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Setting up the Newsletters Module

To set up a new instance of the Newsletters module:

Contact Ingeniux Support for the latest Newsletter deployment package.
Extract its contents to your CMS site's App_Data\xml\Custom folder (e.g., C:\igxsites\cms100\[path-to-cms-site-instance]\site\App_Data\xml\Custom).
Log into the CMS with an administrator account.
Navigate to Administration > System Options > CMS > Custom Tabs > Management.
Click the Add Custom Tab button (+) to add a new custom tab.
The entry resembles the following:
Click Save.
Refresh your browser.
Click the Apps pane and ensure the Newsletters module displays.

Next Steps:

Setting up a New Newsletters Instance

On the Newsletters module, select New Setup.
Enter the parent page ID and OBDC connection string information.
Newsletters setup automatically creates the structure and has an empty list to be presented.
Click the Create a Newsletter button when setup is complete.

After setting up the custom tab where the module will display, the next step is to set up the database. Database setup should be carried out by a database administrator.

Locate Scripts.sql in the Newsletters10\database folder.
Execute the script on a database server that the CMS has access to. This creates the newsletter database.

On the Newsletters module, select New Setup.
Enter the parent page ID and OBDC connection string information.
Newsletters setup automatically creates the structure and has an empty list to be presented.
Click the Create a Newsletter button when setup is complete.

Next Steps: See Creating and Sending Newsletters.

Setting up the Newsletters Module

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Setting up the Newsletters Module

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