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# Create a Lead Process for Lead Distribution

A lead process allows you to define or customize status values or stages for leads.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45320e70 ">To create processes:</td>

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Create a process called Lead Distribution and define the statuses that the lead can be in. When you select status values for a process, think of all the stages a lead goes through in the process.

![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_tip.png)

Tip To use more values than the primary process record provides, [customize the Lead Status picklist values](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=editing_picklists_for_record_types_and_business_processes.htm&language=en_US) for leads before you create the lead process.

1. From Setup, enter Processes in the Quick Find box.
2. To [create a lead process](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=creating_multiple_business_processes.htm&language=en_US), such as for lead distribution, select **Lead Processes**.
3. Select the stages best suited to the lead and your business needs.
4. Save the process.