SharePoint Framework Community Call -- 26th of August, 2021

SharePoint Framework Special Interest Group (SIG) bi-weekly community call recording from August 26th is now available from the Microsoft 365 Community YouTube channel at https://aka.ms/m365pnp-videos. You can use SharePoint Framework for building solutions for Microsoft Teams and for SharePoint Online.

Call summary

Updated Community call schedule starting in September.  Join for first weekly Microsoft 365 platform community call on Tuesday, August 31st, 8:00 AM PT.  Updated list of training events - sign up and attend a training event hosted by Sharing is Caring.   Register for PnP Recognition Program.  Pushing out SPFx solutions from partners in SharePoint Store and App Source.  Viva Connections public developer preview – New version of SharePoint Framework v1.13 - Beta.17 out today!  Released this week – React Controls v2.9.0 (SPFx v1.11), v3.3.0 (SPFx v1.12.1), PnPjs Client-Side Libraries v2.8.0.   **Latest project updates include: ** (Bold indicates update from previous report 2 weeks ago) 

PnP Project Current version Release/Status SharePoint Framework (SPFx) v1.12.1 GA, v1.13 Beta Viva.17   PnPjs Client-Side Libraries v2.8.0 v3.0.0 developments underway CLI for Microsoft 365 v3.13.0 Preview, v4.0.0 Preview  v4.0.0 to release this fall Reusable SPFx React Controls v2.9.0 (SPFx v1.11), v3.3.0 (SPFx v1.12.1)   Reusable SPFx React Property Controls v2.7.0 (SPFx v1.11), v3.2.0 (SPFx v1.12.1)   PnP SPFx Generator v1.16.0 v1.17.0 on the way PnP Modern Search v4.3.0 & v3.21.0  

There were 3 PnP SPFx web part samples delivered as well.  Thank you for contributing!  There was a formal demo and an informal sneak peek demo during this call.    The host of this call is Patrick Rodgers (Microsoft) | @mediocrebowler.  Q&A takes place in chat throughout the call.

Actions

  • Opt in to PnP Recognition Program | https://aka.ms/m365pnp-recognition

  • Register for Sharing is Caring Events:

    • First Time Contributor Session – August 31st (EMEA, APAC & US friendly times available)
    • Community Docs Session – October 5th  
    • PnP – SPFx Developer Workstation Setup – TBS
    • PnP SPFx Samples – Solving SPFx version differences using Node Version Manager – September 28th  
    • Ask me anything – Recognition Program – September 7th
    • Ask me anything – Script Samples – September 14th
    • Ask Me Anything – Power Platform Development & Samples – September 28th
    • First Time Presenter – August 30th
    • More than Code with VSCode – September 14th  
    • Maturity Model Practitioners – September 21st and every 3rd Tuesday of month, 7:00am PT

  • PnP Office Hours – 1:1 session – Register

  • PnP Buddy System – Request a Buddy

  • Download the recurrent invite for this call – https://aka.ms/spdev-spfx-call Demo:

  • Getting started on building Microsoft Viva Connection adaptive card components using SharePoint Framework – overview on how to think about ACEs (Adaptive Card Extensions) – the container control and views (card, quick).   Three scenarios shown with code walk throughs.  1) Adding a deep link to card or quick view with basic properties, 2) Company News card - get information and display it in carousel, and 3) Teams chat – notifications with multiple card views and quick views.

SPFx extension samples:  (https://aka.ms/spfx-extensions)

  • No samples

SPFx web part samples:  (https://aka.ms/spfx-webparts)

Thank you for your great work.  Samples are often showcased in Demos.    

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Resources

Additional resources around the covered topics and links from the slides.

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Other topics mentioned

  • SharePoint dev documentation

  • SharePoint dev issue list Upcoming calls | Recurrent invites:  (Subject to Updates in September)

  • Microsoft 365 platform **– **August 31st at 8 AM PDT | https://aka.ms/m365-dev-call  (Starts from the 31st of August as weekly cycle)

  • M365 General Dev call – September 2nd at 7:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/m365-dev-sig

  • Office add-in monthly call – September 8th at 8:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/officeaddinscall

  • **SharePoint Framework call –**September 9th at 7:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/spdev-spfx-call

  • Adaptive Cards monthly call –September 9th at 9:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/adaptivecardscommunitycall

  • Power Apps monthly call– September 15th at 8:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/PowerAppsMonthlyCall

  • **Microsoft Identity Platform –**September 16th at 9:00 am PDT | https://aka.ms/IDDevCommunityCalendar PnP SharePoint Framework Special Interest Group bi-weekly calls are targeted at anyone who is interested in the JavaScript-based development towards Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and also on-premises. SIG calls are used for the following objectives.

  • SharePoint Framework engineering update from Microsoft

  • Talk about PnP JavaScript Core libraries

  • CLI for Microsoft 365 Updates

  • SPFx reusable controls

  • PnP SPFx Yeoman generator

  • Share code samples and best practices

  • Possible engineering asks for the field - input, feedback, and suggestions

  • Cover any open questions on the client-side development

  • Demonstrate SharePoint Framework in practice in Microsoft Teams or SharePoint context

  • You can download a recurrent invite from https://aka.ms/spdev-spfx-call. Welcome and join the discussion!

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Microsoft 365 PnP team, Microsoft - 27th of August 2021