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How To Upgrade VTiger From Version 6.4 To 6.5
October 14, 2016
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The dynamics of current business practices are changing at a rapid speed and due to these frequent variations in processes and procedures, the need of new and improved features is escalating. VTiger in the regard of upgradations is doing an exceptional job. VTiger philosophies regarding bringing an update are solely based on providing more assistance to the customer. This guide is tended for users who want to upgrade their VTiger CRM from version 6.4 to 6.5. Users looking for upgrades of previous versions can visit this link. While performing an update on the VTiger CRM, we recommend to seek assistance of an expert. We, at VTiger Experts, provide solutions to every problem related to VTiger CRM including upgrades and we feel proud to deliver our services. But, if you want to do it alone, this guide is for you. Note: This guide is specific for Upgrading VTiger 6.4 to VTiger 6.5. 1.
Create Attractive Emails For Your Clients With VTiger Email Template Designer
October 10, 2016
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Email is an integral part of today’s business environment. Carefully designed emails, enhance the customer response without a doubt. Let me tell you some interesting facts in this regard i) This study states that percentage of people who prefer to read attractive email is 66 and ii) another survey shows that 80% of the people who use a mobile phone to reach their mail, delete an email if it does not look good in appearance. This shows the appearance of the email also matters in addition to its content. Marketing professionals who realized the power of email appearance, now spend more than two hours only on making emails more beautiful for their business prospects. The two major problems marketers face in this regard is that they have no experience of using designing softwares like HTML and CSS and the increasing number of new sales campaigns cause shortage of time Don’t
VTiger Premium
October 7, 2016
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Important Announcement: With VTiger 7 around the corner, we’re working to update all of our extensions. All of the VTiger Premium members will be upgraded free of cost when it’s released. Companies grow, products advance; with the current momentum of innovation, it has become routine now-a-days. But then there are some that leave mark in technology or some that start a new era in the business. VTiger Premium is one of that idea and innovation which is starting a new era. What is VTiger Premium? With 80+ extensions readily available in the market that can be bought and employed, 3000+ premium extensions have been installed by users. There are several more extensions in developmental stages and we are not planning to stop anytime soon. VTiger Premium is the module that will let you access all of the 80+ premium existing extensions for a very low cost. Also, the upcoming extensions,
How To Integrate VTiger & QuickBooks Desktop For Data Synchronization
October 3, 2016
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VTiger 7 CRM gives liberty to align and synchronize your QuickBooks Desktop with the CRM. It will empower you to sync Contacts, Products, Services, and Invoices among VTiger 7 CRM and QuickBooks. The synchronization of above-mentioned things works in both ways, which means information that is incorporated in one platform will be automatically updated on the other one. Minimum Requirement: To avail this feature, Sales Professional or Ultimate Edition is required. Supplies Make yourself ready before-hand. Following is the list of software required to be incorporated in your system prior to carrying out the original installation process: QuickBooks Desktop Software QuickBooks Web Connector VTiger CRM On-Demand Learn about the latest VTiger & QuickBooks Extension that provides a lot of advanced features. How to Install QuickBooks Web Connector QuickBooks Web Connector’s main function is to move information between VTiger 7 and QuickBooks. Download it from here. If you want to access QuickBooks
Boost Sales Team’s Productivity By Visualizing Their Performance With VTiger’s Sales Insights
September 30, 2016
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It is natural that sales managers who run a successful sales team use data to measure success. They measure task achievement using KPI (Key performance index) based upon culture involving critical evaluation of their teams. Let’s take an example: assume a sales manager who wanted to improve average time period taken by his sales representatives to close a deal. He will analyze the data regarding his sales reps and will identify fastest sales representatives. In the next step, he will study strategies and tactics that can be used by the slower sales reps to boost their close time and show improvements. This will help in improving the overall average deal closing time in the firm. Opportunities like these exist in every business environment and can yield great profits. Every business has end goals to improve its sales and revenues. A very common mistake observed in a sales environment is that
VTiger’s Appointment Pages Solve Major Problems To Schedule Meetings
September 27, 2016
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Leads are slippery as fish; You can miss them within a blink. Imagine that you have to schedule a meeting with one of your leads via email, who wants to see a trial of your services. You send an email with the next available hour of your availability, but your suggested time is not suitable for. So, he asks for 2 hours later, but it’s when your appointment with another organization is set. You reschedule again and again through emails until both parties settle upon a time or the lead runs away. This hassle and risk was enough, right? Yes, but only if you both concur on a same time. Here’s the 2nd part of the horror story: what if your lead asks you to rearrange the appointment? Also, you lose the credibility if between the chain of meetings an email is read a bit late or time zone difference
