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App password for service account when using Security Defaults
We are using M365 Business Standard licenses and have security defaults enabled. We need to have a service account setup to allow devices (printers, scanners, etc…) to send mail outside our tenant. I cannot find a way to setup an app password or exclude this account from MFA since we can’t use conditional access. Is there a way to do this without disabling security defaults? Hoping I’m missing something here.
Thanks!
We are using M365 Business Standard licenses and have security defaults enabled. We need to have a service account setup to allow devices (printers, scanners, etc…) to send mail outside our tenant. I cannot find a way to setup an app password or exclude this account from MFA since we can’t use conditional access. Is there a way to do this without disabling security defaults? Hoping I’m missing something here. Thanks! Read More
How to change a device name like mouse or keyboard in Settings?
Hi everyone, can anyone tell me how to change the device name? Thanks
Hi everyone, can anyone tell me how to change the device name? Thanks Read More
iPhone only showing like 2 days of email…..
Anyone come across the issue where you are only seeing two day’s worth of emails in the Oulook Mobile App.
Anyone come across the issue where you are only seeing two day’s worth of emails in the Oulook Mobile App. Read More
Ctrl C or V not working constantly with Grid View in SharePoint List
Recently – I’m no longer use Copy&Paste short cuts …on SharePoint List while in Grid View editing
I experience this randomly, on many Lists and web browsers
I have noticed this since introducing new features, such as opening the List Webview App, adding a New built-in Form ….etc.
I never had any similar issues in the past 3 years
P.S. Dont suggest switching to classic view, the switch is not working at all 🙂 !
Recently – I’m no longer use Copy&Paste short cuts …on SharePoint List while in Grid View editingI experience this randomly, on many Lists and web browsers I have noticed this since introducing new features, such as opening the List Webview App, adding a New built-in Form ….etc. I never had any similar issues in the past 3 years P.S. Dont suggest switching to classic view, the switch is not working at all 🙂 ! Read More
D365 Customer Voice – Free Trial
Hi all,
Just wondering if there is a free trial for Customer Voice that still exists?
Is it a case that I could sign up for a free trial of Sales or Customer Service Enterprise and gain access to Customer Voice for 30-days through this?
If someone could kindly let me know for clarity that would be great.
Thank you
Hi all, Just wondering if there is a free trial for Customer Voice that still exists? Is it a case that I could sign up for a free trial of Sales or Customer Service Enterprise and gain access to Customer Voice for 30-days through this? If someone could kindly let me know for clarity that would be great. Thank you Read More
Open Workspaces within the same window
I’m on macOS Sonoma 14.5.
While (trying) working with Workspaces I saw the following.
If you have many spaces (mine are 6) then having N separate windows for every WS is just garbaging your screen.
In my not humble opinion, Workspaces must reuse one window rather than open next one for each one.
Examples of suggested: Vivaldi, Opera.
Please, fix/implement this.
I’m on macOS Sonoma 14.5.While (trying) working with Workspaces I saw the following.If you have many spaces (mine are 6) then having N separate windows for every WS is just garbaging your screen.In my not humble opinion, Workspaces must reuse one window rather than open next one for each one.Examples of suggested: Vivaldi, Opera. Please, fix/implement this. Read More
Windows 11 Slowness issue after upgrading from Windows 10
Some users are complaining about slowness issue after upgrading to Windows 11
When switching tasks the response is slowSpellcheck is slowWhen you click on something it takes 10-30 second’s delaySlow when opening email, typing in excel, taking screenshot
These are some of the Dell models. Out of 35 laptops upgraded already 4 people have complained of slowness.
