# Agent Management/CRM

# How to: Assign or Remove Contacts/Agent to Contact Group(s)

1. Find the **Contact** you wish to allocate to a Contact group
2. Select the ![](https://support.customlinc.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/360001447176/82b32e92f9388f09c172dd9afdf4361448a641ff2caae0db8d7911fffb3217fc.png) icon  
      
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3. [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/wTkimage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/wTkimage.png)
    
    
    - This will pop up the list of Contact Groups that can be allocated, double click on the one you wish to add
    - Repeat until you have added all the Contact Groups you wish to.

<p class="callout warning">You can add multiple Contacts (agents) to a Contact Group at the same time. However, you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">**cannot** </span>add multiple **Groups to a Contact,** this has to be done one at a time.   
</p>

**To remove a contact group from a contact**

- Right click on the Contact Group you wish to remove
- Select Delete

![](https://support.customlinc.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/360001447216/ccf71fbcb59c28e0a2b51726082d782e44e9cb9ff5730ea05e83ddfc8353e5ad.png)

# How to: Create or Remove a Contact Group

1. Go to **Settings &gt; General &gt; Contact Groups** [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/wu5image.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/wu5image.png)
2. Select **ADD** &gt; fill in template &gt; SAVE  
      
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    <p class="callout warning">You can also edit existing templates by selecting - You cannot ad or remove Contacts from the group here. Please refer to [How to: Assign or Remo... | BookStack](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/books/customlinc-staff-documentation/page/how-to-assign-or-remove-contactsagent-to-contact-groups)</p>

# How to: Add Contact details to a contact (Agent).

1. **Contacts** screen
2. Search for Contact
3. Double-click on Contact  
      
    **Organisation**
4. Select **Add** to add Postal and Physical addresses
5. Select **Add** to add Email, Phone, Fax, Facebook, Twitter and website
    
    **![Adding_Email_Phone_Address_etc_to_Organisation.png](https://support.customlinc.com/hc/article_attachments/5880457831183)**
    
    **Individual**
    
    4. Right-click under **Contact Methods** and select **Add Contact Method...** to add Email, Phone, Fax, Facebook, Twitter and website  
    5. Select **Change** to add/edit a Physical Address  
    6. Select **Change** to add/edit a Postal Address  
      
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    **Changing existing Contact Methods on a Contact** Existing Contact Methods will appear on the right of the screen when the Contact is selected as at 1 below as an example.
    
    
    1. Double-click on the Contact Method
    2. Change details as required and select **OK**
    
    **![Changing_existing_Contact_Methods_on_a_Contact.png](https://support.customlinc.com/hc/article_attachments/5880463886351)**

# How to: Export a list of emails from a Contact Group

1. Go to **Contacts**   
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2. Select the Contacts drop down to search for a contact filter. 
    - From here you can click the arrows to expand the filters, the following are examples. 
        - **Contact Groups** are managed on a per agent basis - an Agent (contact) can have **multiple Contact Groups** associated.
        - **Commission** is managed per Agent under **contract** an agent will only have **one active commission** at a time.  
               
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3. Select a filter and click **search** (Magnifying Glass)  
       
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4. Once all agents are loaded, **right click** any agent on the left side, select Export &gt; CSV file  
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5. It will ask you to select a save locations, then it should automatically open up.   
      
    In the CSV you will find an **EmailBusiness** header - This is the primary contact for each agent.
6. You can highlight all cells email cells then **copy &amp; paste** these into the **To** section in Outlook.

# How to: Create a New Agent in CustomLinc

1. Go to **Contacts** &gt; Add Contact (**+**) &gt; Click **Organisation**
2. **Fill in the Name &amp; any other relevant data** - A code is required but is not used unless they are on account. We would recommend doing some sort of Business initials like PBR or PBRB for example. &gt; **Hit Apply**  
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3. Select "**Agent**" &gt; Click **Okay**
4. Select Apply, and close the windows to get back into the contact page[![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/DQzimage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/DQzimage.png)
5. You should see the user on the left-hand side - **double click** and fill in contact details such a**s address and email contact.**   
      
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6. **Apply** &amp; **close** this window &gt; **Double Click "Agent**" in the contact type tab.  
      
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7. Go to the **contracts** area&gt; **Right click** the grey space &gt; Click **Add**  
      
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8. Fill in details: 
    - Booking Between - *Usually set day after request to prevent any issues with any bookings made that day*;
    - Travelling between *Usually set day after request to prevent any issues with any bookings made that day* ;
    - **Agent type** is the payment process the agent uses (**Invoice or Prepaid**);
    - **Price schedule** is their commission rate.   
          
        **If an end date is put into this field the contract will be removed after that date.**   
          
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9. Finally go to brands and make sure Puffing Billy is ticked for the agent. &gt; Hit apply and Close
    
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