💼 Lab 3: Lead to Order Flow
Goal
Complete the full sales cycle: Create a contact as a lead, convert to opportunity, link to account, create quote, and convert quote to order.
Prerequisites
- Login: TRAINEE01–10 / Welcome123
- Access to Contacts, Opportunities, Quotes, and Orders views
- At least one active product in catalog (from Lab 2 or existing)
Exercise 1: Create Contact as Lead
Add New Lead Contact
- Click Site Map → Contacts → Opens contact list view
- Click New button to create new contact
- Fill in contact information:
- First Name:
Amina - Last Name:
Juma - Email:
amina.juma@example.com - Phone:
+255 712 345 678 - Contact Type: Select
Lead(very important!) - Lead Source:
WeborReferral
- First Name:
- Click Save
- Note the Contact # generated
✅ Success Check: New contact created with Type = "Lead".
Exercise 2: Create Opportunity for Contact
Add Sales Opportunity
- While still in Amina Juma's contact record, locate the Opportunities applet (usually in lower section)
- Click New in the Opportunities applet
- Fill opportunity details:
- Opportunity Name:
5G Plan Upgrade - Amina Juma - Revenue:
600000(TZS 600,000 annual value) - Close Date: Select date 30 days from today
- Probability:
50% - Status:
ProspectingorOpen - Sales Stage:
Qualification
- Opportunity Name:
- Click Save
- Note the Opportunity # generated
✅ Success Check: Opportunity is linked to Amina Juma contact.
Exercise 3: Associate Opportunity with Account
Link to Customer Account
- Navigate to Site Map → Opportunities → Find your newly created opportunity
- Open the opportunity record
- In the opportunity header, locate the Account field
- Option A - Link to Existing Account:
- Click the lookup icon (magnifying glass) next to Account field
- Search for and select an existing test account
- Click OK
- Option B - Create New Account:
- Click New button in the Account lookup
- Enter Account Name:
Juma Family Account - Account Type:
Consumer - Save the account
- Save the opportunity with linked account
💡 Note: Linking to an Account ensures all transactions (orders, billing) are properly associated.
Exercise 4: Create Quote for Opportunity
Generate Quote with Products
- In the Opportunity record, locate the Quotes applet (lower section)
- Click New in Quotes applet
- Fill quote header:
- Quote Name:
5G Plan Quote - Amina - Status:
Draft - Valid From: Today's date
- Valid To: 14 days from today
- Quote Name:
- Save the quote
- Now add product line items - Click Products tab or Line Items applet
- Click New or Add Product
- Search for product:
5G Plan(created in Lab 2) - Select the product and fill:
- Quantity:
1 - Price:
50000TZS (should auto-populate from price list) - Duration:
12 months
- Quantity:
- Save the line item
- Verify Quote Total = 600,000 TZS (50,000 × 12 months)
✅ Success Check: Quote contains at least one product line with correct pricing.
Exercise 5: Convert Quote to Order
Submit and Generate Order
- In the Quote record, locate the Status field
- Change Status from
DrafttoSubmitted(orAccepted) - Save the quote
- Look for Convert to Order button (or similar action button)
- If button exists: Click Convert to Order → System automatically creates order
- If no button: Manually create order:
- Navigate to Site Map → Orders
- Click New
- Fill Order fields:
- Account:
Juma Family Account - Contact:
Amina Juma - Order Type:
New Service - Status:
In Progress
- Account:
- Add order line items matching quote products
- In Order header, reference the Quote # in notes or description
- Save the order
✅ Success Check: Order record created and linked to Quote/Opportunity/Account.
Exercise 6: Verify Order Created
Validate Complete Flow
- Navigate to Site Map → Orders → View all orders
- Find your newly created order (sort by Created date)
- Open the order and verify:
- Order #: System-generated number
- Account: Juma Family Account
- Contact: Amina Juma
- Status: In Progress (or Submitted)
- Order Lines: At least one product (5G Plan - Unlimited Data)
- Total Amount: 600,000 TZS
- Optional: Update Order Status to
ReleasedorCompletedto simulate fulfillment
Full Cycle Complete! 🎉
You've successfully completed the sales journey:
- Lead Contact created ✅
- Opportunity generated ✅
- Account association ✅
- Quote with products ✅
- Order conversion ✅
Lab Summary
What You Learned
- ✅ Create contact record with Type = Lead
- ✅ Generate opportunity for a contact
- ✅ Associate opportunity with account (existing or new)
- ✅ Create quote with product line items and pricing
- ✅ Convert quote to order (or manually create order)
- ✅ Verify complete sales cycle from lead to order
Real-World Application:
This is the standard B2C telecom sales flow for new customer acquisition or upselling existing customers to premium plans.