Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector
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Write data in Outlook Mail (Office 365) using Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector in SSIS


In this section we will learn how to configure and use Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector in the API Destination to write data in the Outlook Mail (Office 365).

Video Tutorial - Write or lookup data to Outlook Mail (Office 365) using SSIS

This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.

  • How to download SSIS PowerPack for Outlook Mail (Office 365) integration in SSIS
  • How to configure connection for Outlook Mail (Office 365)
  • How to Write or lookup data to Outlook Mail (Office 365)
  • Features about SSIS API Destination
  • Using Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector in SSIS




How to write or lookup data to Outlook Mail (Office 365) in SSIS (Import data)


In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Outlook Mail (Office 365) in the API Source to Post data to the Outlook Mail (Office 365).

  1. Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.

  2. From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
    SSIS API Destination (Predefined Templates) - Drag and Drop

  3. Select New Connection to create a new connection:

    API Destination - Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    Outlook Mail Connector can be used to integrate Office 365 Outlook Mail API in your App / BI Tools. You can download attachment, read / search Emails, Users, MailFolders, Send email and more.
    API Destination - New Connection

  4. Use a preinstalled Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:

    Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector Selection

  5. Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.

    OAuth App must be created in Microsoft Azure AD. These settings typically found here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-register-app-v2. [API Help..]

    Steps to get Outlook Mail (Office 365) Credentials

    Firstly, login into Azure Portal and there create an OAuth application:

    1. Go to Azure Portal and login there.
    2. Then go to Azure Active Directory.
    3. On the left side click menu item App registrations
    4. Then proceed with clicking New registration.
    5. Enter a name for your application.
    6. Select the account types to support with the Supported account types option.
    7. In Redirect URI, select Web.
    8. In the textbox enter https://zappysys.com/oauth as the Redirect URI or another valid redirect URL.
    9. Use this same Redirect URI in the Redirect URL - Must Match App Redirect URL grid row.
    10. Copy Client ID and paste it into the API Connection Manager configuration grid in the Client ID row.
    11. Click on the Endpoints link and copy the OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint (v2) URL to the Authorization URL grid row. Usually it looks similar to this:
      • https://login.microsoftonline.com/daed1250-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-ef0a982d3d1e/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
    12. Copy the OAuth 2.0 token endpoint (v2) URL to the Token URL grid row. Usually it looks similar to this:
      • https://login.microsoftonline.com/daed1250-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-ef0a982d3d1e/oauth2/v2.0/token
    13. Close "Endpoints" popup and create a Client Secret in the Certificates & secrets tab.
    14. Proceed by clicking New client secret and setting expiration period. Copy the client secret and paste it into configuration grid in Client Secret row.
    15. Now lets setup permissions for the app. Click on API Permissions and on the page click Plus Sign Add Permission
    16. Click on Microsoft Graph API and then choose Delegated Permissions
    17. on Permission list page search or choose permissions as needed. We need to enable following Permissions from 3 Sections (i.e. OpenId Permissions, Mail Permissions and Users Permissions).
    18. Make sure you have checked below permissions (If you do not need Write feature then you can skip Write scopes)
      offline_access
      email
      openid
      profile 
      Mail.Read
      Mail.Read.Shared
      Mail.ReadBasic
      Mail.ReadBasic.Shared
      Mail.ReadWrite
      Mail.ReadWrite.Shared
      Mail.Send
      Mail.Send.Shared
      User.Read
      User.ReadBasic.All
        
    19. Click Generate Token to generate tokens.
      NOTE: If you are planning to use your current data connection/token for automated processes, we recommend that you use a generic account for token generation when the login box appears (e.g. sales_automation@mycompany.com instead of bob_smith@mycompany.com). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will fail. Another potentially unwanted effect of using a personal token is incorrect logging; the API calls (e.g. Read, Edit, Delete, Upload) made with that token will record the specific user as performing the calls instead of an automated process.
    20. That's it!
    Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    User Credentials [OAuth]
    https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
    Required Parameters
    Authorization URL Fill in the parameter...
    Token URL Fill in the parameter...
    Client ID Fill in the parameter...
    Scope Fill in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    Client Secret Fill in the parameter...
    Refresh Token File Path Fill in the parameter...
    ReturnUrl - Must Match App Redirect URL Fill in the parameter...
    RetryMode Fill in the parameter...
    RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter...
    RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter...
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter...
    Login Prompt Option Fill in the parameter...
    ZappySys OAuth Connection

    OAuth App must be created in Microsoft Azure AD. These settings typically found here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-v2-service [API Help..]

    Please refer to below API Reference (External Site) link for Application Credentials [OAuth]

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-v2-service

    Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    Application Credentials [OAuth]
    https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
    Required Parameters
    Token URL Fill in the parameter...
    Client ID Fill in the parameter...
    Client Secret Fill in the parameter...
    Scope Fill in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    RetryMode Fill in the parameter...
    RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter...
    RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter...
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter...
    ZappySys OAuth Connection

  6. Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.

    API Destination - Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    Outlook Mail Connector can be used to integrate Office 365 Outlook Mail API in your App / BI Tools. You can download attachment, read / search Emails, Users, MailFolders, Send email and more.
    API Destination - Select Endpoint

  7. Finally, map the the desired columns:

    API Destination - Outlook Mail (Office 365)
    Outlook Mail Connector can be used to integrate Office 365 Outlook Mail API in your App / BI Tools. You can download attachment, read / search Emails, Users, MailFolders, Send email and more.
    API Destination - Columns Mapping

  8. That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Outlook Mail (Office 365) API call using ZappySys Outlook Mail (Office 365) Connector