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Programming Microsoft Office 365: Covers Microsoft Graph, Office 365 applications, SharePoint Add-ins, Office 365 Groups, and more

by Paolo Pialorsi

August 2016

Beginner to intermediate

416 pages

14h 4m

English

Microsoft Press

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What is Microsoft Office 365?Microsoft Office 365 servicesMicrosoft Office on PC/Mac and Click-to-RunLicensing and subscription plansAdministration in Office 365The new Office 365 Admin CenterThe classic Office 365 Admin CenterSummary
Setting up your development environmentSetting up an Office 365 developer tenantConfiguring your development machineOffice 365 Developer Patterns & Practices toolsPreparing for the SharePoint FrameworkOffice 365 applications developmentWeb applicationsNative applicationsOffice 365 ConnectorsSharePoint online developmentSharePoint Add-insRemote timer jobs for SharePointRemote event receiversRemote provisioningOffice client developmentSummary

What is the Microsoft Graph API?Microsoft Graph API metadataConsuming users and security groupsYourself and other usersSecurity groupsConsuming mail, contacts, and calendarsMail messagesContactsCalendars and eventsEvent invitationsConsuming OneDrive for BusinessQuerying files and foldersManaging files and foldersSearching within a driveSharing files and foldersWorking with Office 365 GroupsSummary
Introducing Azure Active DirectoryIdentities in Azure ADManaging Office 365 identitiesConfiguring apps and services in Azure ADManual configurationMultitenancyUsing Microsoft Visual StudioUnderstanding OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0The OpenID Connect communication flowUnder the cover of OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0Active Directory Authentication LibraryUsing ADAL in an ASP.NET MVC web applicationSummary
Setting up the environmentMail servicesReading folders, messages, and attachmentsSending an email messageReply, reply all, and forward email messagesCalendar servicesReading calendars and eventsBrowsing calendar viewsManaging series of eventsCreating and updating eventsManaging invitations for meeting requestsContact servicesReading contactsManaging contactsSummary
Users servicesReading usersGroups servicesBrowsing groupsManaging groupsManaging group membershipOffice 365 Groups servicesQuerying Office 365 GroupsOffice 365 Groups capabilitiesCreating or updating Office 365 GroupsSummary
Working with drives, files, and foldersBrowsing for files and foldersConsuming filesUploading and updating filesPermissions and sharingManaging files permissionsSharing a fileSummary
Introduction to the Microsoft Graph SDKRegistering the app and using the SDKRequest modelQuerying resourcesBasic query operationsHandling paging of collectionsManaging resourcesAdding a resource to a collectionUpdating a resourceDeleting a resourceHandling exceptions and concurrencyReal-life examplesSending an emailSearching for Office 365 GroupsHandling content of Office 365 GroupsManaging current user’s photoManaging current user’s manager and direct reportsUploading a file to OneDrive for BusinessSearching for files in OneDrive for BusinessDownloading a file from OneDrive for BusinessSummary
Introducing the REST APIAPI referenceQuerying dataManaging dataCross-domain callsSecurityCommon REST API usageCreating a new listCreating and updating a list itemDeleting an existing list itemQuerying a list of itemsCreating a new document libraryUploading or updating a documentChecking in and checking out documentsDeleting a documentQuerying a list of documentsSummary
Solution overviewCreating and registering the Office 365 applicationAzure AD application general registrationApp-only authorization registrationSetting Azure AD permissionsBasic UI elements with Office UI FabricOffice 365 suite bar and top navigationResponsive gridCustom components and stylesExtending and consuming SharePoint OnlineExtending the UI of SharePoint OnlineProvisioning SharePoint artifactsConsuming SharePoint Online with delegated permissionsUsing the Microsoft GraphCreating and consuming the project’s Office 365 GroupSending notifications on behalf of usersCreating asynchronous jobsRemote timer job architectureCreating a remote timer job in AzurePublishing the application on AzurePublishing the Azure App ServicePublishing the WebJobOffice 365 ConnectorsCreating and registering a webhookWriting the project’s connectorSummary
Introducing Office Add-insTools for creating Office Add-insAdd-in manifestCreating Outlook Add-insAdd-in manifest for OutlookYour first Outlook Add-inA more realistic exampleUsing Yeoman generatorOffice JavaScript APIsCreating Content and Task Pane Add-insSummary
Options for publishing add-ins and web applicationsPrivate corporate publishingOffice StoreFile share publishingUsing the Seller DashboardPublishing Office Add-insPublishing SharePoint Add-insPublishing Office 365 web applicationsUpdating or deleting add-ins or Office 365 web applicationsLicensing modelTypes of licensesChecking license in codeBest practices for handling licenses in codeMetrics and company profileMetricsOffice ProfileSummary