MS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectors

MS Copilot expands with MS Graph connectors

1. Nanddeep Nachan M365 Consultant Speaker | Author | Blogger Speaker Bio Pune, India Twitter Handle: @NanddeepNachan LinkedIn: /in/ NanddeepNachan https://nanddeepnachanblogs.com https://www.youtube.com/c/NanddeepNachan Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Azure

2. Smita Nachan M365 Consultant Speaker | Author Speaker Bio Pune, India Twitter Handle: @SmitaNachan LinkedIn: /in/ SmitaNachan Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Azure

3. Agenda Copilot for Microsoft 365 and it’s architecture Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 Plugins and Graph Connectors Build Custom Graph Connector Make Graph connector work better with Copilot Securely bring external content into Microsoft 365

4. Microsoft Graph - Your Data - Large Language Models Natural Language The Internet Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-overview#copilot-integration-with-graph-and-microsoft-365-apps

5. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/ecosystem

6. Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/

7. Plug in your apps, connect your data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/

8. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/decision-guide

9. Comparison (Benefits and limitations) Graph connectors Message extension plugins Benefits Relevance based on user activities Semantic discovery of content without turning on a plugin Activities (such as view, modify, and shared) with help with ranking and relevance of search results Data stays within compliance boundary Discoverability in Store Enabling branded experience Better UX with Adaptive Cards Developer experience features Fast connect, register schema, and index items Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio & VS Code Sideloading for development & test Also work with Context IQ Viva Topics Enterprise Search in M365.com, Sharepoint , and Bing @ work Content recommendations in M365 apps Teams chat Outlook

10. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/decision-guide Message Extension Plugin

11. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/decision-guide Graph connectors

12. Graph Connector building blocks API Use Microsoft Graph API to create connection and to ingest external items and activities. Schema A JSON definition of metadata properties along with aliases, semantic labels, etc. Permissions Allow or deny list of users, groups, or everyone (in tenant) to define access to items. Applies to all experiences.

13. Build Custom Graph Connector Demo https://github.com/pnp/graph-connectors-samples/tree/main/samples/powershell-json-restcountries

14. Make Graph connector work better with Copilot

15. Before indexing external data…

16. Importing external content with correct permissions https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/use-microsoft-graph-connectors-to-securely-bring-external-content-into-microsoft-365/

17. Anatomy of ACL (Access Control List) https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/use-microsoft-graph-connectors-to-securely-bring-external-content-into-microsoft-365/

18. ACL Examples Importing content available to:

19. Create an external group POST /external/connections/{ connectionId }/groups {  "id": " contosoEscalations ",  " displayName ": "Contoso Escalations",  "description": "Tier-1 escalations within Contoso" } https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-external-groups

20. Add Another external group, including nested external groups POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/connections/{connectionId}/groups/{groupId}/members { "id": " contosoSupport ", "type": "group", " identitySource ": "external" } Add Microsoft Entra user POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/connections/{connectionId}/groups/{groupId}/members { "id": "25f143de-be82-4afb-8a57-e032b9315752", "type": "user", " identitySource ": " azureActiveDirectory " } https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-external-groups

21. Add Microsoft Entra group POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/connections/{connectionId}/groups/{groupId}/members { "id": "99a3b3d6-71ee-4d21-b08b-4b6f22e3ae4b", "type": "group", " identitySource ": " azureActiveDirectory " } https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-external-groups

22. Use external groups in the ACL PUT https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/connections/{id}/items/{id}  Content-type: application/ json   {    "@ odata.type ": " microsoft.graph.externalItem ",    " acl ": [      {        "type": "group",        "value": " contosEscalations ",        " accessType ": "grant",        " identitySource ": "External"      },  {        "type": "user",        "value": "87e9089a-08d5-4d9e-9524-b7bd6be580d5",        " accessType ": "grant",        " identitySource ": " azureActiveDirectory "      },  {        "type": "group",        "value": "96fbeb4f-f71c-4405-9f0b-1d6988eda2d2",        " accessType ": "deny",        " identitySource ": " azureActiveDirectory "      }    ],    "properties": {      "title": "Error in the payment gateway",      "priority": 1,      "assignee": "[email protected]"    },    "content": {      "value": "<h1>Error in payment gateway</h1><p>Error details...</p>",      "type": "html"    }  } https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-external-groups

23. Resources Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/ Microsoft Graph connectors overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-connectors-overview Build your first custom Microsoft Graph connector https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-build-quickstart Use Microsoft Graph connectors to securely bring external content into Microsoft 365 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/use-microsoft-graph-connectors-to-securely-bring-external-content-into-microsoft-365/

24. Code Samples Ingest REST Countries content using PowerShell https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/sample-solution-gallery/sample/pnp-graph-connector-json-restcountries/ Graph Connector Samples https://github.com/pnp/graph-connectors-samples/

25. 🙏 THANK YOU ! Nanddeep Nachan Microsoft MVP, MCT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanddeepnachan/ Blog: https://nanddeepnachanblogs.com/ Twitter: @NanddeepNachan Smita Nachan Microsoft MVP, MCT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitanachan/ Twitter: @SmitaNachan