In this article

1 Overview
- 1.1 Snap Type
- 1.2 Prerequisites
- 1.3 Support for Ultra Pipelines
- 1.4 Limitations and Known Issues
2 Snap Views
3 Snap Settings
4 Troubleshooting
5 Examples
- 5.1 Event Management
- 5.2 Downloads
6 Snap Pack History

Overview

You can use this Snap to create a calendar event.

Snap Type

Create Event is a Write-type Snap.

Prerequisites

Valid Exchange Online tenant.
Valid OAuth2 application in Azure Active Directory with all the required API permissions.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines. However, we recommend that you not use this Snap in an Ultra Pipeline. To know the list of Snaps that work in Ultra and the related caveats, see Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Snap Views

Type	Format	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description

Type

Format

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Document

Min: 0
Max: 1

Mapper

Document containing the event’s details such as start time and end time.

Output

Document

Min: 0
Max: 1

Union

Document containing the event’s details.

Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:

Stop Pipeline Execution: Stops the current Pipeline execution when the Snap encounters an error.
Discard Error Data and Continue: Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
Route Error Data to Error View: Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap Settings

Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.

Field Name	Field Type	Description

Field Name	Field Type	Description
Label* Default Value: Create Event Example: Create Event	String	Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.
User/Shared MailBox Default Value: N/A Example: john.doe@snaplogic.com	String/Expression	Specify the mailbox from which you want to configure auto reply for emails received. If not provided, then the mailbox specified in the account settings is used.
Calendar Name Default Value: N/A Example: Office	String/Expression	Specify the name of the calendar.
Title Default Value: N/A Example: Team Meet	String/Expression	Specify a title for the event that you are creating.
Attendees Default Value: N/A Example: steve.smith@microsoft.com	String/Expression	Specify the attendees to send an invite for the event.
Start Time Default Value: N/A Example: 2020-09-30T03:19:00.000	String/Expression	Specify the start time of the event. You can also specify the time zone by using 2020-09-29T04:18:00.000+0530 and if UTC time zone the using 2020-09-29T04:18:00.000+0000.
End Time Default Value: N/A Example: 2020-09-30T03:19:00.000	String/Expression	Specify the end time of the event. You can give in specific time zone using 2020-09-29T04:18:00.000+0530 and if UTC time zone the using 2020-09-29T04:18:00.000+0000.
Repeat Interval Default Value: NONE Example: WEEKLY	Dropdown List	Specify the frequency of the event. Available options are: NONE DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY YEARLY
Location Default Value: N/A Example: Tuxedo Meeting Room	String/Expression	Specify the location of the event.
Event Description Default Value: N/A Example: Event to create awareness of the Art of Story Telling.	String/Expression	Specify a detailed description briefing about the event.
Number Of Retries Default Value: 0 Example: 4	Integer/Expression	Specify the maximum number of attempts to be made to receive a response. The request is terminated if the attempts do not result in a response.
Retry Intervals (seconds) Default Value: 1 Example: 21	Integer/Expression	Specify the time interval between retry requests. A retry happens only when the previous attempt results in an exception.
Snap Execution Default Value: Execute only Example: Validate & Execute	Dropdown list	Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes: Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation, then performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime. Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data. Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps downstream from it.

Troubleshooting

Error	Reason	Resolution

Error	Reason	Resolution
Start Time Field is Missing	The Start Time is blank.	Ensure that you provide event start time.
End Time Field is Missing	The End Time field does not have value.	Ensure that you provide event end time.

Examples

Event Management

We are using an example of event-based management, where we have chain of event Snaps in this Pipeline, designated to perform specific tasks pertaining to their functionalities.

In this example, our Pipeline activities are as follows:

Creating an event with all required input using the Create Event Snap.
Mapping the event’s information using the Mapper Snap.
Updating an event using the Update Event Snap.
Listing the events in the calendar using the List Events Snap.
Mapping an event’s information using the Mapper Snap.
Deleting an existing event from the calendar using the Delete Event Snap.

Here, let us look into the role of the Create Event Snap in this Pipeline.

We create an event in the calendar with all the required inputs.

Create Event Snap	Output

Create Event Snap	Output

Upon execution, the displayed output confirms the creation of an event with the given input.

We use the Mapper Snap to map the newly created event’s details with the details of another event to update.

Mapper Snap

Mapper Snap

Next, we configure the Update Event Snap to use the inputs from the Mapper Snap.

Update Event	Output

Update Event	Output

Upon execution, the output reflects the updates.

We retrieve the list of events from the calendar associated with an individual's mailbox.

List Events	Output

List Events	Output

Upon execution, the output displays the list of events and details related to the events.

We use the Mapper Snap to map the event’s ID received from the List Events Snap with the Existing Event ID field’s value in the Delete Event Snap.

Mapper Snap

Mapper Snap

We then add the Delete Event Snap and configure it to delete the specified event.

Delete Snap	Output

Delete Snap	Output

Upon execution, the output shows that the event with the specified ID is deleted.

Download this Pipeline.

Downloads

	File	Modified
Labels No labels Preview View	File Exchange Online_All Event snaps(Create,Update,List Events and Delete).slp	Nov 15, 2020 by Siddharth Menon

SnapLogic Documentation

Create Event