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Custom VTiger Widget to Add Phone Numbers & Comments

July 25, 2016
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VTiger is loaded with predefined widgets to make the system more efficient and user friendly. Standard widgets are “Recently Modified”, “Dashboard”, “Google Maps”, “Tag Cloud”, and many more.. The widgets can be found on the left bar of the screen, which can be expanded or collapsed. One of our customers was in need of a custom VTiger widget which would provide the functionality to quickly add phone numbers & comments to leads, contacts, or debt records. The system had few custom modules such as “Phone Numbers” ( which allows to store unlimited number of phone numbers), “Debts” ( that enables to store debt information). If you are familiar with collection industry, you would be aware that tracking phone numbers and quickly going through them is critical. The Widget we designed allows the cold caller to pull up the record, select the claim/debt and add new phone numbers or comments without leaving the contact/lead/debt screen. The