Archibus Extension for Microsoft Exchange
Summary of Room Mailbox and Impersonation Combinations
This topic summarizes the various combinations of:
Room mailboxes without impersonation
If a company uses room mailboxes and does not allow user impersonation:
| Source of meeting | Meeting organizer in Exchange | Editable in Archibus | Editable in Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Archibus |
Room |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Exchange |
Person |
No |
Yes |
| Outlook | Person | No | Yes |
The Archibus Outlook Plugin does not support room mailboxes, so it should not be deployed when using room mailboxes.
Room mailboxes with impersonation
If a company uses room mailboxes and allows user impersonation, the app will continue to work exactly as before V.26.3, as per below:
| Source of meeting | Meeting organizer in Exchange | Editable in Archibus | Editable in Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Archibus |
Person |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Exchange |
Person |
Yes |
Yes |
| Outlook Plugin | Person | Yes | Yes |
No room mailboxes, no impersonation
If a company does not use room mailboxes and does not allow impersonation:
| Source of meeting | Meeting organizer in Exchange | Editable in Archibus | Editable in Exchange | Editable in Outlook Plugin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Archibus |
Archibus Organizer |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Outlook Plugin |
Person |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No room mailboxes, with impersonation
If a company does not use room mailboxes and allows impersonation the application will continue to work exactly as before V.26.3, per below:
| Source of meeting | Meeting organizer in Exchange | Editable in Archibus | Editable in Exchange | Editable in Outlook Plugin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Archibus |
Person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Outlook Plugin |
Person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Deployment options
The following table combines the information from the previous four summary tables, showing deployment options for Exchange integration with or without room mailboxes and from where reservations can be edited and canceled in those cases, depending on whether user impersonation is allowed.
| Create, Edit & Cancel Reservations via | Room Mailboxes | Edit & Cancel via Exchange | Edit & Cancel via Archibus | Edit & Cancel via Outlook Plugin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Archibus |
Supported |
Requires room mailboxes or user impersonation |
Yes |
Requires user impersonation |
|
Archibus + Exchange |
Required |
Yes |
Only if created via Archibus or with user impersonation |
Only if created via Exchange or with user impersonation |
|
Exchange |
Required |
Yes |
Requires user impersonation |
Yes |
|
Outlook Plugin + Archibus |
Supported |
Only if created via Outlook Plugin or with user impersonation |
Only if created via Archibus or with user impersonation |
Only if created via Outlook Plugin or with user impersonation |
|
Outlook Plugin |
Supported |
Yes |
Requires user impersonation |
Yes |