Manager Territory Feedback

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Managers reviewing changes to users’ territories using Enhanced Territory Feedback can review, reject, and approve challenges made by roster members via a dedicated tab, enabling managers to quickly review changes made by roster members and take the appropriate action to complete the Territory Feedback process.

For example, Sarah Jones is assigned to a territory with three child territories, and is the manager of the roster members assigned to these child territories. Each roster member reviews upcoming changes to their territory and makes challenges using Enhanced Territory Feedback before submitting their pending challenges to Sarah for approval. Using the Territory Feedback tab, Sarah sees the current status of each of her roster members’ feedback. She reviews each roster member’s individual pending challenges and approves or rejects them accordingly before moving the territories into the next lifecycle state.

Considerations

Managers are prevented from accessing the Territory Feedback tab when large numbers of territories are moved to different lifecycle states. Managers are notified via email once processing is complete.
Team Selling is not currently supported when using this feature

Prerequisites

Configuring Manager Territory Feedback

To configure this feature:

Grant admins and managers access to the Territory Feedback tab.
Grant admins and managers access to the TerritoryFeedbackSettings Apex class.
Enable Flow Access for managers. This can be done at three levels:
- Permission Set Level – Under System Permissions, select the Run Flows check box
- Profile Level – Under General User Permissions, select the Run Flows check box
The Run Flows permission on the User object will be retired by Salesforce in their Summer '22 Release and should not be used.
Navigate to Setup > CSP Trusted Sites.
Select New Trusted Site.
Populate the following fields:
- Trusted Site Name – VeevaAlign
- Trusted Site URL – https://*.veevaalign.com
- Active – Selected
- Context – LEX
- Allow site for connect-src – Selected
Select Save.

It may take several minutes for the trusted site record to take effect.

Viewing the Territories Screen

To view all territories the manager is responsible for, navigate to the Territory Feedback tab.

If the manager is responsible for multiple field forces, each field force’s territories are displayed in a separate sub-tab within the Territory Feedback tab.

Selecting the Info () button displays information about the project’s start date, end date, geography changes, and due date for feedback.

If the feedback_instructions__aln field on the project__aln record in Align is populated, instructions display on this panel as well.

Senior managers, managers with assigned child territories that serve as parent territories themselves, can navigate the territory hierarchy below them. For senior managers, the values displayed in the table represent the sum of all territories below them in the hierarchy.

Viewing Territories When Assigned to Multiple Field Plans

If the manager has access to more than one project currently in a Feedback state in Align, the Field Plans screen displays when the manager navigates to the Territory Feedback tab.

If available, each field plan displays the start and end dates of its cycle, as well as the due date for feedback. Selecting a field plan displays the Territories page for that field plan.

Viewing and Resolving Pending Challenges on Child Territories

Managers can use the Territory Table to view each child territory’s assigned roster member, status, and changes.

Selecting the link in the Geo Changes column displays the complete list of geographies being added or removed from the territory.

Selecting the link in the Total Challenges or Pending Approval columns displays the roster member’s challenges.

If the child territory in the table is also a parent territory, the values in these columns represent the territory and any associated child territories.

Actions on Child Territories

Managers can use Actions drop-down menu in the Territories Table to perform the following tasks on the child territory. Available actions display based on the current state of the territory:

Action	Description	Displays When
View Targets	Displays the territory’s targets.	The territory is not a parent territory An MC Cycle exists against the corresponding field force
Approve Pending Challenges	Bulk-approve all pending challenges.	The manager has Review access to the territory At least one pending challenge exists
Reject Pending Challenges	Bulk-reject all pending challenges.	The manager has Review access to the territory At least one pending challenge exists
Move to Lifecycle States	One action displays for each lifecycle state the manager has permission to move the territory into. If the territory has pending challenges, a modal displays requiring managers to approve or reject all outstanding pending challenges related to the territory or its child territories. A modal displays if any child territories are not allowed to be moved to the selected lifecycle state, informing the manager these child territories are ignored. Moving large numbers of territories into a different lifecycle state at once may take a few minutes to process.	The manager has permission to move the territory into the respective lifecycle state
Return to Roster Member	Returns the territory to the Feedback lifecycle state and reassigns Territory Feedback to the corresponding roster member.	The territory is not a parent territory The manager is allowed to move the territory to the Feedback lifecycle state
Return All to Roster Members	Returns the parent and all associated child territories to the Feedback lifecycle state and reassigns Territory feedback to the corresponding roster members.	The territory is a parent territory The manager is allowed to move the territory to the Feedback lifecycle state The manager is allowed to move at least one of the child territories to the Feedback lifecycle state

Viewing Pending Challenges on the Accounts Screen

Managers can use the Accounts screen to view the list of Targets, challenges or pending challenges.

The table on the Accounts screen contains information about the challenge, including changes to the account’s status and edits to the target’s goals.

If the account is not currently assigned to the user, a + displays next to their name. If the account is currently assigned to the user, but will not be assigned in the next sales cycle, a - displays next to their name.

Approving or Rejecting Pending Challenges

From the Accounts screen, managers can approve or reject pending challenges either in bulk or individually.

To select an individual challenges to approve or reject:

Select the More Actions button in the appropriate row.
Select the appropriate Approve or Reject option.

To select many pending challenges to approve or reject:

Select the check box for the appropriate rows. Select the check box in the column header to select all displayed rows at once.
Select either the Approve or Reject buttons.

Searching Within a Territory as a Manager

To quickly review and create challenges against specific accounts, managers can use the search bar on the Accounts screen to search within their territory.

For example, Sarah Jones is a manager reviewing upcoming changes to her parent territory. From the Accounts screen, she searches for Clinton Ackerman to review any changes to his target status, as well as any changes to his account’s various goals.

This feature does not require configuration.

Using the Search Bar

Searching in the Accounts screen searches against the following information:

The account’s formatted name
All text-type account or address columns

Search terms are case insensitive and respect all applied filters.

Search terms containing spaces are joined together with an AND statement. For example, entering Ack Jer would display Clinton Ackerman based out of New Jersey as a result, but not Bob Adams based out of New Jersey.