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This page outlines how to use the sales progress screen

The following sections are covered:

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Tip

Updating the sales progress screen also updates details shown on the chain screen

See this guide for more information: Managing the chain

Sales progress screen (from version 12.177+)

Sales progress screen overview

1. Access

Sales Progress

sales progress screen

From the property screen:

  • Click Offers and select the accepted offer

  • From the Options panel, click Sales Progress

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2. Sales progress screen overview

The screen shown below is the Advanced Sales Progress screen - it is divided into 3 main sections: milestones on the left,
  • Vendor, buyer details are shown across the top of the screen

  • Solicitor and main Staff Member contact details are shown below

  • Below the contact details - progress milestones are shown on the first tab & mortgage and survey information

in the middle and notes to title
  • on the second tab

  • The Activity Feed - where journal entries, tasks and call reminders are created - is shown on the right

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If your screen

looks different

is less detailed than this, click here for more information

An alternative (more limited) Sales Progress screen is shown below
If your screen looks like this, you can still follow the instructions in this guide - but not all features/functions outlined will be available to you

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Contact information for the vendor, buyer and their solicitors is found across the top of the screen

Right-click the E-mail button for shortcuts to email individuals or all parties involved

3. Milestones

The left side of the screen allows each milestone to be logged

When applicable:

  • Tick the box beside an activity to log as done

  • Today's date is shown to the left, click to change, as required

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4. Add notes, tasks & call reminders

Once added, Sales Progress Notes cannot be deleted, therefore providing a reliable audit trail

From Activity Feed:

  • Click (plus) and select Create journal entry

  • Enter the Sales Progress Note and click Accept
    The note will be shown on screen with user details & date added

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Tasks & call reminders can also be created via the Activity Feed panel

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5. Add mortgage & survey details

Use the middle panel of the sales progress screen to enter the mortgage & survey details

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All sections in the sales progress screen are covered in more detail below

Vendor, buyer & solicitor information

1. Vendor & buyer information

  • Vendor and Buyer details are shown at the top of the screen with their contact details below
    Usual shortcut icons can be used to email or call/text the number (where configured)

  • Click links to open the vendor/applicant records

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2. Select solicitor staff information for solicitor

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Staff members need to be added to the company record first
Click the solicitor company link and use the Staff panel to enter contact details of staff members

Where staff members have been entered on the company record:

  • The main Staff Member name for the selected solicitor is displayed and their direct contact details are shown underneath

    • The Staff Member name shown is dependent on which person has been highlighted on the company record when saving - this action saves the staff member as the main point of contact for all correspondence
      If a staff member was not highlighted as outlined above, the member of staff who has been identified as the main contact on the company record will be shown instead (where applicable)

  • Two forms of contact for the staff member are shown by default, where entered (e.g. mobile & email)
    If a staff member does not have any contact details entered, the main company contact details will be shown instead

  • Usual shortcut icons can be used to email or call/text the number (where configured)

  • The solicitor company record can be viewed by clicking the company name

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3. Change staff member

To change to another staff member:

  • Click the current Staff Member name and select Change selected staff member

  • All staff members entered on the solicitor record are shown

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  • Clicking another name will show their name and contact details on the solicitor screen

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Note

The Staff Member name/details are normally used as the main point of contact when producing correspondence for the solicitor

If the change made using the sales progress screen is not a permanent change to the main contact, ensure that the correct name is re-selected before saving/closing the screen

4. View company details on the sales progress screen

If you no longer want to see a particular staff member on the sales progress screen, the company details can be shown instead

From the Staff Member field:

  • Click the current Staff Member name and select Clear staff member

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  • The Staff Member name is removed and the company contact details shown instead

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To reinstate a staff member:

  • Click Select and pick from the staff list

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To add a new staff member
Click the company name to access the company record, then use the Staff panel on the company record to add their details
To make the new staff member the point of contact, return to the sales progress screen and select them as the Staff Member
Or, from the company record, select their name in the Staff panel then click the tick (top right) to save and close the company record - the selected staff member will be shown on the sales progress screen

5. To add a new staff member

From sales progress screen:

  • Click the solicitor company name to access the company record

  • Use the Staff panel on the company record to add their details

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  • To make the new staff member the point of contact, return to the sales progress screen and select them as the Staff Member

Or, from the company record:

  • Select the main contact name in the Staff panel then click the tick (top right) to save and close the company record

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  • The selected staff member will be shown on the sales progress screen

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Tip

The method for selecting a main staff member via the company screen also applies for the Broker, Lender & Surveyor options in the sales progress screen

When hovering over the a company name that has a selected staff member, their name and contact details will be displayed on screen via a tooltip

Enter progress milestones plus mortgage & survey information

1. Milestones

From sales progress screen:

  • Click Milestones tab

  • Tick the box beside an activity to log as done
    The current day’s date will be shown to the left - click to change, as required

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2. Add mortgage & survey details

From sales progress screen:

  • Click Mortgage & Additional Survey tab

  • Enter details for the mortgage, survey and additional survey

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When selecting
  • Hover over a company

record
  • name (e.g.

surveyor
  • lender)

:
  • Before clicking Accept to save, enter/select the contact you are dealing with in the Staff panel on the company record

  • This ensures that the contact's name/contact details will be shown when hovering over the company name on the progress screen
    (see example on right)
    • to view the main company contact name/details
      If this isn’t shown, access the company record and, in the Staff panel, click the required staff member name to select them

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    When the mortgage offer has been received:

    • Tick the box beside Offer

    • Options to log the date of this action plus when the mortgage offer expires are available
      Reports can be run on the mortgage offer expiry date, see this guide for more information:
      Store mortgage offer expiry date

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    Activity Feed - showing journal entries, tasks & call reminders

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    Notes added to the sales progress activity feed, like other journal notes across the system, cannot be deleted - therefore provide a reliable audit trail of activity

    From Activity Feed:

    • Click (plus) and select Create journal entry

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    • Enter the Sales Progress Note and click Accept
      The note will be shown on screen

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    • with user details & date added (as shown above)

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    Tip

    Tasks & call reminders can also be created via the Activity Feed panel

    Sales progress screen pre-version 12.177

    Info

    Several enhancements were made to the sales progress screen in version 12.177 - this section shows how the screen looked prior to these enhancements

    Information in the above section still stands except:

    • all milestones plus mortgage and survey information is shown on the same screen (no tabs)

    • more limited view of solicitor information with no staff member details/direct contact information - to access this, click the solicitor company name

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    Solicitor staff contact

    To check who is set as the solicitor main contact:

    • Hover over the Solicitor link - the selected staff member details are shown in a tooltip

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    To set-up/change the solicitor main contact - from the company record

    • In the Staff panel, select the contact you are dealing with
      Or click (plus) to enter their details, then click to select them (as shown below)

    • Click Accept (tick button, top right)

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    Tip

    When hovering over the solicitor company name, the selected staff member name will be displayed
    This contact is usually used when generating correspondence for the solicitor

    This method for selecting a main staff member also applies for the Broker, Lender & Surveyor options in the sales progress screen

    Alternative sales progress screen

    An alternative (more limited) Sales Progress screen is shown below

    If your screen looks like this, you can still follow the instructions in this guide - but not all features/functions outlined will be available to you

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