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Lead assignment

Distribute incoming leads among your team members manually or automatically. Assigned leads appear in the agent's personal workspace, and they receive a notification so nothing falls through the cracks.

Assigning leads manually

The quickest way to assign a lead is from the Leads page:

  1. Navigate to Leads. Open the Leads page from the sidebar.
  2. Select unassigned leads. Use the Assigned agent filter to show only unassigned leads, then check the ones you want to assign.
  3. Click Assign. Press the Assign button in the bulk action toolbar.
  4. Choose an agent. Select a team member from the dropdown and confirm.

You can also assign a single lead from its detail page using the Assigned Agent dropdown in the sidebar.

Filter by source or status before assigning. For example, assign all new Facebook leads to one agent and all Google leads to another to create specialization.

Reassigning leads

Leads that need to move to a different agent — for example when someone goes on leave or when a lead requires a specialist:

  1. Select the leads you want to reassign using the checkboxes on the Leads page.
  2. Click Reassign. The toolbar shows a Reassign option when selected leads already have an agent.
  3. Pick the new agent. Choose the team member who will take over and confirm.

The original agent loses access to the lead (unless they have an Admin or Owner role), and the new agent receives a notification.

Bulk assignment

When you have a large batch of unassigned leads — for example after a CSV import or a Facebook ad campaign — bulk assignment saves time:

  1. Filter your leads. Use status, source, date range, or tags to narrow the list to the batch you want to distribute.
  2. Select all. Click the Select All checkbox at the top of the table to select every lead on the current page, or paginate and select across pages.
  3. Assign. Click Assign and pick the agent. All selected leads are assigned in a single action.
To split a batch evenly across multiple agents, use round-robin auto-assignment instead. See Auto-assignment below.

Auto-assignment with routing rules

Round-robin auto-assignment distributes new leads evenly across your team without manual intervention:

  1. Open Routing Rules. Navigate to AdminRouting Rules in the sidebar.
  2. Enable round-robin. Toggle on Auto-assign incoming leads.
  3. Select agents. Choose which team members participate in the rotation. You can include or exclude specific agents.
  4. Set conditions (optional). Route leads from specific sources to specific agents — for example, Facebook leads to Agent A and Google leads to Agent B.
  5. Save. New leads matching the conditions are automatically assigned as they arrive.
Combine auto-assignment with Team DNA insights to match leads to agents whose strengths align with the lead type.

Assignment notifications

When a lead is assigned or reassigned, the receiving agent is notified through:

Notifications ensure every assigned lead gets immediate attention, which is critical for speed-to-lead performance.

Frequently asked

Can I assign a lead to multiple agents?+
No. Each lead has one assigned agent at a time. If multiple people need visibility, use an Admin or custom role with "View all leads" permission.
What happens to unassigned leads?+
Unassigned leads are visible to Admins and Owners but not to Agents. They remain in the system until someone assigns them manually or auto-assignment picks them up.
Does round-robin respect agent availability?+
Round-robin distributes to all agents selected in the routing rule. If an agent is on leave, remove them from the rotation temporarily so leads go to active team members only.
Can I see who assigned a lead?+
Yes. The lead's activity timeline on its detail page shows every assignment and reassignment with a timestamp and the name of the person who made the change.
How fast does auto-assignment work?+
Incoming leads are auto-assigned within seconds of arriving in the system. The agent receives a notification immediately after assignment.

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Last updated 16 Jun 2026 · Applies to: Asan CRM
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