To start synchronizing your orders as an opportunity with Salesforce you need to set desired settings on the Salesforce Orders Configuration page

Order Configuration tab

  1. Automated Synchronization - Yes

Advanced tab

1. Create Order - For paid order

A Salesforce Order will be created when an order in Magento is marked as "Paid".

2. Create Opportunity - For every order

When a customer clicks the "Proceed to Checkout" button, an Opportunity in Salesforce will be created. A Salesforce Order will be created when an order in Magento is marked as "Paid".

3. Enable Contact Roles - Yes

4. Opportunity Customer Role - Business User

5. Sales Cycle Length - 5

Number of days needed to close the Opportunity

6. Abandoned Cart Status - Qualification

Opportunity Stage Name when checkout process begins

7. Default Opportunity Draft Status - Prospecting

Order's Opportunities will be placed in this Draft status when Magento needs to make updates.

8. Convert Opportunity - Yes

Update Opportunity Stage name if the order is paid in Magento and set the Stage name to match the value set in Converted Opportunity Status.

9. Converted Opportunity Status - Needs Analysis

When an order is created Opportunity will go into selected status in Salesforce

10. Use Invoice date as close date - Yes

All information about the opportunity is sent to Salesforce according to the fields mapping

Also, you have the ability to create your own custom mappings

Now let's check how the Opportunity synchronization works

As you can see “Salesforce Order ID“ column is empty. “Salesforce Sync Status“ is a green tick and the “Salesforce Opportunity ID“ column contains a link. According to the “Create Order“ option, Salesforce Order will be created when an order in Magento is invoiced.

Contact Roles is Business user

Sales Cycle Length - 5 days. Its means that the Opportunity Close Date is 5 days ahead of placing order day

Default Opportunity Draft Status - Prospecting

As you can see “Salesforce Order ID“ and the “Salesforce Opportunity ID“ columns contains a links

Converted Opportunity Status is Needs Analysis

Use Invoice date as close date - Yes. Opportunity Close Date is the same as invoice date

Opportunity State does not change, according to the next setting:

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