csharp

page_type	description	products	languages	extensions	contentType	createdDate
sample	This sample shows a feature where user can send task request to his manager and manager can approve/reject the request in group chat.	office-teams office office-365	csharp		samples	13-12-2021 17:00:25

Send task request using Universal Adaptive Cards in a group chat

This sample shows a feature where:

1. Requester : Can request for any task approval from manager by initiating a request in group chat using bot command request and only requester can edit the request card.
2. Manager : Can see the request raised by user in the same group chat with an option of approve or reject.
3. Others: Other members in the group chat can see the request details only.

Requester:

• Initiated request using bot command request in group chat.

  

• Card will refresh for requester to fill details.

  

• After submitting the request, requester can edit or cancel the request.

  Note: Users who created the card will only be able to see the buttons to edit or cancel the request.

  

Manager:

• After requester submit the request, manager can approve/reject the request.

  Note: Manager of the task request will only be able to see the buttons to approve or reject the request.

  

• If manager approves or rejects the request, card will be refreshed for all the members in group chat.

  

Others:

• Other members in group chat will only be able to see the request details.

Prerequisites

• .NET Core SDK version 3.1

  determine dotnet version

  dotnet --version

• Ngrok (For local environment testing) Latest (any other tunneling software can also be used)

  run ngrok locally

  ngrok http -host-header=localhost 3978

• Teams Microsoft Teams is installed and you have an account

To try this sample

Register your Teams Auth SSO with Azure AD

1. Register your app with Microsoft identity platform via the Azure AD portal

   • Your app must be registered in the Azure AD portal. See Register an application with the Microsoft identity platform.

   • Ensure that you've enabled the Teams Channel

2. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/OfficeDev/Microsoft-Teams-Samples.git

3. Open the code in Visual Studio

   • File -> Open -> Project/Solution
   • Navigate to folder where repository is cloned then samples/bot-request-approval/csharp/BotRequestApproval.sln

4. Run ngrok - point to port 3978

   # ngrok http -host-header=rewrite 3978

5. Setup and run the bot from Visual Studio: Modify the appsettings.json and fill in the following details:

   • MicrosoftAppId - Generated from Step 1 (Application (client) ID)is the application app id
   • MicrosoftAppPassword - Generated from Step 1, also referred to as Client secret
   • Press F5 to run the project

6. Modify the manifest.json in the /AppPackage folder and replace the following details:

   • {{Microsoft-App-Id}} with Application id generated from Step 3
   • {{domain-name}} with base Url domain. E.g. if you are using ngrok it would be https://1234.ngrok.io then your domain-name will be 1234.ngrok.io.

7. Zip the contents of AppPackage folder into a manifest.zip, and use the manifest.zip to deploy in app store or add to Teams using step 8.

8. Upload the manifest.zip to Teams (in the Apps view click "Upload a custom app")

   • Go to Microsoft Teams and then go to side panel, select Apps
   • Choose Upload a custom App
   • Go to your project directory, the ./AppPackage folder, select the zip folder, and choose Open.
   • Select Add in the pop-up dialog box. Your app is uploaded to Teams.

Further reading

• Bot Framework Documentation
• Bot Basics
• Send Notification to User in Chat
• Send Notification to User in Team
• Send Notification to User