Model #ProcessorTPM VersionBIOS Version0Memory
Latitude 5420 2.0, 0, 1.381.34.116GBLatitude 5420 2.0, 0, 1.381.34.116GBLatitude 5440 2.0, 0, 1.591.4.532GB
Some users are complaining about slowness issue after upgrading to Windows 11 When switching tasks the response is slowSpellcheck is slowWhen you click on something it takes 10-30 second’s delaySlow when opening email, typing in excel, taking screenshot These are some of the Dell models. Out of 35 laptops upgraded already 4 people have complained of slowness. Model #ProcessorTPM VersionBIOS Version0MemoryLatitude 5420 2.0, 0, 1.381.34.116GBLatitude 5420 2.0, 0, 1.381.34.116GBLatitude 5440 2.0, 0, 1.591.4.532GB Read More
Determining next steps for July 1 Intune iOS App SDK intunemam-mtd:// inclusion requirement
I received the following message from Microsoft: “Our telemetry indicates you have iOS apps integrated with the Intune App SDK that will need to be updated to include the common protocol to ensure your MAM iOS apps continue to run smoothly. (…) Before July 2024, update your iOS app by including the common protocol (intunemam-mtd://) to your app’s Info.plist file.”
I have checked all of our active projects and haven’t found any that appear to be using the Intune App SDK. The project structures in Xcode look something like this, with proprietary folders and package names crossed out:
However, I noticed that we use a shell script (attached below) to wrap some of our apps using the Intune MAM wrapper tool during Azure pipeline runs. Does this qualify as the app being integrated, and if so, what do I need to change to ensure my apps comply for the upcoming July 1 deadline? Do I need to add the Intune App SDK to all of my apps now, or would it suffice to simply add intunemam-mtd:// to my app’s Info.plist files as the original message suggested?
#!/usr/bin/env bash
intune_tool_path=“./IntuneMAMPackager”
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msintuneappsdk/intune-app-wrapping-tool-ios/master/Microsoft%20Intune%20Application%20Restrictions%20Packager%20for%20iOS.dmg –output “${intune_tool_path}”
yes | hdiutil attach “${intune_tool_path}” > /dev/null
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Input Application Package Path’ string ${ipaName}” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Output Application Package Path’ string ${intuneIpaName}” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Provisioning Profile Path’ string ${provisioningProfile}” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’SHA-1 Certificate Hash’ string ‘iPhone Distribution: [name]'” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Prevent Default Build Update’ bool true” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’ array” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’: string ${shareProvisioningProfile}” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’: string ${viewerProvisioningProfile}” Intune.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Print” Intune.plist
/Volumes/IntuneMAMAppPackager/IntuneMAMPackager/Contents/MacOS/IntuneMAMPackager -f Intune.plist
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
I received the following message from Microsoft: “Our telemetry indicates you have iOS apps integrated with the Intune App SDK that will need to be updated to include the common protocol to ensure your MAM iOS apps continue to run smoothly. (…) Before July 2024, update your iOS app by including the common protocol (intunemam-mtd://) to your app’s Info.plist file.” I have checked all of our active projects and haven’t found any that appear to be using the Intune App SDK. The project structures in Xcode look something like this, with proprietary folders and package names crossed out:However, I noticed that we use a shell script (attached below) to wrap some of our apps using the Intune MAM wrapper tool during Azure pipeline runs. Does this qualify as the app being integrated, and if so, what do I need to change to ensure my apps comply for the upcoming July 1 deadline? Do I need to add the Intune App SDK to all of my apps now, or would it suffice to simply add intunemam-mtd:// to my app’s Info.plist files as the original message suggested? #!/usr/bin/env bashintune_tool_path=”./IntuneMAMPackager”curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msintuneappsdk/intune-app-wrapping-tool-ios/master/Microsoft%20Intune%20Application%20Restrictions%20Packager%20for%20iOS.dmg –output “${intune_tool_path}”yes | hdiutil attach “${intune_tool_path}” > /dev/null/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Input Application Package Path’ string ${ipaName}” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Output Application Package Path’ string ${intuneIpaName}” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Provisioning Profile Path’ string ${provisioningProfile}” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’SHA-1 Certificate Hash’ string ‘iPhone Distribution: [name]'” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Prevent Default Build Update’ bool true” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’ array” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’: string ${shareProvisioningProfile}” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Add :’Extension Provisioning Profile Paths’: string ${viewerProvisioningProfile}” Intune.plist/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c “Print” Intune.plist/Volumes/IntuneMAMAppPackager/IntuneMAMPackager/Contents/MacOS/IntuneMAMPackager -f Intune.plist Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Read More
MS Form Pre fill user name and email in text field
Is it possible to pre fill the text fields in MS form with logged in user name and email at the time of form filling.
Is it possible to pre fill the text fields in MS form with logged in user name and email at the time of form filling. Read More
Using Drive mapping in Intune.
Hi guys!
I`ve being using drive mapping in Intune but a 1 or 2 weeks ago I got some problem and the policy completly stopped.
When I saw in event viewer I got the error below
MDM ConfigurationManager: Command failure status. Configuraton Source ID: (6187F328-9E03-4412-84C5-75043FCDE3E8), Enrollment Type: (MDMDeviceWithAAD), CSP Name: (Policy), Command Type: (Clear: first phase of Delete), CSP URI: (./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/ConfigOperations/ADMXInstall/DriveMapping/Policy/DriveMappingAdmx), Result: (Unknown Win32 Error code: 0x86000011).
Its a configuration policie using ADMX Imported Administrative Templates.
Do you guys have some idea?
Thank you.
Hi guys! I`ve being using drive mapping in Intune but a 1 or 2 weeks ago I got some problem and the policy completly stopped. When I saw in event viewer I got the error belowMDM ConfigurationManager: Command failure status. Configuraton Source ID: (6187F328-9E03-4412-84C5-75043FCDE3E8), Enrollment Type: (MDMDeviceWithAAD), CSP Name: (Policy), Command Type: (Clear: first phase of Delete), CSP URI: (./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/ConfigOperations/ADMXInstall/DriveMapping/Policy/DriveMappingAdmx), Result: (Unknown Win32 Error code: 0x86000011). Its a configuration policie using ADMX Imported Administrative Templates. Do you guys have some idea? Thank you. Read More
Need help to display DataTable data on C# form
I have 2 instances running, one is the application and another one is running as server. I have a log form to show some records added on the DataTable as log information. Data row added during server runtime is not showing on the client instance form when click to open the form. I’m not familiar with C#, please share some ideas how can I achieve this, thanks.
I have 2 instances running, one is the application and another one is running as server. I have a log form to show some records added on the DataTable as log information. Data row added during server runtime is not showing on the client instance form when click to open the form. I’m not familiar with C#, please share some ideas how can I achieve this, thanks. Read More
Silver Partner
How do I redeem my Silver Partner status? Or apply for a new one?
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¿fTPM is supported in self deploying autopilot profiles?
Hi,
someone has experience enrolling shared pc’s in intune via self-deploying profiles with AMD fTPM? I need to deploy this type of machine and as far as i know TPM 2.0 and TPM attestation support is necessary. Today I´ve learned what is fTPM and have been searching for information about this related with Intune but with inconclusive results.
After reading the forums some people say it has worked for them, others don’t.
The only “official” documentation I have found for Intune says that it is a known issue (Windows Autopilot known issues | Microsoft Learn)
“TPM attestation isn’t working on AMD platforms with ASP fTPM.
TPM attestation for AMD platforms with ASP firmware TPM might fail with error code 0x80070490 on Windows systems. This issue is resolved on later versions of AMD firmware. Consult with device manufacturers and firmware release notes for which firmware versions contain the update”
But nothing about versions, computer models…
Does anyone have more precise information that could help me other than consulting the manufacturer about every device? In our case, we would use both new and recycled equipment, and I would like to have a clearer picture of this.
Thank you in advance
Hi,someone has experience enrolling shared pc’s in intune via self-deploying profiles with AMD fTPM? I need to deploy this type of machine and as far as i know TPM 2.0 and TPM attestation support is necessary. Today I´ve learned what is fTPM and have been searching for information about this related with Intune but with inconclusive results.After reading the forums some people say it has worked for them, others don’t. The only “official” documentation I have found for Intune says that it is a known issue (Windows Autopilot known issues | Microsoft Learn)”TPM attestation isn’t working on AMD platforms with ASP fTPM.TPM attestation for AMD platforms with ASP firmware TPM might fail with error code 0x80070490 on Windows systems. This issue is resolved on later versions of AMD firmware. Consult with device manufacturers and firmware release notes for which firmware versions contain the update”But nothing about versions, computer models…Does anyone have more precise information that could help me other than consulting the manufacturer about every device? In our case, we would use both new and recycled equipment, and I would like to have a clearer picture of this.Thank you in advance Read More
Emptying recycle bin
If I change recycle bin properties from custom size to dont move files to recycle bin where do they go are they completely removed from PC or do they go into some hidden folder Read More
Lesson Learned #502: Comparing and Transferring Azure SQL Databases Table Structures Using SMO
This last week, I worked on a service request that we need to compare the existing tables of a database placed on a Azure SQL Server with another hand. If the table doesn’t exist in the target database the intention is to have a script of the table and recreate the table in the target. Following, I would like to share my lessons learned here.
