We improved the readability of the note pad editor by making the following changes:
The font size has been increased by 1pt
The option to use the / to open the command menu has been made more visible so first time users have an easier time finding this shortcut
The link to a record has been made more subtle and less wide so that there is more space for other actions such as opening the panel or accessing the record's activity timeline (see screen shot below)
This improvement was made possible by a suggestion from one of our great customers. If you find issues like this, always let us know.
Before:
This format was not that readable. In fact, we used the API name of a field and not the customer-facing field label, which users are more accustomed to. This has been changed now to look like this:
Please note, that field values in notes are always only a snapshot since the last sync. Even if you have auto-sync activated, the auto-sync will only come into play if you made a pro-active change to that note.
Depending on your Salesforce settings, sometimes you can have customs fields which are generally accessible but not visible. This can cause issues in our interface. Hence, Weflow now regularly checks which fields and objects a user has access to and what kind of access (i.e. read or write access).
This is a backend change, and you will unlikely notice any differences while using Weflow. However, it is a major improvement to ensure a 100% stable user experience.
Don't you hate that random clicking around when trying to close a menu or window you don't want in your view anymore?
We definitely try to avoid this whenever possible. So here is another update where we made improvements to ensuring you can close whatever you want as quickly as possible with no unnecessary clicks.
Did you know that there are different note types within Salesforce?
1) Notes & Attachments
2) Notes
As you can see here, the newer note type features formatting options:
In Weflow, you can now choose how you want your notes to be snyced to Salesforce. Either into the "Notes & Attachment" or into "Notes" i.e. Content Notes. Of course, notes from Weflow will also appear as formatted notes if you choose the newer "Notes" type.
If you have questions about this option, please contact us at hello@getweflow.com. We are happy to assist you in setting you up for success.
This is the "old" way to sync your notes with Salesforce
Here, you have no formatting options within Salesforce
This new option was introduced back in 2018
These notes are also called "Content Notes" or contentNotes
They offer rich formatting options including the possibility to add in images
That is why we re-worked the Weflow task manager from scratch. Previously, it was not always clear how to add a new task and there was no way to edit an existing task.
With the new flow, we now built a re-usable component that will find its way also into the upcoming "Activity Timeline" as well as our already existing Chrome Extension.
Check out this short video to walk you through the new design:
Now with lazy loading to ensure fast loading times even if you have thousands of tasks in your list
Based on your feedback, we made several changes to how changes to your pipeline views are either auto-saved or require a manual saving confirmation:
The following actions are auto-saved and overwrite the current view settings:
All these actions are commonplace and are expected to be persisted. On the contrary the actions blow are taking the currently loaded data and re-define them i.e. by using filters or switching from a Kanban to a Table view.
These actions are not auto-saved and require a manual confirmation by the user via the “Save” button:
Use CMD+J on macOS or ALT+J on Windows to launch the Weflow Search
The Weflow search is more than just a simple search. Here are all the things you can do with it:
Weflow search in itself is nothing new. However, now you can launch it more easily by hitting the CMD+J or ALT+J shortcut from anywhere in the Weflow web app.
If you have our Chrome Extension installed, you can use the shortcut ANYWHERE on the web to get quick access to your Salesforce records.
Search for notes, tasks, or records
Create new notes, tasks or records
Find related records i.e. a contact or lead who is linked to an opportunity or account
We hate unnecessary clicks. They cost only seconds, but they add up quickly.
From today, when creating a new note, we auto-select the title so you can quickly give your note a name. Once you hit Enter, we automatically save that title and move the cursor down into the body section of the note. No mouse clicks needed anymore.
Should you ever feel like Weflow forces you to make unnecessary clicks, do let us know. We'd love to clean that up for you.
Views are a powerful way to segment your data and work with 100% focus on your most important opportunities, accounts, contacts, leads…you name it!
Previously:
Now:
Bonus: We create 8 special views that will make it easy for you to navigate Weflow. Feel free to adjust them to your needs. Of course, we will continue to import your old Salesforce views as well. But we encourage you to create new ones if possible.
Got some time? Here is a 4 minute deep dive into using custom views in Weflow:
When creating a new view, we based that new view on existing views that were imported from Salesforce
This could cause issues, in case there were hidden filters the user could not change and adjust themselves
All new views are built from scratch taking all record data for an opportunity type into account
That means for you: Full flexibility on all fronts and pure freedom when creating your own new views
After releasing the first initial version of our table pipeline, we ran hundreds of tests with customers and first-time users. Based on their feedback, we now re-imaged how the table pipeline should look like.
With the initial designs, we tried breaking away from dull-looking spreadsheets which can easily overwhelm you and are sometimes hard to comprehend and navigate. However, we quickly realized that there are also many benefits that come naturally with the classic "spreadsheet look".
Take a look yourself:
Like it? Don't like it? Let us know at hello@getweflow.com 💌
The help and support section at the bottom left of the sidebar navigation has been re-designed. It's a small tweak including a reduced font size and a transparent background so that it embeds more nicely into the overall app styling.