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    This appears to be a more common problem than Miva thought. This seems to
    affect users with either another version of a Intuit product (Such as
    Quicken Deluxe or a previous release of QuickBooks) or those users who have
    Windows XP Home installed. I have attempted to get Miva to deal with this
    problem, as I am in the same boat, but Jimmy just plain stopped
    communicating with me about my problem. I figured I am waiting for Miva to
    actually test this product thoroughly (I am a beta purchaser) or release
    some very long anticipated maintenance releases.

    Todd W. Gale
    Gale Computing Systems
    [email protected]
    (818) 709-6825 x102
    (818) 709-6279

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
    Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


    Synchro users;

    We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

    Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
    (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
    cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
    out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

    MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
    gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
    problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
    care to count.

    What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
    working?

    We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
    Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
    "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
    shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
    Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Sam Wuebben
    [email protected]
    www.sunburstbottle.com



    #2
    OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



    Synchro users;

    We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

    Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
    (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
    cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
    out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

    MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
    gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
    problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
    care to count.

    What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
    working?

    We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
    Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
    "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
    shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
    Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Sam Wuebben
    [email protected]
    www.sunburstbottle.com


    Comment


      #3
      OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



      The "grayed-out ok" problem often has to do with missing QuickBooks
      items. If any of the drop-down windows on the properties screens are
      blank, you need to create the missing items and assign them to the
      correct accounts, etc within QuickBooks. Miva has not been a lot of help
      on that, and it is a mystery why they have not put up an archive of this
      user group.

      Massachusetts Bay Trading Company
      www.massbaytrading.com


      -----Original Message-----
      From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
      Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:28 PM
      To: Sam Wuebben; [email protected]
      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


      This appears to be a more common problem than Miva thought. This seems
      to affect users with either another version of a Intuit product (Such as
      Quicken Deluxe or a previous release of QuickBooks) or those users who
      have Windows XP Home installed. I have attempted to get Miva to deal
      with this problem, as I am in the same boat, but Jimmy just plain
      stopped communicating with me about my problem. I figured I am waiting
      for Miva to actually test this product thoroughly (I am a beta
      purchaser) or release some very long anticipated maintenance releases.

      Todd W. Gale
      Gale Computing Systems
      [email protected]
      (818) 709-6825 x102
      (818) 709-6279

      -----Original Message-----
      From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
      Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
      To: [email protected]
      Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


      Synchro users;

      We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

      Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
      (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
      cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
      out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

      MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
      gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
      problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
      care to count.

      What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
      working?

      We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
      Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
      "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
      shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
      Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

      Any ideas?

      Thanks

      Sam Wuebben
      [email protected]
      www.sunburstbottle.com


      Comment


        #4
        Is Synchro Ready?



        I'm relatively new to this list.

        I have a client with a Miva Merchant Store and QuickBooks 2004.

        Do those of you that have used this combination feel that Synchro is mature
        enough, and well enough documented, to recommend it to this client?

        Thanks!

        Gary Hull

        XyNexT.com


        Comment


          #5
          OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



          Hello,

          When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
          more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
          certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
          usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
          specified there.

          Here is a list of required fields per screen:

          Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
          Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
          for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

          Thanks.

          Jimmy
          Miva Support Engineer
          Please REPLY to keep message history.

          Miva Corporation
          (858) 490-2570
          Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

          ***********************************
          Do you have questions? We have answers!
          Check out our FAQ at:
          <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
          ***********************************
          NEW! Miva Service Club
          Starting at only $149/yr.
          Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
          ***********************************



          -----Original Message-----
          From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
          Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
          To: [email protected]
          Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


          Synchro users;

          We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

          Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
          (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
          cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
          out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

          MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
          gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
          problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
          care to count.

          What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
          working?

          We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
          Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
          "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
          shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
          Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

          Any ideas?

          Thanks

          Sam Wuebben
          [email protected]
          www.sunburstbottle.com


          Comment


            #6
            OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



            Jimmy,

            Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
            answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
            as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
            Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense and
            has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on the
            user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time Miva
            has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every year,
            until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
            which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
            grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
            explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people aside
            from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.

            Todd W. Gale
            Gale Computing Systems
            [email protected]
            (818) 709-6825 x102
            (818) 709-6279

            -----Original Message-----
            From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
            Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
            To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
            Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


            Hello,

            When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
            more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
            certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
            usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
            specified there.

            Here is a list of required fields per screen:

            Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
            Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
            for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

            Thanks.

            Jimmy
            Miva Support Engineer
            Please REPLY to keep message history.

            Miva Corporation
            (858) 490-2570
            Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

            ***********************************
            Do you have questions? We have answers!
            Check out our FAQ at:
            <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
            ***********************************
            NEW! Miva Service Club
            Starting at only $149/yr.
            Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
            ***********************************



            -----Original Message-----
            From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
            Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
            To: [email protected]
            Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


            Synchro users;

            We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

            Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
            (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
            cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
            out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

            MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
            gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
            problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
            care to count.

            What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
            working?

            We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
            Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
            "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
            shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
            Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

            Any ideas?

            Thanks

            Sam Wuebben
            [email protected]
            www.sunburstbottle.com


            Comment


              #7
              OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



              Todd,

              I'm simply telling the reasons why the "OK" button can be grayed out. I
              don't understand why you are so upset with my suggestion to the problem. If
              the customer responds back and says that his fields are all populated in
              Miva Synchro, then I'll go from there to see what else could be causing a
              problem. I am not blaming anybody. I'm simply stating the reasons why the
              button would be grayed out based on my knowledge of how the Miva Synchro
              application is written.

              -"Many people aside from myself are complaining about this and you do not
              address it."
              Complaining about what? I don't understand what you are referring to here.
              Please elaborate.

              Thank you.

              Jimmy
              Miva Support Engineer
              Please REPLY to keep message history.

              Miva Corporation
              (858) 490-2570
              Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

              ***********************************
              Do you have questions? We have answers!
              Check out our FAQ at:
              <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
              ***********************************
              NEW! Miva Service Club
              Starting at only $149/yr.
              Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
              ***********************************



              -----Original Message-----
              From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:32 PM
              To: Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


              Jimmy,

              Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
              answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
              as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
              Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense and
              has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on the
              user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time Miva
              has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every year,
              until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
              which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
              grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
              explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people aside
              from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.

              Todd W. Gale
              Gale Computing Systems
              [email protected]
              (818) 709-6825 x102
              (818) 709-6279

              -----Original Message-----
              From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
              To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


              Hello,

              When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
              more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
              certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
              usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
              specified there.

              Here is a list of required fields per screen:

              Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
              Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
              for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

              Thanks.

              Jimmy
              Miva Support Engineer
              Please REPLY to keep message history.

              Miva Corporation
              (858) 490-2570
              Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

              ***********************************
              Do you have questions? We have answers!
              Check out our FAQ at:
              <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
              ***********************************
              NEW! Miva Service Club
              Starting at only $149/yr.
              Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
              ***********************************



              -----Original Message-----
              From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
              Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
              To: [email protected]
              Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


              Synchro users;

              We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

              Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
              (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
              cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
              out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

              MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
              gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
              problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
              care to count.

              What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
              working?

              We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
              Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
              "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
              shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
              Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

              Any ideas?

              Thanks

              Sam Wuebben
              [email protected]
              www.sunburstbottle.com


              Comment


                #8
                Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?



                Hi guys,

                Well, we are all frustrated and obviously upset. Apparently I got Jimmy's
                immediate attention at Miva. I have been asked to specifically state the
                issues we are having. So, I am going to ask a favor. I am sending a letter
                as soon as I can finish compiling the information to Miva in order to get
                these issues addressed. We all need to stop slamming Miva's practices, as we
                all now know the level of that, and band together to get these issues
                resolved. I will cc: each of you shortly with the letter and hopefully you
                can add your issues to the thread and we can effect some change. We are
                their customers and without us they do not exist. Let's act like
                shareholders and hold them to task. If they are unable to meet our needs, we
                will all collectively need to decide our directions.

                Todd W. Gale
                Gale Computing Systems
                [email protected]
                (818) 709-6825 x102
                (818) 709-6279

                -----Original Message-----
                From: Steven Burke [mailto:[email protected]]
                Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:22 PM
                To: Todd W. Gale; Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                Subject: [scu] Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?


                I concur. I've gotten better support and more informed
                support from people doing an internet software business
                out of their garage.

                It is like Miva hired a group to develop the program but didn't give them
                the type of support that the "Miva" brand could leverage. Just the fact that
                they are just recently getting their copy of Quickbooks 2004 is ridiculous.
                No forsight to get it earlier than their customers to warn of any conflicts?
                No arrangement with quickbooks to adminster a better API relationship?
                This is basic business practice. I am suscpicious that the product
                development group for Miva Synchro is improperly supported and lacks
                a strategic and synergistic partnership with Intuit (quickbooks).

                Somebody higher up at Miva better look into the situation or this product is
                going down the tubes or will be quickly be run over by a better option.

                In addition, one of the most important things is to get the credit card
                information into quickbooks. I'm sure everyone would like that. Oui?
                There are a few if not several ways to make this happen SECURELY.
                However Miva Synchro can't do it for "security reasons".
                Those "reasons" are most likely there technical deficiencies or lack of
                a solid relationship with intuit to get the job done...I'm sure a
                combination of both.

                All said, Yes, Miva Synchro is a good idea.
                But it currently is a flawed product that will continue to pester all it's
                customers.
                What's in store for qbooks 2005, 2006 etc. Are you afraid to
                upgrade to quickbooks 2004 when you normally would because you are currently
                using Miva Synchro and it's working good enough in your out of date version
                of quickbooks? Not confident enought to switch yet to qbooks 2004, or
                Premiere versions? This says alot about Miva's relationship with Intuit.

                They really don't have one.


                -Steven Burke
                www.usaprint.com



                on 1/9/04 3:32 PM, Todd W. Gale at [email protected] wrote:

                > Jimmy,
                >
                > Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                > answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
                > as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
                > Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense
                and
                > has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on
                the
                > user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time
                Miva
                > has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every
                year,
                > until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
                > which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                > grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
                > explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people
                aside
                > from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.
                >
                > Todd W. Gale
                > Gale Computing Systems
                > [email protected]
                > (818) 709-6825 x102
                > (818) 709-6279
                >
                > -----Original Message-----
                > From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                > To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                > Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                >
                >
                > Hello,
                >
                > When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
                > more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
                > certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                > usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
                > specified there.
                >
                > Here is a list of required fields per screen:
                >
                > Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                > Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track
                Cost
                > for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)
                >
                > Thanks.
                >
                > Jimmy
                > Miva Support Engineer
                > Please REPLY to keep message history.
                >
                > Miva Corporation
                > (858) 490-2570
                > Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)
                >
                > ***********************************
                > Do you have questions? We have answers!
                > Check out our FAQ at:
                > <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                > ***********************************
                > NEW! Miva Service Club
                > Starting at only $149/yr.
                > Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                > ***********************************
                >
                >
                >
                > -----Original Message-----
                > From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                > To: [email protected]
                > Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                >
                >
                > Synchro users;
                >
                > We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.
                >
                > Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                > (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                > cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                > out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.
                >
                > MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                > gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                > problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                > care to count.
                >
                > What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                > working?
                >
                > We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                > Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                > "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                > shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                > Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.
                >
                > Any ideas?
                >
                > Thanks
                >
                > Sam Wuebben
                > [email protected]
                > www.sunburstbottle.com
                >
                >

                Comment


                  #9
                  Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?



                  I concur. I've gotten better support and more informed
                  support from people doing an internet software business
                  out of their garage.

                  It is like Miva hired a group to develop the program but didn't give them
                  the type of support that the "Miva" brand could leverage. Just the fact that
                  they are just recently getting their copy of Quickbooks 2004 is ridiculous.
                  No forsight to get it earlier than their customers to warn of any conflicts?
                  No arrangement with quickbooks to adminster a better API relationship?
                  This is basic business practice. I am suscpicious that the product
                  development group for Miva Synchro is improperly supported and lacks
                  a strategic and synergistic partnership with Intuit (quickbooks).

                  Somebody higher up at Miva better look into the situation or this product is
                  going down the tubes or will be quickly be run over by a better option.

                  In addition, one of the most important things is to get the credit card
                  information into quickbooks. I'm sure everyone would like that. Oui?
                  There are a few if not several ways to make this happen SECURELY.
                  However Miva Synchro can't do it for "security reasons".
                  Those "reasons" are most likely there technical deficiencies or lack of
                  a solid relationship with intuit to get the job done...I'm sure a
                  combination of both.

                  All said, Yes, Miva Synchro is a good idea.
                  But it currently is a flawed product that will continue to pester all it's
                  customers.
                  What's in store for qbooks 2005, 2006 etc. Are you afraid to
                  upgrade to quickbooks 2004 when you normally would because you are currently
                  using Miva Synchro and it's working good enough in your out of date version
                  of quickbooks? Not confident enought to switch yet to qbooks 2004, or
                  Premiere versions? This says alot about Miva's relationship with Intuit.

                  They really don't have one.


                  -Steven Burke
                  www.usaprint.com



                  on 1/9/04 3:32 PM, Todd W. Gale at [email protected] wrote:

                  > Jimmy,
                  >
                  > Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                  > answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
                  > as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
                  > Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense and
                  > has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on the
                  > user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time Miva
                  > has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every year,
                  > until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
                  > which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                  > grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
                  > explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people aside
                  > from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.
                  >
                  > Todd W. Gale
                  > Gale Computing Systems
                  > [email protected]
                  > (818) 709-6825 x102
                  > (818) 709-6279
                  >
                  > -----Original Message-----
                  > From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                  > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                  > To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                  > Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                  >
                  >
                  > Hello,
                  >
                  > When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
                  > more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
                  > certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                  > usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
                  > specified there.
                  >
                  > Here is a list of required fields per screen:
                  >
                  > Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                  > Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
                  > for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)
                  >
                  > Thanks.
                  >
                  > Jimmy
                  > Miva Support Engineer
                  > Please REPLY to keep message history.
                  >
                  > Miva Corporation
                  > (858) 490-2570
                  > Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)
                  >
                  > ***********************************
                  > Do you have questions? We have answers!
                  > Check out our FAQ at:
                  > <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                  > ***********************************
                  > NEW! Miva Service Club
                  > Starting at only $149/yr.
                  > Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                  > ***********************************
                  >
                  >
                  >
                  > -----Original Message-----
                  > From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                  > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                  > To: [email protected]
                  > Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                  >
                  >
                  > Synchro users;
                  >
                  > We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.
                  >
                  > Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                  > (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                  > cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                  > out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.
                  >
                  > MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                  > gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                  > problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                  > care to count.
                  >
                  > What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                  > working?
                  >
                  > We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                  > Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                  > "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                  > shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                  > Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.
                  >
                  > Any ideas?
                  >
                  > Thanks
                  >
                  > Sam Wuebben
                  > [email protected]
                  > www.sunburstbottle.com
                  >
                  >

                  Comment


                    #10
                    Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?



                    I'm with you here.

                    Thanks,
                    =20
                    Alexis Martin
                    Authentic Guayaberas, Cuban Music and more.
                    www.mycubanstore.com
                    =20

                    -----Original Message-----
                    From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]=20
                    Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:59 PM
                    To: Steven Burke; Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                    Subject: RE: [scu] Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?

                    Hi guys,

                    Well, we are all frustrated and obviously upset. Apparently I got =
                    Jimmy's
                    immediate attention at Miva. I have been asked to specifically state =
                    the
                    issues we are having. So, I am going to ask a favor. I am sending a =
                    letter
                    as soon as I can finish compiling the information to Miva in order to =
                    get
                    these issues addressed. We all need to stop slamming Miva's practices, =
                    as we
                    all now know the level of that, and band together to get these issues
                    resolved. I will cc: each of you shortly with the letter and hopefully =
                    you
                    can add your issues to the thread and we can effect some change. We are
                    their customers and without us they do not exist. Let's act like
                    shareholders and hold them to task. If they are unable to meet our =
                    needs, we
                    will all collectively need to decide our directions.

                    Todd W. Gale
                    Gale Computing Systems
                    [email protected]
                    (818) 709-6825 x102
                    (818) 709-6279

                    -----Original Message-----
                    From: Steven Burke [mailto:[email protected]]
                    Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:22 PM
                    To: Todd W. Gale; Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                    Subject: [scu] Re: Miva & Intuit: No strategic relationship?


                    I concur. I've gotten better support and more informed
                    support from people doing an internet software business
                    out of their garage.

                    It is like Miva hired a group to develop the program but didn't give =
                    them
                    the type of support that the "Miva" brand could leverage. Just the fact =
                    that
                    they are just recently getting their copy of Quickbooks 2004 is =
                    ridiculous.
                    No forsight to get it earlier than their customers to warn of any =
                    conflicts?
                    No arrangement with quickbooks to adminster a better API relationship?
                    This is basic business practice. I am suscpicious that the product
                    development group for Miva Synchro is improperly supported and lacks
                    a strategic and synergistic partnership with Intuit (quickbooks).

                    Somebody higher up at Miva better look into the situation or this =
                    product is
                    going down the tubes or will be quickly be run over by a better option.

                    In addition, one of the most important things is to get the credit card
                    information into quickbooks. I'm sure everyone would like that. Oui?
                    There are a few if not several ways to make this happen SECURELY.
                    However Miva Synchro can't do it for "security reasons".
                    Those "reasons" are most likely there technical deficiencies or lack of
                    a solid relationship with intuit to get the job done...I'm sure a
                    combination of both.

                    All said, Yes, Miva Synchro is a good idea.
                    But it currently is a flawed product that will continue to pester all =
                    it's
                    customers.
                    What's in store for qbooks 2005, 2006 etc. Are you afraid to
                    upgrade to quickbooks 2004 when you normally would because you are =
                    currently
                    using Miva Synchro and it's working good enough in your out of date =
                    version
                    of quickbooks? Not confident enought to switch yet to qbooks 2004, or
                    Premiere versions? This says alot about Miva's relationship with =
                    Intuit.

                    They really don't have one.


                    -Steven Burke
                    www.usaprint.com



                    on 1/9/04 3:32 PM, Todd W. Gale at [email protected] wrote:

                    > Jimmy,
                    >
                    > Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it =
                    the
                    > answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with =
                    QuickBooks
                    > as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it =
                    is a
                    > Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is =
                    nonsense
                    and
                    > has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this =
                    on
                    the
                    > user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each =
                    time
                    Miva
                    > has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every
                    year,
                    > until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and =
                    QuickBooks,
                    > which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes =
                    are
                    > grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how =
                    do you
                    > explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many =
                    people
                    aside
                    > from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. =
                    Please.
                    >
                    > Todd W. Gale
                    > Gale Computing Systems
                    > [email protected]
                    > (818) 709-6825 x102
                    > (818) 709-6279
                    >
                    > -----Original Message-----
                    > From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                    > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                    > To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                    > Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                    >
                    >
                    > Hello,
                    >
                    > When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one =
                    or
                    > more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens =
                    when a
                    > certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. =
                    You
                    > usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no =
                    Accounts are
                    > specified there.
                    >
                    > Here is a list of required fields per screen:
                    >
                    > Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                    > Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if =
                    'Track
                    Cost
                    > for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)
                    >
                    > Thanks.
                    >
                    > Jimmy
                    > Miva Support Engineer
                    > Please REPLY to keep message history.
                    >
                    > Miva Corporation
                    > (858) 490-2570
                    > Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)
                    >
                    > ***********************************
                    > Do you have questions? We have answers!
                    > Check out our FAQ at:
                    > <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                    > ***********************************
                    > NEW! Miva Service Club
                    > Starting at only $149/yr.
                    > Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                    > ***********************************
                    >
                    >
                    >
                    > -----Original Message-----
                    > From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                    > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                    > To: [email protected]
                    > Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens
                    >
                    >
                    > Synchro users;
                    >
                    > We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.
                    >
                    > Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                    > (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                    > cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always =
                    grayed
                    > out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.
                    >
                    > MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. =
                    We've
                    > gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                    > problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than =
                    I
                    > care to count.
                    >
                    > What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                    > working?
                    >
                    > We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                    > Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                    > "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                    > shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the =
                    Add
                    > Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.
                    >
                    > Any ideas?
                    >
                    > Thanks
                    >
                    > Sam Wuebben
                    > [email protected]
                    > www.sunburstbottle.com
                    >
                    >

                    Comment


                      #11
                      OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



                      Jimmy,

                      I think the Synchro users have been pretty clear. Read the posts.

                      I have compiled my known list of issues with Synchro. I have included other
                      Synchro users in this email thread so they may to list their issues. We
                      would like them addressed. You asked for specifics, here they are.

