories
page opens. If Category is not a mandatory field, skip to Step 5.
Select the Categories for the case, and click Next.
The remaining information is displayed. Mandatory fields are marked with asterisks (*).
Enter the remaining fields for the case.
Click OK to save the case.
You can associate a Contact with the case only after creating the
case. For more information, see “Associating Contacts with Entries” on page 291.
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Assigning, Escalating, and Resolving Cases
You can assign, escalate, and resolve customer service cases in
Wireless Access. When you assign cases, you can reassign the cases to any customer service team member. When you escalate cases, you can reassign the cases to only managers. When you resolve cases, you can specify billing information. You can automatically notify the assigned user, the case owner, and the Address Book entry when the case is reassigned or resolved. And you can create a Hotlist task to check on the case when the case is reassigned.
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To assign, escalate, or resolve a case
Open the case.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Action > Resolve/
Assign/Escalate and click Go.
In the Assignment area, select the Maximizer user that you are assigning the case to, select the status of the case, and enter a note to accompany the case.
– or –
In the Case Resolution Information area, select the status of the case, specify the billing information, and enter a note to accompany the case.
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In the Actions area, specify whether or not you want to apply a follow-up action.
Click OK.
If you select to assign/escalate/resolve the case without a followup action, the changes are saved to the case.
If you select to apply a follow-up action, the Follow-up Actions page opens.
Select the follow-up actions that you want to apply to the case—
Notify the assigned user by email, Notify the case owner
by email, Notify the Address Book entry by email, or
Create Hotlist task for myself to check on this case.
Click OK.
The changes are saved to the case and the selected actions are automatically applied.
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Accessing User-Defined Fields
The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > UDFs from the
Actions drop-down list.
You can view and modify user-defined fields associated with Address
Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases.
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To view and modify user-defined fields
Open the entry.
In the View section at the top of the entry, click UDFs.
The User-Defined Field List page opens. The list may be empty if values are not yet selected for any of the entry’s user-defined fields.
To view the blank user-defined fields click Show blank fields.
The list displays all user-defined fields for the type of entry.
To modify a user-defined field, click on the user-defined field.
Then, enter or select a new value, and click OK.
The user-defined field is updated.
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Accessing Notes
The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > Notes from the
Actions drop-down list.
You can access notes associated with Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases in Wireless Access.
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To view a note
Open the entry.
In the View section at the top of the entry, click Notes.
In the Type drop-down list, select the type of note that you want to view, or select All Notes.
In the Category drop-down box, select the category that the note belongs to, or select All Categories.
Click Search.
Notes matching the search criteria are returned. For long lists, you can click Next or Previous at the bottom of the page to view more notes.
Click on the note to view its details.
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You can add new notes to existing Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases.
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To add a note
Open the entry.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Add > Note.
The New Note page opens.
In the Full Access and Read Access drop-down lists, select the user or group that has access rights to the note, or select Public to give full access or read access to all Maximizer users.
You can also change the date and time of the note and assign a category to the note.
In the Text field, enter the text for the note.
Click OK to save the note.
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Accessing Documents
The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > Docs from the
Actions drop-down list.
You can access documents attached to Address Book entries, opportunities, and customer service cases in Wireless Access.
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To access a document attached to an entry
Open the entry.
In the View section at the top of the entry, click Docs.
In the Name field, enter the name of the document. Or leave the field blank to retrieve all documents.
In the Category drop-down list, select the document’s category.
Or select All Categories.
Click Search.
Documents matching the search criteria are returned. For long document lists, you can click Next or Previous at the bottom of the page to view more documents.
Click on the document to view its details.
Once the document entry is open, you can use the Actions dropdown list to delete it and send it by email. For more information on
sending email in Wireless access, see “Sending and Saving Email
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Accessing Calendar Appointments and Hotlist Tasks
You can access the Calendar / Hotlist page in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click Calendar / Hotlist.
From the navigation footer on the main pages, click the
Calendar / Hotlist icon.
Viewing the Calendar
The default calender view follows the settings in the
Calendar/Hotlist preferences in
Maximizer. If the default calendar view in Maximizer is monthly or weekly list, the default calendar view in
Wireless Access is set to weekly.
You can view the Calendar/Hotlist in Daily or Weekly view mode. Use the back and forward arrows to move between days or weeks.
You can also go directly to a specific date or week by using the Date
Picker. To open the Date Picker, click the date link below the Actions drop-down list.
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To change the calendar view
Open the Calendar/Hotlist.
From the Actions drop-down list, select View Daily or View
Weekly and click Go.
Viewing Appointments and Tasks
You can view the details of appointments and tasks in Wireless
Access. You can access appointments and tasks from the Calendar or from Address Book entries, opportunities, or customer service cases associated with the appointments and tasks.
To go back to the calendar view, click the Back icon.
➤
To view an appointment or task
Open the Calendar/Hotlist.
Locate the appointment or task in the Daily or Weekly view.
Click the appointment or task that you want to view.
The page displays details of the appointment or task.
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The links in the View section work only if JavaScript is enabled on your device. You can disable the View section in your Navigation Preferences. If the View section is not visible, select View > Appts/Tasks from the Actions drop-down list.
➤
To view an appointment or task associated with an entry
Open the entry.
In the View section at the top of the entry, click Appts or Tasks.
All appointments or tasks associated with the entry are displayed.
Click the appointment or task that you want to view.
The page displays details of the appointment or task.
In appointments, the Appt with: section displays all Address
Book entries assigned to the appointment. Entry information includes name, phone number, and email address.
Adding Appointments and Tasks
You can add personal appointments or tasks. And you can add appointments or tasks associated with Address Book entries or customer service cases.
When you add an appointment, the Date, From, and Until fields are filled in automatically, but you can change them if necessary. The
Subject field is mandatory and cannot be left blank.
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To add a personal appointment or task
Open the Calendar.
From the Actions drop-down list, select New Appointment/
Task and click Go.
Enter the appointment or task details and click OK.
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To add an appointment or task associated with an entry
Open the entry.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Add > Appointment/
Task and click Go.
Enter the appointment or task details and click OK.
When you create an appointment for a Contact, a link is added to the
Contact’s email address in the appointment details. Click the link to
compose an email message to the Contact. See “Sending and Saving
Email Messages” on page 293 for more information.
If your device supports automatic dialing, you can click the Contact’s phone number in the appointment details to make a call. See
“Phoning Address Book Entries” on page 289 for more information.
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Accessing the Company Library
You can access the Company Library page in the following ways:
From the Wireless Access home page, click Company Library.
From the navigation footer on the main pages, click the
Company Library icon.
➤
To browse in the Company Library
Click on a folder to open it and display its contents.
In the folder path, click on a parent folder to navigate to a folder further up in the hierarchy.
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Searching for Documents in the Company Library
You can search for Company Library documents by file name, author, creation date, and last modified date. You can search the entire
Company Library or you can search a specific folder.
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To search for a document in the Company Library
Open the Company Library page.
To narrow your search to a specific folder, navigate to the folder.
From the Actions drop-down list, select the type of search you want to perform—File Name, Author, Creation Date, or Last
Modified Date, and click Go.
The Document Search page opens.
Specify the search criteria.
In the Scope of Search area, choose either to search the entire
Company Library or to search only the current folder. Click OK.
The search results are displayed.
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Sending Company Library Documents to Address Book Entries
You can send Company Library documents to Address Book entries by email in Wireless Access.
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To send Company Library documents
In the Company Library page, select the documents that you want to send.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Email document(s) and click Go.
The Send Email page opens with the documents attached to the email message.
Specify the recipient, the subject, the body, and the logging options for the email message.
See “Sending and Saving Email Messages” on page 293 for more
information.
Click Send.
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Using Favorite Lists
To modify a Favorite List you must have the necessary access rights.
You can access Favorite Lists from the Address Book, Opportunities, and Customer Service pages. You can also modify Favorite Lists by adding or removing entries.
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To access a Favorite List
• In the Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer Service page, select a Favorite List from the Favorite Lists drop-down list and click Search. The entries for the Favorite List are displayed.
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To add an entry to a Favorite List
Open the entry that you want to add to the Favorite List.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Favorite Lists > Add and click Go.
The Add current entry to Favorite List page opens.
Select the Favorite List you want to add the entry to, and click
OK.
The entry is added to the Favorite List.
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To remove an entry from a Favorite List
Open the entry that you want to remove from the Favorite List.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Favorite Lists >
Remove and click Go.
The Remove current entry from Favorite List page opens.
Select the Favorite List you want to remove the entry from, and click OK.
The entry is removed from the Favorite List.
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Viewing Dashboards
You can view dashboard in Wireless Access. If an indicator in a dashboard is configured with a Click Through to a Maximizer list or to another dashboard, you can click the indicator to view more information.
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To view a dashboard in Wireless Access
On the Wireless Access home page, click Dashboard.
Select a dashboard from the drop-down list and click Go to view a different dashboard.
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Setting Wireless Access Preferences
You can change your navigation preferences from the Preferences page in Wireless Access. The navigation preferences determine if the view actions are displayed as links or displayed in the Actions dropdown list.
➤
To change the navigation preferences
On the Wireless Access home page, click Preferences.
Under Wireless Access preferences, click Navigation.
Select or clear the Display View actions as links option.
• To display the actions as links in open entries, select the option.
• To display the actions in the Actions drop-down list, clear the option.
Click OK.
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Creating Shortcuts to Wireless Access Sites
You can create shortcuts to specific Wireless Access sites on your
BlackBerry device. You can set up multiple shortcuts to different sites and Address Books. The shortcuts take you directly to the Wireless
Access home page without requiring that you enter your login credentials. You can access the shortcuts from a program installed on your BlackBerry device.
Installing the Wireless Access Shortcuts Application
You can download the Wireless Access Shortcuts application from the Wireless Access home page.
The Wireless Access server must be configured properly before installing the Wireless
Access Shortcuts application on devices. See the more information.
Maximizer
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To install the Wireless Access Shortcuts application
On the Wireless Access home page, click Create shortcut on
your Blackberry device.
The Shortcut to Wireless Access page opens with information about the application.
The page displays the URL of the current site and the database name of the current Address Book. You must supply this information when you set up the shortcuts.
Click Download the shortcut creation application.
The Wireless Access Shortcuts application is installed on your
BlackBerry device.
Adding Shortcuts to Wireless Access Sites
You can add shortcuts to Address Books on Wireless Access sites from the Wireless Access Shortcuts application installed on your BlackBerry device. While setting up shortcuts, you must supply the URL of the
Wireless Access site and the database name of the Address Book. You can view this information for the current Address Book while installing the Wireless Access shortcut application from the Wireless
Access home page.
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To add a shortcut to a Wireless Access site
On your BlackBerry device, select the Wireless Access
Shortcuts icon.
The Wireless Access Shortcuts application opens.
Click the Menu key, and select Add.
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In the Display Name field, enter a name for the shortcut.
Enter the URL of the site and the database name of the
Address Book.
Enter your user ID and password.
Click the Menu key, and select Save.
Opening Wireless Access Sites from Shortcuts
After setting up the shortcuts, you can quickly open an Address Book in Wireless Access from the shortcut program on your BlackBerry device.
➤
To open a Wireless Access site from a shortcut
On your BlackBerry device, select the Wireless Access
Shortcuts icon.
The Wireless Access Shortcuts application opens.
Select a shortcut.
The selected Wireless Access site opens directly to the home page.
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Customize Maximizer to suit your needs
In this chapter...
“Customizing the Interface” on page 324
“Web Inquiry Forms for Websites” on page 332
“Income and Expenses” on page 335
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Preferences
You can personalize how Maximizer works for you. Maximizer provides you with various settings that give a great deal of flexibility in how you work—in other words, Maximizer adapts to the way you want to work.
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To set your Maximizer preferences
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the tab for the settings you want to edit.
• Select System Defaults to specify default settings and
Microsoft Outlook integration options.
• Select Logging to specify how notes are logged for various actions.
• Select Format to specify date and address formats.
• Select Calendar/Hotlist to specify the default settings and access rights for the calendar and Hotlist.
• Select Dialing to specify settings for dialing phone calls from
Maximizer.
• Select Transfer to specify settings for transferring information between Address Books.
• Select Envelopes, Labels, or Reports to specify settings for printing envelopes, labels, and reports from Maximizer.
• Select Email to specify the default settings for sending email and the email server.
• Select Outlook Synchronization to specify settings for synchronizing Address Book information with Microsoft
Outlook.
• Select Printing to HTML to specify settings for creating
HTML files from Maximizer information.
• Select Diagnostic to specify settings for logging error messages.
• Select Overview Page to specify options for the My Work
Day page.
Edit the settings and click OK to save the changes.
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Customizing the Interface
You can customize the basic Maximizer interface in a number of ways. You can select the layout of the main window. You can adjust the properties of the icon bar containing the icons linking to the main Maximizer windows.
The following sections contain information on customizing the
Maximizer interface:
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“Adjusting the Icon Bar” on page 325
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“Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar” on page 326
Window Layout
You can control what windows are displayed and how they are laid out. On the Setup tab, you can select Window > Window Settings from the Workspace group to select one of the Maximizer window views—Classic, Outlook Style, and Custom.
• Classic displays the following windows below the controlling
(main) windows. This setting is Maximizer’s default window layout.
• Outlook Style is somewhat similar to Microsoft Outlook’s display. The controlling windows form the left pane while the following windows occupy the top-right and bottom-right panes.
• Custom allows you to control what windows are displayed. For example, use this option if you want only the Address Book and
Calendar windows open, without their following windows open.
Open the windows you want using the icons on the icon bar or the Switch Windows commands. (On the View tab, select Switch
Window from the Window group.) Then, tile the windows. (On the Setup tab, select Window > Window Management from the
Workspace group, and select an option.) Of course, you can manually size any window.
You can also control such things as the colors, fonts, and grid lines in your windows. (On the Setup tab, select Window > Window Settings from the Workspace group, and choose Set Color or Set Font.)
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Adjusting the Icon Bar
You can adjust the icon bar properties and also choose the state of the icon bar’s visibility.
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To adjust the icon bar
On the Setup tab, select Icon Bar from the Workspace group.
The Icon Bar Properties dialog box opens.
In the General area, set the default properties of the icon bar:
• Select the Visible option to display the icon bar in the
Maximizer window.
• Select the Display tooltips option to show information about each icon when you pass the mouse pointer over it.
Set the icon size to Small or Large.
Set the location of the icon bar.
• The Floating option allows you to place the icon bar anywhere inside the Maximizer window.
• The Docked at left and Docked at right options place the icon bar on the left or right side of the Maximizer window.
In the Set button order area, select the icons you want to be displayed.
Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to position the icons.
In the Recent entries list area, set the number of entries to be displayed.
To hide the section, clear the Show Recent Entries list option.
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Click OK.
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access toolbar is located directly above or below the ribbon. You can click the arrow button next to the toolbar to add or remove the default commands on the toolbar. You can also add any other command from the ribbon, from sub-menus, or from the icon bar to the Quick Access toolbar.
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To add a command to the Quick Access toolbar
• Right-click on the command, and select Add to Quick Access
Toolbar.
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To customize the Quick Access toolbar
Right-click anywhere in the ribbon, and select Customize Quick
Access Toolbar.
The Customize Quick Access Toolbar dialog box opens.
From the Choose commands from drop-down list, select the location of a command to add to the toolbar.
You can select a tab, the icon bar, or the Maximizer menu that displays when you click the Maximizer button.
Select a command, and click Add.
You can also select <Separator> to add a separator between commands.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more commands to the toolbar.
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To move a command on the toolbar, select the command on the right, and click the arrow buttons to move the command up or down in the list.
When you are finished, click OK to save the changes to the Quick
Access toolbar.
Custom Actions
Custom actions are commands that you can set up and personalize and then access from the Custom Actions tab. You can create the following types of custom actions:
• Browse a website – Open a specific website or HTML document.
• Open a document or run an application – Open a document or file, or run an external application such as a word processor, spreadsheet, or graphics program.
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Start a user-defined field for an Address Book entry –
Treat the value of an alphanumeric user-defined field as the fully qualified name of a document or an application to open or start.
For example, you could use an alphanumeric user-defined field to record a secondary web site for an Address Book entry. When you access the command, you can open the current Address Book entry's secondary website in your browser.
• Run a Maximizer macro – Run an existing Maximizer macro.
• Draw a graph from a defined graph catalog – View an existing graph in the graph catalog.
• Retrieve a search catalog – Retrieve an existing saved search from the search catalog in the Address Book, Opportunities,
Campaigns, or Customer Service window.
The following sections contain information on custom actions in
Maximizer:
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“Custom Actions Tab” on page 328
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“Creating Custom Actions Groups” on page 328
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Custom Actions Tab
You can access your custom actions from the Custom Actions tab. The custom actions are arranged into groups. When you set up your custom actions, you create the groups and add each action to an existing group. Custom toolbars created in previous versions of
Maximizer are converted into groups on the Custom Actions tab. The
Custom Actions tab is visible only after you create a custom actions group.
Creating Custom Actions Groups
You can create groups in the Custom Actions tab to perform personalized actions such as launching another application or performing a specific search that was saved in your search catalog.
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To create a group in the Custom Actions tab
On the Setup tab, select Custom Actions from the Workspace group.
The Custom Actions dialog box opens.
To create a new custom actions group, click Add.
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To add a button to an existing custom actions group, select the existing group, and click Properties.
The Customize Action Group Properties dialog box opens.
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Enter a name for the group, and click Add to add a command to the group.
The Add Action Button dialog box opens.
Under This new button will perform the following action, select the main action, and click Next.
Specify the details of the custom action.
• If you chose Browse a website or Open a document or an
application, click Browse to locate the document/application to run, or enter the URL or the path to the document/application.
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If you select a document, it opens in the default application for the type of document. To open the document with another application, specify the path to the application enclosed in double quotes, enter a space, then specify path to the file.
For example, to launch WordPad and open the file Notes.txt, in the Document/Application text box type the following:
“C:\ProgramFiles\Accessories\WordPad.exe” C:\Notes.txt
To load a new instance of an already running program, select the Load new instance checkbox.
• If you chose any other item, select the specific user-defined field, macro, graph, or search from the drop-down list.
Enter the Label and Tooltip, and click Next.
Select the type of button you would like to display for the command, and click Finish or Next depending on the option you choose.
If you chose to display the default button, Maximizer selects the
button automatically, and you can skip to step 9.
Select the image to use for the custom action, and click Finish.
• If you chose to use a standard Maximizer button, select one of the available buttons.
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• If you chose to use an external image file (bitmap), locate the image using the ellipsis button.
To add another custom action to the group, return to step 3 and
repeat the steps for the next custom action.
If desired, change the position of the new command in the group using the arrows, and click OK to save the group.
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Web Inquiry Forms for Websites
Maximizer can help you create an inquiry form to collect pertinent information from your website visitors. The collected information is sent to the specified email addresses as an .MTI or .XML file and then imported directly into Maximizer as Address Book entries by double-clicking on the file. You can also use a direct import (direct insert) of information.
You can create web inquiry forms with the Web Inquiry Form wizard.
You can use the wizard for the following tasks:
• Save the web form settings as a template for future editing, so you can customize the form as the need arises.
• Select the Maximizer fields, including user-defined fields, you want to appear on the form. Information entered in the form’s
Last Name field, for example, is inserted into the Last Name field when importing information into Maximizer. If you have chosen a table user-defined field, a drop-down list is automatically created so customers can select available choices.
• Change displayed field names. For example, if you want to include in the form an existing Maximizer user-defined field called “GIC Heard About”, you can choose to display a helpful label such as “How did you hear about our GIC program?”.
• Designate mandatory fields, in addition to the last name and email address fields. If information is not entered in these mandatory fields, the customer will be notified via a Failure page.
• Create rules to manage when collected information is sent to the website administrator (or whatever other email addresses you specify).
• Use HTML to customize the look of the areas above and below the web form; the look of the form itself cannot be customized.
• Use HTML to customize the Success page and the areas above and below the Failure page.
• Preview the web form and return to the respective wizard screens to make the required adjustments.
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To open the Web Inquiry Form wizard
• On the Tools tab, select Web Form from the Internet group.
Requirements for Web Inquiry Forms
If you are creating forms using the Web Inquiry Form wizard in
Maximizer, you must consider some mandatory circumstances regarding your Internet Service Provider (ISP). First, your ISP must support HTML file readings and CGI execute permissions. Second, if your ISP is running a UNIX server, you must ensure the ISP installs the following Perl modules:
• CGI
• Net::SMTP
• MIME::Base64
Third, you may have to ask your ISP to install the “winqcgi.pl” file into a folder that has execute permissions.
You may also have to modify the generated web form HTML page to target the winqcgi.pl file installed by the ISP. To do so, modify the following line:
<FORM action=”winqcgi.pl” method=”post” name=”mtiform”>
to
<FORM action=”/cgi-bin/winqcgi.pl” method=”post” name=”mtiform”>
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Creating Direct Insert Web Forms
You can set up your web forms so that they insert new entries directly into a Maximizer Address Book. In order to create direct insert forms, Maximizer must be installed on the web server that is hosting your web form. Before creating the direct insert web form, you must first set up a virtual directory. If your web server runs
Windows Server 2003, you also need to add a web service extension for the web form.
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To create a direct insert web form
Create a folder for the web form.
On the Tools tab, select Web Form from the Internet group.
The Web Inquiry Form Wizard opens.
Follow the instructions in the Web Inquiry Form Wizard.
• On the Server and File Options screen, select the Direct
Insert option.
Copy the form’s .html files and the winqcgi.exe (for Windows servers) or winqcgi.pl (for Unix servers) file to the folder.
Launch IIS and create a virtual directory pointing to the folder.
For more information on IIS and virtual directories, see the
Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
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Income and Expenses
Use the Expenses window to record your income and expense items in separate accounts. Keep the following points in mind when working in the Expenses window.
Select the Personal icon, and select the Expenses tab to open the Expenses window.
Income and expenses are split up into accounts. The account totals are displayed for the current month and the current year.
Use the Filter drop-down list and the Previous Month and
Next Month buttons to change the month for which income and expenses are displayed.
The following sections contain information on keeping track of income and expenses in Maximizer:
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“Adding Income and Expense Accounts” on page 336
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“Recording Income and Expenses” on page 337
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Adding Income and Expense Accounts
Income and expenses are stored in accounts. Before recording income or expense items, you must set up the accounts. You can share accounts with other Maximizer users or keep them private.
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To add an account
Select the Personal icon, and select the Expenses tab to open the Expenses window.
On the Home tab, select Account from the Create group.
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Right-click and select Add Account.
The New Income/Expense Account dialog box opens.
In the Account area, enter a name and a description for the account.
The description is the text that identifies the account in the
Expenses window. The name is required but not displayed in the
Expenses window.
In the Type area, select the type of account—Expense or
Income.
In the Security area, select Public to share the account with other Maximizer users or Private to keep the account private.
Click OK to finish adding the account.
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Recording Income and Expenses
Once you have set up your income and expense accounts, you can record income and expenses for specific days.
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To record an income or expense amount
Select the Personal icon, and select the Expenses tab to open the Expenses window.
If necessary, select a month for the expense/income.
• From the Filter drop-down list, select a month in the current year.
• Click the Select Month and Year icon and specify any year and month.
Double-click on the account to open it.
The Account dialog box opens displaying details of the account.
In the Daily summary list, select the day for the income/expense amount.
In the Amount field, enter the amount for the income/expense, and click Add.
You can enter multiple amounts to add them all to the selected day.
Click OK to save the change to the account.
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Reporting
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Report on the Progress of Your Business
In this chapter...
“Printing Reports from Maximizer” on page 358
“Exporting Entries to Microsoft Excel” on page 360
“Graphing and Charting” on page 361
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Dashboards
Designed for executives and upper management, dashboards shows up-to-the-second indicators of your company’s performance. Like a car’s dashboard, dashboard indicators monitor daily activities and events in real time, so you can see which areas are doing well and which areas need attention.
With this type of information on your screen at all times, you can see in a glance how your company is doing and even see the indicators register activity from moment to moment.
For important indicators, such as daily lost or won opportunities, you can configure Dashboard to notify you with an alarm when the indicator passes a certain mark. This helps to notify you when a critical situation has occurred that requires your attention, or when you surpass a goal that you set for your team.
The following sections contain information on working with dashboards:
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“Viewing Dashboard” on page 340
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“Setting Up Dashboards” on page 341
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“Creating Dashboards” on page 342
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“About Indicators” on page 343
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“Adding Indicators to Dashboards” on page 346
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“Customizing Indicator Controls” on page 350
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“Moving and Resizing Dashboard Indicators” on page 351
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“Modifying Dashboard Properties” on page 352
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“Importing Dashboards” on page 352
Viewing Dashboard
If the Dashboards tab is not displayed, click Settings and ensure the Show Dashboards checkbox is selected.
You can view dashboards from the Dashboards tab in the My Work
Day window. If the dashboard you want to view is not displayed, select it from the drop-down list. Note that you must have read permission for Dashboards to access the Dashboards tab.
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To view a dashboard
Select the My Work Day icon, and select the Dashboards tab.
From the drop-down list, select the dashboard you want to view.
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The selected dashboard is displayed in the My Work Day window.
Setting Up Dashboards
Setting up a new dashboard involves the following tasks:
Set up searches or SQL metrics for your dashboard indicators.
For more information, see “About Indicators” on page 343.
Create the dashboard using the Dashboard Wizard.
For more information, see “Creating Dashboards” on page 342.
Add indicators to the dashboard.
For more information, see “Adding Indicators to Dashboards” on page 346.
Customize the appearance of the dashboard indicators.
For more information, see “Customizing Indicator Controls” on page 350.
Resize and move the dashboard indicators.
For more information, see “Moving and Resizing Dashboard
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Creating Dashboards
You can create new dashboards from the Dashboards tab of the My
Work Day window. While creating the dashboard, you can add multiple indicators to the dashboard. The new dashboard is available to any user or group that you give read access to. When you create a dashboard, you have the option of publishing it to Wireless Access.
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To create a dashboard
In the Dashboards tab of the My Work Day window, select the
Dashboard Wizard icon.
The Dashboard Wizard opens.
Select Create a New Dashboard selected, and click Next.
Enter the basic information for the dashboard.
• In the Dashboard Name field, specify a name for the dashboard.
• In the Full Access and Read Access fields, specify the
Maximizer user or group with access to the dashboard.
• Select Dashboard is available in Wireless Access to make the dashboard available to Wireless Access users.
If you don’t select this option, the dashboard is available only in Maximizer and in Maximizer Web Access. You might want to clear this option if the dashboard is not set up to display well on smaller screens.
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About Indicators
Click Next.
The Indicators screen opens.
Add an indicator to the dashboard.
For more information on adding indicators, see “Adding
Indicators to Dashboards” on page 346.
When you are finished adding indicators, click Finish in the
Dashboard Wizard to finish creating the dashboard and to view it in My Work Day.
Indicators display the information in your dashboards. Each dashboard can contain multiple indicators.
You can set up indicators to access information in your Address
Books in the following ways:
• Searches – You can link indicators with existing searches in the search catalog. The indicator reports either the number of entries returned in the search or a calculation based on fields in the entries.
• SQL metrics – Your administrator can set up SQL queries that report on any information in your Address Book. While they are defined in Administrator, you can add any of these metrics to your dashboard indicators in Maximizer.
You can choose from a number of indicator controls to display the data. These controls format your Address Book data in charts, lists, and gauges.
While setting up your indicators, you can set up Click Throughs for the indicators. Click Throughs determine what happens when a
Maximizer user clicks on an indicator.
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Searches for Indicators
You can use the Search by All Fields command to set up searches in the Address Book, Opportunities, Customer Service, and Campaigns windows and then save the searches to the search catalog. When you create indicators, you can select any of these saved searches to access data for the indicator. You can also report on quotas, appointments, and Hotlist tasks in your indicators. While you cannot save searches for these types of entries, you can set up some search criteria while creating the indicator.
While setting up the search criteria, you can specify generic values in your searches to make them reusable for different users and at different times. For fields that take Maximizer users as values, you can specify the current user as the value of the field. For date fields, you can specify values in relation to the current date, such as today, next month, and current fiscal quarter. Each time the search is run, values for the current user and values relative to the current date are retrieved.
SQL Metrics for Indicators
Your administrator can define any number of SQL metrics for dashboard indicators. You can specify any of these metrics when you create new indicators. When you create group indicators, you can define a number of SQL metrics for each indicator. For more information on setting up SQL metrics, see the Maximizer CRM
Administrator's Guide.
Reporting on Data for Indicators
After setting up your search from the search catalog, you can decide how to report on the search. The indicator can report on the entries in the following ways:
• Average – The indicator displays the average value of a selected numeric field for all entries returned in the search.
• Minimum – The indicator displays the minimum value of a selected numeric field for all entries returned in the search.
• Maximum – The indicator displays the maximum value of a selected numeric fields for all entries returned in the search.
• Range – The indicator displays the difference between the maximum and minimum values of a selected numeric field for all entries returned in the search.
• Record count – The indicator displays the number of entries returned in the search.
• Sum – The indicator displays the sum of a selected numeric field for all entries returned in the search.
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When you set up your indicators, you can choose from a number of controls in which to display your indicator. The controls determine how information is displayed in the indicator.
