integrating salesforce with microsoft office through add-ins
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February 16, 2016
Integrating Salesforce withMicrosoft Office through Add-ins
Dave CarrollSr. Director Developer EvangelistSalesforce@dcarroll
Richard diZeregaSoftware DevelopmentEngineerMicrosoft@richdizz
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Agenda
1. Background and types of Office add-ins2. Salesforce Office add-ins3. Developing custom Office add-ins4. Questions
OpportunityOver 4
trillion emails sent with O365
100+ million downloads of mobile apps
850 million meetings are
created a month2–3 hours
a dayspent in
Office apps1.2 billion+
users470+ PB
of storage
DATAUSERS
HTML
Developer vision
Historical Challenges with Office Add-ins
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• Proprietary Development
• Discoverability• Decentralize
Distribution• Updates/Upgrades• Devices/Mobility• Internet Ready
Behold…I bring the world… Pac-Man Proposals for Word!!!
Proposals would be much more enjoyable as
a game!But where to fine one???
We have 100K employees that build proposals…how will we
distribute???
Will Pac-Man Proposals work on the latest
version of Windows and Office?
Can I run Pac-Man Proposals on my
iPad?
My Chromebook has an awesome
browser!
Ewww…COM, VBA, and VSTO Development…
REALLY?!?!
Enter the Modern Web Add-in• Built with web
standards• Office.js provides
interop• Hosted centrally• Almost zero client
footprint• Runs where Office runs• Discoverable
marketplace
Browser Controlor iFrame
With HTML5, JavaScript, CSS
Office
.js
Web Server
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><OfficeApp xsi:type="MailApp"> <Version>1.0.0.0</Version> <ProviderName>Salesforce.com</ProviderName> <DefaultLocale>en-US</DefaultLocale> <DisplayName DefaultValue=“Salesforce" /> <Capabilities> <Capability Name="Mailbox" /> </Capabilities> <DesktopSettings> <SourceLocation DefaultValue=“https://salesforce.com/office" /> <RequestedHeight>300</RequestedHeight> </DesktopSettings> <Permissions>ReadItem</Permissions> <Rule xsi:type="RuleCollection" Mode="Or"> <Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Message"/> <Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Appointment"/> </Rule></OfficeApp>
Popular Scenarios• Mail CRM• Document Assembly/Automation• Mail Merge• Data Visualizations• Ad-hoc Reporting• Workflow• Calendaring and Reminders
Types of Office Add-ins
Office Add-insA new way to build extensions for Office
Content Add-inAdd-in that runs within a document content with read/write accessExcel, PowerPoint, Access
Contextual Mail Add-inAdd-in launched contextually from a mail message or appointmentOutlook and Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Add-in CommandCommand in the Office UI to launch add-in or perform UI-less operationOutlook, Outlook Web Access (OWA)
Task Pane Add-inAdd-in that runs beside a document/mail with read/write accessWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook
Contextual Mail Add-in
Task Pane Add-in
Content Add-in
Add-in Command
DemoSalesforce Add-ins
Developer Experience
Development Options - Napa• In-browser web editor
for building client-side Office add-ins
• Uses Office Online and OneDrive for file storage
• Intellisense for JavaScript and HTML5
• Allows for sharing and exporting
• Doesn’t expose full add-in manifest
Development Options – Visual Studio• First-class development
experience with templates and debugging
• Exposes the full add-in manifest and automated deployment commands
• Allows for web projects containing both client-side and server-side assets
Development Options - Other• You can use anything
that delivers for the web
• Microsoft offering Yeoman generator for skeleton add-in project
• Keep in mind that add-ins need SSL/HTTPS
Office UI Fabric• Responsive, mobile-
first, front-end framework for developers that delivers instant look and feel of Office
• Handles typography, color, icons, animations, responsive grid layouts and localization
DemoDeveloper Experience
Considerations - Lightning• Authentication/APIs
• Javascript OAuth using Connected App and CORS• Salesforce REST Apis
• Where to host• Napa• Heroku• Just about any other web server (Needs to have SSL and HTTPS)
• UI integration• Lightning Components
Connected App Setup
Using CORS
Office Add-on Manifest
DemoDeveloping Office Add-ins with Salesforce
Resources1. http://dev.office.com/getting-started/addins2. https://github.com/OfficeDev/Salesforce-Addin-Workshop 3. Coming Soon – Tutorial For Outlook Addin
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