Packet Viewer

Introduction

The Packet Viewer is a tool in the Audit Log that displays the contents of sync packets.

  • A sync packet contains changes made in FieldFX Mobile since the last sync.

  • Sync packets get uploaded to FieldFX Back Office when you sync.

  • Every Pre-Sync Upload, SyncUploadComplete, and SyncUploadError entry contains a sync packet.

Use the Packet Viewer to reprocess sync packets that didn’t upload to FieldFX Back Office successfully.

Admins: Verify the CDN PacketViewer Resource URL setting is for latest (for example, using setting the Packet Viewer version to prod/pv/LATEST) if Audit Log packets appear mis-formatted.

Deprecated Visualforce Pages

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Changes to legacy Visualforce pages

Starting in FX26R1, several legacy Salesforce Visualforce pages used by some back-office users are no longer supported. These pages were deprecated to address security review requirements.

The deprecated pages include:

  • CreditMemo.page

  • InvoiceItems.page

  • QuoteItems.page

  • TicketItems.page

  • JobDirections.page

  • JobShiftScheduling.page

  • JobWhiteboard.page

  • PacketViewer.page

If your previous workflows relied on opening these pages directly (for example, from a custom button, tab, or bookmark), you will now use the current UI instead.

Where to go now

Use the following paths to complete your day-to-day tasks:

Deprecated VF page New equivalent (if any) Notes

ChatterFeedAttachment, ChatterFeedPopupRedirect

Salesforce Files + updated FieldFX file sync

Attachment Ext & Chatter integration retired.

CreditMemo

No new FieldFX replacement; ERP expected to handle

Credit Memo objects themselves are retired (see 2023 Feature Retirement).

InvoiceItems,
QuoteItems,
TicketItems, PriceBookItems

Lightning related lists + modern FFX grids/CPQ

Same data; VF grids removed for security; use Lightning pages and newer pricing/CPQ UIs.

JobDirections

Lightning components / custom links to maps

No direct VF replacement; rely on address fields + external map links.

JobShiftScheduling, JobWhiteboard

Service Board / modern scheduling UIs

Old scheduling VF replaced conceptually by Service Board & new Shift Scheduling app.

PacketViewer

Files + document templates on Jobs/Tickets

Packets represented as generated files/reports.

PriceBookItems

  • Standard Salesforce Lightning record pages and related lists

  • FX Lightning item‑selection / pricing components used when adding items from price books to Quotes, Tickets, and Invoices (for example the FX Item Picker and related pricing UIs).

  • This was an older Visualforce grid for managing FX5__Price_Book_Item__c records where the object is still used but the legacy VF is being removed for security reasons.

  • Admins should now manage Price Book Items using standard Salesforce Lightning record pages/related lists and the FX Lightning item‑selection components (for example FX Item Picker and related pricing grids)

  • There is no new VF page
If a button or tab that you used previously now shows an error or no longer opens the expected page, contact your Salesforce administrator. They may need to update your org’s customizations to point to the current FieldFX pages.

Prerequisites

To setup and use Packet Viewer, you need to:

Have these user licenses Have these permissions Complete these tasks
and review these topics
before continuing

Access Packet Viewer

Open an Audit Log entry and click Packet Viewer.

Details Panel

The Details panel displays your username and information about your org.

Screenshot of the Packet Viewer’s details section
Figure 1. Details display a summary of your org

Audit Log Detail Tab

The Audit Log Detail tab displays the Audit Log entry for the sync packet.

Screenshot of a sync packet’s audit log details
Figure 2. Audit Log Details summarize information about a particular sync packet

Fields

Field Name Description

Event ID

displays the ID of the event that caused a sync upload error for this sync packet.

Type

displays the activity recorded by the Audit Log entry:

Type Description

AgreedToLicense

User agreed to the FieldFX License Agreement

LoggedOutWithData

User logged out of FieldFX Mobile and had unsynced data

LoggedOutWithNoData

User logged out of FieldFX Mobile and didn’t have any unsynced data

Pre-Sync Upload

User started a sync

SyncDownloadComplete

Data downloaded successfully from FieldFX Back Office during a sync

SyncPreCheckFailed

User failed the pre-sync check and couldn’t sync

SyncUploadComplete

Data uploaded successfully to FieldFX Back Office during a sync

SyncUploadError

Data didn’t upload successfully to FieldFX Back Office during a sync

Originating Audit Log

displays a link to Audit Log entry from which this entry was created.

