Viva Topics Desktop

This powershell script (Viva-topics-desktop.ps1) will allow SharePoint and Teams administrators to create an app in Microsoft Teams for surfacing Viva Topics Center directly inside Teams.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10, Windows 11

SharePoint Online & Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365

When you run this script, you will have to provide the following inputs:

• Name: The name of your app, as it should appear in Teams app bar. Recommendation is "Viva Topics".
• App short description (80 characters): A short description for your app which will appear in Teams app catalog. Suggestion: “Access your Topic Center to see the topics relevant to you.”
• App long description (4000 characters): A long description for your app which will appear in Teams app catalog. Suggestion: “Access your Topic Center to see the topics relevant to you, confirm your connections to topics, and keep your topics update to date.”
• Privacy policy: The privacy policy for custom Teams apps in your company (needs to start with https://). If you do not have a separate privacy policy, press Enter and the script will use the default SharePoint privacy policy from Microsoft.
• Terms of use: The terms of use for custom Teams apps in your company (needs to start with https://). If you do not have separate terms of use, press Enter and the script will use the default SharePoint terms of use from Microsoft.
• Organization name: Your organization name. This will be visible on the app page in Teams app catalog in “Created By” section.
• Organization website: Your organization’s public website (needs to start with https://). This will be linked to your company’s app name on the app page in in Teams app catalog in “Created By” section.
• Icons: Default icons are provided in the zip file. When the script runs you can select to use the default icons or provide your own. The app requires two PNG icons which will be used to represent your app in Teams; a 192x192 pixel colored icon for Teams app catalog and a 32x32 pixel monochrome icon for Teams app bar.

Once you provide these details, a Teams app manifest, which is a .zip file, will be created and saved on your device. The Teams administrator of your tenant will then need to upload this app manifest to Teams admin center > Manage apps.