Creating an application in Azure

Using Microsoft Azure, users must register an application, similar to a workspace, which will be used to connect to Microsoft Teams from Maximo IT.

1. Sign in to Azure Portal - https://portal.azure.com with your registered Microsoft work/school account.
2. From the left menu, select Azure Active Directory.
3. To register a New Application, click App registrations in the left pane.
4. Give a name to your new app. For example, MaximoITTeamsIntegrationApp.
5. Choose Accounts in this organizational directory only (if it is internal).
6. Click Register.
7. Copy Key Details such as Application (client) ID and Directory (tenant) ID.
8. In the registered app view, click API permissions > + Add a permission.
9. Choose Microsoft Graph and Click Delegated permissions or Application permissions based on use case.
   Note:

   Useful Teams permissions:

   Table 1.

   Type	Permission Name	Description
   Application	Chat.ReadWrite.All	Send/read messages in any chat
   Application	ChannelMessage.Send	Send messages to Teams channels
   Application	Team.ReadBasic.All	Read basic info about teams
   Delegated	User.Read	View user profile (required basic)
   Delegated	Chat.Read	Read user chats

10. Click Add Permissions.
11. Click Grant admin consent if you're an admin.
12. Create a Client secret

    • Go to Certificates & secrets

    • Click + New client secret.

    • Add a description (e.g., "Prod Secret") and expiry (6/12/24 months).

    • Click Add

    • Copy the value and store it securely.

13. Now your app is registered and has access to Microsoft Teams.