Record tasks calls and meetings
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Activities record customer-related work such as tasks, meetings, calls, visits and email activities. The activity list is the full log; Workqueue emphasizes what is due and Calendar emphasizes meetings.
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Keep the outcome and next action alongside the customer relationship.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”-
Activity create/edit permission.
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Access to the related Lead, Account, Contact or Deal when associating work.
Procedure
Section titled “Procedure”-
Open Workspace > Activities and select Create activity, or use Schedule an activity on an accessible customer record.
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Enter a concise Title and choose the Activity type. Select priority and the appropriate status: Open, In Progress, Completed or Cancelled.
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Set the Due date. For a meeting, provide its start and end, timezone and location or supported HTTPS online-meeting reference.
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Choose the related module and record, and record useful context in Description. Confirm the owner where assignment is allowed.
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Save. Open the Activity after the work is performed and update its status and description with the result.
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Use the list’s search, status filter and Export control when a permitted activity extract is required.
Expected result
Section titled “Expected result”A dated, owned activity is visible in the log and, where applicable, Workqueue or Calendar.
Screenshots and diagrams
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Important notes
Section titled “Important notes”-
A meeting end must be later than its start. Ambiguous or nonexistent local times must be corrected rather than silently converted.
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The activity type email is a CRM work record; it does not itself submit an outbound email.
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Meeting reminders are bounded to 0–10080 minutes when the field is used.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”-
Meeting timing is rejected: correct the date, timezone and end time.
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An association fails: select a permitted record from the intended module.
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Export is unavailable: export requires its own grant and remains bounded to 10000 matching rows.