Customize Opportunity Stages

Introduction

Did you know you can learn from an expert? Watch this video to find out more about the topics in this project:

The next leg of your journey to sales path creation involves customizing qualification stages. Here you’re able to provide guidance for success content. Like helpful signs pointing travelers in the right direction, this can include anything from tips, policy reminders, and best practices to links, Chatter posts, and videos—any material that helps sales reps close their deals quickly.

Set the Path

1. Click the Home tab within Setup.
   
2. Enter Path Settings in the Quick Find box, then select Path Settings.
3. Click Enable, then click New Pathand fill in these values:

   Field	Value
   Path Name	North American Sales Path
   API Reference Name	[this field auto-completes]
   Object	Opportunity
   Record Type	B2B Opportunities
   Picklist	Stage

4. Click Next.
5. Click the Prospecting tab.
6. Click Add/Update Fields under Fields.
7. Drag and drop the following fields from Available Fields to Selected Fields:
   • Account Name
   • Expected Revenue
   • Lead Source
   • Next Step 
8. Click Save.
9. Under Guidance for Success, enter the following text:

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10. Click the Qualification tab.
11. Click Add/Update Fields under Fields.
12. Drag the following fields from Available Fields to Selected Fields:
    • Close Date
    • Amount
13. Click Save.
14. In the text box under Guidance for Success, enter the following text:

    Qualify the opportunity and confirm budget: What problems are they trying to solve? How does solving these problems help them? What is their budget?

15. Click the Need Analysis tab.
16. Click Add/Update Fields under Fields.
17. Drag and drop the following fields from Available Fields to Selected Fields:
    • Expected Revenue
    • Forecast Category
    • Main Competitors
18. Click Save.
19. In the text box under Guidance for Success, enter the following text:

    Check out this helpful Salesforce video, 3 Steps to Reduce Time to Close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KgdZZ5wOzM

20. Click Next.
21. Toggle Activate Your Path to the ON position.
22. Toggle Enable Celebrations to the ON position.
    • Select Closed Won from the Available list and click the arrow to add to the Selected for Celebration list.
    • Click Always from the Celebration Frequency list.
23. Click Finish.

Throw the (Virtual) Confetti!

You just enabled the virtual confetti feature to trigger when a specific Stage is selected. Let's see the confetti in action when your reps follow the path to the summit (successfully close a deal).

1. Click the App Launcher and select Sales.
2. Click the Opportunities tab.
3. From the Opportunities list view, select My Opportunities.
4. Click United Oil Office Portable Generators.
5. Click the arrow next to the action buttons.
6. Select Change Record Type from the dropdown menu.
7. Ensure B2B Opportunities is selected and click Next.
8. Click Save.
9. Click the Mark Stage as Complete button.
   
10. Select Closed Won from the picklist and click Save.
11. Enjoy the celebration of a won opportunity!
    
    

There’s still a little ways to go. Head to the final step, where you have the opportunity to take in the view (the Kanban view, that is).