You can track additional information for each quote by creating custom fields. For example, you could create a field for lead source. If you delete a custom field, any information that had been entered for that field will also be deleted.
- Go to Quote > Edit Settings.
- In the Quote Custom Fields section, click on the New Custom Field… button.
- Enter a name, select a data type and click OK. Your new field will display in the Quote Info section of the Quote Detail page for all new and existing quotes.
- Auto-number - use to automatically assign the next sequential number. Use the checkbox to indicate whether values should be generated for existing quotes. You have the option of assigning a number to all existing quotes or just new quotes. If you change the data type of an existing custom field to auto-number, you have the option of assigning a number to all existing fields that are blank. Fields with existing values will remain unchanged.
- Currency - use for fields you may want to summarize on reports, only numbers are allowed. The field will print with a currency symbol and 2 decimal places.
- Date - use to ensure a valid date is entered and to allow reporting based on dates
- Link - use for a hyperlink to a website, or the location of a file or folder on your network. For a website, use the complete address such as http://www.moraware.com. For a folder on your local network use the format \\machinename\sharefile\foldername.
NOTE: The names cannot contain any spaces. Local network links aren't supported by Mozilla Firefox. Use Internet Explorer instead. - List of values - use when you want to define the values for a field such as lead sources
- Multi-line text - use for long data entry fields such as notes
- Number - use for fields you may want to summarize on reports, only numbers are allowed
- Text - use for data entry fields up to 80 characters
- (Optional) To display your new custom field on the Quotes page:
- Go to Quote > View Quotes
- Click on
- Click on
and select the fields you'd like to display. Drag and drop the fields to change the order. - To save this view of the Quote page, click on
, type in a name and click OK.
- (Optional) To display your new custom field on your printed quote:
- Go to Quote > Edit Settings
- Double-click on the Form Template name
- Click on the form where you'd like the field to appear and select Insert Field...
- Select Quote Info as the data type and then click on
and select your new field