Create Appointment activity

An activity that creates an appointment on a Microsoft Outlook calendar.

Configure the Create Appointment activity

To configure the Create Appointment activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

To send an e-mail notification, click Advanced > E-mail Notifications .
For more information, refer to Configure E-mail Notifications for Any Activity.
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
- Open a Process.
- Create a Process.
Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
  1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Exchange Server tab.
  2. On the Exchange Server tab, drag the Create Appointment activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
  1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Appointment activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Create Appointment Configuration

Specifies the configuration for the Create Appointment activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Exchange Server	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Exchange Server. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Add Token	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Exchange Server Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Exchange Server.
Create appointment on behalf of others	Function: Specifies whether to create an appointment on behalf of another user in the same domain. To create an appointment on behalf of a user whose account is not specified in the Microsoft Exchange access token, the user account for the access token must have global administrator access rights in Exchange. Accepted Values: Selected - Creates an appointment on behalf of another user. Deselected - Does not create an appointment on behalf of another user. Default Value: Deselected Accepts Process Data Variables: No
E-mail ID	Function: The user's e-mail address. To Open this Field: Select Create appointment on behalf of other account field. Accepted Values: A valid e-mail address. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Subject	Function: The details about the appointment or meeting. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. A process data variable. You can use Process Data screen to specify a process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Location	Function: Specifies the location for the appointment or meeting. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. A process data variable. You can use Process Data screen to specify a process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Start Date	Function: Specifies the start date and time of the appointment or event. Accepted Values: A valid date and time. A process data variable. You can use Process Data screen to specify a process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
End Date	Function: Specifies end date and time of the appointment or event. Accepted Values: A valid date and time. A process data variable. You can use Process Data screen to specify a process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Time Zone	Function: Specifies the time zone for the appointment or meeting. Accepted Values: A time zone from the list. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Body	Function: Specifies the body of the e-mail. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. A process data variable. You can use Process Data screen to specify a process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes