Yammer Development Inside Out

Signing Up

Networks and Groups

Product Tour

Yammer Apps

Power User Tips

Explore Sign in Process

Explore Networks and Groups

Explore Conversations

Update your Yammer Profile

Send private messages

Create Notes

Utilize Chat

Send Praise

Create an Event and Poll

Upload a file and share a link

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Login to Yammer

Understand Networks and Groups

Describe the various features of the Yammer Platform

In this module you will learn about the product versions of Yammer, how to activate an Enterprise feature, the governance features of yammer, how to brand your Yammer instance and why you should setup DirectorySync and Single Sign On.

Product Version Comparison

Activation Process

Governance Capabilities

Branding Options

DirectorySync and Single Sign On

Administrative FAQs

Explore User Management

Explore Content Governance

Explore Branding Options

Install and configure DirSync

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the difference between the Freemium and Enterprise versions of Yammer

Activate a Yammer Enterprise feature via Office 365

Describe the governance features of Yammer

Understand how to brand your Yammer instance

Why and how to setup DirectorySync and Single Sign On

In this module you will learn how to register a Yammer App, explore the various API rate limits and how to utilize the Impersonation feature of Yammer.

Development Options

Registering Yammer Apps

Rate Limits

Impersonation

Register a Yammer App

Make REST API Calls

Explore JavaScript SDK

Explore Mobile SDK

Utilize Impersonation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the various ways you can develop with Yammer

Understand how to register a Yammer App

Understand Yammer Rate Limits

How to utilize the Yammer Impersonation feature

In this module you will explore the Yammer Embed feature and how to use it in your internal and external sites. You will learn some of the more advanced features such as Action buttons and how to utilize the eventing system of the Yammer Embed feature.

Yammer Embed

Embed Options

Action Buttons

Handling Events

Explore Yammer Embed

Create My, Group and Topic Feeds

Create User Feed

Create OpenGraph Feed

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Be able to describe what Yammer Embed is and is not

Develop solutions using the Yammer Embed feature

Be able to add Action Buttons to Yammer Embed

Handle events of Yammer Embed

In this module you will learn the various ways to authenticate and then use the REST APIs of Yammer.

REST Basics

Authentication

REST EndPoint Details

Explore REST API Endpoints

Execute REST API calls (XML, JSON)

Utilize the JavaScript SDK to make REST Calls

Explore the OAuth flow for client Apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the various ways to authenticate to Yammer

Describe the various Yammer REST endpoints

Programmatically call REST APIs to post messages, files and other items to Yammer

In this module you will learn about the Yammer OpenGraph API and how to use it to create your own activity templates using custom types and actions.

Yammer OpenGraph

Embed with OpenGraph

Manipulating OpenGraph Objects

OpenGraph in Activities

Custom Types and Actions

Register custom OpenGraph Actions and Types

Create Activity Stream items with OpenGraph objects

Write a custom Activity Stream item when a user logs into your App

Search for a user in your Yammer network, using the Autocomplete REST endpoint

Post a message of praise to the Yammer network, using the Messages REST endpoint

Write an activity to the Activity Stream using the Activity REST endpoint, letting the network know about the Praise

Create an OpenGraph object for the Praise item

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe what the Yammer OpenGraph feature is

How to create and use Yammer OpenGraph objects in activity streams

How to create custom types and actions