Vtiger Fields Map to Yomi Name in Google Contacts
We received a request from one of our Japanese clients to add Yomi name to our Vtiger Google Contact sync app. As you can see in the picture of our app’s configuration page below, you can now map Vtiger fields to Yomi name in Google Contacts. This is now a standard feature of our Vtiger Google […]
My first workflow
One of my first experiences with VTiger was to create a workflow. For those that do not know what that is, a workflow is a set of commands that lead to the excecution of a task. For some, this could be overwhelming but with some basic thinking this can be tackled without much problem. Something […]
Integrating Vtiger with Amazon to Store Vtiger Documents Files
FYI – we have done an integration of Amazon and Vtiger to store Vtiger document files on Amazon. We use Amazon S3 which charges only $.03 per GB — that’s almost free. When someone creates a doc in Vtiger, it uploads to Amazon. If they open/download a document in vtiger it downloads from Amazon. This […]
Custom search filtering with multi select and ajax
What happens when you need just a little bit more oomph from your search filtering? We answered that question recently with a slick piece of custom development. Our client needed to filter their opportunity records and search on multiple values. On top of that, they also needed to search for records within a range of […]
Problems with vtiger 6.4 migration script
Vtiger 6.4 has been out for a few hours and already the forums are filling up with comments about issues people are having with the migration scripts to go from 6.x to 6.4. This is a pretty typical issue for vtiger. As good as vtiger is, and we think it is great, there are many […]
Mass Emails from Vtiger
FYI – If you are using Vtiger and doing mass emails, we have done some integrations in this area: Integrated Constant Contact and Mail Chimp so you can pull back clicks and opens into Vtiger (and trigger workflows), but we have not done this in a mail campaign in vtiger. Integrated hub spot do you […]
VTiger 6.3 Release is Coming Soon
FYI – Vtiger stated in the developers forum that 6.3 is being organized now for release. There are no new user features in this release, just bug fixes and some API enhancements that will be helpful to developers. My guess is the release will be available in 1-2 months.
Custom Widgets in Summary View
We are getting many requests to do custom widgets for the VT summary view screens. I thought this might be an interesting example to show what you can do. It is a local weather and local time based on the contact record zip — so if you are calling someone you will know the local […]
New Module Designer by Jonathan Sardo
FYI – Jonathan Sardo just released a new New Module Designer. It is a Release Candidate but from my time spent using it, it is an outstanding piece of software that will be very valuable to anyone who needs to add modules to vtgier. Here are the details. You can find sources here: http://github.com/sardoj/VTModuleDesigner And […]
How Inventory Works in Vtiger
Here is a short video on how Inventory works in Vtiger