Applies to Event Management
How to add Event Management to my Microsoft 365 environment
There are three ways to add Event Management to Microsoft 365, SharePoint online and Teams. This article will guide you through and help you decide which of the three options is the right one for you.
A short Recap first
We designed the current SharePoint|sapiens Event Management to perfectly fit into your SharePoint online, Microsoft 365, Teams and Outlook infrastructure. In 2014 SharePoint|sapiens Event Management was published, an add-in for SharePoint online that anyone could add to a SharePoint online site from the SharePoint Store.
When Teams became available to the public in 2017, we released the first SharePoint|sapiens Event Management for Teams app to make Event Management available in Teams as well.
With the release of Microsoft 365, our new Teams app became available and Microsoft 365, Teams and also Outlook are now “hosts” in which the SharePoint add-in is now available.
Adding Event Management to SharePoint online sites is the solid foundation for your data and still forms the intranet sites for your event management.
How do I add Event Management to SharePoint online sites?
There are three ways to add Event Managment to teams. As mentioned above, the most convenient way is via the bot that comes with the Event Management for Teams app. But there are three more ways to achieve this.
| Bot-guided via Teams App | Deploy via AppSource | Download from SharePoint|sapiens.com |
|---|---|---|
| For Admins 😊 | For Admins 🙂 | Also For Admins 😒 |
| EASY | EASY | EXPERIENCED USERS |
| Add the app for Microsoft Teams; Click on the bot and tell it the details when it asks. Lean back! | On the SharePoint site where you want to add the app, in Site contents, click on New and look for Event Management. As soon as it’s available in your app catalog site, deploy it. | For specific languages or fixes. Download the app package from our website. Extract the app package and drop it into the app catalog. As soon as it’s available, deploy it to your SharePoint site. |
| You can create a new SharePoint site or use an existing one. It performs all initial configuration tasks for you. | You can add it to any existing site. After it has been added, it tells you where to click to configure the site. | You can add it to any existing site. After it has been added, it tells you where to click to configure the site |
| Duration 3-5 minutes | 3 – 5 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Download the Teams app Click here to add the Teams app | Read /help/documentation/add-event-management-to-sharepoint-online/ | Read /help/documentation/add-event-management-to-sharepoint-online/ |
How do I add Event Management to Teams?
Adding Event Management to Teams is quite simple. You can look for it in Teams’ apps or you just click on the following link, that opens the app available in the Teams Appstore.
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/app/2b8b9b59-d595-46b3-ba0a-602024bab0cc?source=app-details-dialog
Why should I add Event Management to Teams first?
Event Management for Teams contains a convenient installer. Though there are three ways to add Event Management to SharePoint online sites, the Teams-way is the most convenient. The bot in the Teams app will do all work for you, if you have administrator privileges.
If Teams is available and if you haven’t done this already, click the link above, which opens the “SharePoint|sapiens Event Management for Teams” app from Teams-Apps and add it to Teams. The bot coming with this app will then add Event Management to a SharePoint site of your choice and configure it so you can share it with your colleagues and start working right away.
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/app/2b8b9b59-d595-46b3-ba0a-602024bab0cc?source=app-details-dialog
Why must I add Event Management to at least one SharePoint online site?
All data for Event Management is held in a single place, your SharePoint online Event Management site. In SharePoint, you have sovereignty over your data. You have a finely granulated permissions system, can authorize users from your organization, and automate everything related to Event Management via extensions that Event Management for SharePoint online includes. It is the foundation of Event Management.
How do I make Event Management available in Microsoft 365 and Outlook for all?
Adding the Teams app to Teams, makes it available in Microsoft 365 and Outlook in addition.
Once the configuration is complete, you’ll have the Teams Connector in your Event Management site on SharePoint online available. People can click on it and add the Teams App to their Teams.
The Event Management for Teams app is a personal Teams app. Only you can use it when you add it to Teams. If someone else wants to use this app, they must also add it to Teams.
With the Event Management Teams app, you can create SharePoint online sites, add Event Management to them and configure the sites automatically.