Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To Do Microsoft To Do (previously styled as Microsoft To-Do) is a cloud-based task management application. It allows users to manage their tasks from a smartphone, tablet and computer. Microsoft To Do was first launched as a preview with basic features in April 2017. Later more features were added including Task list sharing in June 2018. In September 2019, a major update to the app was unveiled, adopting a new user interface with a closer resemblance to Wunderlist. The name was also slightly updated by removing the hyphen from To-Do. For more information on Microsoft To Do, see the company website.
In the context of Nintex Automation Cloud, Microsoft To Do is a connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events..
The Microsoft To Do connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. is used to create connections for Microsoft To Do actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows.. Use Microsoft To Do actions to interact with to do lists and tasks in the Microsoft To Do application.
Create a Microsoft To Do connection
Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.
Create a connection from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.
Microsoft To Do data lookup
Use the Microsoft To Do data lookup to create a drop-down list of Microsoft To Do tasks and lists in a form. For example, to allow a user to select a task from a list on a form, add a drop-down list of tasks to the form using a Data lookup control A form control that allows users to select from a drop-down list of values that have been fetched from a third-party service.. The Data lookup form control uses a Microsoft To Do - Get the tasks from a list data lookup to populate a list of tasks.
You can create a data lookup to:
- Get tasks from a list: list all tasks on To Do visible to the authorized user.
- Get list: Use this operation if you want to retrieve a list of task lists.
Each data lookup is configured for a specific Microsoft To Do connection. You can create as many data lookups as you need.
Create a Microsoft To Do drop-down list
To add a Microsoft To Do drop-down list to your form:
- Create your Microsoft To Do data lookup. For information about data lookups, see Data lookups.
- Add a Data lookup form control to your form and configure it to use your new data lookup.
Data lookup fields
To access the data lookup fields, in the Add data lookup section, select Microsoft To Do in the Connector field and then select the Operation.
Operation |
Field or selection |
Description |
---|---|---|
Get the tasks from a list | Connection |
The connection to use for the data lookup. |
List | List containing all the tasks that have been created. | |
Get lists | Connection | The connection to use for the data lookup. |