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Optimize Vtiger scheduling with VTExpert’s tools
June 1, 2023
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Maintaining an organized schedule and appointments is crucial for running a business smoothly. One effective way of doing this is by using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software such as Vtiger. However, to get the most out of Vtiger’s scheduling features, sometimes additional scheduling tools may be necessary. VTExperts developed various extensions that extend or enhance Vtiger’s calendar features. In this article, we will look at how can you optimize Vtiger scheduling with VTExpert’s tools Vtiger Calendar Vtiger offers several calendar and scheduling features that help businesses manage their time efficiently and optimize their operations. Here are some of the crucial calendar and scheduling features offered by Vtiger Shared Calendar: Vtiger provides a shared calendar, which can be accessed by multiple users in an organization. This feature can help businesses avoid scheduling conflicts and ensure that everyone is on the same page. Recurring events: Vtiger calendar also allows users to create
Enhance Vtiger’s productivity with VTExperts
April 17, 2023
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Productivity is an important aspect of any organization or individual. It allows measuring the work efficiency within a designated timeframe to achieve the maximum possible output. In this article, we will check how can you enhance Vtiger productivity with VTExperts. We live in an era where digital productivity is a booming concept. Let’s get ourselves familiarized with digital productivity tools first. Digital Productivity tools Digital productivity refers to the deployment of digital tools and technologies to improve a team’s efficiency and efficacy in fulfilling tasks and achieving goals. This involves leveraging technology to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, facilitate remote collaboration, and access information and resources more efficiently. By realizing the potential of digital tools, individuals and organizations can optimize processes, minimize resource utilization, and achieve their goals with increased productivity. Moreover, digital productivity tools are cost-effective and easy to use. You can also check Productivityist, if you want to
Streamline communication with VTExperts Email template designer
March 7, 2023
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Using the email templates user can present the data, the way you want, It also allows users to customize the emails as per their requirements while keeping the amount of work and effort put to build it to a minimum. Without a doubt, email templates are an incredibly powerful digital tool. They save time and effort, and moreover increase consistency and accuracy. In addition to this, email templates can be used for a wide range of purposes, from sending out regular newsletters to email campaigns for launching a new product. In this article, we will explore the versatility of email templates and how can you streamline communication with VTExperts Email template designer Advantages of using email templates Here are some prominent advantages of using email templates The standout advantage among others is the customizability of email templates, which proves to be a powerful tool. In a world where people receive countless
How to install Vtiger CRM
December 21, 2022
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In this guide, we will check how to install vTiger CRM system (Open Source) on Debian 11 server. We will be using LAMP Stack for the installation. For installing the vTiger CRM system (Open source) you need to fulfill the following specs Linux server Debian 11 A user with root privileges Domain name pointed to your server Step 1: Installing LAMP Stack The very first step in installing vTiger CRM system is to install the LAMP Stack on Debian server First, make sure that your Debian repository is updated by executing the following command Once done, now install some packages and LAMP Stack using the following command After the installation of LAMP Stack and some other packages, execute the following command to check the Apache2 and MariaDB status Make sure, that it shows the status of Apache2 and MariaDB as “Active” Step 2: Configuring MariaDB Server The second step encompasses
Vtiger CRM 7.5.0 has been released
December 1, 2022
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As per the official announcement, the much-awaited VTiger CRM 7.5.0 (open source) has been released with a number of improvements and new features. The most prominent changes to improve its functionality includes, PHP 8.x support and Mail Converter Custom actions This update caters to 45+ issues and 30+ enhancement submissions Check the official announcement here: Vtiger 7.5.0 is released Download the Vtiger 7.5.0 from here: Download Link Vtiger 7.5.0 and VTExperts services VTExperts Extension Pack compatibility with Vtiger CRM 7.5.0 Concerning the launch of Vtiger 7.5.0, VTExperts are actively trying to ensure that all the extensions that were previously compatible with Vtiger 7.x are tuned up and made fully completely with Vtiger 7.5.0 soon. Migrating to Vtiger CRM 7.5.0 We are already working on migrating to Vtiger CRM 7.5.0 for our clients. Feel free to contact us if you have any query regarding the migration to Vtiger CRM 7.5.0, as we do
VTExperts tools to help admins better manage Vtiger CRM
December 1, 2022
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The system administrator is one of the most in-demand roles in the IT world. He has access to all the records of the CRM system. The primary duty of the CRM administrator is to maintain the integrity of the CRM system and ensure that the system is up and running. Vtiger CRM system provides some basic instruments, to help system administrators to better perform their duties. In this article, we will look at some of VTExperts tools to help admins better manage Vtiger CRM. First of all, we will go through some major responsibilities of a system administrator Responsibilities of the System administrator Make the system secure: On the prominent responsibility of a system admin is to make the system secure from any type of data breaches and hacking attempts. Setting up firewalls is also a part of making the system secure Preparing a contingency plan in case of system
Collaboration tools by VTExperts for Vtiger CRM
November 24, 2022
