Hello Everyone,
Hope you are well!
As part of our ongoing series of feature announcements for Zoho CRM For Everyone, we’re excited to bring you another type of module view : Grid View.
In addition to Kanban view, List view, Canvas view, Chart view and Timeline view, we have introduced Grid view for your records in different CRM modules. This feature transforms the way users manage data in their modules by presenting information in a convenient sheet format. It’s especially beneficial for handling modules with large volumes of records, significantly improving efficiency and boosting productivity.
What is Grid View?
Grid View provides a spreadsheet-like interface within our CRM, allowing you to interact with records in a structured and user-friendly format. This powerful addition allows you to create, edit, view, and manage multiple records in a grid or sheet format, making it easier to handle large datasets efficiently. This eliminates the need to download data into sheet format to perform any necessary actions.
Layout-specific views
Grid view is layout specific because it is designed to provide an efficient user experience tailored to each CRM module. Each module in a CRM serves a distinct purpose, such as tracking leads, managing accounts, or closing deals, and may have its own set of fields and formats.
Grid View adapts to these differences, ensuring that:
- Only relevant fields are displayed, and
- Record data is organized in a way that aligns with the needs of the specific module.
For instance,
- In the Deals module, users might perform actions like updating deal stages or assigning ownership.
- In a Leads module, users might focus on converting them to contacts.
The custom layout for each module will include different fields to be displayed. However, the grid view for the Deals modules will display only the field selected for its own layout, including deal stage, deal ownership, and so on. Whereas, the grid view for the Leads module will only display fields for its own specific layout, including lead status, conversion rate, and so on.
Grid View Capabilities
1. Create records directly from the grid
You can add new entries directly from the Grid View without navigating away to the create new record page. Allowing users to create new records directly from the grid helps save time with a reduced number of steps involved.
Row-wise Record Creation Limitations:
- If any required fields are not selected in Manage Columns, record creation will be allowed through the default form in the pop-up instead of row-wise record creation.
- If a layout rule is enabled for your module, record creation will only be allowed through the default form in the pop-up instead of row-wise record creation.
- If data enrichment is enabled for your module, record creation will only be allowed through the default form in the pop-up instead of row-wise record creation.
- If a wizard is set as the default view for your module, record creation will only be allowed through the default form in the pop-up instead of row-wise record creation.
2. Edit, view, and share records directly from the grid
You can effortlessly update records directly within the grid by clicking on the records that need to be updated without having to navigate to the record's detail view.
From the row actions provided in the more menu(...), you can click View to access the record's details quickly. Additionally, you can Share records with team members for collaboration without going into the record detail view.
3. Summarize record data with a chart
Select columns with picklist data to be represented in the different chart views to facilitate pattern identification and decision-making. Click on the chart to view the number of records against it and perform actions on them.
4. Generate Aggregate data from columns
Select columns with number values to get a summary of the data in the records. Without the need to export data or use external tools like spreadsheets, users can save time and effort. The Add Aggregate feature provides immediate answers within the CRM itself, enabling users to make informed decisions by tracking and comparing numbers across categories. This feature appears only for number fields.
Note : The number fields supported are Number, Decimal, Currency, and Long Integer. The fields that are not supported are Phone, Percentage, and Auto number.
5. Perform mass update actions on records
You can mass update records in just a few clicks directly from the grid. Either select the number of records to be updated or select multiple records that need to be updated and enter the data to be added against all of them.
6. Review and Approve records
With grid view, you can approve or reject records directly from the grid, streamlining your approval and review processes.
You can review the records from the grid instead of navigating to My Jobs or to the record detail view page as shown below.
Similarly, you can approve records directly from the grid view, as shown in the below gif.
When to use Grid View?
A scenario where Grid View can be used is during a quarterly sales review.
Sales managers often need a quick and comprehensive way to:
- Review their team's performance.
- Mass update the status of deals.
- Schedule follow-up calls or meetings for accounts.
- Approve discount requests or proposals.
- Generate charts to get an overall summary of teams' achievements vs targets.
- Get aggregate values of deals won for a specific time period.
Grid View enables all of this without switching between multiple modules or screens, saving valuable time.
Limitations :
- Wrap-mode for grid view is not supported.
- Client script configuration for grid view is not supported.
- If the user has multiple layouts, then they cannot select all records in that layout; they would need to select all records page-wise.
- Row-wise record creation is not supported for campaign module integrated layouts.
- Grid view is not available for the following modules:
-- Tasks, Meetings and calls,
-- Finance and other integration module,
--- Services and Appointments
We believe this feature will significantly enhance your experience with the CRM and make data management more intuitive than ever. Please do let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Availability : The grid view feature is available only for Zoho CRM' new user interface - NextGen UI.
Thank you.
Serena Woolridge
The Zoho CRM Marketing Team
Recent Topics
Contacts Profile
Is there a way to add a picture to my contacts profile? You have an outline of a person but no way I can see to import a picture.
