Creating and Managing Contacts
Different groups at your company will have business relationships with various companies. For example, a salesperson might regularly meet prospective customers and at the end of the week record the results of these visits.
All of the external entities that you have business relationships with (for example, customers, prospective customers, vendors, lawyers, and consultants) should be recorded as contacts. Having this data recorded in one central location ensures every group in your company can view and use the information efficiently. Communication with your contacts will be more successful if all details are readily available. For example, a marketing person might like to know what other products a specific customer has purchased before attempting to interest them in a new product.
You can record information based on a company or a person at that company. You can also create an independent contact person for people who do not work for a particular company, but who work independently or freelance.
The following table describes a sequence of tasks, with links to the topics that describe them.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Set up contact management prior to adding contacts. | Preparing to Set Up Contacts |
| Create a contact card for each new company that you interact with, such as a customer or vendor. | Creating Contact Companies |
| Create a contact card for each contact person who works for the companies that you interact with. | Creating Contact Persons |
See Also
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Managing Sales Opportunities
Setting Up Relationship Management
Working with Dynamics NAV