OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail function

The OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail function in RPA.

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This article describes the RPA Outlook functionality to categorise an e-mail.

For a full list of available functions, please read OUTLOOK functions.


Description

The OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail function allows you to assign or clear a colour category on the currently selected e-mail.


Setting it up

To use the OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail function, follow these instructions:

{{popups:rpas/add:action=outlook-mail-category}}

Once on a process map:

  1. Navigate to the process where you would like to add the OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail function
  2. Click on the green button's drop-down (right side of the green button labelled "Process")
  3. On the menu that appears, click on the "+ Activity" item
  4. From here you can select the OUTLOOK Categorise an e-mail option
  5. Click "Add" once you are done

Input parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDefaultDescription
CategoryNoText-Category name to assign (e.g. Red Category, Blue Category). Use comma-separated for multiple. Leave empty to clear all categories.

Output variables

This action does not produce output variables.


Errors

ErrorDescription
Outlook not openOutlook is not running
No e-mail selectedNo e-mail is currently selected

Tips

  • Leave the category field empty to clear all categories from the e-mail
  • Use comma-separated values to assign multiple categories at once

Related functions

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