Keep your records consistent and complete

Does your CRM sometimes have records with crucial pieces of information missing? With stage transition rules, you can set mandatory fields of information that need to be secured from your leads before they can cross a specific stage in the customer journey.

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  • Ensure regularity and consistency of deals entered across the organization.
  • Eliminate the possibility of your CRM records missing crucial information.
  • Retain overall control while continuing to delegate core operations.
  • Make certain fields mandatory for specific stages.

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Keep your records consistent

Decide what details are vital for your operations and maintain uniformity across all customer records.

Setting a new stage transition rule

Rule out records with insufficient data

The right kind of transition rules ensure that your records are complete with all the details that you may need in the future. In other words, you eliminate the chances of having customer records with incomplete details.

Choice of fields while setting transition rules

Set the rules for any stage of your choice

While some details are necessary, your team members may only have access to such information at a fairly advanced stage of the customer's journey. For this reason, you can determine the stage at which you want to set each rule. This decision can be based on multiple factors, including the nature of the business opportunity, quality of your lead, the data you want to secure, and much more.

The choice of stages for setting a new rule

FAQs

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What are stage transition rules in Bigin?

Stage transition rules let you set conditions a deal must meet before it can move to the next stage of your pipeline. In practice, that means requiring certain fields to be filled in before a record can advance, so your process stays consistent, and your records stay complete.

Why would I use stage transition rules?

They stop deals from moving forward with crucial information missing, which is a common way CRM records end up incomplete. By making sure the right details are captured at each step, you keep your data consistent across the whole team and have what you need later on.

Can I make certain fields mandatory before a deal moves to the next stage?

Yes. This is the core of the feature: You can make specific fields mandatory at a given stage, so a deal can't cross into the next stage until those fields are filled in. It's how you make sure important details are secured before things progress.

Can I choose which fields are required?

Yes. You decide which details are vital for your business and make those the required fields, so the rule reflects what actually matters to your operations. Anything you consider essential to capture can be set as mandatory.

Can I set rules for specific stages of my pipeline?

Yes. You choose the stage at which each rule applies, so you can place a requirement exactly where it belongs in the customer journey. Different stages can have their own rules depending on what needs to be captured by that point.

What happens if the required details aren't filled in?

The deal stays where it is. Until the mandatory fields for that stage are completed, the record can't cross into the next stage, so the person working on it knows exactly what's still needed before it can move on.

Do these rules apply to everyone on the team? 

Yes. The rules apply to deals entered across your organization, so everyone follows the same process rather than each person doing things their own way. That's what keeps your records regular and consistent, no matter who's handling them.

Can I stay in control while still letting my team manage deals? 

Yes. Stage transition rules let you keep overall control of your process while still delegating the day-to-day work to your team. The rules hold the line on what's required, so you can hand off operations without losing consistency.

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