{"id":557,"date":"2015-03-30T12:44:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T12:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/?p=557"},"modified":"2022-08-17T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:15:32","slug":"portatour-route-planner-available-for-microsoft-dynamics-crm-with-offline-mode-for-mobile-field-reps-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/en\/portatour-route-planner-available-for-microsoft-dynamics-crm-with-offline-mode-for-mobile-field-reps-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"portatour\u00ae route-planner available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you already using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for your field reps? Are you thinking about switching to Dynamics CRM? Then we have good news for you: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/en\">portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> route-planner<\/a> is compatible with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.<\/p>\n<p>portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is currently known not only as the fastest fully automatic sales-route-planner available for Dynamics CRM, but it also offers an offline mode, which allows field reps to access their appointments, customer data and call reports anytime and anywhere. PC, notebook, tablet and smartphone\u00a0are all supported.<\/p>\n<p>Equip your field reps with the route-planner to visit more customers and drive fewer miles.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> for Dynamics CRM: visit more customers and drive fewer miles at the push of a button.<\/h2>\n<p>You know the challenge to field reps: visit as many customers as possible, but distances are long and many hours are wasted in the car. A perfectly optimized route would be helpful: fewer miles mean lower fuel costs and time for what really matters\u00a0\u2013 more customers and additional appointments.<\/p>\n<p>portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> makes this easy: at the push of a button, each field rep automatically gets\u00a0a route plan optimized\u00a0to visit more customers and drive fewer miles.<\/p>\n<h2>Integrated in Dynamcis CRM<\/h2>\n<p>portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, 2013 and 2015 \u2013 both as an &#8220;On Premise&#8221; installation and &#8220;On Demand&#8221; in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>You set the goals for the field reps: after installing the solution, you define which <strong>Accounts<\/strong>, <strong>Contacts<\/strong>, or <strong>Leads<\/strong> should be visited, at which frequency should the visits be made, how much time should be invested in a single visit and many other parameters. The tiresome work of route-planning is done by portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. At the push of one button, the schedules are calculated to maximize your results according to your deinfed strategy. Following your rules, portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> automatically selects which customers to call while also optimizing the driving route.<\/p>\n<p>To illustrate this with an example, here\u00a0are the settings for the call strategy in portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> for Dynamics CRM:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/portatour-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-route-planner-settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/portatour-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-route-planner-settings.png\" alt=\"portatour for Microsoft Dynamics CRM route planner settings\" width=\"624\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mobile and offline<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone in the\u00a0field visiting customers has faced this problem: there are some places without mobile internet access. There is also no access to\u00a0Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Thanks to the <a title=\"Work offline with the portatour&lt;sup&gt;\u00ae&lt;\/sup&gt; route-planner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/2014\/11\/28\/work-offline-with-the-portatour-route-planner\/\">offline-mode<\/a> of portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, you can access your route-planner anytime and anywhere.\u00a0All necessary data for your daily work in outside sales are downloaded as an offline copy on your device\u00a0\u2013 be it laptop, smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/multiplemobile.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-border aligncenter wp-image-46 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/multiplemobile.png\" alt=\"portatour route-planner for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 mobile offline\" width=\"624\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/multiplemobile.png 624w, https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/multiplemobile-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can continue working offline: accessing customer data, entering call reports, getting the overview of your daily schedule are all possible.\u00a0Once you are back online, your changes are automatically uploaded and synchronized with Dynamics CRM at regular intervals.<\/p>\n<h2>Do you want to start driving optimized routes today?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/dynamics-crm\/apply\/en\">Get your free trial account<\/a> <\/strong>of portatour<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> for\u00a0Microsoft Dynamics CRM.<\/li>\n<li>The installation in your Dynamics CRM can be done in 5 minutes; you or your administrator can make all necessary configurations. You are ready to go within 60 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>For a smooth rollout in your enterprise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/services\/en\">our consultants are here to help<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do you have questions? Write to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sales%40po%72ta%74%6Fur%2Ecom\">sales@portatour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you already using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for your field reps? Are you thinking about switching to Dynamics CRM? 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