Reference13r2:Concept myApps Custom App for MS Teams
Applies To
This information applies to
- innovaphone PBX from version 13r2
Overview
- The feature is intended to integrate the myApps web client into MS Teams as a custom app.
- The PBX offers a download link for that custom app that can then be uploaded into MS teams.
- The app is auto-configured with the URL and Domain Names of the PBX.
Note: The custom app offers no further integration into Teams in 13r2 besides opening the web client. Deeper intergrations might follow in future releases.
Requirements
PBX
- Firmware version 13r2 or higher
- The PBX must have a DNS name configured
- The PBX (and the Reverse Proxy) must have an officially signed certificate with a name matching the DNS name.
MS Teams
- Side-loading of custom apps has to be enabled for the organization
Details
Download
- The custom app can be downloaded in the advanced UI of the PBX at PBX/Config/myApps.
Custom App Details
The custom app is a ZIP file containing icons and a manifest.json.
Please see the Microsoft documentation for details on the manifest format: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/resources/schema/manifest-schema
Dynamic parts of the auto-generated manifest
- version
- The build number of the PBX firmware.
- id
- An app ID that is unique per PBX DNS name.
- name.full
- Contains the DNS name of the PBX.
- description.full
- Contains the DNS name of the PBX.
- description.short
- Contains the DNS name of the PBX.
- staticTabs[0].contentUrl
- The myApps-URL of the PBX.
- validDomains
- The DNS name of the PBX.
Example manifest
The following example shows a manifest created for a PBX with the following configuration:
config change PBX0 /gk-id example.com /dns pbx.example.com /gk-domain
- System Name
- example.com
- Use as Domain
- on
- DNS
- pbx.example.com
{ "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.8/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json", "manifestVersion": "1.8", "version": "135724", "id": "0e33ff1e-7744-8dda-11ee-fee8459a836f", "packageName": "com.innovaphone.myapps", "developer": { "name": "innovaphone AG", "websiteUrl": "https://innovaphone.com", "privacyUrl": "https://innovaphone.com", "termsOfUseUrl": "https://innovaphone.com" }, "icons": { "color": "color.png", "outline": "outline.png" }, "name": { "short": "innovaphone myApps", "full": "innovaphone myApps (pbx.example.com)" }, "description": { "short": "innovaphone myApps (pbx.example.com)", "full": "This app shows the innovaphone myApps client for pbx.example.com." }, "accentColor": "#FFFFFF", "staticTabs": [ { "entityId": "com.innovaphone.myapps.client", "name": "myApps", "contentUrl": "https://pbx.example.com/PBX0/APPCLIENT/appclient.htm", "scopes": [ "personal" ] } ], "permissions": [ "identity", "messageTeamMembers" ], "validDomains": [ "pbx.example.com" ], "devicePermissions": [ "media", "geolocation", "notifications", "openExternal" ] }
Troubleshooting
- innovaphone support may ask you to access to the DevTools for the trace collection. See Microsoft DevTools article : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/tabs/how-to/developer-tools
This can occur when user has added myApps app from his organisation and also uploaded by himself the customised app.
Upload fail
Be sure to upload the zip file that was previously download under PBX/Config/myApps and that the requirements are fulfilled.
Expected restrictions of MS Teams
No WebRTC screen sharing
Teams does not support WebRTC screen sharing. So the softphone app inside teams won't support it either.
Pop-out apps in native teams client do not support WebRTC
So the softphone app can just work in the main teams window. Also undocking the video window won't work.
Switching to a different app closes the current app
In Teams client, Apps are closed when you switch to a different app/menu from the left side bar. The same will happen for myApps.