I used the following C# script to play with SMO – SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), please note that it is meant for educational purposes and should be adapted and tested thoroughly before using in a production environment.
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
namespace TransferTables
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string sourceConnectionString = “Server=tcp:sourceserver.database.windows.net;Database=sourcedb;User ID=username1;Password=Password1;”;
string destinationConnectionString = “Server=tcp:targetserver.database.windows.net;Database=targetdb;User ID=username2;Password=Password2;”;
TransferTables(sourceConnectionString, destinationConnectionString);
}
static void TransferTables(string sourceConnectionString, string destinationConnectionString)
{
string logFilePath = “c:\temp\TransferTablesLog.txt”;
using (var sourceConnection = CreateRetryConnection(sourceConnectionString, logFilePath))
using (var destinationConnection = CreateRetryConnection(destinationConnectionString, logFilePath))
{
var sourceServer = new Server(new ServerConnection(sourceConnection));
var sourceDatabase = sourceServer.Databases[“sourcedb”];
var destinationServer = new Server(new ServerConnection(destinationConnection));
var destinationDatabase = destinationServer.Databases[“targetdb”];
foreach (Table sourceTable in sourceDatabase.Tables)
{
if (sourceTable.Schema == “dbo”)
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Checking ..{sourceTable.Schema}.{sourceTable.Name}:”);
if (!destinationDatabase.Tables.Contains(sourceTable.Name, sourceTable.Schema))
{
if (!destinationDatabase.Schemas.Contains(sourceTable.Schema))
{
string createSchemaScript = $”CREATE SCHEMA {sourceTable.Schema}”;
ExecuteWithRetry(destinationDatabase, createSchemaScript, logFilePath);
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Schema created: {sourceTable.Schema}”);
}
var createTableScripts = GetCreateTableScripts(sourceTable);
foreach (var script in createTableScripts)
{
ExecuteWithRetry(destinationDatabase, script, logFilePath);
}
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Table created: {sourceTable.Schema}.{sourceTable.Name}”);
}
else
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Table exists in destination: {sourceTable.Schema}.{sourceTable.Name}”);
}
}
}
}
}
static List<string> GetCreateTableScripts(Table sourceTable)
{
ScriptingOptions options = new ScriptingOptions
{
ScriptDrops = false,
IncludeIfNotExists = false,
Indexes = true,
DriAllConstraints = true,
DriPrimaryKey = true,
DriForeignKeys = true,
DriUniqueKeys = true,
DriClustered = true,
DriNonClustered = true,
FullTextIndexes = true,
Triggers = true,
Statistics = true
};
StringCollection scriptCollection = sourceTable.Script(options);
List<string> scripts = new List<string>();
foreach (string script in scriptCollection)
{
if (script.StartsWith(“CREATE TRIGGER”, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
scripts.Add(script);
}
else if (scripts.Count > 0 && scripts[scripts.Count – 1].StartsWith(“CREATE TRIGGER”, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
scripts[scripts.Count – 1] += Environment.NewLine + script;
}
else
{
scripts.Add(script);
}
}
return scripts;
}
static SqlConnection CreateRetryConnection(string connectionString, string logFilePath)
{
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
RetryPolicy retryPolicy = new RetryPolicy();
for (int retry = 0; retry < retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount; retry++)
{
try
{
connection.Open();
return connection;
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Error opening connection: {ex.Message}”);
if (retry == retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount – 1)
{
throw;
}
Thread.Sleep(retryPolicy.GetRetryDelay(retry));
}
}
return connection;
}
static void ExecuteWithRetry(Database database, string query, string logFilePath)
{
RetryPolicy retryPolicy = new RetryPolicy();
for (int retry = 0; retry < retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount; retry++)
{
try
{
database.ExecuteNonQuery(query);
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Successfully executed query: {query}”);
return;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Error executing query: {ex.Message} – Query: {query}”);
if (retry == retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount – 1)
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Imposible after retries”);
}
Thread.Sleep(retryPolicy.GetRetryDelay(retry));
}
}
}
static SqlDataReader ExecuteReaderWithRetry(SqlCommand command, string logFilePath)
{
RetryPolicy retryPolicy = new RetryPolicy();
