Goldmine - records don't sync with server

This is the log when creating the transfer set.  I deleted most of the "Document to be added lines" as there were many.

0[1] Sync with server  [10:49 am - 8/11/2010]
0[1] Processing Sync-Wizard...
0[2-0] Sync Task  [10:49 am - 8/11/2010]
0[2-0] Processing Site: 02 - Sync with server
0[2-0] Creating transfer set for all filtered contacts since 8/9/2010 - 4:13 pm
0[2-0] Processing contact set: IMI
0[2-0] Total new filtered records added: 22924 (0 removed from filter).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTACT1...
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:33] CONTACT1 created: 22924 records  (142021 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTACT2...
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:23] CONTACT2 created: 22924 records  (60303 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTSUPP...
0[2-0] Total new records activated for synchronization: 2
0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\quotewerks\dtf\aaaq12752.dtf
0[2-0] Document to be added: G:\PROGRAM FILES\QUOTEWERKS\DTF\AAAQ3601.DTF
0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\quotewerks\dtf\aaaq12938-01.dtf
0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\quotewerks\dtf\aaaq12971-01.dtf
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0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\quotewerks\dtf\aaaq12729.dtf
0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\quotewerks\dtf\aaaq12731.dtf
0[2-0] [Dur: 15:37] CONTSUPP created: 77589 records  (98787 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTHIST...
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:23] CONTHIST created: 38349 records  (41129 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTGRPS...
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:02] CONTGRPS created: 3097 records  (3097 updates).
0[2-0] Total records removed from filter: 0
0[2-0] Creating transfer set for user schedules since 8/9/2010 - 4:13 pm
0[2-0] Total new filtered records added: 6 (0 removed from filter).
0[2-0] Processing contact set: IMI
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTACT1...
0[2-0] CONTACT1 created: 5 records  (57 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTACT2...
0[2-0] CONTACT2 created: 6 records  (59 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTSUPP...
0[2-0] Document to be added: c:\program files\goldmine\template\general lead letter.doc
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:21] CONTSUPP created: 29 records  (72 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTHIST...
0[2-0] CONTHIST created: 191 records  (204 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CONTGRPS...
0[2-0] Total records removed from filter: 0
0[2-0] Processing contact set: IMI
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for CAL...
0[2-0] CAL created: 181 records  (197 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for MAILBOX...
0[2-0] [Dur: 0:43] MAILBOX created: 33 records  (35 updates).
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for OPMGR...
0[2-0] Gathering completions/deletions TLogs for OPMGRFLD...
0[2-0] Creating transfer files for GMBase tables...
0[2-0] All documents compressed successfully.
1[2-0] Transfer set created successfully.
0[2-0] Compressing transfer set...
0[2-0] Transfer set: TSAA0000.gts compressed successfully.
0[2-0] Connecting to 192.1.1.7 - 5993...
3[2-0] Unable to establish connection.
3[2-0] Timed out waiting for response: System error 10060.
0[2-0] Sync Task  [Ended 11:10 am - 8/11/2010; Dur: 20:20]
0[1] Sync with server  [Ended 11:10 am - 8/11/2010; Dur: 20:21]

The above is not the transfer set but when we tried to sync with the server and it timed out.

The log show it trying to connect to 192.1.1.7 on port 5993
Can you confirm, this machine is running the GoldSync service or GoldMine is goldsync mode?
Try to use telnet to this address and port , the screen should go black

This can often mean a firewall is blocking the port
You can also test that goldsync is listening correctly by trying the TELNET option on the GoldSync server
TELNET 127.0.0.1 5993 from a command prompt

Also noted in the logs is that you are syncing with the IMI contact set, make sure both the server and remote user has the contact set filecode set the same.
Sync can be very fiddly to setup sometimes.
You can create a manual sync using the sync wizard to get all the data out of a remote site.

I just realized we have spoken before and my suggestion was to turn of the sync service
Have you ensured it is running?

The ip address looks highly suspicious. I would guess that other users are not having trouble connecting. This one user's Goldmine needs to have it's IP address that it's connecting to fixed.
File | Sync | Sync Wizard | Next, then correct the IP address.
You can also click the IP button at this point to add additinal IP addresses, for example, for the purpose of one who sometimes synchs from inside the office using a private IP and sometimes from outside using the router's public IP. GoldMine will automatically skip down the list til it finds one that works.

