Using Microsoft Outlook 365

From APA 7.3, the Real-Time Designer provides functionality for connecting directly to a Microsoft Office 365 server and handling Microsoft Outlook 365 email resources. By connecting directly to the server, your solution can work with Outlook 365 email messages and folders without Microsoft Outlook installed on the Real-Time Client machine.

In APA 7.4, the functionality was expanded so that you can connect to a local instance of Outlook 365 on the Real-Time Client machine. This method eliminates the need to authenticate with the OFfice 365 server.

We recommend the following general workflow when working with Outlook 365:

  1. If you are connecting remotely to the Office 365 server, connect to the Office 365 server using an instance of the Outlook Connection business entity. This step is not required when you are working with a local installation of Outlook. For details, see Using Microsoft Outlook 365.

  2. If you will be using functions that require a folder name, use the Get Email Folders function to get a list of the available email folders from Outlook 365.

  3. If you will be using functions that require an email ID, use the Using Microsoft Outlook 365 or Using Microsoft Outlook 365 functions to get the email messages from Outlook 365 into a list of Outlook Email objects. For details about the properties of this business entity, see Using Microsoft Outlook 365.

  4. Use any of the other functions to access and manipulate email messages and attachments. For a full list of the available functions, see Microsoft Office 365 Library Functions (when you are connected remotely to an Office 365 server), or Microsoft Office Local Library Functions (when you are working with a local installation of Outlook).

  5. If you are connecting remotely to the Office 365 server, use the Disconnect function to disconnect from the Office 365 server. This step is not required when you are working with a local installation of Outlook.