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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Glossary ........................................................................................................... 6
1.2 References ........................................................................................................ 7
1.2.1 Normative References ................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 Informative References ................................................................................. 8
1.3 Overview .......................................................................................................... 8
1.4 Relationship to Other Protocols ............................................................................ 8
1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions ................................................................................. 9
1.6 Applicability Statement ....................................................................................... 9
1.7 Versioning and Capability Negotiation ................................................................... 9
1.8 Vendor-Extensible Fields ................................................................................... 10
1.9 Standards Assignments..................................................................................... 10
2 Messages ............................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Transport ........................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Common Message Syntax ................................................................................. 11
2.2.1 Namespaces .............................................................................................. 11
2.2.2 Messages................................................................................................... 11
2.2.3 Elements ................................................................................................... 11
2.2.4 Complex Types ........................................................................................... 12
2.2.4.1 t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type ......................................... 12
2.2.4.2 t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type ..................................... 12
2.2.4.3 t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType Complex Type ......................................... 13
2.2.4.4 t:TaskRecurrenceType Complex Type ...................................................... 13
2.2.4.5 t:TasksFolderType Complex Type ............................................................ 13
2.2.4.6 t:TaskType Complex Type ...................................................................... 14
2.2.4.7 t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type ...................................... 17
2.2.4.8 t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type ....................................... 17
2.2.5 Simple Types ............................................................................................. 17
2.2.5.1 t:TaskDelegateStateType Simple Type ..................................................... 18
2.2.5.2 t:TaskStatusType Simple Type................................................................ 18
2.2.6 Attributes .................................................................................................. 19
2.2.7 Groups ...................................................................................................... 19
2.2.7.1 TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Group ........................................................ 19
2.2.8 Attribute Groups ......................................................................................... 21
2.2.9 Common Data Structures ............................................................................ 21
3 Protocol Details ..................................................................................................... 22
3.1 ExchangeServicePortType Server Details............................................................. 22
3.1.1 Abstract Data Model .................................................................................... 22
3.1.2 Timers ...................................................................................................... 22
3.1.3 Initialization ............................................................................................... 22
3.1.4 Message Processing Events and Sequencing Rules .......................................... 22
3.1.4.1 CopyItem Operation .............................................................................. 22
3.1.4.1.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 23
3.1.4.1.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 23
3.1.4.1.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 23
3.1.4.1.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 23
3.1.4.1.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 23
3.1.4.1.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 23
3.1.4.1.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 24
3.1.4.2 CreateItem Operation ............................................................................ 24
3.1.4.2.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 24
3.1.4.2.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 24
3.1.4.2.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 24

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 3.1.4.2.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 25
3.1.4.2.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 25
3.1.4.2.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 25
3.1.4.2.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 25
3.1.4.3 DeleteItem Operation ............................................................................ 25
3.1.4.3.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 26
3.1.4.3.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 26
3.1.4.3.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 26
3.1.4.3.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 26
3.1.4.3.4.1 t:AffectedTaskOccurrencesType Simple Type ................................. 26
3.1.4.3.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 27
3.1.4.3.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 27
3.1.4.3.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 27
3.1.4.4 GetItem Operation ................................................................................ 27
3.1.4.4.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 28
3.1.4.4.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 28
3.1.4.4.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 28
3.1.4.4.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 28
3.1.4.4.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 28
3.1.4.4.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 28
3.1.4.4.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 28
3.1.4.5 MoveItem Operation .............................................................................. 28
3.1.4.5.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 29
3.1.4.5.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 29
3.1.4.5.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 29
3.1.4.5.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 29
3.1.4.5.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 29
3.1.4.5.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 29
3.1.4.5.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 29
3.1.4.6 UpdateItem Operation ........................................................................... 30
3.1.4.6.1 Messages ....................................................................................... 30
3.1.4.6.2 Elements ........................................................................................ 30
3.1.4.6.3 Complex Types ............................................................................... 30
3.1.4.6.4 Simple Types .................................................................................. 30
3.1.4.6.5 Attributes ....................................................................................... 30
3.1.4.6.6 Groups ........................................................................................... 31
3.1.4.6.7 Attribute Groups.............................................................................. 31
3.1.5 Timer Events .............................................................................................. 31
3.1.6 Other Local Events ...................................................................................... 31
4 Protocol Examples ................................................................................................. 32
5 Security ................................................................................................................. 33
5.1 Security Considerations for Implementers ........................................................... 33
5.2 Index of Security Parameters ............................................................................ 33
6 Appendix A: Full WSDL .......................................................................................... 34
7 Appendix B: Full XML Schema ................................................................................ 38
7.1 Messages Schema ............................................................................................ 38
7.2 Types Schema ................................................................................................. 38
8 Appendix C: Product Behavior ............................................................................... 41
9 Change Tracking .................................................................................................... 42
10 Index ..................................................................................................................... 43

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1 Introduction
The Tasks Web Service Protocol enables clients to create, update, move, copy, and delete task items
on a server. The protocol also enables clients to get the properties of an existing task item.

Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in
this specification are informative.

1.1 Glossary

This document uses the following terms:

delegate: A user or resource that has permissions to act on behalf of another user or resource.

endpoint: A communication port that is exposed by an application server for a specific shared
service and to which messages can be addressed.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): An application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative,

hypermedia information systems (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia
files) on the World Wide Web.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS): An extension of HTTP that securely encrypts and
decrypts web page requests. In some older protocols, "Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure
Sockets Layer" is still used (Secure Sockets Layer has been deprecated). For more information,
see [SSL3] and [RFC5246].

Inbox folder: A special folder that is the default location for Message objects received by a user or
resource.

mailbox: A message store that contains email, calendar items, and other Message objects for a
single recipient.

message store: A unit of containment for a single hierarchy of Folder objects, such as a mailbox
or public folders.

Sent Items folder: A special folder that is the default location for storing copies of Message
objects after they are submitted or sent.

