Troubleshooting
Solutions to common issues in SMVue.
Solutions to common problems and errors in SMVue.
CRM Integration Issues
CRM not syncing
Symptoms: Last sync time shows hours or days ago, or "Sync failed" error
Solutions:
- Go to Settings → Integrations
- Check sync status message (may show specific error)
- Click Sync Now to force immediate sync
- If fails again, try Reconnect to re-authorize
- Verify you have admin access to your CRM
- Check your CRM's API status page for outages
- Contact support if the issue persists
Missing deals from CRM
Symptoms: Deals exist in CRM but don't appear in SMVue
Possible Causes:
- Sync hasn't completed yet
- Deal owner not imported to SMVue as team member
- Deal is archived or deleted in CRM
- Deal has no stage or pipeline set
Solutions:
- Wait for the next scheduled sync, or click Sync Now
- Import deal owner from Team → Import from CRM
- Check deal is active and has stage assigned in CRM
- Verify deal is in a pipeline you've configured in SMVue
Wrong CRM account connected
Symptoms: Seeing wrong organization's data
Solutions:
- Disconnect current CRM (Settings → Integrations → Disconnect)
- Reconnect and carefully select correct account during OAuth
- Ensure you're logged into correct CRM account before connecting
- For Salesforce: Verify production vs sandbox environment
Authorization expired
Symptoms: "Authorization failed" or "Re-authorize required"
Cause: OAuth tokens expire or were revoked
Solutions:
- Go to Settings → Integrations
- Click Reconnect next to your CRM
- Complete OAuth flow again
- Ensure you have admin permissions in CRM
- Check your CRM admin hasn't revoked third-party app access
Calendar Integration Issues
Calendar not syncing meetings
Symptoms: Meetings on your calendar don't appear in SMVue
Possible Causes:
- Team member's email doesn't match the calendar attendee email
- Calendar is connected to the wrong account
- Sync hasn't caught up yet (updates typically land within a few minutes)
Solutions:
- Check that the team member's email in SMVue matches the calendar attendee exactly
- Wait a few minutes for the update to process
- Reconnect the calendar if the issue persists
Cannot create calendar events from SMVue
Symptoms: Meeting created in SMVue doesn't appear on calendar
Possible Causes:
- Calendar integration not connected
- Missing write permissions during OAuth
- Calendar provider outage
Solutions:
- Verify calendar is connected (Settings → Integrations)
- Disconnect and reconnect, ensuring you grant all permissions (read + write)
- Check event appears in "Other calendars" or "Shared calendars" section
- Refresh your calendar app
- Contact support if issue persists
Dashboard & Analytics Issues
Dashboard not loading
Symptoms: Blank screen, infinite loading, or error message
Solutions:
- Refresh the page (Cmd/Ctrl + R)
- Clear browser cache and cookies
- Try a different browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- Disable browser extensions temporarily
- Check internet connection
- Try incognito/private browsing mode
- Contact support if issue persists
Daily Brief not generating
Symptoms: "Generating..." shows indefinitely
Possible Causes:
- First-time generation can take a little longer
- CRM data not synced yet
- Temporary slowness
- Browser timeout
Solutions:
- Wait 2 minutes (large teams take longer)
- Refresh page to retry
- Check CRM sync completed (Settings → Integrations)
- Try again in 5 minutes
- Contact support if stuck over 5 minutes
Wrong data in Dashboard
Symptoms: Metrics don't match what you see in CRM
Possible Causes:
- CRM data stale (not synced recently)
- Different time period (SMVue shows current period, CRM shows all-time)
- Quota period mismatch
- Archived deals included/excluded differently
Solutions:
- Check last sync time (Settings → Integrations)
- Click Sync Now to update data
- Verify quota period matches what you expect
- Compare specific deal details between SMVue and CRM
- Contact support with specific examples for investigation
Sales Coach Issues
"Daily limit reached"
Symptoms: Cannot send messages to Sales Coach
Cause: Reached your organization's fair-use limit for Sales Coach
Solutions:
- Wait for the reset time shown in the notice
- Check the message count (shown in Sales Coach)
- Use the Dashboard and Meeting Prep in the meantime (no message limit)
Sales Coach not responding
Symptoms: Message sent but no response
Possible Causes:
- Concurrent request (only one at a time allowed)
- Internet connection lost
- Sales Coach temporarily slow
- Browser issue
Solutions:
- Wait 30 seconds then try again
- Refresh page and resend message
- Check internet connection
- Try different browser
- Simplify your question (fewer details)
- Contact support if issue persists over 2 minutes
Inaccurate or strange responses
Symptoms: Sales Coach gives wrong information or nonsense
Possible Causes:
- Ambiguous question
- Missing context
- CRM data stale
- Occasionally an answer may be off — verify it against your data
Solutions:
- Rephrase the question with more specifics (rep names, deal names, time frames)
- Provide more context in your message
- Verify facts against the Dashboard or your CRM
- 👎 Thumbs down the response (helps us improve)
- Try starting a new thread
- Report to support with a screenshot
Thread won't load
Symptoms: Conversation thread shows error or won't open
Solutions:
- Refresh page
- Try different thread
- Create new thread
- Clear browser cache
- Contact support if all threads fail
Meeting Prep Issues
Meeting Prep not generating
Symptoms: Stuck on "Generating..." for meeting prep
Possible Causes:
- First-time generation can take a little longer
- Large amount of data to analyze
- Temporary slowness
- Rep has no deals (nothing to analyze)
Solutions:
- Wait 90 seconds (complex preps take time)
- Refresh page to retry
- Verify rep owns deals in CRM
- Check CRM sync completed
- Contact support if stuck over 2 minutes
Prep seems outdated or wrong
