Using the Microsoft Graph Action Templates

Back to Actions Integrations Use prebuilt Microsoft Graph action templates to auto-create dialog tasks for managing events, to-do lists, and email. To access templates:

1. Go to Automation AI > Use Cases > Dialogs and click Create a Dialog Task.
2. Under Integration, select Microsoft Graph.
3. If no integration is configured, click Explore Integrations to set one up. See Actions Overview.

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Supported Actions

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List All Events

1. Install the template from Microsoft Graph Action Templates.
2. The List All Events dialog task is added with the following components:
   • listallEvents - User intent to view all events.
   • listAllEventsService - Bot action service to fetch all events. Click +Add Response: Sample Response: (truncated)
     {
       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('john.doe%40outlook.com')/events",
       "value": [
         {
           "id": "AQMkADAwATNiZmY...",
           "subject": "event test",
           "start": {"dateTime": "2022-12-10T04:30:00.0000000", "timeZone": "UTC"},
           "end": {"dateTime": "2022-12-10T05:10:00.0000000", "timeZone": "UTC"}
         }
       ]
     }
     
   • listAllEventstMessage - Message node to display responses.
3. Click Train, then Talk to Bot to test:

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List All To-Do (Tasks) Lists

1. Install the template from Microsoft Graph Action Templates.
2. The List All Todo Lists dialog task is added with the following components:
   • listAllToDolists - User intent to view all to-do lists.
   • listAllToDoListService - Bot action service to fetch all to-do lists. Click +Add Response: Sample Response: (truncated)
     {
       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('john1215%40outlook.com')/todo/lists",
       "value": [
         {"displayName": "Tasks", "isOwner": true, "wellknownListName": "defaultList"},
         {"displayName": "create List from bot", "isOwner": true}
       ]
     }
     
   • listAllTodoListsMessage - Message node to display responses.
3. Click Train, then Talk to Bot to test:

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Create an Event

1. Install the template from Microsoft Graph Action Templates.
2. The Create an Event dialog task is added with the following components:
   • createEvent - User intent to create an event.
   • eventSubject, startDate, startTime, endDate, endTime, attendeesEmailAddresses - Entity nodes.
   • getMailboxSettingsService - Bot action service to fetch mailbox settings.
   • entityFormatterScript - Script to format attendee email entities.
   • createEventService - Bot action service to create an event. Click Edit Request: Sample Request:
     {
       "subject": "My event 1",
       "start": {"dateTime": "2022-11-09T11:45", "timeZone": "India Standard Time"},
       "end": {"dateTime": "2022-11-09T11:50", "timeZone": "India Standard Time"},
       "attendees": [{"emailAddress": {"address": "john.doe@example.com"}}]
     }
     
   • createEventMessage - Message node to display responses.
3. Click Train, then Talk to Bot to test:

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Create a To-do (Tasks) List

1. Install the template from Microsoft Graph Action Templates.
2. The Create a todo list dialog task is added with the following components:
   • createTodolist - User intent to create a task list.
   • listName - Entity node for the todo list name.
   • createTodolistService - Bot action service to create a todo list. Click Edit Request: Sample Request:
     {"displayName": "Postman created list3"}
     
     Sample Response:
     {
       "displayName": "Postman created list3 (1)",
       "isOwner": true,
       "isShared": false,
       "wellknownListName": "none"
     }
     
   • createTodolistMessage - Message node to display responses.
3. Click Train, then Talk to Bot to test:

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Send an Email

1. Install the template from Microsoft Graph Action Templates.
2. The Send email dialog task is added with the following components:
   • sendEmail - User intent to send an email.
   • mailSubject, mailContent, recipientsEmailAddresses - Entity nodes.
   • prepareEmailIdsScript - Bot action service to format email IDs.
   • sendEmailService - Bot action service to send email. Click Edit Request: Sample Request:
     {
       "message": {
         "subject": "Testing MS graph",
         "body": {"contentType": "Text", "content": "Integration is working fine"},
         "toRecipients": [
           {"emailAddress": {"address": "alan@abc.com"}},
           {"emailAddress": {"address": "john@abc.com"}}
         ]
       }
     }
     
   • sendMailMessage - Message node to display responses.
3. Click Train, then Talk to Bot to test: