User Guide

Get to know AmpleoCRM

A complete guide to every feature in AmpleoCRM - from daily use to advanced configuration. Pick a topic below or scroll down to read it all.

1. What is AmpleoCRM? 2. Login and navigation 3. Areas 4. Sales module 5. Service module 6. Activities and timeline 7. Lists and views 8. Forms 9. Documents and templates 10. Settings 11. Form customization 12. Custom dashboards 13. Projects 14. Mail and Outlook 15. AI assistant 16. Contact forms 17. Print 18. REST API 19. Tips and shortcuts

1. What is AmpleoCRM?

AmpleoCRM is a CRM system (Customer Relationship Management) developed in Denmark for European B2B companies. It brings customers, opportunities, quotes, invoices, contracts, service cases, projects and more into a single platform — so you can stop juggling spreadsheets, email threads and disconnected tools.

The interface is organised into three areas — Sales, Service and Settings — and uses a consistent layout throughout. Once you have learned one screen, you can navigate the rest with confidence. All data and infrastructure is hosted in the EU.

AmpleoCRM supports Danish and English. Switch language via the menu in the sidebar — your choice is saved automatically.

2. Login and navigation

Login

When you open AmpleoCRM you are greeted by the landing page. Click Log in to reach the login screen, where you enter your email and password. You will then land on the dashboard, which gives you a quick overview of your most important data.

The first time a user logs in, their profile is created automatically. The very first user in a new organisation is automatically given the Administrator role, so you can get started right away.

Sidebar

On the left side of the screen you find the sidebar — your primary navigation. It lists the entities (companies, contacts, opportunities, etc.) that belong to the active area. Click an item to open its list view.

Area switcher

At the bottom of the sidebar you find the area switcher. Click to switch between Sales, Service and Settings. The same menu also lets you log out and view your user profile.

3. Areas

Sales

Companies, contacts, opportunities, quotes, invoices, contracts, products, revenue and activities.

Service

Service cases, case types, service queues, knowledge articles and service dashboards.

Settings

General settings, user management, document templates, data import, form customization and dashboards.

The front page dashboard automatically shows the dashboards that belong to the active area. Switch area, and the dashboard updates immediately.

4. Sales module

The Sales module covers the entire sales process from first contact to invoicing. All entities are interconnected, so you can create a quote directly from an opportunity and later convert it to an invoice.

Companies and contacts

Companies are the organisations you work with. Contacts are the individual people at those companies. A contact is linked to a company via the "Company" lookup field. Open a company to see all associated contacts, opportunities and activities gathered on the timeline.

Opportunities

An opportunity represents a potential deal. It has a stage (Qualification, Proposal, Negotiation, Closed) and an expected amount. The "Sales Pipeline" dashboard shows a funnel chart of all open opportunities by stage, giving you instant visibility into your pipeline health.

Quotes

A quote contains lines with products, quantities and prices. Stages: Draft, Active, Won, Lost, Revised. You can generate a quote document from a template directly from the form.

Invoices

Invoices follow the same pattern as quotes with lines and stages (Draft, Active, Paid, Cancelled). Invoices can be synchronised with your ERP system via the integration.

Contracts

Contracts track agreements with customers with stages such as Draft, Active, Sent for Signature, Signed, Expired. If digital signing is configured (e.g. via Penneo), contracts can be sent for signature directly from the system with a single click.

Products and revenue

Products are what you sell and can be selected on quote and invoice lines. Revenue records are imported from ERP or created manually for analysis and reporting.

Sales dashboards

  • Sales Pipeline — funnel chart and stage breakdown with owner distribution.
  • Revenue — revenue overview broken down by type and period.

5. Service module

The Service module helps manage customer inquiries, support tasks and knowledge sharing. All cases can be linked to companies and contacts, so the history is always gathered in one place.

Service cases

A service case represents a customer's request for help. Each case has a status (New, In Progress, Waiting on Customer, Waiting on Third Party, Resolved, Cancelled), a priority (Low, Normal, High, Critical) and can be linked to a company, contact and service queue. Use the timeline to log all communication directly on the case.

Case types and service queues

Case types categorise cases (e.g. "Technical support", "Billing question"). Service queues distribute cases between teams, ensuring the right department always receives the right cases.

