Create Post activity

An activity that creates a post to a folder in Microsoft Outlook.


Create Post activity

Configure the Create Post activity

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

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Exchange Server tab.

    Open Exchange Server tab
  3. On the Exchange Server tab, drag the Create Post activity onto your process.

    Drag Create Post activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Post activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Create Post Configuration

Specifies the configuration to create a post in a folder in Microsoft Outlook.

Figure: Create Post Configuration screen

Create Post Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Exchange Server

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Exchange Server.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Exchange Server
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Exchange Server.

Post Subject

Description:
Specifies the subject line of the post.
Allowed Values:
  • One line of text that can have spaces.
  • A process data variable.

    You can use App Data screen to specify a process data variable.

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Post Body

Description:
Specifies the content of your post.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Store Post ID in this Variable

Description:
Specifies the process data variable that contains the post ID from Exchange Server.
Allowed Values:
A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes