Shared Mailbox Support in Riva

David Legault
David Legault
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Riva supports shared mailboxes for supported Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365 integrations. This includes synchronizing eligible email and calendar items from a shared mailbox when the mailbox is configured in Riva and the required access permissions are in place.

What Riva supports

Riva can process items held in a shared mailbox, including:

  • Email messages that meet the policy's configured synchronization criteria
  • Calendar appointments and meetings, where calendar synchronization is enabled
  • Mailbox folders included in the policy configuration

Items are synchronized according to the same policy rules that apply to a user mailbox. For example, email filters, categories, date ranges, and CRM matching rules still determine what Riva creates or updates.

Requirements

Before a shared mailbox can be synchronized, confirm the following:

  1. The shared mailbox is enabled and accessible in Exchange or Microsoft 365.
  2. The account used by Riva has the required access to the shared mailbox, such as application access, impersonation, or delegated mailbox access, depending on the deployment and authentication method.
  3. The shared mailbox is added to the applicable Riva policy or otherwise included in the policy's mailbox scope.
  4. The policy is configured for the item types and folders that should be synchronized.
  5. The destination CRM user, record ownership, and permission model support the intended outcome.

Important considerations

  • A shared mailbox is not automatically synchronized simply because a user has access to it. It must be included in the Riva configuration.
  • Riva synchronizes only the items that meet the policy's filters and qualification rules.
  • When several users access the same shared mailbox, agree on the expected CRM ownership and visibility model before enabling synchronization.
  • For shared calendars, recurring meetings, attendee updates, and private items may be subject to Exchange access restrictions and the policy's calendar settings.
  • Changes to mailbox permissions can affect synchronization. If access is removed or restricted, Riva may log authentication or mailbox-access errors.