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Team collaboration is always an integral part of any business’s success. In this digital era, collaboration tools in CRM systems are a must-have. That is why VTExperts developed extensions that enhance the process of team communication. Moreover, these extensions also make collaboration within the team and with the customers easy. Let us check some of the advantages of effective collaboration tools by VTExperts for Vtiger CRM Benefits of collaborative tools Skill sharing The first and foremost important advantage of collaboration is skill sharing. It helps team members to share their feedback and skill with each other. Collaborating with different teams and within the team works as a learning experience. So, collaboration helps in sharing knowledge and skills. Problem Solving When you came across an issue and even after trying several approaches you are still not able to solve it. What should you do next? In such scenarios, you should use
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
Add related module records using tabular field entry in form builder
November 8, 2022
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VTExperts Web Form & Landing Page Builder extension allows to the creation of related module records as well. In this article, we will look at how to add related module records using tabular field entry in the form builder Example We will check the configuration and functionality of the extension by implementing the form for the below-mentioned example. The primary module is “Contacts” and the secondary module is “Child” and they have one-to-many relationship (which means 1 contact record can have multiple child records) The form will get information from the contact regarding their children, what are their names, date of birth, and any additional information. So, we will create a web form for the Contacts module and will configure it in a manner that it can also create records in the child module. Create the form Go to the form builder and click on “+ New from” button and provide the
How to Install/Setup and Configure vTiger Customer Portal Module
August 18, 2022
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One of the really useful features of vTiger is the Customer Portal Module. vTiger Custom Portal Module allows your contacts(customers) to login and see information such as Tickets, Invoices, Quotes, Documents, Contact & Organization information. vTiger Customer Portal modules does not come standard with the install and requires some skill to install, configure and set it up. Configure vTiger Customer Portal Module Permissions The first thing you will need to do is configure permissions. To do so, go to “CRM Settings” > “Other Settings” > “Customer Portal”. Privileges – The selected role field permissions will be applied to the Customer Portal user. For example, if you setup the Role so it can not modify specific field – the same permissions will be applied to the Customer Portal Users. Default Assignee – Tickets will be Assigned to the selected Assignee by the default Group/User from the Customer Portal. Portal URL – The URL
How Vtiger CRM assists in Sales
August 3, 2022
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In current corporate sector, CRM platforms are considered basic necessity for firms to manage their key functions. CRM helps to manage operations for almost every department. In this article, we will focus on the fact that how Vtiger CRM assists in sales process. As we know that Sales is one of those departments of a company that helps businesses and firms to grow. Sales department needs precise data to generate achievable goals. CRM helps to increase the proficiency of sales operations and generate revenue. Following are some of the advantages of using a CRM system for sales purposes. Advantages of using CRM for sales 1- CRM helps to boost the overall sales activities: With the help of CRM, you can check the past behavior of certain target audience. By utilizing the information created from raw data, you can easily recognize the interests and needs of your customer. Once you know
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
VTExperts PDF template Tracker
July 7, 2022
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PDF’s are an integral part of digital documentation. Either you are a freelancer who is working alone or managing a big team, you will definitely come across pdf. Same is the case with VTiger users as well, from invoices to the birthday wishes to you valued customer, everything can be sent to the recipient using the PDF templates. But, here comes a question that can a standard Vtiger functionality tracks a pdf templates? The answer is “No”. That is why VTExperts provide a special customization using which user can track the PDF templates send from the VTiger CRM system. In this article we will check how VTExperts PDF template Tracker Customization works. PDF templates shows the list of PDF templates that are sent from the VTiger CRM. It automatically generates a record whenever a pdf template is sent from the CRM How VTExperts PDF template Tracker customization works To understand the
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
VTExperts Extension Pack is Fully Compatible with VTiger 7.4
September 30, 2021
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Vtiger 7.4 has been released. there have been a number of changes like new workflow expressions, secure passwords, import via record number, HTML injection fix, mass calendar edit, default internal comment etc. In addition to the new features, your favorite extensions have also been upgraded to support the latest upgrade of VTiger open source. In case, you want to check the details regarding the changes made in Vtiger 7.4, then do visit the article: Vtiger 7.4 open source change log VTExpert’s extension pack compatibility with Vtiger 7.4 In regard to the release of Vtiger 7.4, VTExperts made sure that all of the extension that were previously compatible with the Vtiger 7.x are fine tuned and made fully compatible to Vtiger 7.4. As now, VTExperts extension pack is fully compatible with VTiger 7.4, so you can use the VTExpert’s extension pack to its full potential on Vtiger 7.4. In case you face
When Creating A Ticket Only Show Contacts Associated With Ticket’s Organization In VTiger 7
November 23, 2018