for (int retry = 0; retry < retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount; retry++)
{
try
{
return command.ExecuteReader();
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
LogMessage(logFilePath, $”Error executing reader: {ex.Message}”);
if (retry == retryPolicy.MaxRetryCount – 1)
{
throw;
}
Thread.Sleep(retryPolicy.GetRetryDelay(retry));
}
}
return null;
}
static void LogMessage(string logFilePath, string message)
{
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(logFilePath, true))
{
writer.WriteLine($”{DateTime.Now}: {message}”);
Console.WriteLine($”{DateTime.Now}: {message}”);
}
}
}
public class RetryPolicy
{
public int MaxRetryCount { get; set; } = 5;
public int RetryDelayBase { get; set; } = 2000; // 2 seconds
public TimeSpan GetRetryDelay(int retryAttempt)
{
return TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(RetryDelayBase * (retryAttempt + 1));
}
}
}
The script performs the following tasks:
Establishes connections to the source and destination databases.
Iterates through the tables in the source database. In this case, I also included to filter just only the tables that belongs to dbo.
Checks if each table exists in the destination database.
If a table does not exist, it creates the schema and table structure in the destination database.
Logs the actions performed during the process.
One thing that pay my attention and why we used SMO is for the properties that you could specify to obtain the details of the table structure, for example, looking at the GetCreateTableScript Method we could see all the options that the script of the table structure will return, indexes, primary keys, indexes, statistics, etc..
Example:
Disclaimer
This script is for educational purposes only. Ensure you thoroughly review, test, and modify the script to suit your specific requirements and environment before using it in production. The author is not responsible for any data loss or damage resulting from the use of this script.
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World Refugee Day: Recognizing refugees and displaced people around the globe
Ibrahim Fareedh lives in the Maldives where he has been a fisherman for 20 years. His work supports his wife, two daughters and his parents. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t worry about how climate change is impacting his work, and whether he’ll be forced to leave his home country to support his family. He loves fishing and his home and wants to continue with his way of life for years to come. But he’s facing numerous challenges with rising ocean temperatures and increased erosion affecting the island. His livelihood is tied to fishing. Significant environmental changes force him to travel farther into the sea for both bait and fishing and there is a serious near-term risk of him being displaced altogether. This is the plight for so many around the world.
On June 20th we honor World Refugee Day – an international day designated by the United Nations to recognize refugees and displaced people around the globe. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the strength and courage of those who have been forced to flee their home countries to escape conflict, persecution and environmental and climate-related disasters. It seems like each year, the hurdles in addressing the crisis confronting refugees and displaced people becomes more complex and urgent, and this day challenges us to think more deeply about how we can help produce positive and lasting change.
The world is currently facing the largest global refugee crisis in history
The most crucial aspect to understand about refugees in 2024 is the sheer scale of displacement. According to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, more than120 million refugees and displaced people worldwide have been forcibly moved due to conflict, violence, persecution, human rights abuses and climate change disruptions. The plight of this staggering number of human beings underscores the importance of global cooperation, compassion, and practical solutions to provide safety and support for those forced to flee their homes.
As part of our mission at Microsoft Tech for Social Impact to provide intergovernmental organizations (IGO) and nonprofits with the technology to accelerate social good globally, we collaborate with third sector organizations to provide solutions and support that help enhance personal safety, health, housing, and family reunification for refugees. Certainly, we recognize that technology isn’t a silver bullet, but it is part of a comprehensive strategy, and it can significantly improve the lives of displaced people.
