Enable and configure the customer portal
Objective
This guide helps you set up the client portal on Cadulis.
It is a dedicated interface for end customers, allowing them to:
- Track their interventions
- Schedule appointments
- Access reports
- Validate documents (forms, quotes, etc.)
🎯 In short: greater responsiveness, fewer calls, and an enhanced client experience.
Steps to activate the client portal
1. Access the settings
- Click on Settings (side menu)
- Go to the Business Units section
- Select the relevant Business Unit
- Click on Configure
- Scroll down to the Client Portal section
⚠️ The portal is activated at the Business Unit level.
2. Activate the client portal
Here are the available configuration options:
- Activate client portal (mandatory for any use)
- Enable by default for new clients
- Generate a permanent login code (direct link in the client record)
- Login via SMS (send a temporary link, 0.2 credit/SMS)
- Bulk enable/disable for existing clients
3. Customize the appearance
In the Business Unit record:
- Company name
- Logo (PNG format recommended)
- Contact details (phone, email, address)
- Custom description visible on the portal home page
4. Save
Click Save Business Unit to apply the changes.
✅ The client portal is now active and customized.
Example: Scheduling an appointment via the portal
⚙️ Implementing a form accessible from the client portal to allow customers to propose an intervention slot.
Configuration steps
- Go to the Catalog menu
- Select an activity type
- Click on Activity form
2. Add the required fields
Add the following fields:
- Date: “Preferred date”
- Time: “Preferred time”
- Text area: “Comments or details”
- Yes/No: “Is this slot mandatory?”
- Signature: to validate the request
- (Optional): Displayed text to guide the client
In the activity type configuration:
- Enable Show in client portal
- (Optional): Create a trigger to notify the planning team
4. Test the experience
- Create a test activity
- Assign it to a client site
- Access the portal link from the client record
- Check the display and functionality of the fields
- Closure form: intervention report
- Photo report: view of completed work
- Intervention tracking: intermediate steps visible
- Quote/document validation: with signature
- Satisfaction survey: triggered upon closure
All these elements can be configured via activity or closure forms, with or without a trigger.
How does the client access the portal?
- A portal link is automatically generated if the portal is activated
- This link can be:
- Copied from the client record
- Automatically sent by email or SMS
- Inserted into a report or notification via a trigger
Best practices
- Test each form as a client via the portal link
- Keep your fields simple and clear
- Highlight important fields: date, signature, status
- Use dynamic variables for context
- Gradually enable for your real clients
Recommended next step
- Set up custom reports
- Create PDF or Word reports tailored to your clients
- Include them in the portal or send them automatically
👉 Check out our guide Automatic report triggering