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Microsoft 365 integrations

Microsoft 365 may already hold much of the information your team needs. LongSpoke helps shape the connections between that information and the work, using SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform or appropriate APIs when they fit the requirement.

Try the sample workflow

Start with the handoff

A file arriving in a library is only one step. Someone may still need to check its contents, identify the owner, record an exception and prepare the next action. We map those decisions before choosing the Microsoft components.

Possible starting points

  • An intake process that connects a document with its required fields, responsible person and review status.
  • A SharePoint-based register that gives a team a consistent view of outstanding work and evidence.
  • A Teams entry point that brings people to the relevant record instead of another disconnected status message.

Check the environment before promising the connection

The design depends on the actual tenant, source systems and approved identities. We check app access separately from access to the underlying data. Connector behavior, API limits, licensing and organizational policies are reviewed client by client; a familiar product name does not settle those questions.

SharePoint, a Power App, an automation flow and a custom application serve different purposes. We choose the combination around the operation, with clear ownership of connections and ongoing support.

Make permissions and actions explicit

The first phase specifies what can be read, what can change, who can review and which actions require approval. It identifies the source of truth and how a person can find the original record. Notifications, shared access and writes to another system each need an agreed purpose and destination.

Verify the result from the user’s side

A sandbox is tested with the intended roles and authorized sample data. We check missing permissions, duplicate submissions, changed records and failed connections. A screen saying ‘saved’ is followed by checking the actual destination. Feedback, fixes and acceptance stay tied to the agreed phase before a live release.

Questions, answered

A few useful details.

Does our Microsoft 365 subscription cover everything?

It may cover part of the solution. The required connectors, Power Apps or Power Automate capabilities, guest access and data platform can affect licensing. We check the proposed design against your actual environment before committing to it.

Can a Power App work offline?

Some native Power Apps scenarios support offline work when configured for it. Canvas apps running in a web browser cannot run offline. Dataverse offline support and a custom local queue for other sources have different constraints, so the host and data source must be chosen together.

Microsoft’s canvas-app offline guidance

Will an integration give everyone access to the data?

No. App sharing and source-data permissions are separate. The intended users, guest requirements and least necessary access are checked as part of the design and tested with the relevant roles.

A sensible place to start

Tell me about
the work.

Start with the job, the people involved and the part that keeps getting in the way.

Email LongSpokejustin@longspoke.com