Access Microsoft Exchange

Overview

DISE Parser has the ability to connect to a Microsoft Exchange server to fetch calendar data. The output from the Parser software is a text document which is then data connected in DISE.

Note: There is as of yet no drag-and-drop calendar feature in DISE! You will need to put a little bit more effort into it :)

Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 servers are queried using EWS (Exchange Web Services). For this there is a special Exchange modifier.

Setup

• In DISE Parser, click File > Import and select the file "Samples\exchange.dpmodifiers".
• Doubleclick the Action modifier and type in the mail address of the calendar to get.
• Doubleclick the Exchange modifier.
• (If needed) type in the Server URI to the "Exchange.asmx" service file of the server.
• Type in the username (mail address) and password to use to authenticate.

Office 365

Do as above and enter "https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx" in the Server URI field.

Exchange 2003/2007

Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 servers are queried using WebDAV. A javascript creates the connection and sends a WebDAV request to the server, and formats the response.

The sample javascript fetches today's calendar.

Setup

• Open the file Exchange2003.js / Exchange2007.js in a text or source editor.
• Go to the section starting from line 458/459.

Settings:

var settings=
{
	server: "",
	username: "",
	password: "",
	// Where to put the resulting text files
	outputPath: "",
	// Where to put the cookie file
	cookiePath: ""
};

These are server-specific settings that the script will use. Set the "server" setting to the base URL to the server (if for example you connect to the Outlook Web Access at "https://myserver.com/exchweb/bin/auth/owalogon.asp" then enter "https://myserver.com").

Set the "outputPath" and "cookiePath" to the paths to directories on the computer. Remember that backslashes in the paths must be escaped as such: "E:\dir1\dir2" -> "E:\\dir1\\dir2".

• Starting with the following lines are settings for which calendar to access:

Resource calendars:

var resources=
{
	"name": "account"
};

The "name" is what the produced text file will be called and the "account" is the account to connect to.

• The sample javascript may be modified as you wish. If you need help on further customization, please contact support.
• Click the + button and select the General > Script modifier to add the script to Parser.
• In the Script modifier settings, browse to the javascript file (Exchange2003.js/Exchange2007.js).
• Click Test to trial run the script and Stop test to stop it.