Overview
Learn how to build and distribute Microsoft Teams apps that retrieve user information using the Microsoft Graph API. Practice building and deploying apps in the guided project at the end of the learning path.
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- Accredited, practitioner-led, expert certificate trainers to provide high quality training
- Official training material included
- Practical, scenario-based learning – focus on application, not just theory
- Excellent Passing Rate
Skills Covered
- Get started building apps for Microsoft Teams by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
- Build conversational bots for Microsoft Teams
- Build message extensions for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Build tabs for Microsoft Teams
- Connect web services to Microsoft Teams using webhooks
- Retrieve Microsoft 365 data for Microsoft Teams apps using Microsoft Graph
- Deploy a Microsoft Teams app to Azure by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
- Guided Project: Build and deploy a Microsoft Teams app using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
- Global administrator access to a Microsoft 365 tenant
- Access to a Microsoft Azure subscription
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Get started building apps for Microsoft Teams by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
Teams Toolkit is an extension for Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio 2022. It helps developers create and deploy Microsoft Teams apps with integrated identity, cloud storage, and other services across Microsoft 365 and Azure. In this module, you’ll learn how to build a Microsoft Teams app by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.
Learning objectives:
When you finish this module, you should be able to:
- Describe the basics of Teams platform apps.
- Describe the benefits of using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to build apps for Teams.
- Create and debug a Teams app by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.
Prerequisites
- Global Administrator access to a Microsoft 365 tenant.
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams and its extensibility points for apps. We recommend that you complete the Introduction to building apps for Microsoft Teams training module.
- Visual Studio Code installed.
- Node JS v16.x or v18.x installed.
- Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome web browser installed.
Module 2: Build conversational bots for Microsoft Teams
Learn how to create bots to enable conversational interactions with users through text, interactive cards, and task modules in Microsoft Teams.
Learning objectives:
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Create a conversational bot
- Create a bot with an adaptive card
- Create a bot that sends proactive messages to Microsoft Teams
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
Module 3: Build message extensions for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Learn how to build message extensions that allow users to interact with external services within their flow of work in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Learning objectives:
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Identify the appropriate type of message extension command for an app scenario.
- Create an action-based message extension.
- Create a search-based message extension.
- Describe considerations for building message extensions to be used as plugins for Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
Module 4: Build tabs for Microsoft Teams
Learn how to build tabs that provide embedded web experiences within Microsoft Teams.
Learning objectives:
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Create a tab in Teams
- Retrieve context in a Teams tab
- Create a deep link to a Teams tab
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
Module 5: Connect web services to Microsoft Teams using webhooks
Learn how to create Incoming Webhooks and Outgoing Webhooks that connect web services to teams and channels in Microsoft Teams.
Learning objectives:
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Create an Incoming Webhook
- Create an Outgoing Webhook
- Process data received from an Incoming Webhook
- Send data to an Outgoing Webhook
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
Module 6: Retrieve Microsoft 365 data for Microsoft Teams apps using Microsoft Graph
Learn how to authenticate users with Microsoft identity platform, configure permissions, and retrieve user data for your Microsoft Teams app using the Microsoft Graph API.
Learning objectives:
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Describe how Microsoft Graph can enhance the functionality and user experience of a Teams app.
- Authenticate users to access Microsoft Graph in a Teams app.
- Configure permissions to access Microsoft Graph.
- Retrieve user information using Microsoft Graph within a Teams app
Prerequisites:
- Understanding of Teams Toolkit capabilities and concepts (lifecycles, actions, environments, etc.).
- Basic knowledge of REST services and APIs.
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level.
Module 7: Deploy a Microsoft Teams app to Azure by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
When you create applications for Microsoft Teams, depending on your requirements, you might choose to host the web app in Azure. You might also add features that require cloud resources, like Azure Key Vault or Azure Functions. If you’re creating bots, you’ll need to use Azure Bot.
The Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code extension streamlines the process of setting up and deploying cloud resources by giving you a simple way to select and provision these resources during the app development stage. It also caters to easy publishing of the app, whether you need to publish to your organization for other users to test or to create app packages that can then be uploaded manually in Teams. In this training module, you’ll understand more about the infrastructure requirements and how to set up things for hosting and publishing your app in Teams.
Learning objectives:
When you finish this module, you should be able to:
- Provision Azure resources by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.
- Deploy an app to Azure by using Teams Toolkit.
- Describe different ways to publish your app to your organization’s store by using Teams Toolkit.
Prerequisites:
- Global Administrator access to a Microsoft 365 tenant with uploading Teams custom apps enabled.
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams app and its extensibility points
- Ability to develop applications by using JavaScript
- Visual Studio Code with Teams Toolkit extension installed
- Node JS v16.x or v18.x installed.
- Microsoft Edge, or Google Chrome web browsers installed
- Azure account and subscription. Get your Azure free account today!
Module 8: Guided Project: Build and deploy a Microsoft Teams app using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
Practice building and updating Microsoft Teams apps that retrieve data from Microsoft Graph. Deploy to Azure and publish your app for users in an organization.
Learning objectives:
In this module, you’ll practice how to:
- Create a conversational bot
- Create a message extension
- Create a webhook
- Create a tab
- Retrieve Microsoft 365 data using Microsoft Graph
- Deploy app source code to Azure
- Distribute app for all users in an organization
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams apps and their components, including adaptive cards and task modules
- Ability to program with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Experience using Visual Studio Code at the intermediate level
- Global administrator access to a Microsoft 365 tenant
- Access to a Microsoft Azure subscription
Dates & Locations
Exam & Certification
This course is not associated with any Certification.
