Manual Data Sources

Plecto has different types of data sources – manual data sources, integrations, databases, and custom API data sources. If you enter your data and add registrations in Plecto manually, it means that you're working with manual data sources. No matter the type, all data sources organize data in the same way.

Manual data sources are typically used for manually registering sales, creating targets, keeping track of tasks, meetings, and much more. In addition, manual data sources allow you to import data directly from Excel spreadsheets, connect your Google Sheets to Plecto with Zapier, and much more.

Plecto offers four manual data source options: three templates and one custom input data source that you build from scratch. Having templates means that we have added in advance some custom fields to the data sources. For example, Closed deal and Sales target come with a number field Amount.

1. Go to Data management > Data sources > + New data source.

2. Scroll down to the Manual Data Entry section.
3. Select which of the manual data sources you want to add to your Plecto organization.

4. If you select a template, all you need is to click Confirm to create the data source. The image below is an example of a template data source Sales target. The field Team is usually hidden in all data sources. To make it visible, click Filters in the top-right and click the eye icon.

5. If you select Custom input, you will start with a blank data source that only contains the mandatory fields (ID, Employee, Team, Created date). Give your data source a title, adjust the permissions if necessary, and click Save.

Custom fields are additional columns in your data sources. You can add custom fields in different formats: number, text, date, list, yes/no, and country.

1. Go to Data management > Data sources and open your data source settings.
2. Click + Add field to create a new custom field.
3. Fill in the details such as field name, data type, and others.
4. Click Save to finish.

Once you have created the data source, you can start adding registrations to it.

1. Click the + New button in the top-right corner.
2. Fill out the registration details.
3. Click Save to add the registration.

Add registrations from the mobile app

Plecto has a great mobile app for iOS and Android devices, and you can use it to enter data into a data source manually. You can also access dashboards, reports, and much more, all directly from the app.

Download the free Plecto mobile app and stay up to date with your KPIs:

• iOS
• Android

If you have teams in Plecto, you can add online registration boxes to the front page to enable employees with standard permission profile to add registrations without them gaining access to your data sources.

To add an online registration box to your front page:

1. Go to Organization > Teams.
2. Choose either + New team to create a new team or Edit on the right of an existing team.
3. Add a data source under Online Registration Boxes.
4. To finish, click Save in the bottom-right corner.

The added registration boxes will now show on your front page.