                      1. There is a problem with this application running under Windows XP HOME or
                      with multiple versions of Intuit product. Therefore, regardless of the data
                      in QuickBooks Pro, Miva Synchro does not allow you to operate, therefore you
                      have grayed out fields. There needs to be compatibility with other
                      applications. Especially stock applications from necessary vendors,
                      Microsoft and Intuit to speak of. Throughout the course of my own
                      investigation, which I should never nor any customer should have to do, I
                      have been able to determine that if another Intuit application is installed,
                      like Quicken Deluxe, Miva Synchro will not work.

                      2. Stock fields that are generic to QuickBooks Pro and Premier should be
                      available to Miva Synchro. This is to say that if the field exists in
                      QuickBooks, it should be stock in Miva Synchro. Including the generic 5
                      fields labeled "custom".

                      3. It should be our option to sync whatever information we desire. Miva
                      should not decide for us that payment information is a "security issue". It
                      should be available as an option that has an explanation as to why it is a
                      security issue, but we should be able to sync this information. Intuit
                      doesn't think it is a security risk, why should you? For those customers who
                      utilize Intuit's credit card authorization service, you are forcing your
                      customers to manually input the information, when for all practical purpose,
                      it should be a STOCK FIELD.

                      3. Documentation is very minimal at best. And due to the level of support
                      available today (this is not a rap on you, but the response level to our
                      requests) documentation is very necessary. This would at minimum require an
                      area on the Miva website that would address the questions we have asked and
                      the potential solutions to the problems, a full documentation explaining the
                      functionality of the various choices we make as a result of installing and
                      using the application. Advanced users may have reasons for wanting to use
                      certain aspects of the application, yet are not able to make a determination
                      without knowing how their decision is going to affect the balance of the
                      application.

                      4. This is a common error that has not only not been address at all, but
                      certainly has no solution. QuickBooks Error: The query request has not been
                      fully completed. There was a required element ("60000-1072817178") that
                      could not be found in QuickBooks.

                      5. Since Miva Merchant is based on modules, Miva Synchro should be
                      compatible with at minimum the "additional fields module" available for
                      Merchant. This allows the merchant the option of selecting these fields.

                      For the price we have paid, we deserve much more and much better. We should
                      not have to pay for on-the-fly Miva development, and wait for a working
                      application. If I got the response to the question "Is Miva Synchro ready?"
                      that has been posted on this board, I would be in shock.

                      Jimmy, all any of us want is a working application with answers to our
                      questions and solutions attached. Selective answering new customers
                      questions does not cut it. Ignoring the questions that have been asked time
                      and time again without solutions is not working for us and is setting our
                      businesses back until these issues are worked out. I am a Miva Merchant
                      devotee and am a supporter of Miva Synchro efforts, I just believe it is
                      capable of much more and at this point a good portion of us users are not
                      able to use it as of yet although we purchased it months ago. This does not
                      seem to be what we have become accustomed to with Miva Products.

                      Todd W. Gale
                      Gale Computing Systems
                      [email protected]
                      (818) 709-6825 x102
                      (818) 709-6279

                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:36 PM
                      To: 'Todd W. Gale'
                      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      Yes, I get that, Todd. I see that customers are having issues. But nobody is
                      posting any specifics, so I have nothing to work with. They're complaining
                      about features and such without saying what specifically.

                      Jimmy
                      Miva Support Engineer
                      Please REPLY to keep message history.

                      Miva Corporation
                      (858) 490-2570
                      Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

                      ***********************************
                      Do you have questions? We have answers!
                      Check out our FAQ at:
                      <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                      ***********************************
                      NEW! Miva Service Club
                      Starting at only $149/yr.
                      Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                      ***********************************



                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:59 PM
                      To: Miva User Group Support
                      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      I am not upset, I do not like the fact that I have the same problem all of
                      the other posters have, yet I cannot get you to respond to my emails,
                      provide a solution or deal with the issues the application currently has,
                      without moving on to other features users may desire. The idea is to get the
                      car running before you deck out the body. Without the engine, the rest is
                      useless. Enough posters have complained, yet the few I have read all say
                      they have not been able to get a response to their issues, they are not
                      working or are limping along. Do you not get that from the posts. I have
                      included a few if they have slipped past you in some way.

                      Todd W. Gale
                      Gale Computing Systems
                      [email protected]
                      (818) 709-6825 x102
                      (818) 709-6279

                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:52 PM
                      To: 'Todd W. Gale'; Synchro Users
                      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      Todd,

                      I'm simply telling the reasons why the "OK" button can be grayed out. I
                      don't understand why you are so upset with my suggestion to the problem. If
                      the customer responds back and says that his fields are all populated in
                      Miva Synchro, then I'll go from there to see what else could be causing a
                      problem. I am not blaming anybody. I'm simply stating the reasons why the
                      button would be grayed out based on my knowledge of how the Miva Synchro
                      application is written.

                      -"Many people aside from myself are complaining about this and you do not
                      address it."
                      Complaining about what? I don't understand what you are referring to here.
                      Please elaborate.

                      Thank you.

                      Jimmy
                      Miva Support Engineer
                      Please REPLY to keep message history.

                      Miva Corporation
                      (858) 490-2570
                      Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

                      ***********************************
                      Do you have questions? We have answers!
                      Check out our FAQ at:
                      <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                      ***********************************
                      NEW! Miva Service Club
                      Starting at only $149/yr.
                      Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                      ***********************************



                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:32 PM
                      To: Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      Jimmy,

                      Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                      answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
                      as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
                      Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense and
                      has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on the
                      user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time Miva
                      has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every year,
                      until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
                      which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                      grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
                      explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people aside
                      from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.

                      Todd W. Gale
                      Gale Computing Systems
                      [email protected]
                      (818) 709-6825 x102
                      (818) 709-6279

                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                      To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                      Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      Hello,

                      When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
                      more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
                      certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                      usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
                      specified there.

                      Here is a list of required fields per screen:

                      Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                      Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
                      for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

                      Thanks.

                      Jimmy
                      Miva Support Engineer
                      Please REPLY to keep message history.

                      Miva Corporation
                      (858) 490-2570
                      Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

                      ***********************************
                      Do you have questions? We have answers!
                      Check out our FAQ at:
                      <A HREF ="http://www.miva.com/support/faqs">http://www.miva.com/support/faqs</A>
                      ***********************************
                      NEW! Miva Service Club
                      Starting at only $149/yr.
                      Visit www.miva.com/support for details.
                      ***********************************



                      -----Original Message-----
                      From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                      Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                      To: [email protected]
                      Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                      Synchro users;

                      We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

                      Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                      (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                      cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                      out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

                      MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                      gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                      problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                      care to count.

                      What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                      working?

                      We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                      Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                      "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                      shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                      Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

                      Any ideas?

                      Thanks

                      Sam Wuebben
                      [email protected]
                      www.sunburstbottle.com


                      Comment


                        #12
                        OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



                        Well said and I know this addresses my issues and some I didn't even =
                        know
                        about. It would be nice if Miva listened but if they don't they will =
                        have
                        to listen to my credit card company when I ask for my money back.

