Configuring Customers App Settings

Various settings available when working in Customer Records can be configured under the Customers App > Setup.

The Customers App, Setup feature, opened to show setup options.

Settings configurable in this area include:

Customers App > Settings
Setting Description Appearance
Consent
  • Typically configurable by re:Members AMS staff only. Contact support@impexium.com for assistance. Creating consent requirements causes users to accept terms of consent in areas such as the sign-up process. For more, see: Requiring Consent
  • Image of the first step of the account sign-up process, highlighting consent requirements.
    Customer Categories

    These can be created for Individuals, Organizations, Committees, and event Guests.

    Categories created in Setup are accessible in the Customer Record under the Account tab > Additional Info menu option and in the Committee Record under the Details tab > Committee Info menu option. Event guest category type can be selected during the event registration process. Categories can be used in filtering queries and in creating prices.

    Image of an example Individual Record with the Categories section highlighted.
    Degrees List the types of degrees you wish to have the option to associate with customer records. (Administrators can choose whether to use this as a lookup or free-text field via the configuration setting Education History Degrees. If the configuration setting is configured as free-text, the Degrees section will not appear in the settings list.) An image of the Individual Record highlighting the Education > History tab.
    Designations Academic degrees and professional designations (such as "CFA") can be added here. Designations are accessible in the Individual Record under the Account tab > Additional Info. (See also: Setting up Designations.) Image of the Individual Record highlighting Designations.
    Discipline The discipline an individual is in. Image of an Individual Record highlighting the Disciplines field.
    Districts / Regions Set up districts and regions which can either be manually selected or which can be set to auto-apply to customer records by ZIP code. Image of an Individual Record with the Region and District highlighted.
    Employees Range Create a list of options to track the number of employees an organization has. Image of an Organization Record with the "Employees Range" field highlighted.
    Engagement Score Create engagement score rules for use in tracking customer engagement. See also: Tracking Customer Engagement Image of an Individual Record with the engagement score highlighted.
    Expertise An individual's field of expertise. An image of an Individual Record highlighting the "Expertise" field.
    Field of Study The field of study in which an individual is invested. (Administrators can choose whether to use this as a lookup or free-text field via the Configuration App setting "Education History Field of Study." If set as free-text, this option will not appear in the settings list.) An image of an Individual Record with the "Major Field of Study" and "Minor Field of Study" fields highlighted.
    Gender Create a list of gender options (e.g., "male," "female," "non-binary") to be selectable in areas such as during the sign-up process and the My Profile page. Image of the Individual Record with the "Gender" field highlighted.
    Institutions List institutions with which individuals may be associated. (Administrators can choose whether to use this as a look up or free-text field via the Configuration App setting "Education History Institution." If this is set as free-text, this option will not appear in the settings list.) Image of an Individual Record with the "Institution" field highlighted.
    Job Roles Job roles describe the function of an individual in an organization (e.g., CEO, Manager). Image of the Individual Record with the Job Role area highlighted.
    License Types

    License Types:If your association tracks or assigns customer licenses, set up the list of license types here. See also: Setting Up and Applying Licenses to a Customer Record

    Image of an Individual Record with the Licenses area highlighted.
    Note Category The option to create notes on records appears throughout the system. Create a list of note category types, selectable during note creation on various records such as Customer Records, orders, and invoices. Image of an Individual Record with the Notes area highlighted.
    Prefix Prefixes on the names of individuals (e.g., "Ms.," "Mr.," "Dr."). Selectable when adding or managing an Individual Record. Image of an Individual Record with the "Prefix" field highlighted.
    Prospect Lists Categorize prospects using prospect lists. Prospect lists created here are selectable under the Customers App > Prospects. Image of a Prospect Record with the Prospect List highlighted.
    Relationship Types
  • Relationship types between individuals, between individuals and organizations, and between organizations can be created in this tab.

    Relationship types drive membership benefit flow down, as well as the level of access that non-staff users have to manage and purchase for their related organizations. See also: Creating Relationship Types.
  • Image of an Individual Record highlighting relationships.
    Sales Region Create a list of regions that can be manually assigned to customer records. Image of the Individual Record with the "Region" field highlighted.
    Services Track the types of services that organizations specialize in.
    Source Codes Create source codes to indicate the source of the customer's record information. For example, whether it was collected from a social media site such as LinkedIn or from interaction with the customer at an event. A default source code can be set to auto-populate in this field.
    Suffix Suffixes on the names of individuals (e.g., "Jr.," "Sr.," "III"). Selectable when adding or managing an Individual Record.  
    Tags

    Create tags by which records can be labeled. See also: Setting up Tags

     

    See also: Enabling Tax Exempt Number Field.