Tip 46: View resource allocation while adding or editing tasks
Keeping track of employees workload can be daunting but also necessary. Overloading employees with work can cause burnout and reduce productivity. Managers should be able to identify resources who are less engaged when assigning tasks. This will ensure a balanced workload and also improve employee's efficiency. Zoho Projects lets you identify resources who are available to take up a job when you add or edit a task. Assign the task to team members and the calendar in the Start Date field will display
field update from the value of another field
Hello, I need to do a field update from the value of another field, but i don´t know how can i do it. In the mass update option it is not possible... I need to put the last name value form the leads module to other custom field that i have created. thanks for your help
Currency transition
We are using Zoho CRM in Curacao, Dutch Caribbean. Our currency is currently the ANG. Curacao will be transition ing from using the ANG (Antillean Guilder) to using the XCG currency (Caribbean Guilder) on March 31st 2025, see: https://www.mcb-bank.com/caribbean-guilder.
Lookup fields
Is there any way to add Lookup fields to Zoho FSM -- I do not see the option but I see default lookup fields in different modules
Using Zoho One to manage two (or more) businesses
We are one company that operates two business, a scenario that Zoho One doesn't really seem to handle very well, and one which I can't imagine is at all unique to us! (It is basically designed to facilitate branding and use for one business only per subscription).
Shopify integration
I need to integrate Shopify with Zoho Books
Switching Between Multiple Zoho One Organizations in New UI
Here’s a polished version in English that you can use on Zoho’s support or community forum: Subject: Switching Between Multiple Zoho One Organizations in New UI Hello Zoho Community / Support Team, I’m currently managing two independent Zoho One organizations.
Fully functional FSM workflow
I am using Books, FSM, Begin and Desk. At this moment, FSM is not fully functional even on its own. For example, Customer A buys 4 air-cons and 3 brackets from us. We are fine to create WO manually in FSM. This should be the full loop for a FSM workflow:-
Upcoming Changes to LinkedIn Parsing in Resume Extractor
Starting 31 July 2025, the Zoho Recruit Resume Extractor will no longer support direct parsing of candidate data from LinkedIn profiles. Why Is This Change Needed? In accordance with LinkedIn’s platform policies, extracting profile data through browser
Woocommerce Line Item Information
I'd like to add each line item from a Woocommerce order to a zoho creator form record. The line items are found within the line items array, but I'm not sure how to get each item out of the array? Any help would be much appreciated.
Connect Woocommerce new order to zoho books via zoho flow
Hello i want help to create a flow to create a new sales order from woocommerce to zoho books. Can someone send me step by step flow, functions and fields?
What's New in Zoho Invoice | April - June 2025
Hello everyone! We're excited to share the latest feature updates and enhancements we've made to Zoho Invoice from April to June 2025. In this, you will learn more about the following features: New Integrations via Zoho Marketplace Add Images to Email
Change Invoice Prices for an Effective Date
Hi, It would be a really good feature to be able to change the prices on invoices/recurring invoices from an effective date in the event of price increases. For instance, I am in the process of increasing prices that will be effective from a specific
PROJECTS - More flexibility with task and pricing
Hi Everyone, I would like to use PROJECTS in my Zoho Booking app but it does not fit into my business. For example: I charge per sessions fixed price. My session usually are 2 hours and I bill the customer on the end of the month. My session can have
Is it possible to change default payable account for a bill?
We have a case where we need to change a bill account from the default accounts payable to another account (it can be current asset or current liability, depending on the case). However, Zoho Books has set default account for bills, (accounts payable)
how to upload a reviewed price list in zoho to replace the existing price list
Price list upload for my zoho books
Banking: Transfer from another account without base currency
Scenario: A banking line item shall be categorised as an "internal transfer" from another bank account. This is a USD to EUR transfer. Our base currency is CHF. What we tried: Category: "Transfer from another account" From: Our USD account To: Our EUR
Company details and emails
Our company has recently been rebranded and we have new email address - How do I update information for users. I have tried to re invite users with new email but it sends me to organization and there is no where I can change the email or invite with new
Linking Resale Certificates to Customer Locations
Florida Resale Certificates must be on every customer invoice. We have customers with multiple locations and each location has a seperate FL Resale Certificate. The FL Resale Certificate makes the transaction EXEMPT from Sales Tax. Can FL Resale Certificate
Notebook App Not Opening
I love this app but for the last 2 days it recuses to open. My phone tells me the app is bugged and I must wait for a new update. Is anyone else having this problem or is something going on with me? I have many important notes that I can't necessarily
Admin and Dispatcher Users show as Field Technicians in Dispatch Module?