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Search Popup Filter This extension was designed to apply filter (or condition) that will limit the results user will see when selecting a record (any) from a lookup/select/search popup in VTiger. It is fully customizable, meaning that you can set any condition which makes most sense to your business. One of the more common examples is “only show me Organizations that are Active (exclude Inactive)”. In addition to simple filters, you can also use “Compare with parent” operator, meaning that you can apply a filter which will check field value on the record you are on and compare it with the related record, for example if you are attaching asset to the ticket, by default you would see all available assets in the system, however you could configure it to only show assets related to an organization/customer that you are creating ticket for. In this article we will go over a simple use case on how
Only Show Active Organizations When Creating A Ticket In VTiger 7
November 21, 2018
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This extension was designed to apply filter (or condition) that will limit the results user will see when selecting a record (any) from a lookup/select/search popup in VTiger. How to Show Active Organizations Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Search Popup Filter. Click on “New Search Popup Filter”. Add module. Select the related field. Add a condition according to your requirement. While creating a new ticket it will only search for Active Organizations. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
Synchronize My QuickBooks Customers To/From VTiger 7
November 4, 2018
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Quickbooks Online Integration with VTiger is an extension connecting VTiger to QuickBooks and enabling bidirectional synchronization of Customers (Organizations/Contacts), Invoices, Payments, Quotes (Estimates), Sales Orders (Sales Receipts), Purchase Orders, Vendors as well as Items (Services & Products). An easy to trigger option to synchronize data manually or on the schedule. It supports custom fields on the invoice as well as customer (flexible mapping). How to Synchronize Contacts Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Quickbooks Online. In Customer Tab you can map fields into Quickbooks. Create a contact. You need to check box “Sync to Quickbooks” and that will automatically add this record to the queue to be synced with Quickbooks. Here is the synced Contact/Customer from the VTiger. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
Synchronize My QuickBooks Items (Products/Services) To/From VTiger 7
November 4, 2018
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Quickbooks Online Integration with VTiger is an extension connecting VTiger to QuickBooks and enabling bidirectional synchronization of Customers (Organizations/Contacts), Invoices, Payments, Quotes (Estimates), Sales Orders (Sales Receipts), Purchase Orders, Vendors as well as Items (Services & Products). An easy to trigger option to synchronize data manually or on the schedule. It supports custom fields on the invoice as well as customer (flexible mapping). How to Synchronize My Items Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Quickbooks Online. In Product & Service Tab you can map fields into Quickbooks. Create a Product. You need to check box “Sync to Quickbooks” and that will automatically add this record to the queue to be synced with Quickbooks. The integration supports tax sync. Here is the synced Items from the VTiger. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
Synchronize My QuickBooks Payments To/From VTiger 7
November 4, 2018
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Quickbooks Online Integration with VTiger is an extension connecting VTiger to QuickBooks and enabling bidirectional synchronization of Customers (Organizations/Contacts), Invoices, Payments, Quotes (Estimates), Sales Orders (Sales Receipts), Purchase Orders, Vendors as well as Items (Services & Products). An easy to trigger option to synchronize data manually or on the schedule. It supports custom fields on the invoice as well as customer (flexible mapping). How to Synchronize Payments Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Quickbooks Online. In Payments Tab these predefined fields are not editable. Create an Invoice and add a product and service. You need to check box “Sync to Quickbooks” and that will automatically add this record to the queue to be synced with Quickbooks. In invoice records. Click on the payments and “Record a Payment” The payment automatically will be synced with Quickbooks. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
Synchronize My QuickBooks Invoices To/From VTiger 7
November 4, 2018
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Quickbooks Online Integration with VTiger is an extension connecting VTiger to QuickBooks and enabling bidirectional synchronization of Customers (Organizations/Contacts), Invoices, Payments, Quotes (Estimates), Sales Orders (Sales Receipts), Purchase Orders, Vendors as well as Items (Services & Products). An easy to trigger option to synchronize data manually or on the schedule. It supports custom fields on the invoice as well as customer (flexible mapping). How to Synchronize Invoices Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Quickbooks Online. In Invoice Tab you can map invoice fields into Quickbooks. It also supports custom fields. Create an Invoice and add a product and service. You need to check box “Sync to Quickbooks” and that will automatically add this record to the queue to be synced with Quickbooks. Here is the synced invoice from the VTiger. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
Change/Rename Field Labels In VTiger 7
November 4, 2018
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Label Editor for VTiger was designed to change any label/element in VTiger. It supports fields, modules, buttons, menu items, lists and much more! Very easy to use interface (pick language, module, search and edit labels). It has a built-in search to locate any labels that are not as obvious. How to Change/Rename Field labels Go to Menu > Settings > CRM Settings > Extension Pack > Label Editor. Select your input language. Select Module file you want to put changes in. It will show all the Variables and from there you can change the Labels. Click on “Edit” button and enter the new Label. The First/Last Name field labels are changed to Customer First/Last Name. For further help, contact us on help@vtexperts.com. We’ll be glad to be of service.
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