Customizing Microsoft Teams: Build custom apps and extensions for your business using Power Platform and Dataverse in Microsoft Teams - Softcover

Gopi Kondameda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1801075387 ISBN 13: 9781801075381

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Build customized apps quickly using real-world business scenarios and proven techniques with this all-inclusive guide for Microsoft Teams professionals

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Key Features

• Customize and extend Microsoft Teams using Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint framework, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph APIs
• Integrate Microsoft-certified third-party and Dynamics 365 apps with Microsoft Teams
• Understand the low-code capabilities of Microsoft Teams provided by Dataverse for Teams

Book Description

In the evolving remote working arrangement, the demand for custom Microsoft Teams apps is increasing rapidly across businesses. If you are someone who aims to provide users with an exceptional experience through custom-built apps that adhere to industry standards and good governance, Customizing Microsoft Teams is for you!

The book starts with an overview of Microsoft Teams customization and configuration prerequisites. It then shows you how to expose functionalities from various solutions through tabs, connectors, messaging extensions, and more before you move on to explore how the PowerShell module can manage multiple aspects of administration and how to use the SharePoint Framework for creating custom Microsoft Teams apps. You’ll be able to work with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams to build custom apps, bots, and flows using Power Apps, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Automate. As you publish your production-ready apps on the Teams store and Microsoft AppSource, you’ll also understand Teams app analytics and reporting functionalities.

By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to develop custom solutions to solve critical business problems and extend the power of Microsoft Teams to develop high-value use cases in the remote working culture.

What you will learn

• Understand Microsoft Teams app architecture and configuration for custom apps
• Personalize the Teams compose box with your app and develop rich interactive cards
• Explore the diverse Teams capabilities using Microsoft Graph APIs
• Manage multiple aspects of Teams administration, including users, policies, and configuration
• Build custom apps and bots using Power Apps, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Automate
• Use community-driven, open source app templates for Microsoft Teams extensibility
• Publish your app on Microsoft AppSource for global subscribers

Who this book is for

If you are a business user, Microsoft Teams developer, citizen developer, or Microsoft Teams admin working with Microsoft 365 apps and want to develop custom solutions with Microsoft Teams for multiple business use cases, this book is for you. It is recommended that you have a fundamental understanding of Microsoft 365 technologies to fully benefit from this book.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Microsoft Teams Apps
2. Microsoft Teams Apps and Bots
3. Microsoft Graph API
4. Microsoft Teams PowerShell
5. Microsoft Teams Customization using SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
6. Microsoft Teams Authentication
7. Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
8. Microsoft Teams App Templates
9. Microsoft Viva
10. Microsoft Teams Third Party Apps

About this title

About the Author

Gopi Kondameda is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience as a senior cloud solution architect, SharePoint Saturday Speaker, developer, and trainer. He specializes in various Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Teams apps, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 SharePoint. He has extensive experience in building custom business applications using code, low-code, and no-code solutions. Gopi is skilled in managing the Microsoft 365 cloud platform and modernizing solutions. He has excellent communication and collaboration abilities, enabling him to work effectively with business leaders, IT professionals, and end users to identify requirements and design effective solutions. As a senior cloud solution architect, he guides and supports clients in their cloud journey, helping them leverage the cloud to improve scalability, security, and performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1801075387
• ISBN 13: 9781801075381
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 290