SharePoint Framework Community Call -- 3rd of June, 2021

SharePoint Framework Special Interest Group (SIG) bi-weekly community call recording from June 3rd 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

Register for the Private Preview of Viva Connections (including access to SPFx v.1.13) and while you’re at it, register for June trainings on Sharing-is-caring.  Latest update on SharePoint Framework v1.13.0 – extensibility options with Viva Connections (demoed today), Teams improvements, tooling updates, Store modernization and more.   As well CLI for Microsoft 365 v3.10.0 and PnP Modern Search v4.2.0 and v3.20.0 were released.   A major topic focus of this call is developing for Microsoft Viva Connections – Overview, authoring a Viva Connections Dashboard and a deep dive on developing a Custom Card Extension using SharePoint Framework.  There were three PnP SPFx samples delivered in last 2 weeks.  Great work!      **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  v1.13.0 Preview in summer PnPjs Client-Side Libraries v2.5.0 Planned release v2.6.0 June 12, v3.0.0 developments underway CLI for Microsoft 365 v3.10.0 v3.10.0 preview released Reusable SPFx React Controls v2.7.0 (SPFx v1.11), v3.1.0 (SPFx v1.12.1)   Reusable SPFx React Property Controls v2.6.0 (SPFx v1.11), v3.1.0 (SPFx v1.12.1)   PnP SPFx Generator v1.16.0 Angular 11 support PnP Modern Search v4.2.0, v3.20.0  


The host of this call is Patrick Rodgers (Microsoft) @mediocrebowler.  Q&A takes place in chat throughout the call.

Actions

  • Join on the Viva Connections private preview! | aka.ms/viva/connections/preview/register
  • Feedback wanted:  Regarding PnP PowerShell – “What if we did not return classic CSOM objects from the cmdlets?”  Comments to:  @erwinvanhunen.   
  • Register for Sharing is Caring Events:
    • First Time Contributor Session – June 29th (EMEA, APAC & US friendly times available)
    • Community Docs Session – June 23rd
    • PnP – SPFx Developer Workstation Setup – June 17th  
    • PnP SPFx Samples – Solving SPFx version differences using Node Version Manager – June 24th
    • AMA (Ask Me Anything) – Microsoft Graph & MGT – June 8th
    • AMA (Ask Me Anything) – Microsoft Teams Dev - June
    • First Time Presenter – June 30th
    • More than Code with VSCode – June 16th
    • Maturity Model Practitioners – June 15th
    • 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:

**Get started developing mobile experiences for Microsoft Viva Connections - a preview of SharePoint Framework 1.13.  ** Connect is about providing fast and easy access – to insights, tasks, apps and more from a Dashboard (personalized index) visible in Microsoft Teams desktop, web and mobile surfaces as well as in SharePoint Desktop and Modern web pages.  The Dashboard is a collection of 1st party native and 3rd party custom Cards and Quick Views authored using SPFx and leveraging Adaptive Cards.   See how to assemble a Dashboard and develop a custom card using the Dashboard web part and SPFx.

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

  • Soon

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

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

Agenda items

Demos

  • Demo:  Get started developing mobile experiences for Microsoft Viva Connections, a preview of SharePoint Framework 1.13 - Luca Bandinelli (Microsoft) | @BandinelliLuca, Pat Miller (Microsoft) | @PatMill_MSFT and John Nguyen (Microsoft) [– ]16:00

    • [Viva Connections Extensibility and Dashboard - Overview  – 16:00]
    • [Demo:  Authoring a Viva Connections Dashboard  – 19:11]
    • [Custom Cards - Overview  – 37:48]
    • [Demo:  Developing a Custom Card using SharePoint Framework v – 46:00]

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Microsoft 365 PnP team, Microsoft - 4th of June 2021