People Directory​

Advanced people directory with Search based feature

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• Technical Objective
• Solution
• Technology Used

About Client

People Directory

Australia

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Challenges

• Client wanted to build an enhanced people directory and people search based on the people information already stored in Office 365.  

• It should also offer a concise view of profile to look at and a link to detailed profile 

• Business objectives was to offer easy to use and people directory and people search feature to SharePoint Intranet users. 

• People should be able to quickly filter based on alphabets and can also search people using specific keyword. 

• When clicked on specific profile, it should show more details about person as follows; 
  • Department 
• • Designation 
• • Phone numbers 
• • Email address 
• • Organization hierarchy 
• • Link to more profile details and more 

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 site 

• This people directory component fetches data from existing Office 365 profiles and does not need any additional database 

• When you hover over your mouse, it also displays contact card for quick contact information  

• When you click on profile picture, it opens concise profile details with a link to more profile details 

• Refiners allow user to refine results based on job title or department 

• UI is mobile responsive and works excellent on smaller smartphone devices as well 

Benefits

• Hosted within the same SharePoint and Office 365 infrastructure 

• No additional database or hosting required 

• Works with the existing profile details 

• Easy to use filters and refiners 

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