I believe the IP is correct, from a previous question it is the same IP being used.
I suspect users are connecting via a VPN before they sync, check the VPN is connected.

The IP address is correct and the users are connecting through VPN as GMGenius noted.

The log shows a remote connection session and the connection problem has been fixed.  I couldn't delete the log from this thread so my apologies for any confusion.

GMGenius said:
Also noted in the logs is that you are syncing with the IMI contact set, make sure both the server and remote user has the contact set filecode set the same.

Where can the file code for the contact set be found?

Click File > Open Database
Select each database and select properties
Check the FileCode there

The file codes are the same for the server and remote database.  The Description and Alias are different for his local database as he uses SQL but they have always been like that.

That is as expected then. its the file code that is important
Is all ok now? has the sync completed? has the data syncronized as expected?
 

No, the records from his laptop are still not syncing with the server.  The sync process itself works fine but the changes are not making it to the server.

Ok
Thinks to check.
If you make a new change on the server to a record does it sync? and vice versa try adding a . to an address field
Does changes from the server make it to the laptop?
did you ever get a verification code required message and had to provide a verification code?
 
 

Records change don't make it from and to his laptop so it doesn't work both ways.  I changed the verification code on the server and added the new one on his laptop when it asked for it.  

I also deleted his sync profile from the server, checked to make sure all entries in the GSSITES table were gone and added the profile again.

Hi
Sounds like a tlog issue. have you tried making a new contact record both ways? does that sync?
Can you post a log of a sync now its going through the motions and connecting
 

Updates have been a bit slow but the remote user is on the road frequently.

We created a new record on both the server and laptop and did another sync.  The record from the server made it to his laptop but his record didn't sync to our server.

When we did the sync, it was set up to sync Changed Records and cut-off time was changed to 2 hours before the actual current time.  Attached is the log from his laptop and you can see it was trying to sync a lot more than just a few records and it took more than 3 hours.
synclog.txt

I can see from the logs the following
The first attempt failed to connect to the server, second time it connected but still did not sent the transfer files but did download the sync sets from the server and processed them
There has been 4 transfer sets created now on the laptop but they are not being set to the server, i suspect a configuration issue.
I would suggest the following
look on the laptop in the sync folder (username/out) you will see the.gts files waiting there remove them (copy if required)
Reset the one button sync profile for the user and make sure the settings are correct (backdate and re-send)
Ensure the sync profile is received and applied on the laptop (collect the profile email via goldmine email center - online folder)
try sync again.
As I stated , it is highly suspicious that the sync is not sending to the server..
This is why the changes are coming over from the server but not the other way. do check that the site entry for the user is set to receive

I am still waiting for a chance to connect to the remote laptop so I can try these steps.  I certainly appreciate all the help so far.

I tried the suggestions, except for emailing the sync profile through GM email because that never worked for us.

The first attachment shows the sync folders on the laptop which were deleted before the sync.  The second show after the sync.  It failed after 7 hours  because the verification code didn't match (it didn't ask before starting the sync) with the server.  We did another sync today and entered the correct verification code which worked fine.

I am sure trying to sync a 300+MB file with the server is going to fail through our VPN.  Can I just transfer that LDAA0000.gts file from the laptop and import manually to our GM server database?
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synclog.txt

Copying the gts files will not work
Did you send the One Button profile to the remote user?
I suggest you start again and turn off Attached documents , because the LDA file is Linked Documents and Attachments which is not the data.
The data is in the TSA fileand thats whats important right now

I Think you are using the Sync wizard on the laptop is that correct?
Could you provide a screen shot of the GoldSync Admin Center on the server

Thanks, I will give that a try.  At least some records with that second sync were synching and we didn't have that for a long time.  Perhaps the full sync without the linked documents is going to work.

