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Office 365: Create Event

Description

Office 365: Create Event plugin step creates the event on the user’s calendar.

Permission: Following permissions are required to create an event in Office 365:

Permission typePermission (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)Calendars.ReadWrite
offline_access

Configurations

No.Field NameDescription
1Step NameName of the step. This name has to be unique in a single workflow.
Connection:For details about app registration, see Office 365 App Registration for Grant Type – Password Grant or Office 365 App Registration for Grant Type Refresh Token
2Grant TypeSelect the type of grant from Password Grant or Refresh Token.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: It is recommended to select the grant type from Refresh Token.
3Tenant IDTenant ID of Microsoft Account.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
4Client IDClient ID of the Application created in Microsoft Account.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Client Secret:
5Accept Value as variable/staticLeave checkbox unchecked to accept Client Secret value from a field in the previous steps of the stream using a drop down list. Else enable checkbox for Client Secret field to appear as Text box.
6Client SecretSpecify the Client Secret generated in Microsoft Account.
Client Secret is entered using a widget. The widget handles both Text (static value or environment variable) and Combo (drop down containing values from previous steps). If checkbox above is enabled Client Secret field appears as a Text box and accepts static or variable values. Else if checkbox above is disabled Client Secret field appears as a drop down to select fields from previous steps.
The data type is secure string. This field is mandatory.
7UsernameSpecify the name of the user whose email attachments are to be downloaded.
8PasswordSpecify the password for the provided user name.
9Refresh TokenSpecify the refresh token required to authenticate the details.
10Button: Test ConnectionTest connection with Client ID and Client Secret provided. Verifies whether the connection is established or not.
Note: For the purpose of verification fields coming from previous steps are not allowed since field values can only be accessed when workflow is in running state. Static values and environment variables are allowed.
Input Fields:
1Time ZoneSpecify the applicable time zone.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: Only Windows Standard Time Zones are supported.
2GetClick to select the time zone from the dialog.
3Start DateSelect the date when the meeting is supposed to start.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: Date format supported are ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ and ‘YYYY/MM/DD’.
4Start TimeSelect the time when the meeting is supposed to start.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: Time format supported is ‘hh:mm aa’. Ex: 09:30 AM
5End DateSelect the date when the meeting is supposed to end.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: Date format supported are ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ and ‘YYYY/MM/DD’.
6End TimeSelect the time when the meeting is supposed to end.
The data type is string. This field is mandatory.
Note: Time format supported is ‘hh:mm aa’. Ex: 09:30 AM
7SubjectSpecify the subject of the event.
8LocationSpecify the location where meeting is supposed to happen.
9ContentSpecify the contents of the event.
10Is Online MeetingSpecify if the meeting is online or not.
11Online Meeting ProviderSpecify the details of the online meeting provider.
12Required Attendees EmailsProvide the list of emails of attendees required for the meeting.
13Optional Attendees EmailsProvide the list of emails of optional attendees required for the meeting.
14Resources EmailsProvide the resources that are required for the meeting.
Output Fields:
1Meeting IDSpecify the unique meeting ID.
2Join URLSpecify the URL that the attendees must click to join the meeting.
Note: For other domain, this step will not generate the join URL.