Add a success objective

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read account-lifecycle-create-object.md
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Create a success objective that represents the value of the products sold to the customer.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_acct_lc.customer_success_agent

About this task

A success objective represents that value of one or more products purchased by the customer. Objectives are defined for a specific period and are tied to an engagement. An objective can be broken down into several success outcomes that measure its achievement.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workspace > CRM Workspace and select the List icon.

  2. Navigate to the Customer Success > All Objectives and select New.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

Field

Description

Number

System generated unique number for the onboarding case record.

Account

The account number of the enterprise customer associated with the account.

Engagement

Select the engagement record to which the objective is to be related. This is a required field.

Objective owner

The individual responsible for the objective from the provider side.

Sponsor

External contact responsible for the objective.

Products

The sold products that match the objective.

Driver

The driving category reason behind the objective.

State

State of the engagement record.- New

  • Define
  • In progress
  • Canceled
  • Closed

Progress

Current progress of this objective.- Not Started

  • On-Track
  • At Risk
  • Paused
  • Completed
  • Canceled

Priority

Priority of this objective in comparison to others.- Critical

  • High
  • Medium
  • Low
  • Very Low

Planned start

Date on which the work for this objective is scheduled to start.

Planned stop

Date on which the work for this objective is scheduled to stop.

Title

Enter a title for this objective. This is a required field.

Watch list

Select the users who should be notified of any updates to the objective.

Work notes list

Select the users who should be notified of any updates to the worknotes.

Description

Enter a description for this objective. This is a required field.

Work notes

Any internal notes regarding this objective.

4. Select **Save** to create a success objective.

What to do next

Add one or more success outcomes to measure the achievement of this objective. See Add a primary success outcome.

Parent Topic:Create a success blueprint manually

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