Using the Revelation Bridge in Office 365

 

 

NOTE: If you are using Office 365, the functionality is the same as in Outlook. The link to create the ticket is slightly different, and is shown here.

OAuth Consent for Revelation Bridge Access

Add Action To Existing Ticket

Update Other Ticket

Log A New Ticket

Attachments

 

Using the Revelation Bridge is simple.

  • Select the appropriate email from Outlook.
  • Open the email
  • In Outlook
    • From the upper right corner, select the Revelation logo. The Revelation Bridge will open on the right side of the email.

  • In Office 365
    • There will be a small Revelation icon above the email text

  • If you have not logged in already - Enter your Revelation helpdesk URL:

 

 

  • You will then need to log in to your Revelation helpdesk instance: 

If you are set up for single sign on using Microsoft Azure, click on the Microsoft logo to sign in.

OAuth Consent for Revelation Bridge Access

Why Am I Being Asked to Consent?

When you sign in to the Revelation Bridge add-in using your Revelation credentials or Single Sign-On (SSO), you’ll be prompted to grant consent. This is required so the Revelation Bridge can access your email content and attachments as part of its functionality.

What’s Changing and Why?

Starting June 2025, Microsoft is deprecating legacy Exchange tokens. This means all Outlook add-ins must now use a more secure authentication method called Nested App Authentication (NAA) along with the Microsoft Graph API.

These changes are part of Microsoft’s broader effort to improve security and modernize how apps interact with Microsoft 365 services.

Click here for more information.

What Do I Need to Do?

  • You’ll only need to grant consent once.
  • After that, the add-in will work silently in the background without prompting you again.
  • If you're an Azure AD administrator, you’ll see an option to “Consent on behalf of your organization.” Selecting this will prevent other users in your organization from needing to consent individually.

Why Do I See a Consent Error in the Add-In?

There could be several reasons why the consent flow isn't completing successfully. Carefully read the error message shown in the add-in - it may provide clues about the issue. Here are some common troubleshooting steps:

  • Outdated add-in version: Make sure you're using the latest version of the add-in. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies, then close and reopen your browser before launching the add-in again.
  • Popup blockers: Your browser might be blocking popups. Ensure that popup blockers are disabled for this site so the consent form can appear.
  • Interrupted consent process: If the consent flow was interrupted or has timed out, try closing and reopening the add-in. If the issue persists, try accessing it from a different browser.
  • Unsupported environment: NAA is not supported in older environments like Microsoft Exchange on-premises. Ensure you're using a supported environment like Microsoft 365 and Exchange Online.

Working with Tickets

The Bridge will try to match the sender of the email to a known End User in Revelation. If no user is found, it will log it to your company and to you by default.

 

There are three options once the system matches the name:

  • Add Action will add the email to an existing ticket for that End User.
  • Update Other allows the CONTENT of the email for a ticket, but assign it to a different End User.
  • Log New will log a new ticket for the End User, based on the email.

Add Action To Existing Ticket

By clicking on the Add Action button, the Bridge will list all of the active tickets for the End User.

  • If you click on the ticket number, the text will be added to that ticket.
    • You can select to put in only the current (Recent) message, or the entire email thread.
  • When you select the ticket, you receive a notice the action note was added.

Update Other Ticket

If the information needs to be put in a ticket other than the ones shown on the list when you click Add Action, select Update Other. From here, if you have an active ticket number, it can be entered. If it is just the Client and/or End User which need to be changed, this can be done from the drop downs.

 

Click on Search and the options will come up. Select the ticket to add the email.

 

Log A New Ticket

If the email warrants a new ticket being logged, simply click on the Log New button. You will be asked for information similar to logging a new ticket within Revelation helpdesk, including the Client name, End User, Project, Priority, Assigned to. You can also add the Ticket Types and Sub Types from here if needed.

 

Once the items are filled in, simply click on the Log button at the bottom of the screen. If needed, the Description field can be edited before logging the ticket. You will get a confirmation with the new ticket number.

 

Composing A New Email

If, when you're sending your client an email, it should be either logged as a new ticket or added to an existing ticket, use the Revelation Bridge for Outlook to do both.

  • Compose your email
  • Before hitting send, click on the Revelation Bridge logo and select the appropriate option (Add action, Update Other, Log a New Ticket)
  • Once you have the ticket number confirmation, hit send on your email.
Write your email and click on the Revelation Bridge button.
Add the information as needed in the form.
Receive ticket number confirmation

 

Ticket logged in Revelation helpdesk

Attachments

If your email has attachments, you will have the option to add them to the ticket or leave them off. If you don't want the attachments to be added to the ticket, click the No Attachments radio button. If you want them to attach, make sure Add Attachments is selected.

 

NOTE: If Attachments are not allowed in your copy of Revelation, this option will not be available.