Automation library · E-commerce

Automate purchase order form submissions

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Outlook. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 7Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Outlook TriggerMicrosoft Outlook triggerStarts it
  3. 3OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Extract Purchase Order DetailsInformation ExtractorModel
  5. 5Is Submitting a Purchase Order?Text ClassifierModel
  6. 6Fix Excel DatesSetLogic
  7. 7Is Excel Document?IfLogic
  8. 8Do NothingNo OpLogic
  9. 9Run ChecksSetLogic
  10. 10Extract from FileExtract From FileService
  11. 11Reply Invalid FormatMicrosoft OutlookService
  12. 12Is Valid Purchase Order?IfLogic
  13. 13XLSX to Markdown TableCodeLogic
  14. 14Reply AcceptedMicrosoft OutlookService
  15. 15Reply RejectionMicrosoft OutlookService
  16. 16Do Something with Purchase OrderNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
16, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Outlook
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Outlook account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.