CRM Advise Adding a Phone Call to a Student Record

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Adding a Phone Call to the Student Record

Once on the student record, scroll down halfway down the page and you’ll see the activities tab.

CRM Advise with ACTIVITIES tab highlighted.

To add a Phone Call, click the grid icon highlighted below. Avoid clicking the ‘Add Phone Call’ option crossed off in red as it does not allow you to enter an activity code.

CRM Advise with ACTIVITIES tab selected and grid view highlighted.

After clicking the grid icon, you’ll be brought to the following screen. Click on ‘New Activity’ and then click on ‘Phone Call.’

CRM Advise in Open Activity View with Phone Call highlighted.

After you select ‘Phone Call,’ a new pop-up will appear. The student’s name will populate in the Recipient field. Select the proper activity code and add notes if necessary.

CRM Advise New Phone Call view with Activity Code and Subject areas highlighted.

Once done, be sure to click ‘Save’ and then ‘Mark Complete.’ ‘Saving and Closing’ the alert does not complete it; it just saves it and closes it from view.

Upon marking your alert complete, you will then see the Phone Call activity listed in the student’s ACTIVITIES tab:

CRM Advise with Phone Call listed on the ACTIVITIES tab.

You can click the phone icon to view the phone call activity in detail if needed. Click the ‘x’ in the upper right-hand corner to return to the student record.

CRM Advise with the "X" icon highlighted.

To return to the dashboard, click on the SUNY Empire logo in the upper left-hand corner or the ‘x’ in the upper right-hand corner. You’ll return to the search option. To leave the search view, click on the logo again to return to the dashboard.

CRM Advise with SUNY EMPIRE logo on the left and "X" icon on the right.