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Last update: 6/8/2026

Fields Instructions
Note Type Normal – New
Relationship Manager/Owner *  
Relationship Manager Preferences Any special RM preferences such as default theme/product types or instructions, etc.

Best Practice: Always go through this before transcribing to refresh your memory of the RM’s preference.

Special Instructions Type any additional instruction provided by the RM.
Internal Comments Type any additional instruction that will help in the CRM entry such as websites, reminders, clarifications and other helpful information.
Date * Provided by the RM; If none, use date when the email was received or the recording date.
Time * Provided by the RM. If none, use 8:00AM ET as default time.
Interval/Duration (Mins) Provided by the RM. If none, based on default time.
First Name & Last Name * Provided by the RM; subject to search, verification and clarification.

Best Practices:
1) Email address only – search and verify using the contact’s email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the email address provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – no first name and last name provided.
2) First Name & Last Name only – search and verify using the contact’s first name and last name. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name. If there’s no positive match, use the first name and last name provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.
3) First Name, Last Name & Email Address only – search and verify using the contact’s first name, last name, and email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the first name, last name provided in the contact field and email address in the Special Instruction and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.

Note: Always add the RM and other BLK sales team members provided to the Appointments.

Organization Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.
Location Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.
Same Organization/Location Tick if all contacts belong to the same organization and location.
Group Tick as necessary
Type Appointment or Phone Call
Sub-type Appointment (In-Person Meeting or Virtual-Meeting) | Phone Call (Inbound, Outbound or Left Message)
Subject * Provided by the RM. If none, please use Appointment with… Meeting with…

If 1 attendee: Appointment with [Attendee Name]
If 2 attendees: Meeting with [Attendee Name 1] & [Attendee Name 2]
If 3 or more attendees: Appointment with [Attendee Name] – [Firm Name], et al.

Best Practice: Initial capitals (also known as title case or uppercase) are used for the first letter of the first word in a sentence, proper nouns (names, places), titles, days, months, and specific holidays. Proper capitalization improves readability and identifies specific entities or the start of new ideas.

In title case, prepositions and conjunctions are generally not capitalized unless they are the first or last word of a title. Short words (typically four letters or fewer, such as at, by, for, in, or, and, but) are lowercase, while some style guides advise capitalizing longer prepositions (five+ letters, like Around or Without)

Text/Description Follow general writing guidelines. Clean verbatim.
Products Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

Themes Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

Regarding Provided by the RM. It could either be the Contact, Org, or a Campaign). If none, leave it blank.
Call From * Provided by the RM. If Inbound, it should be the Contact’s name. If Outbound, it should be the RM’s name.
Call To * Provided by the RM. If Inbound, it should be the RM’s name. If Outbound, it should be the Contact’s name.
Internal Notes Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.
   
   
Fields Instructions
Note Type Normal – Existing
Relationship Manager/Owner *  
Relationship Manager Preferences Any special RM preferences such as default theme/product types or instructions, etc.

Best Practice: Always go through this before transcribing to refresh your memory of the RM’s preference.

Special Instructions Type any additional instruction provided by the RM.
Internal Comments Type any additional instruction that will help in the CRM entry such as websites, reminders, clarifications and other helpful information.
Date * Provided by the RM; If none, use date when the email was received or the recording date.
Time * Provided by the RM. If none, use 8:00AM ET as default time.
Interval/Duration (Mins) Provided by the RM. If none, based on default time. Edit as necessary.
First Name & Last Name * Provided by the RM; subject to search, verification and clarification. Edit as necessary.

Best Practices:
1) Email address only – search and verify using the contact’s email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the email address provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – no first name and last name provided.
2) First Name & Last Name only – search and verify using the contact’s first name and last name. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name. If there’s no positive match, use the first name and last name provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.
3) First Name, Last Name & Email Address only – search and verify using the contact’s first name, last name, and email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the first name, last name provided in the contact field and email address in the Special Instruction and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.