                        Chris Dye
                        Founder & Owner
                        Club RSX.com
                        (866) CLUB-RSX (258-2779) - Phone
                        (719) 282-9443 - Fax
                        <A HREF ="http://www.clubrsx.com">http://www.clubrsx.com</A>
                        =20
                        "The World's Largest RSX Website and Community"
                        =20

                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]=20
                        Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:44 AM
                        To: Miva User Group Support
                        Cc: Steven Burke; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users; Sales@Clubrsx. Com; My =
                        Baby
                        Scrapbook; [email protected]
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens

                        Jimmy,

                        I think the Synchro users have been pretty clear. Read the posts.

                        I have compiled my known list of issues with Synchro. I have included =
                        other
                        Synchro users in this email thread so they may to list their issues. We
                        would like them addressed. You asked for specifics, here they are.

                        1. There is a problem with this application running under Windows XP =
                        HOME or
                        with multiple versions of Intuit product. Therefore, regardless of the =
                        data
                        in QuickBooks Pro, Miva Synchro does not allow you to operate, =
                        therefore you
                        have grayed out fields. There needs to be compatibility with other
                        applications. Especially stock applications from necessary vendors,
                        Microsoft and Intuit to speak of. Throughout the course of my own
                        investigation, which I should never nor any customer should have to do, =
                        I
                        have been able to determine that if another Intuit application is =
                        installed,
                        like Quicken Deluxe, Miva Synchro will not work.

                        2. Stock fields that are generic to QuickBooks Pro and Premier should =
                        be
                        available to Miva Synchro. This is to say that if the field exists in
                        QuickBooks, it should be stock in Miva Synchro. Including the generic 5
                        fields labeled "custom".

                        3. It should be our option to sync whatever information we desire. Miva
                        should not decide for us that payment information is a "security =
                        issue". It
                        should be available as an option that has an explanation as to why it =
                        is a
                        security issue, but we should be able to sync this information. Intuit
                        doesn't think it is a security risk, why should you? For those =
                        customers who
                        utilize Intuit's credit card authorization service, you are forcing =
                        your
                        customers to manually input the information, when for all practical =
                        purpose,
                        it should be a STOCK FIELD.

                        3. Documentation is very minimal at best. And due to the level of =
                        support
                        available today (this is not a rap on you, but the response level to =
                        our
                        requests) documentation is very necessary. This would at minimum =
                        require an
                        area on the Miva website that would address the questions we have asked =
                        and
                        the potential solutions to the problems, a full documentation =
                        explaining the
                        functionality of the various choices we make as a result of installing =
                        and
                        using the application. Advanced users may have reasons for wanting to =
                        use
                        certain aspects of the application, yet are not able to make a =
                        determination
                        without knowing how their decision is going to affect the balance of =
                        the
                        application.

                        4. This is a common error that has not only not been address at all, =
                        but
                        certainly has no solution. QuickBooks Error: The query request has not =
                        been
                        fully completed. There was a required element ("60000-1072817178") =
                        that
                        could not be found in QuickBooks.

                        5. Since Miva Merchant is based on modules, Miva Synchro should be
                        compatible with at minimum the "additional fields module" available for
                        Merchant. This allows the merchant the option of selecting these =
                        fields.

                        For the price we have paid, we deserve much more and much better. We =
                        should
                        not have to pay for on-the-fly Miva development, and wait for a working
                        application. If I got the response to the question "Is Miva Synchro =
                        ready?"
                        that has been posted on this board, I would be in shock.

                        Jimmy, all any of us want is a working application with answers to our
                        questions and solutions attached. Selective answering new customers
                        questions does not cut it. Ignoring the questions that have been asked =
                        time
                        and time again without solutions is not working for us and is setting =
                        our
                        businesses back until these issues are worked out. I am a Miva Merchant
                        devotee and am a supporter of Miva Synchro efforts, I just believe it =
                        is
                        capable of much more and at this point a good portion of us users are =
                        not
                        able to use it as of yet although we purchased it months ago. This does =
                        not
                        seem to be what we have become accustomed to with Miva Products.

                        Todd W. Gale
                        Gale Computing Systems
                        [email protected]
                        (818) 709-6825 x102
                        (818) 709-6279

                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:36 PM
                        To: 'Todd W. Gale'
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        Yes, I get that, Todd. I see that customers are having issues. But =
                        nobody is
                        posting any specifics, so I have nothing to work with. They're =
                        complaining
                        about features and such without saying what specifically.

                        Jimmy
                        Miva Support Engineer
                        Please REPLY to keep message history.

                        Miva Corporation
                        (858) 490-2570
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                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:59 PM
                        To: Miva User Group Support
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        I am not upset, I do not like the fact that I have the same problem all =
                        of
                        the other posters have, yet I cannot get you to respond to my emails,
                        provide a solution or deal with the issues the application currently =
                        has,
                        without moving on to other features users may desire. The idea is to =
                        get the
                        car running before you deck out the body. Without the engine, the rest =
                        is
                        useless. Enough posters have complained, yet the few I have read all =
                        say
                        they have not been able to get a response to their issues, they are not
                        working or are limping along. Do you not get that from the posts. I =
                        have
                        included a few if they have slipped past you in some way.

                        Todd W. Gale
                        Gale Computing Systems
                        [email protected]
                        (818) 709-6825 x102
                        (818) 709-6279

                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:52 PM
                        To: 'Todd W. Gale'; Synchro Users
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        Todd,

                        I'm simply telling the reasons why the "OK" button can be grayed out. I
                        don't understand why you are so upset with my suggestion to the =
                        problem. If
                        the customer responds back and says that his fields are all populated =
                        in
                        Miva Synchro, then I'll go from there to see what else could be causing =
                        a
                        problem. I am not blaming anybody. I'm simply stating the reasons why =
                        the
                        button would be grayed out based on my knowledge of how the Miva =
                        Synchro
                        application is written.

                        -"Many people aside from myself are complaining about this and you do =
                        not
                        address it."
                        Complaining about what? I don't understand what you are referring to =
                        here.
                        Please elaborate.

                        Thank you.

                        Jimmy
                        Miva Support Engineer
                        Please REPLY to keep message history.

                        Miva Corporation
                        (858) 490-2570
                        Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:32 PM
                        To: Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        Jimmy,

                        Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                        answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with =
                        QuickBooks
                        as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it =
                        is a
                        Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense =
                        and
                        has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on =
                        the
                        user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time =
                        Miva
                        has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every =
                        year,
                        until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and =
                        QuickBooks,
                        which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                        grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do =
                        you
                        explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people =
                        aside
                        from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. =
                        Please.

                        Todd W. Gale
                        Gale Computing Systems
                        [email protected]
                        (818) 709-6825 x102
                        (818) 709-6279

                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                        To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                        Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        Hello,

                        When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one =
                        or
                        more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when =
                        a
                        certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                        usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts =
                        are
                        specified there.

                        Here is a list of required fields per screen:

                        Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                        Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track =
                        Cost
                        for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

                        Thanks.

                        Jimmy
                        Miva Support Engineer
                        Please REPLY to keep message history.

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                        Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                        -----Original Message-----
                        From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                        Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                        To: [email protected]
                        Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                        Synchro users;

                        We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

                        Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                        (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                        cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                        out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

                        MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                        gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                        problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                        care to count.

                        What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                        working?

                        We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                        Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                        "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                        shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                        Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

                        Any ideas?

                        Thanks

                        Sam Wuebben
                        [email protected]
                        www.sunburstbottle.com


                        Comment


                          #13
                          OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



                          Hello,

                          Here are some responses to your questions...

                          1. We'll nee to test this in-house to see what is going on. I'll see if
                          Development can setup a test environment like this.

                          2. Can you give an example of fields, other than credit card number, that
                          you feel should be synch-able with Miva Synchro. Keep in mind that some
                          fields in QuickBooks may not exist in Miva Merchant, which would be a
                          requirement.

                          3. I'll talk to Development about including Credit Card info. However, I
                          still don't see this happening due to the nature of how Miva Synchro
                          communicates with the Miva Merchant store and taking the Order Encryption
                          feature into consideration.

                          4. Currently, we have a Miva Synchro User Guide and some Miva Synchro FAQ's
                          available on our website. More detailed documentation will be coming in the
                          future as we get the necessary resources to develop it.

                          5. This error is not specific to a certain problem. There are a number of
                          things that can cause it. Therefore, it needs to be looked at on a case by
                          case basis. If you are getting this error message, the best thing to do is
                          contact our support department. They will then ask for your 3 Miva Synchro
                          log files so we can see what may be going on.

                          6. In order for Miva Synchro to pull data from third party modules, it needs
                          to know the database fields. And since we do not develop those modules, we
                          do not have the information on this. IN the future, we will be releasing the
                          Miva Synchro API to developers who can make additions to it to work with
                          their modules. But at present, Miva Synchro is designed to work with the
                          stock Miva Merchant fields.

                          Thanks.

                          Jimmy
                          Miva Support Engineer
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                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 3:44 AM
                          To: Miva User Group Support
                          Cc: Steven Burke; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users; Sales@Clubrsx. Com; My
                          Baby Scrapbook; [email protected]
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Jimmy,

                          I think the Synchro users have been pretty clear. Read the posts.

                          I have compiled my known list of issues with Synchro. I have included other
                          Synchro users in this email thread so they may to list their issues. We
                          would like them addressed. You asked for specifics, here they are.

                          1. There is a problem with this application running under Windows XP HOME or
                          with multiple versions of Intuit product. Therefore, regardless of the data
                          in QuickBooks Pro, Miva Synchro does not allow you to operate, therefore you
                          have grayed out fields. There needs to be compatibility with other
                          applications. Especially stock applications from necessary vendors,
                          Microsoft and Intuit to speak of. Throughout the course of my own
                          investigation, which I should never nor any customer should have to do, I
                          have been able to determine that if another Intuit application is installed,
                          like Quicken Deluxe, Miva Synchro will not work.

                          2. Stock fields that are generic to QuickBooks Pro and Premier should be
                          available to Miva Synchro. This is to say that if the field exists in
                          QuickBooks, it should be stock in Miva Synchro. Including the generic 5
                          fields labeled "custom".

                          3. It should be our option to sync whatever information we desire. Miva
                          should not decide for us that payment information is a "security issue". It
                          should be available as an option that has an explanation as to why it is a
                          security issue, but we should be able to sync this information. Intuit
                          doesn't think it is a security risk, why should you? For those customers who
                          utilize Intuit's credit card authorization service, you are forcing your
                          customers to manually input the information, when for all practical purpose,
                          it should be a STOCK FIELD.

                          3. Documentation is very minimal at best. And due to the level of support
                          available today (this is not a rap on you, but the response level to our
                          requests) documentation is very necessary. This would at minimum require an
                          area on the Miva website that would address the questions we have asked and
                          the potential solutions to the problems, a full documentation explaining the
                          functionality of the various choices we make as a result of installing and
                          using the application. Advanced users may have reasons for wanting to use
                          certain aspects of the application, yet are not able to make a determination
                          without knowing how their decision is going to affect the balance of the
                          application.

                          4. This is a common error that has not only not been address at all, but
                          certainly has no solution. QuickBooks Error: The query request has not been
                          fully completed. There was a required element ("60000-1072817178") that
                          could not be found in QuickBooks.

                          5. Since Miva Merchant is based on modules, Miva Synchro should be
                          compatible with at minimum the "additional fields module" available for
                          Merchant. This allows the merchant the option of selecting these fields.

                          For the price we have paid, we deserve much more and much better. We should
                          not have to pay for on-the-fly Miva development, and wait for a working
                          application. If I got the response to the question "Is Miva Synchro ready?"
                          that has been posted on this board, I would be in shock.

                          Jimmy, all any of us want is a working application with answers to our
                          questions and solutions attached. Selective answering new customers
                          questions does not cut it. Ignoring the questions that have been asked time
                          and time again without solutions is not working for us and is setting our
                          businesses back until these issues are worked out. I am a Miva Merchant
                          devotee and am a supporter of Miva Synchro efforts, I just believe it is
                          capable of much more and at this point a good portion of us users are not
                          able to use it as of yet although we purchased it months ago. This does not
                          seem to be what we have become accustomed to with Miva Products.

                          Todd W. Gale
                          Gale Computing Systems
                          [email protected]
                          (818) 709-6825 x102
                          (818) 709-6279

                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:36 PM
                          To: 'Todd W. Gale'
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Yes, I get that, Todd. I see that customers are having issues. But nobody is
                          posting any specifics, so I have nothing to work with. They're complaining
                          about features and such without saying what specifically.

                          Jimmy
                          Miva Support Engineer
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                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:59 PM
                          To: Miva User Group Support
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          I am not upset, I do not like the fact that I have the same problem all of
                          the other posters have, yet I cannot get you to respond to my emails,
                          provide a solution or deal with the issues the application currently has,
                          without moving on to other features users may desire. The idea is to get the
                          car running before you deck out the body. Without the engine, the rest is
                          useless. Enough posters have complained, yet the few I have read all say
                          they have not been able to get a response to their issues, they are not
                          working or are limping along. Do you not get that from the posts. I have
                          included a few if they have slipped past you in some way.

                          Todd W. Gale
                          Gale Computing Systems
                          [email protected]
                          (818) 709-6825 x102
                          (818) 709-6279

                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:52 PM
                          To: 'Todd W. Gale'; Synchro Users
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Todd,

                          I'm simply telling the reasons why the "OK" button can be grayed out. I
                          don't understand why you are so upset with my suggestion to the problem. If
                          the customer responds back and says that his fields are all populated in
                          Miva Synchro, then I'll go from there to see what else could be causing a
                          problem. I am not blaming anybody. I'm simply stating the reasons why the
                          button would be grayed out based on my knowledge of how the Miva Synchro
                          application is written.

                          -"Many people aside from myself are complaining about this and you do not
                          address it."
                          Complaining about what? I don't understand what you are referring to here.
                          Please elaborate.

                          Thank you.

                          Jimmy
                          Miva Support Engineer
                          Please REPLY to keep message history.

                          Miva Corporation
                          (858) 490-2570
                          Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:32 PM
                          To: Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Jimmy,

                          Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                          answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with QuickBooks
                          as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it is a
                          Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense and
                          has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on the
                          user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time Miva
                          has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every year,
                          until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and QuickBooks,
                          which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                          grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do you
                          explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people aside
                          from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. Please.

                          Todd W. Gale
                          Gale Computing Systems
                          [email protected]
                          (818) 709-6825 x102
                          (818) 709-6279

                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                          To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                          Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Hello,

                          When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one or
                          more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when a
                          certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                          usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts are
                          specified there.

                          Here is a list of required fields per screen:

                          Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                          Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track Cost
                          for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

                          Thanks.

                          Jimmy
                          Miva Support Engineer
                          Please REPLY to keep message history.

                          Miva Corporation
                          (858) 490-2570
                          Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                          -----Original Message-----
                          From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                          Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                          To: [email protected]
                          Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                          Synchro users;

                          We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

                          Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                          (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                          cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                          out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

                          MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                          gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                          problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                          care to count.

                          What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                          working?

                          We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                          Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                          "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                          shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                          Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

                          Any ideas?

                          Thanks

                          Sam Wuebben
                          [email protected]
                          www.sunburstbottle.com


                          Comment


                            #14
                            Synchro and Credit Cards



                            Friends

                            Does MIVA Synchro gather the credit card information and import it into
                            QuickBooks?

                            On Jan 9, 2004 Steven Burke wrote to the group:

                            "In addition, one of the most important things is to get the credit
                            card information into quickbooks. I'm sure everyone would like that.
                            Oui? There are a few if not several ways to make this happen SECURELY.
                            However Miva Synchro can't do it for "security reasons". ..."

                            Is this true?!? Synchro doesn't do credit card information?!!?

                            We purchased Synchro just so we could download the credit card
                            information as part of the order straight into QuickBooks. There is
                            nothing in the MIVA website that even hints that any part of the order
                            information was not downloaded with Synchro. Since we have yet to get
                            past the the grayed-out OK buttons on the Customer, Product, and Order
                            settings we have not been able to try it out enough to know whether
                            credit card information can be downloaded or not.

                            So could someone who has it running please confirm that it doesn't
                            download credit card information.

                            If not, does anyone know a module that does?

                            Thanks

                            Sam Wuebben
                            [email protected]


                            Comment


                              #15
                              OK button grayed out in all Properties screens



                              Jimmy,

                              How about my issues? I'm still getting the error message I had sent all =
                              the
                              logs, screen shots and more and you guys have not give me a response.

                              Are you the only one in Miva tech support? Because if that is the case =
                              that
                              is really bad.=20

                              I just want to know how to fix this error and get this thing to work, =
                              I'm
                              starting to get frustrated here.

                              Thanks,
                              =20
                              Alexis Martin
                              Authentic Guayaberas, Cuban Music and more.
                              www.mycubanstore.com
                              =20

                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]=20
                              Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 1:41 PM
                              To: 'Todd W. Gale'; Synchro Users
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens

                              Hello,

                              Here are some responses to your questions...

                              1. We'll nee to test this in-house to see what is going on. I'll see if
                              Development can setup a test environment like this.

                              2. Can you give an example of fields, other than credit card number, =
                              that
                              you feel should be synch-able with Miva Synchro. Keep in mind that some
                              fields in QuickBooks may not exist in Miva Merchant, which would be a
                              requirement.

                              3. I'll talk to Development about including Credit Card info. However, =
                              I
                              still don't see this happening due to the nature of how Miva Synchro
                              communicates with the Miva Merchant store and taking the Order =
                              Encryption
                              feature into consideration.

                              4. Currently, we have a Miva Synchro User Guide and some Miva Synchro =
                              FAQ's
                              available on our website. More detailed documentation will be coming in =
                              the
                              future as we get the necessary resources to develop it.

                              5. This error is not specific to a certain problem. There are a number =
                              of
                              things that can cause it. Therefore, it needs to be looked at on a case =
                              by
                              case basis. If you are getting this error message, the best thing to do =
                              is
                              contact our support department. They will then ask for your 3 Miva =
                              Synchro
                              log files so we can see what may be going on.

                              6. In order for Miva Synchro to pull data from third party modules, it =
                              needs
                              to know the database fields. And since we do not develop those modules, =
                              we
                              do not have the information on this. IN the future, we will be =
                              releasing the
                              Miva Synchro API to developers who can make additions to it to work =
                              with
                              their modules. But at present, Miva Synchro is designed to work with =
                              the
                              stock Miva Merchant fields.

                              Thanks.

                              Jimmy
                              Miva Support Engineer
                              Please REPLY to keep message history.

                              Miva Corporation
                              (858) 490-2570
                              Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 3:44 AM
                              To: Miva User Group Support
                              Cc: Steven Burke; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users; Sales@Clubrsx. Com; My
                              Baby Scrapbook; [email protected]
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Jimmy,

                              I think the Synchro users have been pretty clear. Read the posts.

                              I have compiled my known list of issues with Synchro. I have included =
                              other
                              Synchro users in this email thread so they may to list their issues. We
                              would like them addressed. You asked for specifics, here they are.

                              1. There is a problem with this application running under Windows XP =
                              HOME or
                              with multiple versions of Intuit product. Therefore, regardless of the =
                              data
                              in QuickBooks Pro, Miva Synchro does not allow you to operate, =
                              therefore you
                              have grayed out fields. There needs to be compatibility with other
                              applications. Especially stock applications from necessary vendors,
                              Microsoft and Intuit to speak of. Throughout the course of my own
                              investigation, which I should never nor any customer should have to do, =
                              I
                              have been able to determine that if another Intuit application is =
                              installed,
                              like Quicken Deluxe, Miva Synchro will not work.

                              2. Stock fields that are generic to QuickBooks Pro and Premier should =
                              be
                              available to Miva Synchro. This is to say that if the field exists in
                              QuickBooks, it should be stock in Miva Synchro. Including the generic 5
                              fields labeled "custom".

                              3. It should be our option to sync whatever information we desire. Miva
                              should not decide for us that payment information is a "security =
                              issue". It
                              should be available as an option that has an explanation as to why it =
                              is a
                              security issue, but we should be able to sync this information. Intuit
                              doesn't think it is a security risk, why should you? For those =
                              customers who
                              utilize Intuit's credit card authorization service, you are forcing =
                              your
                              customers to manually input the information, when for all practical =
                              purpose,
                              it should be a STOCK FIELD.

                              3. Documentation is very minimal at best. And due to the level of =
                              support
                              available today (this is not a rap on you, but the response level to =
                              our
                              requests) documentation is very necessary. This would at minimum =
                              require an
                              area on the Miva website that would address the questions we have asked =
                              and
                              the potential solutions to the problems, a full documentation =
                              explaining the
                              functionality of the various choices we make as a result of installing =
                              and
                              using the application. Advanced users may have reasons for wanting to =
                              use
                              certain aspects of the application, yet are not able to make a =
                              determination
                              without knowing how their decision is going to affect the balance of =
                              the
                              application.

                              4. This is a common error that has not only not been address at all, =
                              but
                              certainly has no solution. QuickBooks Error: The query request has not =
                              been
                              fully completed. There was a required element ("60000-1072817178") =
                              that
                              could not be found in QuickBooks.

                              5. Since Miva Merchant is based on modules, Miva Synchro should be
                              compatible with at minimum the "additional fields module" available for
                              Merchant. This allows the merchant the option of selecting these =
                              fields.

                              For the price we have paid, we deserve much more and much better. We =
                              should
                              not have to pay for on-the-fly Miva development, and wait for a working
                              application. If I got the response to the question "Is Miva Synchro =
                              ready?"
                              that has been posted on this board, I would be in shock.

                              Jimmy, all any of us want is a working application with answers to our
                              questions and solutions attached. Selective answering new customers
                              questions does not cut it. Ignoring the questions that have been asked =
                              time
                              and time again without solutions is not working for us and is setting =
                              our
                              businesses back until these issues are worked out. I am a Miva Merchant
                              devotee and am a supporter of Miva Synchro efforts, I just believe it =
                              is
                              capable of much more and at this point a good portion of us users are =
                              not
                              able to use it as of yet although we purchased it months ago. This does =
                              not
                              seem to be what we have become accustomed to with Miva Products.

                              Todd W. Gale
                              Gale Computing Systems
                              [email protected]
                              (818) 709-6825 x102
                              (818) 709-6279

                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:36 PM
                              To: 'Todd W. Gale'
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Yes, I get that, Todd. I see that customers are having issues. But =
                              nobody is
                              posting any specifics, so I have nothing to work with. They're =
                              complaining
                              about features and such without saying what specifically.

                              Jimmy
                              Miva Support Engineer
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                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:59 PM
                              To: Miva User Group Support
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              I am not upset, I do not like the fact that I have the same problem all =
                              of
                              the other posters have, yet I cannot get you to respond to my emails,
                              provide a solution or deal with the issues the application currently =
                              has,
                              without moving on to other features users may desire. The idea is to =
                              get the
                              car running before you deck out the body. Without the engine, the rest =
                              is
                              useless. Enough posters have complained, yet the few I have read all =
                              say
                              they have not been able to get a response to their issues, they are not
                              working or are limping along. Do you not get that from the posts. I =
                              have
                              included a few if they have slipped past you in some way.

                              Todd W. Gale
                              Gale Computing Systems
                              [email protected]
                              (818) 709-6825 x102
                              (818) 709-6279

                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:52 PM
                              To: 'Todd W. Gale'; Synchro Users
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Todd,

                              I'm simply telling the reasons why the "OK" button can be grayed out. I
                              don't understand why you are so upset with my suggestion to the =
                              problem. If
                              the customer responds back and says that his fields are all populated =
                              in
                              Miva Synchro, then I'll go from there to see what else could be causing =
                              a
                              problem. I am not blaming anybody. I'm simply stating the reasons why =
                              the
                              button would be grayed out based on my knowledge of how the Miva =
                              Synchro
                              application is written.

                              -"Many people aside from myself are complaining about this and you do =
                              not
                              address it."
                              Complaining about what? I don't understand what you are referring to =
                              here.
                              Please elaborate.

                              Thank you.

                              Jimmy
                              Miva Support Engineer
                              Please REPLY to keep message history.

                              Miva Corporation
                              (858) 490-2570
                              Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Todd W. Gale [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:32 PM
                              To: Miva User Group Support; 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Jimmy,

                              Please STOP giving this advise to people. It is not true nor is it the
                              answer to our problems. Most of us already had Miva stores with =
                              QuickBooks
                              as our backend You insist this is a data problem in QuickBooks and it =
                              is a
                              Miva Synchro problem. Are you not reading these posts. This is nonsense =
                              and
                              has to stop. Address our real concerns and stop trying to place this on =
                              the
                              user. Our store has run on Miva since 1998. We have upgraded each time =
                              Miva
                              has upgraded. We have also run QuickBooks Pro and have upgraded every =
                              year,
                              until this 2004. So we are running current Miva Products and =
                              QuickBooks,
                              which is populated with data and has been for 5 years and our boxes are
                              grayed out. So how do you explain the fact this is the case and how do =
                              you
                              explain that our requests for tech. support go unanswered. Many people =
                              aside
                              from myself are complaining about this and you do not address it. =
                              Please.

                              Todd W. Gale
                              Gale Computing Systems
                              [email protected]
                              (818) 709-6825 x102
                              (818) 709-6279

                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Miva User Group Support [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:47 AM
                              To: 'Sam Wuebben'; Synchro Users
                              Subject: RE: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Hello,

                              When a Properties screen "OK" button is grayed-out, it means that one =
                              or
                              more required fields have not been filled in. Usually this happens when =
                              a
                              certain Account type is not specified on either Products or Orders. You
                              usually won't have this problem on the Customers screen as no Accounts =
                              are
                              specified there.

                              Here is a list of required fields per screen:

                              Orders - AR Account or Deposit Account, Shipping Item
                              Products - Accounts:COGS, Accounts:Income, Accounts:Expense (if 'Track =
                              Cost
                              for Non-Inventory Items' is checked)

                              Thanks.

                              Jimmy
                              Miva Support Engineer
                              Please REPLY to keep message history.

                              Miva Corporation
                              (858) 490-2570
                              Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm (PST)

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                              -----Original Message-----
                              From: Sam Wuebben [mailto:[email protected]]
                              Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 PM
                              To: [email protected]
                              Subject: [scu] OK button grayed out in all Properties screens


                              Synchro users;

                              We are still trying to get Synchro install and working correctly.

                              Every time we try to make a change in one of the Properties screens
                              (Properties: Products, Properties: Orders, Properties: Customers) we
                              cannot select "OK" to make the change. The "OK" button is always grayed
                              out and is unclickable. Only the "Cancel" button is clickable.

                              MIVA told us the answer is in the manual but we haven't seen it. We've
                              gone through the manual numerous times and can't find a fix for this
                              problem. We've gone through the installation process more times than I
                              care to count.

                              What are we doing wrong and what should we do to get this software
                              working?

                              We have Windows XP Home and QuickBooks 2003 Pro Edition. The Synchro
                              Connector module (version 1.1001) is correctly installed and the
                              "active" check box is checked. We know Synchro is talking to the
                              shopping cart as it provided the correct Merchant Storefront in the Add
                              Store Wizard: Select Storefront screen.

                              Any ideas?

                              Thanks

                              Sam Wuebben
                              [email protected]
                              www.sunburstbottle.com


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