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Deal

A deal is a qualified opportunity you're actively working to close. It usually starts as a lead. Once you've figured out there's real potential, you convert it into a deal and start tracking it through your pipeline. You can also use the deal record to track upsells, cross sells and renewals too against an organization.

The Deals List

The Deals list works just like the Leads list. Each row shows you the organization, deal value, status, email, phone, who it's assigned to, and when it was last updated.

You can filter, sort, and switch between List and Kanban view. To create a deal manually, hit + Create in the top right.

The Deal List

Inside a Deal

When you open a deal, the layout is similar to a lead – activity on the left, details on the right. But there are a few differences.

On the right side, you'll see three sections:

Inside the Deal record

The tabs across the top work the same as leads:

Adding a new Deal Status

At the top, you'll also see the Deal status. Some of these statuses are available out of the box. If you want to add custom statuses, you can add them by going to the Desk view (more details ++read here++) and searching for CRM Deal Status. Add the status of your choice, choose the type, and click on save. The Deal status helps you visualize your Deals through a pipeline.

Adding new CRM Deal Status

What carries over from the Lead

When you convert a lead to a deal, all the communication history – emails, calls, comments, moves over to the deal. Nothing gets lost.

The organization name becomes the deal name, and the contact linked to the lead becomes the primary contact on the deal.

Forecasting

If you want to forecast revenue across your pipeline, go to Settings > Dashboard and enable the Enable Forecasting toggle. This makes the Expected Closure Date and the Expected Deal Value mandatory on every deal. You can also turn on Auto Update Expected Deal Value to have it calculated automatically from whatever you've added to the Products table.

Enable Forecasting in Settings

Once enabled, the Forecasted Sales section will appear on every deal's right panel.

Marking a Deal as Lost

When you change a deal's status to Lost, a pop-up appears asking you to fill in a Lost Reason and any additional notes. This helps you track why deals fall through and spot patterns over time.

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