You can select the following types of controls:
• Group indicators – These controls display a number of values formatted as bar charts or pie charts.
• List Control – These controls format information in lists. They can report information directly from Maximizer records, or they can summarize information based on values from multiple entries.
• Gauges – These controls display a single numeric value for an indicator.
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Click Throughs for Indicators
While setting up indicators, you can specify a Click Through for the indicator. Click Throughs link indicators to Maximizer records, reports, or other dashboards.
When you set up your Click Throughs, you can choose the following options:
• No Click Through – The dashboard indicator is not linked with any other information.
• Use the existing Click Through – The indicator is linked to an existing Click Through. You can select this option when you add indicators associated with SQL metrics or when you modify existing indicators. Your system administrator can link SQL metrics with reports in Administrator.
• Produce a list in Maximizer CRM to work with – The
Address Book, Opportunities, Campaigns, Customer Service,
Quotas, or Hotlist window opens displaying entries retrieved from the search associated with the indicator.
• Run a report – Reporter opens displaying a specified report.
You must enter the URL of the report while setting up the indicator.
• Open another dashboard – A dashboard is displayed. You must specify the dashboard while setting up the indicator.
Adding Indicators to Dashboards
You can add indicators while creating dashboards, or you can add them to existing dashboards in the Dashboards tab of the My Work
Day window.
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To add an indicator to a dashboard
If necessary, select the dashboard from the drop-down list, and select the Dashboard Wizard icon. Then, select Create a New
Indicator, and click Next.
The Indicator Properties screen opens.
If you are adding the indicator while creating a new dashboard, you should already be at the Indicator Properties screen.
Enter the basic information for the indicator, and click Next.
• In the Indicator name field, specify a name for the indicator.
• In the Full Access and Read Access fields, specify the
Maximizer user or group with access to the indicator.
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Select a control for the indicator, and click Next.
For more information on controls, see “Indicator Controls” on page 345.
The What to Report screen opens.
Select the catalog search or SQL metric to associate with the indicator, and click Next.
• To associate the indicator with a catalog search, select Use a
catalog search. In the Records to search drop-down list, select the type of entry associated with the search. In the
Saved search to use drop-down list, select the search from the search catalog.
For more information on associating indicators with saved
searches, see “Searches for Indicators” on page 344.
• To associate the indicator with information from activities
(appointments and Hotlist tasks) or quotas, select Use a
catalog search. In the Records to search drop-down list, select Activities or Quotas and Sales.
• To associate the indicator with a SQL metric, select Use an
existing SQL metric. In the SQL metric drop-down list, select the metric.
For more information on SQL metrics, see “SQL Metrics for
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If you are associating the indicator with activities or quotas, specify how to filter the information, and click Next.
If the indicator is associated with activities, you can filter the activities by type (appointment or Hotlist task), user, date, and other fields specified in the activity.
If the indicator is associated with quotas, you can filter the quotas by team, territory, or leader and by date range.
If you are creating a list control, specify the type of information to return.
• To view information directly from entries, select Report
directly fields from your saved search results.
• To view summary information based on the values of multiple entries, select Top N records based on
summarized data.
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If you are associating the indicator with a search, with activities, or with quotas, specify how to report the data, and click Next.
• In the Primary field field, select the numeric field that you want to manipulate.
• In the Function field, select the function to use on the field.
If you select Record count, you don’t need to specify a primary field.
For more information on these options, see “Reporting on
Data for Indicators” on page 344.
If you are creating a list control that returns information directly from entries, this screen does not appear.
If you are creating a group indicator or a list control with summary information, in the Group by field, select the field by which you want to organize the data, and click Next.
For example, to display data for each Maximizer user, you can select a field that displays a user name.
If you are creating a group indicator or a list control, specify the fields to display in the list (list control only), and specify how you want to sort the indicator, and click Next.
• In the Sort By field, select the field by which you want to sort the values. You can sort entries by the values of the primary field or by the field that is splitting up the data.
• In the Sort order field, select Ascending or Descending to determine in which order the values are sorted.
Specify the Click Through for the indicator, and click Next.
For more information on Click Throughs, see “Click Throughs for
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If the Click Through runs a report or launches another dashboard, specify the report or dashboard for the click through, and click Next.
Click Finish to finish adding the indicator to the dashboard.
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Select Work with a different indicator and click Next to add more indicators to the dashboard.
Customizing Indicator Controls
After adding indicators to dashboards, you can customize some of the properties of the indicator controls. For all controls, you can change the basic information, the SQL metrics associated with the controls, and the colors of elements in the controls. For gauge controls, you can change the style of the control and specify alarm levels. For list controls, you can change the formatting of the list.
While customizing the indicator controls, you can launch the
Dashboard Wizard to modify some of the other properties of the indicator.
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To customize a dashboard indicator
In the Dashboards tab of the My Work Day window, select the dashboard containing the indicator from the drop-down list.
Right-click on the indicator that you want to customize.
The Properties dialog box opens.
In each tab of the dialog box, specify settings for the indicator.
• In the Details tab, specify the name, description, and access rights for the indicator.
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List controls cannot display currency symbols.
In group indicators, currency symbols are displayed in the legend.
• In the Indicator Type tab (gauge controls only), select the gauge type, scale, and style.
• In the Alarm/Target Settings tab (gauge controls only), enable an alarm for the indicator, and specify the alarm level.
• In the Color Settings tab (gauge controls only), specify the colors of elements in the indicator.
• In the Gauge Settings tab (list controls or gauge controls only), specify that gauges display currency symbols, or specify the field, width, and alignment for each field in a list control.
• In the Metrics tab, view the name of the metric associated with the indicator.
If the indicator uses a SQL metric, you can select a different metric in this tab. If the indicator uses a search, you must specify the search criteria in the Dashboard Wizard.
• In the Display Settings tab (list controls) or Settings tab
(group controls), specify the colors, font size, and font style for elements of the control.
For group indicators, you can also specify the intervals for the charts and specify that the indicators display currency symbols.
To modify the properties of the indicators, click Wizard to open the Dashboard wizard at the Indicator Properties screen.
When you are finished, click OK.
Click the Save icon to save the changes to the dashboard.
Moving and Resizing Dashboard Indicators
When you add an indicator to a dashboard, it’s added at the bottom of the dashboard. But you can drag and drop the indicator to move it to any location in the dashboard. When you press Save, the location is saved with the dashboard.
You can also resize dashboard indicators. Click the bottom-right corner of the indicator and drag it to the desired size.
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Modifying Dashboard Properties
You can quickly modify the properties of dashboards. You can change the basic information for the dashboard, change the background color, and add or remove indicators from the dashboard.
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To modify dashboard properties
In the Dashboards tab of the My Work Day window, select the dashboard from the drop-down list.
Click the Properties icon.
The Dashboard Properties dialog box opens.
In the General tab, specify the basic properties of the dashboard.
To change the background color, click the button next to the
Background Color field, and select a color.
In the Indicators tab, view the indicators in the dashboard.
• Select an indicator and click Properties to modify the properties of an indicator.
• Select an indicator and click Remove to remove an indicator from the dashboard.
• Click Add to open the Dashboard Wizard and add an indicator to the dashboard.
When you are finished, click OK.
Click the Save icon to save the changes to the dashboard.
Importing Dashboards
Dashboards created in previous versions of Maximizer are stored locally on users’ computers in .KIN files. You can import these files into Maximizer to store the dashboards in the Maximizer Address
Book so that they are accessible to other Maximizer users on any computer. You must import the .KIN files into the same Address Book they were initially created in.
The location of the .KIN files depends on your computer’s operating system. You can search your hard drive for the .KIN file extension to locate the files.
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To import a dashboard created in a previous version of Maximizer
On the Dashboards tab of the My Work Day window, click the
Import icon.
The Import File dialog box opens.
Click Browse, browse to the .KIN file, and click Open.
Click OK to import the .KIN file.
Once the .KIN file is converted to a new dashboard, it’s displayed in the My Work Day window.
Click the Save As icon to save the new dashboard.
Enter a name for the dashboard, and click OK.
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Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports supports up to
256 linked views when using
Microsoft SQL.
The Crystal Reports viewer is installed automatically with Maximizer and is accessible from the Reports tab. To create or modify reports, you must have the full Crystal Reports program installed.
Maximizer installs a set of standard Sales and Customer Service reports, but you can also create your own custom, shared reports and save them in the MaximizerReports folder (in My Documents) where they can be accessed from the Reports tab in Maximizer.
The following sections contain information on using Crystal Reports with Maximizer:
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“Launching Crystal Reports” on page 354
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“Creating and Accessing Corporate Reports” on page 354
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“Creating and Accessing Personal Reports” on page 356
Launching Crystal Reports
In order to launch Crystal
Reports from Maximizer, you must be part of the Crystal
Report Users security group.
See the
Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide
for more information.
You can launch Crystal Reports from Maximizer. You can also open
Crystal Reports outside of Maximizer from the Start menu.
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To launch Crystal Reports
• On the Reports tab, select Crystal Reports > Personal >
Custom Report.
Creating and Accessing Corporate Reports
The Maximizer installation provides a standard report set consisting of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service reports. These reports provide out-of-the-box reporting.
The Maximizer CRM Server installation creates the...\All
Users\Application Data\Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name> folder, which contains shared reports. All folders and reports within this folder are accessible from the Crystal Report commands on the Reports tab in Maximizer.
Before accessing reports in Maximizer you must create the reports using Crystal Reports.
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To access a corporate Crystal report from Maximizer
Save your Crystal Report in one of the following folders that are created by the Maximizer installation:
• Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name> folder\Sales
• Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name> folder\Marketing
• Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name> folder\Service
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To create your own reports folder, create a folder on the
Maximizer server and copy the report to the folder in the following location: Documents and Settings\All Users\
Application Data\Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name> folder\
If you create your own folder, it appears as one of the submenu items under the
Crystal Reports item.
If you are upgrading Maximizer from a previous version and you have old reports in the Crystal Reports file structure for
Maximizer, the old reports will appear in an archived folder named after the Address Book with a .BAK file extension where your other report files for Maximizer are stored (for example,
Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Maximizer\SvrShare\Reports\<Address Book name>.BAK folder). You can copy the reports to any of your working folders to access the reports from Maximizer.
Note that for MaxExchange remotes, these reports are installed in the following folder: Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\MaximizerGlobalReports
On the Reports tab, select Crystal Report > Refresh.
If you created a folder, it is displayed as one of the available report types and your report is available in the folder where you saved the report.
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To access the report, on the Reports tab, select Crystal Report, and select the report from the folder.
For example, select Sales, and then select the report name.
Creating and Accessing Personal Reports
Maximizer installations create the local folder ...\My
Documents\MaximizerReports. This local folder is the default location for your personal report templates.You can create new report templates, edit existing report templates, and view reports using existing report templates directly from Maximizer.
In order to launch Crystal
Reports from Maximizer, you must be part of the Crystal
Report Users security group.
See the
Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide
for more information.
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To create and access a personal Crystal Report from
Maximizer
On the Reports tab, select Crystal Report > Personal >
Custom Report to launch Crystal Reports and create the report.
When you are prompted, enter a report name.
By default, the report is saved in ...\My
Documents\MaximizerReports.
Create the report in Crystal Reports and save the report file in the MaximizerReports folder on your local drive.
If you are prompted with a login screen, enter your Maximizer user name and password.
In Maximizer, on the Reports tab, select Crystal Report >
Refresh.
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To access the report, on the Reports tab, select Crystal Report
> Personal, and select the name of the report.
– or –
On the Reports tab, select Crystal Report > Personal >
Custom Report, and select the View a report using an
existing report template.
If you would like to edit the report template, choose Edit an
existing report template.
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Printing Reports from Maximizer
Column reports are a fast way to print Maximizer information as it appears in your current list, while a Detailed report lets you print more detailed information. Other reports, such as the Notes, and
Name/Address/Telephone reports, allow you to print specific information about your Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, and customer service cases.
You can print your calendar appointments as a Calendar Book or
Appointment Calendar. You can print a Personal Organizer from the
Address Book, Contacts, Related Entries or Hotlist window.
You can print reports from the Reports tab or from the Print group in the Home tab. The Reports tab gives you access to every type of
Maximizer report, irrespective of the window that is open. For example, if you are in the Address Book window, and want to print an opportunity report, on the Reports tab, select Opportunities >
[type of report]. The Opportunities window automatically opens and the report extracts information from the current opportunities list.
The Print group on the Home tab prints reports strictly related to the window that is currently open.
While all Maximizer reports can be sent to a printer, you can additionally generate .RTF (Rich Text Format), .PDF files (Portable
Document Format) for most reports in Maximizer. You can also preview most Maximizer reports.
The Reports tab allows you to print reports on the following
Maximizer information:
• Address Book entries
• Sales leads
• Contacts
• User-defined fields
• Notes
• Opportunities
• Quotas
• Campaigns
• Customer service cases
• Documents
• Hotlist
• Calendar
• Knowledge base articles
• OrderDesk
• Journal entries
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• Expenses
• Related entries
• Activities
• Phone log
Types of Reports
The Opportunities Executive
Report generates many HTML files for its web browser interface. Save this report to a separate folder to keep your files organized.
You can create the following types of reports in Maximizer:
• Column Report – Displays the same information you see displayed in a controlling window, such as names and addresses or opportunity information.
• Detailed Report – Includes mailing address information, appointments, Hotlist tasks, user-defined fields, Contacts, document summaries, and notes for an Address Book entry or opportunity. A detailed report for a customer service case includes mailing address information, user-defined fields,
Contacts, document summaries and notes.
• User-Defined Field Report – Lists the user-defined fields attached to each of your Address Book entries.
• Executive Report – Generates a highly detailed HTML-based report on all of your opportunities.
• Forecast Analysis – Provides a summary of the probability of a successful close, the potential sales revenue, and the weighted amount associated with each active opportunity in the opportunity file.
• Sales Alert Report – Provides a summary of the opportunities that are behind schedule.
• Analysis Reports-Detail – Lists the opportunities by status with a revenue total.
• Analysis Reports-Summary – Reports the number of opportunities by status with total revenue.
• Activities – Lists the notes, Hotlist tasks, and appointments created or completed by Maximizer users in a specific date range.
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Exporting Entries to Microsoft Excel
Maximizer enables you to quickly and easily export selected entries from a Maximizer window to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Maximizer exports the currently selected entries for the active controlling or following window using the column setup and coloring rule displayed in that window. If no entries are selected, it exports all displayed entries.
To be able to export entries to Microsoft Excel, you must have the
“Allow export” privilege and Excel must be installed on the current computer.
If the column setup includes multiple fields in a single column, each field is displayed in a separate column in Excel, with each column named after the Maximizer field name. For example, if the column setup includes a column named “Details”, which contains the fields
“Contact Name”, “Next Action”, and “Last Modified Date”, the Excel spreadsheet would contain three columns named “Contact Name”,
“Next Action”, and “Last Modified Date”.
If the column setup includes a table user-defined field, multiple table items are combined into a single cell in Excel. For example, if the column setup includes a column for the “Partner Interests” table user-defined field, and the “General Information”, “Press Releases”, and “Technical Bulletins” table items are selected, the Excel spreadsheet would include a column named “Partner Interests” containing “General Information, Press Releases, Technical Bulletins” in a single cell.
If you use Excel 2007 or later, you have the option of performing an advanced export to Excel. This option lets you apply conditional formatting to numeric user-defined fields. You can choose the same data bars, color scales, and icon sets that are available in Excel. See the Excel documentation for more information on conditional formatting.
Note that reports exported to Excel are not dynamic, meaning they do not automatically update when changes to the exported entries are made. To update an exported report, repeat the export process.
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To export entries to Excel
Create a list of entries or select specific entries to export.
Select a column setup and apply a coloring rule to use for the export.
On the Tools tab, select Export to Excel or Advanced Export
to Excel from the Office group.
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If you are performing an Advanced Export to Excel, select the conditional formatting to apply to each column, and click OK.
Only columns that display numeric user-defined fields are listed.
To apply the conditional formatting to total cell, as well as the summed cells in the column, select Include Totals.
Excel opens and displays the selected entries.
To keep the report, save it to your computer with a unique file name.
Graphing and Charting
Creating a good presentation is about having good information and presenting it well. When you need to create attractive and meaningful graphs or charts for your presentation, and you need them quickly, Maximizer can do the job.
Maximizer gives you the ability to track your customers and find out who they are. Gathering relevant customer information is a key component of successful marketing and ecommerce initiatives. With the creation of meaningful graphs and charts on your Address Book data, you benefit from complete, detailed intelligence to evaluate the performance of your business.
When you graph your entries, you generate the graph using the entries listed in the Address Book or Opportunities window. For example, if your Address Book window currently lists all Address
Book entries between A and M, only those entries will be graphed.
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Once your list contains the entries you are trying to graph, choose the Graphing command from the Tools tab to begin the process of constructing your graph. You can graph any table or date field in your Address Book, such as City/Town, State/County/Province,
Opportunity Status, to name only a few, and any table or date user-defined field.
Maximizer creates graphs and charts for all kinds of purposes. You can print your completed graph from Maximizer or save it as a high-quality image file that you can use in documents and presentations.
If you often create the same type of graph, you can save a graph template to a catalog, which you can retrieve at any time. You can even add a custom button to your Maximizer toolbar that instantly creates a graph from one of your saved templates.
The Chart wizard walks you through the steps of creating a graph or chart. You can then edit the final product to make it look attractive.
The following sections contain additional information on graphing and charting in Maximizer:
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“Selecting Fields and Values for Your Graphs” on page 364
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“Defining the Appearance of Graphs” on page 366
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“Title and Footnote Merge Fields” on page 367
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“Customizing your Graphs” on page 368
Creating Graphs
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“Using Graphs in Other Applications” on page 369
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“Saving Graph Settings” on page 370
You can create graphs using information from your Address Book entries and opportunities.
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To create a graph
In the Address Book or Opportunities window, create a entries to graph.
On the Tools tab, select Graphing from the Other group.
Choose the fields and values you are graphing.
For example, you could graph Address Book entries by the
City/Town or State/County/Province field. Defining the values lets you narrow the range or selection of values to graph.
Use the Chart wizard to choose the graph type, style, and layout.
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Edit your graph in the Graphing window.
You can change the appearance of your graph and edit the data.
From this window, you can also save your graph as an image file.
Selecting Fields and Values for Your Graphs
When you select the Graphing command, Maximizer prompts you to choose a field to graph. Your choice of fields depends on the type of entries you are graphing. If the Address Book window is active when you begin graphing, you choose from Address Book entry and user-defined fields, such as Company, City, or State. If the
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Opportunities window is the active window, you choose from opportunity fields and user-defined fields, as in the Status, Team
Leader, or Objective. You can graph any Address Book entry or opportunity field. Some field types require that you specify a range to graph, as in a range of amounts for “Annual Sales”.
Maximizer lets you choose a range of values to graph for the field you select. For a table field, such as City/Town, you simply select the table items you want to include in the graph. Other field types—alphanumeric, numeric, or date fields—require you to enter a range.
For example, if you select “Anniversary of Business”, you would have to provide the date ranges to include in the graph. This allows you to include only the area of interest.
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Each range you provide becomes an item on the X-axis of your graph.
If you defined your ranges for the “Anniversary of Business” user-defined field as January-June and July-December, you would have two columns in a bar graph (or two wedges in a pie graph).
Finally, choose numeric or alphabetical as the sort order:
• Numeric – Displays charted values in numeric order, from lowest to highest. For example, if you choose a bar chart to graph the values of the City/Town field, the city/town (value) assigned to the least number of Address Book entries is shown on the left of the chart while the city/town assigned to the most number of entries is shown on the right. The legend will list the cities/towns in numeric order.
• Alphabetical – Displays charted values in alphabetical order, from A to Z. For example, if you choose a bar chart to graph the values of the City/Town field, any city (value) that starts with A is shown on the left of the chart while any city/town starting with
Z is shown on the right of the chart. The legend will list the cities in alphabetical order.
Defining the Appearance of Graphs
After you choose the field and values for your graph, the Chart wizard opens so you can define the characteristics of your graph. The
Chart wizard has four tabs for defining your graph appearance:
• Gallery – Choose flat (2D) or perspective (3D), and the chart type (Area, Bar, Pie, etc.).
• Style – Choose the style based on the chart type you chose in the
Gallery tab.
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• Layout – Specify the title, footnote, and legend settings.
• Axes – Label your graph’s axes.
These are only the basic characteristics of your graph—after the graph is generated, you can make additional changes to its appearance and even edit the graph data.
Title and Footnote Merge Fields
When you save a graph to the Graph Catalog, you can insert title
(header) and footnote (footer) merge fields that display information such as the current date and time, the total number of entries, and other information.
For example, inserting “date” in the title of the graph and then saving the graph to the catalog as a template tells Maximizer to display the current day’s date the next time you generate the graph.
The following fields are available for footers and headers:
• [count] – The total number of entries graphed.
• [date] – The date the graph is generated.
• [login] – The user ID of the logged-in user.
• [time] – The time the graph is generated.
• [user] – The name of the user specified in the Users dialog box in
Maximizer.
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To insert a title or footnote merge field
Start a new graph.
In the Chart wizard, select the Layout tab.
In the Chart Title and Chart Footnote fields, enter any fields you want to appear in the title and footnote of the graph.
Remember to surround the field with square brackets, [like this].
Finish creating your graph and save it to the Graph Catalog.
The first time you create the graph, the field name will display, not the value (i.e., [user] instead of “Bob Smith”). The next time you generate the graph, the value will display correctly.
Customizing your Graphs
At first, your completed graph may not look like much—by default, it has a plain gray background and the graph’s colors are chosen for you.
You can easily add your own touches to your graph by editing it in the Graphing window.
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You can select and edit each element in the graph, such as the title, legend, or even the bars in a graph. The background, for example, can be a solid color of your choice, a gradient, or a “wallpaper” image. Simply select and double-click the element that you want to edit to display a setting dialog box. You can also right-click inside the graph to display a pop-up menu.
A background color can make a plain graph look attractive. To change the background properties, double-click within the area of the graph (but not on the graph itself) so that “selection handles” appear around the graph. The Format Plot dialog box lets you make many changes to your graph.
You can use this same procedure to change many of the graph elements. Try single-clicking different elements to see which ones show the selection handles. If selection handles appear, you can double-click it to edit the element.
Using Graphs in Other Applications
If you are making a presentation, you will probably want to use your graph in handouts or in an on-screen presentation. You can save your graph as an image file that you can use in other applications, such as word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, and more.
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When you save your graph, you have a choice of two image file types: Windows Metafile or Windows Bitmap. If you think you will have to resize the image when you insert it into your document or presentation, you might want to use the Windows Metafile format, as it is “scalable”—you can resize it without getting any jagged edges.
Saving Graph Settings
If you find yourself often creating the same type of graph, you can save yourself some time by saving the graph settings as a graph template in the Graph Catalog. After you generate the graph, use the Catalog button to save your graph template. Once your graph template is saved to the Graph Catalog, you can use the template when you next create a graph.
Graphs for Address Book entries and opportunities are stored in separate catalog. The available catalog depends on whether the
Address Book or Opportunities window is selected.
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To add graph settings to the Graph Catalog
In the Graphing window, click the Catalog button to open the
Graph Catalog.
Click Add to add your graph to the catalog.
Type a descriptive name and specify a Maximizer user or group as the owner of the graph.
To make the template available to all users, choose Public as the
Owner.
If you have a search saved in the search catalog, select it in the search list to have Maximizer perform the search before generating the graph.
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Ensure that access rights to the saved search are adequate. If users do not have read access to the search, they will not be able to generate the graph.
Click OK to save the graph settings to the Graph Catalog.
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Keep track of customer orders
In this chapter...
“Item Table Merge Fields” on page 379
“Online Orders and Inquiries” on page 385
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About OrderDesk
When you receive orders or inquiries from your website, you can manage them using the OrderDesk window. You can use the same
OrderDesk window to enter, process, and manage orders that come to you by telephone, mail, or other methods.
You can also use the OrderDesk window to do the following:
• Manage orders and inquiries from your online catalog site
• Enter orders or inquiries received from other sources
• Generate and manage sales quotes, which can later be converted to orders
• Preauthorize, authorize, and refund payments made against a consumer’s credit card.
• Track inquiries, orders, shipping, and payment status.
• Calculate taxes and shipping costs automatically.
• Send email to customers or Maximizer users with summaries of orders and inquiries.
• Filter records to display only specific entries or entry type.
Enabling OrderDesk
OrderDesk is unavailable only if OrderDesk is enabled in your preferences. After enabling or disabling OrderDesk, you must restart
Maximizer for the change to take affect.
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To enable OrderDesk
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
Select Enable OrderDesk and click OK.
OrderDesk Window
The OrderDesk window displays all OrderDesk information in the
Address Book. You can use the Address Book OrderDesk following window to view orders, inquiries, and sales quotes associated with the selected entry in the Address Book, Opportunities, or Customer
Service window.
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To open the OrderDesk window
• In the icon bar, select the OrderDesk icon.
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Sales Quotes
Sales quotes are a valuable sales tool. Use OrderDesk to easily generate and manage sales quotes. You can later convert your sales quotes to orders.
The following sections contain information on generating sales quotes:
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“Generating Sales Quotes” on page 375
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“Applying Discounts to Sales Quotes” on page 377
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“Adding Shipping and Tax to Sales Quotes” on page 378
Generating Sales Quotes
You can generate sales quotes for Address Book entries, opportunities, or customer service cases. To generate sales quotes, use the Quote dialog box. You can access this dialog box from either the OrderDesk or the Address Book OrderDesk window.
The Quote dialog box has two tabs:
• Main tab – Use this tab to set up the sales quote. You can add items to use in the quote, specify the currency, set the quote status, and apply discounts to items.
• Shipping & Tax tab – Use this tab to record shipping information such as the name and address, shipping charges, and applicable tax information.
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To set up a sales quote
Select the Address Book entry, opportunity, or customer service case for which you are generating the sales quote, and open the
OrderDesk window or the Address Book OrderDesk following window.
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > Add Quote.
The Quote dialog box opens.
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If required, adjust the currency.
Under Quote status, specify the date and the status of the quote.
Click Add.
The Add/Modify Item dialog box opens.
Fill in item details, or click Get Info from Catalog to get this information from an existing catalog.
• The Item name, Quantity, and Unit price fields are mandatory fields.
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• Click Add in the Options section to add information about an item, such as product color.
When you finish entering the item information, click OK to return to the Quote dialog box.
The item is now displayed in the item list.
Optionally, add information and comments in the text boxes that are provided.
Applying Discounts to Sales Quotes
You can apply discounts to any existing sales quotes or to new sales quotes while you are creating them. You can apply discounts to any specific items in the quotes.
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To apply a discount to a quote
Open the quote.
Beside the Discount field, click the ellipsis button (in the lower half of the dialog box).
The Discounts dialog box opens.
Add any necessary discounts to the quote.
• Enter a discount name.
• From the Type drop-down list, select Amount or
Percentage.
• Enter a fixed amount or a percentage for the discount.
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Select the item, click Apply Discount, and select the name of the discount to apply to the item.
Click OK.
The discount amount is displayed in the Discount field.
Adding Shipping and Tax to Sales Quotes
Once you have set up your sales quotes, you can specify the shipping and tax information to include it in the sales quote.
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To add shipping and tax to a quote
Open the sales quote.
Select the Shipping & Tax tab.
Under Shipping details, click Charges to enter or change shipping costs for each item in the quote.
Under Tax details, click Apply Taxes.
Define any necessary tax types.
• Enter the name of the tax.
• Specify the tax rate as a percentage.
• If necessary, specify whether the tax is applicable to shipping.
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Select an item and click Apply Taxes to apply the relevant taxes to the items.
Click OK to close the Apply Taxes dialog box.
Under Shipping address, enter the shipping address information manually or click Retrieve to retrieve the information from the selected entry.
Item Table Merge Fields
You can create item table merge fields for use with Maximizer Word
Processor and Microsoft Word documents. When you insert one of these merge fields, an item table is added to your document.
The item table contains the columns you selected when creating the merge field. The following columns are available to select: Item
Name, Item Code, Item Promotion, Item Price, Item Unit, Item
Quantity, Item Shipping Cost, Item Extended Price, Item Options
(Line separated), and Item Options (Comma separated). The table also contains a row for each product/service item in the sales quote selected for the merge.
The following sections contain information on working with item table merge fields:
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“Creating Item Table Merge Fields” on page 380
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“Inserting Item Table Merge Fields” on page 381
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Creating Item Table Merge Fields
You can create item table merge fields from the OrderDesk window or the Address Book OrderDesk following window.
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To create an item table merge field
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > OrderDesk - Item Table
Merge Field Setup.
Click New.
Enter a name for the merge field and click OK.
Note that the prefix “Sales Quote” is added to every name. This helps you to locate your merge fields in the Insert Merge Fields dialog box.
In the Definition list, select the table columns you want to add to the merge field.
To select a table column, click the checkbox beside it.
If necessary, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to arrange the column order.
The column order in the list represents the column order in the merged table.
Click OK.
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Inserting Item Table Merge Fields
You can insert item table merge fields the same way that you insert any other types of merge fields into Maximizer Word Processor documents or Microsoft Word documents. In the Maximizer Word
Processor, you can select the Merge Field icon to insert merge fields.
