My first flow creates a calendar event when a new SharePoint list is created. I'm creating the next flow which should be triggered when the SP item is modified. The Update Calendar Event requires an ID, how do I get the ID from an existing event?
Also, I'm assuming the both ID fields are identical since whenever i select one or the other both dynamic contents appear at the same time. One is required, the other isnt and both have different descriptions.
Thank you
Hi Tamras,
Instead of using the "O365-Update event(V1)", I suggest that you could try to use the "O365-Update event(V2)" action, which does not have 2 "id" fields.
About the id field, it is actually the event id of this event.
PATCH: https://outlook.office.com/api/v2.0/me/events/{event_id}
See detailed explaination here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/office365/api/calendar-rest-operations
Regards,
Mona
Hello @Tamras
I've done a similar thing and I can say that I haven't found a simple solution. What I've done:
Now start the "not so simple" solution: if you implement a similar solution like I suggested, when you create an edit flow (so with a trigger, not an action) you have a problem that this starts every time you fire a new item event, so if you have particulat actions on the edit flow those are excuted..and you don't want this; I resolved with this workaround:
I haven't found a better solution, if another people have a simple one I'm opened to a suggestion.
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Regards,
Marco Mangiante
Hello @v-monli-msft
I've seen last week that there is a new event creation, but after one day it disappeared: it is now "Create event v2"?
What I'd like to see in that type of action is something similar to an "appointment" where you can set that I can not send an invitation when I create the event: so, for example, I create an event on a people calendar but without the user interaction, so no mail to accept the event.
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Regards,
Marco Mangiante
@mmangiante Thank you. I'm trying it now. This is the ID being generated:
AAMkADE2ZThjYjU0LTE3MTQtNDM4ZS1iNmViLTAzMTE5NmQ1ZTc1MQBGAAAAAAAlsc_igN2xSrrfmt1qHgisBwDg6XjCy3UESaYbrFRHw4HDAAAAAAENAADg6XjCy3UESaYbrFRHw4HDAAAaSjVkAAA=
Looks about right?
@v-monli-msft - I dont see that in the list of options. I only have one:
Only one Update Event option
Hello @Tamras
I have a similar one:
AAMkADkxYTNiOGE2LTI1MGQtNDQzZS04NzNjLWM2Mjg3YmZjMDkxMABGAAAAAAAhH37TopWDSbt5mUDxZSO0BwB3WknalCbSQbFI8e1u3K3IAAACoiTiAAB3WknalCbSQbFI8e1u3K3IAAAOy7OQAAA=
and it is unique; yours is right: with this I updated my event.
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Regards,
Marco Mangiante
Hello @Tamras @v-monli-msft
I have the new one:
I noticed it now, last week I used the event and only one day I've seen a new type of event (even if it is not called v2) that disappeared the day after.
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Regards,
Marco Mangiante
Oops, i run into another issue, how do you create a calendar event for another person? For example, if I am completing the form on behalf of another person, I want that person's calendar to be updated with the new event rather than mine? Thanks.
Hello @Tamras
this is the great problem of Microsoft Flow, in my opinion, at this time. It is not so simple to do a more general action because for its nature is bound to credential.
You have 2 options: one, certainly, is the simple one but it is not "usable" because it is the "collection" of user credential; on the home page, go to the Tools menu (the gear near your user) and select Connection: from there, click the "+" sign of "Office 365 Outook"; the drawback of this solution is that everyone must come to you to insert their credential.
The second option is a workaround but I don't if it works and is good for your flow: I use a "service" account, that is simply an Office 365 shared mailbox and sign in the create (or update) event with that account; I choose as "Calendar id" the default calendar (or even other calendar for that account) and fill the "Attendees Address" with the address of the people that you want the calendar is filled: the event is created (or updated) on the default "Attendees Address" calendar.
Hope this can help. Sincerely, I tried to find a better solution (maybe with some permission on the calendar is possible to do so but I tried with no luck) but until this time I haven't found nothing.
Let me know if I can help maybe with a screenshot.
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Regards,
Marco
Hi @mmangiante, Thank you. The event still need to be entered in the person's outlook calendar -- to block their calendar when scheduling a meeting invite. I tried adding the attendee's name and address in my current flow, but it still requires them to 'accept' the invite -- which will not block the event. I'll try your 2nd option. Thank you 🙂
Hi @Tamras
yes this is a little problem of calendar event; I suggested in a previous reply to @v-monli-msft to create an appointment action (or similar): if I remember well with the appointment you can specify if the attendee may receive the invitation or if it is, say this, accepted as defualt.
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Regards,
Marco Mangiante
Faced the same scenario and what i did was used a service account to execute the Get Calendars & Create/Update event, the only thing is that you have to have delegate rights in order to do these actions on someones calendar. So you can run this PowerShell command in order to gain these rights, you will only need to accept it in your service account (for each calendar you give access to) and thats it, with the Get Calendars action you can get the Calendar Id's and perform what you want to.
PS command is: Set-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity user@yourDomain.be:\CalendarName -User yourServiceAccount@domain.com -AccessRights Editor -SendNotificationToUser $true
Good luck all !
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