Association with custom objects

[dmattauch]

Hi,

I have a custom object named shops. 

By default the shop has contacts associated to them.

And the contacts have deals.

Is there a way to automatically associate the deals to the shops? 

I tried on zapier, but it doesn't support custom object.

What's the best way to automatically create an association?

Thanks

[DStaat]

Hey @dmattauch,

There's an app called Associ8 that would help with your use case. It allows you to automate associations via workflow:

There's a blog post here that shows how it works / how to set it up if you want more info. You can also ask me any questions you have!

Best,

-David Staat

[BrianCarter · Accepted solution]

Hey @dmattauch - nice to meet you! I find it best to manually associate companies to deals. While this may take an extra minute or so to do, it will create the best data integrity (especially as you scale). This issue with automated associations is that in most cases it pulls from/uses the domain of the contact/company. If someone is using a personal email, that becomes ineffective. If your business works with Enterprise or Government organizations it becomes tricky as well as there may be a multitude of departments or sub-organizations that need their own company record in your CRM. All of this to say, this is one of the few areas I'd recommend manual input. Hope this helps!

Brian

[PamCotton]

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