You must have Microsoft Word integration installed to insert merge fields into Microsoft Word documents. You can select the Insert
Merge Field icon from the Maximizer toolbar to insert the merge field. In the Insert Merge Field dialog box, select the OrderDesk Entry option to view only merge fields associated with OrderDesk entries.
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Catalogs
You can use OrderDesk to create and edit online catalogs. You perform all of your catalog tasks in the Product Catalog dialog box.
The following sections contain information on working with catalogs in OrderDesk:
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“Adding Catalog Sections” on page 382
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“Adding Catalog Items” on page 383
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“Importing and Exporting Items in Catalogs” on page 384
Adding Catalogs
You can add any number of catalogs to the list of catalogs in the
Product Catalog dialog box. You can add catalogs from the
OrderDesk window or the Address Book OrderDesk following window. You can also modify and delete existing catalogs from the
Product Catalog dialog box.
Adding Catalog Sections
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To add a catalog
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > Product Catalog.
Click Add.
In the Project Title field enter a name for the catalog.
In the Description field, enter a catalog description.
Click OK.
Once you’ve created a catalog, you can add sections to the catalog.
The catalog sections store the various items in the catalog. You can add catalog sections from the OrderDesk window or the Address
Book OrderDesk following window.
Once you’ve added multiple catalog sections, you can use the Up and
Down buttons to organize the sections in the Catalog Sections list.
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To add a section to a catalog
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > Product Catalog.
In the Select a Catalog list, select the catalog to add the section to.
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Click Add.
In the Catalog Section Title field, enter a name for the section.
If necessary, enter a discount rate and a description of the discount.
Click OK.
Once you’ve added catalog sections to your catalog, you can add items to specific sections in the catalog. You can add items to catalogs from the OrderDesk window or the Address Book
OrderDesk following window.
You can also modify and remove items from a catalog. If you clear an item in the Catalog Items list, the item will not be available when you use the Get Item Info from Catalog button in the Order or Quote dialog box. This option lets you hide catalog items without deleting them.
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To add an item to a catalog
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > Product Catalog.
In the Select a Catalog list, select the catalog to add the item to.
In the Catalog Sections list, select the catalog section you want to add the item to.
Under the Catalog Items list, click Add.
In the Product/Services field, enter a name for the item.
Fill in other details as required.
Note that Regular Price, in the Enter the Pricing Details section, is a required field.
Click OK.
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Importing and Exporting Items in Catalogs
You can import and export items between different catalogs. You can import or export from the OrderDesk window or the Address
Book OrderDesk following window.
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To import or export catalog items
On the Edit tab, select OrderDesk > Import/Export Catalog
Items.
Select the catalog you are importing to or exporting from.
Follow the wizard instructions to import or export the catalog items, clicking Next after each screen.
Click Finish in the last wizard screen.
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Online Orders and Inquiries
eStore and ecBuilder are components of previous versions of Maximizer. They are supported only for compatibility with older versions of Maximizer.
When potential customers visit your ecommerce site, they can complete an online form to either inquire about or order products and services. You can use the Maximizer Web Inquiry Form wizard to create online data collection forms to capture this order information.
The data from this form—such as name, address, credit card numbers—is then written to the Maximizer Address Book as an
Address Book entry with an attached OrderDesk entry.
If you are using eStore, orders and inquiries automatically arrive in the OrderDesk window from your website.
If you are using ecBuilder, orders and inquiries arrive in your
Maximizer Email window as email messages with an MEC file attachment. Select “All eCommerce Messages” from the Email window’s View bar. Order/inquiry email messages have the subject line “ecBuilder Inquiry”, “ecBuilder Order”, or a similar subject. You may wish to save the MEC files in their own folder and double-click the files to import the order/inquiry information.
You can use the OrderDesk window to enter new orders, capture payments for orders, pre-authorize payments for orders, complete pre-authorized payments for orders, and refund payments for orders.
OrderDesk allows you to track the status of your inquiries and orders, whether your customers have received a response or had their order fulfilled. It lets you mark specific orders or inquiries as urgent, ignore inquiries without deleting them, and track shipping and payment status for your orders.
You can open online orders and inquiries in the OrderDesk window and send summaries of inquiries by email to the associated customers
(Address Book entry) with an automatic reply. You also can send a summary of the inquiry to one or more Maximizer users.
Credit Card Transaction Processing
If you are using a third-party transaction processing company, the
OrderDesk window acts as a desktop point-of-sale software solution that supports real-time credit card transactions. This includes pre-authorization of credit card information, pre-authorization completion and/or capture of funds, and refunds that generate a credit on the customer’s credit card account.
With the use of a transaction processing company, funds from the consumer’s credit card can be captured immediately. Once the credit card information has been verified and the purchase has been authorized, the information can be securely forwarded via a confirmation email message to both the consumer and the merchant.
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Payment gateway profiles, sometimes referred to as merchant account profiles, are used to facilitate online credit-card transaction processing from your website. When you process an order’s credit card transaction using the OrderDesk window, you select the appropriate payment gateway profile from the Payment & Totals tab.
To see which transaction processing companies are supported by
Maximizer, select the OrderDesk window. On the Home tab, select
OrderDesk > Edit Gateway Settings, and click the Add button in the
Edit Gateway Settings dialog box. In the Payment Gateway Profile
Properties dialog box, you can view the supported transaction processing companies in the Company drop-down list. There is one payment gateway profile per transaction processing company.
Before you set up a profile in Maximizer, you must contact the company and set up a merchant account. This can be done using the
Acquire Merchant Account button in the Payment Gateway Profile
Properties dialog box.
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MaxExchange Remote
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Working with MaxExchange Remote
In this chapter...
“How MaxExchange Programs Work Together” on page 388
“MaxExchange Administrator’s Guide” on page 390
“Glossary of MaxExchange Terms” on page 390
“What Data is Synchronized?” on page 392
“How Do I Receive Updates?” on page 394
“Starting MaxExchange Remote” on page 395
“Receiving the Address Book” on page 395
“Starting a Processing Session from Maximizer” on page 398
“Processing Packets” on page 400
“Setting MaxExchange Preferences” on page 403
“FTP Transport Method” on page 407
“Email Transport Method” on page 411
“Troubleshooting Logs” on page 415
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How MaxExchange Programs Work Together
MaxExchange consists of the following applications:
• MaxExchange Synchronization Server
• MaxExchange Remote Synchronization Server
• MaxExchange Server Manager
• MaxExchange Remote
• MaxExchange Site Manager
MaxExchange Synchronization Server
One person is usually in charge of setting up and administering the central Address Book. This MASTER user, or a user with Maximizer
Administrator privileges, acts as an administrator for the
MaxExchange Server, designates a Maximizer Address Book as the central Address Book—or central Address Books if you are using multiple databases—and schedules updates.
There is only one server for any given Address Book, but one server can have many remotes. These sites are either remote servers or remotes, which can be connected by LAN, WAN, dial-up access, or through the Internet. The central Address Book is maintained on the
MaxExchange server, while the remote computers have different replications of the central Address Book.
MaxExchange Server can also be installed as a service on Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2008. The service runs in the background, as any other Windows service, and typical processing is done automatically. Manual control of processing or any other server tasks are then done through the MaxExchange
Server Manager from another machine or on the server.
MaxExchange Remote Synchronization Server
MaxExchange Remote Synchronization Server acts as a middle tier in a multi-tiered synchronization tree. Remotes run MaxExchange
Remote Synchronization Server to synchronize their remote changes with those on the site’s parent server, which is either the
MaxExchange Synchronization Server or a MaxExchange Remote
Synchronization Server.
MaxExchange Remote Synchronization Server has the following two basic functions:
• It synchronizes changes from its remotes with the server and receives updates from the server.
• It generates and sends its own updates to its remotes.
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MaxExchange Server Manager
MaxExchange Server Manager is a utility used to access the server from another computer. When you install MaxExchange Server as a service, this utility is used to perform manual tasks on the server.
MaxExchange Remote
MaxExchange Remote Server acts in the capacity of a server and as a remote. It may be installed as an application and service or as a service only.
MaxExchange Remote users synchronize the entire image or a subset image of the central Address Book on their remote computers.
Remote users also update the central Address Book with changes made on the remotes.
MaxExchange Site Manager
To determine which portions of the central Address Book go to each remote, using MaxExchange Site Manager, the MASTER user, or a user with Maximizer Administrator privileges, defines remotes/ remote servers and the distribution groups to which the remote sites belong. Other important functions of Site Manager are to perform
Address Book maintenance on remotes, send refreshes to remotes, set up event notifications, and generate reports. Site Manager is also used to set up teams for campaign and opportunity synchronization.
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MaxExchange Administrator’s Guide
For information on using MaxExchange Synchronization Server,
MaxExchange Synchronization Remote Server, MaxExchange Server
Manager, and MaxExchange Site Manager, refer to the
MaxExchange Administrator’s Guide. This chapter is to be used by remote users, who, typically, would not be the administrators of
MaxExchange.
Glossary of MaxExchange Terms
Use this list of terms to help familiarize yourself with the terminology of MaxExchange.
Central Address Book – A Maximizer Address Book that you specify for the MaxExchange server to synchronize with its distribution sites.
The server maintains the central, master image of this Address Book
(often at the head office of a company), while the remote computers maintain either partial or complete images of the same Address Book on the distribution sites. Note that you can synchronize more than one central Address Book at a time and multiple Address Books can be hosted on one server.
Although different images of the Address Book are kept on separate computers, together, the server and its remotes effectively work on a single central Address Book, which is periodically updated by the
MaxExchange synchronization process.
Distribution Group – A Distribution Group comprises several distribution sites that maintain a particular image of the central
Address Book. The MASTER user of the central Address Book, or a user with Maximizer Administrator privileges, uses the MaxExchange
Site Manager program to determine which distribution sites belong to each distribution group.
The MaxExchange Distribution user-defined field, which you create in Administrator, determines which companies and individuals in your central Address Book are distributed to the various remotes. The field is created in Administrator’s System Options preferences by clicking the associated button. This field then appears within your
User-Defined Fields list and you add values for your distribution groups as necessary.
Distribution Site – A computer where MaxExchange Remote or
Remote Synchronization Server is installed. See the Remote and
Remote Server definitions for more information.
DRB Table – A file table that is used by MaxExchange to track the distribution list of Address Book entries and opportunities for each distribution site. This list is created based on the Distribution Group
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value associated with an Address Book entry for the MaxExchange
Distribution field.
Remote – A computer where a MaxExchange Remote is installed, and on which a partial or complete image of the central Address
Book is stored. Remotes are set up and maintained by the MASTER user, or a user with Maximizer Administrator privileges, using the
MaxExchange Site Manager program.
Typically, several distribution sites belong to a distribution group.
These distribution groups are associated with Address Book entries.
You assign default distribution groups to Address Book entries based on the creator of the entry; each user can be assigned a set of distribution groups and when the user creates an entry, the default distribution groups are automatically assigned. User setup for distribution groups is done in the Access Rights tab of user properties in Administrator (File > Users) or Maximizer (in the Setup tab, select
Manage Users from the User Management group).
Remote Server – A distribution site that also acts as a MaxExchange server for other distributions sites in an n-tier configuration. The remote server synchronizes with the server (or with another remote server) and passes along data packets to other remotes on the distribution tier below it.
MASTER User – The MASTER user is the owner or the administrator of a Maximizer Address Book. For MaxExchange, the MASTER user administers the central Address Book from the server. The MASTER user grants users access to the Address Book and, if required, restricts their ability to view, add, or delete data or to perform certain functions. The MASTER user is also the only user authorized to use the MaxExchange Site Manager application to set up remotes and distribution groups or use MaxExchange Server Manager. Note that you can have users with Maximizer Administrator privileges equivalent to the MASTER user.
Transaction Journaling – Transaction Journaling is the process by which Maximizer maintains a record of changes made by users to an
Address Book.
Transaction Journaling is enabled in Administrator in the System
Options preferences. This functionality should not be enabled until you are ready to process data so that unnecessary transactions do not occur.
User-defined field – User-defined fields (UDFs) are customizable fields in Maximizer that you can use to categorize the Address Book entries and opportunities in your Address Books. You can use UDFs to group Companies, Individuals, Contacts, and opportunities in many different ways such as by occupation, hobby, income level, revenue, or any other criteria you want to use.
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What Data is Synchronized?
MaxExchange synchronizes all data in an Address Book with the exception of the following:
• Automated campaigns (traditional campaigns are synchronized)
• Email templates for automated campaigns
• Journals
• Expenses
• Graphs
• Import catalogues
• Linked documents
• Printer settings
• Window layouts
• Email settings
• Windows authentication settings
• External third-party tables (non-Maximizer)
• Dashboard settings
• Holiday Editor information
Synchronizing Third-Party Data
For both the
Custom_Independent and
Custom_Child tables, the
Custom_ID and
Custom_Number fields
(whether generated automatically or manually entered) on the server and each remote must be unique in a MaxExchange environment.
This is to prevent duplicate ID issues from occurring.
There are two custom tables available through the use of the
Maximizer Customization Suite (listed below) that allow you to integrate third-party data. The data contained in these tables is synchronized by MaxExchange as follows:
• Custom_Independent is a top-level data storage table, similar to the Clients table. It is created at database-creation time and contains a number of pre-defined columns. It is always synchronized by MaxExchange, and it synchronizes associated notes, documents, and user-defined fields.
• Custom_Child is a mid-level data storage table and is a child of a Custom_Independent record, an Address Book entry, an
Opportunity, etc. It is created at database-creation time and contains a number of pre-defined columns, including Client_Id/
Client_Number of the parent record. It is always synchronized by
MaxExchange, except on a refresh, in which case child records are synchronized only when the parent record is synchronized. It also synchronizes associated notes, documents, and user-defined fields when the parent record is synchronized.
For more information on using custom third-party tables, refer to the
Customization Suite documentation.
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Synchronizing Opportunities and Campaigns
Address Book entries with opportunities assigned to sales team members are synchronized to remotes, even when corresponding companies are not normally synchronized to those particular remotes
(i.e., the Address Book entries are not assigned to the corresponding distribution group). Synchronization of Address Book entries also occurs when a competitor or partner of an opportunity is assigned to a Address Book entry other than the Address Book entry with which the opportunity is associated.
When a Contact is assigned to an opportunity (on the Basic
Information tab of an opportunity), the Contact is not synchronized unless the Contact’s Company or Individual entry is assigned to a distribution group.
Single-user opportunities are synchronized with only the remotes that created the opportunities. For example, if Remote A creates a single-user opportunity, it is synchronized with only Remote A. The opportunity will not be synchronized with Remote B. Single-user opportunities created on the server are not synchronized.
This works the same way for traditional campaigns in that traditional campaigns associated with a member of a marketing team, are also synchronized. Automated campaigns are not synchronized to any distribution sites.
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization and MaxExchange Synchronization
In a MaxExchange environment with Microsoft Outlook
Synchronization enabled, Maximizer can synchronize with Outlook on a single server or remote only. Otherwise, duplication of entries may occur.
When MaxExchange is installed, and at least one MaxExchange remote has been added as a distribution site, a MaxExchange
Location button appears at the bottom of the Outlook
Synchronization tab. Clicking this button opens a dialog box containing a drop-down list of MaxExchange servers and remotes for the current Address Book. Select the MaxExchange server or remote where Maximizer will synchronize entries with an Outlook profile for the selected user.
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How Do I Receive Updates?
If your computer is set up for email transport, check to see that your email application is running. Then start MaxExchange Remote.
When you communicate with the server for the first time, the server
(or a remote server) sends your computer a data packet with an image of all or part of the central Address Book. (Some entries in the central Address Book may not apply to you, so the MASTER user may exclude them from your Address Book image.) From then on, you receive updates to the central Address Book periodically.
You run MaxExchange Remote to synchronize your distribution site changes with those on the server. The same information is then stored on both the server and remote computers, so that all files are part of the same, single central Address Book. Although the exact process depends on the chosen transport method, here is an example of how the synchronization process works:
• The server assembles Address Book updates in packets, and sends them to your computer, and those of other users at other distribution sites. On your computer, MaxExchange Remote then picks up this data, transfers it to a temporary inbox, and later updates or replaces the data in your central Address Book.
• On your computer, MaxExchange Remote assembles Address
Book updates in packets, and sends them to the server.
MaxExchange server then picks up the data packets, transfers them to a temporary inbox, and updates the server central
Address Book files.
Occasionally, you may receive a message from the MASTER user informing you that he or she is sending you a refresh (a fresh replacement image of your MaxExchange data). When the refresh arrives and is processed, MaxExchange Remote deletes and completely replaces the image of the central Address Book currently on your computer with the new, refreshed version from the server.
You can set MaxExchange Remote to check for updates on a regular schedule. Or, if you prefer, you can request an immediate update at any time. See “Performing an Immediate Update” on page 398 for instructions.
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Starting MaxExchange Remote
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To start MaxExchange Remote
• In the Add-Ins tab, select MaxExchange Remote from the
Office group. Or, double-click the MaxExchange Remote icon on the desktop.
Receiving the Address Book
When your system administrator instructs you to do so, start
MaxExchange Remote. You will receive an image of the central
Address Book and be prompted to save it in a folder of your choice.
If you plan to employ FTP transport, you must first initiate a
MaxExchange FTP communication session with the server and pick up the data packet before you can later process it.
If you are a dial-up email user, be sure to set up MaxExchange
Remote for a dial-up connection. For more information, see “Setting
Scheduling Options for Dial-Up Email” on page 413.
If you use email or Network Direct transport, you will receive an image of the central Address Book in the
“MaxExchange\Inbox\<hexadecimal>” folder on your distribution site computer assuming you have successful data transport from the server. Note that when you receive an image by email the information arrives in the inbox and is moved to the Hexadecimal folder after processing begins.
Please pay special attention to the instructions particular to the transport method your computer will employ with the MaxExchange server. If you are unsure about the transport method you will use, contact your system administrator before proceeding.
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To receive the central Address Book
Ensure that you have received your first data packet from the server on your computer. Your system administrator will inform you of when an initial data packet has been created and when the packet will be transported to your computer.
• FTP – You must first pick up the data packet from the server.
For instructions on how to initiate your first MaxExchange
FTP transport session, see “Initiating the First FTP Transport
Session” on page 397.
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The “hexadecimal” folder is actually a folder named with a hexadecimal number that corresponds to the Address
Folder ID. This ID is displayed in the Distribution List dialog box in MaxExchange Site
Manager.
If selecting an existing
Address Book from the dropdown list, verify that it is not the central Address Book.
If you create a new Address
Book, you must specify a name that is different from the name of the Address Book on the server.
• Network Direct – In your “MaxExchange\Inbox
\<hexadecimal>” folder, look for two files—one with the extension ATT and the other with the extension HDR. If they exist, you have received a MaxExchange data packet.
• Email – If you see an email message entitled “MaxExchange
Data Packet” in your email inbox, you have received a
MaxExchange data packet.
Start MaxExchange Remote.
Depending on the transport method you plan to employ, the methods for initiating the connection with the server vary as follows:
• FTP – You must start by initiating a communication session with the MaxExchange server. Select File > Connect New
FTP Server. Enter the server IP address (or the server name), port number, Password (the MAXEXCHANGE password entered at the server), and Address Book ID for this distribution site. Click OK when finished.
• HTTP – You must start by initiating a communication session with the MaxExchange server. Select File > Connect New
HTTP Server. Enter the server URL, password, and Address
Book ID for this distribution site. Click OK when you are finished.
MaxExchange should immediately initiate an FTP/HTTP session with the server.
• Email or Network Direct – Click the Process Data Packets button.
A dialog will appear asking for the Address Book you want to designate as your synchronized MaxExchange Address Book.
You may select an existing Address Book from the drop-down list or create a new Address Book.
After the Address Book has been established, MaxExchange
Remote will inform you that a refresh packet is ready to process.
Click Yes. The processing status is displayed in the MaxExchange window.
When packet processing has ended, open the synchronized
Address Book in Maximizer. Examine your data to ensure that it is correct and complete.
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Initiating the First FTP Transport Session
MaxExchange FTP transport can be initiated only by the distribution site computer—not the server. Accordingly, a new distribution site needs to enter information into MaxExchange Remote for this transport to start.
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To initiate the first MaxExchange transport session with the server
You must receive the following information from your system administrator—the server’s IP Address and/or server name, the
FTP port number, the MaxExchange FTP password, and your unique Address Book ID (hexadecimal number).
Select File > Connect New FTP Server.
Enter the server’s IP address or server name, the
MaxExchange FTP password, and your unique Address Book
ID.
Click OK. MaxExchange Remote will immediately open an FTP session with MaxExchange server. If the communication is successful and the first data packet(s) is downloaded to your computer, log into your Address Book.
Select File > Process Data Packets.
After your initial data packet has been processed successfully, the
File > Connect New FTP Server dialog is no longer needed for FTP communication to this particular synchronized Address Book. After the initial successful FTP communication session, you need only to select Process Data Packets to start the synchronization process. All future FTP communications will be handled automatically.
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Starting a Processing Session from Maximizer
If you pause a processing session and exit MaxExchange
Remote, the process starts from the beginning the next time you process packets.
You can start a processing session from Maximizer with a simple click of a button.
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To start a processing session from Maximizer
In Maximizer, in the Add-Ins tab, select Process MaxExchange
Data Packets from the Office group.
An icon appears in your system tray for MaxExchange Remote.
The icon appears differently depending on the state of processing.
• Processing – Shows a connected network.
• Processing Finished – Shows a checkmark.
• Failed – Shows an X
While processing is taking place, you can click the Processing icon to open MaxExchange Remote and view the processing details.
When the processing session is taking place, the tooltip for
MaxExchange Remote says “Processing”. After the processing session is complete, the tooltip says “Processing Finished”. If the connection to the Address Book or FTP server failed, the tooltip says “Failed”. Otherwise, the tooltip says “MaxExchange
Remote”.
After the processing session, you can close or open MaxExchange
Remote by right-clicking on the system tray icon and choosing
Exit or Restore.
Performing an Immediate Update
When required, you can perform an immediate update of the central
Address Book. MaxExchange Remote checks for incoming changes from the MaxExchange server, then makes these changes to the central Address Book.
After the incoming changes have been processed, MaxExchange
Remote prepares and sends data packets to the server for redistribution to its other distribution sites. Once the overall synchronization is complete, the whole central Address Book (both on the server and at the distribution sites) is up to date.
If you are using email as a transport method, your computer must be running and the email system must be operating for MaxExchange to perform an immediate update.
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The “hexadecimal” folder is actually a folder named with a hexadecimal number that corresponds to the Address
Folder ID. This ID is displayed in the Distribution List dialog box in MaxExchange Site
Manager.
Your computer must have MaxExchange Remote running, all necessary transport resources must be enabled (e.g., modem turned on), and required transport access to the server must be available.
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To perform an immediate update
• Click the Process Data Packets button or select File > Process
Data Packets.
MaxExchange Remote updates the central Address Book by first checking for updates from the server and processing them, then preparing and distributing your local changes back to the server for redistribution. (If you enable Remote Dial-up, the order of these processes may be reversed. See “Setting Scheduling
Options for Dial-Up Email” on page 413 for more information.)
Regardless of which transport method is used, Process Data
Packets simply creates a data packet and puts it into a folder for transport to the server.
• FTP – The data packet files—.ATT and .HDR—are created and put into the \maxexchange\outbox\<hexadecimal> folder.
The distribution site computer will later initiate an FTP transport session and pick up the packet.
• Network Direct – A new data packet is created (.HDR and
.ATT files) and put into a folder for transport. When the data packet is in the folder, the packet is transported immediately if you have selected Simultaneous in the Processing and
Transport Times dialog box.
• Email – The data packet is sent immediately to your local email outbox, encapsulated in an email message, and transported during your next email session.
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Processing Packets
The following sections describe how to process packets from
MaxExchange remotes.
• “Converting Outgoing Packets for Internet Transport” on page 400
• “Restricting the Size of Packets” on page 401
• “Disabling the Partial Packet Warning Message” on page 401
• “Saving Outgoing Packets to Disk” on page 402
• “Importing a Server Packet” on page 402
Converting Outgoing Packets for Internet Transport
Internet email uses a different encoding standard than many LAN email packages. Therefore, if you send data packets over the Internet to the MaxExchange server, the packets must be converted to 7-bit
Internet format.
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To convert packets for Internet transport
Select Edit > Email Preferences.
Select Use 7-bit Internet Format.
Click OK.
All subsequent data packet files are converted to 7-bit Internet format before being sent to the server.
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Restricting the Size of Packets
Depending on the potential size of the updates or the file size limits specified in your email system, you may need to limit the size of your
MaxExchange data packets to prevent data from being lost.
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To limit the size of packet files
Select Edit > Email Preferences.
In the Maximum Size field, specify the maximum size of the file in kilobytes (KB). (If you do not know your file size limit, consult your network administrator or email documentation.)
For no limit on data packet size, leave the field blank.
Click OK.
MaxExchange Remote ensures that no subsequent data packets are larger than the size you specified.
Disabling the Partial Packet Warning Message
If you set a maximum packet size above, packets created by
MaxExchange that are larger must be split into multiple packets that do not exceed the maximum size. Until all such partial packets are received, the distribution site cannot process any of the complete packets’ parts. When MaxExchange Remote cannot process because all of the partial packets are not received, it displays a Partial Packet
Warning dialog.
The Show Partial Packet warning dialog is enabled on installation.
When this warning dialog is enabled, you must respond to the dialog before other packet processing can continue. If the warning dialog is disabled, packet processing can continue without your response, but partial packet occurrence may go unnoticed.
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To disable the Partial Packet Warning dialog
Select Edit > Email Preferences.
Deselect (disable) the Show Partial Packet Warning checkbox.
Click OK.
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Saving Outgoing Packets to Disk
When necessary, you can save outgoing data packets to disk such as floppy diskettes or other removable media, so the packets can later be imported by the MASTER user into the MaxExchange server.
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To save a packet to disk
• Select File > Save to Disk.
The Save to Disk menu item in the File menu should now have a check mark next to it.
All subsequent data packets are saved to disk instead of being transmitted by email. Once the data packets have been saved to disk, you must send the disks to the MASTER user at the server location.
Importing a Server Packet
There may be times when you receive data packets from the
MaxExchange server that were saved to disk or a hard drive directory
(folder).
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To import a server packet
Insert the appropriate disk containing the server data packet in your disk drive.
Select File > Import Packet.
Specify the location and file name of the server data packet.
Click Open.
The data packet is copied to a processing queue and will be applied to the central Address Book during the next processing of data packets.
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Setting MaxExchange Preferences
The following sections describe how to set and view preferences and properties in MaxExchange:
• “Setting Timing Preferences” on page 403
• “Viewing Synchronized Address Book Properties” on page 405
• “Viewing Distribution Preferences” on page 405
Setting Timing Preferences
Timing Preferences in the Edit menu schedules updates for all transport except dial-up email. This includes FTP, Network Direct transport, and LAN email. You can set how frequently MaxExchange
Remote processes data packets. At the interval you specify,
MaxExchange Remote will transport its updates to the MaxExchange server.
For MaxExchange synchronization to occur successfully, you must ensure the following:
• Your computer is on.
• MaxExchange Remote is running.
• All necessary transport resources are enabled (for example, the modem is turned on).
• The required transport access to the server is available.
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To set timing preferences
Select Edit > Timing Preferences.
In the Timing Preferences dialog box, specify your processing and transport times. The behavior of each option depends on the Transport Method used.
Choose Manually (transports packets immediately after the initiation of a processing session), Simultaneously (transports immediately after processing), or Independently (process and transport at different times).
Transaction Processing Settings allow you to set processing to be activated automatically at a specific time.
If no First Process time or Processing Interval is set, data packet processing will occur only when you do immediate processing using the File > Process Data Packets command.
If you want to schedule a data processing time, enter the fields as follows:
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• In the First Process At field, type the time at which processing is to start for the first time after these settings are changed. Specify the time in 12-hour format; for example,
7:00 PM.
• In the Processing Interval field, type the frequency and select the units for how often processing should occur; for example, every 15 minutes. You can select intervals as short as every 1 minute or as long as every 24 hours.
Transport Time Settings are available only when Independently is chosen above. These settings allow you to transport packets at times independent of when you process data packets.
• In the First Transport At field, type the time at which transport is to start for the first time after these settings are changed. Specify the time in 12-hour format; for example,
7:00 PM.
• In the Transport Interval field, type the frequency and select the units for how often transport should occur; for example, every 15 minutes. You can select intervals as short as every 1 minute or as long as every 24 hours.
Select the Automatically transport packets and process
data on Windows login option to automatically start processing when you log into Windows.
Disable the Display remote client when automated
processing begins option if you do not want the MaxExchange
Packet Transport dialog box to appear during an automated processing session. The MaxExchange Remote processing icon will still appear in the Windows system tray.
Click OK.
You must exit and restart MaxExchange Remote for your changes to take effect.
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Viewing Synchronized Address Book Properties
You may view certain transport information for every synchronized
Address Book on a distribution site computer. MaxExchange reads transport information contained in the MXZREM.BIN file in the
“MaxExchange” program directory.
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To view synchronized Address Books on a remote computer.
Select View > Synchronized Address Books.
