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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 User's Guide - MAEIL, Information ...

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conditional branch (An element of workflow logic that defines an alternative condition and action or additional steps, incases when the criteria in a condition element are not met. A logical "else-if-then" statement in a workflow. )configurable cascade (A relationship between parent and child entities in which any action taken on a parent entityrecord can also be applied to any child entity records that are related to the parent entity record. You can define thebehavior for each type of action. For example, you can set it up so that if you share a record in the parent entity, anyrelated records for the child entity are not automatically shared. But if you delete a parent entity record, any relatedchild entity records are automatically deleted. )See also: parental (A relationship between entities in which any action taken on a record of the parent entity is alsotaken on any child entity records that are related to the parent entity record. For example, if you delete a record in theparent entity, the related child entity records are also deleted; or if you share a parent entity record, the related recordsfrom the child entity are also shared. ), referential (A relationship between two entities in which you can navigate toany related records, but actions taken on one will not affect the other. ), referential, restrict delete (A relationshipbetween two entities in which you can navigate to any related records. Actions taken on the parent record will not beapplied to the child record, but the parent record cannot be deleted while the child record exists. However, you cannotdelete a record when related records exist. )contact (A person who represents a customer or potential customer, or an individual related to an account. Forexample, an individual who purchases products or services for their own use, or an employee of an account. A contactmay also be a person involved in a business transaction, such as a supplier or a colleague. )See also: account (A company that might do business with your organization. ), lead (A potential customer who mustbe qualified or disqualified as a sales opportunity. If a lead is qualified, it can be converted to an opportunity, account,and/or contact. ), opportunity (A potential revenue-generating event or sale to an account that needs to be trackedthrough a sales process to completion. )contract (An agreement to provide support during specified coverage dates or for a specified number of cases or lengthof time. When customers contact customer service, the level of support they receive is determined by their contract. )See also: allotment type (A unit of service, such as a case or a range of coverage dates, specified in a service contractthat indicates how much access a customer has to customer service. ), case (A customer service issue or problemreported by a customer and the activities that customer service representatives use to resolve it. )contract line (A line item in a contract that describes the service support to be provided. A contract line often includespricing information and how support will be allotted. )convert (The process of changing or recategorizing a record from one record type to another. For example, convertinga campaign response to a lead, and then converting the lead to an account, contact, or opportunity. )custom attribute (An attribute that is not included in <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> by default. Instead, a customer orpartner adds it after they install the software, to help adapt the software to the customer's needs. )See also: system attribute (An attribute that is included in <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> by default. For example, the nameattribute in the Account entity is a system attribute. )custom entity (An entity that is not included in <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> by default. You can create custom entities byusing the customization tools. )See also: entity (A structure used to manage data. <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> entities include Account, Case, and Activity.), related entity (An entity that is associated with a primary entity (record type) through a unique reference defined byusing a lookup control on the related entity form. For example, an account has a unique reference to a primary contact.), system entity (An entity that is included in <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> by default, such as Account. )custom workflow action (An element of workflow logic that specifies a custom operation that should be performed byworkflow jobs when conditions defined in the workflow have been met. Custom workflow actions can be developed byusing the information in the <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> <strong>4.0</strong> Software Development Kit, and are not available in <strong>Microsoft</strong><strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> by default. )<strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Dynamics</strong> <strong>CRM</strong> <strong>4.0</strong> User’s <strong>Guide</strong> 479

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