What is customer status?
Every customer in Probase has an automatic status that shows their current relationship with your business. The status updates automatically based on their services and appointment history, helping you quickly identify which customers are active, need attention, or are potential leads.Customer status types
Probase assigns one of four status types to each customer:Lead (Amber)
Potential customers who haven’t started service yet. What it means:- Customer has no properties, OR
- Customer has properties but no services, OR
- Customer only has assessment-type services (in any status) — and no active job or recent completed work
- Interested in your services but hasn’t committed to ongoing work yet
- New inquiry that came in through your contact form
- Property added but no services set up yet
- A quote (assessment) created but not yet accepted into an active job
- Customer considering your proposal
Active (Green)
Customers with at least one active service. What it means:- Customer has at least one service with “active” status
- These are your current paying customers with ongoing services
- They have confirmed work, not just quotes
- Weekly lawn care customer with an active ongoing service
- Pool cleaning customer with active maintenance contract
- Any customer with confirmed active work
Recent (Blue)
Customers who had work done recently but no active services. What it means:- Customer had a completed appointment within the last 30 days
- They don’t have any active services currently
- Good candidates for follow-up, rebooking, or converting to ongoing service
- One-time job that was completed in the past 30 days
- Service that was cancelled but work was done recently
- Customer who had work done recently but isn’t on an active plan
Inactive (Red)
Past customers with no active services and no recent activity. What it means:- Past customer who hasn’t had work done in over 30 days
- Has services in the system but they’re all cancelled or completed
- Good candidates for win-back campaigns
- Seasonal customer who paused service
- Cancelled service with no work in over 30 days
- Past customer who stopped using your services
How status is calculated
Probase automatically calculates customer status by checking these conditions in order and using the first one that matches:- Lead - The customer has no properties, or has properties but no services
- Active - The customer has at least one active job
- Recent - The customer has a completed appointment within the last 30 days (but no active job)
- Lead - The customer only has assessment-type services (and no active job or recent completed work)
- Inactive - The customer has services but none of the above apply (no active job, no recent completed work, and no assessment services)
- A customer is created
- A service is created, updated, or cancelled
- An appointment is completed, rescheduled, or cancelled
Viewing customer status
On the customer list
When you view your customer list (Customers in the sidebar), each customer shows:- Status badge with color indicator (e.g., “Active” with green dot)
- Last Job date (when the most recent appointment was completed)
- Next Job date (when the next appointment is scheduled)
Status only applies to active customers. If you’ve archived a customer, they’re hidden from this list by default and show an Archived badge in place of a status when you select the Archived option in the status filter.
On the customer detail page
The customer status appears at the top of the customer detail page with the colored badge indicator.Status change examples
Lead → Active
When you accept a quote and start service:- Customer has a quote (status: Lead)
- You accept the quote, converting it to an active job and scheduling the first appointment
- Status automatically changes to Active
Active → Recent
When all active services end:- Customer has active services (status: Active)
- All active services are cancelled or completed
- If they had an appointment in the last 30 days, status changes to Recent
- If no recent appointments (>30 days), status changes to Inactive
Recent → Inactive
When a recent customer hasn’t had work done in over 30 days:- Customer had a one-time job completed 28 days ago (status: Recent)
- Time passes and it’s been 31 days since the appointment
- Status automatically changes to Inactive on next recalculation
Using status to manage your business
Focus on leads
Filter by “Lead” status to see all pending quotes and follow up with potential customers. Leads who reached out through your contact form also land here automatically, ready for you to follow up.Check on inactive customers
Filter by “Inactive” to find past customers who might need service again. Reach out to see if they’re ready to resume work.Monitor active customers
Filter by “Active” to see your current customer base and ensure all active services have appointments scheduled.Follow up with recent customers
Filter by “Recent” to find customers who just had work done. Perfect for requesting reviews, offering additional services, or checking satisfaction.Last and next job dates
In addition to status, Probase tracks:- Last Job date - Timestamp of the most recent completed appointment for this customer
- Next Job date - Timestamp of the next scheduled appointment for this customer
- When you last visited the customer
- When you’re scheduled to visit next
- Customers who haven’t been visited recently
- Upcoming appointments requiring preparation
Next steps
- View customer information to see full details and history
- Add new customers to your business
- Create jobs to set up services for customers
- Manage your service catalog to create assessment and job templates