The Address Book name, its transport method, Address
Book ID, server address, and server port number are shown.
You can change the server address and port number if necessary.
When finished viewing, click Close to exit the dialog.
Viewing Distribution Preferences
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To view distribution properties
• The distribution preferences can be viewed in MaxExchange
Remote by clicking the Preferences button while viewing the
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MaxExchange Remote distribution preferences
Note that these Distribution attributes (other than the default preferences option) override the preferences set in
MaxExchange Site Manager.
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To view distribution properties in Maximizer
• Distribution preferences appear as part of the properties for
Company Library documents, knowledge base articles, general documents, and notes (right-click on one of these items and choose Properties). Only the MASTER user has rights to change these preferences in the Properties dialog box (in Maximizer).
Distribution preferences for a general document
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FTP Transport Method
The following sections include instructions that apply only to the FTP transport method.
• “FTP Test Option” on page 407
• “Retrying an Unsuccessful FTP Connection” on page 408
• “Connecting by Dial-Up Using FTP” on page 409
• “Changing Your MaxExchange FTP Password” on page 410
FTP Test Option
If the connection fails, try using the FTP Test functionality. This is a method to test the FTP connection providing detailed information of why a connection fails, if necessary.
If the FTP test is successful,the fields are automatically populated with the successful test settings when you initiate a new FTP connection with the server.
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Retrying an Unsuccessful FTP Connection
If you attempt an initial FTP communications session and receive notification from the program of FTP communication failure, select
File > Retry FTP Server Connect to re-enter your FTP settings and reestablish an FTP session with the server.
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To retry a failed FTP communication session with the server
Select File > Retry FTP Server Connect.
Verify that you have entered the correct server’s IP Address and/ or server name, FTP port number, the MaxExchange FTP password, and your unique Address Book ID.
Click OK.
MaxExchange Remote immediately opens an FTP session with
MaxExchange server. If the communication is successful and the first data packet(s) is downloaded to your computer, log into your Address Book.
Select File > Process Data Packets.
After your initial data packet has been processed successfully, the File > Retry FTP Server Connect dialog is no longer needed for FTP communication to this particular synchronized Address
Book. After the initial successful FTP communication, you need only to select Process Data Packets to start the synchronization process. All future FTP communications will be handled automatically.
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Connecting by Dial-Up Using FTP
When you are using FTP, the connection between the server and remote is always initiated from the remote computer. This can be done through a LAN or a dial-up connection. If a remote is set up for dial-up connections and a connection fails, a Windows Dial-up
Connection dialog box appears when a processing session is initiated.
This includes when a processing session is automated.
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To connect by dial-up using FTP
• Click the Connect button. You can enable the Connect
automatically option if you want to dial in to your Internet service provider when you start a processing session.
If you have set up your remote computer to process upon startup, the Windows Dial-up Connection dialog box automatically appears when you log on to Windows. Otherwise, when you click the Process Data Packets on the remote computer, the Dial-up Connection dialog box appears.
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Note that in your Internet Options, the Dial whenever a
network connection is not present option on the
Connections tab must be set in order for the Windows Dial-up
Connection dialog box to appear.
Changing Your MaxExchange FTP Password
When the MAXEXCHANGE user profile Password changes, all distribution sites need to receive this information so that they can access the MaxExchange FTP server.
The MAXEXCHANGE Password can be changed only at the server using the MaxExchange Site Manager. When the Password is changed, and the change is processed by the server, the change is contained in a data packet for each distribution site to pick up.
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Changing your MaxExchange FTP password
Click Process Data Packets. The data packet containing the
Password change is downloaded to your computer.
If your computer is set to use FTP transport, and the server FTP password has been changed, you will receive the Server Login dialog:
Enter the password given to you by your system administrator.
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Click OK.
To process any additional packets retrieved after the Password change, click Process Data Packets once again.
Email Transport Method
The following sections include instructions that apply only to the
Email transport method.
• “Changing Email Preferences” on page 411
• “Changing Email from LAN to Dial-Up or Vice Versa” on page 413
• “Setting Scheduling Options for Dial-Up Email” on page 413
Changing Email Preferences
To optimize MaxExchange Remote operations when using email data transport, you may specify the email system you plan to use in the
Email Preferences dialog box.
When you select your email system in the Email Preferences dialog box, MaxExchange accounts for the differences in the third party email software to ensure proper transport operation.
Email preferences should not have to be changed except under the following circumstances:
• You are installing MaxExchange Remote and your chosen transport method is email.
• You are changing your email application software.
• Your transport method is changed to email.
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To set email preferences
Select Edit > Email Preferences.
Select the email system that applies to your computer.
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Email account information is set up after your email application is installed. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you can access this information through the
Windows Control Panel. See your system administrator for more information.
Specify the maximum size of any single packet in kilobytes
(KB). This applies to the outgoing packet size on the remote.
Email packets are then limited to this size. If a packet is larger than this limit, the packet is spanned into smaller packets within the limit. If the limit is set to 0, the packet size is unlimited.
Indicate whether to convert packets so they can be sent over the
Internet in its standard, 7-bit email format. If you send packets over the Internet, you must select this option to ensure that they are reliably transmitted.
Enable the partial packet warning if necessary.
When the size of a packet exceeds the maximum size set for a packet (if enabled in Maximum Size above), partial packets are created. The sum of these partial packets makes up the entire data packet. For instance, take an example where a system administrator sets the limit on packets to 2 MB (or 2000 KB).
Assume that the Server creates a large data packet that is 3.5 MB or 3500 KB. MaxExchange will break this packet into 2 partial packets. If only one of these data packets arrives, but the other is still in transit, the data from the first partial data packet cannot be processed until the second partial data packet is received as well.
Enter your email account Email profile/User name and
password (if required). The available options vary depending on what type of email application you are using.
Click OK.
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Changing Email from LAN to Dial-Up or Vice Versa
To change a distribution site computer from a LAN remote to dial-up remote, or vice versa, you must make changes to both the
MaxExchange Remote settings and your current mail driver on the distribution site computer.
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To change a LAN email remote to a dial-up email remote
Select Edit > Remote Dial-Up Preferences. Set all time fields in the Process and Transport Timing group box and select the
Enable Remote Dial-Up checkbox.
Change your current mail driver from Network to Remote.
Contact your system administrator for additional details.
Ensure that the automatic dial-up time of your email communications program corresponds to the processing and communication times set above.
Setting Scheduling Options for Dial-Up Email
If you are using dial-up email to exchange updates with the
MaxExchange server, you can set a schedule for processing and sending the updates.
You can set up MaxExchange Remote and your email connection to automate the process of dialing into the email system and sending and receiving central Address Book updates. When you set up an automatic dial-up schedule, you do not need to see MaxExchange
Remote again until you want to change its settings. You simply set your email application to automatically connect using the same schedule you set for MaxExchange Remote. For more information about scheduling email connections, see the documentation for your email program.
Remote dial-up scheduling can be used only when the following conditions are present:
• Email is the Active Transport Method for your MaxExchange data transport.
• The third-party email program you employ has its remote email client/driver set.
When dial-up email is not installed, the Edit > Remote Dial-Up
Preferences dialog is unavailable.
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To set remote dial-up scheduling options
Select Edit > Remote Dial-Up Preferences.
In the Remote Dial-Up Preferences dialog box, select the Enable
Remote Dial-Up checkbox.
In the Pre-Connect Processing Time field, type the time at which you want to create outgoing data packets for later transmission to the server.
In the Communications Time field, type the time at which you want the update data packets placed in your email outbox.
You must configure your email program to connect and send and receive mail separately. You should set it to do so sometime later than the Communications Time.
In the Post-connect Processing Time field, type the time at which you want MaxExchange Remote to process incoming data packets from the server to update your image of the central
Address Book.
Click OK.
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Troubleshooting Logs
The following sections describe how to set up and view
MaxExchange troubleshotting logs.
• “Setting Up the Troubleshooting Logs” on page 415
• “Checking the Troubleshooting Logs” on page 416
Setting Up the Troubleshooting Logs
You can log MaxExchange Remote activity in troubleshooting logs.
MaxExchange Remote creates two logs for each synchronized
Address Book (a Packet Summary Log,
[AddressBookName]_packlog.txt, and a Remote Activity log,
[AddressBookName]_log.txt), both of which are text files located in the same directory (folder) as your MaxExchange programs.
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To create logs
Select Edit > Logging Preferences.
To log when data packets are received by your computer, select
Maintain Packet Summary. Log information is saved in the text file [AddressBookName]_packlog.txt.
To log detailed information about when data packets are sent and received, and what happens to them, select Maintain
Remote Activity. Log information is saved in the file
[AddressBookName]_log.txt.
Indicate the level of log detail you want to see in the
[AddressBookName]_log.txt:
• To log errors only, select Low.
• To log record-level updates (additions, changes, and deletions of Maximizer entries), select Medium.
• To log field-level updates (details of changes within
Maximizer entries), select High.
Click OK.
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Checking the Troubleshooting Logs
If you employ email transport, you may also check your email system’s conversation log for more information.
If you have set the troubleshooting logs to record MaxExchange activity, you can check the logs when you experience problems during a synchronization session or suspect that updates are not being sent or received.
Remote Activity Log ([AddressBookName]_log.txt)
Check the [AddressBookName]_log.txt by selecting View > Remote
Activity Log. The [AddressBookName]_log.txt file can include:
• The number of information packets sent.
• The number of information packets received.
• The number of additions, updates, and deletions made to your image of the central Address Book.
The contents of the log depend on the detail level you set when configuring MaxExchange Remote’s log file.
Packet Summary Log ([AddressBookName]_packlog.txt)
For information about the date and time information packets were received, check the [AddressBookName]_packlog.txt by selecting
View > Packet Summary Log.
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Administration for
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Manage your Address Book
In this chapter...
“Backing Up Address Book Data” on page 418
“Exporting Address Book Data” on page 421
“Importing Address Book Data” on page 429
“Transferring Entries Between Address Books” on page 436
“Updating Maximizer with Live Update” on page 444
“Changing Languages for the Maximizer Spell Checker” on page 445
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Backing Up Address Book Data
For information on backing up
Address Books in Maximizer
CRM Enterprise Edition, see the Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide and your Microsoft SQL Server documentation.
You can back up and restore Maximizer Address Book data. If your
Address Book uses a custom dictionary or holidays you must back up this data separately from the Address Book. After creating backup copies of your Address Book, you can restore the Address Book using
Administrator.
The following two backup procedures are available in Maximizer
CRM Group Edition:
• Regular Backup – This backup procedure requires the Address
Book to be closed and must be done in Administrator. See the
Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide and Administrator Help for assistance
• Quick Backup – This backup procedure is performed on an open
Address Book. You can perform a Quick Backup from either
Administrator or Maximizer. If security is enabled, you will need access to the MASTER user password.
The following sections contain information on backing up Address
Book data in Maximizer:
•
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“Backing Up the Dictionary and Holiday Files” on page 420
Quick Backup
If you are backing up a global
Address Book from a workstation, the backup is automatically saved to the default SQL Server Express backup folder. You do not have the option to save the backup to a different location.
You can use the Quick Backup command in Maximizer CRM Group
Edition. The advantage of using Quick Backup over a regular backup is that you can perform frequent backups of any open Address Book.
By default, the backup is saved to the current Address Book folder. If you don’t want to save the backup to this location, you can browse to another one.
If you choose to save the backup to the default location, Quick
Backup creates a subfolder named Backup in the same folder as the
Address Book files.
The backup file name includes the current date as an identifier. For example, the following backup file was created from a Quick Backup performed on March 23, 2007. (The backup was saved to the following default location).
C:\ProgramData\Maximizer\AddrBks\EsconaTutorial\Backup\EsconaT utorial_20070815_01.BAK
The “_01” is added to the file name to differentiate between backups from the same day, so a second backup on the same day would be saved as follows:
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C:\ProgramData\Maximizer\AddrBks\EsconaTutorial\Backup\EsconaT utorial_20070815_02.BAK
Quick Backup also lets you determine how many backups are kept. If you were to set Quick Backup to retain only five backups, then when you create the sixth backup, Quick Backup deletes the oldest backup.
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To perform a Quick Backup
Open the Address Book to back up.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Quick Backup.
The Quick Backup Address Book dialog box opens.
Enter the MASTER user password.
If this field is disabled, continue to the next step.
Select the backup folder:
• To save the backup file to the default location (Address Book folder), leave the Backup Location field blank.
• To save the backup file to a different location, click Browse.
Select a folder and click OK.
The location is displayed in the Backup Location field.
If necessary, specify the number of previous backups to retain:
This step is necessary in the following cases:
• You are backing up a local database on a workstation.
• You are backing up a global or local database on a server machine.
Click OK to begin backing up.
When the Quick Backup is complete, a message box confirms that the backup was successful. The backup file name and location are displayed.
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Click OK.
Backing Up the Dictionary and Holiday Files
Holiday files are created in
Holiday Editor in
Administrator. The holidays listed in the Holiday Editor appear in the Calendar in
Maximizer. You can use
Administrator to modify or delete existing holidays, or add new holidays.
By default, the Maximizer program folder is C:\Program
Files\Maximizer. If Maximizer was installed in a different folder, then change the path accordingly.
The Maximizer dictionary and holiday files are not backed up as part of the Address Book backup procedures. Therefore, if you have customized the dictionary or holidays, you need to back up those files separately, especially before upgrading or re-installing
Maximizer.
To back up the dictionary and holiday files, copy them from the following location and paste them to another location, preferably the same location where your Address Book is backed up.
The user dictionary file is unique to each Maximizer workstation, so you will need to back up this file for each workstation.
User Dictionary File Location:
C:\Program Files\Maximizer\MaData6\Userdict.lexHoliday File
Location:
C:\Program Files\Maximizer\MaData6\Mxzhol.nam
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Exporting Address Book Data
Encrypted user-defined fields cannot be exported.
You can export Address Book entries, customer service cases, and knowledge base articles from Maximizer, not Administrator.
Exporting Address Book entries creates a text file or XML file containing information from the current Address Book. It exports any Companies and Individuals selected in the Address Book list. If no
Address Book entries are selected, it exports all Companies and
Individuals currently displayed in the list.
The following sections contain information on exporting Address
Book data from Maximizer:
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“Exporting Address Book Entries in XML Format” on page 421
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“Exporting Address Book Entries in Text Format” on page 423
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“Selecting Fields for Export” on page 426
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“Exporting Customer Service Cases” on page 426
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“Exporting Knowledge Base Articles” on page 428
Exporting Address Book Entries in XML Format
The unique ID is exported with each Company or Individual, but unique IDs for contacts are not exported.
By default, exporting Address Book entries in XML format exports name, address, phone number, email address, and company details information from the Basic Information tab of the selected
Companies and Individuals (or all entries in the list if none are selected). You can then easily import this file into another Maximizer
Address Book.
You can optionally export the following additional information:
• Include contacts exports the contacts associated with the exported Address Book entries.
• Include Customer Service Cases exports customer service cases associated with the exported Address Book entries.
• Include Opportunities works the same way as Include
Customer Service Cases from above. It exports opportunities associated with the exported Address Book entries.
• Include UDFs exports all Address Book user-defined fields associated with the exported Address Book entries, along with their attributes, and in the case of table user-defined fields, any items they contain. Keep in mind that exporting user-defined fields increases the length of time required for the export process, and not selecting this option improves speed.
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Formula user-defined fields are exported as alphanumeric, date, or numeric user-defined fields. The values are exported, but they will not be recalculated after export.
• Include notes exports notes associated with the exported
Address Book entries, including date and time, owner, creator, type, and text fields.
• Include documents exports documents associated with the exported Address Book entries, including date and time, document type, document name, creator, owner, as well as the document data itself.
• Support non-English characters converts the contents of the exported XML file to Unicode format, which is required for languages using more than one byte per character, such as
Chinese. If you don’t select this checkbox, characters will be exported in ASCII format.
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To export Address Book entries in XML format
In Maximizer, open the Address Book window, and select the
Companies and Individuals to export.
– or –
Don’t select any entries to export all entries currently displayed in the Address Book list.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Address Book entries.
The Export Address Book Entries dialog box opens.
From the Format drop-down list, select XML.
Click Browse.
The Select Export File dialog box opens.
Specify the destination location and file name for the exported file.
In the Save as type drop-down list, select either MXI or XML.
Click Save.
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Select any of the Export options, as needed.
Click OK.
Exporting Address Book Entries in Text Format
You can export Address Book entries in the following text formats: comma-separated values (CSV) and tab-delimited. User-defined fields that contain more than one item are not supported in a CSV or tab-delimited export. Use XML export instead.
Exporting to comma-separated values (CSV) format creates a file with a .CSV extension, which is readable by spreadsheets such as Microsoft
Excel and many other programs.
Exporting to tab-delimited format creates a text (.txt) file with tabs separating each field value. This file is readable by any program that supports .txt files.
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Exporting to these formats exports selected Companies and
Individuals in the Address Book, but you do not have the option of exporting Contacts.
Unlike XML format, exporting to CSV and tab-delimited format enables you to specify individual fields to export, including Address
Book user-defined fields.
You can also export notes associated with the Companies or
Individuals. You have the option of exporting all notes or most recent notes.
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To export Address Book entries in CSV or tab-delimited format
In Maximizer, open the Address Book window.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Address Book Entries.
The Export Address Book Entries dialog box opens.
From the Format drop-down list, select Comma Separated
Value or tab-delimited.
Click Browse.
The Select Export File dialog box opens.
Specify the destination location and file name for the exported file, and click Save.
You can verify that the format you selected previously appears in the Save as type field.
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Specify the remaining export options.
• To export data that is in DOS standard ASCII, select the DOS
text checkbox.
If the data is in ANSI ASCII (Windows default), do not select the checkbox.
• To export the field names exported as the first record in the exported file, similar to a headings row, select the Include
field names as first record in export file checkbox.
Click OK.
The Select Fields for Export dialog box opens.
From the Available Maximizer fields list, select each field and clicking Add.
– or –
Click Catalog to retrieve a previously saved export list.
For more information, see “Selecting Fields for Export” on page 426.
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Click Export to begin the export process.
Selecting Fields for Export
When exporting to CSV or tab-delimited format, you must select which fields to export, and in which order. The Select Fields for
Export dialog box has two columns: the left column lists the Address
Book entry basic fields, user-defined fields, and two fields for notes; the right column is initially blank. Select the fields to export from the left column and add them to the right column.
The order of fields in the right column is the order in which they will be exported. If you need to change the order of any fields, select each one and click Remove to delete it from the list; then, in the right column, select the field after which you want to place another field.
Fields added to the right column appear directly below the field currently selected in the right column.
Once you have established the order of export fields as you would like it, you can click the Catalog button to save the export list for future exports. In the Export Catalog dialog box, click Add to create a new saved export list, or click Save to overwrite an existing export list. The Retrieve button opens an existing export list.
Exporting Customer Service Cases
You can export customer service cases, their associated Address Book entries, as well as any related user-defined fields, notes, or documents. Exporting customer service cases exports any cases that have been selected in the Customer Service window (or all cases in the list if none are selected). The export file can be either Maximizer
XML Interface (MXI) or XML format.
MXI and XML files are both in XML format. However, you can import into Maximizer with MXI files more easily than XML format. To
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You can also export customer service cases from the Export
Address Book Entries dialog box, but doing so only exports cases associated with the exported Address Book entries.
For more control over which cases are exported, use Export
Customer Service Cases.
Formula user-defined fields are exported as alphanumeric, date, or numeric user-defined fields. The values are exported, but they will not be recalculated after export.
import an MXI file, simply double-click the file and it automatically handles the import.
The Export Customer Service Cases dialog box includes the following options:
• Include UDFs exports all Customer Service user-defined fields associated with the exported cases, along with their attributes, and in the case of table user-defined fields, any items they contain. Keep in mind that exporting user-defined fields increases the length of time to export, and not selecting this option improves speed.
• Include notes exports notes associated with the exported cases, including date and time, owner, creator, type, and text fields.
• Include documents exports documents associated with the exported cases, including date and time, document type, document name, creator, owner, as well as the document data itself.
• Support non-English characters converts the contents of the exported MXI or XML file to Unicode format, which is required for languages using more than one byte per character, such as
Chinese. If you don’t select this checkbox, characters will be exported in ASCII format.
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To export customer service cases
In Maximizer, open the Customer Service window, and select the cases to export.
– or –
Don’t select any entries to export all entries currently displayed in the Customer Service window.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Customer Service Cases.
The Export Customer Service Cases dialog box opens.
Click Browse.
The Save As dialog box opens.
Specify the destination location and file name for the exported file.
From the Save as type drop-down list, select either MXI or XML.
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Click Save.
Select any of the export options, as needed.
Click OK.
Exporting Knowledge Base Articles
You can export knowledge base articles to either MXI or XML format. The resulting file contains the content of the article itself, as well as additional information, such as file name, file extension, keywords, product, status, and creator.
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To export knowledge base articles
In Maximizer, open the Knowledge Base window.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Knowledge Base Articles.
Specify the destination location and file name for the exported file.
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From the Save as type drop-down list, select either MXI or
XML.
Click Save.
Importing Address Book Data
Use Administrator or Maximizer to import Address Book information from other sources. Some import methods are available only through
Administrator.
After importing Address Book entries into Maximizer, a list of imported Address Book entries is stored in a Favorite List named according to the file format and import date and time.
Maximizer provides the following methods of importing data. The best import method depends on the type of data you are importing.
• MXI or XML Files – This method imports Address Book entries, customer service cases, knowledge base articles, and other data from MXI (Maximizer XML Interface) or XML Files. These MXI and XML files may have been created by exporting from
Maximizer or by exporting the information from another source and converting it to XML using the Maximizer XML schema. For more information about the Maximizer XML Schema, refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
• Address Book Entries – This method imports entries from a text file that is created when you export from another application. Outlook, for example, can export its address book to a text file. When you import from a text file, you must choose to import all the entries as Companies/Individuals or as Contacts, or you can do a two-tier import to import Companies/Individuals first and then import the associated Contacts.
• ACT! or GoldMine Database – Importing an ACT! or GoldMine database is straightforward as Maximizer can detect the ACT! or
GoldMine database version and map the fields automatically. In
Maximizer CRM Enterprise Edition, this import method is available through Administrator only. In Maximizer CRM Group
Edition, this import method is available through Administrator or Maximizer if you are logged in as the MASTER user. For information about importing from ACT! or GoldMine, refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
• Other Contact Manager Database – This option enables you to import a variety of data file formats, including Organizer,
Clipper, dBASE, FoxBase, and FoxPro, among others. or
GoldMine database version and map the fields automatically. In
Maximizer CRM Enterprise Edition, this import method is available through Administrator only. In Maximizer CRM Group
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Edition, this import method is available through Administrator or Maximizer if you are logged in as the MASTER user. For information about importing from other contact manager databases, refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s Guide.
The following sections contain information on importing Address
Book data into Maximizer:
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“Importing Address Book Entries” on page 430
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“About Two-Tier Imports” on page 432
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“Importing MXI and XML Files” on page 433
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“The MaxExchange Distribution Field and XML Import” on page 434
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“Importing Knowledge Base Articles” on page 435
Importing Address Book Entries
Always back up the Address
Book before importing.
The Import Address Book Entries command enables you to perform a two-tier import. In a two-tier import, you first import Company entries as Companies/Individuals Address Book entries, and then you import the people as Contacts.
If you import a Company record, and an existing Company record in the database has an identical value in the “Company” field, then the records are considered duplicates, and Maximizer will not import the duplicate Company record. However, Maximizer will import duplicate Individual and Contact records.
Note that user-defined fields containing more than one available item are not supported in a CSV (comma-separated values) import.
Use the Advanced Import feature or MTI (Maximizer Transfer
Interface) as an alternative.
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To import Address Book entries
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Address Book Entries.
The Import Address Book Entries dialog box opens.
Click Browse and locate the file to import.
Under Type of import, select the type of Address Book entries you want to create from the import—Companies / Individuals or Contacts.
If you are performing a two-tier import, first select the
Companies / Individuals. Then, after completing this procedure, repeat it a second time to import the Contacts.
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Under Lead handling, select the appropriate option for importing records as lead or non-lead Address Book entries.
You can save the field mapping for reuse by clicking the Catalog button.
Click OK.
The Select Fields for Import dialog box opens.
Map the Maximizer fields with the fields in the file.
• In the Available Maximizer fields column, select the field that best corresponds to the first field in the Fields from file column, and click Add.
For example, if the first field in the right column is First
Name, select First Name from the Available Maximizer fields.
• To exclude a field from being imported into Maximizer, add
<Skip Field> to the middle column for that field position.
• Repeat this step until you have mapped all the fields from the source file to Maximizer fields.
Specify the remaining settings for the import.
• To convert text that is in capital letters (uppercase) into mixed case, select the Convert to name case option.
• To exclude the first line from being imported, select the Do
not import first record; it is a header option.
Many comma-delimited data files use the first line as a column header.
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Click Import.
About Two-Tier Imports
Many contact management programs keep two types of address book entries:
• Companies
• Contacts for Companies
Maximizer keeps its Address Book entries organized in a similar way:
• Companies/Individuals
• Contacts (associated with a Company or Individual)
In a two-tier import, you first import Company entries as
Companies/Individuals Address Book entries, and then you import the people as Contacts.
Two-tier importing is only applicable to comma-separated value
(CSV) files, tab-delimited files, dBase III, III+, or IV, or XML files using the Import Address Book Entries command.
Field Mapping
When you import from a recognized database type, such as GoldMine or ACT!,
Maximizer automatically maps the fields for you.
When importing some types of data files, you need to map—create an association between—the fields in the source file and the fields in
Maximizer. Keep in mind that different applications name their fields differently. For example, the field for a company name is called
“Company” in Microsoft Outlook and “Company or Individual” in
Maximizer.
When you are importing a file type that requires you to map fields, the Field Mapping dialog box opens where you can map Maximizer fields to fields in the source file. For each field in the source file, select one of the available Maximizer fields, and click Add to map the
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fields. Select a corresponding Maximizer field for every field in the source file. If there is no corresponding field, select <Skip Field> from the list of Maximizer fields. When you have finished mapping the fields, the Order of Import (middle column) displays the corresponding Maximizer field beside each field in the Fields from
File column.
Importing MXI and XML Files
Always back up the Address
Book before importing.
For more control over importing MXI files, or to import XML files, use the Advanced Import method described below, which enables you to specify a number of preferences about how to import the file.
Note that customer service cases are always imported as separate records and are never merged with existing cases.
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To import from an MXI or XML file
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Advanced Import.
Next to the File name field, click Browse and locate the .xml or
.mxi file to import.
Once you have selected the file to import, Maximizer fills in the
Log File field automatically to create a log file with the same name and location as the import file.
To change the default Log File, click Browse and provide an alternate log file location and/or name.
In the Log Level drop-down list, specify how much detail to include in the log file.
Specify any additional import options.
Click OK to begin the import.
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Maximizer imports the data and then displays the number of records inserted, updated, and failed for each record type.
Click OK to close the message box.
The MaxExchange Distribution Field and XML Import
When importing the MaxExchange Distribution field from an XML file, if the destination Address Book hasn't created the field already, a version of this field will be created in the Address Book during the
XML import, but it will not be the system MaxExchange Distribution field, and therefore will not work with the MaxExchange product.
If your XML file contains the MaxExchange Distribution field, please ensure that the destination Address Book has created the field already. (For information about creating the MaxExchange
Distribution field, refer to the Maximizer CRM Administrator’s
Guide.) This measure will ensure proper MaxExchange distribution in the destination Address Book.
Also if the name of the MaxExchange Distribution field has been changed in the XML file, you must rename the field in the destination Address Book to match the name in the XML file before importing it.
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Importing Knowledge Base Articles
Always back up the Address
Book before importing.
To import knowledge base articles that have been exported from
Maximizer in MXI or XML format, use the Import Knowledge Base
Articles functionality in Maximizer.
Note that knowledge base articles are always imported as separate records and are never merged with existing articles.
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To import a knowledge base article
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Knowledge Base Articles.
Next to the File name field, click Browse and locate the .xml or
.mxi file to import.
Once you have selected the file to import, Maximizer fills in the
Log File field automatically to create a log file with the same name and location as the import file.
To change the default log file, click Browse and provide an alternate log file location and/or name.
In the Log Level drop-down list, specify how much detail to include in the log file.
Click OK to begin the import.
Maximizer imports the data and then displays the number of records inserted, updated, and failed for each record type.
Click OK to close the message box.
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Transferring Entries Between Address Books
Encrypted user-defined fields cannot be transferred to another Address Book.
Importing refers to copying data from an external database into a
Maximizer Address Book. However, transferring refers to copying data between Maximizer Address Books. Transferring data is ideal for merging Address Books together and sharing entries and setups.
Transfer rights can be set on a per-user basis, although some field transfer options apply to all users.
You can transfer entries by direct access between Address Books or by email. Note that you should never use Maximizer Email Transfer
(MET) between two MaxExchange-synchronized computers. Using
MET and MaxExchange in combination adds records twice on the destination computer—once through MET, and again through
MaxExchange.
The following sections contain information on transferring entries between different Address Books:
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“What happens During Transfers?” on page 436
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“Transferring Address Book Entries” on page 437
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“Transfer Summary Reports and Logging” on page 438
What happens During Transfers?
