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CreateItem operation

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The CreateItem operation creates items in the Exchange store.

Using the CreateItem Operation

You can use the CreateItem operation to create the following:

  • Calendar items

  • E-mail messages

  • Meeting requests

  • Tasks

  • Contacts

For more information, see CreateItem operation (calendar item), CreateItem operation (email message), CreateItem operation (meeting request), CreateItem operation (task), and CreateItem operation (contact).

The CreateItem operation supports the use of response objects. Response objects support the acceptance and rejection of meetings and the handling of voting buttons that are included in a standard e-mail message. The following table lists the response objects that are handled in the CreateItem operation.

Response object Action
AcceptItem
Accept a meeting request.
CancelCalendarItem
Cancel a meeting. This differs from deleting all attendees because it deletes the meeting for the organizer also.
DeclineItem
Decline a meeting request.
ForwardItem
Send a meeting request to another person as a meeting request.
RemoveItem
Remove a canceled meeting from the calendar.
ReplyAllToItem
Send a message that includes the body of the original meeting request to all attendees of the meeting.
ReplyToItem
Send a message that includes the body of the original meeting request to the sender of the meeting request.
SendReadReceipt
Send a read receipt to the sender of the meeting request.
TentativelyAcceptItem
Tentatively accept a meeting request.

The CreateItem operation also supports additional meeting objects. The following table lists additional objects that the CreateItem operation supports.

Meeting object Description
Meeting Message
Represents a meeting message in the Exchange store. This is the base object for the other meeting objects.
Meeting Request
Represents a meeting request in the Exchange store.
Meeting Response
Represents a meeting response in the Exchange store.
Meeting Cancellation
Represents a meeting cancellation in the Exchange store.

See also

CreateItem operation (calendar item)

CreateItem operation (contact)

CreateItem operation (email message)

CreateItem operation (meeting request)

CreateItem operation (task)

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