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’:
| Activity | Type | Default |
| Phone Calls | Outbound without voicemail left | True |
| Outbound with voicemail left | False | |
| Inbound without voicemail left | False | |
| Outbound with voicemail left | False | |
| Emails | Outbound | True |
| Inbound | False | |
| Sales | False | |
| Appointments | Appointments | False |
| InMails | Outbound InMails | False |
| Inbound InMails | False | |