A few other users are having sync problems again.  Not sure if they are related or not but this is the error that's showing up.  Part of the sync log:

0[10-0] Uploading file: TSAA0007 (4K bytes)...
1[10-0] TSAA0007 uploaded successfully.
0[10-0] Uploading file: TSAA0008 (4K bytes)...
1[10-0] TSAA0008 uploaded successfully.
0[10-0] Remote is creating transfer set...
0[10-0] Receiving  transfer set(s)...
0[10-0] Downloading file...
0[10-0] Downloading file: TSAA0004.gts (194K bytes)...
1[10-0] Tsaa0004.Gts downloaded successfully.
0[10-0] Downloading file: LDAA0004.gts (15K bytes)...
1[10-0] Ldaa0004.Gts downloaded successfully.
3[10-0] WaitOnSocketLine() failed.
3[10-0] sData did not start with '+FILE'
3[10-0] Ldaa0004.Gts download failed.
3[10-0] Lost connection with remote.
0[10-0] Sync Task  [Ended 2:39 pm - 8/26/2010; Dur: 2:11]
0[9] Goldmine IMI  [Ended 2:39 pm - 8/26/2010; Dur: 2:11]




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The errors look to be bad connections, this can happen if the sync service crashes/stops
How big is the Ldaa0004.Gts  for this perticular user?

The Ldaa0004.GTS file was about 130MB.  I turned off the Linked Document sync and it sure move along much faster.  The sync logs show everything is syncing fine but it just doesn't update the records on the server.  I tried syncing 20+ times with every possible setting, remove the user as an undocked user and added again, removed sync profiles, tired different settings etc, etc.  

Is it possible to do a text export from the remote database with the changed records from a certain date?  I could have been done by now (or many days before) if I just manually update the records on the databse for now.
synclog.txt

Are you finding some records sync and some dont?
This sounds very much like the remote machine has deletion TLOGS for these records
On the remote machine, go to a contact that is not syncing, select Tools > Sync Spy and provide a screen shot please.

I haven't been able to get the info from the remote user and I'll be on vacation until Sep-13.  Not abandoning this issue but on hold for now.

I was finally able to get the information as requested.  I took a screenprint before and after making a few changes to one of the problem records.

I just added a few new notes and a new phone number on the remote machine but they still don't make it to the server.  I also made a new note on the server and that didn't sync on the remote either.


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Right,
I dont see anything wrong here but the sync spy is only showing changes on the primary contact record, the Forecast sale will be in the CAL table and you would need to look at that but...
I have seen an issue before with sync so can you do the following
on the server and on the client
open SQL studio and perform this command and post the result
select count(*) from gmtlog where syncstamp like '@%'
select count(*) from contlog where syncstamp like '@%'
let me know any counts
Syncstamp and logstamp in these tables hold an encrypted value that will only be letters and numbers, if any records start with @ then they are corrupted, and I have seen this on a GM7 install before. - you have to delete them and backdate the sync on the server for that user

The first one on the server showed 23 results.  I made a screen print of the records and none of those are for the user CTM.  Running this on the remote laptop resulted in zero results.

The second command with contlog showed an error about an invalid object on both the server and remote laptop.
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I was just looking through the tables.  Should that be on CONTTLOG?

Yes , my bad sorry CONTTLOG
 

The fact you have any results on the server for 1 of the tables is as I suspected, you can decode the logstamp value of E5(GN#Z which comes out as 04/07/2009 04:53
This tells me you have TLOG corruption.
The server records only show a few so thats not too bad.. but do any of the FRECID its correspond to any RECIDs in the CAL (tableid ") table or MAILBOX table (tableid ;)
I suspect more in the CONTTLOG

The CONTTLOG resulted in 0 on the remote laptop and 22 on the server.  They are for the same 2 users, not the one who's having the problem.  For once, I was hoping to see many errors...!

It seems like the problem is fixed..!  We had another issue with the Goldsync service crashing on our server and GMGenius suggested to run it as an application instead of a service.  I checked the server logs a few days later for this particular user and there suddenly was a very large amount of records synced between the server and the user.  We are still checking more records but it sure looks like everything synced.  I never imagined this problem was related to the Goldsync service.  Does that even make sense?

Link to Goldsync problem:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/26447569/Goldsync-service-crahes-on-server-during-sync.html?anchorAnswerId=33669868#a33669868

I guess we both learned something from this problem.  At least I learned much more about the syncing process. Thanks so much for your persistence in trying to solve this problem.  I wish I could give you more than 500 points. :)