Note that each Address Book entry has a unique ID.
Once you start a transfer, Maximizer uses the following rules to determine which records to copy from the source Address Book into the target Address Book:
• Address Book entry IDs – If an Address Book entry ID number from the source Address Book does not exist in the target
Address Book, the Address Book entry is inserted into the target
Address Book.
• Address Book entry names – If the Address Book entry ID number from the source exists in the target Address Book,
Maximizer compares the source and target Address Book entry names.
If the names are different, Maximizer changes the ID number in the target Address Book and inserts the entry as a new Address
Book entry.
If the Address Book entry names are the same, they are considered to be duplicate entries. In this case, Maximizer merges duplicate Address Book entries in the target Address
Book.
• Date and Time – Maximizer also checks the date and time of the record. It will not overwrite data in the target Address Book
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that has been modified more recently than the data in the source Address Book.
Transferring Address Book Entries
By default, when you transfer Companies or Individuals, the following are included—all associated Contacts, user-defined fields, notes, files, appointments, Hotlist tasks, orders (not available for
SQL), and opportunities. Encrypted user-defined fields and customer service cases cannot be transferred.
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To transfer Address Book entries
In the Address Book window, select the entries you want to transfer.
In the top-left corner of the window, click the Maximizer button, and select Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Address Book Entries.
Select Direct Address Book Access or Email as the transfer method.
If you are transferring your Address Book entries using direct
Address Book access, select the target Address Book.
Click OK.
The Login dialog box opens.
Type your user ID and password to log in to the target Address
Book, and click OK.
The Transfer Address Book Entries dialog box opens.
Select the transfer options.
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For example, you can choose to include or not include user-defined fields, documents, notes, appointments, Hotlist tasks, orders, and simple opportunities (not using a strategy).
You can also click Advanced to set the advanced options, click the Advanced button.
Enter a note to be logged for each Address Book entry affected by the transfer if necessary.
Click OK to begin.
When Maximizer finishes, the Transfer Summary displays the results of the transfer.
If you are sending the data by email, Maximizer prepares the transfer file (with an .MET extension) as an email file attachment and displays the Compose Mail Message dialog box.
Enter the email address where you would like the transfer sent, and send the email.
Transfer Summary Reports and Logging
Each time you transfer Address Book entries, Maximizer displays a transfer summary report. The report indicates the number of data items inserted, modified, bypassed, and deleted. It also displays the transfer setting used and other related information. You can print this report for your records.
As well, for each Address Book entry updated in the target Address
Book, Maximizer can, optionally, add a note. The note summarizes the fields that have been added, changed, and deleted. This feature can also be used if you want to find the data that has been added or modified. After a transfer, simply do a search by notes.
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Enabling TAPI
Maximizer can use TAPI (Telephony Application Programming
Interface) to detect incoming phone numbers (using caller ID) and log the phone conversation for the matching Address Book entry.
The following requirements must be met to use TAPI with Maximizer:
• Your telephone system must be TAPI-enabled.
• Your phone system’s TAPI driver must be installed.
• Your computer’s modem must be compatible with TAPI.
You can configure your modem for TAPI through the Windows
Control Panel (Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options >
Advanced tab). For more information, refer to your TAPI system and Windows documentation.
• Maximizer must be configured for TAPI.
The following sections contain information on using TAPI with
Maximizer:
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“Requirements for Caller ID” on page 439
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“Phone Number Matching with TAPI” on page 440
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“Configuring Maximizer to Use TAPI” on page 442
Requirements for Caller ID
Specific requirements are essential to implement caller ID detection:
• Caller ID service from the local telephone company.
• TAPI-compliant hardware that is Caller-ID capable.
• A TSPI component (such as an .INF file driver) for your Caller-ID enabled TAPI hardware (e.g., UniModemV)
• Microsoft TAPI software components.
Even if you meet these requirements, caller ID may not operate properly, especially if your local telephone company uses a different standard for caller ID than your TAPI driver. Call your local phone company to obtain more information regarding your caller ID standard and compare it to the standard used by the TAPI driver.
Reasons Why Caller ID May Not Work
If you use a TAPI-enabled modem (as opposed to a PBX, H.323, or other TAPI hardware), and your telephone company provide
MESG-format caller ID information (rather than SDM, another common format), caller ID call detection is unlikely to work.
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Microsoft’s UniModemV TAPI driver and MODEM.INF file, provided with most TAPI modems, do not support MESG caller ID format, which means your modem (and Maximizer) may never receive caller
ID information from TAPI. If your modem manufacturer provides its own TAPI modem or PBX driver and the appropriate INF file, or you are able to obtain SDM-format caller ID, you might have more success.
Phone Number Matching with TAPI
When Maximizer uses TAPI to detect an incoming phone call, it matches the phone call to a Maximizer Address Book entry and logs the call as a note for the entry. Depending on your TAPI configuration in Maximizer, it uses either the “Smart Phone Number
Matching” or “Exact Phone Number Matching” algorithm to determine which Address Book entry matches the incoming phone number.
Smart Phone Number Matching
By default, Maximizer uses the Smart Phone Number Matching algorithm to determine which Address Book entry matches the incoming call.
When a call comes in, Smart Phone Number Matching looks for all
Address Book entries with phone numbers ending with the incoming phone number string and displays those Address Book entries in a list so you can select the correct entry.
For example, if the incoming phone number string is four digits,
Maximizer displays a list of all Address Book entries ending in those four digits.
Smart Phone Number Matching matches the digits from right to left.
The number of matched digits required for matching is equal to the shorter length of the two phone numbers.
The following table illustrates Smart Phone Number Matching for four-digit and seven-digit incoming phone numbers.
Address Book entry phone number
9-604-732-2314
1-604-732-2314
403-732-2314
Does the incoming four-digit phone number (2314) match?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Does the incoming seven-digit phone number (732-2314) match?
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Address Book entry phone number
732-2314
497-2314
2314
3514
14
Does the incoming four-digit phone number (2314) match?
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Does the incoming seven-digit phone number (732-2314) match?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Exact Phone Number Matching
If you select the “Enable exact number matching” checkbox in the
TAPI preferences in Maximizer, it uses the Exact Phone Number
Matching algorithm instead of Smart Phone Number Matching. Exact
Phone Number Matching considers an Address Book entry to match the incoming call only if both numbers contain exactly the same phone number with the specified number of digits.
By default, Exact Number Matching requires both phone numbers to be seven digits, but you can change the required number of digits.
The advantage of Exact Phone Number Matching is that when
Maximizer finds an Address Book entry that matches exactly, you do not need to select it from a list of possible matches, as you do with
Smart Phone Number Matching.
The following table illustrates Exact Phone Number Matching for four-digit and seven-digit incoming phone numbers.
Address Book entry phone number
9-604-732-2314
1-604-732-2314
403-732-2314
732-2314
497-2314
2314
3514
14
Does the incoming four-digit phone number (2314) match?
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Does the incoming seven-digit phone number (732-2314) match?
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
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Configuring Maximizer to Use TAPI
Before you can configure Maximizer to use TAPI, you must have a
TAPI-enabled telephone system, and your computer’s modem must be configured to use TAPI. You can configure your modem for TAPI through the Windows Control Panel (Control Panel > Phone and
Modem Options > Advanced tab). For more information, refer to your TAPI system and Windows documentation.
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To configure Maximizer to use TAPI
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
Select the Dialing tab.
Under Method, select TAPI.
Under TAPI, click Properties.
Fill in your location information, and click OK to return to the
Dialing Preferences.
Click Device.
From the Line drop-down list, select the TAPI device name, and click OK.
Select the Detect incoming calls option.
If desired, select the Enable exact number matching option, and specify the number of phone number digits to match.
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
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Updating Maximizer with Live Update
The updates download folder path is specified in the
Preferences tab of Live Update
Manager.
Live Update options iare accessible through the Live
Update button on the System
Options preferences in
Administrator. (Select File >
Preferences.)
The Maximizer Live Update Service is installed automatically with
Maximizer CRM server and workstation. It enables users to download updates such as hot fixes and service releases, and you can configure
Live Update to provide automatic notification of available updates.
The Live Update Wizard on Maximizer workstations connects to your
Live Update Server and downloads any available updates.
After downloading the software updates, the downloaded executable file should launch immediately to start the installation. If you need to locate the downloaded file, it is in the user’s Application
Data folder (typically C:\Documents and
Settings\<CurrentUser>\Application Data\Maximizer\Live Update).
If the Enable automatic Maximizer Live Update notification option is selected in the Live Update options in Administrator, a message box you when new updates are available. You can also check for updates at any time from Maximizer or Administrator.
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To download software updates from the server
If you are notified that new updates are available, click OK in the message box to start the Live Update Wizard.
– or –
In the top-left corner of the Maximizer window, click the
Maximizer button, and select Help. Then, under About
Maximizer, select Maximizer Live Update.
Click Next.
The Live Update Wizard connects to the Live Update Server to check for any available updates.
Select the update(s) to download.
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Click Next to download the selected updates.
Click Finish to close the wizard.
Changing Languages for the Maximizer Spell Checker
In many of the Maximizer dialog boxes, you can use the Maximizer
Spell Checker to check the spelling of text. By default, the selected language is American English, but you can change this language to any other of the following languages:
• Brazilian Portuguese
• British English
• Canadian French
• Spanish
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To change the language for the Spell Checker
Open the Maximizer Word Processor.
Select Tools > Options.
In the Spelling tab, choose a language from the Currently
installed languages list.
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P P E N D I X
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Maximizer CRM 11
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Find the locations of commands in Maximizer CRM 11
In this chapter...
“The Maximizer CRM Ribbon Interface” on page 448
“Finding Commands in Maximizer CRM 11” on page 449
“Keyboard Shortcuts” on page 463
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The Maximizer CRM Ribbon Interface
Maximizer CRM 11 has an improved interface where all commands are available on tabbed ribbons. In previous versions of Maximizer, the commands were available in menus and toolbars. This section lists the menu commands from the previous version of Maximizer
CRM and the new locations of the commands in the Maximizer CRM
11 ribbon interface.
The following terms refer to elements in the Maximizer CRM 11 interface:
Tabs – The ribbons where commands are displayed. Tabs are displayed at the top of the Maximizer screen. The content of the tabs changes depending on the controlling or following window currently in focus.
Groups – The sections separating different commands within the tabs.
Maximizer button – The button in the top-left corner of the window. When you click the button, a menu containing additional commands is displayed.
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Finding Commands in Maximizer CRM 11
The following sections list the commands in Maximizer CRM 10.5 along with a description of how to find the commands in Maximizer
CRM 11.
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File Menu
You can access most commands from the File menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 by clicking the Maximizer button in Maximizer CRM 11.
You can also access commands on the Home and Setup tabs.
The following commands appear on the File menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select File > In Maximizer CRM 11
Open Address Book
Close Address Book
Login
Administrator
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Open Address Book.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Close Address Book.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Login.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Administrator.
Page Setup
Print > Merge Documents Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Merge Documents.
Print > Envelopes
Print > Labels
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Envelopes.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Labels.
Print > Column Report
This command is unavailable in Maximizer
CRM 11.
Print > Detailed Report
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Column Report.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Detailed Report.
Print > Name/Address/
Telephone Report
Print > Note Report
Print > Personal Organizer Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Personal Organizer.
Print > Custom Report Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Custom Report.
Send Email On the Home tab, select Email from the
Write group.
vCard > Import
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Name/Address/Telephone
Report.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Print > Note Report.
vCard > Export vCard > Send
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
vCard, select Import.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
vCard, select Export.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
vCard, select Send.
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select File > In Maximizer CRM 11
Set Up User-Defined
Fields
Preferences
Users
Security Groups and
Teams
MaxMobile
Administration
Libraries > Strategy
Library
Libraries > Action Plan
Library
On the Setup tab, select User-Defined
Fields.
On the Setup tab, select Preferences.
On the Setup tab, select Manage Users from the User Management group.
On the Setup tab, select Security Groups or Teams from the User Management group.
On the Setup tab, select Administration from the MaxMobile group.
On the Setup tab, select Template
Library > Strategy Library from the File
Management group.
On the Setup tab, select Template
Library > Action Plan Library from the
File Management group.
Libraries > Automated
Campaign Templates
Libraries > Traditional
Campaign Templates
Import > Address Book
Entries
On the Setup tab, select Template
Library > Automated Campaign
Templates from the File Management group.
On the Setup tab, select Template
Library > Traditional Campaign
Templates from the File Management group.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Address Book Entries.
Import > Knowledge Base
Articles
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Knowledge Base Articles.
Import > Advanced
Import
Import > Vertical
Templates
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Advanced Import.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Import, select Vertical Templates.
Export > Address Book
Entries
Export > Customer Service
Cases
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Address Book Entries.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Customer Service Cases.
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select File > In Maximizer CRM 11
Export > Knowledge Base
Articles
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Export, select Knowledge Base Articles.
Transfer > Address Book
Entries
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Address Book Entries.
Transfer > Column Setups Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Column Setups.
Transfer > Document
Templates
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Document Templates.
Transfer > User-Defined
Fields
Transfer > Macros
Transfer > Drop-Down
Tables
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select User-Defined Fields.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Macros.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Drop-Down Tables.
Transfer > Strategies
Document
Administration > Convert
Embedded Documents
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Import/Export/Transfer. Then, under
Transfer, select Strategies.
On the Setup tab, select Document
Administration > Convert Embedded
Documents from the File Management group.
Document
Administration > Move
Linked Documents
Exit
On the Setup tab, select Document
Administration> Move Linked
Documents from the File Management group.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Exit.
Edit Menu
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You can access most commands from the Edit menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Edit tab in Maximizer CRM 11. You can also access commands on the Home and Setup tabs.
The following commands appear on the Edit menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Edit > In Maximizer CRM 11
Add > Company
Add > New Company and
New Contact
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > New Company and New
Contact from the Create group.
Add > Individual
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Company from the Create group.
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Individual from the Create group.
Add > Contact
Add > Company Lead
Add > New Company
Lead and New Contact
Lead
Add > Individual Lead
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Contact from the Create group.
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Company Lead from the Create group.
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > New Company Lead and New
Contact Lead from the Create group.
Add > Contact Lead
Open [Address Book
Entry]
Delete Selected Entries
Global Edit
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Individual Lead from the Create group.
On the Home tab, select Address Book
Entry > Contact Lead from the Create group.
On the Edit tab, select Open from the
Entry group.
On the Edit tab, select Delete from the
Entry group.
On the Edit tab, select Global Edit from the Replace group.
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Edit > In Maximizer CRM 11
Create Duplicate Entry
Default Entry
Default Note
Territory Management
Select Entry
Select All
De-select All
Invert Selection
On the Edit tab, select Duplicate from the
Entry group.
On the Setup tab, select Default Entry from the Default Entry group.
On the Setup tab, select Default Note from the Default Entry group.
On the Setup tab, select Territory
Management from the Territory group.
On the Edit tab, select Select Entry from the List group
On the Edit tab, select Select All from the
List group.
On the Edit tab, select De-select All from the List group.
On the Edit tab, select Invert Selection from the List group.
Make Selected List
Current
On the Edit tab, select Make List Current from the List group.
Combine Selected Entries On the Edit tab, select Combine Entries from the Relate & Convert group.
Relate Entries
Convert Contacts to
Individuals
On the Edit tab, select Relate Entries from the Relate & Convert group.
On the Edit tab, select Convert Contacts
to Individuals from the Relate &
Convert group.
Convert Individuals to
Companies
Insert File
Links
Copy Link
On the Edit tab, select Convert
Individuals to Companies from the
Relate & Convert group.
On the Home tab, select Insert a File from the Insert/Print group.
This command is unavailable in
Maximizer CRM 11.
On the Edit tab, select Copy Link from the
Links group.
View Menu
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You can access most commands from the View menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the View tab in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the View menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select View > In Maximizer CRM 11
My Leads
Last Session List
Favorite Lists
On the View tab, select My Leads from the Filter group.
On the View tab, select Last Session List from the Filter group.
On the View tab, select All Lists from the
Favorite Lists group.
Recent Favorite Lists >
Clear Recent Favorite Lists
On the View tab, select Recent Lists >
Clear Recent Favorite Lists from the
Favorite Lists group.
Recent Favorite Lists >
[Favorite List]
Default Entries for All
Users
Activities for [Address
Book Entry]
Phone Log
On the View tab, select Recent Lists from the Favorite Lists group, and select a
Favorite List.
Add to Favorite List
Remove from Favorite List On the View tab, select Remove from List from the Favorite Lists group.
Clear List
On the View tab, select Add to List from the Favorite Lists group.
On the View tab, select Clear List from the
Filter group.
On the View tab, select Default Entries from the Filter group.
On the View tab, select Activities from the Logging group.
Free Time
On the View tab, select Phone Log from the Logging group.
On the View tab, select Free Time from the Availability group.
Peg Board On the View tab, select Peg Board from the Availability group.
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Search Menu
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select View >
Organizational Chart
Column Setup
Toolbars
Sort by > [Column]
Properties
Refresh
In Maximizer CRM 11
On the View tab, select Organization
Chart from the Show group.
On the Setup tab, select Column Setup from the Display group.
This command is unavailable in
Maximizer CRM 11.
On the View tab, select Sort By from the
Window group, and select a column.
On the View tab, select Properties from the Show group.
On the View tab, select Refresh from the
Window group.
You can access all commands from the Search menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Search tab in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Search menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Search >
Undo Search
Clear Undo
Repeat All Fields
Last Catalog Searches >
[Catalog Search]
Last Catalog Search >
Reset Last Searches
In Maximizer CRM 11
On the Search tab, select Undo Search from the Options group.
On the Search tab, select Clear Undo from the Options group.
On the Search tab, select Repeat All
Fields from the Options group.
On the Search tab, select Recent Catalog
Searches from the Catalog group, and select a saved search.
On the Search tab, select Recent Catalog
Searches > Reset Last Searches from the
Catalog group.
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All Fields
Last Name
First Name
Company
All Email Addresses
City/Town
State/County/Province
Zip/Postcode
IDentification
All Phone Numbers
Notes
Documents
Other > [Field]
On the Search tab, select All Fields from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Last Name from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
First Name from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Company from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select All Email
Addresses from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
City/Town from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
State/County/Province from the Search
By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
Zip/Postcode from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
IDentification from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select All Phone
Numbers from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
Notes from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields >
Documents from the Search By group.
On the Search tab, select Other Fields from the Search By group.
Retrieve Contacts
Retrieve Companies/
Individuals
Retrieve Partners
On the Search tab, select Contacts from the Retrieve group.
On the Search tab, select Companies/
Individuals from the Retrieve group.
On the Search tab, select Partners from the Retrieve group.
Retrieve Opportunities
Retrieve Customer Service
Cases
On the Search tab, select Opportunities from the Retrieve group.
On the Search tab, select Cases from the
Retrieve group.
Check [Column Name]
Column for Duplicates
On the Search tab, select Check Duplicate from the Validation group.
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Actions Menu
You can access all commands from the Actions menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Home tab in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Actions menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Actions > In Maximizer CRM 11
Create a Customer Service
Case
On the Home tab, select Case from the
Create group.
Create an Opportunity
Make a Call
On the Home tab, select Opportunity from the Create group.
On the Home tab, select Make a Call from the Phone group.
Receive a Call
Time a Task
On the Home tab, select Receive a Call from the Phone group.
On the Home tab, select Time a Task from the Track group.
Schedule a Meeting
Schedule a To-do
Schedule a Call
On the Home tab, select Meeting from the
Schedule group.
On the Home tab, select To-do from the
Schedule group.
On the Home tab, select Phone Call from the Schedule group.
Schedule an Action Plan On the Home tab, select Action Plan from the Schedule group.
Write an Email
Write a Note
On the Home tab, select Email from the
Write group.
On the Home tab, select Note from the
Write group.
Write a Letter
Write a Fax
On the Home tab, select Letter from the
Write group.
On the Home tab, select Fax from the
Write group.
Write a Document On the Home tab, select Document from the Write group.
Web Menu
Tools Menu
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Actions >
Print an Envelope
Print a Label
In Maximizer CRM 11
On the Home tab, select Print an
Envelope from the Insert/Print group.
On the Home tab, select Print a Label from the Insert/Print group.
You can access commands from the Web menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the View, Search, and Tools tabs in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Web menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Web > In Maximizer CRM 11
Draw a Map for [Address
Book Entry]
Search for [Address Book
Entry]
View Website for
[Address Book Entry]
Create Web Form
Mailing Lists
Visit Maximizer
On the View tab, select Map from the
Show group.
On the Search tab, select Web.
On the View tab, select Website from the
Show group.
On the Tools tab, select Web Form from the Internet group.
On the Tools tab, select Mailing Lists from the Internet group.
This command is unavailable in Maximizer
CRM 11.
You can access most commands from the Tools menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Tools tab in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Tools menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
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In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Tools > In Maximizer CRM 11
Phone
Timer
Graphing
Maximizer Word
Processor
Maximizer Wizards
World Clock
Record Macro
Run Last Macro
On the Tools tab, select Phone from the
Other group.
On the Tools tab, select Timer from the
Other group.
On the Tools tab, select Graphing from the Other group.
On the Tools tab, select Maximizer Editor from the Other group.
On the Tools tab, select Maximizer
Wizard from the Other group.
On the Tools tab, select World Clock from the Other group.
On the Tools tab, select Record Macro from the Macro group.
On the Tools tab, select Run Last Macro from the Macro group.
Macro List On the Tools tab, select Macro List from the Macro group.
Synchronize with Outlook On the Tools tab, select Synchronize with
Outlook from the Office group.
Synchronize with
MaxMobile
Reset MaxMobile
Export to Excel On the Tools tab, select Export to Excel from the Office group.
Advanced Export to Excel On the Tools tab, select Advanced Export
to Excel from the Office group.
Open Microsoft Word
This command is unavailable in Maximizer
CRM 11.
This command is unavailable in Maximizer
CRM 11.
Expert Advice
On the Tools tab, select Open Microsoft
Word from the Office group.
This command is unavailable in Maximizer
CRM 11.
Reports Menu
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You can access all commands from the Reports menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Reports tab in Maximizer CRM 11.
Window Menu
You can access the commands from the Window menu in Maximizer
CRM 10.5 on the Setup and View tabs in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Window menu in the
Address Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Window >
Window Settings >
Window Layout >
[Layout]
Window Settings >
Favorite Layouts
Window Settings > Save
Settings on Exit
Window Settings > Reset
Default Layout
Window Settings > Set
Color > Current Window
Window Settings > Set
Color > All Windows
In Maximizer CRM 11
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings from the Workspace group, and select a layout.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Favorite Layouts from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Save Settings on
Exit from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Reset Default
Layout from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Set Color > Current
Window from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Set Color > All
Windows from the Workspace group.
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Help Menu
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Window >
Window Settings > Set
Font > Current Window
Window Settings > Set
Font > All Windows
Window Management >
[Option]
[Window]
In Maximizer CRM 11
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Set Font > Current
Window from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Settings > Set Font > All
Windows from the Workspace group.
On the Setup tab, select Window >
Window Management from the
Workspace group, and select an option.
On the View tab, select Switch Window from the Window group, and select a window.
You can access all commands from the Help menu in Maximizer CRM
10.5 by clicking the Maximizer button in Maximizer CRM 11.
The following commands appear on the Help menu in the Address
Book window in Maximizer CRM 10.5.
In Maximizer CRM 10.5, select Help > In Maximizer CRM 11
Contents
Online Support
Getting Started
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Local Contents or Online
Contents.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Online Support.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Getting Started.
MaxMobile User’s Guide Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > MaxMobile User’s Guide.
Other Products >
[Product]
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Other Maximizer Products.
Training
About Maximizer CRM
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Training.
Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > About Maximizer CRM.
Maximizer Live Update Click the Maximizer button, and select
Help > Maximizer Live Update.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Sometimes you will find it faster to use keyboard shortcuts instead of using your mouse. Keyboard shortcuts are available to change the focus of windows, to select commands from ribbons, to work with entries in lists, and to work in many other areas of the interface.
The following sections list the keyboard shortcuts available in
Maximizer:
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Windows” on page 463
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Ribbons” on page 464
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Dialog Boxes” on page 465
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Entries” on page 465
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Drop-Down Calendars” on page 465
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Notes” on page 466
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Phone Calls” on page 466
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Macros” on page 467
•
“Keyboard Shortcuts: Other Tasks” on page 467
Keyboard Shortcuts: Windows
Ctrl+4
Ctrl+5
Ctrl+6
Ctrl+7
Ctrl+8
Ctrl+9
Ctrl+0
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to Maximizer windows.
Press
Alt+spacebar, n
Alt+spacebar, x
Alt+-(hyphen),n
Alt+-(hyphen), x
Alt+-(hyphen), r
Ctrl+1
Ctrl+2
Ctrl+3
To
Minimize Maximizer.
Maximize Maximizer.
Minimize the current window.
Maximize the current window.
Restore the current window.
Open the Address Book window.
Open the Contacts window.
Open the User-Defined Fields following window.
Open the Notes following window.
Open the Documents following window.
Open the Hotlist window.
Open the Calendar window.
Open the Journal window.
Open the Expenses window.
Open the Opportunities window.
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Press
Ctrl+A
Ctrl+D
Ctrl+E
Ctrl+H
Ctrl+K
Ctrl+L
Ctrl+M
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+Q
Ctrl+S
Ctrl+T
Ctrl+F4
Ctrl+F9
Ctrl+Tab
Ctrl+Shift+F
Shift+F4
Shift+F5
Shift+F6
Tab
Esc
To
Open the Opportunities following window.
Open the My Work Day window.
Open the Email window.
Open the Customer Service window.
Open the Knowledge Base window.
Open the Company Library window.
Open the Campaigns window.
Open the Automated Campaigns following window.
Open the Related Entries following window.
Stop searching or list building.
Open the Customer Service following window.
Open the Quotas window.
Close the current window.
Open the Activities dialog box.
Move between open windows.
Move the focus to the View bar.
Tile all windows vertically.
Cascade all windows.
Tile all windows horizontally.
Sort by next column.
Move the focus back to the window from a tab or drop-down list.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Ribbons
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to selecting tabs and commands in the ribbon interface.
Press
Alt+highlighted letter
highlighted letter
Esc
Shift+F10
To
Select a tab.
Select a command from the current tab.
Select a different tab.
Access the shortcut menu.
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Keyboard Shortcuts: Dialog Boxes
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to working in dialog boxes.
Press
Tab
Shift+Tab
Enter
Shift+F10
Esc
To
Move to the next field or button.
Move to the previous field or button.
Close the dialog box and accept entries in the dialog box.
Access the shortcut menu on edit fields.
Close the dialog box and optionally save changes.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Entries
The following entries apply to working with entries in a list.
Press
Home
End
Insert
Enter
Delete
Ctrl+spacebar
Ctrl+/ (forward slash)
Ctrl+\ (back slash)
Ctrl+= (equal symbol)
Shift+Down Arrow
Alt+Enter
To
Go to the first entry in the list.
Go to the last entry in the list.
Add an entry.
Open the current entry.
Delete the current entry.
Select the current entry
Select all entries.
Clear selection of all entries.
Invert which entries are selected.
Drag and select entries.
Show the properties of the selected entry.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Drop-Down Calendars
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to drop-down calendars that are available when you select a date.
Press
Down Arrow
Up Arrow
Page Down
Page Up
To
Move ahead one week.
Move back one week.
Move ahead one month.
Move back one month.
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Press
Ctrl+Page Down
Ctrl+Page Up
To
Move ahead one year.
Move back one year.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Notes
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to notes, including Journal notes.
Press
Right Arrow
Left Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Home
End
Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
Page Up
Page Down
To
Move right one character.
Move left one character.
Move up one line.
Move down one line.
Jump to the start of the line.
Jump to the end of the line.
Jump to the top of the document.
Jump to the bottom of the document.
Move up one screen.
Move down one screen.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Phone Calls
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to using the phone call features.
Press
F7
Shift+F7
Ctrl+F7
Alt+F7
To
Phone the current entry.
Use the quick dial feature to phone the main phone number for the current entry.
View the phone log.
Receive a phone call.
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Keyboard Shortcuts: Macros
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to working with macros.
Press
F11
Shift+F11
Ctrl+F11
To
Record a macro.
Run the last macro.
View the list of macros.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Other Tasks
The following keyboard shortcuts apply to any other tasks in
Maximizer.
Press
F1
F8
Shift+F9
Ctrl+W
Ctrl+Z
Alt+F4
To
View help for the current window or dialog box.
Open the Maximizer Word Processor.
Use the Timer.
Use a Maximizer Wizard.
Undo the last search.
Exit Maximizer.
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P P E N D I X
B
Crystal Reports
Database Views/Tables
B
Reference
Maximizer Database Views/Tables Reference
In this chapter...
“Data Population for the Current Window” on page 470
“Database Views for User-Defined Fields” on page 471
“Database Driver Used to Create Crystal Reports” on page 471
“Controlling Windows” on page 473
“Including Additional Views in Your Reports” on page 474
“SQL Views and Data Tables” on page 477
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Overview
This chapter is a technical reference for using Crystal Reports with
Maximizer data. For information on Maximizer SQL views and tables, refer to the Customization Suite documentation.