Knowledge base

Internal articles with solutions and FAQ for support staff. Build your knowledge base over time to reduce repetitive inquiries.

Service dashboards

  • Service Overview — KPIs for active cases, high-priority, unassigned and resolved today.
  • Service Performance — trend charts of created and resolved cases broken down by queue and type.

6. Activities and timeline

Activities are used to log all customer interaction. There are five types:

Task
Phone call
Meeting
Email
Note

Timeline

On forms for companies, contacts, opportunities and service cases you find a timeline showing all activities in chronological order. From there you can add a quick note directly in the timeline or create new activities via the buttons at the top. The timeline also automatically shows emails tracked via the Outlook integration.

Follow-ups

From any record you can create a follow-up — a reminder with a date and time, ensuring you never forget to follow up.

7. Lists and views

When you select an entity in the sidebar a list view opens showing all records in a table. Lists are the primary way to get an overview of your data.

Search, filter and sort

  • Search — the search box searches across all searchable fields (name, email, etc.).
  • Filter — click column headers to filter. You can combine multiple filters for precise results.
  • Sort — click a column header to toggle sort direction.

Views

Above the list you find a view selector. A view defines which columns are shown and the default sort. Click the pencil icon to customise a view:

  • Add or remove columns and change their order (up/down).
  • Choose default sorting and add permanent filters.
  • Save the view under a new name for reuse.

Your own views can be deleted. System-defined views can be customised but not deleted.

8. Forms

When you click a record in a list a form opens. The form is the central workspace for a single record.

Structure

  • Sections — fields grouped into named sections (e.g. Companies and Contacts).
  • Tabs — multiple tabs with fields, sub-grids and timeline (e.g. Opportunities, Quotes). Tabs can be customised via the form builder.

Command bar

At the top of the form you find a command bar with action buttons. Standard buttons are Save, Delete and Cancel. Some entities have additional commands (e.g. "Generate document", "Send for signature" or "Print").

Related data and change log

Forms can contain sub-grids showing related records (e.g. quotes on a company). All changes are logged automatically and can be viewed via the change log on the form — you can always see who changed what and when.

9. Documents and templates

Document templates

Under Settings → Document Templates administrators can create templates for documents (e.g. quotes, contracts, invoices). Each template is linked to an entity type and can contain merge fields that are automatically filled in from the current record — company name, contact person, amounts, etc.

Generating documents

From a record's form click "Generate document" in the command bar. Select a template, preview it, and download the document. Generated documents are automatically saved on the record, so you always have a history.

Attachments

Files can be uploaded and attached to records via the document section on the form. All common file types are supported.

10. Settings

Switch to the Settings area via the area switcher. Viewing settings requires at minimum the Manager role; making changes requires the Admin role.

General settings

Company name The organisation's name displayed in the system.
Default language The default language for new users (Danish or English).
Default currency The primary currency (DKK, EUR, USD, GBP, SEK, NOK).
Default VAT rate VAT percentage used as default on quotes and invoices.
Time zone The organisation's time zone for date display and calculations.
Fiscal year start month Used to calculate fiscal periods in dashboards and reports.

Digital signing

Configured under settings. Choose provider (e.g. Penneo), environment (sandbox/production) and enter API keys. After that, contracts can be sent for digital signature directly from the form.

User management

Under User Management administrators can view all users, change display name and role, activate/deactivate and create new users.

User Manager Admin
user Can read all data and edit own records.
manager Like User, plus access to configuration and settings.
admin Like Manager, plus user management, data import and full configuration access.

Data import

  1. Choose entity type — which type of data to import.
  2. Upload file — upload a CSV file with your data.
  3. Column mapping — match the columns in your file to fields in the system. The system automatically suggests matching fields.
  4. Import result — see how many records were created and any errors with line numbers.

11. Form customization

Under Settings → Entity Customization administrators can customise the layout for all entities, so the system fits your workflows.

Entity overview

You see a list of all entities with a toggle to show/hide them in the navigation. Click Customize to open the form builder.

Form builder

  • Left panel — available fields, sub-grids and timeline.
  • Right panel — the form itself with tabs and columns.

You can customise:

  • Tabs — add, rename, reorder via drag-and-drop or delete tabs.
  • Columns — add or remove columns in a tab (1–3 columns).
  • Fields — drag fields from the panel into columns; remove by dragging back.
  • Sub-grids and timeline — add related grids and an activity timeline to a tab.