SOAP: A lightweight protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed

environment. SOAP uses XML technologies to define an extensible messaging framework,
which provides a message construct that can be exchanged over a variety of underlying
protocols. The framework has been designed to be independent of any particular programming
model and other implementation-specific semantics. SOAP 1.2 supersedes SOAP 1.1. See
[SOAP1.2-1/2003].

SOAP message: An XML document consisting of a mandatory SOAP envelope, an optional SOAP
header, and a mandatory SOAP body. See [SOAP1.2-1/2007] section 5 for more information.

Tasks folder: A Folder object that contains Task objects.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL): A string of characters in a standardized format that identifies
a document or resource on the World Wide Web. The format is as specified in [RFC1738].

web server: A server computer that hosts websites and responds to requests from applications.

Web Services Description Language (WSDL): An XML format for describing network services
as a set of endpoints that operate on messages that contain either document-oriented or
procedure-oriented information. The operations and messages are described abstractly and are
bound to a concrete network protocol and message format in order to define an endpoint.

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 Related concrete endpoints are combined into abstract endpoints, which describe a network
service. WSDL is extensible, which allows the description of endpoints and their messages
regardless of the message formats or network protocols that are used.

WSDL message: An abstract, typed definition of the data that is communicated during a WSDL
operation [WSDL]. Also, an element that describes the data being exchanged between web
service providers and clients.

WSDL operation: A single action or function of a web service. The execution of a WSDL operation
typically requires the exchange of messages between the service requestor and the service
provider.

WSDL port type: A named set of logically-related, abstract Web Services Description
Language (WSDL) operations and messages.

XML: The Extensible Markup Language, as described in [XML1.0].

XML namespace: A collection of names that is used to identify elements, types, and attributes in
XML documents identified in a URI reference [RFC3986]. A combination of XML namespace and
local name allows XML documents to use elements, types, and attributes that have the same
names but come from different sources. For more information, see [XMLNS-2ED].

XML schema: A description of a type of XML document that is typically expressed in terms of
constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, in addition to the basic
syntax constraints that are imposed by XML itself. An XML schema provides a view of a
document type at a relatively high level of abstraction.

MAY, SHOULD, MUST, SHOULD NOT, MUST NOT: These terms (in all caps) are used as defined
in [RFC2119]. All statements of optional behavior use either MAY, SHOULD, or SHOULD NOT.

1.2 References

Links to a document in the Microsoft Open Specifications library point to the correct section in the
most recently published version of the referenced document. However, because individual documents
in the library are not updated at the same time, the section numbers in the documents may not
match. You can confirm the correct section numbering by checking the Errata.

1.2.1 Normative References

We conduct frequent surveys of the normative references to assure their continued availability. If you
have any issue with finding a normative reference, please contact [email protected]. We will
assist you in finding the relevant information.

[MS-OXWSCDATA] Microsoft Corporation, "Common Web Service Data Types".

[MS-OXWSCORE] Microsoft Corporation, "Core Items Web Service Protocol".

[MS-OXWSFOLD] Microsoft Corporation, "Folders and Folder Permissions Web Service Protocol".

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC
2119, March 1997, http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt

[RFC2616] Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., et al., "Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1", RFC
2616, June 1999, http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt

[RFC2818] Rescorla, E., "HTTP Over TLS", RFC 2818, May 2000, http://www.rfc-
editor.org/rfc/rfc2818.txt

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[SOAP1.1] Box, D., Ehnebuske, D., Kakivaya, G., et al., "Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1",
W3C Note, May 2000, http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/NOTE-SOAP-20000508/

[WSDL] Christensen, E., Curbera, F., Meredith, G., and Weerawarana, S., "Web Services Description
Language (WSDL) 1.1", W3C Note, March 2001, http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/NOTE-wsdl-20010315

[XMLNS] Bray, T., Hollander, D., Layman, A., et al., Eds., "Namespaces in XML 1.0 (Third Edition)",
W3C Recommendation, December 2009, http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xml-names-20091208/

[XMLSCHEMA1/2] Thompson, H., Beech, D., Maloney, M., and Mendelsohn, N., Eds., "XML Schema
Part 1: Structures Second Edition", W3C Recommendation, October 2004,
http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-1-20041028/

[XMLSCHEMA2/2] Biron, P., and Malhotra, A., Eds., "XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes Second Edition",
W3C Recommendation, October 2004, http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028/

1.2.2 Informative References

[MS-OXDSCLI] Microsoft Corporation, "Autodiscover Publishing and Lookup Protocol".

[MS-OXPROTO] Microsoft Corporation, "Exchange Server Protocols System Overview".

[MS-OXWSADISC] Microsoft Corporation, "Autodiscover Publishing and Lookup SOAP-Based Web

Service Protocol".

[MS-OXWSSRCH] Microsoft Corporation, "Mailbox Search Web Service Protocol".

1.3 Overview

The Tasks Web Service Protocol provides clients with the ability to create, update, and delete task
items on the server. Clients create task items by using the CreateItem operation, as described in
[MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.2, or get properties of an existing task item by using the GetItem
operation, as described in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.4. Clients can update, delete, or copy tasks
on the server by using the UpdateItem operation [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.9), the
DeleteItem operation ([MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.3), and the CopyItem operation ([MS-
OXWSCORE] section Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.), respectively. Clients can move task
items on the server by using the MoveItem operation, as described in [MS-OXWSCORE] section
3.1.4.7.

1.4 Relationship to Other Protocols

A client that implements this protocol can use the Autodiscover Publishing and Lookup SOAP-Based
Web Service Protocol, as described in [MS-OXWSADISC], or the Autodiscover Publishing and Lookup
Protocol, as described in [MS-OXDSCLI], to identify the target endpoint to use for each operation.

This protocol uses the SOAP Protocol, as described in [SOAP1.1], to specify the structure information
exchanged between the client and server. This protocol uses the XML Protocol, as described in
[XMLSCHEMA1/2] and [XMLSCHEMA2/2], to describe the message content sent to and from the
server.

The Tasks Web Service Protocol uses SOAP over HTTP, as described in [RFC2616], and SOAP over
HTTPS, as described in [RFC2818], as shown in the following layering diagram.

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Figure 1: This protocol in relation to other protocols.

