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Archive for the ‘Merchant Solutions’ Category

Contacts in Address Book not loading

Monday, May 21st, 2012

When clicking the Contacts tab in the Yahoo! Mailbox or Business Email Mailbox, customers are experiencing the following:

  • Contacts page does not load and displays a blank white page.
  • Server hangup error message
  • Internal error: server connection terminated

Our engineers are aware of this problem and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Small Business Users Encountering Error Accessing Control Panels

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

When customers attempt to sign into their Store Manager or to create a POP only email user, they may encounter a “Page could not be found” or “Connection to the server was reset” error.

Our engineering team is working to resolve this problem as quickly as possible.

Shoppers receiving errors when checking out

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Shoppers may receive the following error message when checking out for stores using PayPal to process payments:

“Unable to communicate with the payment processor”

Merchants may also receive the error when capturing funds for existing PayPal orders.

Our engineers are aware of this problem, and currently working to resolve it.

Store Manager on Merchant Solutions and Yahoo! Store accounts may be inaccessible

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Some merchants may encounter the following error while trying to access the Store Manager:

  • “The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.”

We are aware of this issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Scheduled maintenance for some Yahoo! Mail accounts

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

On Thursday, May 17, at 11:00 p.m. PT, until Friday, May 18, at 1:00 a.m. PT, Yahoo! Mail will be performing updates. During this time, you may receive an error message, or be unable to access your Yahoo! Mail account. An example of the error message is the following:

  • Temporary Access Error 14.

Yahoo! Business Email users will be able to access their Business Email mailbox by going to http://mail.yourdomain.com/

Note: Be sure to replace “yourdomain.com” with your domain name. You’ll be prompted to enter your Yahoo! ID and password if you haven’t already.

Once the maintenance has been completed, any impacted accounts will return to normal functionality.

Email invitations from Access Manager are not being received

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

When adding a new user to the Access Manager for Yahoo! Web Hosting or Yahoo! Merchant Solutions accounts, the recipient of the email invitation may be unable to receive the messages containing the invitation.

Our engineers are aware of this problem, and working to address the cause of the issue.

Slow loading of the Store Manager and Store Editor for Yahoo! Store and Yahoo! Merchant Solutions accounts

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Some merchants may experience latency when loading their Store Manager and Store Editor.

We are aware of this issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Merchant Solutions scheduled release work

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

On Wednesday, May 16, at 9 p.m. PT, until Thursday, May 17, at 6 a.m. PT, Yahoo! Merchant Solutions will perform work for a closed beta feature release. While we do this work, there may be a 15 to 20-minute period during which shoppers may be unable to use coupons or gift certificates, order numbers may not be generated, registered customers will not be able to view their order history, and Order, Payment, and Catalog APIs will not be available. Store Manager will not be available during this 15 to 20-minute period. Merchants are advised to complete work in Order Manager before the release work begins. FDMS batch submissions and site statistics reporting may be delayed until the following day.

Please note: Merchants using the Database Inventory feature should set their “Quantity can Exceed Availability” setting to “Yes” for the release period, or orders may not be accepted. Your inventory will automatically be updated to reflect new orders once work is complete. Orders received during this time should be checked against available item quantities to ensure the order can be filled.

To modify the “Quantity can Exceed Availability” setting:

  1. In Store Manager, click the “Configure Inventory” link (located in the Order Settings column).
  2. In the Settings Section, change “Quantity can Exceed Availability” to “Yes.”
  3. Click the “Update” button.
  4. Publish your Order Settings.

Following the release period, you may restore your original settings to prevent items from being ordered when they’re not in stock. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Store Manager on Merchant Solutions and Yahoo! Store accounts may be inaccessible

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Some merchants may encounter the following error while trying to access the Store Manager:

  • “The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.”

We are aware of this issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Error when placing a Yahoo! Small Business order using a PayPal account from Yahoo! Wallet

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

When placing an order for any Yahoo! Small Business product, customers who select an existing PayPal account from their Yahoo! Wallet may receive the following error:

  • “An error has occurred.  We were unable to process your request due to temporary issues please retry your order.”

This issue can impact new orders, or changes to existing orders.  While we work to resolve this issue, you may be able to place the order successfully by using a different payment method.

Our engineers are currently investigating this issue, and will provide an update shortly.

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