Manage Opportunity Workflow¶
You can use OroCRM’s workflows to define rules and guidelines on possible actions/updates of opportunities in the system.
It is possible to have multiple active workflows for the same entity at the same time (e.g.: alternative sales workflows that the sales representative can choose when they decide how to deal with an opportunity; parallel sales follow-up and order fulfillment workflows for a placed order, etc.).
In the following example, we have two workflows for Opportunity active at the same time (Opportunity Management Flow and Opportunity Support Flow).
Activate Opportunity Management Flow¶
To ensure data consistency and reasoned opportunity management by a sales manager, you can activate Opportunity Management Flow in System>Workflows.
This can be done from the Workflows view page by selecting Opportunity Management Flow and clicking Activate in the top right corner.
Active Opportunity Management Flow limits what a sales manager can do with opportunities, thus eliminating situations when, for instance, an opportunity is not yet closed but its close reason is specified, or an opportunity is closed but its close reason is unspecified.
Start Opportunity Management Flow¶
Activating Opportunity Management Flow does not happen automatically for all opportunities. Once the flow has been activated in System>Workflows, you need to start it manually for the required opportunities.
It is possible to have multiple active workflows for the same record. If you have more than one active workflow, you can separately activate each of them. In the following example, two workflows are available for one opportunity record:
You can set Opportunity Status and Probability manually before starting Opportunity Management Flow.
Manage Multiple Workflows¶
Workflows are expandable and can be collapsed if necessary by clicking on the + button on the left of the Workflow as illustrated below:
Transitions¶
The type of the transitions displayed for opportunities will depend on the type of the workflow enabled.
The following transitions will become available as the result of Opportunity Management flow activation:
- Develop
- Close As Won
- Close As Lost
Close As Won/Close As Lost¶
Close Revenue and Close Reason fields and statuses have become unavailable in the edit opportunity form as the result of flow activation.
To close an opportunity as Won or Lost, use Close As Won/Close As Lost transition buttons instead. They are located at the top of Opportunities view page.
Note that it is not possible to close an opportunity from the grid, although inline editing as a feature is available after flow activation.
To close an opportunity as Won:
- Click Close As Won.
- Enter Close Revenue.
- Enter Expected Close Date.
- Click Submit.
To close an opportunity as Lost:
- Click Close As Lost.
- Select Close Reason from the dropdown.
- Select the Expected Close Date.
- Click Submit.
Other¶
Depending on their configuration, workflow steps can vary. Here is an example of the steps and transitions configured for the Opportunity Support flow.
OroCommerce Opportunity Flow¶
OroCommerce Opportunity Flow allows sales reps to create quotes directly from the opportunity view page. All quotes created within a specific opportunity are displayed in the corresponding section of its view page. The sales rep can manage quotes from this grid in the same way they can manage them from the quotes grid (e.g. edit or delete).
Note
Creating a quote from the opportunity view page is only available if opportunity is related to a Commerce customer. Otherwise, the workflow will behave exactly like the standard Opportunity Management flow (for standard flow, see the Manage Opportunity Workflow section of the guide).
When OroCommerce Opportunity flow is activated in System>Workflows and an opportunity is related to a Commerce customer, the Create Quote button will appear in the top right corner of the opportunity view page.
Note
Creating a quote from the opportunity view page is only available for open opportunities, i.e. not closed or lost.
Click Create Quote to start creating a new quote.
When a quote is created and saved, the following information will appear on the opportunity page:
- A Quote Created note next to the OroCommerce Opportunity Flow name.
- A Quotes section with details of the created quote.
From the opportunity view page, the following actions are possible for the quote:
- View:
- Edit:
- Delete:
- Expire:
Note
Note that availability of the Expire option for a quote within the opportunity view page depends on the types of workflows activated in your system.
On the Quote view page, relation to the opportunity, which this quote has been created from, will remain, as illustrated in the following screenshot:
You can create any number of quotes for one open opportunity.