Handoff

Gmail is not the reply

A Gmail mailbox is not the lead record. The reply sends from your domain after approval or an accepted rule.

A Gmail mailbox is not the lead record. The reply sends from your domain after approval or an accepted rule.

The first reply is a message from the customer's domain. Gmail may display it later. The lead still holds the source and the score.
What Gmail holds, and what stays on the lead
RecordWhat it isWhat it is not
ReplySends from your domainA send from a personal mailbox
RecordStays on the lead, with source and scoreA thread that drops the source
ApprovalA person sends it, or an accepted rule doesWhoever has the inbox open

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Questions

Does Gmail send the first reply?

No. The reply sends from your domain after approval or an accepted rule.

Does a score of 80 change the Gmail handoff?

A score of 80 or above raises an alert. It does not send the reply, and it does not write into Gmail by itself.

Can a partial be copied to Gmail?

A partial is kept only with consent to save. Copying it onward still requires that consent.

Where should a Gmail form be audited?

On the form itself. The handoff does not explain which field people leave.