Platform Manager Certification
Do you manage DealCloud for your firm? Take our Platform Manager course and get DealCloud certified here.
DealCloud offers a great deal of flexibility regarding how your data is both captured and presented. Fully permissioned users who manage your firm's instance of DealCloud should be trained on how to perform certain key functions such as:
This course covers these areas (and more) and includes certification quizzes to capture your progress as you move through the curriculum.
Note: The passing score on each quiz is 75%. If you do not pass on the first attempt, please retake the quiz until you receive a passing grade.
Dashboard Navigation Summary (Firm-Level Dashboards, Detail Pages, Direct Edit, Data Audit)
Overview of DealCloud Add-Ins
Interacting with Charts
Interacting with Data Grids
Interacting with Data Grid and Dashboard Filters
Locating your Deals/Engagements, Locating Sector or Geography Details
How to Use the "See View" Feature
How to Enter Data (Intro to Entry Forms)
How to Add an Interaction
Duplicate Checks while Entering Data
Other Methods of Adding Entries (Mobile Application, Outlook InfoPane)
How to Edit Data
How to Search DealCloud & How to Add Favorites
DealCloud Notifications
DealCloud Web Portal Keyboard Shortcuts
DealCloud Mobile App
DealCloud Basics - Print and Complete Suggested Exercises
Platform Overview Recap Quiz
How to Access the Bulk Edit Functionality
Quickly Update a Subset of Entries in Bulk
Allow Manual Override Icons
Viewing Changed Items / Update Entries using Find & Replace / Filtering within the Edit Grid
DealCloud IDs as Unique Identifiers for Bulk Edits
Intro to Using DealCloud IDs as Match Key Field to Bulk Update Existing Entries (Part One)
Intro to Using DealCloud IDs as Match Key Field to Bulk Update Existing Entries (Part Two)
Using a Spreadsheet to Update Existing Entries/Create New Entries (Part One)
Using a Spreadsheet to Update Existing Entries/Create New Entries (Part Two)
About Edit Grid Errors and Warnings
Bulk Edit Assignment -Print and Complete Suggested Exercises
Bulk Data Entry Recap Quiz
Download Instructions for the DealCloud Outlook Add-In
Syncing Emails and Meetings using the DealCloud Info Pane (COM and Web Add-Ins)
How to Sync Contacts (COM Add-In Only)
Contact Sync Settings (COM Add-In Only)
Outlook Web Add-In Reporting and Navigation (not applicable to COM Add-In users)
Outlook Add-In Assignment -Print and Complete Suggested Exercises
Outlook Add-In Recap Quiz
Views Interface Overview
View Builder Basics (Create View, Save View)
Sharing a My View with other Users
Using Related Fields to Add Fields from Secondary Objects
Using Related Fields to Add Fields from Secondary Objects with Multiple References
Views with more than one Primary Object(Stacking Columns)
Date Filters in Views
Modifying a View & Saving Changes
Copy Link and Share a Public View
Create Folders for My Views
Delete a My View or My Views Folder
Advanced (Flatten Results & Filter Secondary Columns)
Creating Public Views, Folders and Assigning Public Folder Permissions
Delete a Public View or a Public View Folder
View Builder - Advanced Settings and Filters
Views Assignment -Print and Complete Suggested Exercises
View Builder Recap Quiz
Intro to Dashboard Configuration and Edit Mode Overview
Dashboard Types: Firm vs. Entry Level Detail Pages
How to Add a Text Window to a Dashboard
Rename a report, reorder reports, group reports, remove reports, set report to draft or Live
Setting Report Visibility (by User Groups and/or Entry Groups)
How to Create a New Portal Dashboard Report
How to Copy Widgets & Clone Dashboards
How to Delete a Dashboard Cell and Widget
Page-Level Actions (Add Actions to a Dashboard Report)
Managing Dashboard Configuration Recap Quiz (Part One)
How to Add a Data Grid Widget (Part One: Building View)
How to Add a Data Grid Widget (Part Two: Grouping, Sorting, Include Entry Count, Include Totals)
Widget Configuration Tips (Saving View to Library)
Filtering Data Grids for Current User to Create Personalized Dashboards (e.g. My Dashboards)
Allow Entry Selection
Custom Actions for Data Grids
Data Grids: Allow Entry Selection & Custom Action for Running Entry-Type Template Reports
Context Entry & Context Entry [field] Filters for Data Grids
How to Add a Chart Widget
How to Add a Pivot Grid Widget - Choosing Data Set & Categories (Rows)
How to Add a Pivot Grid Widget - Choosing Series (Columns)
Managing Dashboard Configuration Recap Quiz (Part Two)
Links to Other Material (Call to Action, Calendar, Map, Image, News, Cards, and Detail Widgets, Dashboard Report Setup, Formatting Grids)