Use "Reset to defaults" to restore the default layout.

Customisations apply to all users in your organisation.

12. Custom dashboards

Under Settings → Dashboards you can create custom dashboards shown on the front page. Use them to visualise the KPIs that matter most to your business.

Create a dashboard

  1. Click "Create new" and give the dashboard a name.
  2. Choose which areas it should appear in (Sales, Service or both).
  3. Set a sort order (lower numbers appear first).

Add components

Each component is a chart based on data from the system. For each component you choose:

Title The heading shown above the chart.
Chart type Line chart, bar chart, donut chart, KPI number, etc.
Width Half width (1/2) or full width (1/1).
Entity type Which data to use (e.g. Opportunities, Service Cases).
Group by The field data is split by (e.g. stage, priority, owner).
Value field The field that is counted or summed.
Aggregation Count, Sum, Average, Min or Max.
View filter Optional: use an existing view to include only specific records.
Custom dashboards are shared with the entire organisation. You can activate/deactivate them individually.

13. Projects

The Projects module lets you plan and track projects directly in CRM. Projects can be linked to companies and opportunities, so you maintain the full picture.

Project structure

A project contains tasks with start and end dates, assignee, status and priority. Tasks can be organised into phases and displayed in a Gantt chart that gives a visual overview of the timeline.

Resource management

Assign team members to tasks and track time spent. Dashboards show workload per employee and project progress.

14. Mail and Outlook

AmpleoCRM integrates with Microsoft Outlook via an Outlook add-in. The add-in lets you track emails to CRM records without leaving your inbox.

Tracking emails

When you open an email in Outlook, the add-in shows matching contacts and companies from CRM. With one click you track the email, and it appears on the record's timeline as an email activity with subject, sender and recipient.

Sending from CRM

You can also send emails directly from AmpleoCRM via the activity form. The email is automatically logged on the timeline.

15. AI assistant

AmpleoCRM has a built-in AI assistant based on Mistral, running in the EU. The AI assistant helps you work smarter by analysing your data and suggesting actions.

What can AI do?

  • Smart suggestions — get recommendations for next steps based on history and patterns.
  • Data analysis — ask questions about your data in natural language.
  • Summarisation — get a quick overview of a record's history and key points.
  • Prioritisation — let AI help identify the most important leads and cases.
The AI model runs exclusively in the EU. No data leaves European infrastructure.

16. Contact forms

With contact forms you can capture leads directly from your website. Embed a form on your site, and enquiries flow automatically into AmpleoCRM as new records — ready for follow-up.

How it works

  1. Create a contact form under Settings and choose which fields to include.
  2. Copy the embed code and paste it onto your website.
  3. New enquiries are automatically created as contacts (or service cases) in CRM.

17. Print

Print forms, dashboards and lists directly from AmpleoCRM. Ready for meetings, documentation or archiving - without extra tools. Click Print in the command bar on a form or use the browser's print function on lists and dashboards.

18. REST API

AmpleoCRM has a full REST API that gives programmatic access to all data. The API is used by the Outlook add-in, integrations and external systems.

  • CRUD operations on all entities (companies, contacts, opportunities, etc.).
  • Filtering, sorting and pagination via query parameters.
  • Authentication via JWT Bearer tokens (OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect).
  • All data is isolated per organisation — you can only access data that belongs to your organisation.

See the full API documentation at ampleocrm.com/api-documentation.

19. Tips and shortcuts

Switch language

Switch between Danish and English via the language selector in the sidebar (under Settings). Your choice is saved automatically.

Quick search

The search box in list views searches across all searchable fields (typically name, email and phone).

Lookup fields

Fields that reference other records (e.g. "Company" on a contact) have auto-complete. Start typing to search.

Optimistic locking

If another user has changed a record while you have it open, you will be notified. You can reload and try again.

Automatic security

All data is isolated per organisation. You can only see and edit data that belongs to your organisation.

Change log

All changes are logged automatically and can be viewed on the form and via the API.

Mobile friendly

AmpleoCRM is responsive and works on tablets and phones, so you can work wherever you are.

Integrations

Connect to e-conomic, Dynamics 365, NAV/BC, Office 365, Google Workspace and many more via settings.

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