Admins may perform mass edits to Calls to Action (CTAs) and Tasks. The mass edit tool enables an admin to re-assign CTAs or Tasks if a team member leaves, to close or delete tasks in mass, or edit the priority or status of CTAs or tasks, as examples.

The Mass Edit button is available under Administration > Mass Edit.

Perform Mass Edit on CTAs

To perform Mass Edit on CTAs:

  1. On the Mass Edit page, from the source object drop-down box, select Call To Action.
  2. In the Show me field, click + to add appropriate show fields. For example, Call to Action Name and Assignee Name.
  3. In the By field, click + to add appropriate by fields, if any.
  4. Click on the filter icon to add appropriate filters. For example, you can select Assignee and assign a value to it in Type to search. A list of CTAs appears.
  5. Click Apply.

Performing Mass Edit on CTAs

6. Under Apply Actions, click +Action. A pop-up window appears.

Note: You can add multiple actions at a time.

Apply Actions

Note: If some of the actions (Status, Priority, or Reason) are grayed out, add the following filters, and click Apply:

  • EntityType - Select either ACCOUNT or RELATIONSHIP
  • Type - Select any CTA type

7. From the pop-up window, select from the following values:

  • Reassign ownership: When selected, Reassign ownership to appears.
    • Enter appropriate name in Type to search. Moreover, you can also search for and select a user lookup field from Call To Action, Account, or Customer Info object to pick a user dynamically for assignment.
    • Optionally, select Apply to tasks if you want to change ownership of all tasks under a CTA.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Status: When selected, the Change Status drop-down box appears.
    • From the drop-down box, select appropriate value.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Priority: When selected, the Change Priority drop-down box appears.
    • From the drop-down box, select appropriate value.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Reason: When selected, the Change Reason drop-down box appears.
    • From the drop-down box, select appropriate value.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Delete: When selected,
    • If filter conditions are applied, the Just checking…dialog box appears. Click Yes, to delete the filtered records.
    • If filter conditions are not applied, Just checking… dialog box appears. Click Yes, to delete all records.

For customers who use Relationships in Gainsight, Admins can perform mass edit Actions (Status, Priority, Reason, Reassign Ownership and Delete) on CTAs when they are filtered with Entity Type (Account or Relationship), Relationship Type (Optional for Relationship entity), CTA Type, and CTA element Reporting Category. You can see a different set of Actions for each filter combination. For more information on CTA configuration for Relationship types, refer to Federated Customer Management.

Following are the Actions available for each filter combination:

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  • In filters: Do not select Entity Type and CTA Type:
    • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be inactive
    • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.
  • In filters: Select both Entity Types and do not select CTA Type:
    • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be inactive
    • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.
  • In filters: Select one Entity Type, one Relationship Type (for Relationship entity), and do not select CTA Type:
    • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be active. Global CTA elements specific to entity type are available to make mass changes.
    • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.
  • In filters: Select one Entity Type, one Relationship Type (for Relationship entity), and select more than one CTA Type:
    • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be active. Global CTA elements specific to entity type are available to make mass changes.
    • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.
  • In filters: Select one Entity Type, one Relationship Type (for Relationship entity), and one CTA Type:
    • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be active. Global CTA elements specific to entity type and Local CTA elements (‘All’ and specific to CTA type) are available to make mass changes.
    • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.
  • Select a CTA element Reporting Category with one or multiple values and do not select Entity Type and CTA Type:

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  • Status, Priority, and Reason actions will be inactive
  • Reassign Ownership and Delete actions will be active to make mass changes.

For customers who do not enable Relationships, Admins can see all mass edit Actions (Status, Priority, Reason, Reassign Ownership and Delete) on CTAs without having to apply the filters.

Note: Application of filters is optional. You will always see all 5 Actions.

Perform Mass Edit on Tasks

To Perform Mass Edit on Tasks:

  1. On the Mass Edit page, from the source object drop-down box, select CSTask.
  2. In the Show me field, click + to add appropriate show fields. For example, Call to Action Name, Subject, and Assigned Name.
  3. In the By field, click +t o add appropriate by fields, if any.
  4. Click on the filter icon to add appropriate filters. For example, you can select Assigned Name and assign a value to it. A list of tasks appear.
  5. Under Apply Actions, click +Action. A pop-up window appears. Note: You can add multiple actions.
  6. From the pop-up window, select from the following values:
  • Reassign ownership: When selected, Reassign ownership to appears.
    • Enter appropriate name in Type to search.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Status: When selected, the Change Status drop-down box appears.
    • From the drop-down box, select appropriate value.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Priority: When selected, the Change Priority drop-down box appears.
    • From the drop-down box, select appropriate value.
    • Click Update, if you do not want to update any other field. Otherwise, click on the +Action button to select another value from the pop-up window.
  • Delete: When selected,
    • If filter conditions are applied, the Just checking…dialog box appears. Click Yes, to delete the filtered records.
    • If filter conditions are not applied, Just checking…dialog box appears. Click Yes, to delete all records.

Performing Mass Edit on Tasks

Tips and Troubleshooting for Using Mass Edit Tool:

  • Prior to compiling and executing a mass edit action, consider creating reports to try and model the expected outcome of your mass edit operation.
  • Build reports off of the following objects: Call to Action, Tasks, GS Tasks with the criteria you intend to use on the mass edit tool.
  1. Consider a company name and create a CTA. In the following example, a CTA is created for Amazon using a playbook that syncs with SFDC.

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  1. Create a CTA report by adding the following fields:
  • Show me: Account Name, Created By ID Name, Created Date, Assignee Name and Playbook Name
  • Filters: Created Date

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  1. Create a GS Task report by adding the following fields:
  • Show me: Account ID Name, Created Date, Assigned to ID Name, Type and Priority
  • Filters: Created Date

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  1. Select Amazon and filter your reports for testing purpose.
  2. Add the following fields to your Mass Edit query:
  • Show me: Account Name, Created Date, Assignee Name, Call to Action Name
  • Filters: Account Name and Created Date

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  1. Execute the desired action and check your three reports to verify the changes.
  2. If the reports went well as expected, perform your full Mass Edit Action.

This is a recommendation for large scale Mass edit/delete actions. By creating correlating reports that model the record count for your intended action, you can better manage expectations and outcomes for large scale edits/deletion operations.

Here are the outcomes noted in the associated reports after the Delete operation.

Call to Action Report:

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Task Report (Amazon is not seen in the report):

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GS Tasks:

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Notes:

  • If you have a large number of CTA’s created from a rule that you want to delete, add a “Created Date” field to your Mass Edit query. This date field combined with a CTA name field should allow you to find and match the correct number of CTA’s created by the rule.
  • If the Delete operation deletes more than expected, the deleted CTA/Task info should be available for a limited period of time in the SFDC recycle bin. To locate these deleted CTA’s/Tasks, you would require a SFDC Workbench search, there is a time limitation between “Soft” and “Hard" delete operations. SFDC uses a batch job to delete information from the recycle bin. In order to recover deleted CTA information, it is advisable to attempt recovery within three days of performing the deletion operation.

Receive Email Notification Post Mass Edit

The Admins will receive an Email notification, once the execution of any action mentioned above to CTAs or Tasks is proceeded successfully using CTA Mass Edit feature.

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Following is the snapshot of a sample email notification post mass edit:

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