Wednesday, October 31, 2018

How to remove yourself from an external tenant/organization–when you’re done collaborating and it clutters Teams

You might have clicked your organization name in Teams and see this long list of external tenants you might have been part of for some reason. When you’re done you might want to weed the list.

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Leaving just the teams/channels will still show the external tenant, so in order to remove yourself navigate to: http://myapps.microsoft.com. This page also lists application you have access to in external tenants.

On this page click your photo and pick Profile.

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The next page will list all tenants where you are a guest, and you can remove yourself as a guest user manually.

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Note that this will remove you as a guest user in the external tenant. This means that if someone has shared documents or similar with you, you should not remove yourself as a guest user. But if you don’t have any relationship with the external tenant any more, you can safely remove yourself – and they can re-invite you if needed.

The official documentation for this can be found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/leave-the-organization.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Get Hygge with it – Your 5 Step Guide to ESPC18

1. PLAN Your Sessions

Explore the ESPC18 SCHEDULE to identify what sessions you’d like to attend. Create your own schedule suited to you. If you are travelling with colleagues, divide and conquer by  attending different sessions. Afterwards swap notes to increase your learning.
Don’t have time to delve through our 120+ conference schedule? We have created dedicated pages to save you time. Check out the ESPC conference schedule based on IT PRO, DEV, BDM, AZURE or MICROSOFT SESSIONS.

2. CONNECT with Your Peers

Join the ESPC18 App (Login details announced in the coming weeks) & follow the hashtag #ESPC18 to find out whose attending. Why not make your presence known by sending out a tweet introducing yourself. Arrange to meet new individuals at ESPC – you never know what you might discover! Helpful tip: Carry some business cards with you to share with the new people you meet.

3. LEARN, Learn, Learn

Before arriving at ESPC, take some time to identify what questions you want answered. Prepare them advance to ask during a session Q&A. Why not take a break from sessions and advance your skills at the ESPC labs or check out the Ask the Experts session. Remember, it’s good practice to note three important key takeaways from each session.

4. Have Fun

With 2,000 delegates expected to attend, ESPC offers a host of exciting day and night experiences. Check out the WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY LUNCH, a jam packed EXPO HALL or challenge other delegates and the ESPC team to some fun games in the Community Area.
Not enough? Be sure to join the EXPO drinks on Tuesday evening or enjoy a magical night at the sell-out ESPC18 PARTY: A NIGHT AT THE CIRCUS.

5. SHARE with your Team

Schedule a meeting post conference to share your key learnings with your fellow co-workers. Impress colleagues with your advanced knowledge while maximizing value for your company. Share your inspiration and make plans to implement what you learned.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Using pnpjs v1.2+ with Internet Explorer 11

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When pnpjs v1.2 was released the PnP team made a wise decision to remove support for IE11. The decision to drop support for IE11 means some of the functions will fail if you use pnpjs in for example a SharePoint Framework component, and the user is using Internet Explorer 11.

The direction is wise in my opinion because IE11 is 5(!) years old, and from a programmers perspective it lacks features you would expect on a modern browser. As an example, how old is your phone? Most likely the browser on your phone is a lot better than IE11. In this day and age 5 years is an eternity.

The issue comes down to several points:

  • Older windows versions have IE11 as the default browser
  • Your IT department might not want to support a 3rd party browser
  • If you are running Windows 10 (now 3 years old), IT might have kept IE11 as the default browser because it’s there
  • You have some legacy plugins or LOB application only working with IE11

All of these might be valid points, but if you have clout, push IT to rid themselves of IE11, and switch it out with Edge, Chrome, Firefox or some other browser.

Unfortunately, reality is that companies will continue to use IE11 as long as it’s shipped with Windows, so come on Microsoft – kill it already!

So how do you backwards proof your application if you are using pnpjs and IE11 is a requirement? Take a look at the updated official documentation https://pnp.github.io/pnpjs/documentation/polyfill/.

Previously you would have to add manual polyfills as mentioned in this github issue, but this is now made easier.

Add a reference to @pnp/polyfill-ie11 with install --save @pnp/polyfill-ie11, and anywhere in your code where you import pnpjs, add

import "@pnp/polyfill-ie11";

If using SearchQueryBuilder, then you need and additional import statement – but read the docs and you’ll be fine.

Photo by Element5 Digital at Unsplash.