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How to Create an Automation to Change the Deal Stage and Create a Task When a Proposal Is Generated in a Specific Pipeline?

This article explains how to configure an automation in the Proposals entity to automatically update the deal stage and create a task whenever a proposal is created in a specific pipeline.

Written by Ítalo

Automating actions after a proposal is created helps standardize processes and ensures that no important step is overlooked. With Ploomes automations, you can automatically update the deal stage and create tasks for the team to continue the sales process.

Configuration

1. Create a New Automation

  • Go to Administration > Automations

  • Select the Proposal entity

  • Click New Automation

2. Configure the Description, Trigger, and Filter

  • In the Automation Description field, enter a name that identifies the action.
    Example: Change the deal stage and create a task when a proposal is generated

  • Under When should the automation be triggered?, select:

    • When the item is created

  • Next, click the + icon to add the filter:

    Filter

    Deal > Pipeline - equals - Sales Pipeline

3. Configure the First Action (Change Stage)

  • Under When triggered, what should the automation do?, select:

    • Edit data

    • Under Select a field, choose: Deal > Stage

    • Set the desired stage

      Example: Closing

4. Configure the Second Action (Create Task)

  • Click Add New Action and select:

    • Create task

    • Configure the task fields according to your needs:

      Owner
      Example: use a dynamic field → Proposal > Owner

      Task Type
      Example: Simple

      Title

      Example: Follow up on the created proposal

      Description

      Example: Follow up on the newly created proposal and continue the sales process.

      Date

      You can use the option to set the due date a number of days after the automation is triggered.

      Example: 3 days after the automation

  • Click Save.


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