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romihache
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March 21, 2024
New Idea

Standarize the default activity in Timeline

Related products:CS Timeline & Activity Tracking
  • March 21, 2024
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The behaviour of the default activity is different depending from where the activity is being created.

If going to C360 → Create →Activity, the 1st choice is set as default


If going to C360 → Timeline → Add activity it doesn't

 


It make no sense that they behave differently, especially considering that most of the time end users use the latter.

I submitted a support ticket and was told that the PM team confirmed they will be proceeding as an enhancement request and standardize the functionality across Timeline pages for productization.
As suggested, here I am submitting the idea.

Thank you,

10 replies

darkknight
Expert ⭐️
March 21, 2024

CONSISTENCY PLEASE.

Jeff Kirkpatrick
spencer_engel
Expert ⭐️
March 21, 2024

I feel like this shouldn’t even be that hard of a “fix”? Just mirror whatever you did for the C360 → Create →Activity path. But as @darkknight said, consistency is key.

dayn.johnson
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March 21, 2024

+1 for consistency.

Staff CS Content & Comms Manager, 2x Gainsight CS Ops Product Council Member
Ester.Memoli
Helper ⭐️
July 24, 2024

Would be nice to have the option to choose which one should be the default one in the instance. ie. for us could be a custom one called “Outbound call”.

romihache
romihacheAuthor
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July 24, 2024

You can @Ester.Memoli.
You just have to drag that activity to the first position in Timeline Administration → Activity types

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Ester.Memoli
Helper ⭐️
July 24, 2024

@romihache mmhhh… in the 1st position we have “inbound call” but it always opens “email” as default.

romihache
romihacheAuthor
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July 24, 2024

That is weird @Ester.Memoli 
Tested from my end swapping update for call and worked without an issue:
 


 

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Ester.Memoli
Helper ⭐️
July 24, 2024

I believe it’s because they are both System activities.

My first system activity in the list is indeed Email.
But there are 3 custom ones above it that are not considered as higher priority. 

romihache
romihacheAuthor
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July 24, 2024

That’s good to know @Ester.Memoli ! Didn’t think about it

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romihache
romihacheAuthor
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August 8, 2024

Well, with the new release this has been fixed. now we get the same activity in both.
But, the release also opened a different can of worms:

 


https://communities.gainsight.com/ideas/turn%2Doff%2Dthe%2Ddynamic%2Dtimeline%2Dactivity%2Dtype%2D25094

 

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection