Install SharePoint Explorer Outlook Add-In
Interactive Install – SharePoint Explorer Outlook Add-In
Follow the below steps to install the Outlook Add-In once you have the installation files.
Steps to manually install
- Run the setup file for Konnect eMail and click Next, on the welcome screen of install window.
- Read and agree to the terms within End User License Agreement and hit Next.
- Confirm install directory and hit Next.
- Click Install and you will be prompted to confirm the publisher of the software and allow it to install on your machine – click Yes.
- Installation should only take 5-10 secs and you will be prompted when it completes – click Finish.
Silent & Automated Install – SharePoint Explorer Outlook Add-In
Follow the below steps to install the Outlook Add-In once you have the installation files.
The Konnect eMail SharePoint Explorer Outlook Add-In comes as a standard .msi installer file with the option to specify command line parameters to have consistent configuration when bulk deploying.
Microsoft msiexec.exe tool can be used for bulk deployment and for passing options into installation sequence. Along with Standard Installer Command-Line Options the following parameters can be used to apply configuration.
| Parameter | Values | Default | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENABLE_CATEGORIES |
0 1 |
0 |
Value Type: Integer Values represent: 0 – Disable 1 – Enable |
| ENABLE_COMPLIANCE_TAGS | 0 1 |
0 | Value Type: Integer Enable or disable support for O365 Compliance Tags in SharePoint. Note: use this parameter only for O365/SharePoint Online. Values represent: 0 – Disable 1 – Enable |
| SAVE_ON_SEND_PROMPT | Ask Always Never |
Ask | Value Type: Text Sets the preference for a prompt to save email after sending. Values represent: Ask – will prompt to save email after sending Always – opens a save window as soon as an email is sent Never – do nothing when sending email |
| COPY_OR_MOVE_AS_DEFAULT | Copy Move |
Copy |
Value Type: Text Values represent: Copy – use copy as the default action to save |
| FILE_NAME_TOKENS |
One or more of the following tokens can be used: {Subject} |
Value Type: Text Specify a filename format used when saving email to SharePoint. Example – {Date}-{Subject}-{Time} |
|
| FILE_NAME_DATE_FORMAT | DD.MM.YYYY DD-MM-YYYY MM DD YYYY MM.DD.YYYY MM-DD-YYYY YYYY DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY.DD.MM YYYY.MM.DD YYYY-DD-MM YYYY-MM-DD |
YYYY.MM.DD | Value Type: Text Used to specify the date format to use when a date token is used to generate the filename. |
| FILE_NAME_CHARACTER_LIMIT | 10 ~ 140 | 45 | Value Type: Integer Value must be greater than 10 and should be less that 140 |
| ACTIVATION_KEY | XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX | – |
Value Type: Alpha Numeric Note: The product does not get activated by the installer, but when the application first starts. |
Note: If you have already installed the product on the machine and configured settings at least once you have to remove all user-specific settings “xml” files from the “%user%/AppData/Roaming/KonnecteMail/KonnecteMailOutlookAddIn/Settings” folder.
Steps to install/uninstall
- Run command prompt as an administrator
- Execute the “msiexec” command with parameters to install and uninstall the Add-In
Example Usage
Run the following in Command Prompt
msiexec /i KonnecteMailOutlookAddInSetup_v2.0.1.0.msi /quiet ENABLE_CATEGORIES=1 ENABLE_COMPLIANCE_TAGS=0 SAVE_ON_SEND_PROMPT=Ask COPY_OR_MOVE_AS_DEFAULT=Copy FILE_NAME_TOKENS={Date}-{Subject} FILE_NAME_DATE_FORMAT=YYYY.MM.DD FILE_NAME_CHARACTER_LIMIT=50 ACTIVATION_KEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx