1. Office 365 Actionable Messages with Connectors and email
Microsoft 2016
11/15/2018 2:31 AM
BRK2054
Office 365 Actionable Messages with Connectors and
David Claux (Principal Program Manager)
Shivakumar Seetharaman (Principal Program Manager)
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2. Office Platform WHAT CAN I BUILD? ADD-INS AND WEB PARTS:
Make your solution a native part of the modern Office
WEB AND DEVICE APPS:
Build smarter apps by connecting to Office services
VOICE, VIDEO, CONNECTORS, AND BOTS:
Create the next generation of productivity solutions

3. A brief history Office 365 Groups are a great way to collaborate
Shared conversations, calendar, file repository enhance teams’ productivity
Used by millions of Office 365 users, and growing rapidly
But most groups are private
That makes it hard for notifications from external services to reach them
At //build 2016 we unveiled Connectors in Groups
A native way to “connect” to activity feeds from external services
A built-in, centralized management UI for all feeds with granularity – receive notifications for what really matters
A simple and elegant card format that presents notifications in a consistent, at-a-glance way

4. Office 365 Connectors in Groups
A catalog of ~90+ connectors
Trello
Asana
Wunderlist
Project and productivity
Salesforce
MSFT Dynamics
Zendesk
Customer relationship
Bing News
Twitter
RSS
News and social
Github
Visual Studio
Webhook
Developer tools
And many more…
Consume in all Groups clients
OWA, Outlook, Groups mobile app
A platform for implementing custom connectors
Webhook + polling architecture, OAuth for access control
JSON-based card format
Developer portal to implement and submit your own connectors

5. Demo Connectors in Groups
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11/15/2018 2:31 AM
Demo Connectors in Groups
Shivakumar Seetharaman
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6. Check out our latest connectors in Groups We’ve been very busy onboarding new partners since //build
Arc 9
Aircall
Beeminder
Buddy
CATS
CheckMarket
Constant Contact
Doorbell
Insping
GetResponse
Greenhous
Intercom
Jenkins
New Relic
Promoter
Ramen
Rollbar
Satismeter
Semaphore
SimpleInOut
SocialBoards
Utilidex
Google Analytics

7. Announcing Actionable Messages (Preview)
Microsoft 2016
11/15/2018 2:31 AM
Announcing Actionable Messages (Preview)
What if you could do all these without leaving Outlook:
Approve or decline an expense report
“Like” a Twitter post
Set the due date of a task
Add a comment to a GitHub issue
Accept a LinkedIn invitation
Respond to a survey
And so much more…
With Actionable Messages, you can!
Actionable Messages are the logical next step for our card format
Same rich, elegant and consistent layout capabilities
Now with support for actions and inputs, allowing users to easily complete simple tasks right from their clients
Fewer context switches, fewer distractions: enhanced productivity
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8. Actionable Messages via Connectors (Preview) Some of our most popular connectors now support actions
Developer productivity
News and social
Twitter
Wunderlist
Task/customer management
Zendesk

9. Demo Actionable Messages via Connectors
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Demo Actionable Messages via Connectors
Zendesk in groups
David Claux and Shivakumar Seetharaman
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10. Going one step further Groups are a shared space
Group connectors are great when notifications benefit everyone in the group
Users don’t just work in groups
The inbox remains the place where most work is done for many
We all get lots of automated system s, but…
They are either too frequent or not enough
They contain too much information or not enough, and it’s not really actionable
So we’re bringing Connectors to the inbox (preview)
Now individual users are in control of the notification streams they receive
Powered by Actionable Messages, just like in groups

11. Demo Actionable Messages via Connectors
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11/15/2018 2:31 AM
Demo Actionable Messages via Connectors
Trello in the inbox
David Claux and Shivakumar Seetharaman
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12. Connectors in the inbox launch partners
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11/15/2018 2:31 AM
Connectors in the inbox launch partners
Wunderlist
Bing
Twitter
Facebook * * * * * *
* = Actionable
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13. Actionable Messages via SMTP (Preview)
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Actionable Messages via SMTP (Preview)
Actionable Messages are also supported via standard SMTP s
Now users can take action from any card-enabled
Zero configuration required from the user
Consistent, safe and secure
Same consistent card style and layout
No third party code is ever executed on the client
3rd party service that sends payload responsible for verifying and authorizing the actionable request from Outlook
Senders of Actionable Messages are vetted by Microsoft
Dynamic card refresh mechanism (coming soon)
Actions can refresh the card to show the new state of the object being acted upon
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14. Demo Actionable Messages via SMTP
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Demo Actionable Messages via SMTP
Microsoft Flow
David Claux and Shivakumar Seetharaman
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15. Actionable Messages via SMTP launch partners
Microsoft Flow
Workflow automation
Employee engagement
News and social
Line of business
And more coming soon…

