vTiger CRM Troubleshooting

VTExperts sales intelligence tools

January 26, 2023
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The application of data, analytics, and technology to improve and enhance the sales process is known as sales intelligence. I revolve around the customer, market trends, competitors, and tools for monitoring and evaluating sales performance. The end goal of sales intelligence is to increase revenue by catering to customer needs in a better manner using informed decisions. In this article, we will look at how can you maximize sales performance with VTExperts sales intelligence tools Sales intelligence in CRM systems Integrate sales intelligence into the CRM system to analyze the information and track customer engagement. Especially, system admins can use it in CRM systems to organize customer data, so the sales team can target the audience more efficiently. Moreover, integrating different sales tools into the CRM system to provide a more complete view of the products to the customers e.g., marketing and sales campaigns, etc. Furthermore, sales intelligence provides CRM

Advantages of FAQ’s Section

November 11, 2022
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In the current era of development, there are several ambiguities that one needs to clarify. Perhaps, in this fast pace of the race and some natural constraints, one can not afford to get the issue sorted in a huge time frame. To avoid time constraints and increase operational efficiency, we have FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). There is no denying the fact that the list of advantages of FAQ’s section is a long one. In the Corporate world we have different industries and so do different problems. To provide a quick solution, Companies now design a module/department that provides support. FAQs is a subdomain of this department. Issues that are usual, time-consuming and can easily be resolved, come under the FAQ. When a company provides some services, they do know what could be the possible issue that their target audience can face. How does FAQ help? To minimize the response time

Job Scheduler New Feature – Color Tiles based on Activity Type

July 18, 2022
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Calendar is an integral part of Vtiger CRM system and every Vtiger CRM user make use of calendar in one or another way. Job Scheduler for Vtiger 7 by VTExperts increases the utility of calendar by offering additional features. Previously, users were only able to color differentiate the events based on their status only. Now, for the user convivence we have introduced a new feature in Job Scheduler extension, using it the user will be able to color event tiles based on the Activity type as well. So, you can color event tiles based on activity type as well How to configure colors based on activity type of calendar tiles Click on the “Calendar” icon on the top right corner of the screen Click on Settings Select “Yes” in the “Use Activity Type Colors” option Now the same type of calendar events will be shown in similar color For example:

SLA use case for tickets in Vtiger7

July 15, 2022
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Tickets is one of the most use feature of Vtiger crm system. SLA extension by VTExperts can be used to check and regulate the processing of the ticket in Vtiger CRM. In this article we will look at a SLA use case for tickets in Vtiger7. Use case There is ticketing system, in which when a ticket is created its priority is set to “Low” . SLA starts to work when the ticket priority is “Low”. The SLA should keep on working until the ticket status is changed to “Close” But, if the ticket is not resolved in 5 minutes and priority is “Low”, then SLA extension will automatically change the status of the ticket to “Normal” Again if the ticket is not resolved in next 10 minutes after the priority is changed to “Normal”, then SLA will change the priority of the ticket to “High” Again if the ticket

How to make emails avoid going to spam

July 13, 2022
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Emails are an integral part of Vtiger CRM. Vtiger can also be used to send out email campaigns using VTExperts Email marketing extension. A very common issue that email marketers face, is that the emails they send out in an email campaign are landed in the spam folder most of the time. In this article we will learn what causes your emails to land into junk folder and how to make emails avoid going to spam. Why emails land in Spam box There are a number of different factor which causes emails to land into the spam folder. Lets look at some of the most prominent reasons behind it Make sure that you have permission/authorization to send email to contacts you are incorporating in email marketing campaign. Do not buy the list of email addresses to use in you email marketing campaign as it can put you on risk of

Google API key generation

July 6, 2022
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API key – An alphanumeric string that is used to connect your projects with the google billing account using the specific API or SDK. In this article we will go through the process of google API key generation. How To Create A Google API Key Follow these simple steps in order to create a Google API Key: Go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials?project=primordial-will-248203&supportedpurview=project Click  “Select a Project” It will open a Pop up, click “New Project” You’ll be directed to “New Project” creation page. Fill in the required info in the available fields: Project Name: Set your project’s name. Clicking “EDIT” will allow you to change Project ID which can’t be changed after. Organization: It will automatically select the organization according to your email. Location: You can choose another organization from the list if there exist multiple of those. Click “Create” to complete creating the new Project. Select API Type And Activate API

What to do If you get a Blank/White Page In vTiger?

August 30, 2013
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There can be multiple reason as for why you are getting Blank Page in vTiger. It can be server configuration, vTiger error, or a permissions issue. The first step you should do is enable error reporting in index.php. You can do that on the server site as well. To enable error report you will have to add an additional line to index.php. Go to “/vtigercrm/” Open index.php with your favorite text editor After <?php create a new line and add “ini_set(‘display_errors’, 1);” – (exclude double quotes). Save it Now you should be getting an vTiger error message instead of blank screen, which will help you to identify & solve the issue. If you need help trying to figure out what went wrong, feel free to contact us.

Sorry! Attempt to access restricted file.

August 28, 2013
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The most likely cause for the vTiger error “Sorry! Attempt to access restricted file.” is the $root_directory value in the ‘config.inc.php’ is incorrect or misspelled. In order to correct it follow the steps below: Go to your vTigerCRM directory Open “config.inc.php” with your favorite text editor Go to line 86 and adjust $root_directory value to correct vTiger directory. Note, that the directory must end with /. It should look something like this – $root_directory = ‘/var/www/vtigercrm/’; Hope that helps!

Mail could not be sent to the admin user. Please check the admin emailid/Server settings

August 7, 2013
Mail could not be sent to the admin user. Please check the admin emailid/Server settings
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There are a lot of things that can go wrong when setting up the vTiger Outgoing Email Server – it can be as simple as mistype or as complected as firewall blocking the connection or missing PHP extension. Hopefully the steps below will point you to the right direction while troubleshooting the error you are getting. If you are using GMail as your Outgoing Server – follow the guide “Setting up vTiger Outgoing Email Server With GMail“ Make sure that the username/password and the Server Name is correct. Check your email settings or contact your email provider to verify the email server. Verify that your email server does not require SSL connection or any specific port – if it does, add the ssl:// tag or the port using the “GMail as an Outgoing Email Server in vTiger” example. If you are using ssl:// tag – make sure SSL PHP Extension

Setting up vTiger Outgoing Email Server With GMail

August 7, 2013
Setup GMail Outgoing Server in vTiger
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Setting up vTiger Outgoing Email Server is easy – if you know how to the details required. Most of the Outgoing Email servers do not require SSL connection or any specific port, however GMail does. In order to setup GMail as an Outgoing Email Server for vTiger – you have to specify the PORT and that it’s authenticating using secure certificate. Here’s the syntax: Server Name: ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465 Username: Your@email.com Password: Your Email Password Requires Authentication: Yes From Email: Your@email.com Note, that it does work the same for GMail and Google Apps Accounts. If you are getting a message “Mail could not be sent to the admin user. Please check the admin emailid/Server settings” – use the troubleshooting steps in this article.  

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb.inc.php on line 893, 1919, 1991

July 18, 2013
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The errors below most likely are caused by the PHP5.3, you might get something like below if you upgrade to PHP5.3 Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb.inc.php on line 893 Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb.inc.php on line 1919 Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb.inc.php on line 1991 Two things you can try: Add ini_set(‘display_errors’,0); error_reporting(0); to index.php in vtigercrm root directory. This will suppress the errors. Go to the lines 893, 1919, 1991 and replace “=&” with “=” (removed &). It should fix the errors. Note, only do #2 if #1 does not work.

Deprecated: Function session_unregister() is deprecated in /modules/Users/Authenticate.php on line 70, 71, 72

July 18, 2013
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The errors below most likely are caused by the PHP5.3, you might get something like below if you upgrade to PHP5.3 Deprecated: Function session_unregister() is deprecated in /modules/Users/Authenticate.php on line 70 Deprecated: Function session_unregister() is deprecated in /modules/Users/Authenticate.php on line 71 Deprecated: Function session_unregister() is deprecated in /modules/Users/Authenticate.php on line 72 In order to fix it, you will need to replace lines 70,71,72 from: session_unregister(‘login_password’); session_unregister(‘login_error’); session_unregister(‘login_user_name’); To: unset($_SESSION[‘login_password’]); unset($_SESSION[‘login_error’]); unset($_SESSION[‘login_user_name’]);

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb-xmlschema.inc.php on line 373, 385

July 18, 2013
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The errors below most likely are caused by the PHP5.3, you might get something like below if you upgrade to PHP5.3 Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb-xmlschema.inc.php on line 373 Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /adodb/adodb-xmlschema.inc.php on line 385 Add ini_set(‘display_errors’,0); error_reporting(0); to index.php in vtigercrm root directory. This will suppress the errors. Go to the lines 373, 385 and replace “=&” with “=” (removed &). It should fix the errors.
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