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# Create a Convert Lead Activity

Configure a Convert Lead activity in Journey Builder.

1. Drag the Convert Lead activity onto the canvas.
2. .
    
    Hover over the activity and click **Configure**.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note When a Marketing Cloud Engagement contact enters the journey, Journey Builder searches the Sales and Service Cloud to find a matching lead ID. If no lead ID is found, the lead doesn’t convert.
3. Select the owner of this lead record. To tell Journey Builder where to find the record owner, select **Map user**. Use the mapper to locate the user.![Record Owner Screenshot](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_jb_record_owner_map_user.png)
4. Enter an opportunity name.
5. Set the convert status of each lead record that Journey Builder converts.
    
    Use this activity to convert only qualified leads. Journey Builder doesn’t verify that leads are qualified before conversion.
6. To create an account for each converted lead, select **Always Create a New Account**. The Lead Company Name becomes the new account name.
7. To associate the lead to an existing account, select **Use an Existing Account**
    - When selecting Look Up By Lead Company Name, choose how Journey Builder handles multiple Lead records with the same Lead Company Name. If no record with the same Lead Company Name is found, Journey Builder creates an account.
    - If you select Look Up By Account ID, drag a Marketing Cloud Engagement attribute onto the Sales and Service Cloud field with a matching value in an account record field. This mapping is used to identify the correct record.![Covert Lead Step 2 Screenshot](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_jb_convert_lead_step_2_cropped.png)
8. Click **Next**.
9. When you set up a task, populate only the fields that contain the same data value for each task created.![Convert Lead Step 3 Screenshot](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_jb_convert_lead_step_3_cropped.png)
10. When populating the Subject field, use variables to create the subject dynamically. Click the Subject field to access variables.![Subject Field Screenshot](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_jb_format_description_dynamically_updated.png)
11. Click **Next** and complete the configuration.