Data Population for the Current Window
For more information on user access rights for creating
Crystal Reports, see the
Maximizer CRM
Administrator’s Guide .
When you create a new report template or edit an existing report template, the default table/view for the report is based on the current Maximizer window. You are connected to the
MAS_[Address Book name] for Microsoft SQL data source by default. If you want to link to additional tables, you must do so in the
Database Expert dialog box in Crystal Reports. See “Linking” on page 473 for more information.
Following is a list of each controlling window and its associated default table and file names used for Crystal Reports.
Controlling Window Views for Microsoft SQL
Address Book
Opportunity
AMGR_Client
Opp_View
Campaigns AMGR_Opportunity
Hotlist AMGR_Hotlist
Customer Service CSCases_View
If you are not in the controlling window that corresponds with the type of report you choose, you are limited to running the report on all entries in the Address Book rather than a selected or current entry list.
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Database Views for User-Defined Fields
When you create a user-defined field, a database view for that userdefined field is also created. You can use these views to report on user-defined fields in Crystal Reports. For example, when a new
Address Book user-defined field called “Salary” is created, a new view named “A_Salary” is dynamically created. Based on the type of user-defined field, the view name is prefixed by a designated letter.
The following table identifies the view name prefixes for each type of user-defined field.
Microsoft SQL View Prefixes
The Microsoft SQL driver creates database views for user-defined fields, using the following prefixes.
Prefix Type of user-defined field
O_
U_
S_
A_
BP_
C_
CS_
Address Book
Third-Party Integration
Campaign
Customer Service
Opportunity
Users
System
Database Driver Used to Create Crystal Reports
Maximizer uses the native SQL Server driver (MAS_ DSN) exclusively to create Crystal Reports in this version of the software. However,
Crystal Reports created in some previous versions of Maximizer were created using the Maximizer ODBC driver.
The Maximizer ODBC driver is still supported for compatibility reasons with previous versions of Maximizer. If you are creating new reports for use with Maximizer, use the SQL Server driver.
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Filtering Data
In order to report on particular types of data, you need to use selections or filtering in Crystal Reports. Use the Select Expert
(Report > Select Expert) to select or filter data for your report. In the case of the Address Book table/view, use the Record_Type field to select or filter Address Book entries. For example, to create a report that only shows Company records, use the Select Expert to return only those records where “Record_Type = 1”.
You can also filter or select the data for the report using Maximizer.
Once a report has been saved, populate the appropriate Maximizer windows with the desired information then run the personal report and select the all entries in the current list option.
Maximizer contains default records in many of the common modules.
These are denoted by an “@” sign and can be filtered using the
Select Expert by using the “does not start with” criteria as illustrated in the following graphic.
Address Book Entry Data Type
Company
Individual
Contact
Individual Contact
Default Entry
Alternate Address for Contact
Alternate Address for
Individual
Record Type for
Microsoft SQL
Record_Type = 1
Record_Type = 2
Record_Type = 31
Record_Type = 32
Record_Type = 5
Record_Type = 41
Record Type = 42
Linking
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Linking determines how the report data elements are related. For example, to report all notes related to an Address Book Entry you would link the Client_Id and Contact_Number fields of the
AMGR_Client view to the fields of the same name in Notes.
Crystal Reports enables you to specify the type of join and type of link you want to use when linking tables. Joins and links indicates how linked fields in two tables are compared when records are read.
Join, enforce, and link options can be specified in the Links Options dialog box. Using the various join enforcement options can ensure that linked tables are included in the SQL query, even when none of the fields in the table are used in the report. The Crystal Reports help files contain more information on Linking options.
Controlling Windows
As mentioned previously, when you choose to create a new report template or edit an existing template, the default view for the report is based on the active controlling window. Following is an example of a controlling window in Maximizer outlining the associated view name, links, and common selections.
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Customer Service Window Example
Each customer service case created for an Address Book entry is a record in the CSCases_View view. To report on cases for Address
Book entries, you must add the view and link it to the Address Book entry table according to the following table.
Case
Case view name
Links
Microsoft SQL
CSCases_View
Client_Id => Client_Id
Contact_Number =>
Client_Number
Maximizer ODBC
CSCases
Client_Id => Client_Id
Contact_Number =>
Client_Number
Including Additional Views in Your Reports
To include additional views in your reports, you must link them to the parent table of the controlling window. You do so through the
Database Expert (Database > Database Expert) by linking to the data source.
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User-Defined Fields Example
When a new User-Defined Field is created, a new database table or view for that User-Defined Field is also created. User-Defined Fields can be associated with Address Book, Campaign, Opportunity,
Customer Service, and Users. Use the Database Expert (Database >
Database Expert) to include a user-defined field and link it to the desired parent view/table.
The following example is using a user-defined field named “Annual
Sales”.
User-Defined Field
User-defined field view name
Links
Microsoft SQL
A_<user-defined field name> example: A_ANNUAL_SALES
Client_Id => Client_Id
Contact_Number =>
Contact_Number
Maximizer ODBC
U_<user-defined field name> example: U_ANNUAL_SALES
Client_Id => Client_Id
Contact_Number =>
Contact_Number
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Notes Example
Each note created for an Address Book entry is a record in the view called Notes. To report on notes associated with Address Book entries, you must add the view and link it to the Address Book entry table according to the following table.
Note
Notes view name
Links
Microsoft SQL
AMGR_Notes
Client_Id => Client_Id
Contact_Number =>
Contact_Number
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SQL Views and Data Tables
Following is an appendix of the most common Maximizer SQL views and tables.
AMGR_Client View
The AMGR_Client View contains name, address, phone number, and email address information for
Address Book entries, including Companies, Individuals, and Contacts, as well as alternate addresses and default entries. Many other tables in the database reference the Client_Id and
Contact_Number fields of this table.
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling.
Table 1 AMGR_Client View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Record_Type String 2
Description and Rules
Type of Address Book entry:
1 = Company
2 = Individual
5 = Default entries
31 = Company Contact
32 = Individual Contact
41 = Company or Company Contact alternate address
42 = Individual or Individual
Contact alternate address
Owner_Id
Private
Client_Id
Contact_Number
String 11
Integer 4
String 23
Integer 4
Name_Type String 1
Unique client identification string.
Unique client identification number.
0 = Company or Individual record
< 60,000 = Contact record
> 59,999 = Alternate address
C = Company
I = Individual, Contact, Default entry, or Alternate address
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Table 1
Field Name
Name
AMGR_Client View
Data Type
String
Len.
79
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
One of the following:
• Company name
• Individual last name
• Contact last name
• Alternate address description
• Default Entry
Address_Id Integer 4
Value other than 0 = Contact_
Number of address to use for this
Address Book entry.
Last_Modify_Date DateTime 8
Transfer_Date DateTime 8 Date and time when the last transfer occurred.
Highest_Alt_Adr_
Number
Phone_1
Reverse_Phone_1
Integer 4
String
String
Phone_1_Extension String
Phone_2 String
21
21
21
21
Reverse_Phone_2 String
Phone_2_Extension String
Phone_3
Reverse_Phone_3
String
String
21
21
21
21
Phone_3_Extension String
Phone_4 String
Reverse_Phone_4 String
Phone_4_Extension String
Highest_Contact_
No
Integer 4
21
21
21
21 in use.
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Table 1 AMGR_Client View
Field Name
Receives_Letters
Data Type Len.
Integer 4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
Use_Client_Name Integer 4
(Record_Type = 31 or 32) receives mail sent to the Company/
Individual:
0 = Contact doesn’t receive mail sent to Company/Individual
1 = Contact receives mail sent to
Company/Individual
Note:
• For Individual records
(Record_Type = 2), this value is always 1.
• For Company records
(Record_Type = 1) and alternate addresses (Record_Type = 41 or
42), this value is always 0.
Applies to Contacts (Record_Type =
31 or 32) only. Indicates whether the Contact’s Company/Individual name should be included in the address:
0 = Do not include Company/
Individual name in address
1 = Include Company/Individual name in address
First_Name
Initial
MrMs
Title
Salutation
Department
Firm
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
Middle name or initials.
The Company Name of an
Individual record. Applies to
Individual (Record_Type = 2) records only.
Division
Address_Line_1
Address_Line_2
String
String
String
79
79
79
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Table 1 AMGR_Client View
Field Name
City
State_Province
Country
Zip_Code
Last_Client_Id
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Updated_By_Id
Reports_To_
Contact_Number
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
String
String
String
String
String
Integer
23
4
String 11
DateTime 8
String 11
79
79
79
79
Integer 4
ADMN_User_
Details.User_Id
AMGR_Client.
Contact_Number
Assigned_To String 11 ADMN_User_
Details.User_Id
Description and Rules
Last Client ID used for transfer.
User_Id of user who most recently updated the Address Book entry.
Contact_Number of Contact
(Record_Type = 31 or 32) to whom this contact reports (e.g., contact’s supervisor or manager). Applies only to Contact records (Record_
Type = 31 or 32).
User_Id of user assigned to the
Address Book entry as the Account
Manager. Applies to Company
(Record_Type = 1), Individual
(Record_Type = 2), and Default
Entry (Record_Type = 5) records only.
ReadPriv
ReadOnly_Id
Phone_1_Desc
Phone_2_Desc
Phone_3_Desc
Phone_4_Desc
Email_1_Desc
Email_2_Desc
Email_3_Desc
Integer
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
21
21
21
2
11
21
15
15
15
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Table 1 AMGR_Client View
Field Name
Lead_Status
Data Type
Integer
Len.
2
Foreign Table Ref.
Change_Bits
Contact_Inherits_
UDFs
Territory_Status
Territory_ID
Binary
Integer
Integer
Numeric
8
2
2
10 AMGR_Territory.
Territory_ID
Description and Rules
0 = Not a sales lead
1 = Sales lead
Applies to Company (Record_Type
= 1) and Individual (Record_Type =
2) records only.
MaxMerge Change Field. Used by
Maximizer.
“New contact inherits user-defined fields” checkbox in Company and
Individual Address Book entries.
0 = Contact does not inherit UDFs
1 = Contact inherits UDFs
Indicates how the territory was set.
0 = Unassigned
1 = Unaligned
101 = Set by user
102 = Set by rule
201 = Set by manager
Note: Unaligned status is used when territory alignment moves an Address Book entry from a defined territory so that it no longer falls under any of the territory criteria. The old territory remains in the Territory_ID field.
Unique identification number.
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Company View
The Company View includes fields from AMGR_Client for Company Address Book entries.
Note
This view is read-only.
Table 2 Company View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Record_Type String 2
Owner_Id
Private
String 11
Integer 2
Description and Rules
Client_Id String 23
If modified, all contacts and addresses with the same Client_Id will also be modified.
Unique identification number.
System generated if field is Null and “System to assign Address
Book entries’ Identification field values” option is selected in
Administrator (File > Preferences >
System Options). Must be unique.
Non-modifiable.
Contact_Number
Name_Type
Company_Name
Integer 2
String 1
String 79
Address_Id Integer 2 AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id,
Address_Id)
Always C
Name of Company.
Mandatory field.
Points to the address to use. 0 to use main address or must already exist in the Address table. >= 60000 means unsigned.
Department
Firm
Division
Address_Line_1
String
String
String
String
79
79
79
79
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Table 2 Company View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Address_Line_2
City
State_Province
Country
String
String
String
String
Zip_Code String 79
Last_Modify_Date DateTime 8
Last_Modify_Time DateTime 11
Transfer_Date DateTime 8
Transfer_Time DateTime 11
79
79
79
79
Phone_1 String
Phone_1_Extension String
Phone_1_Desc
Phone_2
String
String
Phone_2_Extension String
Phone_2_Desc String
Phone_3 String
Phone_3_Extension String
Phone_3_Desc String
Phone_4 String
Phone_4_Extension String
Phone_4_Desc String
Change_Bits_Low Binary
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
8
Change_Bits_High Binary 8
Description and Rules
Date and time of transfer. If left empty, it defaults to the system clock.
MaxMerge Change Field 1.
Used by Maximizer. Do not use.
MaxMerge Change Field 2.
Used by Maximizer. Do not use.
Creator_Id
Creation_Date
Creation_Time
String 11
DateTime 8
DateTime 11
Date and time when Company/
Individual record was created.
Default value is current system date and time.
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People View
The People view includes fields from AMGR_Client for Individual and Contact entries.
Note
This view is read-only.
Table 3 People View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Record_Type String 2
Owner_Id
Private
Client_Id
Contact_Number
String 11
Integer 2
String 23
Integer 2
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Description and Rules
Record type indicator.
Unique identification number.
Valid values: 0–59999
• 0 = Individual
• Value other than 0 = Contact
Cannot modify. Pair (Client_Id,
Contact_Number) must be unique.
Name_Type
Last_Name
Address_Id
String 1
String 79
Integer 2 AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id,
Address_Id)
Pointer to address record to use:
• 0 = Use main address
• >= 60,000 (unsigned) = Use alternate address
Department
Firm
Division
Address_Line_1
Address_Line_2
City
State_Province
Country
Zip_Code
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
79
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Table 3 People View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Last_Modify_Date DateTime 8
Last_Modify_Time DateTime 11
Transfer_Date
Transfer_Time
DateTime
DateTime
8
11
Phone_1 String
Phone_1_Extension String
Phone_1_Desc
Phone_2
String
String
21
21
21
21
Phone_2_Extension String
Phone_2_Desc String
Phone_3 String
Phone_3_Extension String
Phone_3_Desc
Phone_4
String
String
Phone_4_Extension String
Phone_4_Desc String
Receives_Letters Integer 2
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Use_Client_Name Integer 2
Description and Rules
Date and time of transfer.
Applies to Contacts only.
0 = Contact does not receive mail
1 = Contact receives mail (default)
Applies to Contacts only.
0 = Do not include Company/
Individual name in mailing address
1 = (Default) Include Company/
Individual name in mailing address
First_Name
Initial
Mr/Ms
Title
Salutation
String
String
String
String
String
79
79
79
79
79 Salutation (e.g., Dear:) to use in correspondence.
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Table 3 People View
Field Name
Change_Bits_Low
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Binary 8
Change_Bits_High Binary 8
Description and Rules
MaxMerge Change Field 1. Used by
Maximizer.
MaxMerge Change Field 1. Used by
Maximizer.
Creator_Id
Creation_Date
Creation_Time
String 11
DateTime 8
DateTime 11
Date and time Individual or
Contact was created. Default is current system date.
AMGR_Appointments View
The AMGR_Appointments View includes both personal and Address Book-related appointments.
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling. All times are stored in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Table 4 AMGR_Appointments View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Owner_Id String 11
App_Date
Lead_Date
DateTime
DateTime
8
8
Description and Rules
AMGR_Resources.
Resource_Id
– or –
ADMN_Users.User_
Id
User, location, or resource that the appointment is scheduled with.
(There is a separate record for each user, location, and resource participating in the same appointment.) If the Location field includes a location that is not in the AMGR_Resources Table
(Owner_Type=101), the Owner_Id value is L@FREEFORM.
Start date and time of appointment. Mandatory field.
Date and time when the appointment notification should take place. Default is 10 minutes prior to App_Date.
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Table 4
Field Name
End_Date
Client_Id
Contact_Number
Private
Type
Alert_Flag
Priority
AMGR_Appointments View
Completed
Data Type
DateTime
String
Len.
8
Integer 4
Integer
Integer
Integer
String
Integer
23
4
2
2
4
2
Foreign Table Ref.
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number).
Description and Rules
End date and time of appointment. Default is 30 minutes after App_Date.
Client the appointment is associated with. If filled in, the entry must exist in the AMGR_
Client View. Cannot modify.
Identifies all records of a single appointment, group appointment, recurring appointment, or recurring group appointment. The value is 0 for a single-user appointment and is another unique value for a group, recurring, or recurring group appointment.
Note: Recurring, group, and recurring group appointments consist of multiple records in the
AMGR_Appointments Table—one for each user and one for each recurrence.
0 = Alarm not set
1 = Alarm set
Defines the priority text (e.g., Hi,
MED, LOW).
0 = Appointment incomplete
1 = Appointment complete
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Table 4
Field Name
Icon_Type
AMGR_Appointments View
Data Type
Integer
Len.
2
Foreign Table Ref.
Rsvp
Recurring_Id
Appt_Rec_Freq
Integer
Integer
Integer
2
2
2
Description and Rules
Icon associated with the appointment:
0 = None
1 = Mail
2 = ToDo
3 = Phone
4 = Travel
5 = Sale
6 = Meal
7 = Presentation
8 = Speech
9 = Meeting
Note: Icons can be viewed when an appointment is being created.
User’s response to appointment invitation:
0 = No response
1 = User accepts appointment
2 = Declined
3 = Tentative response
Cannot modify.
Unique recurring ID:
• 0 = Not recurring
• Other unique value = Identifier for records belonging to a recurring appointment
Frequency of recurring appointment:
0 = Daily
1 = Weekly
2 = Day of month (e.g., first
Monday)
3 = Monthly (e.g., 14th)
4 = Yearly
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Table 4 AMGR_Appointments View
Field Name Data Type
Appt_Num_Occur Integer
Len.
2
Foreign Table Ref.
Appt_Day_Of_
Week
Integer 2
Description and Rules
Identifies relative day of recurring appointment (e.g., second
Tuesday). Applies to weekly, day of month, and monthly appointments only.
Weekly appointments:
0 = Every ___
1 = Every second ___
2 = Every third ___
...
25 = Every 26th ___
Day of month appointments:
0 = Every 1st ___ of the month
1 = Every 2nd ___ of the month
...
31 = Every Last ___ of the month
Monthly appointments:
0 = First ___ of the month
1 = Second ___ of the month
2 = Third ___ of the month
3 = Fourth ___ of the month
4 = Last ___ of the month
Day of recurring appointment (e.g.
, Friday). Applies to weekly, day of month, and monthly appointments only.
Weekly and Monthly appointments:
0 = Sunday
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
Day of month appointments:
0 = Day
1 = Weekday
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Table 4 AMGR_Appointments View
Field Name
Skip_Weekend
Data Type
Integer
Len.
2
Foreign Table Ref.
Move_To_Weekday Integer
Rec_Start_Date
Rec_End_Date
PegBoardState
DateTime
DateTime
Integer
2
8
8
2
Description and Rules
Applies to daily appointments only.
0 = Default
1 = Daily appointments do not occur on weekends.
Applies to yearly appointments only.
0 = Default
1 = If appointment occurs on a weekend, move to nearest weekday
Appointment start date.
Appointment end date. Mandatory if Rec_Start_Date is used.
Peg board state during appointment:
0 = Unknown
1 = Busy
2 = Out (Default)
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Integer
String
Create_Date DateTime 8
Snooze_End_Date DateTime 8
4
11
Email_Date
Email_Flag
Owner_Type
DateTime
Integer
Integer
8
2
2
Date and time when a snoozed appointment will display a reminder.
Date and time to send email appointment reminder. Applies only if Email_Flag is set to True (1).
0 = Don’t send email reminder
1 = Send email reminder
0 = User
1 = Location
2 = Resource
101 = Custom Location
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Table 4
Field Name
Plan_Id
Plan_Number
Master_Id
TextCol
Appointment_Id
Appointment_
Number
AMGR_Appointments View
Master_Number
Entity_Type
Data Type
String
Integer
String
Integer
Integer
String
String
Integer
Len.
23
4
23
4
4
1024
24
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
AMGR_
ActionPlanTemplat e.(Plan_Id, Plan_
Number)
AMGR_CSCases.
(Case_Id, Case_
Number)
– or –
AMGR_
Opportunity.(Opp_
Id, Opp_Number)
Unique identification value of the
Action Plan template, as defined in
AMGR_ActionPlanTemplate.
Sequential number of the activity in the plan.
Identifies the customer service case or opportunity the appointment is associated with.
Type of record this template is applicable to. Entity_Type values correspond to the Client_Id/
Contact_Number pair references on the right:
0 = Not specified (default for old notes)
1 = Address Book entry
2 = Opportunity
3 = Campaign
4 = User
5 = Customer service case
6 = Knowledge base
7 = Order
8 = Order item
9 = Default entry
100 = Custom Independent table
101 = Custom Child table
Text description of appointment.
Appointment identification string.
Appointment identification number.
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AMGR_Hotlist View
The AMGR_Hotlist View includes both personal and Address Book related tasks.
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling. All times are stored in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Table 5 AMGR_Hotlist View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Owner_Id String 11
Schedule_Date
Client_Id
Contact_Number
Entry_Type
Original_Date
Type_Id
DateTime
String
Integer
Integer
DateTime
Integer
8
23
4
4
8
4
Description and Rules
If originated from
AMGR_Opportunity_Link, it is the
Owner Id of the Team Member responsible for the opportunity.
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Date of task. Mandatory field.
Client who the task is associated with. Leave empty for a personal appointment. Otherwise it must already exist in the AMGR_Client table. Cannot modify.
Contact_Number = 0–59999
Flag for the source of the task.
0 = Manual task
1 = Task associated with follow-up deadline for customer service case
2 = Reserved system value. Do not use.
3 = Task created by a Date userdefined field that has the
"Include in Hotlist" attribute
4 = Reserved system value. Do not use.
Original date of the task. If left empty, it defaults to the system clock.
Pointer to date field in the Detail_
List table. Cannot modify.
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Table 5
Opp_Id
AMGR_Hotlist View
Field Name
Status_Id
Priority
Completed
Opp_Number
Data Type
Integer
String
Integer
String
Integer
Len.
4
4
2
23
4
Foreign Table Ref.
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(Opp_Id, Opp_
Number, Step_Id,
Activity_Id)
Description and Rules
Not in use.
Priority of task.
0 = Not complete
1 = Complete
Identifier of the associated opportunity related to the AMGR_
Opportunity_Link that the task originated from. Must already exist in the AMGR_Opportunity_Link table. Opp_Number = 0.
Step_Id Numeric 9
Activity_Id
Alarm
Icon_Type
Lead_Date
Numeric
Integer
Integer
DateTime
9
2
2
8
Opportunity_Link table, unless it’s a follow-up activity.
Must already exist in the AMGR_
Opportunity_Link table.
0 = No alarm set
1 = Alarm set
Icon associated with the task:
0 = None
1 = Mail
2 = ToDo
3 = Phone
4 = Travel
5 = Sale
6 = Meal
7 = Presentation
8 = Speech
9 = Meeting
Icons can be viewed when the
Hotlist task is being created.
Date when alarm is to sound. If left empty, defaults to Schedule_Date.
Task end date.
End_Date
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
DateTime 8
Integer
String
DateTime 8
4
11
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Table 5 AMGR_Hotlist View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Snooze_End_Date DateTime 8
Foreign Table Ref.
TextCol
Related_To
Plan_Id
Plan_Number
TaskFlags
String
Integer
String
Integer
Integer
255
4
23
4
2
AMGR_ActionPlan
Template.(Plan_Id,
Plan_Number)
Description and Rules
Date and time when the alarm deferral ends.
Text of task. Mandatory field.
Type of record this template is applicable to:
0 = Undefined. Defaults to Address
Book.
1 = Address Book entry
2 = Opportunity
3 = Campaign
5 = Customer service
Unique identification value of the
Action Plan, as defined in AMGR_
ActionPlanTemplate.
Sequential number of the activity in the plan.
Determines if a Hotlist task is scheduled or timeless.
0 = Scheduled
1 = Timeless
AMGR_Resources Table
The AMGR_Resources table lists the users’ display names (e.g,. Joe Napoli), locations (e.g., Staff
Room), and resources (e.g., Projector) available in the Appointments dialog box.
Table 6 AMGR_Resources Table
Description and Rules Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Record_Id
Data_Machine_Id
Integer 4
Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Record_Type Integer 4 Resource_Id’s type:
1 = User display name
2 = Location
3 = Resource
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Table 6 AMGR_Resources Table
Field Name
Resource_Id
Data Type
String
Len.
12
Foreign Table Ref.
ADMN_User_
Details.User_Id
Description and Rules
Depends on Record_Type:
• If Record_Type = 1 (User), then
Resouce_Id = User_Id.
• If Record Type = 2 (Location) or
3 (Resource), then Resource_Id is the unique ID of the location or resource.
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Name
String 11
DateTime 8
String 80 Friendly name of the user or resource (e.g., Joe Napoli, Staff
Room, Projector). Mandatory field.
Unique Name.
AMGR_Notes View
The AMGR_Notes View includes history and notes for Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, etc..
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling.
Table 7 AMGR_Notes View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Owner_Id String 11
Client_Id
Contact_Number
String 23
Integer 4
Description and Rules
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
– or –
AMGR_
Opportunity (Opp_
Id, Opp_Number)
This field actually contains the
Creator_Id, not the Owner_Id.
Client_Id/Contact_Number or Opp_
Id/Opp_Number of the record the
Note is associated with. Associated record must already exist.
Mandatory field. Must provide
Client_Id/Contact_Number for insert. Cannot update.
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Table 7
Field Name
Type a
AMGR_Notes View
Data Type
Integer
Len.
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
Can insert. Can update.
Valid values: 0–32,767
Standard Maximizer note types and Detail note types may be specified:
0 = Manual note
1 = Mail-out note
2 = Outgoing call note
3 = Timed note
4 = Transfer note
5 = Completed task or appointment
6 = Scheduled task or appointment
7 = Email sent note
8 = Opportunity created or opportunity status changes
9 = History note
10 = Reassign task note
11 = Reserved for future use
12 = Customer service
14 = Incoming call note
Private
DateCol
TimeCol
NewRecord
Integer 4
DateTime 8
DateTime 8
Integer 4
Date and time when note was created. Default is current system date and time. Can insert. Can update.
Maximizer system field. Do not use.
Owned_By_Id
Record_Id
Note_Type
String
Integer
String
11
4
20 Within Maximizer, this string is used only for display purposes to indicate a sub-type of note. If a standard type is defined in the
Type field, this string is appended to the standard type name for display. In Maximizer, this field appears as Category on the Note dialog box for manual notes only.
Can insert. Can update.
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Table 7 AMGR_Notes View
Field Name
ReadPriv
ReadOnly_Id
SynchFlags
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer
String
Integer
2
11
4
Description and Rules
Entity_Type
TextCol b
RichText b
NoteFlags
Integer
Text
Text
Integer
2
9216
No limit
2
Do not use this field. It is reserved for use by MaxExchange.
Specifies the type of parent record the note belongs to. Entity_Type values correspond to the Client_Id/
Contact_Number pair references on the right:
0 = Not specified (default for old notes)
1 = Address Book entry
2 = Opportunity
3 = Campaign
5 = Customer service case
10 = Appointment
100 = Custom Independent table
101 = Custom Child table
This field must be specified upon note insert, and it cannot be updated later.
Text of Note, without HTML tags.
Can insert. Can update.
Text of Note, including HTML tags.
Can insert. Can update.
0 = Note is not flagged.
1 = Note is flagged as important.
a.
Some Maximizer functions, such as purging, searching, and MaxExchange synchronization, do not support user-defined note types, which have a Type value greater than 17.
b. If both TextCol and RichText are populated, the value in the RichText field is used as the note. If the
RichText field is not null and a note is inserted into the TextCol field or the TextCol field is updated, the information in the RichText field must be set to null.
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CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts Table
The CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts Table contains details about the Address Book entries that are subscribed to an automated campaign.
Table 8 CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts Table
Field Name
Record_Id
CampID
ClientID
ContactNo
StartDate
NextDate
AccStatus
ActCount
ActType
ActFlag
Data Type
Integer
String
String
Integer
DateTime
DateTime
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Len.
4
24
24
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
AMGR_
Opportunity.Opp_
Id
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Unique identifier of the campaign.
Insert operations are allowed, but not delete and update operations.
Client_Id and Contact_Number of
Address Book entries subscribed to the campaign. Insert operations are allowed, but not delete and update operations.
Date when the Address Book entry was subscribed to the campaign.
Date when the next campaign activity for the Address Book entry should be processed. Applies to ongoing campaigns.
Not in use.
Next campaign activity to process for the Address Book entry.
Not in use.
Not in use.
AMGR_CSCases View
The AMGR_CSCases View stores information about customer service cases.
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling.
Table 9
Field Name
Record_Id
AMGR_CSCases View
Data Type
Integer
Len.
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
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Table 9 AMGR_CSCases View
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Record_Type Integer 4
Case_Id
Case_Number
Client_Id
Client_Number
Contact_Id
Contact_Number
Status
Priority
Severity
Type
Reason
Origin
String
Integer
String
Integer
String
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
23
4
23
4
23
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Description and Rules
0 = Customer service case
1 = Customer service user
Unique customer service case identifier. Case_Number is always
0.
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Reference to client.
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Reference to default contact.
Case status:
57999 = Unassigned
57998 = Assigned
57997 = Escalated
57996 = Callback
57995 = WaitCustomer
57994 = Cancelled
57993 = Resolved
Pointer to value in System UDFs
(60041).
Case priority:
57900 = Low
57901 = Medium
57902 = High
Case severity:
57900 = Low
57901 = Medium
57902 = High
Case type. Pointer to value in system UDFs (60022).
Case reason. Pointer to value in system UDFs (60023).
Case origin. Pointer to value in system UDFs (60024).