Note: Always add the RM and other BLK sales team members provided to the Appointments.

Organization Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.
Location Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank.
Same Organization/Location Tick if all contacts belong to the same organization and location.
Group Tick as necessary
Type * Appointment or Phone Call
Sub-type * Appointment (In-Person Meeting or Virtual-Meeting) | Phone Call (Inbound, Outbound or Left Message) Provided by RM. Edit as necessary.
Subject * Provided by the RM. If none, please use Appointment with… Meeting with… Edit as necessary.

If 1 attendee: Appointment with [Attendee Name]
If 2 attendees: Meeting with [Attendee Name 1] & [Attendee Name 2]
If 3 or more attendees: Appointment with [Attendee Name] – [Firm Name], et al.

Best Practice: Initial capitals (also known as title case or uppercase) are used for the first letter of the first word in a sentence, proper nouns (names, places), titles, days, months, and specific holidays. Proper capitalization improves readability and identifies specific entities or the start of new ideas.

In title case, prepositions and conjunctions are generally not capitalized unless they are the first or last word of a title. Short words (typically four letters or fewer, such as at, by, for, in, or, and, but) are lowercase, while some style guides advise capitalizing longer prepositions (five+ letters, like Around or Without)

Text/Description Follow general writing guidelines. Clean verbatim. Edit as necessary.
Products Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

Themes Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

Regarding Provided by the RM. It could either be the Contact, Org, or a Campaign). If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.
Call From * Provided by the RM. If Inbound, it should be the Contact’s name. If Outbound, it should be the RM’s name. Edit as necessary.
Call To * Provided by the RM. If Inbound, it should be the RM’s name. If Outbound, it should be the Contact’s name. Edit as necessary.
Internal Notes Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.
   
   
Fields Instructions
Note Type Pipeline
Relationship Manager/Owner *  
Relationship Manager Preferences Any special RM preferences such as default theme/product types or instructions, etc.

Best Practice: Always go through this before transcribing to refresh your memory of the RM’s preference.

Special Instructions Type any additional instruction provided by the RM.
Internal Comments Type any additional instruction that will help in the CRM entry such as websites, reminders, clarifications and other helpful information.
Date Provided by the RM; If none, use date when the email was received or the recording date.
First Name & Last Name * Provided by the RM; subject to search, verification and clarification.

Best Practices:
1) Email address only – search and verify using the contact’s email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the email address provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – no first name and last name provided.
2) First Name & Last Name only – search and verify using the contact’s first name and last name. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name. If there’s no positive match, use the first name and last name provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.
3) First Name, Last Name & Email Address only – search and verify using the contact’s first name, last name, and email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the first name, last name provided in the contact field and email address in the Special Instruction and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.

Organization * Provided by the RM. If none, clarify.
Type Pipeline
Sub-type Add Pipeline – if the request is to create a new pipeline.
Update Pipeline – if the request is to edit an existing pipeline.
Text/Description Type the instruction and details here.
Products Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

Themes Provided by the RM. If none, leave it blank. Edit as necessary.

Best Practice: Search and verify the complete product name in the CRM.

   
   
Fields Instructions
Note Type CRM Modification
Relationship Manager/Owner  
Relationship Manager Preferences Any special RM preferences such as default theme/product types or instructions, etc.

Best Practice: Always go through this before transcribing to refresh your memory of the RM’s preference.

Special Instructions Type any additional instruction provided by the RM.
Internal Comments Type any additional instruction that will help in the CRM entry such as websites, reminders, clarifications and other helpful information.
Date Provided by the RM; If none, use date when the email was received or the recording date.
First Name & Last Name * Provided by the RM; subject to search, verification and clarification.

Best Practices:
1) Email address only – search and verify using the contact’s email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the email address provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – no first name and last name provided.
2) First Name & Last Name only – search and verify using the contact’s first name and last name. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name. If there’s no positive match, use the first name and last name provided in the contact field and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.
3) First Name, Last Name & Email Address only – search and verify using the contact’s first name, last name, and email address. If there’s a positive match from the CRM, a firm or a reputable website, use the verified first name and last name and type the email provided in the Special Instruction. If there’s no positive match, use the first name, last name provided in the contact field and email address in the Special Instruction and type in the Internal Comment – unable to verify contact.

