Set Out Of Office activity

An activity that sends an automated e-mail reply in Microsoft Outlook.


Set Out Of Office activity

Configure the Set Out Of Office activity

To configure the Set Out Of Office 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 Set Out Of Office activity onto your process.

    Drag Set Out Of Office activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Set Out Of Office 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

Set Out Of Office Configuration

Specifies the configuration to set a response to people when you are out of office.

Figure: Set Out Of Office Configuration screen

Set Out Of Office 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.

Message for people inside same organization

Description:
Specifies the content of the message to send an Out of Office reply for messages that are for people within your organization.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None

Message for people outside the organization

Description:
Specifies the content of the message to send an Out of Office reply for messages that are for people outside your organization.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None

Start Date

Description:
Specifies the start date and time of the appointment or event.
Allowed Values:
  • A valid date and time.
  • A process data variable.

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

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

End Date

Description:
Specifies end date and time of the appointment or event.
Allowed Values:
  • A valid date and time.
  • A process data variable.

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

Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes