09-07-2010 06:16 PM
I just installed ACT! 2011 Premium. It takes forever for the database to open. Also, each time the database is opened, Pending Smart Task Steps window opens and list a hige list of birthday tasks. I turned off all smart tasks and deleted the ones listed in the window several times but I still keep getting them. It really is a bother. This has never happened before in earlier versions.
09-07-2010 06:31 PM
I have the exact same issue, except that I cannot boot my database at all.
It worked fine in the Beta stages of Act Premium, but has rendered the program unusable and useless right now.
(It has cost me more than 40 hours of testing and investigating thus far as this program is critical for me to do my job)
I am now evaluating Salesforce if it is not resolved quickly.
Lee
09-17-2010 06:30 AM
Wow, over a week with no acknowledgement or response from Sage..........not good.
09-17-2010 07:07 AM
A couple of things you can check for the Smart Tasks that are appearing in the pending window. From the main menu, choose Schedule>Manage Smart Tasks.
- See if the task is set to Auto-Run. If so, click the "Disable Auto-Run" button for the task
- Double-click the task from the left side to edit it. Make sure the box in the lower left for "Run only once for any record" is checked
If these two conditions already exist and you still have the issue, then you may need to delete then re-create the Smart Task(s) that are having this issue.
Greig Hollister
Note: Effective 6/1/13, Sage no longers provides support for the Act! software. This is now provided by Swiftpage.
09-17-2010 08:18 AM
I have done all steps mentioned. Right now, the smart task in question (birthday reminder) is deleted. Yet, the Pending Smart Tasks Steps windows pops up as soon as I run ACT on. Another issue with that window is that the smaller window which asks you when to turn it on again doesn't have an item which says "Never" The longest period is One Day. I went back to check if anything is scheduled on my monthly calender for that day. Nope. My entire calendar is empty. It is hogging a lot of resources - ACT won't operate until this window is up - and slows the start up. I hope there is a solution to this.
09-17-2010 08:32 AM
Exactly the same here.
Lee
10-03-2010 12:14 PM
After two hours with chat support and another two with the technical support. They are now pawning off my problem on the database repair department. (Yes, it is a software bug and they are blaming my database....).
They expect me to dish out a minimum of $250 because the release version will not open the perfectly secure data from the final Beta Refresh. Backups, database checks and repairs all worked fine with the Beta, but these alarms cannot be gotten rid of in the release version. In my case, I coonot even open my database at all.
Do not waste your time and money with their customer support if you have this problem.
I have now commited to converting every employee in my company to Salesforce after six years of using and Beta testing Act.
Yes I feel slighted........I guess it was a good run for awhile.
Lee
10-03-2010 04:23 PM
I can understand how you feel. This issue has been bugging me for the last few months and i have no solution to it. I am surprised no one has come up with an answer that works. My system also hangs, waits for the pending Smart Tasks Steps window to populate before allowing me to go forward. The entire process takes over 5 minutes and repeats itself when I open the program. I would appreciate if someone has a solution to this. There is a glich somewhere and I am sure it is quite simple but I have no idea what it is. I also believe this is my last update to ACT!. What a way to go!
10-03-2010 04:26 PM
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