When requests are made by using the Core Items Web Service Protocol [MS-OXWSCORE], the task
information that is returned by the Tasks Web Service Protocol will be used if the targets of the
requests are task items.

This protocol can use the Task item identifier returned by the Mailbox Search Web Service Protocol, as
described in [MS-OXWSSRCH], to manipulate the Task item.

For conceptual background information and overviews of the relationships and interactions between
this and other protocols, see [MS-OXPROTO].

1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions

The endpoint URL that is returned by either the Autodiscover Publishing Lookup SOAP-Based Web
Service Protocol, as described in [MS-OXWSADISC], or the Autodiscover Publishing and Lookup
Protocol, as described in [MS-OXDSCLI], is required to form the HTTP request to the web server that
hosts this protocol. The operations that this protocol defines cannot be accessed unless the correct
endpoint is identified in the HTTP Web requests that target this protocol.

To access this protocol, all callers are authenticated. This protocol relies on the web server that hosts
the application to perform authentication.

1.6 Applicability Statement

The protocol specified in this document is applicable to environments that create, delete, and update
task items.

1.7 Versioning and Capability Negotiation

This document covers versioning issues in the following areas:

 Supported Transports: This protocol uses multiple transports with SOAP 1.1, as specified in
section 2.1.

 Protocol Versions: This protocol has only one WSDL port type version. The WSDL version of
the request is identified by using the t:RequestServerVersion element, as described in [MS-
OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.3.9, and the version of the server responding to the request is identified
by using the t:ServerVersionInfo element, as described in [MS-OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.3.10.

 Security and Authentication Methods: This protocol relies on the Web server that is hosting it
to perform authentication.

 Localization: This protocol includes text strings in various messages. Localization considerations
for such strings are specified in sections 2.2 and 3.1.4.

 Capability Negotiation: This protocol does not support version negotiation.

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1.8 Vendor-Extensible Fields

None.

1.9 Standards Assignments

None.

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2 Messages
In the following sections, the schema definition might differ from the processing rules imposed by the
protocol. The WSDL in this specification provides a base description of the protocol. The schema in
this specification provides a base description of the message syntax. The text that specifies the WSDL
and schema might specify restrictions that reflect actual protocol behavior. For example, the schema
definition might allow for an element to be empty, null, or not present but the behavior of the
protocol as specified restricts the same elements to being non-empty, not null, or present.

2.1 Transport

The SOAP version supported is SOAP 1.1. For details, see [SOAP1.1].

This protocol relies on the web server that hosts the application to perform authentication. The
protocol SHOULD use secure communications by means of HTTPS, as specified in [RFC2818]. The
protocol server SHOULD additionally support SOAP over HTTP, as specified in [RFC2616], as a
transport means.

2.2 Common Message Syntax

This section contains common definitions that are used by this protocol. The syntax of the definitions
uses XML schema as defined in [XMLSCHEMA1/2] and [XMLSCHEMA2/2], and WSDL as defined in
[WSDL].

2.2.1 Namespaces

This specification defines and references various XML namespaces by using the mechanisms that are
specified in [XMLNS]. Although this specification associates a specific XML namespace prefix for each
XML namespace that is used, the choice of any particular XML namespace prefix is implementation-
specific and not significant for interoperability.

Prefix Namespace URI Reference

soap http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/ [SOAP1.1]

tns http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages

s http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema [XMLSCHEMA1/2]

(none) http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages

wsdl http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/ [WSDL]

t http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types

2.2.2 Messages

This specification does not define any common WSDL message definitions.

2.2.3 Elements

This specification does not define any common XML schema element definitions.

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2.2.4 Complex Types

The following table summarizes the set of common XML schema complex type definitions defined by
this specification. XML schema complex type definitions that are specific to a particular operation are
described with the operation.

Complex type name Description

DailyRegeneratingPatternType Specifies the interval, in days, at which a task is regenerated.

MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Specifies the interval, in months, at which a task is regenerated.

RegeneratingPatternBaseType Specifies the base type for all regenerating patterns.

TaskRecurrenceType Specifies the recurrence pattern for tasks.

TasksFolderType Specifies a Tasks folder that is contained in a mailbox.

TaskType Specifies a task in the message store.

WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Specifies the interval, in weeks, at which a task is regenerated.

YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Specifies the interval, in years, at which a task is regenerated.

2.2.4.1 t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type

The DailyRegeneratingPatternType complex type specifies the interval, in days, at which a task is
regenerated. The DailyRegeneratingPatternType complex type extends the
RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type, as specified in section 2.2.4.3.

<xs:complexType name="DailyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

2.2.4.2 t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type

The MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType complex type specifies the interval, in months, at which a

task is regenerated. The MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType complex type extends the
RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type, as specified in section 2.2.4.3.

<xs:complexType name="MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

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2.2.4.3 t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType Complex Type

The RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type specifies the base type for all regenerating
patterns. The RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type extends the
IntervalRecurrencePatternBaseType complex type, as specified in [MS-OXWSCDATA] section
2.2.4.42.

<xs:complexType name="RegeneratingPatternBaseType"
abstract="true"
>
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:IntervalRecurrencePatternBaseType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

2.2.4.4 t:TaskRecurrenceType Complex Type

The TaskRecurrenceType complex type specifies the recurrence pattern for tasks.

<xs:complexType name="TaskRecurrenceType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:group
ref="t:TaskRecurrencePatternTypes"
/>
<xs:group
ref="t:RecurrenceRangeTypes"
/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>

The following table lists and describes the groups of the TaskRecurrenceType complex type.

Reference name Description

t:TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Specifies recurrence information for recurring tasks.

(section 2.2.7.1)

t:RecurrenceRangeTypes ([MS- Specifies recurrence patterns with numbered recurrences, nonending

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.7.2) recurrence patterns, and recurrence patterns with a set start date and
end date.

2.2.4.5 t:TasksFolderType Complex Type

The TasksFolderType complex type specifies a Tasks folder that is contained in a mailbox. The
TasksFolderType complex type extends the FolderType complex type, as specified in [MS-
OXWSFOLD] section 2.2.4.12.