How To Upgrade VTiger CRM From 6.3 To 6.4
September 27, 2016
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Upgrading VTiger CRM From 6.3 to 6.4 To keep your organization up to date with the modern technical standards has become mandatory, since the competition has risen. VTiger CRM also needs to evolve with the flow of time in order to keep providing excellent support. VTiger, being a complex CRM, always keeps enhancing via updates, and it is only reasonable to upgrade to the latest version. However, the process is not very simple, especially for those who had not done it before. But, if you decide to perform the update of VTiger CRM from version 6.3 to 6.4, this article will guide you through the process. On the other hand, if you consider your data too valuable to not risk, we at VTiger Experts can execute it for you. Our developers are skilled and highly experienced in upgrading, implementing, and customizing the VTiger CRM, no matter what version it is. Note:
VTiger Dynamic Fields Streamline The Data Entry
September 23, 2016
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It is only understandable that you need your screens clean and tidy (modules or dashboards). It’s also very obvious that empty fields occupy a lot of space and most of the times, there is no reason to populate CRM modules with them. Empty fields also make it harder to locate the essential and required information quickly. Imagine your module exhibiting data like this: Without a doubt, few of the fields will be of great use to you. But some of those will be totally irrelevant at times. For example, the first and last names will always have high priority in terms of visibility. Take a look at the image above, some of the fields are completely empty and contain zero information like “LastLogin On”, “Deleted On”, “User Status” etc. Looking at them closely reveals that they are related to an online account, which in this case is not possessed by
VTiger 360: The Mobile Android & iOS App For Cloud Editions
September 19, 2016
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It is plain natural that you cannot sit in front of your personal computer all day long only to keep an eye about what’s going on in the CRM. Every single person has tasks to do, especially those with businesses to look. What if you could have a quick look on your VTiger 7 CRM without having the necessity to approach the PC? Maybe you have to check what was the most recent activity performed by your contacts, or in another scenario, your clients’ office and suddenly you have to check the fluctuation of the price of a product. So to cope up with little but important matters like these, you need a computer system, Wi-Fi, and so many other accessories. So why not save the hassle just by using VTiger 360 mobile phone application, because you can. Just by using VTiger 360 app you can save yourself from such
VTiger 7 Open Source – Features (Preliminary List)
September 15, 2016
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Here’s an early cut of the enhancements that we hope to have in VTiger 7 branch in code.vtiger.com by early December. Vtiger 7 UI layout Easier list views Spreadsheet like editing in lists Private / Public tags Web form attachments Variable Taxes, Charges and Regions Duplicate prevention Picklist Coloring App Menus Rollup comments Multiple dashboard tabs Controlled sharing of Lists Custom Activity Type Vtiger 7 will also include API enhancements, and library upgrades. More info coming soon, stay tuned to our Social Media.
Integrating Office 365 With VTiger For Data Synchronization
September 14, 2016
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The article explains one of the features of VTiger CRM cloud version. However, the same or even better functionality can be added to VTiger CRM open source version. From the previous few articles, it can be easily evaluated that VTiger 7 is a CRM with no verges. From integrations to synchronizations to exceptional support and ticketing features, VTiger 7 is undoubtedly the best open source out there. We’ll talk more about the productive and beneficent services of VTiger 7 in the upcoming articles. Our today’s read is about another useful synchronization that enhances the significance of VTiger CRM. Since the major update from Microsoft named as Office 365, a huge traffic has revolved their ways to the package. So, it got inevitable to integrate the giant with the CRM. With the connector developed by VTiger for Office 365, synchronization between both management tools has been made possible. You can now
VTiger 7 Scheduled to be Released in February 2017
September 13, 2016
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There has been a lot of talk about new release of VTiger 7 which will have new user interface and enhanced functionality. Here’s what Sreenivas Kunumuru had to say: We plan to release 7.0 by February. What will be in 7.0? It will feature the new UI that our cloud users have been using. Please post your suggestions here – 7.0 Wishlist We want code contributions. Every merge request on code.vtiger.com, will be reviewed and if appropriate get merged. 70% of merge requests are already merged. 40% of the issues that are reported are already resolved. (Ref: code.vtiger.com) With Vtiger 7, we will improve the core platform with easier UI, and hope to extend the APIs. VTiger has not published a complete roadmap or features list yet, but that should be available to public in the next month or two. The Alpha/Beta version is scheduled to be released
How To Use VTiger – Outlook Plugin For Data Synchronization
September 12, 2016
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There are a number of platforms whose data can be synced into VTiger CRM. One of the most important and essential ones is Outlook. A huge number of businesses depend upon Outlook for their multiple needs. So, here is the data synchronization discussion for Outlook. The Outlook plugin in VTiger 7 is an easy and coherent way of synchronizing the CRM contacts, events, and to-dos with the information manager. Its control panel is filled with a number of tools that help you along. With the plugin you can: Synchronize Contacts, Events, and To-dos both ways Attach emails received in Outlook to the records they belong in your VTiger CRM account Configure the data flow and sync directions i.e. from VTiger 7 to Outlook or Outlook to VTiger 7 Restrict the harmonization of data according to the user and CRM sharing rules and profiles Notes! Vtiger CRM Plugin for Outlook 3.2 brings
5 VTiger Extensions To Manage Lists Professionally
September 9, 2016
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Dealing with lists can be tricky in VTiger CRM, whether those are Related lists, list-view, or Kanban view. We gave deep thoughts to sort those needs, and designed some extensions that you will surely find very helpful in managing lists in VTiger. VTiger Related & List view Edits This VTiger extension allows you to edit fields from within any Related or List-view. So you don’t have to open a record to edit, as you can perform the changes from the Related or List-view. It is as simple as it sounds. Plus, the extension is compatible with all the custom & standard fields as well as all field types (text, picklist, multi-select, currency, lookup/relation, etc.). And it also supports custom filters and views. VTiger Related & List-view Edits is a great way to enhance the efficiency of your CRM system. The ability to modify records without the actual requirement
2 Must Have VTiger Extensions For System Administrators
September 5, 2016
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In the previous weeks, we have discussed a number of useful VTiger extensions that you can avail and implement in your CRM for the ease of your team and users to enhance the productivity. Today, we suggest 2 extensions that directly benefit system administrators in the most superior way. VTiger Automated Backups This stellar app for VTiger allows system administrators to backup VTiger Files & Database to a local folder or an off-site FTP without any hassle. The process is simple and easy. With VTiger Automated Backups module, you can go through and schedule out your automated backups for the best possible and timely outcome without any struggle. The number of days for keeping backups, frequency of the autorun, and the email notifications can be configured. Retrieving the backup is nothing more than moving back to the interface for VTiger Automated. For detailed information about the extension including
2 VTiger Extensions For Documents & Files Management
August 31, 2016
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There is no doubt about the importance of VTiger’s Document module. You can perform a lot of tasks with the module, but a couple of features are missing that may become very handy. Have a look at those features, covered very professionally by VTExperts with these extensions. VTiger Document Manager Just imagine creating one or multiple document records by simply dragging and dropping file or files anywhere on the screen. That is the potential of VTiger Document Manager. Being the top VTiger extension for Documents & Files/Folders management on the marketplace, it helps to keep all of the files organized. Plus, now you can see the user to whom the file belongs. You won’t have to go anywhere; the document and list themselves state the ownership. The extension is very accommodating in saving you precious minutes. It just takes about 30 seconds to open a document record, browse,
Generating/Combining Master Invoices in VTiger
August 31, 2016
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VTiger is a CRM, but also has some accounting elements such quotes, invoices & orders. Invoice functionality is as in any other accounting system – collect payments, export to PDF, mail or email it. If you are dealing with few invoices a month per customer – that might just work. However, if you end up with 10+ invoices that need to combined – we might be able to help. Currently, VTiger does not allow to combine multiple invoices into one “Master Invoice”, so we customized it to allow users to search for invoices using filters and select the ones that need to be combined and create one “Master Invoice”. We also added few custom fields to help keep track of the invoices combined. In addition, the “Master Invoice” will include all the items from the single invoices and will have a unique PDF template, which is easy to follow for the
How to Enable PHP-SOAP
August 30, 2016
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PHP-SOAP is a php extension that is required in order to use our VTiger Extensions. In most cases, this php extension is already enabled and no work needs to be done. However, in cases where it’s not – you will need to install php-soap on your webserver. Dedicated Unix Server If you are server administrator, you will need to log into terminal (SSH) using putty and install soap. Ubuntu: Run “apt-get install php-soap” and restart your webserver. Debian: Run “apt-get install php5-soap” and restart your webserver. Centos: Run “yum install php5-soap” and restart your webserver. If none of those work – please try google and see what you can come with. Every server is unique and it’s hard to explain in a tutorial that applies to all. Shared Server (Hosting) If your VTiger is hosted at hostgator, godaddy, deamhost, siteground, etc.. shared plan – it is your best bet to
How to Install IonCube Loader
August 30, 2016
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The Ioncube loader is a free PHP module to load files that were protected with the Ioncube Encoder software. We use IonCube encoder to protect VTiger extensions and all the hardwork we put in them. The procedure to install IonCube is fairly simple and takes less than 5 minutes. Dedicated Unix Servers If you have a dedicated unix server and have control of apache/httpd, all you need to do is download the ioncube loader and add a line to a php.ini. Here’s an excellent step by step guide https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-ioncube-loader/ Shared Servers If your VTiger is hosted at hostgator, godaddy, dreamhost, siteground, etc.. shared plan – it is your best bet to either contact the hosting provider and ask to enable IonCube loader, or search for instructions on their wiki/help site. Windows Servers If your VTiger is hosted on Windows server – you can download IonCube loader setup
Image Gallery in VTiger
August 30, 2016
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VTiger has the ability to attach and store documents which work very well. However, it is missing an ability to add images/pictures and view them without opening. We’ve developed a section on VTiger record which allows the users to attach unlimited number of images, and those images are displayed in the grid view. Meaning that you can see a thumbnail of the image. We also added the ability to zoom in and out which is extremely helpful for people having to deal with a lot of photos.In addition, the images can be moved around & deleted. This is just another VTiger customization we’ve done – if you need similar functionality, feel free to contact us. Thanks
3 VTiger Extensions To Customize Service & Sales Orders
August 29, 2016
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We, here at VTExperts Inc., keep a closer look on our users’ needs. So, the significance of sales orders and services is not something that we look away from. While using VTiger CRM, the Product & Services can be managed in several ways. But we observed some important customizations missing, which could be very helpful in services & sales purchase orders management. These 3 extensions from VTExperts exactly cover those missing features: Item Details Customizer – Advanced VTiger Item Details Customizer (Advanced) is the pro version of its successor and standard “VTiger Item Details Customizer” extension, with several extra features. You can customize Item Details (Product/Services) for Quotes, Invoices, Sales, & Purchase Orders. Moreover, you can also specify new formulas for each column as well as customize formulas for Totals. The extension accommodates multiple layouts of item details section for Quotes, Invoices, Sales & Purchase Orders. Also, it is compatible with PDF Maker that enhances its
VTiger Toolbar For Firefox Is Capabale Of Creating Records & Lot More
August 26, 2016
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Firefox is one of the top internet browsers with a great number of users. If you are one of the Firefox users as well as the VTiger’s, we have a great VTiger plugin for you. With the Firefox plugin for VTiger 7, you can create records directly from the Firefox toolbar without the necessity to login again and again to the VTiger CRM account. You can create Leads, Contacts, Organizations, Tickets, Vendors, Products, and Documents. So there is no need to login to VTiger account every time you have a record to create, as you can do so on the go. This might be one of the best time saving features for your business. We have designed some extremely useful similar extensions for Gmail, Outlook, and Office 365 that are capable of all of these and lot more. Visit the Official Corrensa Website for details (the VTiger Corrensa extensions are
Custom Availability Schedule on VTiger Record
August 26, 2016
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One of our customer’s business model is to recruit people in medical industry. In addition to having to collect the data about the person, they also need to know his/her schedule. The niche they are in, requires a very detailed availability schedule of the person they are trying to recruit. We built a custom ‘availability schedule’ within VTiger which allows the user to open the record, in this case contact, click the “Availability” section and update record preferences there. It includes the columns for all days of the week as well as the hour periods that apply. It’s easy to use design only requires user to click on each checkbox to pick the time frame. We also added a trigger which locks or unlocks the availability calendar – this way only certain people can access it and no one will update it by mistake. The availability can also be reported on as well
Synchronize Magento Shopping Carts With VTiger
August 24, 2016
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If you are aware of the word Magento, you’d surely know about what is a Shopping Cart, as well as the other way around. That’s how much powerful Magento is. A shopping cart is a piece of e-commerce software on a web server that allows visitors to an Internet site to select items for eventual purchase, and Magento is an open-source technology that provides the online merchants with a flexible shopping cart system. Heads Up! Magento Community (version 1.6 upto 1.9.) are supported by the VTiger 7 Shopping Cart module Note: Only Sales Professional and Ultimate Edition of VTiger 7 CRM offer this handy feature Overview VTiger 7’s Shopping Cart module is designed in such a way that it caters Magento Community Edition 1.6 to 1.9. Three common modules which are featured by VTiger 7 are as following: Contacts in Vtiger as Customers in Magento Products in Vtiger as Products in Magento
VTiger Integration with UPS
August 24, 2016
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Out of the box VTiger has a great system to handle sales orders which allows the user to convert the sales order into invoice, purchase order, as well as to create recurring invoices. If your business requires shipping and handling products – you might be able to take advantage of the VTiger customization we did, which allows users to generate tracking numbers and print labels using UPS API. The customization allows the user to generate tracking number from within the sales order screen, by simply clicking the button. It is integrated with UPS API, which sends the package weight, dimensions, location and retrieves valid tracking number stored in VTiger. The user can then click on the tracking number and it will open the UPS tracking website. In addition, we added the ability to process 100s of orders at a time. The customer who we built this for – is shipping 300-500
