Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To Do is a task management application that helps you manage daily tasks and remain organized. To-do tasks are grouped in task lists, which can be viewed from any device by using To-Do clients, Microsoft Outlook, and Teams. This document describes how to connect IBM watsonx Orchestrate to Microsoft To Do and use its skills on watsonx Orchestrate.

General considerations

Before you connect watsonx Orchestrate to Microsoft To Do, make sure that you have a work or school account at Microsoft.

Note:
  • Some app connections require you to allow pop-up windows and redirects in your browser for validation. If you're having trouble connecting to an app, check the address bar to see whether you must turn off the popup and redirect blocking.
  • You can't connect to a personal account. Use a work or school account instead.
  • If your Microsoft admin has blocked apps from accessing data in your organization, you need to work with your admin to allow watsonx Orchestrate to connect to Microsoft To Do. If admin approval has not been given, when you try connecting, you see a "Need admin approval" dialog.

Connecting to Microsoft To Do

Important:
- A credential type must be set for apps that are a part of team skill sets and AI assistants. Skill-based actions in AI assistants support only shared credentials.
- If a credential type of an app is not specified, an error message is displayed when users attempt to run the skills of the app. To resolve the error, an admin must set the credential type for the app. For more information, see Managing connections.

An app can be connected either through the skill catalog or through the watsonx Orchestrate chat. Use the method that suits you to connect to an app.

Connect to the app through the skill catalog when you add that skill to your skill set:

  1. On the watsonx Orchestrate chat page, click Add skills from the catalog.
  2. Search and click the app tile.
  3. Click Connect app.
  4. Configure the connection. For more information, see Configuring the connection.
  5. Click Connect app.

Otherwise, connect to that app through the watsonx Orchestrate chat when you use the skill:

  1. Open the watsonx Orchestrate chat.
  2. On the chat, start the skill.
  3. Click Connect app.
  4. Configure the connection. For more information, see Configuring the connection.
  5. Click Connect app.

Configuring the connection on watsonx Orchestrate SaaS

To connect watsonx Orchestrate to Microsoft To Do, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Connect app. It redirects you to sign in to a Microsoft account and authorize the connection.
  2. Set your Microsoft To Do account email and click Next.
  3. Set your Microsoft To Do account password and click Sign in.
Notes: The icon A green check icon appears to show that the app is connected. indicates that the connection was successfully established.

Configuring the connection on watsonx Orchestrate on-premises

To connect watsonx Orchestrate to Microsoft To Do, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Connect app.
  2. In the Server URL, enter the API server URL that makes the runtime calls. By default, the API server URL is https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0.
  3. In the Application client ID, enter the unique identifier generated after the Microsoft Azure app registration gets mapped to the specific project requests.
  4. In the Application client secret, enter the application client secret for a project-specific unique application client ID.
  5. In the Access token, enter the access token that is generated from the application client ID and client secret.
  6. In the Refresh token, enter the refresh token that is generated from the application client ID and client secret.
  7. Optional: In the API URL, enter the API server URL if you want to override the default URL set at the Server URL field.
Note: The icon A green check icon appears to show that the app is connected. indicates that the connection was successfully established.

What to do next

After you connect to the app, you can use the app’s skills. For more information see, Using the chat. To know what skill you can use, see the skills and skill flow column of List of prebuilt apps, skills and skill flows.


Parent topic:

Connecting to apps