Create forward mailboxes or edit mailboxes

Article
05/27/2016

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015

By default, when users and queues are created in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, their respective mailbox records are also created. These mailbox records contain information that is specific to an individual mailbox on the email server, like email address, mailbox credentials, and email synchronization method. To process email messages using server-side synchronization for users and queues, their respective mailbox records should be associated to an email server profile record in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

If your organization wants to configure server-side synchronization using a forward mailbox, you can create a new forward mailbox record. A forward mailbox is used as a collection box for email messages that are transferred from each user’s mailbox on the email system by a server-side rule. The forward mailbox must be dedicated to server-side synchronization, and must not be used as a working mailbox by an individual user. This can be used to process email messages for users and queues whose mailboxes have Incoming Email Synchronization Method set to Forward Mailbox. You must associate the forward mailbox record to an email server profile record to process email using server-side synchronization. Forward mailbox vs. individual mailboxes.

Go to Settings > Email Configuration.
Click or tap Mailboxes.
Click or tap New Forward Mailbox, or to edit an existing mailbox record, open the mailbox record.

In the mailbox record, specify the following details.

Fields	Description
General
Name	Type a meaningful name for the mailbox.
Owner	Shows the owner of the mailbox. For a user mailbox that is automatically populated, the owner of the mailbox is the user itself. For a queue mailbox that is automatically populated, the owner of the mailbox is the owner of the queue record.
Email address	Type the email address for the forward mailbox, such as forwardmailbox@contoso.com. For a user or a queue mailbox, the email address is the same as that specified in the corresponding user or queue record form. If you edit the email address here, the email address in the user or queue record is updated automatically.
Delete Emails After Processing	Specify if you want to delete email from the mailbox after processing. This field is available and can be set to Yes only for a forward mailbox and a queue mailbox.
Regarding	Select the user or queue that the mailbox is associated with. This field is empty and cannot be set for a forward mailbox.
Is Forward Mailbox	This field indicates whether the mailbox record is a forward mailbox. When set to No, it indicates that the mailbox record is associated to an individual user or queue in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Credentials
Allow to Use Credentials for Email Processing	Click or tap Yes if the email server profile associated to this mailbox has Authenticate Using set to Credentials Specified by a User or Queue. You must provide the username and password when this field is set to Yes. These credentials will be used to send and receive email from the mailbox on the email server. Note To ensure the credentials are secured in CRM, SQL encryption is used to encrypt the credentials stored in the mailbox if you’re processing email by using server-side synchronization.
Synchronization Method
Server Profile	Select the email server profile that is used for email processing for this mailbox. For information on choosing a synchronization method, see: Choose a method for message synchronization
Incoming Email	Select the delivery method for incoming email. This will determine how incoming email will be accessed for this mailbox. None. Email won’t be received. Forward Mailbox. Email will be received using a forward mailbox. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook. Email is received by using Dynamics CRM for Outlook. Server-Side Synchronization or Email Router. Email is received by using server-side synchronization or the Email Router.
Outgoing Email	Select the delivery method for outgoing email. This determines how outgoing email will be sent for this mailbox. None. Email won’t be sent. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook. Email is received by using Dynamics CRM for Outlook. Server-Side Synchronization or Email Router. Email is sent by using server-side synchronization or Email Router. Note For a forward mailbox, only None is allowed.
Appointments, Contacts, and Tasks	Select whether you want to use Dynamics CRM for Outlook or server-side synchronization to synchronize appointments, contacts, and tasks in CRM. If you select None, appointments, contacts, and tasks won’t be synchronized.
Configuration Test Results
Incoming Email Status	Show the result of the email configuration test for incoming email. The various statuses can be: Not Run. The email configuration test has not been run for this mailbox. Success. The incoming email has been configured and email can be received for this mailbox. Failure. The incoming email has been configured but it is not possible to pull email from the corresponding configured mailbox.
Outgoing Email Status	Show the result of the email configuration test for outgoing email. The various statuses can be: Not Run. The email configuration test hasn’t been run for this mailbox. Success. The outgoing email has been configured and email can be sent from this mailbox. Failure. The outgoing email has been configured but it’s not possible to send email from the corresponding configured mailbox.
Appointments, Contacts, and Tasks Status	Show the result of the synchronization of appointments, contacts, and tasks. The various statuses can be: Not Run. The synchronization has not been tested for this mailbox. Success. Appointments, contacts, and tasks can be synchronized for this mailbox. Failure. Appointments, contacts, and tasks can’t be synchronized for this mailbox.
Mailbox Test Completed On	This field shows the date and time when the email configuration was tested for this mailbox record.

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