Step 1. Open the Communication Channels app in the AI Model group.
Press the plus button to start channel creation. Select Channel Type as Microsoft.
Step 2. Create and Configure Azure Bot Service
Note: You can access the full tutorial on Azure/ MS Teams configuration below. It also explains the SSO configuration process:
HOW-TO: MS Teams Channel with SSO
Copy the Microsoft App ID and the Client Secret values, they should be in the Settings Tab of your Azure Application.
Step 3. Paste your copied App ID and Client Secret from Step 2.4. into the fields of Azure Bot ID and Azure Bot Password in the Skybuffer AI app.
Fill in all the remaining fields just like explained in the main tutorial for the Communication Channels app.
Press Save to finish initial configuration.
Step 4. Now it is time to activate scenarios for the new channel. Follow steps 6-7 on the Communication Channels documentation page.
Step 5. Add the new app to MS Teams.
Step 5.1. Open MS Teams, navigate to the Apps tab, and search for the Developer Portal app. Open the app.
Step 5.2. Open the Apps tab inside the Developer Portal. There are two options to add a new app. You can import an existing application with the help of manifest or create a new application.
For this tutorial, let’s use New App option:
Step 5.3. Name the application:
Step 5.4. Fill in the application details – page url, descriptions (optional step).
Step 5.5. Add the Bot feature.
Navigate to Configure > App features. Select new Bot feature.
Step 5.6. Fill in the bot details.
field of Enter a bot ID – enter the Application ID from Azure. (Step 2.3)
field of Scope – select personal.
Save the new bot.
Step 5.7. The newly created bot feature should be now visible:
Step 5.8. Adda new domain.
Navigate to Configure > Domains. Add the new domain token.botframework.com.
Step 5.9. Edit permissions.
Navigate to Configure > Permissions. In the Device Permissions section tick Open links in external apps.
Step 5.10. Publish your app.
Finally navigate to the Publish section. You can access the app manifest and add the app icons in the App package section.
There are options to publish either to a store or to an organization.
Select the preferable mode, and click on the Publish button in the top right-hand corner to finish the process.