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Kevin Carne
Jan 22, 2018Copper Contributor
SharePoint Staff Directory
Hi guys.
Does anyone know if there is a way with native SharePoint Online features to create an internal staff directory? Ideally leveraging off of Azure Ad so it automatically updates when a n...
- Jan 22, 2018If you mean out the box, the answer is No....but you could easily build your custom staff directory. We have done this for some customers and I can share some details with you:
(1) We are using Microsoft Graph API to get the information from Azure AD. Due to the permissions required to get all the information to be shown in the Staff directory, we get the information by means of an Azure Function that call effectively the Graph API
(2) We have developed a SPFx WebPart that renders the information coming from Azure AD and in this WebPart we have provided search features so it's possible filter by name, e-mail or even phone
Jan 22, 2018
If you mean out the box, the answer is No....but you could easily build your custom staff directory. We have done this for some customers and I can share some details with you:
(1) We are using Microsoft Graph API to get the information from Azure AD. Due to the permissions required to get all the information to be shown in the Staff directory, we get the information by means of an Azure Function that call effectively the Graph API
(2) We have developed a SPFx WebPart that renders the information coming from Azure AD and in this WebPart we have provided search features so it's possible filter by name, e-mail or even phone
(1) We are using Microsoft Graph API to get the information from Azure AD. Due to the permissions required to get all the information to be shown in the Staff directory, we get the information by means of an Azure Function that call effectively the Graph API
(2) We have developed a SPFx WebPart that renders the information coming from Azure AD and in this WebPart we have provided search features so it's possible filter by name, e-mail or even phone
Jeff Harlow
Oct 18, 2018Iron Contributor
Can you share more on how you accomplished this?
- Kevin CarneOct 18, 2018Copper Contributor
Hi Jeff,
How strong is your need for this? Our development team are debating if we should create custom dynamic org charts to sell the as a service.
Your alternative is to use pre-made solutions. This is a pretty good one:
https://sharepointorgchart.com/