#### 1\. Microsoft 365 Environment

**Standard Path:**

Microsoft 365 Business Basic $6/mo

**Developer Path:**

M365 Developer Program (Requires Visual Studio Sub)

**Action Required:** Navigate to the _Teams Admin Center_ in your new tenant and enable **"Upload custom apps."**

#### 2\. Azure Subscription & Identity

##### A. Authentication (Identity)

The bot must authenticate to prove it is a legitimate application within your tenant.

- **Microsoft Entra ID:** Create an _App Registration_ to generate your Client ID and Secret (the "Driver's License").

- **OAuth Connection:** Configured via Azure Bot Service to handle the handshake for user-specific login/access.

##### B. Connectivity (Azure Bot Service)

The communication bridge between MS Teams and your backend code.

**Messaging Endpoint:** Register an _Azure Bot_ resource and point it to your secure URL:

`https://your-bot-api.com/api/messages`

### Platform Deployment Guide

Implementation Roadmap for Enterprise Teams Automation

##### 01   Infrastructure Prerequisites

**M365 Environment**

Business Basic Tenant or M365 Developer Sandbox.

**Azure Subscription**

Required for Entra ID (Identity) and Bot Endpoints.

Required Admin Action:

Enable "Upload custom apps" in the Teams Admin Center Setup Policies.

##### 02   Creation & Integrated Identity

Execute deployment via [dev.teams.microsoft.com](https://dev.teams.microsoft.com/)

###### App Definition

Initialize the application within the **Developer Portal** to define core metadata and enterprise branding.

###### Integrated App Registration

Generate the **Azure App Registration** directly within the Bot feature wizard—auto-linking your Teams Client ID to your Azure Tenant.

###### Entra Identity Handshake

Configure the **OAuth Connection** to allow the bot to securely inherit user permissions for deep SQL and analytics tasks.

##### 03   Azure Native Deployment

###### Endpoint Configuration

The bot requires a **REST Messaging Endpoint** (typically `/api/messages`) to receive and process user intents from Teams.

**Deployment Strategy:** To maintain tight integration with **Entra ID**, the bot is hosted on **Azure App Service** or **Azure Functions**. This ensures:

- Shared security context with your SQL/Data sources.
- Native encryption and SSO out of the box.
- Scalable performance for high-load calculation models.

##### 04   Organizational Publishing

###### Direct Manifest Delivery

Submit the manifest to the **Organization App Store**. Once approved by an Admin, the bot is instantly live across the enterprise.