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glen_weatherhead
Contributor ⭐️⭐️
January 22, 2019
New Idea

Link Older Timeline Entry to New CTA

  • January 22, 2019
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Hey Gainsight!

Something that would be helpful would be the ability to link old timeline entries to a new CTA. The reason for this is that during certain projects we manage a one time update or issue is noted in timeline. Sometimes that is all that it is, but often we see a trend of similar events reoccuring.

For example, I have a client who asked for additional training around a specific subject which led to a one-time timeline entry. Since then, they have asked several times for training and QnA sessions, which I would like to track collectively as a CTA being that it seems to be part of a larger project to manage vs a one-off request.

This is one example of many times I have found a trend of events with a client and would have liked to track and easily update the overall project of using a CTA.

Thanks!

    19 replies

    dan_ahrens
    Expert ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    January 23, 2019
    Hi Glen,

    One way to accomplish this would be to copy the Activity Link from the historical timeline entry (entries) in question and add it to the notes in the new CTA. You can do this as shown in the image below.



    VP of Customer Success at Forcepoint
    glen_weatherhead
    Contributor ⭐️⭐️
    January 23, 2019
    Hey Dan,

    Thanks for that workaround, I'll likely do that in the interm. What I like about CTAs and timeline entries is the ability to quickly scroll, expand any timeline entry within that CTA, and edit it without having to navigate between multiple pages via links or creating duplicate timeline entries after the fact.



    I like your idea though and will be doing that until a feature exists along the lines of the original post.

    Thanks!

    lyne_therien
    Helper ⭐️
    January 25, 2019
    Another reason to be able to associate an existing timeline entry to a CTA is human error. Several of our users create timeline entries at the C360 level when they should have created them at the CTA level. We'd like to ability to clean this up.



    Should this be filed under an enhancement request with Gainsight?



    Thanks!

    Lyne

    lyne_therien
    Helper ⭐️
    March 6, 2019
    Is this being discussed as an enhancement by Gainsight?

    glen_weatherhead
    Contributor ⭐️⭐️
    March 6, 2019
    I hope so @Lyne! I've come across this situation where either I or someone else forgot there was a CTA created and have to go through quite the manual process to recreate the timeline entry if I want it to show nicely within the CTA timeline.

    lyne_therien
    Helper ⭐️
    March 6, 2019
    @dan_ahrens I was wondering is this needs to be officially entered as an enhancement request. If not, is this on the roadmap already?

    Thanks!

    Lyne

    dan_ahrens
    Expert ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    March 6, 2019
    @nitisha_rathi - any thoughts on this idea?

    VP of Customer Success at Forcepoint
    nitisha_rathi
    Expert ⭐️⭐️
    March 7, 2019
    Hi,

    Linking one or multiple CTAs to an existing Timeline entry is in our roadmap. ETA not yet finalized but tentatively will be available in next 2 quarters.

    Thanks,

    Nitisha

    lyne_therien
    Helper ⭐️
    March 7, 2019
    Thanks Nitishan, Dan!

    angela_domenichelli
    Contributor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    April 8, 2019
    We have seen this request at atenahealth, too. It has renewed energy with email to Timeline and those activities never being associated with CTAs. Would love to see this on the roadmap soon.

    Angela Domenichelli (She/Her/Hers)