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General Transcription Specs Knowledge Base

Last update: 4/17/2026

Types of Notes  
Normal/Existing (default in DANA) Notes that are already in Salesforce always check for existing ones before creating any new ones    
Normal/New Use if the meeting dictated is not yet in Salesforce    
Phone Call Use if notes were indicated to be for a Phone Call (it’s actually all the same fields as with Meetings    
Email Return Use for Email Return Users (only Phil Gough so far). Refer to Email Return tab for process.    
Types of Service  
CRM Entry SalesForce    
TRANSCRIPTION/PROOFING GUIDELINES  
DANA Fields Interpretation Relevance Critical
Source – for emailed notes
– for App users: recording
– for App users: image
– for App users: text
– for App users: video
   
Note Type
Default: Normal – Existing – for activities that are already in Salesforce.
(always check if meeting is already in Salesforce)
Normal New – For meetings not yet in Salesforce
Normal – Existing (Handwritten) – use when they send handwritten notes for a meeting already in Salesforce
Normal New (Handwritten) – use for handwritten notes for a meeting not yet in Salesforce
Phone Call – use when indicated to be a Telephone Call
Follow-up – use for follow-ups
CRM Modification – use when User asked for creation or update of a profile

   
Task Description Please put contact’s name as dictated and then firm name.
ex. Arya Stark – House of Stark

If no firm was provided, add the firm found in SF.

For multiple notes in one recording .
ex. Arya Stark & Others

   
Task Comments Use to send clarification when doing transcription. If no clarif, leave it blank    
Date & Time Date of the call. If none is provided, default to the date of recording.

Always set time in ET. Adjust time based on the WS timezone
Pacific Standard Time: +3
Mountain Standard Time: +2
Central Standard Time: +1

Example:
If WS is from PST and meeting time is 10AM PST
Time DANA is 1PM.

   
Contacts Verify advisor name through SalesForce.

For Contact Names, capture the exact full name as found in Salesforce.

Ex. If WS only mentioned the John Smith but in SF, you found John Arthur Smith. Use John Arthur Smith.

Required Critical
Entity As specified. Leave blank if not dictated.    
Location
If only the State was dictated, capture the State only.
If both City and State were dictated, capture both in this format:
City, [Abbreviation of the State]
   
Subject As specified or based on context. Kindly use the defaults below if not specified.

Meeting with [contact name as dictated]

For meeting with two contacts:
Meeting with [Contact A and Contact B]

For group meeting with three or more contacts:
Meeting with [Contact A] and Others

For activities not yet in Salesforce please include the name of the user that called/sent the notes in brackets i.e. [Sean] Call with John Smith

Required Critical
Medium Conference Call, Field Meeting, AQR Onsite Meeting, Video Conference Call

Pick as appropriate, or as specified use Video Conference Call for virtual meetings.

Required  
Activity Type Introduction, Update, Due Diligence, Finals Pitch, Review, Other , Event

Pick as appropriate (Note cannot be saved in Salesforce without this being populated)

Required  
Business Type New or Existing (auto populated upon entry, just leave blank for new meetings)

Under Existing meetings, do not change unless specified

   
Location Place the location of the meeting if mentioned

   
Meeting Owner This is auto-filled by the CRM system in entry but always change the owner to the one calling in the notes if it is not matching Required Critical
Meeting Stage Use Completed unless otherwise specified.    
Includes Hypothetical Just use Yes or No as specified (we use no if not specified then send clarif if that is correct) Required  
Meeting Scheduled? Just leave unticked if not specified, but tick for Jake Harley as a default.    
Text Put in the text dictated by the Wholesaler in smart verbatim. Include as is instructions for follow-up but in a separate paragraph    
Primary Product and Topic Discussed This is a checklist, pick the appropriate one. You can refer to Products tab if unsure    
AQR Attendees Put in the names of AQR attendees including the caller    
SF Activity Link Put in the link for the activity after entering in Salesforce (will entail putting the notes in pending and editing from there if note was proofed)    
OTHER RELEVANT FIELDS  
Special Instructions Instructions of wholesaler for the Hey DAN team.    
Internal Comments Instructions/Information from the specialist that would be helpful in CRM entry.
Put the dictated time and equivalent timezone conversion. Ex: 10AM +3
   

 

 

 

Follow-Up

DANA Fields Interpretation Relevance Critical
Source – for emailed notes
– for App users: recording
– for App users: image
– for App users: text
– for App users: video
   
Note Type Follow-Up    
Task Comments Use to send clarification when doing transcription. If no clarif, leave it blank    
Entity As specified. Leave blank if not dictated.    
Location If only the State was dictated, capture the State only.
If both City and State were dictated, capture both in this format:
City, [Abbreviation of the State] (i.e. Chicago, IL)

If only the State was dictated, capture the State only.
If both City and State were dictated, capture both in this format:
City, [Abbreviation of the State] (i.e. Chicago, IL)

   
Assigned To Leave blank unless Assignee is one of the option Required (one or the other must be filled out) Critical (one or the other must be filled out)
Assigned To (Other) Populate this field if Assignee name is not an option in Assigned To
Due Date As specified. Default to next business day Required Critical
Subject As specified. If not, use Follow-up with [Contact] Required  
Medium Use Follow-up    
Due Date As specified. Or the nearest business day BEFORE specified day if it falls on a weekend or a holiday. Default is next business day. Required  
Status ALWAYS Scheduled unless otherwise specified    
Priority High or Normal (use Normal unless otherwise specified)    
Business Type Pre-populated; if required use same value as with the meeting    
Meeting Owner Always same value as with the meeting. (Edit after save otherwise it reverts back to pre-populated value)    
Includes Hypothetical Use the same value as with the meeting    
Comments Details of the task in smart verbatim    
Product and Topic Discussed You can leave blank unless specified otherwise    
Related Campaign leave as is    
Name Use the contact that needs the follow-up (you can add multiple contacts) Required Critical
SF Activity Link Put in the link for the activity after entering in Salesforce (will entail putting the notes in pending and editing from there if note was proofed)    
OTHER RELEVANT FIELDS    
Special Instructions Instructions of wholesaler for the Hey DAN team.    
Internal Comments Instructions/Information from the specialist that would be helpful in CRM entry.    

 

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