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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Set up a sales team for forecast hierarchy

The system administrator can create groups, sales teams, associating them with specific managers. The sales hierarchy determines how the forecast rolls up within your company and how it can be viewed.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

Once the users, teams, and opportunity data are added, along with selection of category, you can view the sales forecast for any group or specific sales team on the Sales Forecast dashboard on the CSM workspace.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Security > Groups.

  2. Select New.

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New sales team
  1. On the form, fill in the fields.

    FieldDescription
    NameName of the team that will be visible on the Sales Forecast dashboard.
    Group emailEmail ID of the team.
    ManagerName of the manager of the group.
    ParentParent group of the team for which you want to forecast.
    DescriptionShort description about the team and its sales activities.
    TypeSelect Sales Team only.
  2. Select Submit.

    The new team is created and added on the Groups page.

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