<xs:complexType name="TasksFolderType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:FolderType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

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The TaskType complex type specifies a task in the message store. The TaskType complex type
extends the ItemType complex type, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.24.

<xs:complexType name="TaskType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:ItemType"
>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="ActualWork"
type="xs:int"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="AssignedTime"
type="xs:dateTime"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="BillingInformation"
type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="ChangeCount"
type="xs:int"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Companies"
type="t:ArrayOfStringsType"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="CompleteDate"
type="xs:dateTime"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Contacts"
type="t:ArrayOfStringsType"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="DelegationState"
type="t:TaskDelegateStateType"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Delegator"
type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="DueDate"
type="xs:dateTime"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="IsAssignmentEditable"
type="xs:int"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="IsComplete"
type="xs:boolean"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="IsRecurring"
type="xs:boolean"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="IsTeamTask"

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 type="xs:boolean"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Mileage"
type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Owner"
type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="PercentComplete"
type="xs:double"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Recurrence"
type="t:TaskRecurrenceType"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="StartDate"
type="xs:dateTime"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="Status"
type="t:TaskStatusType"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="StatusDescription"
type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"
/>
<xs:element name="TotalWork"
type="xs:int"
minOccurs="0"
/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

The following table lists and describes the child elements of the TaskType complex type.

Element name Type Description

ActualWork xs:int [XMLSCHEMA2/2] section Specifies an integer value that specifies the
3.3.17 actual amount of time that is spent on a task.

AssignedTime xs:dateTime [XMLSCHEMA2/2] Specifies an instance of the DateTime structure

section 3.2.7 that contains the time when a task is assigned to
a contact. This element is read-only for the
client.

BillingInformation xs:string [XMLSCHEMA2/2] Specifies a string value that contains billing

section 3.2.1 information for a task.

ChangeCount xs:int Specifies an integer value that specifies the

number of times the task has changed since it
was created. This element is read-only for the
client.

Companies t:ArrayOfStringsType ([MS- Specifies an instance of an array of type string

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.13) that represents a collection of companies that are
associated with a task.

CompleteDate xs:dateTime Specifies an instance of the DateTime structure

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that represents the date on which a task is

completed.

Contacts t:ArrayOfStringsType Specifies an instance of an array of type string

that contains a list of contacts that are associated
with a task.

DelegationState t:TaskDelegateStateType Specifies one of the valid

(section 2.2.5.1) TaskDelegateStateType simple type
enumeration values that represent the status of a
delegated task.

Delegator xs:string Specifies a string value that contains the name

of the delegator who assigned a task. This
element is read-only for the client.

DueDate xs:dateTime Specifies an instance of the DateTime structure

that represents the date when a task is due.

IsAssignmentEditable xs:int Specifies an integer value that represents

whether the assignment of the task is editable.
This element is read-only for the client.

IsComplete xs:boolean [XMLSCHEMA2/2] Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether

section 3.2.2 a task has been completed. This element is read-
only for the client.

IsRecurring xs:boolean Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether

a task is part of a recurring task. This element is
read-only for the client.

IsTeamTask xs:boolean Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether

a task is owned by a team. This element is read-
only for the client.

Mileage xs:string Specifies a string value that represents the

mileage for a task.

Owner xs:string Specifies a string value that represents the

owner of a task. Once the task item is created,
this property is read-only for the client.<1>

PercentComplete xs:double [XMLSCHEMA2/2] Specifies a double value from 0 through 100

section 3.2.5 that describes the completion status of a task.

Recurrence t:TaskRecurrenceType section Specifies an instance of the

2.2.4.4 TaskRecurrenceType complex type that
contains recurrence information for a recurring
task.

StartDate xs:dateTime Specifies an instance of the DateTime structure

that represents the start date of a task.

Status t:TaskStatusType (section Specifies one of the valid TaskStatusType

2.2.5.2) simple type enumeration values that represent
the status of a task.

StatusDescription xs:string Specifies a string value that contains an

explanation of the status of a task. This element
is read-only for the client.

TotalWork xs:int Specifies an integer value that represents the

total amount of work that is associated with a

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task.

Setting CompleteDate has the same effect as setting PercentComplete to 100 or Status to
Completed. In a request that sets at least two of these properties, the last processed property will
determine the value that is set for these elements. For example, if PercentComplete is 100,
CompleteDate is January 1, 2007, and Status is NotStarted, and the properties are streamed in
that order, the effect will be to set the Status of the task to NotStarted, the CompleteDate to null,
and PercentComplete to 0.

2.2.4.7 t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type

The WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType complex type specifies the interval, in weeks, at which a

task is regenerated. The WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType complex type extends the
RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type, as specified in section 2.2.4.3.

<xs:complexType name="WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

2.2.4.8 t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type

The YearlyRegeneratingPatternType complex type specifies the interval, in years, at which a task
is regenerated. The YearlyRegeneratingPatternType complex type extends the
RegeneratingPatternBaseType complex type, as specified in section 2.2.4.3.

<xs:complexType name="YearlyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension
base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"
/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

2.2.5 Simple Types

The following table summarizes the set of common XML schema simple type definitions defined by
this specification. XML schema simple type definitions that are specific to a particular operation are
described with the operation.

Simple type name Description

TaskDelegateStateType Specifies the status types of a delegated task. This enumeration is never set.

TaskStatusType Specifies the status types of a task item.

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The TaskDelegateStateType simple type specifies the status types of a delegated task. The values
for this simple type are never set.

<xs:simpleType name="TaskDelegateStateType">
<xs:restriction
base="xs:string"
>
<xs:enumeration
value="Accepted"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="Declined"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="Max"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="NoMatch"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="Owned"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="OwnNew"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

The following table lists the values that are defined by the TaskDelegateStateType simple type.

Value
name Meaning

Accepted Specifies that the task has been accepted.

Declined Specifies that the task has been declined.

Max Not used.

NoMatch Not used.

Owned Specifies that this is a new task request that has been sent, but the delegate has not yet
responded to the request.

