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Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

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Posted on by claretok

My scenario is:

I am creating a number of apps for different departments within my organisation. I don't want to lump them all together in a single app for ease of ongoing management. My idea is to create a menu app that links off to the app required using the Launch function.

I have configured my launch function in a number of different ways to attempt to have the apps open in the same window as the menu - ie LaunchTarget.Replace eg:

Launch("/apps.powerapps.com/play/xxxxxAPIDxxxxxxx?tenantId=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&hidenavbar=true",{},LaunchTarget.Replace)
Launch("/providers/Microsoft.PowerApps/apps/xxxxxAPIDxxxxxxx",{},LaunchTarget.Replace)

you get the picture...

On publishing the app, my test buttons with the launch functions above do not work from a pinned app in the Teams environment. The buttons click with no action happening. The buttons will work inside a web browser. If I remove LaunchTarget.Replace and use LaunchTarget.New or nothing, in the Teams environment the receiving app will launch in a new webpage in the web browser.

The launch is simple - no need to refer to records in the app being launched. Just go to the main screen identified in the app setup.

I know this works fine in a web browser, but ideally I need it to work in Teams as we are trying to push our organisation to use Teams more.

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Benrav 8 on at

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Re: Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

Hi guys,

I found a way to do it :

1. First, publish your Team's app into your channel
2. Copy the link to the tab :

3. Use the copied link in a Launch("COPIEDLINK") OnSelect property or OnSelectLogo property of the object you want your user to click on.

The result could be prettier as it firstly opens your default browser and then teams, but it's basically working.

Have a great day ahead,
SimonSays 168 on at

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Re: Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

I’m also interested in a solution for this. Seems a fundamental requirement to encourage cleaner separation of app concerns.
aclalu 8 on at

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Re: Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

Hello , are you able to solve this problem ?
claretok 4 on at

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Re: Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

Still haven't got this working.
Emiroqs 25 on at

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Re: Launch a canvas app from another canvas app within Teams Desktop

Hi, have you been able to solve this problem?
Please share the solution that I am also doing something similar.
Thanks in advance!