Find Contact activity

An activity that finds a contact in Microsoft Outlook.

Configure the Find Contact activity

To configure the Find Contact 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 Find Contact activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
  1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Find Contact 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

Find Contact Configuration

Specifies the configuration to find a contact.

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.
Search By	Function: Specifies how to search the contact in Exchange Server. Accepted Values: Contact ID - Searches the contact by the contact ID. E-mail ID - Searches the contact by the e-mail address. Default Value: Contact ID Accepts Process Data Variables: No Limitations: 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?
E-mail/Contact ID	Function: Specifies the e-mail address or contact ID of the user. The contact ID comes from Exchange Server. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. A process data variable Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: 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?
First Name	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the first name of the user. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Last Name	Function: Specifies process data variable that stores the last name of the user. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
E-mail ID	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the e-mail address. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
E-mail Display Name	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the name to show as an alternative to the user's e-mail address. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Mobile	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the user's mobile number. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Business Phone	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the business telephone number of the user. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Company Name	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the name of the user's organization. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Department	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the user's department. Accepted Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Contact ID	Function: Specifies the ID of the contact in Exchange Server. Accepted Values: A valid contact ID. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: 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?