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<style>p { margin: 0; }span.fr-emoticon.fr-emoticon-img { background-repeat: no-repeat !important; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left:0; padding-left:5px;}blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4;}blockquote blockquote blockquote{ border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047;} table.grid{ border-collapse: collapse;} table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd;} .fr-fic.fr-dib{ display: block; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir{ text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil{ text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0;}.fr-fic.fr-dii{ float: none; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil{ float: left; margin: 5px auto;}.fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir{ float: right; margin: 5px auto;}img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right;}img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left;}img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none;}img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC;}img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc;}img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box;}</style><p><strong>In this guide we will cover:</strong></p><p><strong>- Creating the Statement of Work Template</strong></p><p><strong>- Setting the Details of the SoW</strong></p><p><strong>- Setting the SoW on the Opportunity&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Creating the Statement of Work Template</span></strong></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To create a statement of work template, you can navigate to Configuration &gt; Custom Objects &gt; Custom Fields &gt; search for the built out custom field named &lsquo;</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;"><em>CFDefaultStatementOfWork</em></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">&rsquo;:</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;text-indent: 0px;width: 574px;height: 416px;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjhiYmY1OGRkLTg0NGItNDU0ZC1iMDcwLTgxMTZkY2M3Y2Q2ZCJ9.Ff0xNvMCWaAOxwRzguxigiXSxmOpMd86B8wV55uoclw" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 788px; height: 571.094px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="788" height="571"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size:16px;line-height: 20.925px;font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 1. Custom field for a statement of work</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This custom field has been configured to be a single selection drop down list.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The idea is to add the name of your SoW templates here and be able to select these names from the drop-down list on the opportunity:</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;text-indent: 0px;width: 535px;height: 168px;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRhY2VhZGQ2LTMyMjctNDA4YS1iZmM5LWUzZWQ2MzI1MGIxZiJ9.FBctmHc1EC_3Mme1ftFiRBrELyR_JtEpjqcF6jUwhYg" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 535px; height: 168px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="919" height="289"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size:16px;line-height: 20.925px;font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. SoW Templates drop down</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Setting the Details of the SoW</strong></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Setting the SoW details will be found in Configuration &gt; Tickets &gt; Rules.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Here you will be able to configure a ticket rule that when&nbsp;</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">an</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;SoW template name is selected on the opportunity, the outcome will fill out the SoW details.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Setting the criteria in the ticket rule:</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 595px; height: 335px; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjI0YzNiMmFiLTBlOTAtNDEyMC1iNDJhLTZkMzhmNjAxYjcyNiJ9.y0q4YyHkjSp7IgI9ZbKjrKur1NEhGJCDV1qBkD9w2PI" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 840px; height: 472.941px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="840" height="473"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Fig 3. SoW Ticket Rule</strong></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p><br></p><p>The outcome of the ticket rule will need to be in HTML for the formatting of the text to come through on the ticket.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Setting the outcome (SoW details) of the set criteria of the ticket rule:</span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 542px; height: 325px; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjdiZDkzYTFhLTYxZjUtNGIwMC1iMDQ1LWIyNDcwNGJjZjc1MiJ9.t7JCXa2hlvOT41iNox0AJ-DXZvD23mlhzjedqzvRsSc" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 863px; height: 517.482px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="863" height="517"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Fig 4. SoW rule outcomes</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Adding the Custom Fields to the Opportunity Type</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now that you have configured the SoW template and SoW rule, you will need to ensure that these fields are present on the opportunity type.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To add these fields, navigate to Configuration &gt; Sales &gt; Opportunity Types &gt; desired opportunity &gt; Edit &gt; Field Lists &gt; plus button at the bottom &gt; Add &lsquo;</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">CFStatementOfWork</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">&rsquo;&nbsp;and &lsquo;</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">CFDefaultStatementOfWork</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">&rsquo;:</span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 624px; height: 537px; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY2MDgwNDg0LTFkODMtNGMwYS1iZmQxLWE0NTFiNzY3ZDExNyJ9.fEVYdZv-41n8e6MFJq0SMM9KqC6InwyYCH88k2fnAvM" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 624px; height: 537px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="1588" height="1369"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Fig 5. Fields added to the ticket type</strong></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be sure to edit the visibility of these added fields by clicking the pencil icon and only making these fields visible for the agent ticket details screen.&nbsp;This ensures that the end user will not be able to use these fields, nor will agents on the new ticket screen:</span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 519px; height: 624px; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImIwNzYwYmYzLWJjMGQtNDI1MS04ZmEzLTNjMGVlZTI5ODU3OSJ9.ekihkKAdd_j0Ee0Qoh7TGdc_QcviG8GuNVkaI89UiVk" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 519px; height: 624px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="1066" height="1282"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Fig 6. Field visibility&nbsp;</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></strong></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Setting the SoW on the Opportunity</strong></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once on the opportunity, navigate to the SoW tab and select the desired template which will fill out the Statement of Work field.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><em><strong>This is an example of the outcome not formatted by HTML. It will come over as text unformatted in the Statement of Work field:</strong></em></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 624px; height: 533px; font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjBjOTQxNmQyLTRlMDAtNGQ5Yi04ZGE4LTViOWZiNTYwMDUyMSJ9.QB7tnA_cwCTmGCkzRaX1mISd8DeG00FeQR2n9aUf_dA" style="padding: 0px; border: none; width: 624px; height: 533px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" width="1443" height="1233"></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size:16px;line-height: 20.925px;font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><strong>Fig 7. SoW tab on the ticket</strong></span></p>
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