OwnNew Specifies that this is not a delegated task or that the task request has been created but not sent.
This value is also used for a task request message, whether it's in the owner’s Sent Items folder
or the delegate's Inbox folder.

2.2.5.2 t:TaskStatusType Simple Type

The TaskStatusType simple type specifies the status of a task item.

<xs:simpleType name="TaskStatusType">
<xs:restriction
base="xs:string"
>
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/>
<xs:enumeration
value="Deferred"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="InProgress"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="NotStarted"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="WaitingOnOthers"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

The following table lists the values that are defined by the TaskStatusType simple type.

Value name Meaning

Completed Specifies that the task is completed.

Deferred Specifies that the task is deferred.

InProgress Specifies that the task is in progress.

NotStarted Specifies that the task is not started.

WaitingOnOthers Specifies that the task is waiting on other tasks.

2.2.6 Attributes

This specification does not define any common XML schema attribute definitions.

2.2.7 Groups

The following table summarizes the set of common XML schema group definitions defined by this
specification. XML schema group definitions that are specific to a particular operation are described
with the operation.

Group name Description

TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Specifies recurrence information for recurring tasks.

2.2.7.1 TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Group

The TaskRecurrencePatternTypes group specifies recurrence information for recurring tasks.

<xs:group name="TaskRecurrencePatternTypes">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:choice>
<xs:element name="RelativeYearlyRecurrence"
type="t:RelativeYearlyRecurrencePatternType"

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<xs:element name="AbsoluteYearlyRecurrence"
type="t:AbsoluteYearlyRecurrencePatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="RelativeMonthlyRecurrence"
type="t:RelativeMonthlyRecurrencePatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="AbsoluteMonthlyRecurrence"
type="t:AbsoluteMonthlyRecurrencePatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="WeeklyRecurrence"
type="t:WeeklyRecurrencePatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="DailyRecurrence"
type="t:DailyRecurrencePatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="DailyRegeneration"
type="t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="WeeklyRegeneration"
type="t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="MonthlyRegeneration"
type="t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType"
/>
<xs:element name="YearlyRegeneration"
type="t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType"
/>
</xs:choice>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:group>

The following table lists and describes the child elements of the TaskRecurrencePatternTypes
group.

Element name Type Description

RelativeYearlyRecurrence t:RelativeYearlyRecurrencePatternType ([MS- Specifies a relative

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.63) yearly recurrence pattern
for a recurring task.

AbsoluteYearlyRecurrence t:AbsoluteYearlyRecurrencePatternType ([MS- Specifies a yearly

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.2) recurrence pattern for a
recurring task.

RelativeMonthlyRecurrence t:RelativeMonthlyRecurrencePatternType Specifies a relative

([MS-OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.62) monthly recurrence
pattern for a recurring
task.

AbsoluteMonthlyRecurrence t:AbsoluteMonthlyRecurrencePatternType Specifies a monthly

([MS-OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.1) recurrence pattern for a
recurring task.

WeeklyRecurrence t:WeeklyRecurrencePatternType ([MS- Specifies the weekly

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.77) interval at which and the
days on which a task
recurs.

DailyRecurrence t:DailyRecurrencePatternType ([MS- Specifies the interval, in

OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.24) days, at which a task
recurs.

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DailyRegeneration t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType (section Specifies how many days

2.2.4.1) after the completion of
the current task the next
occurrence will happen.

WeeklyRegeneration t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType (section Specifies how many

2.2.4.7) weeks after the
completion of the current
task the next occurrence
will happen.

MonthlyRegeneration t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType (section Specifies how many

2.2.4.2) months after the
completion of the current
task the next occurrence
will happen.

YearlyRegeneration t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType (section Specifies how many

2.2.4.8) years after the
completion of the current
task the next occurrence
will happen.

2.2.8 Attribute Groups

This specification does not define any common XML schema attribute group definitions.

2.2.9 Common Data Structures

This specification does not define any common XML schema data structures.

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3 Protocol Details
The client side of this protocol is simply a pass-through. That is, no additional timers or other state is
required on the client side of this protocol. Calls made by the higher-layer protocol or application are
passed directly to the transport, and the results returned by the transport are passed directly back to
the higher-layer protocol or application.

3.1 ExchangeServicePortType Server Details

The Tasks Web Service Protocol defines a single port type with six operations. The operations enable
client implementations to get, create, delete, update, move, and copy tasks on the server.

3.1.1 Abstract Data Model

None.

3.1.2 Timers

None.

3.1.3 Initialization

None.

3.1.4 Message Processing Events and Sequencing Rules

The following table summarizes the WSDL operations as defined by this specification.

Operation name Description

CopyItem Copies task items on the server.

CreateItem Creates task items on the server.

DeleteItem Deletes task items on the server.

GetItem Gets task items on the server.

MoveItem Moves task items on the server.

UpdateItem Updates task items on the server.

3.1.4.1 CopyItem Operation

This protocol uses the CopyItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.1, to copy
task items.

The following is the WSDL port type specification for the CopyItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="CopyItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:CopyItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

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The following is the WSDL binding specification for the CopyItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="CopyItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/CopyItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="CopyItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:CopyItemSoapIn ([MS- Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task item to be copied. The
OXWSCORE] section CopyItem operation (as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.1) that
3.1.4.1.1.1) specifies the XML request MUST contain the t:TargetFolderIdType complex
type (as specified in [MS-OXWSFOLD] section 2.2.4.16) and the t:ItemIdType
complex type (as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.25). All other type
elements in t:NonEmptyArrayOfBaseItemIdsType element MUST NOT be
included.

tns:CopyItemSoapOut Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the server in response.
([MS-OXWSCORE] section
3.1.4.1.1.2)

3.1.4.1.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.1.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.1.3 Complex Types

None.

3.1.4.1.4 Simple Types

None.

3.1.4.1.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.1.6 Groups

None.

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None.

3.1.4.2 CreateItem Operation

This protocol uses the CreateItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.2, to
create task items.