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Table 9
Field Name
Queue
Class
Area
Fee
BillRate
Fee_Type
AMGR_CSCases View
BillableTime
Assigned_To_Id
Data Type
Integer
Integer
Integer
Float
Float
Float
Integer
String
Len.
4
4
4
8
8
8
4
11
Foreign Table Ref.
ADMN_User_
Details.User_Id
Description and Rules
Case queue. Pointer to value in system UDFs (60029).
No longer in use.
No longer in use.
Case fee. (BillRate x BillableTime =
Fee).
Cost per hour of billable time.
Number of billable hours.
Case fee type. Pointer to value in system UDFs (60027).
User_Id of user who the case is assigned to.
Follow-up deadline date.
Deadline_Date
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Modified_By_Id
DateTime 8
String 11
DateTime 8
String 11
Last_Modify_Date DateTime 8
Owner_Id String 11
Private
Solution_Id
Solution_Number
Integer
String
Integer
4
24
4
Subject String 128
AMGR_Documents.
(Document_Id,
Document_
Number)
Case owner.
Not in use.
For resolved cases, it points to a knowledge base article with the case solution.
Subject line of the case.
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Table 9 AMGR_CSCases View
Field Name
Article_Number
Notify_Flag
Case_Resolved_By
Case_Resolved_
Date
Case_Owner_Id
Description
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
String
Integer
String
DateTime
String
Text
24
4
12
8
12
16
AMGR_Documents.
(Document_Id,
Document_
Number)
ADMN_Users.User_
Id
Description and Rules
Points to the solution article in
AMGR_Documents table when the
Solution_Id and Solution_Number fields are empty. This field is intended for remote users who don’t have access to the knowledge base database but know the article number for this case in the main database. The remote user fills in this field manually, and when the case is synchronized with the main database, it will reference the article in the knowledge base.
Customer service case notification flag:
0 = Notification disabled
1 = Notification sent to default list of users
2 = Notification sent to custom list of users
User ID of the user who resolved the case.
Date and time when the case was resolved.
Description of the case.
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CSCases_View
The CSCases_View View includes all the fields from the AMGR_CSCases Table and the following additional fields.
Note
This view is read-only.
Table 10 CSCases_View
Field Name
User_Case_Id
Client_Name
Contact_Name
Solution_Name
Type_Name
Reason_Name
Origin_Name
Queue_Name
Class_Name
Area_Name
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
32
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
AMGR_CSCases.
(Client_Id, Client_
Number)
160 AMGR_CSCases.
(Contact_Id,
Contact_Number)
256 AMGR_CSCases.
(Solution_Id,
Solution_Number)
Description and Rules
Case identifier for user references.
Name of Company/Individual who originated the case. Name field from AMGR_Client table.
Name of the contact for the case.
“First_Name, Name” field concatenation from Case Contact.
Knowledge base article description of this case.
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60022, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Text value of the Type field
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60023, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Text value of the Reason field.
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60024, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Text value of the Origin field.
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60029, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Text value of the Queue field.
No longer in use.
No longer in use.
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Table 10 CSCases_View
Field Name
Fee_Type_Name
Status_Name
Assigned_To_Name String
Case_Owner_Name
Address_Line_1
Address_Line_2
City
State_Province
Country
Zip_Code
Priority_Name
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
80
80
160
160
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60027, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Description and Rules
Text value of the Fee_Type field.
AMGR_User_Field_
Defs_Tbl.(Type_Id =
60041, Table_Id =
2, Code_Id)
Text value of the Status field:
57999 = Unassigned
57998 = Assigned
57997 = Escalated
57996 = Callback
57995 = WaitCustomer
57994 = Cancelled
57993 = Resolved
Name of the user responsible for the case.
Name of the user who owns the case.
Address information of the
Company/Individual who originated the case.
Severity_Name String 80
Text value of the Priority field:
57900 = Low
57901 = Medium
57902 = High
Text value of the Severity field:
57900 = Low
57901 = Medium
57902 = High
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Amgr_Opportunity View
The AMGR_Opportunity View contains information about
• Sales opportunities (Opp_Type=0),
• Traditional marketing campaigns (Opp_Type=30), and
Automated marketing campaigns (Opp_Type=10, 15, or 20).
Note
This view supports insert, modify, and delete actions and supports MaxExchange transaction journalling.
Opportunities
Table 11 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 0 (Opportunity)
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Client_Id String 24
Contact_Number
Opp_Id
Opp_Number
Comp_Client_Id
Comp_Cont_No
Owner_Id
Integer
String
Integer
String
Integer
String
4
23
4
24
4
11
Description and Rules
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Company/Individual that is associated with the opportunity.
Mandatory field. Associated entry must already exist in the AMGR_
Client table. Cannot modify.
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(Opp_Id, Opp_
Number)
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Not used. Reserved for future use.
Always 0.
Unique identifier of an
Opportunity. System generated.
Unique identifier of an
Opportunity. Must be 0.
Client_Id and Contact_Number of
Competitor that the Opportunity was lost to.
Team member that is chosen as the
Opportunity leader. If Team ID is equal to -1 (no Team is assigned, i.
e., this is a Personal Opportunity), then it defaults to the Login ID.
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Table 11 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 0 (Opportunity)
Field Name
Strategy_Id
Data Type
Numeric
Len.
9
Foreign Table Ref.
AMGR_Strategy.
Strategy_Id
Team_Id
Status
Name
Objective
Reason_Id
Probability_Closing
Cost
Integer
Integer
String
String
Numeric
Integer
Float
4
4
80
254
9
2
8
EXCH_Sites.
(Owner_Id, Team_
Id)
AMGR_OMS_
Object.Step_Id
Description and Rules
Strategy that has been assigned to the Opportunity. Strategy_Id must already exist in the AMGR_
Strategy table. If the strategy is
4294967295 (0xFFFFFFFF), no strategy is assigned to the
Opportunity.
Team_Id of Sales team assigned to this Opportunity, or 65535 (0xFFFF) if assigned to a single user. Team_
Id must already exist in EXCH_Sites table. Mandatory field.
Status of the Opportunity:
0 = New
1 = In progress
2 = In progress new
3 = Won
4 = Lost
5 = Abandoned
6 = Suspended
Name of Company/Individual that is associated with the Opportunity.
Sales Objective for the
Opportunity.
Reason why the opportunity was won, lost, abandoned, or suspended. Only the Opportunity
Leader user can modify this field.
0 = Opportunity still in progress
Percentage probability of closing the opportunity. Based on an internal calculation formula.
Valid values: 0–100.
Only the Opportunity Leader user can modify this field. (May be updated automatically by selecting
“Update Opportunity” in
Opportunities window.)
Running total of the costs associated with activities for the opportunity.
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Table 11 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 0 (Opportunity)
Field Name Data Type
Forecast_Revenue Float
Len.
8
Foreign Table Ref.
Start_Date
Estimated_Close_
Date
Close_Date
Last_Modify_Date
Actual_Revenue
DateTime
DateTime
DateTime
DateTime
Float
8
8
8
8
8
Description and Rules
Revenue anticipated from
Opportunity once it is successfully complete. Only the Opportunity
Leader user can modify this field.
Date when the opportunity was started. If left empty, defaults to the system clock. If 1, only the
Opportunity Leader user can modify this field.
Start_Date + Strategy Duration =
Estimated_Close_Date. Original close date for the opportunity.
Must be greater than Start_Date.
Only the Opportunity Leader user can modify this field. If specified, becomes the Close_Date by default.
Projected or actual close date of the opportunity. Updated as the opportunity's steps are applied before or ahead of schedule. Must be greater than Start_Date. Only the Opportunity Leader user can modify this field.
Close date specified by user, not calculated from steps and activities. (Date and time when campaign was last modified stored in Last_Update_Date.)
Actual revenue generated by the opportunity. Applicable only if
Status = 3.
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Suspend_Date
Integer
String
DateTime 8
DateTime 8
4
11
The date an opportunity was suspended. Applies only to opportunities using a strategy.
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Field Name
Days_Suspended
Dynamic_Strat
Dynamic_Team
Opp_Type
Comment
Completion_
Comment
Last_Update_Date
Updated_By_Id
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer 4
Integer
Integer
Integer
String
String
DateTime
String
2
2
2
508
508
8
11 ADMN_Users.User_
Id
Description and Rules
The number of days an opportunity was suspended.
Applies only to opportunities using a strategy, where the opportunity is suspended and then resumed after one day or more.
0 = Static strategy
1 = Dynamic strategy
Note: A strategy becomes dynamic after it has been assigned to an opportunity and then one or more of the Steps has been modified in that opportunity.
0 = Static team
1 = Dynamic team
Note: A team becomes dynamic after it has been assigned to an
Opportunity and then a team member is added or removed from the team for that Opportunity.
Opportunity or campaign type:
0 = Opportunity
10 = Fixed-date automated campaign
15 = Ongoing automated campaign
20 = Automated campaign from web
30 = Traditional campaign
Any comments about the opportunity. Only the Opportunity
Leader user can modify this field.
Any comments related to the completion of the opportunity.
Applicable only if the Status is won, lost, abandoned, or suspended.
Date and time when the record was last modified.
User_Id of the user who last changed the opportunity.
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Table 11 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 0 (Opportunity)
Field Name
TestStatus
Last_Opp_Id
Cont_Client_Id
Cont_Cont_No
NextAction
NextAction_
Projected
Revenue_Currency_
Id
Revenue_Rate_
Type_Id
Last_Cal_Date
Calculated_Won_
Revenue
Calculated_
InProgress_
Revenue
Notify_Flag
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer 4
String
String
Integer
String
String
String
Integer
DateTime
Float
Float
Integer
23
23
4
63
63
4
2
8
8
8
4
Description and Rules
Applies only to records where
Opp_Type = 10, 15, or 20.
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Stores original Opp_Id when it is changed during transfer between databases.
Client_Id of the associated Contact.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Contact_Number of the associated
Contact. Applicable only when
Opp_Type = 0.
Next action in the Action Plan for this opportunity, as defined by the user. Applicable only when Opp_
Type = 0.
Next action in the Action Plan for this opportunity, as defined by the strategy. Applicable only when
Opp_Type = 0.
Three-character currency ID of the corporate or entry currency for the opportunity. Applicable only if multi-currency is enabled for the
Address Book.
Reserved for future use. Do not use.
Not applicable to opportunities.
Not applicable to opportunities.
Not applicable to opportunities.
0 = No opportunity monitoring
1 = Use the system default opportunity monitoring user list
2 = Use a custom list
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Table 12 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 10, 15, 20 (Automated Campaign)
Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Client_Id
Contact_Number
String
Integer
23
4
Opp_Id
Opp_Number
Comp_Client_Id
Comp_Cont_No
Owner_Id
Strategy_Id
Team_Id
Status
Name
Objective
String
Integer
String
Integer
String
Numeric
Integer
Integer
String
String
24
4
24
4
11
9
4
4
80
254
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
CMGR_Auto_
Campaign_
Accounts.(CampID)
Description and Rules
Not applicable.
Not used. Reserved for future use.
Always 0.
Unique identifier of an automated campaign. System generated.
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Always 0.
Not applicable to campaigns.
Team member that is chosen as the
Opportunity Leader. If Team ID is equal to -1 (no team is assigned, i.
e., this is a personal opportunity), then it defaults to the Login ID.
ProgID of the automated campaign.
Always 65535 (0xFFFF) (single user). Mandatory field.
Status of the campaign:
0 = New
1 = In progress
2 = In progress new
3 = Completed
5 = Abandoned
6 = Suspended
Name of the automated campaign.
Name of the template used for the campaign.
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Table 12 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 10, 15, 20 (Automated Campaign)
Field Name
Reason_Id
Probability_Closing
Cost
Forecast_Revenue
Start_Date
Data Type
Numeric
Integer
Float
Float
DateTime
DateTime
Len.
9
2
8
8
8
8
Foreign Table Ref.
AMGR_OMS_
Object.Step_Id
Description and Rules
Reason why the campaign was completed, abandoned, or suspended. Only the Campaign
Leader user can modify this field.
0 = Campaign still in progress
Not applicable to campaigns.
Always 0.
Campaign budget.
Revenue expected from campaign once it is successfully complete.
Only the Campaign Leader user can modify this field.
Start date of the automated campaign.
Not applicable to campaigns.
Estimated_Close_
Date
Close_Date DateTime 8
Last_Modify_Date
Actual_Revenue
DateTime
Float
8
8
Actual close date of the campaign.
Must be greater than Start_Date.
Only the Campaign Leader user can modify this field.
Close date specified by user. (Date and time when campaign was last modified stored in Last_Update_
Date.)
Actual revenue generated by the campaign. Applicable only if Status
= 3.
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Suspend_Date
Integer 4
String 12
DateTime 8
DateTime 8
Days_Suspended
Dynamic_Strat
Integer
Integer
4
2
Not applicable to automated campaigns.
Not applicable to automated campaigns.
Not applicable to automated campaigns.
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Table 12 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 10, 15, 20 (Automated Campaign)
Field Name
Dynamic_Team
Opp_Type
Comment
Completion_
Comment
Last_Update_Date
Updated_By_Id
TestStatus
Last_Opp_Id
Cont_Client_Id
Cont_Cont_No
NextAction
NextAction_
Projected
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer 2
Integer
String
String
DateTime
String
Integer
String
String
Integer
String
String
2
508
508
8
11
4
23
23
4
64
64
ADMN_Users.User_
Id
Description and Rules
Not applicable to automated campaigns.
Opportunity or campaign type:
0 = Opportunity
10 = Fixed-cate automated campaign
15 = Ongoing automated campaign
20 = Automated campaign from web
30 = Traditional campaign
Description of the campaign. Only the Campaign Leader user can modify this field.
Any comments related to the completion of the Campaign.
Applicable only if the Status is
Complete, Abandoned, or
Suspended.
Date and time when the record was last modified.
User_Id of the user who last changed the campaign.
0 = Not tested
1 = Tested
Applies only to records where
Opp_Type = 10, 15, or 20.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
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Table 12 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 10, 15, 20 (Automated Campaign)
Field Name Data Type Len.
Revenue_Currency_
Id
String
Integer Revenue_Rate_
Type_Id
Revenue_Rate_
Type_Id
Last_Cal_Date
Integer
DateTime
4
2
2
8
Calculated_Won_
Revenue
Calculated_
InProgress_
Revenue
Notify_Flag
Float
Float
Integer
8
8
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
Not applicable to campaigns.
Reserved for future use. Do not use.
Reserved for future use. Do not use.
Opportunity revenue is calculated as of the date specified in this field.
Default is the current date.
Revenue generated from won opportunities.
Revenue generated from opportunities still in progress.
Not applicable for Automated
Campaigns.
Traditional Campaigns
Table 13 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 30 (Traditional Campaign)
Description and Rules Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Client_Id String 23
Contact_Number Integer 4
Opp_Id
Opp_Number
Comp_Client_Id
Comp_Cont_No
String
Integer
String
Integer
23
4
24
4
Not applicable.
Not used. Reserved for future use.
Always 0.
Unique identifier of a traditional campaign. System generated.
Always 0.
Not applicable to campaigns.
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Field Name
Owner_Id
Strategy_Id
Team_Id
Data Type
String
Numeric
Integer
Len.
11
9
4
Foreign Table Ref.
AMGR_Strategy.
Strategy_Id
AMGR_
Opportunity.
(Owner_Id, Team_
Id)
= EXCH_Sites.
(Owner_Id, Team_
Id)
Description and Rules
Team member that is chosen as the
Opportunity Leader. If Team ID is equal to -1 (no team is assigned, i.
e., this is a personal opportunity), then it defaults to the Login ID.
Strategy_Id of the Template that has been assigned to the
Campaign. Strategy_Id must already exist in the AMGR_
Strategy table. If the strategy is
4294967295 (0xFFFFFFFF), no template is assigned to the campaign.
Team_Id of the Sales team assigned to the campaign, or
65535 (0xFFFF) if assigned to a single user. Team_Id must already exist in EXCH_Sites table.
Mandatory field.
Status
Name
Objective
Reason_Id
Probability_Closing
Cost
Integer
String
String
Numeric
Integer
Float
4
80
254
9
2
8
AMGR_OMS_
Object.Step_Id
Status of the campaign:
0 = New
1 = In progress
2 = In progress new
3 = Completed
5 = Abandoned
6 = Suspended
Name of the traditional campaign.
Marketing objective of the traditional campaign.
Reason why the campaign was completed, abandoned, or suspended. Only the Campaign
Leader user can modify this field.
0 = Campaign still in progress
Not applicable to campaigns.
Always 0.
Campaign budget.
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Table 13 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 30 (Traditional Campaign)
Field Name Data Type
Forecast_Revenue Float
Len.
8
Foreign Table Ref.
Start_Date DateTime
DateTime
8
8
Description and Rules
Potential revenue anticipated from campaign once it is successfully completed. Only the Campaign
Leader user can modify this field.
Start date of a traditional campaign that is not using a template. Null for campaigns using a template.
Not applicable to campaigns.
Estimated_Close_
Date
Close_Date DateTime 8
Last_Modify_Date
Actual_Revenue
DateTime
Float
8
8
Actual close date of the campaign.
Updated as the campaign’s steps are applied before or ahead of schedule. Must be greater than
Start_Date. Only the Campaign
Leader or MASTER user can modify this field.
Not applicable to Opp_Type = 30.
(Date and time when campaign was last modified stored in Last_
Update_Date.)
Actual revenue generated by the
Campaign. Applicable only if
Status = 3.
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Suspend_Date
Integer
String
DateTime 8
DateTime 8
4
11
Days_Suspended Integer 4
The date the campaign was suspended. Applies only to campaigns using a template.
The number of days a campaign was suspended. Applies only to campaigns using a template, where the campaign is suspended and then resumed after one day or more.
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Table 13 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 30 (Traditional Campaign)
Field Name
Dynamic_Strat
Dynamic_Team
Opp_Type
Comment
Completion_
Comment
Last_Update_Date
Updated_By_Id
TestStatus
Last_Opp_Id
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer 2
Integer
Integer
String
String
DateTime
String
Integer
String
2
2
508
508
8
11
4
23
ADMN_Users.User_
Id
Description and Rules
0 = Static template
1 = Dynamic template
Note: A template becomes dynamic after it has been assigned to a campaign and then one or more of the Steps has been modified in that campaign.
0 = Static team
1 = Dynamic team
Note: A team becomes dynamic after it has been assigned to a campaign and then a team member is added or removed from the team for that campaign.
Opportunity or campaign type:
0 = Opportunity
10 = Fixed-date automated campaign
15 = Ongoing automated campaign
20 = Automated campaign from web
30 = Traditional campaign
Any comments about the campaign. Only the Campaign
Leader or MASTER user can modify this field.
Any comments related to the completion of the campaign.
Applicable only if the Status is complete, abandoned, or suspended.
Date and time when the record was last modified.
User_Id of the user who last changed the campaign.
Applies only to records where
Opp_Type = 10, 15, or 20.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
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Table 13 AMGR_Opportunity View – Opp_Type = 30 (Traditional Campaign)
Field Name
Cont_Client_Id
Cont_Cont_No
NextAction
NextAction_
Projected
Revenue_Currency_
Id
String
Revenue_Rate_
Type_Id
Last_Cal_Date
Calculated_Won_
Revenue
Calculated_
InProgress_
Revenue
Notify_Flag
Data Type
String
Integer
String
String
Integer
DateTime
Float
Float
Integer
Len.
24
4
64
64
4
2
8
8
8
4
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Applicable only when Opp_Type =
0.
Not applicable to campaigns.
Reserved for future use. Do not use.
Not applicable to traditional campaigns.
Not applicable to traditional campaigns.
Not applicable to traditional campaigns.
Not applicable to traditional campaigns.
AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
The AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table links various opportunity- and traditional campaign-related information with other tables. The type of information and tables it links depend on the value of the “Type” field. The use of numerous fields in this table also depends on the value of the “Type” field.
Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Data_Machine_Id Numeric 9
Sequence_Number Numeric 9
Description and Rules
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Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Opp_Id
Opp_Number
Step_Id
Activity_Id
Type
String
Integer
Numeric
Numeric
Integer
24
4
9
9
4
AMGR_
Opportunity.(Opp_
Id, Opp_Number)
– or –
AMGR_Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
Description and Rules
Unique identifier of an opportunity or campaign. System generated. Opp_Number is always
0.
Refer to AMGR_Client(Client_Id,
Contact_Number) when Type =23.
Unique identifier of the step the activity belongs to. Mandatory field. Cannot modify.
ID of the activity linked to the step.
Mandatory field. Value must already exist in AMGR_OMS_
Object. Cannot modify.
If Type = 1: Unique identifier of the activity. Otherwise, always 0.
1 = Activity link for opportunity/ campaign step
2 = Step link for opportunity/ campaign
3 = Success factor standing link for opportunity/campaign
4 = Success factor standing link for opportunity role
5 = No longer used
8 = Competitor link for opportunity
13 = Contact link for opportnity/ campaign role
14 = Related entry link
15 = Company Library folder or document reference
20 = Partner link for opportunity
21 = Customer service notification default user
22 = Customer service notification user
23 = Partner link for Address Book entry
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Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Client_Id
Contact_Number
Status
Duration
Cost
String
Integer
Integer
Numeric
Float
24
4
2
9
8
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number) = AMGR_
Client.
(Client_Id, Contact_
Number)
AMGR_
Opportunity_Link.
(MesName =
AMGR_User_Fields.
(Client_Id) for Type_Id = 17 in
AMGR_User_Fields
Description and Rules
Company or Individual that is associated with the opportunity.
Mandatory field. Associated entry must already exist in the AMGR_
Client table. Cannot modify.
0 = New
1 = In progress
2 = In progress new
3 = Won
4 = Lost
5 = Abandoned
6 = Suspended
3337 = Not applied
3338 = Reviewed
3339 = Behind
3340 = On schedule
3341 = Ahead
3342 = Complete
3676 = Waiting
3677 = Applied (Hotlist entry must exist with same Activity_Id)
Duration of the activity or step, in seconds. Value must be between 0 and 2,500,000,000.0.
Applicable only if Type = 1 or 2.
Running total of the costs associated with activities of the opportunity. Value must be between 0.0 and 9,999,999,999.0.
Applicable only if Type = 1 or 2.
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Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Start_Date DateTime 8
End_Date
Start_Time
Icon_Type
Alarm
DateTime
DateTime
Integer
Integer
8
8
2
2
Description and Rules
Date when the activity or step starts. If left empty, defaults to the system clock time. If 1, the date can be updated by the OppLeader only.
Applicable only if Type = 1, 2, or
15.
Date when the activity or step ends.
Time when the activity or step starts. If 01/01/1900, not followed by a time, then there is no start time.
0 = None
1 = Mail
2 = ToDo
3 = Phone
4 = Travel
5 = Sale
6 = Meal
7 = Presentation
8 = Speech
9 = Meeting
Note: Icons can be viewed when a record is being created or modified.
0 = Alarm not set
1 = Alarm set
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Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Alarm_Lead_Min Integer 4
Resp_Mem_Id
With_Role_Id
Priority
Standing_Id
Score
MesName
Integer
Numeric
String
Numeric
Integer
String
4
9
4
9
2
256
Description and Rules
Lead time for alarm, in minutes.
Value must be between 0 and
5,000,000.0. Up to 999 complete minutes, hours, days, or weeks can be entered in the GUI. (No partial minutes, days, or weeks.) Once 999 minutes has been reached the number must first be rounded up to the nearest whole hour and then converted back to minutes. (I.
e., 1000 minutes is rejected but
1020 —17 hours— is accepted.)
Once 999 hours has been reached the number must be converted to days and then back to minutes. The same theory applies once 999 days and weeks have been reached.
ID of the team member responsible for activity.
Applicable only if Type = 1.
ID of the role that this activity is to be assigned to.
Applicable only if Type = 1.
Priority (HI, LOW, MED, etc.)
Applicable only if Type = 1.
ID of the Standing associated with this role.
Applicable only if Type = 3, 4, or
15.
Value (weight) of the success factor standing. Valid values: 0–
100.
Applicable only if Type = 1, 3, 4, or
15.
For Type = 15, contains names of folders, documents, and notes in the Company Library.
For Type = 14 (related entries), contains relation id. This field is related to the Client_Id field in the
AMGR_User_Fields where Type_Id
= 60017.
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Table 14 AMGR_Opportunity_Link Table
Physical Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Record_Id
Creator_Id
Create_Date
Follow_Up_Task
Integer
String
DateTime
Integer
4
12
8
2
Opp_Type
NotReserved
Description
Integer
String
String
2
22
254
Description and Rules
Applicable only if Type = 1
(Activity):
0 = No follow-up task
1 = Follow-up task
Record type:
0 = Opportunity
10 = Automatic campaign
15 = Automatic recurring campaign
20 = Automatic campaign from web
30 = Traditional campaign
Not in use.
Description of the opportunity or campaign.
ADMN_User_Details Table
The ADMN_User_Details table contains personal information on Maximizer users.
Table 15 ADMN_User_Details Table
Description and Rules Field Name
Record_Type
User_Id
Old_Password
User_MrMs
User_FirstName
User_Init
User_Name
User_Title
User_Salutation
User_Firm
Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
Integer
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
String
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
4
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Field Name Data Type Len.
Foreign Table Ref.
User_Route
User_Div
User_AddressLine1
User_AddressLine2
User_City
String
String
String
String
String
User_State_Province String
User_Zip_Code String
User_Country
User_Phone_1
String
String
String User_Phone_1_Exte nsion
User_Phone_2
User_Phone_2_Exte nsion
User_Phone_3
User_Phone_3_Exte nsion
String
String
String
String
22
22
22
22
User_Phone_4
User_Phone_4_Exte nsion
User_Email_Address
User_WebSite
String
String
String
String
User_CustomField1 String
22
22
User_CustomField2 String
User_CustomField3 String
User_CustomField4 String
Creator_Id String
Create_Date
LastUpdate_Date
User_ReadAccess
WindowLogin
DateTime
DateTime
Integer
String
8
8
4
33
120
120
120
120
120
120
12
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
22
22
Description and Rules
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Table 15 ADMN_User_Details Table (Continued)
Field Name
Display_Name
Data Type
String
Len.
80
Foreign Table Ref.
Description and Rules
Not in use.
Note: The user’s display name is stored in the AMGR_Resources Table.
Record_Id
Reports_To
Integer
String
4
12 The user ID of the person the user reports to. This information is used in organizational charts generated by
Maximizer.
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Use this list of terms to help familiarize yourself with the terminology of Maximizer CRM.
Access Rights – security settings for users. Access rights control each user’s permissions to read, insert, modify, or delete various types of
Maximizer entries. They also control general Maximizer privileges, user roles, and allowed printing destinations. Access rights are determined by the user’s access settings and the access settings of any security groups the user belongs to.
Access Settings – there are two types of access settings: user access settings and group access settings. Combined user and group access settings determine a user’s access rights.
Accounting Link – a Maximizer add-on that enables users to connect to QuickBooks , Microsoft Dynamics GP, and Sage 50
Accounts through Maximizer. For more information, refer to the
Accounting Link User’s Guide or the Maximizer website.
Address Book – a Maximizer database.
Address Book entry – a Company, Individual, or Contact in the
Maximizer Address Book.
Administrator – a Maximizer module in which the Address Book administrator can perform system configuration and maintenance for the Maximizer system and Address Books.
Administrator’s Guide – a Maximizer reference guide for system administrators.
Advanced Import – importing an MXI or XML file into an Address
Book.
Application Server – see Maximizer Application Server.
automated campaign – a series of automated email messages, faxes, or printed documents that Maximizer sends on a predefined schedule. An automated campaign is based on an automated campaign template.
Calendar – a Maximizer window in which you can manage your appointments.
campaign template – a pre-defined strategy used by email and traditional marketing campaigns. See automated campaign and traditional campaign.
catalog – a product listing created using OrderDesk. You build your catalog by adding sections and catalog items, and publish the catalog on your web server.
catalog item – an individual product or service in your online catalog.
catalog section – a category for classifying types of catalog items.
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Company – an Address Book entry used to record information for a company or organization.
Company Library – a shared library of company literature.
Contact – an Address Book entry used to record information for an individual person associated with a Company or Individual type of
Address Book entry.
Controlling window – a main Maximizer window, such as the
Address Book window, that determines what tabbed following windows are displayed. The contents of the following window depend on which entry is selected in the main controlling window.
Crystal Reports – a tool for generating reports. Crystal reports are available for viewing and generation through the Reports tab in
Maximizer.
dashboards – components of Maximizer and Maximizer Web Access that display real-time information on your company using dashboard-style instrumentation.
default entry – an entry (such as an Address Book entry) containing default field values that are propagated to new entries by default.
Escona – the Escona Address Book is a sample Address Book included with a typical installation of Maximizer. Using the example of a fictitious vintner in the Sonoma Valley, this Address Book demonstrates many of Maximizer’s possibilities.
Following window – a tabbed sub-window of a controlling window. The contents of the following window depend on which entry is selected in the main controlling window. For example, the
Contacts window displays only those Contacts that belong to the selected entry in the Address Book window.
Global Edit – a Maximizer operation that enables you to apply the same change to multiple Maximizer entries simultaneously.
Holiday Editor – a tool in Administrator for adding holidays to the
Maximizer Calendar window.
Hotlist – a window in Maximizer used to display tasks and appointments in a specific date range.
