How to Add an Entity

Details basic personal information about an entity.

• Entity Type: Allows the selection of the entity type (e.g., Corporation, Name, Person, etc.).
• Relationship: Can only be edited if entering a company contact.
• Name: Name of the entity.
• Short Name: Short name of the entity.
• Primary Trading Name: Primary trading name of the entity.
• Established: Year the entity was established.
• Incorporated: Year the entity was incorporated.
• Branches/Employees: The number of branches the entity has.
• Employees: The number of employees the entity has.

The values entered here relate to the mail merge diagnostic document (Mail Merge Diagnostic Document.doc that is located in the \\[tfs folder]\Docs\ folder).

• Name: The value entered into this field will be displayed in the mail merge field <<userMMEName>>.
• Position: The value entered into this field will be displayed in the mail merge field <<userMMEPosition>>.
  
  

Contains information related to official Australian Tax Office (ATO) entity details.

• A.B.N.: Australian Business Number.
• A.C.N/A.R.B.N.: Australian Company Number or Australian Registered Body Number.
• Structure: Company structure:
  • Individual
  • Non Profit Organisation
  • Partnership
  • Private Company
  • Public Company
  • Trust
  • Trustee
    
    

Information about the entity's industry.

• Name: Industry name.
• Primary Activity: The primary activity of the industry.
  
  

Allows users to enter any relevant details about the entity.

Information pertaining to the entity's address details.

• Check Required?: Does the address require confirmation.
• Description: Type of address:
  • DX Number
  • Locked Bag
  • P.O. Box
  • Property/Farm
  • Reply Paid
  • Street Address - Home
  • Street Address - Office
  • Street Address - Previous
• Accommodation: Type of accommodation.
• Postal?: Is the address the postal address for the entity.
• Custom?: Is the address a custom address. An example of a custom address may be an international address.
• Line 1/2: Address details.
• Suburb: Address suburb.
• State: Australian state. This is automatically entered after selecting the suburb.
• Postcode: Australian postcode. This is automatically entered after selecting the suburb.
• Country (default: Australia): Select the country.
• Map Reference: Enter the map reference.

Enter details about the length of time an entity has resided at the address.

• At Address Since: Enter the year the address was first occupied.
• Years at Address: Enter the number of years the entity has been at the address. This field is automatically populated if the From and To fields are completed.
• From: Enter a date the entity first occupied the address.
• To: Enter the date the entity last occupied the address.
  
  

Contact details for an entity.

• Business Hours: Enter the entity's phone number, if required.
• Facsimile: Enter the entity's fax number, if required.
• Mobile: Enter the entity's mobile number, if required.
• After Hours: Enter the entity's after hours contact number, if required.
• Email: Enter the entity's email address, if required.
• Website: Enter the entity's website address, if required.

The radio buttons located next to the above fields allow users to select which telephone number is the primary contact number for the entity.

Information pertaining to the entity's address details.

• Check Required?: Does the address require confirmation.
• Description: Type of address:
  • DX Number
  • Locked Bag
  • P.O. Box
  • Property/Farm
  • Reply Paid
  • Street Address - Home
  • Street Address - Office
  • Street Address - Previous
• Accommodation: Type of accommodation.
• Postal?: Is the address the postal address for the entity.
• Custom?: Is the address a custom address. An example of a custom address may be an international address.
• Line 1/2: Address details.
• Suburb: Address suburb.
• State: Australian state. This is automatically entered after selecting the suburb.
• Postcode: Australian postcode. This is automatically entered after selecting the suburb.
• Country (default: Australia): Select the country.
• Map Reference: Enter the map reference.

Specify the Owner of the Entity.

Contains basic marketing selections.

• Preferred Contact Method: Select the preferred entity marketing contact method: 
  • Do Not Contact
  • Unknown
  • Email
  • Fax
  • Mail
  • SMS
  • Telephone
    
    
• Rank. Select the Rank that the client belongs to by clicking on the popup button .

Select which groups the entity can be marketed to.

• Client
• Vendor/Supplier
• Referrer/Introducer
• Generic Supplier
• All Entities

Select which marketing format can be used with the entity.

• Email
• Fax
• Telephone
• SMS
• Mail
  
  

The notifications group is currently disabled.

Enter notes about marketing to the entity.

Specify the dates the Entity was last marketed to and the date that they should next be marketed to. These dates can be used in the Tools screens, marketing criteria in Smart Campaign  and reports.

Entities can be assigned to specific brokers.

1. Highlight the Assigned Brokers list. A shadow will appear around the list to indicate it is selected.
2. Click the New button. The Entity Broker Assignment dialog will be displayed.
3. Select a broker to assign to the entity.
4. Click the OK button.

If not broker is assigned, every broker can view an entity. This is only relevant to reporting.

Entities can be assigned to specific SmartCampaign marketing groups.

1. Highlight the Marketing Groups list. A shadow will appear around the list to indicate it is selected.
2. Click the New button. The Entity Market Group Assignment dialog will be displayed.
3. Select a market group to assign to the entity.
4. Select a rank to assign to the entity.
5. Click the OK button.

Select an entity role to view any clients that are linked to the entity. The Clients list is dynamically updated when an entity role is selected.

Displays a list of clients linked to the current entity for the Entity Role selected.

Details basic personal information about an entity.

• Entity Type: Allows the selection of the entity type (e.g., Corporation, Name, Person, etc.).
• Relationship: Can only be edited if entering a company contact.
• Name: Name of the entity.
• Short Name: Short name of the entity.
• Primary Trading Name: Primary trading name of the entity.
• Established: Year the entity was established.
• Incorporated: Year the entity was incorporated.
• Branches/Employees: The number of branches the entity has.
• Employees: The number of employees the entity has.

The values entered here relate to the mail merge diagnostic document (Mail Merge Diagnostic Document.doc that is located in the \\[tfs folder]\Docs\ folder).

• Name: The value entered into this field will be displayed in the mail merge field <<userMMEName>>.
• Position: The value entered into this field will be displayed in the mail merge field <<userMMEPosition>>.
  
  

Contains information related to official Australian Tax Office (ATO) entity details.

• A.B.N.: Australian Business Number.
• A.C.N/A.R.B.N.: Australian Company Number or Australian Registered Body Number.
• Structure: Company structure:
  • Individual
  • Non Profit Organisation
  • Partnership
  • Private Company
  • Public Company
  • Trust
  • Trustee
    
    

Information about the entity's industry.

• Name: Industry name.
• Primary Activity: The primary activity of the industry.
  
  

Allows users to enter any relevant details about the entity.