Contents of this article
- Overview
- Centralized Deployment of Hoxhunt add-in
- Edit, remove or add users / groups for Hoxhunt add-in
Overview
Centralized Deployment is a method that can be used in certain Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments. It is also used to deploy Outlook add-ins to Outlook Mobile. To check if this method suits you, please see Office 365 Compatibility Checker article before reading further.
Advantages:
- Add-in can be deployed to everyone in the tenant or only a selected group of users
- Add-in is automatically deployed and removed as members are added and removed from groups
- Can be used to enable Hoxhunt on mobile devices (Only for M365 users, please check for eligibility).
General requirements:
- The admin deploying the add-in and the users receiving the add-in must be on a version of Exchange Server that supports OAuth authentication. By default, Exchange Multi-Tenant and Dedicated VNext deployments support OAuth.
- Users must be using Office 365 ProPlus (and are signed into Office using their Organizational ID), and have Exchange Online and active Exchange Online mailboxes.
- Your subscription's directory must either be in, or federated to Azure Active Directory.
For environments that don't meet the requirements for Centralized Deployment, you can deploy Hoxhunt Outlook add-in via the Exchange Admin Center by using Powershell. Please see this article.
Centralized Deployment of Hoxhunt add-in
1. In the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Navigate to Settings > Add-ins.
2. Click + Deploy Add-in.
3. Deploy a new add-in dialog opens, choose Next.
4. Under Deploy a custom add-in, choose “Upload custom apps”.
5. Choose “I have a URL for the manifest file.”, copy and paste the following manifest URL into the highlighted text field (don't forget to include https://):
https://officejs.hoxhunt.com/api/v1/manifest/default/manifest.xml
Click “Upload” to proceed.
6. Under Assign Users, choose who has access to the add-in. You can select Everyone, Specific users / groups, or Just me.
If you select “Specific users / groups”, you can search for individual users or AD groups you want to deploy the add-in to.
7. Under Deployment Method, select whether you want Hoxhunt add-in to be mandatory or if users have the option to remove the add-in.
Click “Deploy” to proceed.
8. A Confirmation page is shown that confirms the add-in has been assigned to the users/groups you selected.
Click “Close” to finish the deployment.
Please note:
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it may take a few minutes to an hour for the add-in to appear for the newly selected user group. According to Microsoft it may take up to 24 hours but usually it's much less.
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If you are unable to see Hoxhunt add-in in desktop Outlook even after restarting the application, please check if the button is available in Outlook Web Application (OWA). Please check this article to locate Hoxhunt button in OWA.
9. Your new Hoxhunt add-in is now displayed in the Add-ins list (the page might need a refresh).
Edit, remove or add users / groups for Hoxhunt add-in
1. In the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, navigate to Settings > Add-ins.
2. Click Hoxhunt Report in the Add-ins list.
3. Make any necessary changes and click Save.
Please note:
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it may take a few minutes to an hour for the add-in to appear for the newly selected user group. According to Microsoft it may take up to 24 hours but usually it's much less.
- If deployment seems to take a long time, please check M365 Health Status for potential issues.
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If you are unable to see Hoxhunt add-in in desktop Outlook even after restarting the application, please check if the button is available in Outlook Web Application (OWA). Please check this article to locate Hoxhunt button in OWA.
- Optionally, you can use PowerShell cmdlets to see further information about the deployment:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/use-the-centralized-deployment-powershell-cmdlets-to-manage-add-ins