The following is the WSDL port type specification for the CreateItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="CreateItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:CreateItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

The following is the WSDL binding specification for the CreateItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="CreateItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/CreateItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="CreateItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:CreateItemSoapIn Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task item to be created. The
([MS-OXWSCORE] section t:NonEmptyArrayOfAllItemsType complex type (as specified in [MS-
3.1.4.2.1.1) OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.48) of the CreateItem operation (as specified in
[MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.2) that specifies the XML request MUST contain
one or more t:TaskType complex types( as specified in section 2.2.4.6). All
other elements MUST be empty.

tns:CreateItemSoapOut Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the server in response.
([MS-OXWSCORE] section
3.1.4.2.1.2)

3.1.4.2.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.2.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.2.3 Complex Types

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3.1.4.2.4 Simple Types

None.

3.1.4.2.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.2.6 Groups

None.

3.1.4.2.7 Attribute Groups

None.

3.1.4.3 DeleteItem Operation

This protocol uses the DeleteItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.3, to
delete task items.

The following is the WSDL port type specification for the DeleteItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="DeleteItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:DeleteItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

The following is the WSDL binding specification for the DeleteItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="DeleteItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/DeleteItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="DeleteItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:DeleteItemSoapIn Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task item to be deleted. The
([MS-OXWSCORE] section t:NonEmptyArrayOfBaseItemIdsType complex type (as specified in [MS-
3.1.4.3.1.1) OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.31) of the DeleteItem operation (as specified in
[MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.3) that specifies the XML request MUST contain
one or more t:ItemIdType complex type elements (as specified in [MS-
OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.25). All other elements MUST be empty.

tns:DeleteItemSoapOut Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the server in response.
([MS-OXWSCORE] section

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3.1.4.3.1.2)

3.1.4.3.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.3.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.3.3 Complex Types

None.

3.1.4.3.4 Simple Types

The following table lists and describes the XML schema simple type definitions that are specific to the
DeleteItem operation.

Simple type name Description

AffectedTaskOccurrencesType Specifies whether an occurrence of a task or a master task with all recurring
tasks associated with the master task is deleted.

3.1.4.3.4.1 t:AffectedTaskOccurrencesType Simple Type

The AffectedTaskOccurrencesType simple type specifies whether an occurrence of a task or a

master task with all recurring tasks associated with the master task is deleted.

<xs:simpleType name="AffectedTaskOccurrencesType">
<xs:restriction
base="xs:string"
>
<xs:enumeration
value="AllOccurrences"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="SpecifiedOccurrenceOnly"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

The following table lists and describes the values that are defined by the
AffectedTaskOccurrencesType simple type.

Value name Description

AllOccurrences Specifies that a DeleteItem operation request, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE]

section 3.1.4.3, deletes the master task and all recurring tasks that are associated
with the master task.

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SpecifiedOccurrenceOnly Specifies that a DeleteItem operation request, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE]

section 3.1.4.3, deletes only the current occurrence of a task.

3.1.4.3.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.3.6 Groups

None.

3.1.4.3.7 Attribute Groups

None.

3.1.4.4 GetItem Operation

This protocol uses the GetItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.4, to get
task items.

The following is the WSDL port type specification for the GetItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="GetItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:GetItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

The following is the WSDL binding specification for the GetItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="GetItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/GetItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="GetItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:GetItemSoapIn Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task item to be retrieved. The
([MS-OXWSCORE] section t:NonEmptyArrayOfBaseItemIdsType complex type (as specified in [MS-
3.1.4.4.1.1) OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.31) of the GetItem operation (as specified in [MS-
OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.4) that specifies the XML request MUST contain the
t:ItemResponseShapeType complex type element (as specified in [MS-
OXWSCDATA] section 2.2.4.44) and the t:ItemIdType complex type element (as
specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 2.2.4.25).

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 Message format Description

tns:GetItemSoapOut Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the server in response. The server
([MS-OXWSCORE] section returns a t:GetItemResponseType complex type element, which extends the
3.1.4.4.1.2) BaseResponseMessageType complex type, as specified in [MS-OXWSCDATA]
section 2.2.4.18, that contains properties associated with the task item.

3.1.4.4.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.4.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.4.3 Complex Types

None.

3.1.4.4.4 Simple Types

None.

3.1.4.4.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.4.6 Groups

None.

3.1.4.4.7 Attribute Groups

None.

3.1.4.5 MoveItem Operation

This protocol uses the MoveItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.7, to move
task item elements.

The following is the WSDL port type specification for the MoveItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="MoveItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:MoveItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

The following is the WSDL binding specification for the MoveItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="MoveItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/MoveItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>

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 <soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="MoveItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:MoveItemSoapIn ([MS- Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task item to be moved. The
OXWSCORE] section MoveItem operation (as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.7) that
3.1.4.7.1.1) specifies the XML request MUST contain the t:TargetFolderIdType complex
type element (as specified in [MS-OXWSFOLD] section 2.2.4.16) and
t:ItemIdType complex type element (as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section
2.2.4.25). All other type elements in t:NonEmptyArrayOfBaseItemIdsType
element MUST be empty.

tns:MoveItemSoapOut Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the server in response.
([MS-OXWSCORE] section
3.1.4.7.1.2)

3.1.4.5.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.5.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.5.3 Complex Types

None.

3.1.4.5.4 Simple Types

None.

3.1.4.5.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.5.6 Groups

None.

3.1.4.5.7 Attribute Groups

None.

3.1.4.6 UpdateItem Operation

This protocol uses the UpdateItem operation, as specified in [MS-OXWSCORE] section 3.1.4.9, to
update task item elements.

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The following is the WSDL port type specification for the UpdateItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="UpdateItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" />
<wsdl:output message="tns:UpdateItemSoapOut" />
</wsdl:operation>

The following is the WSDL binding specification for the UpdateItem operation.

