Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:50 AM · Room S104b
Exploring the Art of the Possible with Connections Adaptive Card Extensions
Derek Cash-Peterson
Principal Architect - Sympraxis Consulting
Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) are components that allow developers to create engaging experiences that display in Viva Connections, Teams Desktop application, Teams mobile client, and in SharePoint pages. They are an excellent way for developers to create reusable and engaging user experiences in many different scenarios. In this session, we will explore the different types of Adaptive Card Extensions, see what they can do, and examples of how you can use them in your organization.
We will explore the basics of Adaptive Card Extensions, learn about the different ways to create cards from no code, low code, and using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). We will look at examples of each type of card with a focus on SharePoint Framework data driven cards to leave you with an understanding of what is possible. We will show demos of text-based cards, image-based cards, charts cards, cards with dynamic data, geo-location, and mobile device interaction. We will show different ways of creating the visual layouts including using JSON and React components. We will also discuss best practices for designing and implementing ACEs, ensuring they are both visually appealing and highly functional. By the end of this session, you will have a solid understanding of the basics of Adaptive Card Extensions and the different types of cards available to you.
Friday 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM · Room S104b
Creating Data Driven Adaptive Card Extensions for the Viva Connections Dashboard
Derek Cash-Peterson
Principal Architect - Sympraxis Consulting
Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) are a powerful tool to provide access to application data to your users in a quick and easy to digest way. In this session we will do a deeper dive in learning how to create ACEs that interact with real-time data and display it in a rich chart driven format. We will look at different ways to display the data through using the native ACE charting capabilities as well as how to build rich data-driven cards using React components. We will explore how to use PnPjs to interact with SharePoint data and how to use What we'll cover: • How to create an Adaptive Card Extension • Options for displaying data-driven information to users • Implementing React based ACEs • Tips and tricks for creating ACEs • How to work with different data sources inside an ACE.