Data transfer issue

[junglelions]

Hi all.

I've installed sugar crm and have created several new fileds in leads and in accounts. The issue i am having is that when i choose to convert a lead say into an account the data in the fields does not populate in the newly created account. I understand that it is most likely because the field values are not the same in leads as in accounts but i am very new to sugar and really would appreciate some help. What are the basic principles involved in this?

I have several new fileds. Company name (maps to LBL_LAST_NAME) in leads, does it have to map to the same value in accounts?

Judgement Type (Maps to LBL_LEAD_SOURCE_DESCRIPTION) in leads and the same in accounts but the data does not populate when i convert a lead to an account...as i said im very new to sugar, is there something i am missing? do i need to create relationships between the fileds?

HELP!

[kinshibuya]

Hi!
For this to work you need to do some custom code modifications.
You can use displayparams in custom/modules/Accounts/metadata/editviewdefs.php
This is an example for that happens with the address:

'lbl_address_information'=>array(
array (
array (
'name' => 'billing_address_street',
'hideLabel'=> true,
'type' => 'address',
'displayParams'=>array('key'=>'billing', 'rows'=>2, 'cols'=>30, 'maxlength'=>150),

[junglelions]

Thanks for the reply.

Okay what i have done is create 4 new fields in Leads and the same fields in Accounts, they are called CCJ VALUE,Turnover,ID and Secretary.

Secretary = LBL_SECRETARY
CCJVALUE = LBL_CCJVALUE
Turnover = LBL_TURNOVER
ID = LBL_ID

I have added each field value into the modules of both Leads AND Accounts. Okay, when i import from a .csv file into leads the data imports correctly and all the fields show data, the issue i am having is when i then try to create an account from within leads by clicking "Convert lead" and selecting create account NONE of the new fields data crosses over, the fields just remain empty. I have created custom fields before and imported data succesfully but have allways had an issue when converting leads using custom fields.

Please help!