Symptoms: Game Plan mentions old information or inaccurate data
Possible Causes:
- Staleness detected but not regenerated
- CRM data changed since prep generated
- Rep profile missing key info
Solutions:
- Check staleness indicator (yellow badge)
- Click Regenerate to get fresh prep
- Update rep profile (hire date, quota, role)
- Wait for next CRM sync then regenerate
- Manually edit game plan with correct info
Cannot create action items during meeting
Symptoms: Action item button grayed out or not saving
Possible Causes:
- Rep is archived
- Rep not assigned to you as manager
- Internet connection issue
- Permissions problem
Solutions:
- Verify rep is active (Team page)
- Check rep's manager assignment
- Ensure you have Manager seat (not Rep seat)
- Check internet connection
- Refresh page and try again
Notebook & Note Issues
Notes not saving
Symptoms: "Saving..." stuck or changes disappear
Possible Causes:
- Internet connection lost
- Browser crashed
- Session expired
- Concurrent edits from another device
Solutions:
- Check internet connection
- Copy content to clipboard as backup
- Refresh page (may recover draft)
- Log out and log back in
- Try different browser
- Contact support if losing data repeatedly
Cannot find a note
Symptoms: Created note but can't locate it
Solutions:
- Use search (searches all notebooks and content)
- Check all notebooks (it might be in the wrong one)
- Check the "Archived" filter
- Try searching for a keyword you remember from the content
Section won't delete
Symptoms: Cannot delete a notebook section
Causes:
- Protected section ("General", "Meetings" in team member notebooks)
- Section contains notes (must be empty)
Solutions:
- Move notes to another section first
- Delete notes if you don't need them
- Cannot delete protected sections (by design)
Account & Billing Issues
Cannot log in
Symptoms: Password incorrect or account locked
Solutions:
- Use Forgot Password link at login
- Check email for reset link (check spam folder)
- Ensure Caps Lock is off
- Try copying/pasting password
- If MFA enabled, ensure authenticator app time is synced
- Contact support if truly locked out
Payment failed
Symptoms: Card declined or "Payment failed" error
Possible Causes:
- Incorrect card details
- Insufficient funds
- Bank fraud prevention
- Expired card
- International card restrictions
Solutions:
- Verify card number, expiry, CVV are correct
- Check with your bank (may need to approve transaction)
- Try different payment method
- Update billing address to match card
- Contact support if issue persists
Wrong amount charged
Symptoms: Invoice doesn't match expected price
Possible Reasons:
- Proration from mid-cycle seat changes
- Tax added based on billing address
- Previous credit/charge applied
- Annual vs monthly pricing
Solutions:
- Review invoice line items in Billing History
- Check for seat changes during billing period
- Verify tax calculation based on your location
- Contact support with invoice number for explanation
Seat type change not working
Symptoms: Cannot change user's seat type
Possible Causes:
- You're not the Owner (Admins can't change seat types)
- Billing issue blocking changes
Solutions:
- Ensure you're logged in as Owner
- Check billing status (payment current?)
- Rep and executive seats are free and unlimited; the manager seat is the only paid seat, so seat counts won't block adding reps or execs
- Contact support if the issue persists
Performance Issues
Slow page load times
Symptoms: Pages take 10+ seconds to load
Possible Causes:
- Large data volume
- Slow internet connection
- Browser cache full
- Many browser tabs open
Solutions:
- Close unnecessary browser tabs
- Clear browser cache and cookies
- Disable browser extensions temporarily
- Check internet speed (speedtest.net)
- Try different browser
- Use wired connection instead of WiFi
Browser crashes
Symptoms: Browser freezes or crashes when using SMVue
Possible Causes:
- Low device memory
- Too many browser tabs
- Outdated browser
- Conflicting browser extension
Solutions:
- Close other applications and tabs
- Update browser to latest version
- Disable extensions one by one to find conflict
- Restart browser
- Restart device
- Try different browser
Mobile Issues
Mobile browser not working well
Symptoms: Features broken or layout poor on mobile
Current Status:
- SMVue is optimized for desktop browsers
- Mobile browser support is limited
- A native mobile app is on our roadmap
Workaround:
- Use desktop browser when possible
- Rotate device to landscape for better layout
- Some features may not work on mobile
- Contact support to report specific mobile issues
Data Issues
Data export failed
Symptoms: Export request times out or fails
Solutions:
- Try exporting a smaller date range
- Try again during off-peak hours
- Check your email for the export link
- Contact support if the export doesn't arrive
Cannot delete organization
Symptoms: Delete organization button grayed out or fails
Possible Causes:
- You're not the Owner
- Active subscription (must cancel first)
- Unpaid balance
Solutions:
- Ensure you're logged in as Owner
- Cancel subscription first (Settings → Billing)
- Resolve any unpaid invoices
- Contact support for assistance
Getting More Help
When to Contact Support
Contact support@smvue.com if:
- Issue persists after trying troubleshooting steps
- You're experiencing data loss
- Security concern
- Billing dispute
- Urgent production issue
What to Include
Help us help you faster:
- Clear description of the issue
- What you were trying to do
- What happened vs what you expected
- Screenshots (especially error messages)
- Browser and device info
- Account email address
We prioritize urgent issues — data loss, security, and account access — ahead of general questions and feature requests.
Related Documentation
- FAQ — Frequently asked questions
- Integrations — Integration guides
- Features — Feature documentation
Still Stuck?
Email support@smvue.com or use in-app chat. We're here to help.