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Reply Mail

AutomatR.Office365.Activities.ReplyMail

The "Reply Mail" activity in AutomatR is part of the Office 365 activities package, enabling automation processes to reply to an email using the Microsoft Office message API. This activity streamlines email response tasks in Office 365, enhancing the efficiency of automation workflows.

Properties

NameDescription
Input
AttachmentsThe user can attach files to the reply email. Specify a list of file paths to be attached to the email.
BCCBlind Carbon Copy (BCC) feature when sending an email message. Provide the email addresses that you would like to mark as BCC (invisible to the recipients).
Body TypeSelect a content type from the dropdown menu to specify the desired format (text or HTML) for the body of the reply email.
CCProvide the email addresses that you would like to mark as CC (Carbon Copy) when sending the reply email.
CommentProvide the desired message body that you would like to include when sending the reply email.
Mail MessageSpecify the original mail message to which you want to reply.
Reply TypeSelect a reply type from the dropdown menu to specify the appropriate format for the reply email to be sent.
Misc
Display NameProvides a customizable name for the activity displayed in the workflow. The display name enhances clarity and organization within the automation project. String variables containing the desired display name.
Optional
DelayEnter the wait time in seconds (Example: 5 seconds) to start the activity.

How to use:

  1. Drag and drop the "Reply Mail" activity onto the workflow.
  2. Configure the properties by specifying the mail message, reply type, body type, and additional options such as CC, BCC, attachments, and comment.
  3. Optionally, configure the delay.
  4. Execute the workflow to send a reply email based on the specified parameters.

Example: Consider an example where the "Reply Mail" activity is used to reply to an email:

Reply Mail:
Delay: 0
CC: "cc@example.com"
BCC: "bcc@example.com"
Body Type: Html
Mail Message: mailMessageVariable
Comment: "Thank you for your email. Best regards, John"
Reply Type: Reply
Attachments: ["C:\\Files\\attachment1.txt", "C:\\Files\\attachment2.pdf"]

In this example, the activity replies to the specified email, including a CC recipient, a BCC recipient, an HTML-formatted body, a comment, and two attachments.