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Collaborative Field Types

How to use specific Fields to collaborate

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Written by Emma Montgomery
Updated over a month ago

Discover how specialized SmartSuite fields enhance teamwork, streamline communication, and boost overall efficiency in collaborative workflows.


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All plan types

Permissions

Solution Creators and Workspace Administrators: Can create, modify, and manage Multiple Select fields.

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Collaborative Field Types

1. Rating

  • Overview:

    • Use the Rating Field to allow users to select a rating to indicate preference, performance, or any other criteria that can be rated.

  • Use Cases:

    • Collect team feedback on project ideas.

    • Rate employee performance during evaluations.

    • Gather customer ratings for service quality.


2. Vote

  • Overview:

    • Use the Vote Field to allow team members to prioritize items. This is particularly useful for group decision-making.

  • Use Cases:

    • Prioritize tasks in a project backlog.

    • Vote on product features for the next development cycle.

    • Decide on meeting agendas or key discussion topics.


3. Tag

  • Overview:

    • Use the Tag Field to categorize and organize records. Tags make searching and filtering data faster and more efficient.

  • Use Cases:

    • Categorize records by department, project, or priority.

    • Use tags to identify stages in a workflow (e.g., "In Progress," "Completed").

    • Organize marketing campaigns by keywords or themes.


4. Social Network

  • Overview:

    • Use the Social Network Field to add clickable links to social media accounts or store links to social media content.

  • Use Cases:

    • Share team social media profiles for branding purposes.

    • Store links to social media posts or campaigns for easy reference.

    • Manage influencer or partner profiles with direct links to their platforms.


Practical Use Cases and Scenarios

1. Project Management Collaboration

Scenario: A team managing a large project needs a way to prioritize tasks and track feedback.

Solution: Use the Vote Field to let team members select high-priority tasks and the Rating Field to collect feedback on completed tasks.

2. Customer Feedback Collection

Scenario: A customer service team wants to track satisfaction levels and categorize responses.

Solution: Use the Rating Field to gather customer feedback and the Tag Field to classify responses by issue type or sentiment.

3. Marketing Campaign Organization

Scenario: A marketing team needs to store and organize social media links while tracking campaign effectiveness.

Solution: Use the Social Network Field to store campaign post links and the Tag Field to categorize them by theme or audience.

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