Managing Dashboard Configuration Suggested Exercises
About Word Template Reports
Live, Previous Live, Draft Versions of Template Reports
How to Copy a Report using Check In New
How to Create a New Object Type Template Report (Part 1)
How to Create an Object Type Template Report (Part 2)
Data Grid Widgets: Include Links to DealCloud Advanced Setting
Scheduling Object Reports for Distribution (Part 1)
Scheduling Object Reports for Distribution (Part 2) - Adding Additional Sends, Creating Custom Email Templates
Managing Report Properties: General Setting for “Report Content”
How to Create an Entry Type Report (Part 1) - Adding fields to the report
Entry Type Reports (Adding Widgets, Context Entry Filter, Adding Image Field, Include Links to DealCloud)
Word Template Reports (Parameterized Reporting using "Supply Value Later Filter")
Entry Groups for Template Report Filtering (General tab - Filter Entries)
Managing Report Properties: General Setting for “Create Entries When”
Updating Data Grid Widgets (Manually Updating Table)
Managing Report Properties: General Setting for “Multiple Entries”
Managing Report Properties: Permissions to View/Generate Reports
Word Template Reports Recap Quiz
Word Add-In Template Reports - Suggested Exercises
Excel Add-In Introduction
About DCView Formulas
How to Create a DCView Formula from Scratch in Excel
Shortcuts to Create DCView Formulas (Leverage Saved Views, Export Formulas from Dashboard Widgets)
Supply Value Later for Filter Criteria in DCViews
Excel Reports: DCPull Formula
Excel Reports: DCPull Currency Parameter
Excel Reports: Troubleshooting Formula Error Messages
How to Refresh Data
Resolving "Not Synced" Message
How to Load Data Using the DCPush Formula
DCPush Formula: Not Sent/Sent Indicator and Errors Messages
Excel Add-In Assignment - Print and Complete Suggested Exercises
Excel Add-In Recap Quiz
Overview of Object Management (Object Properties, Fields, Entry Forms)
Objects Menu (Display in Object Menu Setting)
Object Management - Add Entries From Setting
About Fields and Field Types
Process to Follow When Adding Fields (Add Field, Edit Entry Form, Add to Reports)
About Calculated Fields
Calculated Fields (Single Entry Type Example)
Calculated Fields (Cross Entry Type Example)
Object Settings: Entry Detail Pages & Go to Entry Detail Page on Create New
Enabling Lookup Fields for Search (Eye icon next to field in Object Management)
How to Reorder Choice Field Dropdown Values
Multi-Level Choice Fields
Include in Quick Search & Include in Full Search Setting for Objects
Navigation Tabs & Assignment Fields to Filter Tabs By
Adding Description Text (Help Text) to Entry Forms
Object Management: Delete Warnings
Miscellaneous: ADD Menu (Group and Reorder), Add-In Settings for Download Links, Add-In Settings: Contact Field Mappings for Outlook Contact Sync Mapping, Defining Fiscal Year
Object Management : About Calculated Fields
Links to Other Object Management Lessons (Address Autocomplete, Inherit on New Setting for Reference Fields, Embedded Data Grids, Duplicate Management, Edit InfoPane Fields)
Object Management Assignment
Object Management Recap Quiz
Notifications Management Overview
High-Level Review of Notification Frequency Options, Choosing an Email Template and Setting Up Notification Details
Choosing Notification Recipients & Overview of the Process to Unsubscribe from a Notification
Subscription Types: Opt Out and Opt In
Enabling "Show All Recipients in Email" Setting
Create Activity Type Notification: Select List, Add Filter, Choose Type, Configure Notify On Settings
Create Activity Type Notification: Setting Notification Frequency
Create Activity Type Notification: Customize Email Template, Customize Notification Details, Preview/Send Test Notification Email
Create Date Type Notification: Select Object, Add Filter, Choose Type, Configure Notify On Settings
Create Date Type Notification: Setting Notification Frequency & Adding Attachments
Create Date Type Notification: Customize Email Template, Setup Notification Details, Preview/Send Test Notification Email
How to Edit a Notification's Details
How to Clone an Existing Notification
How to Enable Push Notifications: DealCloud Mobile
Notifications Management Assignment - Suggested Exercise
Notifications Management - Recap Quiz
Introduction to Automations
Create Automation: Step One (Adding Criteria)
Create Automation: Step Two (Define Automation Action(s))
Save Automation as Draft, Publish Automation, Un-Publish Automation
New Deal Creation Example Automations Use Case
New Deal Creation Example Automations Use Case (Adding Additional Criteria)
Automations Quick Reference Card