HTML – HyperText Markup Language. A document format used for displaying web pages in a browser.
IIS – see Microsoft Internet Information Server.
intranet – an internal network—much like the Internet—that is selfcontained with the local area network (LAN). Frequently, a web server is used to display pages that should be accessible only within the company.
IP address – a number used to uniquely identify a specific computer on a network. Every network-connected computer has an IP address.
In Maximizer, you use the IIS server’s IP address when you preview or publish your online catalog.
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Knowledge base – a database containing articles pertaining to solutions for customer service and/or technical issues.
lead – an Address Book entry that has been flagged as a potential client or customer.
list – a listing of entries in Maximizer. You can create a list using a search or by selecting specific entries and reducing the list to the selection. Most activities are performed for the current list or the current entry.
log in – the act of entering your user ID and password to gain access to a Maximizer Address Book. The Login dialog box prompts you for your user ID and password.
marketing team – used with campaigns to organize marketing efforts in a team environment. Set up using Administrator.
MASTER user – the Address Book administrator’s user ID. This user
ID permits access to Administrator.
MaxExchange Site Manager – a utility for creating and managing sales and marketing teams. MaxExchange Site Manager is accessed through Administrator.
MaxExchange – a Maximizer program used to synchronize an
Address Book between a central server and remote distribution sites via FTP, email, or a direct network connection.
Maximizer – a Maximizer module in which you can perform contact management and sales force automation activities.
Maximizer Application Server – the principal Windows Server where you install Maximizer.
Maximizer Remote Workstation (MaxExchange Remote) – a computer that has the Maximizer client components installed and connects to the Maximizer Application Server.
merge field – text inserted into a document or template that is replaced by Address Book information during a mail merge. For example, a merge field can be a Contact’s name, so you can customize a letter’s salutation with the recipient’s name.
Microsoft Internet Information Server – Microsoft web server software. Internet Information Server—or “IIS”—is used for many of the Maximizer components.
Microsoft SQL Server – a database server used by Maximizer for the Address Book data.
Microsoft Windows Server – the operating system used by the servers.
note – a text document attached to Address Book entries, Contacts, opportunities, and campaigns.
OLE – object linking and embedding (OLE) is a technology that allows you to insert files, portions of files, and links to files into a document or application. You can insert files in the Documents
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window and the Company Library. Double-clicking the file opens it in the associated (and installed) application.
online – information that is “online” is sometimes used to describe information on the Internet or on your computer screen. An “online” user guide or “online” Help is documentation displayed on your screen.
opportunity – an entry in Maximizer used to record an opportunity to make a sale. Opportunities can organize a sales team using a structured sales strategy.
OrderDesk – a window in Maximizer used to manage orders and inquiries from your online catalog.
Outlook Synchronization – a Maximizer feature for synchronizing some Maximizer entries, such as Address Book entries, between
Maximizer and Microsoft Outlook.
preferences – a collection of program options that allow users to customize how Maximizer functions. Some preferences are set in
Administrator; some are set in the modules.
prospect – a potential customer. ListsNOW.com lets you acquire and import lists of prospects. You can then use the data for your marketing campaigns or sales prospecting activities.
related entries – an entry that records a relationship between two
Address Book entries. For example, one Address Book entry might be an accountant for another Address Book entry, which could be recorded as a related entry in Maximizer.
sales team – a team created using Administrator to support teambased work on sales opportunities in Maximizer.
search engine – a website on the Internet that keeps a searchable index of websites. You can register your website with a search engine so customers can find your site by performing a search.
Examples of search engines are Google and Yahoo!.
security group – a set of access settings for a subset of Maximizer users.
strategies – a structured, team-based approach to pursuing sales opportunities. Strategies define the steps, activities, and roles involved in successfully completing a sale.
SMTP – an SMTP server is a server used for outgoing Internet email.
SQL – see Microsoft SQL Server.
template – a file that outlines the design for a document, email message, or web page. Maximizer uses templates for word processor documents, and for automated activities that belong to automated campaigns. Templates can contain merge fields for bulk mailings.
Also, see Campaign Template.
traditional campaign – used to organize a marketing effort, including a marketing team’s steps, activities, and roles.
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transaction processing – credit card transactions can be processed from your online catalog using a transaction processing company.
UNC – Universal Naming Convention. A kind of network path used to locate files and folders. An example of a UNC path is
“\\Escona\MxServer\”.
user-defined field – a custom field used to record additional “userdefined” information for Address Book entries, opportunities, campaigns, customer service cases, and users.
user ID – a name that uniquely identifies a Maximizer user. Users must enter their user ID and password in order to gain access to a
Maximizer Address Book.
virtual directory – an IIS folder that “points” to a physical location on the server. The contents of the physical folder that the virtual directory refers to is accessible to the Internet or intranet via the IIS server.
Windows Server – see Microsoft Windows Server.
wizard – a series of interactive screens that walk you through the steps necessary to perform an action or procedure in a program.
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access rights
about
Customer Access
for Address Book entries
for currencies
for launching Crystal Reports
accessing
Customer Access
Escona Tutorial Address Book
Maximizer Web Access
Partner Access
Wireless Access
account managers
Accounting Link about
accounting notes
Accounting window
accounts adding
recording for dates
ACSII format exporting in
ACT! databases importing
importing from
Action Plan Library permissions
Action Plans
scheduling
templates
Actions menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
activities adding to automated campaign templates
assigning to team members and roles
in automated campaigns
in entries
in opportunities
in traditional campaigns
reviewing in automated campaigns
suspending in automated campaigns
Activities tab
activity logs, in MaxExchange Remote
adding
Address Book entries
appointments
automated campaigns
catalogs
coloring rules
column setups
Contacts
currencies
customer service cases
documents
entries to Favorite Lists
Favorite Lists
Hotlist tasks
income/expense accounts
indicators to dashboards
items to catalogs
journal notes
knowledge base articles
notes
opportunities
sections to catalogs
tasks
to Favorite Lists
to the Company Library
traditional campaigns
user-defined fields
addition, in user-defined fields
Address Book
Escona Tutorial
Address Book entries
access rights
Action Plans for
activities for
adding
appointments for
defaults
documents in
email for
email reminders for appointments with
exporting
global edits
Hotlist tasks for
importing
in automated campaigns
in Favorite Lists
in Partner Access
in Wireless Access
logging notes for
modifying
organizational charts for
phoning
related entries
searching for
synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook
transferring
unlinking
user-defined fields for
viewing
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Address Book OrderDesk following window
Address Book window
Address Books backing up
connecting to
opening
Administrator about
ADMN_User_Details table (SQL)
advanced export to Microsoft Excel
alarms for appointments
for Hotlist tasks
aligning territories
all fields search
column setups in
Allow export privelege
alphanumeric user-defined fields
functions for
alternate addresses
AMGR_Appointments view (SQL)
AMGR_Client view (SQL)
AMGR_CSCases view (SQL)
AMGR_Notes view (SQL)
AMGR_Opportunity view (SQL)
AMGR_Opportunity_Link table (SQL)
AMGR_Resources table (SQL)
analysis reports
AND operator in formula user-defined fields
applications opening from custom actions
appointments
adding
and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
in Action Plans
in Hotlist
in My Work Day
in Wireless Access
personal
synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook
viewing
arithmetic in user-defined fields
ASCII format exporting to
assigning cases
customer service cases
Hotlist tasks to users
territories
attachments in email
Automated Campaign Template Library
automated campaign templates messages
automated campaigns
activities
activities in
adding
adding activities to templates
creating templates
example of email message
fixed-date
merge fields
messages
ongoing
resuming
reviewing activities
status
subscribers in
suspending
templates
testing
viewing
Automated Campaigns window
average function for dashboard indicators
B
backing up
Address Books
backing up Address Book
basic fields coloring entries by
displaying
searching by
billing for customer service cases
BlackBerry
blind carbon copy (Bcc)
BMP file format in the Company Library
bookmarks
browsers, for Wireless Access
C
Calendar
preferences
calendar holidays in
in Wireless Access
Calendar window
Calendar/Hotlist preferences
caller ID
Campaign Message Editor
Campaign_Opened_Email_Tracking_URL merge field
Campaign_Redirect_URL merge field
Campaign_Remove_Subscriber_URL merge field
campaigns
activities for
adding documents to
appointments for
filtering
Hotlist tasks for
logging notes for
scheduling Action Plans for
searching for
traditional
user-defined fields for
Campaigns window
carbon copy (Cc)
Case_Solution_Note merge field
cases in Partner Access
in Wireless Access
monitoring
catalog, for all fields searches
catalogs
adding
for exports
items in
sections in
categories and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
in Microsoft Outlook
ceiling function
central Address Book folder
installing at a distribution site
updating
Chart wizard
classic window layout
Click Throughs for dashboard indicators
Clipper
CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts table (SQL)
color scales
coloring rules
applying
creating
in export to Microsoft Excel
column reports
column setups
campaigns
creating
in all fields searches
in export to Microsoft Excel
in Favorite Lists
retrieving
columns, sorting by
commands locating
Companies
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adding
Contacts in
Company Announcement Authors security group
company announcements
Company Library
adding to
company announcements in
in Wireless Access
organizing
sending documents from
sending email from
Company Library window
Company view (SQL)
comparing values in formula user-defined fields
competitors
completing activities in opportunities
Hotlist tasks
complex sales
conditional formatting
confidence rating
Confirm when creating Contact, in Microsoft Outlook
Confirm when saving email, in Microsoft Outlook
connecting to Address Books
Contacts
adding
assigning to campaign roles
associating with cases
converting to Individuals
exporting
in customer service cases
in strategy roles
user-defined fields for
Contacts window
contents help
controlling windows
controls for dashboard indicators
copying notes from Windows Clipboard
Corel Word Perfect integration
mail merge
corporate currency
corporate reports creating
counters resetting for automated campaign activities
creating automated campaign templates
custom actions
dashboards
graphs
item table merge fields
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credit cards
Crystal Report Users security group
Crystal Reports
corporate reports
data population
database drivers
opening from Maximizer
personal reports
SQL views and tables
user-defined field tables and views
CS.Assigned_To merge field
CS.Case_Number merge field
CS.Case_Solution merge field
CS.Case_Solution_Note merge field
CS.Client_Name merge field
CS.Contact_Name merge field
CS.Resolved_By merge field
CS.Resolved_Date merge field
CS.Resolved_Time merge field
CS.Subject merge field
CSCases view (SQL)
CSV format exporting to
importing from
currencies
adding
Currency Library
custom actions
creating
Custom Actions tab
custom notes
custom window layout
Custom_Child
Custom_Independent
Customer Access
customer service cases
about
activities for
adding
appointments for
assigning/escalating
defaults
documents in
exporting
global edits
Hotlist tasks for
importing
in Favorite Lists
logging notes for
resolving
scheduling Action Plans for
searching for
status of
user-defined fields for
viewing
customer service managers
customer service notes
Customer Service permissions
customer service representatives
Customer Service window
customers
Customer Access
notifying about cases
customizing interface
D
daily view, for Calendar
Dashboard
indicators
dashboards adding indicators to
creating
importing
in My Work Day
in Wireless Access
modifying
viewing
data bars
packets database drivers for reports
user-defined field tables and views
Date function
date user-defined fields
functions for
dates keyboard shortcuts
Day function
Dayofweek function
dBASE
importing from
default addresses
default case monitors
default entries
default notes
default opportunity monitors
default passwords
detailed reports
devices, for Wireless Access
dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts
dial-up connection, using FTP
dial-up email, scheduling
dictionary files
dictionary/holiday files
disabled users
in organizational charts
discounts in sales quotes
disk, saving and importing packets to
displaying entries
Distribution List Manager
distribution site and central Address Book
defined
division, in user-defined fields
DOC file format for automated campaign activities
for automated campaign messages
for knowledge base articles
in the Company Library
document knowledge base articles
adding
documentation
documents
adding
creating
exporting
in the Company Library
in the Maximizer Word Processor
in Wireless Access
saving email as
viewing
Documents window
draft knowledge base articles
drivers
PBX
TAPI
E
ecBuilder
Edit menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
Edit tab
Address Book entries from
appointments/tasks from
clients
composing
customer service cases from
in automated campaigns
in Wireless Access
options
preferences
reminders for appointments
saving
sending
sending knowledge base articles
setting up
templates
transferring by
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email activity
email addresses validating in automated campaigns
email messages retrieving entries that have opened
tracking entries that open, for campaigns
email notes
email notifications for appointments
Email Opened Unique, automated campaign statistic
Email Opened, automated campaign statistic
Email window
integrating with email system
enabling
OrderDesk
encrypted user-defined fields
Enterprise Edition
entries keyboard shortcuts
escalating cases
escalating, customer service cases
Escona Tutorial Address Book
eStore
ETF file format for automated campaign activities
for automated campaign messages
for automated campaigns
for templates
exact phone number matching
executive reports
expenses
Expenses window
expired knowledge base articles
exporting
customer service cases
from catalogs
in text formats
in XML format
knowledge base articles
saving to catalogs
to Microsoft Excel
F
F1 help
Favorite Lists
adding/removing entries
and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
at Address Book startup
column setups in
creating
in automated campaigns
in Wireless Access
retrieving
viewing
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fax activities
resetting counters for
fax activity
fields
file formats of knowledge base articles
File menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
files opening from custom actions
filtering activities
entries
notes
opportunities
First_Name merge field
fiscal year
fixed date campaigns
fixed-date campaigns
floor function
folders for user-defined fields
in the Company Library
following windows
Address Book OrderDesk
for Hotlist window
Opportunities
Related Entries
User-Defined Fields
follow-up activities for phone calls
in opportunities
follow-up deadlines
footers in graphs
forecast analysis reports
formula user-defined fields
alphanumeric functions
arithmetic expressions in
conditional expressions in
date functions
exporting
numeric functions
FoxBase
FoxPro
FTP changing MaxExchange password
transport session
,
troubleshooting connections
full access for Address Book entries
for appointments/tasks
full-text search
G
gauges in dashboard indicators
GIF file format in the Company Library
global Address Books
global edits
glossary
GoldMine databases importing
importing from
Graph Catalog
graphs
appearance
creating
customizing
in other applications
launching as custom actions
merge fields
saving settings
group appointments and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
Group Edition
Group Edition, of Maximizer CRM
group indicators
groups
H
headers in graphs
help
Help menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
history notes
Holiday Editor
holiday files
Home tab
Hotlist
follow-up activities in
in Wireless Access
of sales team members
preferences
Hotlist tasks
adding
in Action Plans
in Calendar
in customer service cases
in My Work Day
personal
reassigning
viewing
Hotlist window
HTML format for automated campaign activities
for automated campaign messages
for automated campaigns
for email
for knowledge base articles
for notes
for templates
in the Company Library
hyperlinks in email
in notes
I
icon bar adjusting
icon sets
ID for traditional campaigns
If expressions in formula user-defined fields
importing
Address Book entries
field mapping
in two-tiers
knowledge base articles
MXI and XML files
to catalogs
income
adding
recording
incoming call notes
incoming calls
indicators
adding to dashboards
Click Throughs
controls
customizing
functions for
moving
resizing
search catalog
SQL metrics for
Individuals
adding
Contacts for
converting to Companies
inquiries online
inserting item table merge fields
interface
internal knowledge base articles
Internet transport, converting outgoing packets
ISO codes, for currencies
item table merge fields
creating
inserting
items adding to catalogs
items, in user-defined fields
J
Journal keyboard shortcuts
journal about
adding notes
Journal window windows
Journal
JPG file format in the Company Library
K
Key Fields
in Address Book entries
in automated campaigns
in customer service cases
in opportunities
keyboard shortcuts
KIN files importing
knowledge base
in Partner Access
knowledge base articles
adding
exporting
file formats of
linking customer service cases to
viewing
Knowledge Base window
KnowledgeSync, Workflow Automation
L
landing page URL retrieving entries that have visited
tracking entries that visit
landing page URLs
languages changing for spell checker
lead times, for alarms and reminders
leader of marketing team
leaders quotas for
Len function
list controls in dashboard indicators
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local Address Books
locations, in appointments
logging changes to territory status
email for Address Book entries
for Microsoft Word integration
for transfers
notes for global edits
phone calls
preferences
logs
AddressBookName_log.txt
AddressBookName_packlog.txt
in MaxExchange Remote
troubleshooting
Lotus cc:Mail
Lotus cc:mail setting up
Lotus Mail
Lotus mail setting up
Lotus Notes
M
macros keyboard shortcuts
launching as custom actions
mail merge
mailing rules
mail-out notes
mandatory fields
manual notes
MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface)
maps
in Wireless Access
Marketing Plans tab
marketing teams
assigning activities to members
assigning to traditional campaigns
MASTER user
MaxAlarm
MaxExchange
and Maximizer Email Transfer
and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
importing distribution field
synchronizing traditional campaigns
MaxExchange Remote
activity log (AddressBookName_log.txt)
defined
installing central Address Book
troubleshooting logs
updates
MaxExchange Server
Maximizer about
companion applications
editions
modules
Maximizer button
Maximizer CRM
Maximizer Email Service
maximizer entries for searches
Maximizer Live Update
Maximizer ODBC driver for Crystal Reports
user-defined fields
Maximizer Spell Checker changing languages for
Maximizer Web Access about
accessing
Maximizer Word Processor
about documents and templates
adding item table merge fields in
creating documents
item table merge fields in
mail merge
merge fields
window
maximum function for dashboard indicators
MaxMobile
MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange
member of marketing team
member with edit rights of marketing team
merge fields about
adding to email templates
adding to Microsoft Word documents
examples in automated campaigns
for campaigns
for customer service
for OrderDesk entries
in email activities
in email messages
in graphs
in mail merge
in the Maximizer Word Processor
unlinking
MESG format for caller ID
Message Body Library
messages
creating for campaigns
example for automated campaigns
in automated campaigns
MET format
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Outlook
field mapping from
setting up
synchronizing with
Microsoft Outlook Integration and MaxExchange
and MaxSync for Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Outlook integration
adding Address Book entries from
adding customer service cases from
saving email to Address Book entries
sending email to Address Book entries
setting up
viewing Address Book entries from
Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
appointments and tasks
mapping phone numbers
setting up categories in Outlook
setting up in Maximizer
synchronizing manually
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft SQL Server driver for Crystal Reports
Reporting Service Viewer
Microsoft SQL Server, Full-Text Search engine
Microsoft TAPI
Microsoft Word
adding item table merge fields in
item table merge fields in
Microsoft Word integration
inserting merge fields
mail merge
sending documents to printers
Mid function
minimum function for dashboard indicators
MODEM.INF file
modems
TAPI
Modify Appointment dialog box
modify permissions
modifying
Address Book entries
entries in Wireless Access
monitoring cases
opportunities
Month function
monthly view, for Calendar
MSG file format in the Company Library
MTI file format for web inquiry forms
multi-currency
multiplication, in user-defined fields
MXD file format in the Company Library
MXI format exporting in
exporting to
importing from
My Work Day
My Work Day window
My_Company merge field
My_Name merge field
N
navigating
Partner Access
Wireless Access
NOT operator in formula user-defined fields
notes
adding
default
exporting
in journal window
in the Company Library
in Wireless access
keyboard shortcuts
logging
logging with entries in global edits
saving email as
types
notes report
Notes window
notifications for appointments
Novell GroupWise
setting up
numeric user-defined fields
functions for
in advanced export to Excel
O
ODBC driver, for Crystal Reports
On Schedule success factor
One email, option in email
ongoing campaigns
opening
Address Books
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Opportunities folowing window
opportunities
activities for
adding
appointments for
defaults
documents in
exporting
global edits
Hotlist tasks for
in Favorite Lists
in Wireless Access
logging notes for
monitoring
scheduling Action Plans for
searching for
strategies for
synchronizing
user-defined fields for
viewing
Opportunities permissions
Opportunities window
opportunity notes
Opportunity Pipeline report
OR operator in formula user-defined fields
OrderDesk
catalogs
credit card processing
enabling
item table merge fields
online orders/inquiries
OrderDesk window
orders online
organizational charts
for Maximizer users
modifying
Organizer
outgoing call notes
Outlook style window layout
P
packets converting for Internet transport
restricting size of
saving to disk
Partner Access
accessing
Address Book entries
cases
partners access to sales leads
in opportunities
notifying about cases
Partner Access
passwords
default
Escona Tutorial Address Book
MaxExchange FTP
pausing traditional campaigns
PBX drivers
PDF file format for reports
in the Company Library
PDF format for online manuals
Peg Board
People view (SQL)
permissions
Action Plan Library
Customer Service
Opportunities
quotas
User-defined field setup
personal appointments
personal Hotlist tasks
personal preferences
personal reports creating
Personal window
phone calls
automatic dialing
in Wireless Access
keyboard shortcuts
receiving
TAPI
transfering
with Address Book entries
phone numbers mapping for Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
matching with TAPI
Political Alignment success factor
PPT file format in the Company Library
PPT, file format
preferences
Calendar/Hotlist
distribution
logging
Wireless Access
prefixes, for user-defined field SQL views
print activities resetting counters for
print activity
printing
activities in automated campaigns
in My Work Day
Microsoft Word documents
priority for appointments
private appointments
priveleges
Allow export
probability of close
processing immediate updates
products/services and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
progress indicator
public access to Address Book entries
published knowledge base articles
Q
Quick Backup
quick backup
quick search in Wireless Access
QuickBooks
quotas
templates
Quotas window
R
range function for dashboard indicators
read access for appointments/tasks
readl access for Address Book entries
Recent Entries displaying
record count function for dashboard indicators
recording
recurring appointments
and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
recurring tasks and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
related entries
Related Entries following window
reminders, for appointments
remote sales teams
remote servers
removing entries from Favorite Lists
subscribers from campaigns
values in global edits
Reporter
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opening from dashboards
reports
notes
Opportunity Pipeline
types
user-defined field tables and views
Reports menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
Reports tab
resetting counters for automated campaign activities
resolving cases
resolving customer service cases
resources, in appointments
restricting size of packets
resuming activities in automated campaigns
resuming automated campaigns
retrieving lists of subscribers for automated campaigns
lists of subscribers for campaigns
retrying activities in automated campaigns
revenue
currency for opportunities
reviewing activities in automated campaigns
ribbons
keyboard shortcuts
roles assigning activities to
assigning Contacts to in traditional campaigns
in strategies
in traditional campaigns
Sales Manager
rolling date ranges
Round function
RTF file format for reports
in the Company Library
S
Sage 50 Accounts
sales alert reports
sales leads
accesible to partners
adding
Sales Manager user role
Sales Plans tab
sales quotes
discounts in
shipping and tax
sales teams
in Wireless Access
saving
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knowledge base articles
packets to disk
searches to catalog
scheduling
Action Plans
options for dial-up mail
strategies for opportunities
transport method options
SDM format
search by all fields
search catalog
for dashboard indicators
for graphs
retrieving searches from
running searches as custom actions
saving searches in
Search function
Search menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
Search tab
searching
all fields
by basic fields
by notes
for journal entries
for knowledge base articles
in the Email page
in Wireless Access
undoing
security groups
Company Announcement Authors
selecting entries
sending email in Wireless Access
Separately, option in email
Server computer
Service_Computer_Name merge field
setting up troubleshooting logs
Setup tab
shipping in sales quotes
Show blank fields
Show hidden fields
Show hidden items
single-value table user-defined fields
sites about
Customer Access
Maximizer Web Access
Partner Access
Wireless Access
size, restricting for packets
smart phone number matching
sorting lists
user-defined fields
spelling
checking in notes
SQL metrics for dashboard indicators
SQL tables
ADMN_User_Details
AMGR_Opportunity_Link
AMGR_Resources
CMGR_Auto_Campaign_Accounts
SQL views
AMGR_Appointment
AMGR_Client
AMGR_CSCases
AMGR_Notes
AMGR_Opportunity
Company
CSCases
People
standard knowledge base articles
adding
starting MaxExchange Remote
statistics, for automated campaigns
status of automated campaigns
of customer service cases
of knowledge base articles
of opportunities
of traditional campaigns
status bar
Status Filter
steps applying/working in traditional campaigns
in traditional campaigns
steps, in strategies
strategies components of
Hotlist tasks in
in opportunities
Strategy Library
subscribers retrieving for automated campaigns
reviewing automated campaign activities for
subscribers, in automated campaigns
Substitute function
subtraction, in user-defined fields
success factors, in strategies
sum function for dashboard indicators
suspending activities in automated campaigns
suspending, automated campaigns
synchronization times, setting on Remote
synchronizing data with MaxExchange
manually with Microsoft Outlook
with Microsoft Outlook
system fields
T
tab-delimited format exporting to
importing from
table user-defined fields
adding items to
exporting
in export to Microsoft Excel
modifying items in
removing values in global edits
tabs
TAPI
called ID
configuring
exact phone number matching
phone number matching
smart phone number matching
task notes
tasks and Microsoft Outlook Synchronization
in Wireless Access
synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook
tax in sales quotes
team leaders
team members
team members with edit rights
teams marketing
quotas for
Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI)
templates about
creating for automated campaigns
for Action Plans
for automated campaigns
for email messages
for email notification
for traditional campaigns
quotas
traditional campaigns
terms, glossary of
territories aligning
assigning manually
quotas for
setting up
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aligning territories
matching territory rules to entries
unaligning entries
territory status
testing automated campaigns
Text function
text, email format
TIF file format in the Company Library
time zones
timed notes
title bar
Tools menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
Tools tab
tooltips displaying
for custom toolbars
Total unique clicks
Total URL Visited, automated campaign statistic
Traditional Campaign Template Library
traditional campaign templates
Hotlist tasks in
traditional campaigns
adding
applying/working steps
assigning activities to members and roles
assigning Contacts to roles
components
example
pausing
templates
tradtional campaigns assigning marketing teams to
tranferring logging for
transaction journaling
transfer log notes
transfer summary report
transfering calls
transferring
Address Book entries
rules for
troubleshooting logs for MaxExchange Remote
TSPI
two-tier importing
TXT file format for automated campaign messages
for automated campaigns
for knowledge base articles
in the Company Library
TXT format exporting to
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unaligned entries
undoing searches
Unicode format exporting in
exporting to
UniModemV
Unique opened emails
unlinking entries
Unsubscribed, automated campaign statistic
Unsubscribes
unsuccessful Address Book entries retrieving lists for automated campaings
updates, receiving for MaxExchange Remote
updating
Maximizer
updating central Address Book
URL Visited Unique, automated campaign statistic
URL Visited, automated campaign statistic
user-defined field reports
User-defined field setup permissions
user-defined fields
adding
coloring entries by
creating
database tables and views
displaying
exporting
folders for
formula
importing
in automated campaigns
in customer service cases
in opportunities
in traditional campaigns
in Wireless Access
modifying
searching
setting up
sorting
types
using to launch files/applications
User-Defined Fields following window
User-Defined Fields tab
User-Defined Fields window
users appointments for
Hotlist tasks for
notifying about cases
organizational charts for
selecting to monitor cases
selecting to monitor opportunities
user-defined fields for
V
validating email/ fax in automated campaigns
Value function
vCards
View bar
View in Address Book
View menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
View tab
viewing appointments
automated campaigns
customer service cases
dashboards
documents
Favorite Lists for entries
knowledge base articles
opportunities
subscribers of automated campaigns
time in world locations
views for user-defined fields
VIM (Vendor Independect Messaging)
virtual directories for web forms
W
web access sites about
Customer Access
Maximizer Web Access
Partner Access
Wireless Access
web browsers
Web Inquiry Form wizard
web inquiry forms
direct insert
requirements
Web menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
website linking to custom actions
weekly list view, for Calendar
weekly view, for Calendar
Window menu, in Maximizer CRM 10.5
windows
Address Book
Calendar
Campaigns
controlling
Customer Service
Expenses
Hotlist
keyboard shortcuts
Knowledge Base
layout
Maximizer Word Processor
Opportunities
OrderDesk
overview
Quotas
Windows Bitmap for graphs
Windows Clipboard copying note text from
Windows Metafile for graphs
Windows Server
Wireless Access about
Address Book entries
calendar
Categories
Company Library
customer service cases
dashboards
documents
Favorite Lists
logging in
modifying entries
navigating
notes
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opportunities
preferences
Products/Services
sending email
tasks
user-defined fields
wizards
Web Inquiry Form
Workflow Automation powered by KnowledgeSync
World Clock
X
XLS file format in the Company Library
XLS, file format
XML file format for web inquiry forms
XML format exporting Address Book entries in
exporting to
importing from
Y
Year function
yes/no user-defined fields
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Key features
Contact management
Opportunity management
Campaign management
Customer service case management
Email integration
Reporting and analytics
Wireless access
Frequently asked questions
Maximizer CRM 11 is a customer relationship management software designed to help businesses manage their interactions with customers.
Maximizer CRM 11 offers a range of features, including contact management, opportunity management, campaign management, customer service case management, email integration, reporting and analytics, and wireless access.
Maximizer CRM 11 is available in different editions, each offering varying levels of features and functionalities to suit different business needs.
Maximizer CRM 11 can be accessed both on desktop and web platforms, providing flexibility for users.
Maximizer CRM 11 offers numerous benefits, including improved customer service, enhanced sales productivity, better lead management, and improved organizational efficiency.
