Set up activities which update the Last Contacted field

Configure which activities contribute towards the update of 'Last Contacted' on a Contact Record.

Summary 

Configure which activities update the ‘Last Contacted’ field on a Contact record.

Prerequisites  

Admin access.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Config file name: SET_LAST_CONTACTED

Phone Calls 

  • Outbound Phone Calls (from Mercury) - Voicemails can be included/excluded from updating this field. 
  • Inbound Phone Calls - Voicemails can be included/excluded from updating this field. 

NOTE: An associated field – ‘Last Called’ – is always updated irrespective of voicemail config value for in/outbound calls.  

 

Emails 

  • Outbound Emails (from Mercury) 
  • Inbound Emails 
  • Sales Emails 

NOTE: An associated field – ‘Last Emailed’ – is always updated irrespective of config value.  

 

Appointments 

  • Appointments (from Mercury) 

 

InMails 

  • Outbound InMails (from Mercury) 
  • InBound InMails 

 

Additional information 

When the Last Contacted field is updated for a Client Contact (Mercury Contact record), this will also be updated in the associated Client (Mercury Account record).

List of defaults for updating ‘Last Contacted’:  

ActivityTypeDefault
Phone CallsOutbound without voicemail leftTrue
 Outbound with voicemail leftFalse
 Inbound without voicemail leftFalse
 Outbound with voicemail leftFalse
 
EmailsOutboundTrue
 InboundFalse
 SalesFalse
 
AppointmentsAppointmentsFalse
 
InMailsOutbound InMailsFalse
 Inbound InMailsFalse

 

 

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