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A client's request history

Request History is everything this client has asked you for — the enquiries that came in before there was a job, and what became of each one.

The Request History tab: search, a status filter, the column picker and the table headings

Clients → the selected client → Request History

  • Search finds a request by its details.
  • Show All Request narrows the list to one status, so you can pull out just the ones still waiting on you.
  • 8 Columns Selected chooses which columns are drawn.
ColumnWhat it holds
LabelWhat the request is called
Client NameThe client it came from
LocationWhere the work would be
ContactWho raised it
Job Type/ServiceWhat they are asking for
ReferenceThe client’s own reference, if they gave one
StatusWhere the request has got to
Request Creation DateWhen it arrived
ActionWhat you can do with it from here

An empty tab means this client has never raised a request — not that something is missing. Plenty of clients never do: work booked straight in by your office is a job from the start and never passes through a request.

Requests reach you from several places, including your own website and the client’s portal login. Where they come from and how you turn one into work are covered in where requests come from and acting on a request.