1. Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013
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Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013
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2. Session Objectives Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Working with the Persistent Chat Server SDK

3. Agenda Overview Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Persistent Chat Server SDK
Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013

4. Overview

5. Persistent Chat Platform Components
Persistent Chat support added to client-side Lync 2013 SDK
Delivered as managed APIs
New in Lync 2013
Lync 2013 Persistent Chat PowerShell® interfaces
PowerShell cmdlets to administer and manage Persistent Chat
Lync 2013 Persistent Chat Server SDK
Introduced with OCS 2007 R2; was the only API available for Persistent Chat
Lync 2013 continues supporting and enhancing this SDK
Separate install
Delivered as managed APIs that build on UCMA
Applications run on Lync Server (e.g., BOTs)

6. Persistent Chat in Lync 2013
Consistent user experience
Message history is persisted in the room
Stories
Rich permissions structure
Extensible using the Lync Managed API
Interact with rooms and their events
Build an add-in that runs in the room

7. Room Management Category Room Add-In
Set options for rooms in the category
Set Allowed Members
Set Denied Members
Set Creators
Room
Inherit settings defined in the category
Set room type
Associate an add-in
Set Managers
Set Members
Room types
Normal
Auditorium
Add-In
Extend the functionality of a room
Web application hosted in IIS
Interact with the room using the Lync API
Management
PowerShell cmdlets or using the Lync Server Control Panel
Management Futures
End-user interface for managing rooms
Room Add-Ins
Extend the room’s functionality using an add-in; e.g. display relevant news items sent by a bot

8. Persistent Chat in the Lync Client

9. Agenda Overview Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Persistent Chat Server SDK
Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013

10. Persistent Chat in the Lync API

11. Working with Persistent Chat using the Lync API
RoomManager
Accessible through LyncClient class
Get a room by its URI
Search for rooms
Follow and un-follow rooms
Subscribe to room events
Participant Added / Removed
Messages Received
Unread Message Count Changed

12. Working with Persistent Chat using the Lync API
Send Messages to a Room
Message types
Regular
Alert
Story
Plain text or RTF
Filter Messages
Call Room.EnableOutgoingMessageFilter()
Take action on messages before they are sent to the room

13. Persistent Chat PowerShell cmdlets – Categories
# Create a Persistent Chat Category
New-CsPersistentChatCategory –Name <String>
# Set the allowed members of the Category
Set-CsPersistentChatCategory -Identity <Identity>
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# Set users who are allowed to create Rooms in the Category
-Creators
# Indicate if users are notified when invited to a Room in the Category
Set-CsPersistentChatCategory –Identity <Identity>
-Invitations <Boolean>

14. Persistent Chat PowerShell cmdlets – Rooms
# Create a Room in a Category
New-CsPersistentChatRoom –Name <String>
-Category <String>
-Description <String>
# Set the Managers of the Room
Set-CsPersistentChatRoom
-Identity <Identity>
-Managers <Managers>
# Set the Members of the Room
-Members <Members>

15. Working with Persistent Chat in the Lync API

16. Agenda Overview Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Persistent Chat Server SDK
Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013

17. Persistent Chat Add-Ins

18. Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Extend the Functionality of a Room
Add-ins run in the extension pane of the conversation window
Can access the room
Can retrieve messages from the room
Can send messages to the room and apply filters to messages
Scenarios
Display messages from a bot
Show grouped message history of the room
Provide companion LOB application in room

19. Add-In Development and Deployment
Development Experience
Build in Silverlight
Call LyncClient.GetHostingRoom() method to get handle to room
Management
Deploy to IIS
Associate an add-in with a room
PowerShell cmdlets, Lync Server Control Panel, or Persistent Chat Server SDK

20. Persistent Chat PowerShell cmdlets – Addins
# Create a new Addin
New-CsPersistentChatAddin
-Name <String>
-PersistentChatPoolFqdn <String>
-Url <String>
# Associate the Addin with a Room
Set-CsPersistentChatRoom
-Identity <String>
-Addin <String>

21. Persistent Chat Message History Add-In

22. Agenda Overview Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Persistent Chat Server SDK
Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013

23. Persistent Chat Server SDK

24. Persistent Chat Server SDK Scenarios
Room Participation
Post messages, query room directory and content, chat history
Upload/download files
Throttling participant list updates
BOTs in a Room
Automated participants posting content to a room

25. Persistent Chat Server SDK Scenarios
Associate Add-Ins to a Room
Associate add-ins with Persistent Chat rooms to extend the in-room experience
End User Room Creation and Management
Customize room creation and management workflows
Hook into Lync client entry point

26. Persistent Chat PowerShell cmdlets – Endpoints
# Create a new Persistent Chat Endpoint
New-CsPersistentChatEndpoint
-SipAddress <String>
-PersistentChatPoolFqdn <String>

27. Working with the Persistent Chat Server SDK

28. Agenda Overview Persistent Chat in the Lync API
Persistent Chat Add-Ins
Persistent Chat Server SDK
Working with the Persistent Chat Platform in Lync 2013

29. Key takeaways Interact with Persistent Chat using the Lync API
Build Persistent Chat add-ins using the Lync API
Manage Persistent Chat using PowerShell cmdlets, and Lync Server Control Panel
Interact with and manage Persistent Chat using the Persistent Chat Server SDK

30. thank you

31. © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.