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Use Case: Creating an Unengaged Contact Report

Overview

The following use case demonstrates using a custom report to find which contacts have not been engaged in the last six months using the SalesfusionLastActivity field, which provides a timestamp of a record's last activity.

Steps to Complete

To create the report:

  1. In the navigation bar, click the Analytics module.
  2. Click "Custom Reports".
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  3. On the Reports page, click the Create button in the toolbar.
  4. Click "Advanced Report" from the dropdown menu.
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  5. Set the following parameters:
    • Data Source: Single Table
    • Table/View: Contacts
    • Report Type: Tabular
    • Report Name: Contacts Unengaged Previous 6 Months.
    • Report Description: Your preferred descriptor for this report.
    • Shared Report: Select this option if you want this report to be visible to other users.
    • Report Folder: Your preferred location for storing the report.
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  6. Click the Save button.
  7. From the Report Editor page, access the Columns tab.
  8. Click the Add New button.
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  9. Select the following fields, which will become the columns in your report, and then click the Save button:
    • FirstName
    • LastName
    • Email 
    • SalesFusionLastActivity
  10. On the Filters tab, click the Add New button. Set the following configure conditions, and then click the Save button:
    • Field: SalesfusionLastActivity
    • Operator: Less than or equals
    • Value Input: ++DaysSubtract180++
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  11. Click the Run Report button and the select your desired output.
  12. Hover over the Report Options button, and then select your desired report type.
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Use this report for any desired time period by modifying the number of days used in the filter in Step 10.