Troubleshooting Checklist for Email Support
Summary / TL:DR: This article will take you through the steps for troubleshooting common issues that a customer may run into with a subscription or mailing.
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Table of contents
End-user reporting that they are not receiving mailings
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Navigate to the "Customer Subscriptions" screen
Search for the customer in question (by customer number or email address)
Highlight the publication in question on the top half of the screen
Go to the "Email History" tab on the bottom half of the screen
If "Delivered" is found under the "Sent Status Description" field and the date is recent
There is nothing we can do on our end
This message is sent by the Email Service Provider (ESP) letting us know the email successfully entered the inbox
The end-user will need to contact their ESP and/or follow whitelisting instructions
If "Bounced" is found under the "Sent Status Description" field
Submit a ticket to us letting us know the steps you completed
If empty, then we need to ensure that mailings are supposed to be going out
 Have someone has access to the client specific instance of Blueshift check to see if there are campaigns going out for this publication
If there are none, the customer was not supposed to receive an email
If there are campaigns, check the segment that was used to ensure the customer qualifies
If the customer qualifies for the segment and was not sent any mailings, submit a ticket detailing the steps completed
End-user is receiving emails with the wrong name
Have the end-user forward the email they received with the wrong name
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Go to the customer search screen
Search by the email address
Check to see if the email address is connected to multiple customer numbers
Submit a ticket to Global Support with the forwarded email, the name that is supposed to be on the email, and if the email address is connected to any other customer numbers
End-user is seeing the wrong name on a website
Ask the end-user for the password they are using so you can log in as them and see the incorrect name as well
Check with website development team to ensure everything on the website is working properly for this customer
Open Advantage Production
Go to the customer search screen
Search by the email address
Check to see if the email address is connected to multiple customer numbers
Submit a ticket to Global Support with a screenshot of the incorrect name, the name that is supposed to be on the website, and if the email address is connected to any other customer numbers
End-user is not able to access the publication they just purchased
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Navigate to the "Customer Subscriptions" screen
Search for the customer in question (by customer number or email address)
Check to ensure the customer has a "P" or "R" under the "Circulation Status" field in the row that contains the publication in question
Check with website development team to ensure everything on the website is working properly for this customer
Change the password for the user on the website
Wait 15 to 20 minutes before logging back in to website. Sometimes the communication between systems can take longer than usual
Submit a ticket to Global Support with the steps you have completed, the publication in question, the email address to be used, and the website
End-user is not receiving text alerts
Open Advantage Production
Navigate to List Emails (LSTEML)
Search the customers phone number in the email field with the 1 included. i.e. 17045916784
Verify they are active on the SMS list
If the customer is active, submit a ticket to Global Support detailing the steps completed
Wrap up
You should now know the initial troubleshooting steps to take when a customer is experiencing an issue with a subscription or mailing.
Still need help?
We know this can be frustrating. To get further help please open a Support ticket.
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