Reference Guides in CRM: Overview of Methods

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In the detail forms of CRM entities, there are two types of list fields:

  • Custom fields — these can be created, modified, and deleted using the methods crm.xx.userfield.*. For example, to create a custom list field in deals, use crm.deal.userfield.add.

  • System fields — these are pre-installed and cannot be created or deleted. In system list fields, only the values of the list can be modified. The list of values for system list fields is referred to as a reference guide in CRM.

Quick navigation: all methods and events

User documentation: reference guides in Bitrix24

List of Reference Guides

To modify a reference guide, specify the ENTITY_ID parameter in the methods of the group crm.status.*. If the value is incorrect, another reference guide will be modified.

Stages. A reference guide with stages of working with clients, which are displayed in the CRM kanban. Each CRM object has its own code for the stages reference guide:

  • DealsDEAL_STAGE for the main direction of deals and DEAL_STAGE_xx for additional ones, where xx is the ID of the direction.
  • LeadsSTATUS
  • InvoicesSMART_INVOICE_STAGE_xx, where xx is the ID value of the invoice direction.
  • QuotesQUOTE_STATUS
  • DocumentsSMART_DOCUMENT_STAGE_xx, where xx is the ID value of the document direction.
  • Smart ProcessesDYNAMIC_xx_STAGE_xx, where the first xx is the entityTypeId of the smart process, and the second xx is the ID of the direction.

To obtain the ID of a specific direction in Bitrix24, use the method crm.status.entity.types.

Sources. A reference guide with values for the system field Source — SOURCE.

Contact and Company Types. Reference guides with values for the system fields Contact Type — CONTACT_TYPE and Company Type — COMPANY_TYPE.

Number of Employees. A reference guide with values for the system field Number of Employees in the company detail form — EMPLOYEES.

Client Industry. A reference guide with values for the system field Industry in the company detail form — INDUSTRY.

Deal Type. A reference guide with values for the system field Deal Type in the deal detail form — DEAL_TYPE.

Honorifics. A reference guide with values for the system field Honorific in the lead and contact detail forms — HONORIFIC.

Call Statuses. A reference guide with values for the Call Status in the call list detail form — CALL_LIST.

How to Use Reference Guide Values

Each list value in the reference guides has:

  • name NAME — displayed in the CRM entity detail form
  • status STATUS_ID — used in methods for creating and modifying entities

Using the method crm.deal.update, you can change the values of the fields Deal StageSTAGE_ID and SourceSOURCE_ID. Both fields are system list fields.

To display the name of the stage or source in the CRM detail form, it is important to pass the STATUS_ID of the value, not the NAME. For the stage "New Request," this might be C1:NEW, and for the source "call," it would be CALL.

Overview of Methods and Events

Scope: crm

Who can execute the method: any user

Method

Description

crm.status.add

Creates a new element in the specified reference guide

crm.status.delete

Deletes an element from the reference guide

crm.status.entity.items

Returns elements of the reference guide by its symbolic identifier

crm.status.entity.types

Returns descriptions of reference guide types

crm.status.fields

Returns descriptions of reference guide fields

crm.status.get

Returns an element of the reference guide by its identifier

crm.status.list

Returns a list of elements from the reference guide based on a filter

crm.status.update

Updates an existing element of the reference guide