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Connected Pipelines

Connected Pipelines in Zoho Bigin is a feature that links multiple pipelines so records can move between them automatically when a stage is completed.

Business Term

Connected Pipelines is the capability that lets a record graduating from the final stage of one pipeline trigger entry into the first stage of a second pipeline. This means a single contact or deal can travel through distinct workflows, such as pre-sales to onboarding, without manual handoff or duplicate data entry.

How Connected Pipelines Works in Zoho Bigin

Each pipeline in Bigin represents a distinct business process, such as lead qualification or post-sale onboarding. Connected Pipelines lets you designate a target pipeline so that when a record reaches a specified closing stage in the source pipeline, Bigin automatically creates or moves the record into the opening stage of the linked pipeline. The connection is configured at the pipeline level in Bigin’s settings, and the same contact or deal record carries its history across both processes.

When to Use Connected Pipelines

Use Connected Pipelines when your business has sequential processes that must share the same underlying contact or company record but are managed by different teams. Common pairs include sales-to-onboarding, trial-to-subscription, or inquiry-to-support. Avoid this feature if your processes are parallel rather than sequential, or if your team only runs a single end-to-end pipeline where all stages already belong to one flow.

Key Considerations for Connected Pipelines

Connected Pipelines is available in Bigin’s Team plan and above, where Team Pipelines itself is enabled. You can only connect pipelines within the same Bigin organisation. The trigger is the record reaching a specific winning or closing stage, so stage naming matters: ensure your terminal stage is accurately marked as a closing stage before configuring the connection. Records that are lost or deleted in the source pipeline do not carry over to the destination.

India Example: A Hyderabad IT services firm uses one pipeline for pre-sales qualification and a second for project kick-off. When a deal closes in the first pipeline, Connected Pipelines automatically places the client record into the project pipeline’s first stage, alerting the delivery team without any manual data transfer.
Can a single pipeline be connected to more than one destination pipeline?

Each pipeline can be connected to one destination pipeline at a time in Bigin. If you need records to branch into multiple downstream processes, you would need to use Bigin’s Workflows or Signals to trigger those additional actions once the record enters the next pipeline.

Does connecting pipelines duplicate the contact record?

No. Connected Pipelines moves or links the existing record to the next pipeline rather than creating a copy. The contact’s full activity history, notes, and attachments remain intact and visible in the destination pipeline, ensuring continuity across teams.

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