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People Directoryโ€‹

Advanced people directory with Search based feature

About Client

People Directory

Australia

Insurance

Challenges

  • Client wanted to build an enhanced people directory and people search based on the people information already stored in Office 365.ย ย 
  • It should also offer a concise view of profile to look at and a link to detailed profileย 
  • Business objectives was to offer easy to use and people directory and people search feature to SharePoint Intranet users.ย 
  • People should be able to quickly filter based on alphabets and can also search people using specific keyword.ย 
  • When clicked on specific profile, it should show more details about person as follows;ย 
    • Departmentย 
    • Designationย 
    • Phone numbersย 
    • Email addressย 
    • Organization hierarchyย 
    • Link to more profile details and moreย 

Technical Objective

  • Design and develop an Native iOS Application as per the requirements of the client.
  • Fetching all the data from the first time from the documents uploaded and storing it locally in a database.

How it works

Solution

  • We built a custom jQuery-based component which can be easily plugged-in on any SharePoint online siteย 
  • This people directory component fetches data from existing Office 365 profiles and does not need any additional databaseย 
  • When you hover over your mouse, it also displays contact card for quick contact informationย ย 
  • When you click on profile picture, it opens concise profile details with a link to more profile detailsย 
  • Refiners allow user to refine results based on job title or departmentย 
  • UI is mobile responsive and works excellent on smaller smartphone devices as wellย 

Benefits

  • Hosted within the same SharePoint and Office 365 infrastructureย 
  • No additional database or hosting requiredย 
  • Works with the existing profile detailsย 
  • Easy to use filters and refinersย 

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