Clients and contacts · 3 min read
Create a client and verify its profile
Record the company, contact details, and relationship start date.
Pending workflow validation
This guide has been checked against the application code. Its workflow still needs validation in an isolated test account.
What you will achieve
Leave an identifiable profile and check its details before quoting or invoicing.
Before you start
- Agency owner or administrator access to create clients.
- Confirmed company name and contact details; check the directory first to avoid duplicates.
Steps
1. Search before creating
Open Clients and search active and inactive accounts before creating. If the account exists, open its profile. For an inactive one, choose Continue in read-only mode, or Reactivate client when appropriate and you have Clients → Edit permission. An inactive merged profile leads to the surviving record and must not be reactivated separately. Reactivating does not create an account or invite anyone to the portal.
2. Identify the company
Choose add client. Enter the required display name (maximum 160 characters) and legal name if relevant. Use a name your team can distinguish in quote and invoice selectors.
3. Check contact details
Add email addresses, label their purpose, and choose the primary one. Check the phone and country code. Fill in Client since and the website when known; the website is optional.
4. Create and check
Select create client and review the resulting profile. Confirm the name, primary email, and phone. If an error appears, read it before trying again; check whether the profile was already saved.
5. Prepare the next task
Continue from the profile to contacts, quotes, or services. Creating a profile does not invite the client to the portal: access is managed separately.
Expected result
A client profile linked to your agency with checked details. Creating the profile does not send a quote or grant portal access.
Questions about this process
The website cannot be verified
Correct the address or continue without a website and add it later when editing the client.
I lack permission or see read-only mode
Ask an authorized person to check your access or the relationship status. Do not create another profile to avoid the restriction.
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