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From the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Blogs: CRM 2011 Upgrade Prep; Add Attachments to Templates and Bulk Email; Less Code with Reusable JScript Libraries; Recently Visited Pages and Views Menu

by Jared Berezin
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How to Clean Up Old Synch Tables in CRM: The Customer Effective blog shows us several ways to effectively clean up your database, which they recommend doing before upgrading to Dynamics CRM 2011:

"If you take a tour of the tables in your Microsoft CRM database, you may see some tables that begin with SubscriptionStatistics and SyncEntry.  These tables are created when users synchronize CRM for Outlook... From time to time you may notice that the number of these tables will grow beyond the number of users that you have... In any of these cases, abandoned sync tables will be left behind in your database.  Typically these tables are very small and don't eat up a lot of space; however, in extreme cases, a large number of these tables can accumulate, and can add bloat to your CRM database-especially a concern if disk space is limited."

Adding Attachments to Templates and Bulk Email in CRM 2011: In the MS Dynamics CRM Team blog, Raju Kulkarni explains how CRM 2011 enables you to add attachments to bulk email and use email templates when distributing Campaign Activities and Quick Campaign:

"Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 addresses all these demands and provides a simple and efficient way to achieve them... Adding attachments to email templates in Microsoft Dynamics CRM is as easy as adding attachment to any email. The email template form now comes with an attachment section embedded. On email templates form ...

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About Jared Berezin
Jared Berezin serves as a contributing writer to MSDynamicsWorld.com. With combined interests in technology and science, Jared previously served as a writer for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, drafting scientific narrative reports on the latest advancements in cancer research. Jared has also served as associate marketing specialist for International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research firm. In this position, he planned and executed strategic marketing initiatives for IDC's software and services research programs, and wrote outbound communications to the press, existing clients, and prospects. Jared also has experience working for several local newspapers in eastern Massachusetts. Jared graduated with honors from Colby College with a BA in English and creative writing.
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