Outlook Add-In - Launch event and more for Exchange On-Prem

NESS Dev 11 Reputation points
2023-01-01T14:20:45.367+00:00

We are required to upgrade all of our Office Add-ins from VSTO to Web Add-in client plugins to support Office 2019+
We are developing an Outlook web add-in for an organization using Exchange Server 2019 (15.2.986.5) on-prem
The client version is Outlook 2019 on Windows 10/ Windows Server 2019
We encountered several problems:

  1. LaunchEvent, by https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/outlook/autolaunch?tabs=xmlmanifest#configure-the-manifest
    When I try to sideload manifest, I get this message:
    The API version (1.10) required by this app isn't supported by the Exchange Server version (15.2.986.5) that you're connecting to
    But by the requirement set version 1.10 is valid for outlook 2016 and later
    but not supported for outlook in the browser.
    How I can add an add-in to outlook 2019?
  2. Outlook add-in isn't available from the shared calendar.
  3. How to know, who is the appointment organizer in the shared calendar - Office.context.mailbox.item.organizer is undefined
  4. itemID that saved in exchange server is undefined - Office.context.mailbox.item.itemId is undefine

Kind regards,
Braindy

Microsoft 365 and Office | Development | Other
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
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  1. Victor Ivanidze 101 Reputation points
    2023-01-05T12:10:19.717+00:00

    So called "modern" add-ins are working bad with desktop Outlook. Use the COM add-in as bedore.

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