Our partnerships are key in helping displaced people and identifying vulnerable populations
We have made and continue to prioritize partnerships with organizations like the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – UN Migration. These types of partnerships enable us to, among other things, leverage data analytics to predict migration patterns, allocate resources efficiently, and identify vulnerable populations.
The story of Ibrahim Fareedh in the Maldives is just one of many from our work with IOM, where so many people are worried about their livelihoods – and their lives! – due to very serious environmental conditions. That includes people who fish for a living; they’re living with a lot of uncertainty.
Ibrahim says if climate change weren’t an issue, catching bait and fishing would become easier. The island wouldn’t be subject to erosion, the reef would remain stable, and rising sea levels wouldn’t pose a threat. But unfortunately, that’s not the case. He hopes for positive change — in an ideal world, none of these things would worry him. And he and his family can lead a happy life without excessive fear and difficulties from climate change.
We want to help people like Ibrahim who aren’t yet on the move, but because of climate change may be on the move soon. We believe technology and AI can play a role to help offset the displacement of additional populations.
There are no easy answers, but there are many ways we can help advocate
World Refugee Day is much more than an acknowledgement; it’s an opportunity for each of us to play a part in fostering a world that’s inclusive and equitable, and a time to honor the indomitable spirit of refugees and displaced people by not only recognizing their plight but by actively contributing to a future where everyone has the chance to thrive. I hope this inspires you to consider supporting one of the UN organizations, such as IOM and UNHCR dedicated to supporting refugees and displaced people, or some of the other nonprofits we work with, such as Agape Source and One World Strong. Together we can make a difference.
Continue the conversation by joining us in the Nonprofit Community! Want to share best practices or join community events? Become a member by “Joining” the Nonprofit Community. To stay up to date on the latest nonprofit news, make sure to Follow or Subscribe to the Nonprofit Community Blog space!
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Announcing Microsoft Teams Webinar integration with HubSpot marketing automation
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance their marketing strategies and lead management processes. The integration of HubSpot with Microsoft Teams webinars represents a significant new advancement in this domain for Teams webinar customers, offering a seamless blend of lead scoring and marketing automation capabilities that cater to the dynamic needs of our combined customers. This integration was built using the new Microsoft Teams webinar APIs in Microsoft Graph.
HubSpot, renowned for its robust B2B marketing automation platform, significantly amplifies lead scoring and prioritization, empowering sales teams to identify and engage with high-potential customers effectively. The Teams webinar connector serves as a critical tool in enabling this capability, facilitating the effortless import of data into HubSpot and enriching lead qualification with comprehensive webinar engagement insights. This integration not only fosters efficient marketing and sales alignment but also has the potential to drive revenue growth through strategic targeting and lead nurturing.
This new integration between Teams webinars and HubSpot enables organizations to harness the full potential of marketing events, transforming them into powerful instruments for lead generation and customer engagement. By using the event data generated by Teams webinars, businesses can craft personalized marketing campaigns that resonate with their audience and drive conversions. The integration enables syncing webinar registration and attendance details from Teams webinars to HubSpot marketing events, which can be used to segment contacts in HubSpot. With the integration, users can now:
Sync webinar data such as event name, date, start time, end time, organizer, status, and description to HubSpot Marketing Events.
Sync webinar activity data such as registrations, attendees, cancellations, no-shows, attendance duration, etc. and display this activity on contact pages.
Create new contact records for registrants not yet in HubSpot.
Advantages to deploying the integration
If users have been hosting webinars on Microsoft Teams, historically they may not have had an easy method to import webinar data into HubSpot, leading to challenges in analyzing event performance and contact engagement. Now, users have the ability to sync webinar events and activity data to HubSpot, making it easier to centralize their marketing efforts, create new contacts, and perform data-driven customer outreach.
How can users get started?
For details about how to install the connector for Microsoft Teams events in HubSpot, see Connect HubSpot and Microsoft Teams. When the connector has been installed, users will see a new Webinar Settings tab in the HubSpot integrations/Connected apps available in their settings (within the HubSpot interface).
For administrators in Teams, users will see a Global Settings tab within webinar settings in Teams, from which they can manage account-wide webinars settings including permissions, a global sync toggle, exclusions, and individual user settings.
Users can control their own webinar sync settings via the My Settings tab for webinars they organize. Here, users will see a list of their webinars and can select which ones to sync. Users can also select to sync data from newly scheduled webinars by default.
For a detailed walkthrough that explains how to configure webinar settings, see Connect HubSpot and Microsoft Teams.
After webinar settings are configured, any webinars users choose to sync will generate a marketing event in HubSpot where they can see event-level information, such as the number of registrants, attendees, and cancellations. Properties such as event name, date, start time, end time, organizer, status, and description will sync from Teams to the event record in HubSpot.
In addition, event activity will auto-log on the contact pages of webinar registrants. If a webinar registrant is not already recorded in HubSpot, a corresponding contact record will be created.
For more information about configuring webinars settings, including permissions, see Use HubSpot and Microsoft Teams webinars.
For more information about HubSpot Marketing Events, please see Use marketing events.
Who has access?
This feature is only available to Microsoft Teams integration users whose admins have installed the integration using the Full Install option. If users have the integration installed under the Limited Install option, it needs to be uninstalled and reinstalled under Full Install . For help with the installation process, see Connect HubSpot and Microsoft Teams.
Conclusion
The integration of Microsoft Teams events with HubSpot’s marketing automation platform gives a new additional capability set to Teams webinars as an event marketing solution. By seamlessly syncing webinar data, organizations can leverage targeted, data-driven marketing strategies to enhance lead generation and customer engagement. This integration not only streamlines workflow but also provides valuable insights, enabling businesses to deliver personalized experiences that captivate their audience and drive meaningful interactions.
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Cross browser manifest v3 support (service_worker)
We have a browser extension where we support multiple browsers.
We are following this advice, which seems to be accepted by the Chrome extension store:
But the Microsoft Edge extension store gives this response:
The following checks failed:
Package acceptance validation error: The background.scripts field cannot be used with manifest version 3. Use the background.service_worker field instead.
We have a browser extension where we support multiple browsers. We are following this advice, which seems to be accepted by the Chrome extension store:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75043889/manifest-v3-background-scripts-service-worker-on-firefox/78088358#78088358 But the Microsoft Edge extension store gives this response:The following checks failed:Package acceptance validation error: The background.scripts field cannot be used with manifest version 3. Use the background.service_worker field instead. Read More
Revoke VPP App Assignment for Token
Hello, Can anyone clarify if I need to uninstall the VPP apps and then remove the group assignments assigned to the VPP apps or, can I just uninstall the APP apps and leave the groups assigned, and then, I can select the option Revoke all VPP app licenses via the ‘token’ option?
Also, the check box here throws me a curve ball, as I would think that I have to uninstall for the ‘Notify users…’ to notify, but then if it is a non-user affinity device, who gets notified?
Hello, Can anyone clarify if I need to uninstall the VPP apps and then remove the group assignments assigned to the VPP apps or, can I just uninstall the APP apps and leave the groups assigned, and then, I can select the option Revoke all VPP app licenses via the ‘token’ option? Also, the check box here throws me a curve ball, as I would think that I have to uninstall for the ‘Notify users…’ to notify, but then if it is a non-user affinity device, who gets notified? Read More
Tri automatique et numérotation
Bonjour,
Je souhaiterais automatiser le tri de ma feuille Excel selon la couleur des cellules de la colonne D. (Toutes les cellules de couleur jaune, puis toutes les cellules de couleur verte,…).
Dans le même temps, j’aimerais que le numéro de bon d’évacuation suive le réagencement.
Merci d’avance.
A.
Bonjour, Je souhaiterais automatiser le tri de ma feuille Excel selon la couleur des cellules de la colonne D. (Toutes les cellules de couleur jaune, puis toutes les cellules de couleur verte,…).Dans le même temps, j’aimerais que le numéro de bon d’évacuation suive le réagencement. Merci d’avance. A. Read More