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Microsoft Viva Connections is available as a desktop via the installable Microsoft Teams client, tablet and as mobile app in Microsoft Teams. All of these experiences, desktop & mobile, use the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) or bots for all customizations and extensibility opportunities.
Viva Connections has a set of out of the box cards that are exposed through the dashboard feature. This dashboard can be adjusted and configured based on the company requirements. You can introduce new cards and experiences based on your business requirements.
Viva Connections dashboard is available in the desktop, tablet and mobile experiences. It enables end users to easily access the most relevant information and applications directly for their role in the dashboard. You can personalize or introduce separate dashboards based on audiences, which can be created using your company requirements.
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See the Extend Microsoft Viva Connections learning path for a structured way to learn how you can extend Viva Connections, what tools you need, and how to get started.
Viva Connections personalization and extensibility model is based on the Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) which can be created using the widely adopted SharePoint Framework (SPFx) as client-side extensibility or by using server-side implementations using a bot.
To learn more about customizing modern pages in SharePoint with SPFx, see Overview of SPFx client-side web parts & Overview of SPFx Extensions.
The Viva Connections desktop experience can be extended and customized using Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs). Developers can use both SPFx and the bot powered option to introduce new Viva Connections Adaptive Card extensions to customize the dashboard based on the business requirements.
The Viva Connections mobile experience is aligned with the desktop experience and is exposing by default the same ACEs as configured for the desktop area, optimized for the mobile experiences.
Here are the considerations on choosing the right extensibility model for your deployment:
SPFx created ACEs pattern is suitable for you when
Bot powered ACEs is suitable for you when
Here are the resources to get started on creating your first Adaptive Card Extension (ACE) depending on your chosen path:
Events
Microsoft 365 Community Conference
May 6, 2 PM - May 9, 12 AM
Skill up for the era of AI at the ultimate community-led Microsoft 365 event, May 6-8 in Las Vegas.
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Learning path
Extend Microsoft Viva Connections - Training
Extend Microsoft Viva Connections is a multi-part series that teaches you how to extend Microsoft Viva Connections with custom components. These modules will guide you through the basics of Microsoft Viva Connections extensibility through hands-on exercises, which cover the different types of extensions that you can build for Viva Connections.
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate - Certifications
Demonstrate how to simplify, automate, and transform business tasks and processes using Microsoft Power Platform Developer.
Documentation
Build your first SharePoint Adaptive Card Extension
Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) are a new SharePoint Framework component type, which enable developers to build rich, native extensions to Viva Connections' Dashboards and SharePoint Pages. In this tutorial, you'll build and explore your first ACE.
Extend Outlook and Office with the SharePoint Framework
Learn how you can use the SharePoint Framework to create apps for Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Office clients
Build a Me-experience in Microsoft Teams
Extend Microsoft Teams using SharePoint Framework to offer your colleagues a Me-experience.