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Keep your team's workload even by auto-assigning new leads to each user.

Round robin assignment means that each new lead is assigned to a different user until everyone has been assigned the same amount and the cycle repeats.

For example, if you have three users:

Lead 1 is assigned to user 1
Lead 2 is assigned to user 2
Lead 3 is assigned to user 3, then the cycle repeats
Lead 4 is assigned to user 1
Lead 5 is assigned to user 2
Lead 6 is assigned to user 3, then the cycle repeats.

You can set up round robin lead assignment with a few custom fields and a lead assignment rule.

Create a Lead Number f+Field

Creating a Lead Number f+Field gives each new lead a unique ID.

Open Setup.
Search for Object Manager , and open it.
Click Lead .
Click Fields & Relationships .
Click New .
Select Autonumber , and click Next .
Name your field Lead Number .
In Display Format, enter {0} .
In Starting Format, enter 1 .
Check the box to Set this field as the unique record identifier from an external system , and click Next .

Uncheck all Page Layout boxes, and click Save & New .

Create a Round Robin Field

The round robin field tells the system to assign each new lead to the next user in order.

Select Formula , and click Next .
Name your field. For example: Round Robin .
Select Number .
In the Decimal Places dropdown, choose 0 , and click Next .
Select Advanced Formula .

Formula field template with the formula inserted in the Advanced Formula tab.

Click Next .
Give user permission to the right people, and click Next .
Uncheck all Page Layout boxes, and click Save .

Create a Lead Assignment Rule

The lead assignment rule ensures that leads are assigned evenly across users.

In Setup, search for Lead Assignment Rules , and open it.
Name your rule Round Robin Assignment Rule , and click Save .
Click to open Round Robin Assignment Rule.
In the Rule Entries section, click New .
In Sort Order, enter 1 .
Set the rule criteria by choosing Round Robin in the Field dropdown, Equals in the Operator dropdown, and 1 in the Value field.
Select the user this rule applies to.
Optionally, select an email template to tell the user that the rule has been assigned to them.

Completed lead assignment rule showing each user.

Allow Round Robin Lead Assignment on Manually-Created Leads

In Setup, click Object Manager .
Click Page Layouts .
Open Lead Layout .
Click Layout Properties .
Next to Lead Assignment Checkbox, check the box to Show on edit page , and click Okay .
Save your changes.

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