Vtiger 7 Tips & Tricks: Personalize Your Module Summary View with Key Fields

Key Fields are shown at the top of the summary view in most module records.  This includes the records in Organizations, Contacts, Leads, Quotes, Opportunities, Sales Orders, and more.   “Key Fields” section in an Organization Record:   It is simple to personalize what fields are shown.   How to Set It Up: Go to the following location Settings > CRM Settings […]

Vtiger News: Vtiger 7.1 Features in the Works

Vtiger’s developer, Satish, announced that Vtiger 7.1 features will be released in the next few weeks.  We are excited about this news but also would love to see the list of bugs in the Vtiger 7 version addressed first.    Note from Satish:   “Hi All,   We would like to update you that we […]

Vtiger Customization: Automate Your Appointment Schedule Process

Our client was spending copious amounts of time setting up appointments, so we created a Vtiger customization that streamlines this process.  The customization is automated and allows the receiver of our client’s emails to select the appointment time themselves.   A link is in the email, and once clicked, it brings up a representation of their calendar […]

Vtiger Widget: Quick View of Key Metrics

If you are not currently using the key metrics widget on your Vtiger dashboard, consider adding it as soon as possible.  Your CRM is meant to help your business run efficiently and this handy widget tracks how your business is doing overall by displaying current data. Examples of some live count metrics to keep track of: […]

Vtiger Customization: Set a Default Dashboard for Your New Users

Systems administrators, what do you think new employees see on their dashboard when they log into their Vtiger? You may not have known this, but they see nothing.  The dashboard is blank for every new user. We worked with a company to customize their Vtiger dashboard and avoid this problem. First, we found which widget […]

Vtiger 7 Feature: Tags or Picklists? Manage Your CRM in the Best Way

Picklists and tags contribute the same data to your CRM, but which option is more consistent and useful? In short, we believe picklists create a better data structure when used correctly and allow effective marketing, workflows, and business flow processing. A detailed comparison is in the attached chart. Tags may be more likely to subvert […]

Vtiger 7 Tips & Tricks: Cool New Feature – Headers

Don’t waste time by searching to find commonly used data. Instead, customize your Vtiger headers so that this type of information is at the top of the page to save time. An example of this would be to set phone numbers in the headers of contact records to shorten the time it takes to make a call.  Go to Module Layouts […]

Vtiger 7 Feature: Easy Navigation with Breadcrumbs!

In past versions of Vtiger, getting back to the previous page required a click on the back button and subsequently multiple clicks.   Vtiger 7 improved upon this with the breadcrumb feature that only requires you to click once on the preferred title to get back to previous locations.  We find this a simple, yet very helpful new […]

Vtiger 7 Tips & Tricks: Effortlessly Change Your Default Landing Page

The dashboard is the default landing page / module chosen for you in Vtiger 7 and is the first page that appears when you log in, but it may not make the most sense for your daily CRM needs. Quickly change the default menu page by going to: Settings> CRM Settings> Configuration> Configuration Editor and […]