Note that closed opportunities cannot be deleted. In general, only opportunities
that are entered in error should be deleted, to maintain accurate reporting.
If you are unable to win an opportunity, use the Close
action to close it as Lost.
To access Accounts from the Home
screen, do one of the following:
Click
Accounts
on the navigation panel.
Click
Areas
> Accounts on the menubar.
Click
the down
arrow next to Home
on the options bar and select Accounts.
Click
Locateon the options bar.
To access Accounts from another area
of the program, do one of the following:
Click Home
> Accounts on the menubar.
Click the down
arrow next to Home
on the options bar and select Accounts.
Click Locateon the options bar.
In
the Locate account
dropdown menu, select Client.
In
the Locate by dropdown
menu, select the appropriate option.
Select the suitable checkbox
or checkboxes to the right:
Insureds
Prospects
Active
Inactive
Enter the first few letters of the name, lookup code, phone
number, etc. (depending on your Locate
by selection) and press [Enter]
or click Locate.
Note:
Location by phone number searches all phone numbers associated
with client and contact accounts (e.g., residential, mobile,
fax).
The Results list
displays all of the accounts that match the criteria you entered.
Click on a column heading to sort the list by that category.
For example, click the Last
Name column heading to sort by last name in ascending
order. To sort in descending order, click the Last Name column heading again.
Highlight the desired item
in the Results list.
Click Opportunities
on the navigation panel or Areas
> Opportunities on the menubar.
Note: You can access opportunities from the Account
Detail screen in the same manner.
Use
the search bar to display opportunities that meet specific criteria.
Apply a single
filter (using the search fields) or multiple
filters (using the Edit
Filter button ) to narrow the list
of opportunities.
Selecting multiple criteria performs
an "and" search (for example, opportunities with
a specific Owner
and with a specific Stage).
Click the Edit
Filter button .
The Edit Filter
pop-up window displays. Click the Add
button to add filters.
Select and/or enter search criteria
using the dropdown menus and fields. Click the Add
button again to apply additional filters. Enter additional
search criteria.
Click the Delete
button to remove a filter from the list.
Click Finish
when you have applied all of your desired filters.
Hover over the Search
where text to see the filter that is currently
applied to the list.
To clear the currently applied
filter (for the current session only) and start over, click
the Clear
Filter link label. The search bar displays in blue
when filters are applied and in gray when filters are cleared.
Make a selection
in the first dropdown menu.
The choices available
in the second dropdown menu vary, depending on your
selection in the first dropdown menu:
Equals:
Enter the search criterion
(e.g., the full description or stage) in the field
to the right, or select a date
from the dropdown calendar (if applicable).
Begins With:
Enter at least the first character
of the search criterion (e.g., part of the description
or stage) in the field to the right.
Within Range:
Search between two calendar dates. Click the down
arrow to the right of each field to choose
dates from the dropdown calendars.
Click Find
to apply the filter. Hover over the Search
where text to see the filter that is currently
applied to the list.
To clear the currently applied filter (for the current
session only) and start over, click the Clear Filter link label.
The search bar displays in blue when filters are applied
and in gray when filters are cleared.
Click to highlight the opportunity
you wish to delete and do one of the following:
Click the Delete
button .
Press [Delete]
on your keyboard.
You are prompted, “Do you wish to delete this record?” Click Yes.