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Automatic email tracking in Outlook

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Is it just me or is Tracking in CRM a little challenging?

Settings(all CRM users):

 In Outlook (CRM -> Options -> E-mail Tab)

Check incoming e-mail in Outlook and determine whether an e-mail should be lined as a Microsoft Dynamics CRM record
- checked

 Email messages in response to CRM e-mail
- selected

In CRM (System Settings -> E-mail Tab)

Track e-mails sent between CRM users as two activities
- ticked

CRM User A sends email to CRM User B (that is tracked, regarding an Opportunity)
Person B opens email.
Since Person B has tracking all incoming emails in response to CRM selected, the system tracks it
(same email tracked twice in the history record of the opportunity)


Change Settings
Track e-mails sent between CRM users as two activities
- not ticked

- CRM User A sends email to CRM User B (that is tracked, regarding an Opportunity)
- Person B opens email.
- Even though Person B has tracking all incoming emails regarding CRM ticked, this time the email will be tracked in CRM only once
- Perfect!
- CRM User B now replies to an email. Track in CRM button is not selected. CRM User B will need to do it manually.
- CRM User A receives an email. Replies. Track in CRM button is not selected. CRM User A will need to do it manually.

 This is my problem!

I need to automatically track email communication between CRM Users without having system duplicates and without having to track every reply. 

Any ideas?

 Cheers

 NL

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  • Saurabh Profile Picture
    540 on at

    Hi,

    For a similar setup we have used

    Settings(all CRM users):

     In Outlook (CRM -> Options -> E-mail Tab)

    Check incoming e-mail in Outlook and determine whether an e-mail should be lined as a Microsoft Dynamics CRM record
    - checked

    Track email messages from CRM leads,Accounts,contacts.
    - selected

    Once a mail is set regarding an entity(lead account contact opportunity) all replies get tracked.

    Hope it works for you too.

    Cheers

    Saurabh 

     

     

  • NL Profile Picture
    40 on at

    Hi

    Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, it did not work. The email replies were not tracked in CRM.

    Any other ideas?

     NL

  • Lyndi Avila Profile Picture
    34 on at

    Do you have the tracking token turned on? (System Settings > Email tab)

    Use tracking token (checked)

    If that is turned on, I believe your replies between users should be tracked without having to be duplicated.

    But I do agree that tracking in CRM is not perfected. We have a lot of items being "Smart Tracked" to wrong accounts because of assumptions with same Subject lines and recipients.

  • Saurabh Profile Picture
    540 on at

    Hi,

    Yes the tracking is not perfected,and the subject line assumptions actually play havoc.

    Cheers,

    Saurabh 

     

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