1. Microsoft Ignite NZ
25-28 October 2016
SKYCITY, Auckland

3. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Applications with Xamarin and the Microsoft Graph
Andrew Coates
Microsoft
@coatsy

4. Office Platform WHAT CAN I BUILD? ADD-INS AND WEB PARTS:
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Office Platform
WHAT CAN I BUILD?
ADD-INS AND WEB PARTS:
Make your solution a native part of the modern Office
WEB AND DEVICE APPS:
Build smarter apps by connecting to Office services
VOICE, VIDEO, CONNECTORS, AND BOTS:
Create the next generation of productivity solutions
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5. Agenda Excel REST API and SDK Xamarin Forms Authentication with MSAL
Bringing it all together

6. Excel REST API and SDK

7. Excel Powered Apps: Workbook as a service
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Excel Powered Apps: Workbook as a service
Power your app with 700+ Excel APIs
Available over drives API in Microsoft Graph
Supports OneDrive Business, Office 365 Groups & SharePoint online files
Access secured by OAuth2.0
Uses JSON format for both input and output
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8. Excel REST API in Microsoft Graph
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Excel REST API in Microsoft Graph
Your App
Microsoft Graph API (graph.microsoft.com)
USERS
GROUPS
FILES
MAIL
CALENDAR
EXCEL
Microsoft Graph rich relationships and insights
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9. Excel REST API in Microsoft Graph
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Excel REST API in Microsoft Graph
Get workbook
GET
Microsoft Graph
Path to file in
OneDrive,
SharePoint or
Office 365 groups
Excel REST API
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10. Sample queries - reporting
Change the background fill color of range A1:A6
PATCH .../workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:A6')/format/fill
{ color: "#FF0000" }
Create a column clustered chart with data from A1:C6
POST .../workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/charts/add
{ "type": "ColumnClustered", "sourcedata": "A1:C6", "seriesby": "Auto" }
Get the chart created as an image
GET .../workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/charts('Chart1')
/image(width=0,height=0,fittingMode='fit')

11. Sample queries – calc and data manipulation
Use functions
POST .../workbook/functions/pmt
{ "rate": 0.035, "nper": 20, "pv": }  
Sort data in range A1:A6
POST .../workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/range(address='A1:A6')/sort/apply
{ fields: [{ key: 0, ascending: true }] }
Filter the Table1 to get the top 3 items based on the 1st column
POST .../workbook/worksheets('Sheet1')/tables('Table1')/columns/itemAt(index=0)/filter/apply
{ criteria: { filterOn: "topPercent", criterion1: "3" } }

12. Microsoft Graph SDKs support Excel REST API
GA: .Net/Xamarin and Android
Preview: Node.js, JavaScript
Coming: iOS, Ruby, PHP
// Create a chart based on the table range.
var workbookChart = await graphClient.Me.Drive.Items[excelFileId]
.Workbook
.Worksheets[“Sheet1"]
.Charts
.Add("ColumnStacked", "Auto", tableRange.Address)
.Request()
.PostAsync();

13. Excel REST API Scenarios
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Excel REST API Scenarios
Data Management
Automate data collection through API and integration with other services.
Consuming existing data in Excel.
Worksheet Automation
Manage worksheet remotely from your app without UI.
Automate workflows around worksheets.
Calculation Service
Leverage the most powerful calculation engine.
Reporting Service
Get professional charts, powerful data analysis, even PivotTable all with a simple API call.
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14. Microsoft Graph SDK Target the /v1.0 branch
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Microsoft Graph SDK
Target the /v1.0 branch
Decoupled for easy authentication integration
Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL)
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) …
Available on multiple platforms
UWP, iOS, Android and ASP.NET MVC
More coming soon…
Consistent primitives
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15. Consistent primitives
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Consistent primitives
// C#
var user = graphServiceClient.Me.Request().GetAsync();
// Do something...
// Java
graphServiceClient.getMe().buildRequest().get(new ICallback<User>() {
// Do something…
});
// Obj-C
[[[graphServiceClient me] request] getWithCompletion:^(MSGraphUser *user, NSError *error){
}];
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Codename “Vipr”
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17. Xamarin Forms

18. Xamarin Forms

19. Pages

20. Layouts

21. Controls

22. XAML Markup or Code

24. Authentication with MSAL

25. Register your app to use the Microsoft Graph
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Register your app to use the Microsoft Graph
Every app must (v1)
be registered in an Azure Active Directory tenant
declare in advance that it will access the Microsoft Graph
declare in advance all of the permission scopes it needs for the Microsoft Graph
Every app must (v2)
be registered in the Application Registration Portal (
“Spend most of your time building the parts of your app that add value and differentiate it from the crowd.” – Application Registration Portal
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26. Gotchas You need PCL Profile 7 (no WP8) Default is 111
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Gotchas
You need PCL Profile 7 (no WP8)
Default is 111
Edit the Project file
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27. Gotchas (Android and iOS)
You need a custom PageRenderer so MSAL knows how the login dialog will be rendered
See

28. Gotchas (Android) Turn off Fast Deployment TechReady 23
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Gotchas (Android)
Turn off Fast Deployment
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29. Gotchas (Android cont)
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Gotchas (Android cont)
Enable x-machine CPU support in Hyper-V
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30. Bringing it all together
Demo

31. Resources Excel Developer Centre Excel Developer Session at Ignite US
Excel Developer Session at Ignite US
Xamarin.Forms and Graph Session at Ignite US

32. Resources Main MS Graph Landing Page MS Graph Change Log
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Resources
Main MS Graph Landing Page
MS Graph Change Log
Excel REST API Documentation
//build MSAL announcement
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33. Resources (cont) Office Developer Show on MSAL
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Resources (cont)
Office Developer Show on MSAL
Office Developer Show on Excel REST API
iOS Simulator on Windows
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34. Resources (Sample Code)
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Resources (Sample Code)
Xamarin Blog on MSAL and Forms
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35. Resources (//build/ videos)
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Resources (//build/ videos)
Microsoft Graph Overview
Working with Excel Documents with the Microsoft Graph
What's New with Microsoft Graph SDKs
What's New in the People API on the Microsoft Graph
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36. Resources (Office Blog Posts)
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Resources (Office Blog Posts)
Microsoft Graph findMeetingTimes API update
Office Dev PnP Web Cast – Introduction to Microsoft Graph for Office 365 developer
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37. Questions
Building Cross-Platform Mobile Applications with Xamarin and the Microsoft Graph
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Andrew Coates
Microsoft
@coatsy

38. Give you app Office365 Super Powers TODAY
graph.microsoft.io

39. 11/9/2018 2:08 PM
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