Microsoft 365 Outlook package updates

Review the updates in released versions of Microsoft 365 Outlook package such as new and enhanced features as well as fixes and limitations. The page also lists the release dates of each version, and the compatible Control Room and Bot Agent versions.

Versions summary

The following table lists the versions of Microsoft 365 Outlook package released either with an Automation 360 release or as a package-only release (in descending order of release dates). Click the version link for information about updates in that package version.
Version Release date Release type Bot Agent version Control Room build
1.6.1 15 November 2024 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.34 release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.5.0 17 June 2024 With Automation 360 v.33 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.4.8 21 March 2024 With Automation 360 v.32 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.4.6 17 January 2024 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.31 release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.3.0 6 December 2023 With Automation 360 v.31 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.2.3 21 September 2023 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.30 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.1.5 6 September 2023 With Automation 360 v.30 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.1.4 17 July 2023 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.29 release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
1.0.1 6 June 2023 With Automation 360 v.29 (Sandbox) release 21.210 or later 13980 or later
Note:
  • To download an individual package (updated in an Automation 360 release where you want only the package), use this URL:

    https://aai-artifacts.my.automationanywhere.digital/packages/<package-file-name>-<version.number>.jar

  • For Microsoft 365 Outlook package, the naming convention is: bot-command-ms365outlook-<version.number>.jar

    For example, bot-command-ms365outlook-1.4.6.jar

For detailed steps on downloading a package and manually adding it to the Control Room, see Add packages to the Control Room.

1.6.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new
Option to sort your emails (Service Cloud Case ID: 02127114, 00710720, 01775444, 01862010, 01864493, 01869940, 01962909, 02084940, 02114985)
Microsoft 365 Outlook package now enables you to use the Sort email option to sort emails in one of the following methods:
  • Latest first
  • Oldest first

Iterator-related conditions

1.5.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new
Support for certificate-based authentication (Service Cloud Case ID: 01958320)

Microsoft 365 Outlook package is now updated to use the centrally managed OAuth 2.0 token which supports certificate-based authentication

OAuth support for Microsoft Entra using Private Key JWT
Fix
Fixed security vulnerability issues. For more information, click the release download link and view the Security & Compliance reports at A-People Downloads page (Login required).

1.4.8

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
Fix
If you use the Connect action in the Microsoft 365 Outlook package to build a bot, an alert is now displayed when you provide any invalid data in Client ID, Tenant ID, Username or Client Secret fields.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02094733

1.4.6

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new
Support for NTLM proxy authentication (Service Cloud Case ID: 01952821)

Microsoft 365 Outlook package now supports NTLM authentication for proxy server that enables you to connect to Exchange online.

For example, if your organization network policy routes external traffic through authenticated proxy, you can now automate Microsoft 365 Outlook mailbox by connecting to Exchange Online through a proxy server that requires NTLM authentication.
Fixes
Errors are no longer displayed if you have used actions from Email and Microsoft 365 Outlook package in the same bot.

Service Cloud Case ID: 02003465

1.3.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new

Internal update in packages

Minor update to support API tasks.
Support for shared mailbox

The Microsoft 365 Outlook package now supports automating shared mailbox.

Microsoft 365 Outlook package
Support for Control Room managed OAuth2 authentication

The Microsoft 365 Outlook package is now enhanced to support a more secure OAuth2 authentication using the Control Room managed option in the Connect action. Using this option, you can now automate the Microsoft 365 Outlook application in unattended mode while ensuring compliance with your organization's security standards.

Using Connect action in Microsoft 365 Outlook package

1.2.3

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
Fix

Connectivity issues are not encountered while using the Connect action to automate Microsoft 365 Outlook related tasks as the user profile read permission is no longer required.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01981156, 01991340, 01994570

1.1.5

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's changed

Help Center for bot developers

  • Help Center: We have added an in-app help for bot developers to get contextual information about actions and packages when building automations.

    In-product user assistance

  • Added intuitive icons for actions in a package.

1.1.4

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new

The Connect action in the Microsoft 365 Outlook package now supports a global session variable, that enables you to share the same session across parent and child bots

Using Connect action in Microsoft 365 Outlook package.

1.0.1

Note: This package is new in v.29 and is based on Graph API. Microsoft has deprecated EWS API for Exchange Online and has recommended that users move to Graph API. See Upcoming API Deprecations in Exchange Web Services for Exchange Online.
Note: The integration of Graph API requires an administrator to grant access, after which you can configure an application access policy and limit the scope of application permissions. See Configure application access policy.
  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.210 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 13980 or later
What's new

Use the Microsoft 365 Outlook package (based on Graph API) to automate email-related tasks for sending, receiving, and modifying emails and folders, and saving attachments from email messages in Microsoft 365 Outlook.

Microsoft 365 Outlook package.
Limitation

If you have used the Connect action in the Microsoft 365 Outlook package to automate any of the Microsoft Outlook related tasks, the bot might fail intermittently.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01981156, 01991340, 01994570