Building Custom Adaptive Card Extensions for Viva Connections

Organizations need centralized, interactive digital workspaces to keep employees connected and productive. If you have basic web development skills, you can easily build custom widgets that bring critical data directly into your team's daily flow of work. This text-based course guides you through creating custom Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) for Viva Connections. You will transition from understanding core layout structures to building responsive, accessible cards that integrate with external data sources, all without needing complex framework setups. What you'll learn: - Understand the fundamental architecture of Viva Connections and Adaptive Card Extensions - Design accessible, responsive card layouts using declarative JSON schemas - Implement interactive card actions to handle user input and trigger workflows - Manage component state and fetch real-time data from external APIs - Apply modern security and data validation practices to protect user information - Practice debugging and testing your custom extensions in a sandbox environment The course begins with foundational concepts, key terminology, and environment setup before guiding you step-by-step through designing, coding, and testing your first interactive card. It is designed for web developers, IT professionals, and technical administrators who want to customize their digital workspace, with no prior enterprise framework experience required. Start reading today to begin building engaging dashboard experiences for your organization.