  • This field only displays data if you reprocessed a sync packet and are viewing the reprocessed sync packet.

New Audit Log

displays a link to the Audit Log entry created from this entry. * This field only displays data if you reprocessed a sync packet and are viewing the original sync packet.

Cleared

indicates whether the sync packet was reprocessed successfully.

  • This checkbox gets selected automatically after you reprocess a sync packet successfully.

    Users cannot rerun packets that are marked Cleared.

Date

displays the date and time of the activity.

User

displays the user responsible for the activity.

Sync Packet Tab

The Sync Packet tab displays the contents of a sync packet.

Screenshot of the Sync Packet tab
Figure 3. See the contents of a sync packet in the Sync Packet tab

This tab is where you can edit and reprocess sync packets.

Events

An event is an action performed by a user.

Sync packets feature an event for every action performed since the last sync.

The following actions get recorded in sync packets:

Action Description

create Attachment

User attached an FX Report to a record

create FX5__Job__c

User added a job

update FX5__Job__c

User edited a job

create FX5__Ticket__c

User added a ticket

update FX5__Ticket__c

User edited a ticket

create FX5__Ticket_Item__c

User added a ticket item

update FX5__Ticket_Item__c

User edited a ticket item

delete FX5__Ticket_Item__c

User deleted a ticket item

create FX5__Quote__c

User added a quote

update FX5__Quote__c

User edited a quote

create FX5__Quote_Item__c

User added a quote item

update FX5__Quote_Item__c

User edited a quote item

delete FX5__Quote_Item__c

User deleted a quote item

create FXFORMNAMEHERE__c

User added an FX Form

update FXFORMNAMEHERE__c

User edited an FX Form

Event Colors

The color of an event lets you know a number of important details.

Color Description

Gray

Gray events processed successfully and the data uploaded to FieldFX Back Office.

Screenshot of a gray event
Figure 4. Successfully processed events are gray

When you reprocess a sync packet successfully, all of the events that display turn to gray.

Pink

Pink events caused a sync upload error and the data didn’t upload to FieldFX Back Office.

Screenshot of a pink event
Figure 5. Events with errors are pink

You need to resolve the sync upload error caused by pink events before you can reprocess a sync packet successfully.

Click the Tracking Number or Sync ID link on a pink event to view the referenced records.

Orange

Orange events didn’t process and the data didn’t upload to FieldFX Back Office.

Screenshot of an orange event
Figure 6. Orange events did not successfully process or upload data to FieldFX Back Office

These events didn’t process due to one of the following reasons:

  • record doesn’t exist an earlier event to add a record didn’t process successfully

    In this scenario, reprocessing the packet will fix the issue.

  • record was deleted a user deleted the record in FieldFX Back Office

    In this scenario, undelete the record from the Salesforce recycle bin to fix the issue.

You need to resolve the sync upload error in the sync packet before you can reprocess orange events.

Green

Green events didn’t process and the data didn’t upload to FieldFX Back Office.

Screenshot of a green event
Figure 7. Green events did not successfully process or upload data to FieldFX Back Office

You need to resolve the sync upload error in the sync packet before you can reprocess green events.

Click the Tracking Number or Sync ID link on a green event to view the referenced records.

Event Status Indicators

The following errors have their own status indicators:

Errored Displays on events that caused sync upload errors. .An indicator tag displays for events with errors image::Packet_Viewer_Errored_indicator.png[Screenshot of the Errored indicator] Select this indicator to view the reason for the error. .Selecting the tag displays information about the error image::Packet_Viewer_Errored_indicator_message.gif[Animated GIF of selecting the indicator]

Modified

Displays on events you have edited.

Screenshot of a modified indicator
Figure 8. A yellow banner with an asterisk (*) indicates a modified event

Ignored

Displays on events you selected to ignore.

Screenshot of the gray ignored banner
Figure 9. A gray Ignored banner appears on events that have been marked as ignored

Select the checkbox next to an event to ignore it.

GIF of ignoring an event
Figure 10. Select the checkbox to ignore an event

Run From Here

Displays on events that caused sync upload errors.

Screenshot of the Run From Here banner
Figure 11. The green Run From Here displays for events that caused sync upload errors

Also displays on events you choose to reprocess.