16. Roadmap Available now in preview for Office 365 users Available soon
Connectors in the inbox, including management UI – OWA only
Actionable Messages via Connectors (Groups and inbox) – OWA only
Actionable Messages via SMTP – OWA only
Broad rollout within the next few weeks
Available soon
Connectors in the inbox in Outlook 2016
Full Actionable Message support in Outlook 2016
Actionable Message SDK and ability to publish your Actionable Message-enabled connectors and s to our repository
Coming later
Actionable Messages support in other Microsoft clients

17. Call To Action Try out Actionable Messages preview
Your existing Connectors will start supporting actions in the coming weeks
Add Actionable Message support to s from your internal LoB applications
Hook up your service to Actionable Messages
Use this form to sign up, we’ll be in touch!
Questions before your sign up?
We will work with you on implementing your custom actionable Connectors and s
Scenarios you’d like for us to support out of the box?
Let us know on - Tag: Outlook-Connectors

18. Resources
Engage with the Office Platform
Developer documentation -
Card playground -
Join the Office 365 Developer Program -
Follow us on Twitter
Code in our upcoming hackathon -
Provide feedback at User Voice -
Interact on Stack Overflow - office-js, microsoftgraph, office365api, office365connectors, excel-addins, outlook-web-addins, sharepoint-api

19. Office Dev Session List
Title
Time
BRK2157
Get the Office developer platform roadmap
Monday, September 26, :15 PM - 3:30 PM
BRK3045
Use Microsoft Graph to reach users on hybrid Exchange 2016
Tuesday, September 27, :00 AM - 10:15 AM
BRK2114
Get close up with the new Microsoft SharePoint Developer Framework
Tuesday, September 27, :45 AM - 12:00 PM
BRK4015
Build Client-side web parts for Microsoft SharePoint
Tuesday, September 27, :30 PM - 1:45 PM
BRK4016
Access SharePoint files and lists using SharePoint API in Microsoft Graph API
Tuesday, September 27, :15 PM - 3:30 PM
BRK3199
Access intelligence in the Microsoft Graph and API
Tuesday, September 27, :00 PM - 5:15 PM
BRK3306
Power your applications with Excel Workbooks as a Service
Wednesday, September 28, :00 AM - 10:15 AM
BRK3113
Exploit the Microsoft Graph API to supercharge your Line of Business Applications
Wednesday, September 28, :45 AM - 12:00 PM
BRK2049
Make your app a native part of Office with Office Add-ins
Wednesday, September 28, :30 PM - 1:45 PM
BRK4012
Dive Deep on Skpe Web SDK & Skype for Business App SDK: Build apps across Web, IOS & Android
BRK2054
Empower teams with actionable mail using Office 365 Connectors in Outlook
Wednesday, September 28, :00 PM - 2:45 PM
BRK3044
Integrate line of business services and processes with Outlook on Windows, Mac and web
Wednesday, September 28, :15 PM - 3:30 PM
BRK3046
Build intelligent line-of-business applications leveraging the Outlook REST APIs
Wednesday, September 28, :00 PM - 5:15 PM
BRK2115
Learn about PnP and the new SharePoint Framework
Thursday, September 29, :00 AM - 10:15 AM
BRK4013
Dive Deep on the new Trusted Application API for Skype for Business Online
BRK2117
The Future of SharePoint Development - Vision, Strategy, and Roadmap
Thursday, September 29, :45 AM - 12:00 PM
BRK2028
Manage and deploy Office add-ins and Office 365 apps
Thursday, September 29, :30 PM - 1:45 PM
BRK2160
Build business applications with Power Apps, Microsoft Flow, and Office 365
BRK2213
Attain seamless Office migrations with add-ins and macros
Thursday, September 29, :15 PM - 3:30 PM
BRK3114
Create cross-platform mobile apps with Xamarin that connect to Office Services
Thursday, September 29, :00 PM - 5:15 PM
BRK1019
Vote and celebrate at the Microsoft Office App Awards
BRK2259
Build custom applications with Microsoft OneNote
Friday, September 30, :00 AM - 10:15 AM
BRK3010
Satisfy custom needs with Microsoft PPM
Friday, September 30, :30 PM - 1:45 PM

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