Handling Synchronization Issues¶

When using LPC Sync functions, sometimes you may encounter certain mailbox → Salesforce data syncing issues, which can be monitored via LinkPoint Connect(ME) Sync dashboard to be resolved. Also refer to this article for detailed information on Sync error codes.

Issues. Synchronization issues are logged in the tab when LPC Sync Engine encounters conflicts between synchronized data sources or due to less obvious reasons. Every issue’s log usually includes a sync error code or notification returned by SAP Cloud for Customer and indicates the source of the error. Also see this article for a table of possible Sync errors

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Account credentials changed. Occurs if your Salesforce or MS Exchange/Office 365/Gmail credentials were changed and LinkPoint Connect(ME) can no longer access your data. See the section below Credentials renewing for more information

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Additional information about each Sync issue can be found in the Dashboard. If your local Admin cannot resolve the issue locally, you can get our Support Team‘s assistance by clicking the Help me resolve this issue button under an issue and submitting a detailed description including error codes and screenshots by email.
In addition, for cases when LinkPoint Connect(ME) is unable to access your Salesforce or mailbox data or when data syncing fails for 10 times consecutively, you will receive a notification email informing about the need for action to resolve the issue and resume data syncing.

In case a persistent Sync issue occurs, for example due to Sync misconfiguration or user account switching to another tenant, see this article to learn how to revoke Sync data authorization token. After that, re-activate Sync for the mailbox.

How to Investigate Synchronization Issues¶

A synchronization issue occurs when LinkPoint Connect(ME) is unable to synchronize data between Salesforce and Microsoft Exchange / Office 365 / Gmail due to some reason. In many cases, these issues are caused by required data unavailability on email server side, e.g. missing Contact key fields values, like Last name, or by specific Salesforce rules that may prevent users from editing or deleting records of certain types.

When a Sync issue occurs, LinkPoint Connect(ME) notifies the concerned users in the following ways:

In MS Outlook, the item for which a Sync issue occurred is assigned two custom categories: a red “Sync Error” category and a white category providing extra details

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In Gmail mail client, the item for which a Sync issue occurred is assigned a red marker (Events) or a custom label “Salesforce Emails/Sync Error”

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Information about logged sync issues is displayed on the Issues tab of LinkPoint Connect(ME)’s Dashboard. To view issues for a certain processed item type: under Issues, select issue type. Note that you can instantly view the Salesforce (or MS Exchange) item that caused the issue by clicking the Salesforce or Exchange icon on the right

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All issues are also registered in LPC Admin panel for monitoring and resolution by the local Admin

To resolve a synchronization issue¶

If the issue occurred because a required (key) field was left empty, fill in the missing key fields
Consult the table of Sync error codes for a solution
For the cases when an issue cannot be resolved locally, it is recommended to contact our Support and CSM team: you can click the Help me resolve this issue button and send a report; make sure to include details and screenshots, when applicable

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Important

Note that when you are using LinkPoint Connect(ME) there should be no other software running that performs data transfer between MS Exchange and Salesforce API (e.g. Salesforce Lightning sync, Salesforce Inbox, Salesforce for Outlook, etc.) Running different MS Exchange – Salesforce sync applications simultaneously will cause sync conflicts and items duplication. If you encounter this kind of unexpected behavior, please check that with your Salesforce admin or, if you are a Salesforce admin, check for such software in the following places:
1. Salesforce Setup > Apps > App Manager
2. Connected Apps
3. Salesforce Login History. After you find apps which cause sync conflicts, please refer to this Salesforce help article to learn how to disable them. Please also note that apps which use Salesforce API but do not exchange data between Salesforce and MS Exchange will not cause sync conflicts

Renewing Salesforce or Mail Data Access Credentials¶

If Exchange/Office 365/Gmail or Salesforce access credentials expire or get changed, LinkPoint Connect(ME) can no longer synchronize users’ data. After that happens, affected end users or their Admin receive a notification email with instructions how to re-activate the Sync Engine via the Sidebar; a corresponding notification will also appear in users’ LPC Dashboard.

Also see additional details on Salesforce access renewal in this article

To renew MS Exchange / Office 365 access for LPC Sync Engine, follow the steps provided in this article. For some cases, access token revoking may also be required.

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