If Lightning Sync users
can’t sync, Salesforce admins can build and run an error report to discover what’s causing sync
to fail and for which users. The report details provide suggestions to help you troubleshoot
sync issues.
Required Editions
Available to sync records from: Salesforce Classic, Lightning Experience, and the
Salesforce mobile app
Available to set up from: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance,
Unlimited, and Developer Editions with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and
Lightning Platform
User Permissions
Needed
To create or update the Lightning Sync Error Report:
View All Data
To create or update custom report types:
Manage Custom Report Types
To create, edit, and delete reports:
Create and Customize Reports AND Report Builder
First, you create a custom report type using a Lightning Sync Error Report custom object
we’ve set up for you in Salesforce. Then create a Lightning Sync error report. Finally, run
your report to help your users fix those pesky sync errors they’re experiencing.
Create your Lightning Sync error report. From the Reports tab, click New
Report. Set the Report Type to the Lightning Sync
report type you created in step 1, and click Create.
Save and run your Lightning Sync error report.
From the unsaved report, click Save, complete the required fields,
and click Save and Run Report.
Salesforce generates a list of errors sync errors found in your organization, or
displays “Grand Totals (0 records)” if the report couldn’t identify any sync
errors.
If the report couldn’t identify any errors, but users still can’t sync, contact
Salesforce.
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