GIF of selecting a radio button to Run From Here
Figure 12. Select the radio button for an event to be able see the Run From Here button

Select this indicator to reprocess the event and every unprocessed event after it.

Refer to the Reprocessing a Sync Packet section on this page for detailed instructions on how to reprocess a sync packet.

Event Details

Click Details on an event to display the Event Details window.

Screenshot of an event’s Details button
Figure 13. The Details button accesses a window with more information about the event

The Event Details window displays the fields completed during an event.

Screenshot of an event’s Details window
Figure 14. The Details window shows more details about the event

Click Edit to make changes to the event data.

When editing an event, click Delete next to a field to remove it from the sync packet.

Click Show Raw to view the event data in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) form.

You could click Edit to make changes to the event data in JSON format but it isn’t recommended.

FX Reports

Click View on a create Attachment event to view the FX Report attached to a record during that event.

Screenshot of the FX Report View button for an event
Figure 15. For a create Attachment event, click on the View button to see the report record for the event

You can then print or save the report.

Raw Data Tab

The Raw Data tab displays the contents of the sync packet in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) form.

Screenshot of an event’s Raw Data tab
Figure 16. Display the event in JSON format in the Raw Data tab

Click Edit to make changes to the sync packet but use with extreme caution. This is not recommended, contact FieldFX Support for guidance.

Step-by-Step Guides

Editing an Event

  1. Open the Audit Logs tab.

  2. Open the Audit Log entry for the sync packet containing the event.

  3. Click Packet Viewer.

  4. Click Details on the event.

  5. Click Edit.

  6. Make changes.

    Click Delete next to a field to remove it from the sync packet.

  7. Click Back.

  8. Click Close.

    The yellow modified indicator banner displays on the event.

Exporting an FX Report from an Event

  1. Open the Audit Logs tab.

  2. Open the Audit Log entry.

  3. Click Packet Viewer.

  4. Locate the create Attachment or Report Attached to Ticket event for the report.

  5. Click View on the event.

  6. Save the report.

Restoring a Deleted Record

  1. Open the Audit Logs tab.

  2. Open the Audit Log entry.

  3. Click Packet Viewer.

  4. Locate an event that features the deleted record.

  5. Click the link to the deleted record.

  6. Select the checkbox next to the deleted record.

  7. Click Undelete

Reprocessing a Sync Packet

  1. Open the Audit Logs tab.

  2. Open the Audit Log entry for the sync packet.

  3. Click Packet Viewer.

  4. Resolve the sync upload error:

    1. Move to the pink event.

    2. Select the Errored indicator to view the reason for the error.

      GIF of selecting the Errored indicator
      Figure 17. Hovering over the Errored indicator for the event reveals the error message in a popup message

    3. Complete the following:

      • If the error states that a record was deleted or no longer exists, restore the deleted record and proceed to step 5.

      • If the error states that a field contains invalid data, correct the data and proceed to step 5.

      • If there are no obvious issues with the fields or records in the event, proceed to step 5.

  5. Reprocess the sync packet and upload unprocessed events to FieldFX Back Office:

    1. Complete one of the following:

      1. Reprocess All Events
        Click Run from here.

        • The Packet Viewer attempts to upload the events to FieldFX Back Office and creates a new Audit Log entry to show the results.

        • The Last Modified timestamp for the data in the events now displays your user name, instead of the original user.

        • The New Audit Log window displays once the process is complete.

      2. Reprocess Selected Events

        1. Select the checkbox next to events you don’t want to process.

          GIF of selecting an event’s checkbox
          Figure 18. Use the checkbox to mark events to ignore

        2. Select the first event you want to process.

          GIF of selecting a radio button to Run From Here
          Figure 19. Select an event’s radio button to access the Run From Here banner

        3. Click Run from here

          • The Packet Viewer attempts to upload the events to FieldFX Back Office and creates a new Audit Log entry to show the results.

          • The Last Modified timestamp for the data in the events now displays your user name, instead of the original user.

          • The New Audit Log window displays once the process is complete.

    2. Select Click here to go to the new Audit Log.

    3. Review the new Audit Log entry:

      • If every event is gray, the sync packet reprocessed successfully and no further action is required.

      • If there is a pink event, repeat steps 4 & 5 until you reprocess the sync packet successfully.

      • If you are unable to reprocess the sync packet successfully after multiple attempts, contact FieldFX Support for further assistance.

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