Develop on Yammer [electronic resource] : Social Integration for Modern Business Applications /
Rawal, Pathik.author.
Rohilla, Pryank.author.
Develop on Yammer is your guide to integrating the Yammer social network with your company's application ecosystem. By developing custom apps and features on the Yammer platform, you can make your workplace more productive, encourage communication and feedback, and get your colleagues collaborating across a range of platforms, including SharePoint, ASP.NET, and Windows Phone. The book begins with an introduction to the development options available along with guidance on how to set up a Yammer developer account. You'll then take your first step in Yammer integration by building a Yammer feed into a web page or other JavaScript-based client application, before diving into app creation and management on the Yammer platform. The authors provide a deep dive into the Yammer authorization process from client-side and server-side perspectives, and you'll find out how to work closely with Yammer's data streams and its full range of development possibilities using Open Graph and Yammer's REST API. The final chapters cover how to build Yammer integration into standalone applications for SharePoint and Windows Phone 8 with Yammer SDKs. All chapters are illustrated with examples and sample code, and a case study follows the development of a workplace training application as the authors apply each technique, so you can see how to make the most of what Yammer has to offer. What You'll Learn Why develop on Yammer, and what development options are available  How to add a Yammer feed to an HTML-based application using Yammer Embed, to bring relevant news and discussions into the contexts where they matter How to develop custom Yammer features for your SharePoint, Office or web applications on the client side with the Yammer JavaScript SDK How to carry out secure authorization and authentication on Yammer How to use Yammer Open Graph and REST APIs to posts messages, create custom activities and get data from Yammer-integrated applications How to work with the Yammer Windows Phone 8 SDK to add Yammer functionality to a Windows Phone 8 application Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at developers with a background in .NET/C# development. Readers should be comfortable working with JavaScript. Software architects will also find this book valuable for planning social integration across their companies' business ecosystems.
Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Yammer Development;  What Is Yammer?;  Public Groups;  Private Groups;  Yammer Profiles ;  Conversations ;  Benefits of Integration with Yammer;  Microsoft Office 365 and Yammer;  Core of Yammer Development: The Yammer Platform;  Yammer Integration Architecture;  Yammer Embed ;  JavaScript ;  REST APIs ;  Open Graph (OG);  SDKs;  How to Start Yammer Integration;  Creating a Yammer Account; Setting Up Your Profile Without Single Sign-On
Setting Up Your Yammer Profile with Single Sign-On and a Company Email Address Signing in to Yammer with a Microsoft Office 365 Account ;  Case Study: SPDSUniverisity ;  Summary; Chapter 2: Integrations with Yammer Embed;  Introducing Yammer Embed;  Yammer Embed Prerequisites;  Different Types of Yammer Embed Feeds ;  Yammer Embed Parameters ;  Adding Yammer Embed to a Web Page;  Types of Yammer Feeds;  Yammer User Feed ;  Yammer Group Feed ;  Yammer Topic Feed ;  Yammer Object Feed ; Implementing Commenting Using a Yammer Object Feed; Using Embed.ly ( www.Embed.ly)
Object Feed Configuration ParametersHeaders and Footers in Object Feeds;  Custom Publisher Messages ; Open Graph Previews;  Private Specified Object Feed ;  Yammer Embed with Single Sign-On;  Using the Yammer Action Buttons;  How to Add a Yammer Action Button; Yammer Like Button; Yammer Follow Button; Yammer Share Button;  Summary; Chapter 3: Yammer App Development Basics;  What Is a Yammer App?;  Registering a Yammer App;  Configuring Yammer App Registration Details;  Editing the Basic Info;  Configuring App Directory Settings; What Is the Yammer App Directory?; Configuration Options
Submitting Your App to the Global App Directory Configuring Open Graph;  Summary; Chapter 4: Authenticating Yammer Users;  Understanding Yammer Authentication;  What Is OAuth 2. 0 ?;  OAuth Roles;  Authentication on Yammer Using OAuth 2.0;  Yammer Authentication Flows;  Server-Side Flow ; Step #1: Application Request Authentication ; Step #2: Server Request Credentials ; Step #3: Server Request App Authorization ; Step #4: Application Receives Authorization Code ; Redirect URL's Parameters When the User Allows the Yammer App; Redirect URL's Parameters When the User Denies the Yammer App
Step #5: Application Request Access Token Step #6: Application Receives Access Token ; Step #7: Application Makes Further Calls to Yammer ; Implementing Server-Side Flow in an ASP.NET Web Application;  Client-Side Flow ; Step #1: Application Request Authentication ; Step #2: Server Request Credentials ; Step #3: Server Request App Authorization ; Step #4: Application Receives Access Token ; Redirect URL's Parameters When Users Allow the Yammer App; Redirect URL's Parameters When Users Deny the Yammer App ; Implementing Client-Side Flow in a Microsoft SharePoint-Hosted App ;  Summary
Chapter 5: Writing Data into Yammer with Open Graph
Includes index.
Develop on Yammer is your guide to integrating the Yammer social network with your company's application ecosystem. By developing custom apps and features on the Yammer platform, you can make your workplace more productive, encourage communication and feedback, and get your colleagues collaborating across a range of platforms, including SharePoint, ASP.NET, and Windows Phone. The book begins with an introduction to the development options available along with guidance on how to set up a Yammer developer account. You'll then take your first step in Yammer integration by building a Yammer feed into a web page or other JavaScript-based client application, before diving into app creation and management on the Yammer platform. The authors provide a deep dive into the Yammer authorization process from client-side and server-side perspectives, and you'll find out how to work closely with Yammer's data streams and its full range of development possibilities using Open Graph and Yammer's REST API. The final chapters cover how to build Yammer integration into standalone applications for SharePoint and Windows Phone 8 with Yammer SDKs. All chapters are illustrated with examples and sample code, and a case study follows the development of a workplace training application as the authors apply each technique, so you can see how to make the most of what Yammer has to offer. What You'll Learn Why develop on Yammer, and what development options are available  How to add a Yammer feed to an HTML-based application using Yammer Embed, to bring relevant news and discussions into the contexts where they matter How to develop custom Yammer features for your SharePoint, Office or web applications on the client side with the Yammer JavaScript SDK How to carry out secure authorization and authentication on Yammer How to use Yammer Open Graph and REST APIs to posts messages, create custom activities and get data from Yammer-integrated applications How to work with the Yammer Windows Phone 8 SDK to add Yammer functionality to a Windows Phone 8 application Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at developers with a background in .NET/C# development. Readers should be comfortable working with JavaScript. Software architects will also find this book valuable for planning social integration across their companies' business ecosystems.
Microsoft software.
Microsoft .NET Framework.
Software engineering.
Microsoft and .NET.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.