Author: Victor Zhubrzhytskyy, CTO

Introduction

Sugar provides wide possibilities for access to own data through own API.

In the example, we are going to see how to create TimeLine Viewer events not from Sugar, but from external application using standard call from REST API. Read more »

The new episode from our webcast series is here! This time we delved into a very sensitive issue – customer data privacy. GDPR and other data privacy regulations made this issue a pain point for many companies, and today we want to share our lifehacks on how to customize Sugar without programming to make your processes more standards-compliant.

Sometimes leads do not give an explicit consent to process their data (e.g. when you generate leads via phone or offline events/communication). The new SugarCRM webcast will show you how to automate the process of email address validation and asking consent to personal data processing and thus to enhance email channel reliability. Find out how to configure this automation in Sugar at the webcast “Verifying email address & asking consent for using it”. Read more »

In the previous post of this series, we talked about why a comprehensive CRM training program is critical for success. Related to training, is user adoption. Low user-adoption rates are the root cause of more CRM project failures than any other factor. That’s not surprising, enterprise software has been notoriously hard-to-use. At the same time, the digital revolution has made the workforce very reliant on the apps and devices that power an always-connected lifestyle. No one wants to spend their free time basking in the conveniences of modern technology and then step back in time when forced to use archaic software at work. Read more »