<wsdl:operation name="UpdateItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/UpdateItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext" use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="UpdateItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>

Message format Description

tns:UpdateItemSoapIn ([MS-OXWSCORE] section Specifies the SOAP message that defines the task
3.1.4.9.1.1) item to be updated.

tns:UpdateItemSoapOut ([MS-OXWSCORE] section Specifies the SOAP message that is returned by the
3.1.4.9.1.2) server in response.

3.1.4.6.1 Messages

None.

3.1.4.6.2 Elements

None.

3.1.4.6.3 Complex Types

None.

3.1.4.6.4 Simple Types

None.

3.1.4.6.5 Attributes

None.

3.1.4.6.6 Groups

None.

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3.1.4.6.7 Attribute Groups

None.

3.1.5 Timer Events

None.

3.1.6 Other Local Events

None.

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4 Protocol Examples
None.

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5 Security

5.1 Security Considerations for Implementers

None.

5.2 Index of Security Parameters

None.

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6 Appendix A: Full WSDL
The XML files that are listed in the following table are required in order to implement the functionality
described in this document.

File name Description Section

MS-OXWSTASK.wsdl Contains the WSDL for the implementation of this protocol. 6

MS-OXWSTASK-types.xsd Contains the XML schema type definitions that are used in this protocol. 7.2

These files have to be placed in a common folder in order for the WSDL to validate and operate. Also,
any schema files that are included in or imported into the MS-OXWSTASK-types.xsd schema have to
be placed in the common folder along with the files listed in the table.

This section contains the contents of the MS-OXWSTASK.wsdl file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<wsdl:definitions xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/"
xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"
xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
<wsdl:types>
<xs:schema id="messages" elementFormDefault="qualified" version="Exchange2016"
xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
<xs:import
namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" schemaLocation="MS-
OXWSCORE-types.xsd"/>
<xs:include schemaLocation="MS-OXWSCORE-messages.xsd"/>
<!-- Add global elements and types from messages.xsd -->
</xs:schema>
<xs:schema id="types" elementFormDefault="qualified" version="Exchange2016"
xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"/>
<!-- Add global elements and types from types.xsd -->
</xs:schema>
</wsdl:types>
<wsdl:message name="GetItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:GetItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
<wsdl:part name="TimeZoneContext" element="t:TimeZoneContext"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="GetItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="GetItemResult" element="tns:GetItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="CreateItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:CreateItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
<wsdl:part name="TimeZoneContext" element="t:TimeZoneContext"/>
</wsdl:message>

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 <wsdl:message name="CreateItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="CreateItemResult" element="tns:CreateItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="DeleteItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:DeleteItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="DeleteItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="DeleteItemResult" element="tns:DeleteItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="UpdateItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:UpdateItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
<wsdl:part name="TimeZoneContext" element="t:TimeZoneContext"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="UpdateItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="UpdateItemResult" element="tns:UpdateItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="MoveItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:MoveItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="MoveItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="MoveItemResult" element="tns:MoveItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="CopyItemSoapIn">
<wsdl:part name="request" element="tns:CopyItem"/>
<wsdl:part name="Impersonation" element="t:ExchangeImpersonation"/>
<wsdl:part name="MailboxCulture" element="t:MailboxCulture"/>
<wsdl:part name="RequestVersion" element="t:RequestServerVersion"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="CopyItemSoapOut">
<wsdl:part name="CopyItemResult" element="tns:CopyItemResponse"/>
<wsdl:part name="ServerVersion" element="t:ServerVersionInfo"/>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:portType name="ExchangeServicePortType">
<wsdl:operation name="GetItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:GetItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:GetItemSoapOut"/>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="CreateItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:CreateItemSoapOut"/>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="DeleteItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:DeleteItemSoapOut"/>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="UpdateItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:UpdateItemSoapOut"/>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="MoveItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:MoveItemSoapOut"/>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="CopyItem">
<wsdl:input message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn"/>
<wsdl:output message="tns:CopyItemSoapOut"/>

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 </wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:portType>
<wsdl:binding name="ExchangeServiceBinding" type="tns:ExchangeServicePortType">
<wsdl:documentation>
<wsi:Claim conformsTo="http://ws-i.org/profiles/basic/1.0"
xmlns:wsi="http://ws-i.org/schemas/conformanceClaim/"/>
</wsdl:documentation>
<soap:binding style="document" transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/>
<wsdl:operation name="GetItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/GetItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="GetItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:GetItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="CreateItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/CreateItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="CreateItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CreateItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="DeleteItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/DeleteItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="DeleteItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:DeleteItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="UpdateItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/UpdateItem"/>

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 <wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapIn" part="TimeZoneContext"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="UpdateItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:UpdateItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="MoveItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/MoveItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="MoveItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:MoveItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="CopyItem">
<soap:operation
soapAction="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages/CopyItem"/>
<wsdl:input>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="Impersonation"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="MailboxCulture"
use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapIn" part="RequestVersion"
use="literal"/>
<soap:body parts="request" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output>
<soap:body parts="CopyItemResult" use="literal"/>
<soap:header message="tns:CopyItemSoapOut" part="ServerVersion"
use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:binding>
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7 Appendix B: Full XML Schema
For ease of implementation, the following sections provide the full XML schema for this protocol.

Schema name Prefix Section

Types schema t: 7.2

This file has to be placed in a common folder in order for the WSDL to validate and operate. Also, any
schema files that are included in or imported into the MS-OXWSNTIF-types.xsd schema have to be
placed in the common folder along with the files listed in the table.

7.1 Messages Schema

This protocol does not use a messages schema file.

7.2 Types Schema

This section contains the contents of the MS-OXWSTASK-types.xsd file and information about
additional files that this schema file requires in order to operate correctly.

MS-OXWSTASK-types.xsd includes the file listed in the following table. To operate correctly, this file
has to be present in the folder that contains the WSDL and the types schema file for this protocol.

File name Defining specification

MS-OXWSCFOLD-types.xsd [MS-OXWSFOLD] section 7.2

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<xs:schema xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:tns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"
elementFormDefault="qualified" version="Exchange2016" id="types">
<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"/>
<xs:include schemaLocation="MS-OXWSFOLD-types.xsd"/>
<xs:simpleType name="AffectedTaskOccurrencesType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="AllOccurrences"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SpecifiedOccurrenceOnly"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:complexType name="RegeneratingPatternBaseType" abstract="true">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:IntervalRecurrencePatternBaseType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="DailyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
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 <xs:complexType name="YearlyRegeneratingPatternType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="TaskStatusType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="NotStarted"/>
<xs:enumeration value="InProgress"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Completed"/>
<xs:enumeration value="WaitingOnOthers"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Deferred"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="TaskDelegateStateType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="NoMatch"/>
<xs:enumeration value="OwnNew"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Owned"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Accepted"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Declined"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Max"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:complexType name="TaskType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="t:ItemType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="ActualWork" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="AssignedTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="BillingInformation" type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="ChangeCount" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Companies" type="t:ArrayOfStringsType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="CompleteDate" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Contacts" type="t:ArrayOfStringsType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="DelegationState" type="t:TaskDelegateStateType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Delegator" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="DueDate" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="IsAssignmentEditable" type="xs:int"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="IsComplete" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="IsRecurring" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="IsTeamTask" type="xs:boolean" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Mileage" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Owner" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="PercentComplete" type="xs:double" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Recurrence" type="t:TaskRecurrenceType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="StartDate" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="Status" type="t:TaskStatusType" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="StatusDescription" type="xs:string"
minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="TotalWork" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="TaskRecurrenceType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:group ref="t:TaskRecurrencePatternTypes"/>
<xs:group ref="t:RecurrenceRangeTypes"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="TasksFolderType">
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 <xs:extension base="t:FolderType"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>

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8 Appendix C: Product Behavior
The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental
software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2019

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base
(KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior
also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the
product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed
using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the
SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the
product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 2.2.4.6: The Owner element is read-only for the client on Exchange 2007 and Exchange
2010.

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9 Change Tracking
This section identifies changes that were made to this document since the last release. Changes are
classified as Major, Minor, or None.

The revision class Major means that the technical content in the document was significantly revised.
Major changes affect protocol interoperability or implementation. Examples of major changes are:

 A document revision that incorporates changes to interoperability requirements.

 A document revision that captures changes to protocol functionality.

The revision class Minor means that the meaning of the technical content was clarified. Minor changes
do not affect protocol interoperability or implementation. Examples of minor changes are updates to
clarify ambiguity at the sentence, paragraph, or table level.

The revision class None means that no new technical changes were introduced. Minor editorial and
formatting changes may have been made, but the relevant technical content is identical to the last
released version.

The changes made to this document are listed in the following table. For more information, please
contact [email protected].

Revision
Section Description
class

All Updated references. Minor

2.2.5.1 t:TaskDelegateStateType Simple Updated the definition of the Accepted

Minor
Type value.

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10 Index
A Local events
server 31
Abstract data model
server 22 M
Applicability 9
Attribute groups 21 Message processing
Attributes 19 server 22
Messages
C attribute groups 21
attributes 19
Capability negotiation 9 common data structures 21
Change tracking 42 complex types 12
Common data structures 21 elements 11
Complex types 12 enumerated 11
t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type 12 groups 19
t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type namespaces 11
12 simple types 17
t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType Complex Type 13 syntax 11
t:TaskRecurrenceType Complex Type 13 t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
t:TasksFolderType Complex Type 13 complex type 12
t:TaskType Complex Type 14 t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type complex type 12
17 t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType Complex Type
t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type 17 complex type 13
t:TaskDelegateStateType Simple Type simple type
D 18
t:TaskRecurrenceType Complex Type complex type
Data model - abstract 13
server 22 t:TasksFolderType Complex Type complex type 13
t:TaskStatusType Simple Type simple type 18
E t:TaskType Complex Type complex type 14
t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
Events complex type 17
local - server 31 t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
timer - server 31 complex type 17
TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Group group 19
transport 11
F

Fields - vendor-extensible 10 N
Full WSDL 34
Full XML schema 38 Namespaces 11
Messages Schema 38 Normative references 7
Types Schema 38
O
G
Operations
Glossary 6 CopyItem Operation 22
Groups 19 CreateItem Operation 24
TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Group 19 DeleteItem Operation 25
GetItem Operation 27
MoveItem Operation 28
I
UpdateItem Operation 30
Overview (synopsis) 8
Implementer - security considerations 33
Index of security parameters 33
Informative references 8 P
Initialization
server 22 Parameters - security index 33
Introduction 6 Preconditions 9
Prerequisites 9
Product behavior 41
L
Protocol Details

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 overview 22 simple 17

R V

References 7 Vendor-extensible fields 10

informative 8 Versioning 9
normative 7
Relationship to other protocols 8 W

S WSDL 34

Security X
implementer considerations 33
parameter index 33 XML schema 38
Sequencing rules Messages Schema 38
server 22 Types Schema 38
Server
abstract data model 22
CopyItem Operation operation 22
CreateItem Operation operation 24
DeleteItem Operation operation 25
GetItem Operation operation 27
initialization 22
local events 31
message processing 22
MoveItem Operation operation 28
sequencing rules 22
timer events 31
timers 22
UpdateItem Operation operation 30
Simple types 17
t:TaskDelegateStateType Simple Type 18
t:TaskStatusType Simple Type 18
Standards assignments 10
Syntax
messages - overview 11

t:DailyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type

complex type 12
t:MonthlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
complex type 12
t:RegeneratingPatternBaseType Complex Type
complex type 13
t:TaskDelegateStateType Simple Type simple type
18
t:TaskRecurrenceType Complex Type complex type
13
t:TasksFolderType Complex Type complex type 13
t:TaskStatusType Simple Type simple type 18
t:TaskType Complex Type complex type 14
t:WeeklyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
complex type 17
t:YearlyRegeneratingPatternType Complex Type
complex type 17
TaskRecurrencePatternTypes Group group 19
Timer events
server 31
Timers
server 22
Tracking changes 42
Transport 11
Types
complex 12

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