Contact Group Lookup App Template

Contact Group (sometimes referred to as a distribution list) is very useful for organizations to manage communication with a group of individuals. Examples of contact groups include members of an emergency response team at a hospital, employees who work in a particular building, or employees who share a common hobby. The Contact Group Lookup app makes it easier to interact with members of a contact group directly from Microsoft Teams. Using the app, you can quickly view and chat with members, see their status on Teams, and even start a group chat with multiple members of the Contact Group.

An example workflow in the app is described below:

• A user starts by opening the Contact Group Lookup app and adds their preferred contact groups to the app.
• They pin important contact groups to the top of the list by clicking the pin icon
• The user then clicks the name of the contact group of interest
• The user sorts the list by status and starts a group chat with members who are online.

The following images show examples of the user interface of the app:

Legal notice

This app template is provided under the MIT License terms. In addition to these terms, by using this app template you agree to the following:

• You, not Microsoft, will license the use of your app to users or organization.

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Getting started

Begin with the Solution overview to read about what the app does and how it works.

When you're ready to try out Contact Group Lookup app, or to use it in your own organization, follow the steps in the Deployment guide.

Known issue:

The app is currently not supported on iOS devices. We are actively working on fixing the issue and will update the repo as soon as it is available.

Contributing

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