A Dijous, 27 de desembre de 2012 23:38:14, Cédric Krier va escriure:
> On 27/12/12 23:21 +0100, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> > A Dijous, 27 de desembre de 2012 21:50:07, Cédric Krier va escriure:
> > > On 24/12/12 09:19 +0100, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> > > > In sale_opportunity module party is a required field and in the
> > > > blueprint [1] nothing is said about the management of unqualified
> > > > leads. In many cases, at the beginning the lead cannot have a party
> > > > either because you don't know if the lead is in your target audience
> > > > or because you don't even know its name (you may have an e-mail, a
> > > > telephone...).
> > > > 
> > > > Was the management of unqualified leads alread discussed? If so, how
> > > > was that designed?
> > > 
> > > I don't find it is a design issue. You must be able to identify the
> > > party of the lead. So it will be a mistake to duplicate such
> > > information that is already design on party.
> > > But I agree that the name of the party should not be required as the
> > > code already is.
> > 
> > People usually only create the party when they know that lead is actually
> > of the company's target, so in a way you try to keep the party as clean
> > as possible until you have enough information and you qualify it: that
> > is, at least you know it's name and you know of its interest.
> > 
> > I'd say that users will consider it possible to have duplicated leads
> > because the information may be so bad at times, but once qualified you
> > should be able to recognize it is an existing party if it is the case.
> > 
> > I think it is better to have a subject in the lead that lets you
> > "recognize it" such as "The cousing of customer A" and not force the
> > creation of the party with only that information. I don't think it make
> > sense to have a party with only that text in the notes.
> 
> So ok to drop the required on party but then opportunity must have a
> code filled by a sequence and party must become required to be
> converted.

Agreed with the code + sequence. What do you mean by "to be converted"? You 
mean to be converted from lead to opportunity? If so, I agree, too.

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