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Sitecore EXM - issue on 3.1

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   I am using EXM 3.1 for a customer and a POC... However, I do come across quite the number of issues with the EXM module. We all know this module is still subject to some growing pains but as I am curing these, I will list some of the fixes and encountered issues on the blog just to help my colleagues along before another fix on Sitecore is released... When using the EXM 3.1 I came across the following issue When creating a new email message I seemed unable to save the item entirely. I noticed saving was not performed correctly as the title and body fields were not sent out as I tested the email message. However, when I went into the content editor and navigated to my email in the messages bucket under 'content', I changed the fields manually and tried to save it. However, on doing so, Sitecore notified me that there were broken links in the value of that (freshly created) mail message. The problem is on the MessageType field, my message holds the value &qu

Sitecore MVP Summit, looking back

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I was introduced to Sitecore in 2010. At first, I approached the product as a developer, but as the product and our digital agency The Reference have since evolved, and so has my understanding of and collaboration with Sitecore and its platform. I now no longer perceive Sitecore simply as a means to implement our customers’ needs but rather as a system that helps shape business requirements and define desired future business outcomes, based on out of the box possibilities and custom work. My role has therefore broadened a lot: I often act as a trainer, technical consultant and presales consultant. This implies that figuring out the limitations of system capabilities, studying the product roadmap as well as all third party integration systems are part of my set of responsibilities. To keep that knowledge up to par, the technical team of Sitecore developers (20 and growing) at The Reference has gone through every Sitecore training imaginable and we are constantly on the lookout fo

Sitecore User Group (SUG) BELUX #5 - Hedgehog toolset and a responsive WFFM

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Announcing the final agenda of the next user group session! The next Sitecore Belux user group is taking place on the 29 th of October. The main focus of this session is on the Hedgehog Tool Suite, mainly TDS and RAZL. This session is taking place at the Boondoggle offices in Leuven and starts at 18 o’clock with an introductionary session by Boondoggle on the role and practical implementation of Responsive styling with WFFM module. If you want to become informed on how th Hedgehog toolset tool could improve your project execution / development and deployments and you wish to find out more on WFFM and its various implementations, this session is just what you need.   Please find all information and registrations here: http://www.meetup.com/Sitecore-User-Group-Belgium/events/223625395/