Hi Zoho, Our Admin and Dispatch user both show up as Fied Technicians / Field Agents in the Dispatch module, but they most certainly should not be assigned to any of the work orders and service appointments. These users are NOT service resources. How
ZOHO DESK | SET PERMISSION NOT TO ALLOW SPECIFIC AGENTS TO CREATE TICKET
Hi Zoho Team, I have a question regarding this: "Team Desk are the ones to have the permission to create a ticket, Team OPS resolvers must not create a ticket." - How to set permission to Team OPS resolvers for not creating a ticket? Only Team Desk should
Full Text Customization & Translation in SalesIQ Chat Widget Settings
Dear Zoho SalesIQ Team, Greetings, We would like to request an important enhancement to the chat widget customization options in Zoho SalesIQ. Current Limitation: At the moment, only some of the text shown in the chat widget is editable or translatable
Copy Sales Order Reference# to Purchase Order#
Hello, We use our customer's purchase order number as the order number on our purchase order to the supplier. We direct ship everything from our suppliers and the customers then see their PO number on the packing notes (instead of a sequentially-generated one). Therefore, is it possible to use automation to copy the Sales Order Reference# (customer PO) to the respective Purchase Order# (our PO) when converting the Sales Order to a Purchase Order?
Experience effortless record management in CRM For Everyone with the all-new Grid View!
Hello Everyone, Hope you are well! As part of our ongoing series of feature announcements for Zoho CRM For Everyone, we’re excited to bring you another type of module view : Grid View. In addition to Kanban view, List view, Canvas view, Chart view and
Free webinar: Zoho Sign in Q2 2025: A quick walkthrough
Hi there! We’re halfway through the year—and Zoho Sign has some exciting enhancements to show for it! Join us in our upcoming webinar to discover what's new and what you can look forward to. What will this session cover? Explore the newest features introduced
Can't type latin characters Mac x Windows
I access a Win XP machine using Chrome on Mac OS X High Sierra and I can't get special characters like á é ó â ê ô ã õ à í ú to work. I tried a few different keyboard layout setups, but nothing worked. I end up having to type a lot of stuff in a local notepad for further copy and paste, which is not convenient at all. Am I missing anything? How can I make this work? Thanks.
Copying records from a Custom Module into Deals
Hello, I recently created a custom module to handle a particular type of order/transaction in our business. Having got this up and running I've realised that it would be much better to use the Deals module with a different layout instead. We've entered
Using a Webhook as an Action
I have been able to setup where I can use a webhook as a Trigger, but I am wondering how I can use a webhook as an Action. In the Zoho Flow Builder when using Zoho CRM as a trigger, I do not see a way to invoke a URL to POST json data that can be used
Add Microsoft Entra ID to Zoho One
Hi! Have anyone tried the Zoho connection to Microsoft Entra ID (https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/one/admin-guide/directory-stores/articles/add-microsoft-azure-to-zoho-one?action=kbArticleFollow&actionId=4014605732522 ) This is a big operation and you
Subform edits don't appear in parent record timeline?
Is it possible to have subform edits (like add row/delete row) appear in the Timeline for parent records? A user can edit a record, only edit the subform, and it doesn't appear in the timeline. Is there a workaround or way that we can show when a user
Kaizen #197: Frequently Asked Questions on GraphQL APIs
🎊 Nearing 200th Kaizen Post – We want to hear from you! Do you have any questions, suggestions, or topics you would like us to cover in future posts? Your insights and suggestions help us shape future content and make this series better for everyone.
Pushing Zoho People leave into Microsoft calendar: how to chose how "event" is shown (busy, free etc)
Hi, how can I select how a "leave" event is pushed into Microsoft calendar? I want for leave "working elsewhere" to show as working elsewhere and NOT as busy.
Is there any way to prevent the row cloning feature(on edit page)
My initial requirement is to prevent some users from adding new rows in the subform. For that, I have implemented the client script, and the script is working fine. But users are able to clone the row and make changes. For that, I was unable to find any
Zoho Desk Community Portal Not Displaying Custom Styling Correctly
Hi Zoho Community, I’m struggling to get a custom community portal in Zoho Desk to display my branding and styling correctly, and I’d love some help troubleshooting this for a client’s support portal. Details: Setup: Zoho Desk (Professional plan, latest
Custom Bulk Select Button
Zoho CRM offers the ability to select multiple records and invoke a Custom Button This functionality is missing from Recruit Currently we can only add buttons in the detail page and list But we cannot select Multiple Records and invoke a function with
Tiktok and Instagram Carousel with Music
Is it possible to add music or sound (can be downloaded or uploaded or attached) when we upload carousels in IG and Tiktok?
Once again, non-admins can no longer revise the site map
Not sure when this change happened, but it's a problem now. This appears to be a regression on this issue: https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/community/topic/bug-non-admins-can-no-longer-revise-the-site-map ... which was solved. That issue was also a regression.
How to add Leave Type Permission Start Time
Hi, I have a requirement to add Leave Type : Permission Start Time on the email template to which is end to the reporting manager. But I am unable to find the field in the list of fields. How to achieve this?
Next Page