Organization * Provided by the RM. Subject to search, verification and clarification.
Location * Provided by the RM. Subject to search, verification and clarification.
Type * CRM Modification is classified as edits made in the CRM.
Sub-type * Profile – Add or Change | Org – Add or Change | Location – Add or Change
Text/Description Type the instruction and details here.

For Add profile:
1) What is the First Name*?
2) What is the Last Name*?
3) What is the Org*?

For add Org:
1) What is the Org Type*?
2) What is the Org Subtype*?

   
   
Fields Instructions
Note Type Concur Expenses
Relationship Manager/Owner  
Relationship Manager Preferences Any special RM preferences such as default expense instructions, etc.

Best Practice: Always go through this before transcribing to refresh your memory of the RM’s preference.

Special Instructions Skip. Not applicable. All instructions should be included in the Internal Notes field.
Internal Comments Type any additional instruction that will help in the CRM entry such as websites, reminders, clarifications and other helpful information.
Date For emails and Hey DAN app tasks with image receipts attached, plot as dictated/specified by the user and/or as stated on the receipt.

Receipts may not appear clear all the time or may have been photographed as crumpled so we need to examine closely the details stated on the receipts.

If no date was specified or found, select processing date.

For hotels and parking expenses, always capture the exit/out date or the departure date as the date in Dana.

First Name & Last Name Personal expense with no associated attendees like personal vehicle mileage, hotel, taxi, office supplies, car rental, car rental fuel, airfare, travel agency fees, employee daily travel allowance and all other types, please put “N/A” on the First Name field.
Location If specified, please include. If not specified, it is not required but highly encouraged to include for research purposes.
Type Always choose Expense
Expense Type As specified by the RM or how it’s implied on the receipt.

Most common expenses we received are the following:

1. Employee Daily Travel Allowance (personal meal of the RM)
2. Personal Vehicle Mileage
3. Other Types:
Airfare (if RM sent out an invoice, it will yield 2 notes = 1 airfare and 1 travel agency fees)
Car Rental
Car Rental Fuel
Hotel
Parking
Rail Travel
Taxi (IMPORTANT: If the Uber receipt indicates an Uber Cash discount, no need to plot a note for it. We can just stick to processing the amount swiped via the AMEX card or paid OOP.)
Travel Agency Fees (if RM sent out an invoice, it will yield 2 notes = 1 airfare and 1 travel agency fees)
Travel – Local (for subway, ferry and bus tickets)
Travel Other (for wi-fi charges or inflight wi-fi and baggage fees)
Office Supplies
Printing
Professional Qualification Fee (for CFA or other license renewal)
Postage & Shipping (for shipping costs)

Internal Notes Mostly RM send emailed requests, capture the email subject and the instructions on the body of the email. (The subject is usually found at the top of the placeholder, followed by the body of the email which consists of the RM’s instructions. Other than those, we can omit the rest of the text).
Business Purpose Provided by RM. With character limit in the Concur (60 characters) so we need to make it as short as possible and write it in a phrase format.
Commentary Provided by RM. If none, leave it blank.
Expense Amount Amount written on the receipt or dictated by RM.

IMPORTANT: Always write it in two decimal places.
Ex. $10.00

IMPORTANT: Please indicate the expense amount as well on the Quick Comments field in Dana as best practice.

Vendor and Location Capture the name of the establishment/restaurant/company/store/shop/merchant stated on the receipt or dictated by the RM and specify the city and state, if provided.
Format: Courtyard by Marriott – Memphis, TN

***For Uber/taxi expenses, leave it blank***

Spend Type Provided by RM.

General default if not specified or no default: Client related expenses, NOT to be charged back
Nless specified otherwise)

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