Utilize Custom Profiles for a tailored approach to gathering additional customer information.
Primary Audience: Admins
Custom Profiles offer a dedicated space within your platform to collect and manage additional customer data. This information is easily accessible from each individual Client Profile, facilitating efficient tracking of vital business details.
Creating Custom Profiles
Follow these steps to create a new Custom Profile:
- Navigate to the Admin page and click on the Custom Profiles tab.
- Click the "New Custom Profile" button located in the upper right corner.
- Name your Custom Profile and choose whether it should display as a link on the Client Summary page.
- Add Data Fields by clicking the "Add Data Field" button in the upper right corner.
- Add the Name of the specific information to be tracked, select the Data Field Type, and add any Options as needed.
- Available Data Fields:
- Multiple Select
- Single Select
- Text Input
- Number
- Date
- Available Data Fields:
- Save the Custom Data Field and repeat the process to build out the Custom Profile as needed
- Reference the image below as an example of building out Data Fields within a Custom Profile to capture relevant customer information.
- Note: You can rearrange Data Fields by clicking the draggable icon to the left of the Data Field name (highlighted in red below).
Accessing Custom Profiles
Once a Custom Profile has been built, navigate to a specific Client to view and complete the profile. There are three places on the Client Profile where the Custom Profile can be accessed:
- Via the Client Info Widget on the left panel of the Client Summary page.
- The Custom Profiles widget (if the "Show on Client Summary" checkbox is selected in the Custom Profile).
- By navigating to the Client Profile page through the Summary drop-down and clicking on the Custom Profiles tab.
Example use cases for Custom Profiles include:
- Tracking On Farm storage
- Recording the number of livestock (e.g., pigs, cattle)
- Noting states where farm operations are conducted
- Keeping records of customer birthdays and anniversaries
For more guidance on filling out a Custom Profile for Clients, please refer to the How to Utilize Custom Profiles resource.
If your organization is interested in implementing Custom Profiles, reach out to your Partnership Manager for further discussion on this feature.
If you have any questions related to this article or anything else, please reach out to our Partner Enablement Team at help@agvend.com or at 512-812-9399.